Question

I am a karate(空手道) player. I still remember my first karate competition. Like other players,

I was very excited about my event. I watched every player’s skills so that I could carefully avoid their moves.

   Somehow, I got into the semifinals(半决赛). In the semifinals, I fell down and hurt myself. I still didn’t give up, so I fought back and got into finals. After all, getting the gold medal was my dream.

In the final competition, there were no supporters on my side, as I was a new face. Instead, the crowd was cheering for my opponent(对手). I could hear only my opponent’s name.

I didn’t mind the crowd’s cheering. I kept one thing in mind: focus, wait and attack. I had confidence in myself, and I knew that no matter how strong my opponent was, I had to give it my best shot and fight well.

When the time was up, I was leading with a 3—0 score. One thing I learned from that event is, no matter how strong your opponent is, don’t think you are weak or strong. Just give your best shot, and you will make your way to success.

Win or lose, you will gain important experiences. Learn from every step you take.

1.The writer felt _____________ about his first karate competition.

A. scared    B. silly    C. worried    D. confident

2.During the semifinals, the writer ___________________.

A. was hurt    B. stopped fighting

C. won a gold medal    D. had lots of supporters

3.The underlined phrase “give it my best shot” means “___________________”.

A. do my best    B. be confident

C. hold on    D. challenge someone

4.The story mainly tells us that _________________________.

A. anyone can learn from mistakes

B. we shouldn’t look down upon our opponents

C. success comes to those who hold on to something

D. it’s a good chance to be a winner when you are hurt

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文讲述了作者在第一次空手道比赛中，不放弃，坚持下去，最终赢得比赛的故事。这个故事告诉我们只要坚持一件事，就会获得成功。

1.D

细节理解题。根据I had confidence in myself,可知作者在第一次空手道比赛中感到非常自信，故选D。

2.A

细节理解题。根据In the semifinals, I fell down and hurt myself.可知在半决赛中作者摔倒了，受伤了，故选A。

3.A

词义猜测题。根据fight well.可知我要打得好，因此表示尽最大努力去做好，故选A。

4.C

概括归纳题。根据I still didn’t give up, so I fought back and got into finals. 和I kept one thing in mind: focus, wait and attack.本文通过讲述作者在第一次空手道比赛中，不放弃，坚持下去，最终赢得比赛的故事，告诉我们只要坚持一件事，就会获得成功。

点睛：在阅读过程中遇到的生词可以根据上下文猜测出来，不需要一一查词典。例如小题3，根据后文的fight well.可知我要打得好，因此表示尽最大努力去做好，故选A。