Question

       As China’s women’s gymnastics team enjoyed the glory of winning the country’s first team Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games，the young gymnasts took the opportunity to remind the world that they are old enough to compete．

       Weeks before the Beijing Games, some international media raised questions about the ages of some of the members of China’s gymnastics team, particularly He Kexin and Jiang Yuyuan．They said the girls might be younger than 16, the minimum age for the Olympics．But the Chinese Gymnastics Association quickly provided copies of the gymnasts’ ID cards and passports, proving they are indeed old enough to compete．

       In the final, He Kexin gave a clean performance on her favorite uneven bars（高低杠）, earning the second highest score after falling from the bars during qualification．“Although I fell down in the qualification, I became more confident today to make up for my mistake and I finally made it,” she said．It was a great moment for head coach Lu Shanzhen．“Our team made history today and proved to the world that we are the best．” the coach said, “The gold medal is not only for the gymnastics team，but also for the whole Chinese delegation at the Beijing Games．”

       The coach owed the team’s success to a series of reforms．The Chinese team used to train a 1ot, but competed less, which led to poor results in international competitions．To improve their ability to compete and to strengthen their psychological power, the Chinese team sent more team members to compete abroad, so they could bring a competitive spirit back to the team．All six gymnasts in the Olympic team final were selected from fierce competition, and they proved themselves today．

1.Before the Beijing Games started，some international media doubted whether ____．

       A．Chinese women gymnasts could win the team gold medal

       B．He Kexin would fall from the bars during qualification

       C．Chinese women gymnasts could make history at the Beijing Games

       D．some Chinese women gymnasts were old enough for the Games

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．The international media’s doubts proved to be true．

       B．He Kexin’s fall in the qualification had no bad effect on her performance in the final competition．

       C．Chinese women gymnasts’ success at the Beijing Games proved that the reforms did work．

       D．Each team is made up of 6 members to compete for the team gold medal in women gymnastics．

3.In the opinion of Lu Shanzhen, the key to achieving success for athletes is to______．

       A．practice harder than ever

       B．experience more competitions abroad

       C．have strong psychological power

       D．have a competitive spirit

4.The main purpose of the text is to________．

       A．tell a story                                           B．provide evidence

       C．give a report                                       D．compare opinions

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C