Question

    Chess is one of the oldest board games in the world. A version of the game was first played in India in the sixth century. Throughout time, the game has been played by kings, knights, and generals who warned to prove their military skills and practice war strategies.

Today，the game is played by millions of ordinary people as well. Most play for fun,but there are players who compete seriously and have gone on to gain the rank of grandmaster -the highest rank a player can achieve.

In 1991, when Hungarian Judit Polgar achieve the rank of grandmaster, it caused quite an uproar (骚动）. First of all, Polgar is a female playing in a sport traditionally dominated by men. Also, Polgar was only 15 years old, making her the youngest in history at the time. In 1993, she defeated former world champion Boris Spassky in Budapest, Hungary. In 1998, she became the first woman in history to win the U. S, Open Chess Championship, which was held in Kailua-Kona，Hawaii.

Like her two older sisters, Polgar was strictly trained to be a master chess player as a young girl. She was homeschooled in all her subjects and played chess several hours every day. At the age of five, she was beating her father at the game. At eight years old，she was competing internationally. At the age of nine，she competed in and won the New York Open Chess tournament，placing first among unranked players. The young Polgar was just getting started.

Known for her fiercely competitive nature and ability to understand her opponents strategy early in a game, Polgar quickly won the respect of both fans and fellow chess players. Despite her achievements and clear talent, she often had trouble getting into top competitive situations because many of them didn’t include women. Polgar wanted to compete with the best一to be a world champion and not just a female champion. For this reason, she absolutely refused to play in women-only competitions. Her refusal paved the way for the next generation of female chess players.

1.What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A.To call on people to play chess. B.To introduce chess briefly.

C.To explain how to play chess. D.To show the popularity of chess.

2.What made Polgar a master chess player at such an early age?

A.Her strict chess training. B.Her international travel.

C.Her two older sisters' help. D.Her being homeschooled.

3.Why did Polgar have difficulty entering top competitions?

A.She lacked enough confidence.

B.She was too young to enter tournaments.

C.There were no tournaments in her country.

D.Many of them did not admit female players.

4.Which of the following can best describe Polgar?

A.Proud but warm-hearted. B.Fierce but considerate.

C.Serious and cautious. D.Talented and ambitious.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，介绍了国际象棋大师Judit Polgar的成长历程。Polga之所以能够成为国际象棋大师，得益于严格的训练。虽然很多竞争激烈的比赛把女性参赛者排除在外，但是她还是想和世界顶尖的选手对决，想成为世界冠军，而不仅仅是女性冠军。

1.

推理判断题。根据第一段中的Chess is one of the oldest board games in the world. A version of the game was first played in India in the sixth century. Throughout time, the game has been played by kings, knights, and generals who warnedtoprove their military skills and practice war strategies(国际象棋是世界上最古老的棋类游戏之一。这个游戏的一个版本是在六世纪的印度首次被玩的。一直以来，国王、骑士和将军都在玩这个游戏，他们警告要证明自己的军事技能，并练习战争策略。)可知这段的主要介绍国际象棋的地位，历史，游戏对象。因此可推理知这段的目的是介绍国际象棋的相关情况。故选B项。

2.

细节理解题。由第三段的第一句Like her two older sisters, Polgar was strictly trained to be a master chess player as a young girl.(波尔加和她的两个姐姐一样，从小就被严格训练成为象棋大师。)可知，Polga之所以能够成为国际象棋大师，得益于严格的训练，故选A项。

3.

细节理解题。由第四段中的 Despite her achievements and clear talent, she often had trouble getting into top competitive situations because many of them didn’t include women(尽管她取得了成就，天赋出众，但她常常很难进入竞争最激烈的环境，因为其中很多都不包括女性。)可知，在Polgar时代，很多顶级赛事都不允许女性参加，这是她很难进入顶级赛事的原因。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。由第三段中的Also, Polgar was only 15 years old, making her the youngest in history at the time.(另外，波尔加当时只有15岁，是当时历史上最年轻的。)可知，Polgar在15岁时就获得象棋大师的称号，可见其才华横溢；根据文章最后一段Polgar wanted to compete with the best—to be a world champion and not just a female champion.(Polgar想和世界顶尖的选手对决，想成为世界冠军，而不仅仅是女性冠军)，由此可见其雄心壮志。由此可推断出她是一名既有天赋又有志向的人，故选D项。