Question

    Six years ago, Chinese skater Wu Dajing introduced himself to the skating world by winning a silver medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. At the year of 2018’s Pyeong Chang Olympics, Wu not only returned, but also made history.

On Feb 22th,2018, Wu won the gold medal in the men’s short-track 500-metre race. He set a new world record with a time of 39.584 seconds. He also became the first Chinese man to take home an Olympic short-track gold medal. BBC said Wu’s win was “flawless”, because he was much faster than all of the other skaters.

“I didn’t give them a chance and I kept my speed from the start,” he told the media after the match.

But China’s short-track teams didn’t do well in general at the Games. Chinese skaters in the women’s 500 metres,3000-metre relay and men’s 1500 metres all failed to take home the gold. Wu was China’s biggest hope, which put a lot of pressure on him. But he proved himself with his great performance.

Wu is now known as a highly talented skater. But things were not always that way. When Wu joined the national team in 2010, he was seen as almost “nothing” compared to gifted skaters like Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin, as his coaches said at the time. Their comments made him quite upset. But as the saying goes, “Winners never quit and quitters never win”. Wu didn’t want to give up and worked as hard as he could. He practiced skating all year round. He even didn’t return to his hometown for the holidays for 10 years. “I believe in myself,” he told the media after his match at the Olympics.

1.At the Pyeong Chang Olympics, Wu Dajing won the gold medal in the men’s short-track ________ race.

A.500-meter B.1000-meter C.1500-meter D.3 000-meter

2.What does the underlined word “flawless” mean?

A.ordinary B.valuable C.perfect D.difficult

3.According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?

A.Wu won a gold medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games six years ago.

B.Wu broke the world record with a time of 39.584 seconds and made history.

C.Wu’s coaches placed great hope on him when he joined the national team.

D.Chinese skaters in women’s 500 metres,3000-metre relay took home the gold.

4.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A.The national team and coaches regarded Wu as a talented skater all the way.

B.Wu kept on practicing skating all year round even in the holidays for 10 years.

C.Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin were more and more hard-working on skating than Wu Dajing.

D.It is the hardwork, confidence and strong will that have made Wu a champion.

5.Which one might be the best title of this passage?

A.From Zero to Skating Hero B.The Dream of a Skater, Wu

C.Pyeong Chang Winner Olympics D.Rising of China’s Bright Skiing Star

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

武大靖是我国优秀的短道速滑运动员，在2018年平昌冬奥会上，他获得了男子500米的金牌，这也是我国在那届冬奥会上获得的唯一一块金牌。武大靖的成功之路并不平坦，是他不懈的努力和坚持才使他走到了这一步。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段“On Feb 22th,2018, Wu won the gold medal in the men’s short-track 500-metre race.”可知，武大靖获得了男子500米短道速滑的冠军。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。ordinary普通的；valuable有价值的；perfect完美的；difficult困难的。根据划线单词所在的句子“BBC said Wu’s win was “flawless”, because he was much faster than all of the other skaters.”“BBC说武大靖的获胜是……的，因为他比其他速滑运动员更快”。由此可知，武大靖赢得非常完美。flawless与perfect意思相同，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段“He set a new world record with a time of 39.584 seconds.”可知，武大靖以39.584秒创造了新的世界纪录，B选项符合文意，故选B。根据第一段“Six years ago, Chinese skater Wu Dajing introduced himself to the skating world by winning a silver medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games.”可知A选项与原文不符；根据最后一段“When Wu joined the national team in 2010, he was seen as almost “nothing” compared to gifted skaters like Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin, as his coaches said at the time.”可知C选项与原文不符；根据第四段“Chinese skaters in the women’s 500 metres,3000-metre relay and men’s 1500 metres all failed to take home the gold.”可知D选项与原文不符。故选B。

4.推理判断题。短文第四段介绍了武大靖刚入国家队时成绩并不突出，但是他没有放弃，而是尽他自己最大努力训练，最终实现了梦想，为中国短道速滑队赢得了奥运冠军。D选项“正是这种勤奋、自信和坚强的意志使武大靖获得了冠军”，这个表述符合文意，故选D。

5.主旨大意题。根据文意可知，短文讲述了中国短道速滑运动员武大靖的成功之路，由第四段的介绍可知，武大靖在国家队一开始根本就不突出，而他坚持训练，不放弃，最终拿到了奥运会的冠军。A选项“从零到滑冰英雄”最好地概括了文意，点明了文章主旨，故选A。