Question

    They are probably the longest-standing and biggest rivals (对手) in international sport— Chinese badminton player Lin Dan, with his deadly smashes (扣球) and drop shots, and his Malaysian rival Lee Chong Wei, who is known for his spirit and determination.

Over the years, the two have competed with each other many times, and both have experienced victory and defeat. But Lin beat Lee the first two times they faced each other in the Olympic Games—in Beijing in 2008 and then in London in 2012.

And that was inadmissible for Lee. In fact, according to BadmintonBlaze.com, Lee once said that if he had the choice between winning an Olympic gold and beating Lin, he would absolutely choose victory over his old rival.

And he eventually did, at the 2016 Rio Games. When he beat Lin that day, Lee dropped to the floor, covered his face with his hands and looked around the stadium like a gold-medal moment although Lee eventually lost out in the final to another Chinese player, Chen Long.

All the years of trying to outdo each other have not only driven Lin and Lee to surpass (超越) themselves as players, but also developed a special friendship between the two.

They care for and encourage each other. They invited each other to their own weddings. And right before this year’s Malaysia Open, Lee, who wasn’t able to compete there on account of his nose cancer, wrote on social networking site Facebook, “My friend Lin Dan, you have my best wishes for this Malaysian Open. If I were to hope for a non-Malaysian to win the men’s singles title, I hope that it’s you my friend, my greatest rival.”

Lin and Lee are now pushing 36 and 37 respectively—ages by which most athletes would have retired—but they are planning to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in the hope that they can play each other once again.

It’s as Badminton Association of Malaysia vice president David Wee once said of the two, “they bring out the best in each other”.

1.Which phrase can best describe their relationship?

A.Familiar strangers. B.Friends and enemies.

C.Colleagues and rivals. D.Teammates and competitors.

2.What does the underlined word “inadmissible” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Unacceptable. B.Inescapable.

C.Unexpected. D.Impossible.

3.What did Lee’s reaction at the 2016 Rio Games indicate?

A.He mistakenly believed he had won the gold medal.

B.He was confident to defeat Lin Dan next time.

C.He didn’t care about the Olympic gold medals.

D.He took his victory over Lin most seriously.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Lin ranks second to Lee in the world badminton.

B.Lin is sure to compete against Lee at the 2020 Olympics.

C.Lee has no intention to quit playing badminton in spite of his nose cancer.

D.Lee wished Lin to win the men’s singles title in this year’s Malaysia Open.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。主要讲述了中国羽毛球运动员林丹和马拉西亚运动员李宗伟之间的故事，两人多次在赛场对决，赛场下两人惺惺相惜，互相成就了最好的彼此。

1.

推理判断题。根据文章第一句“They are probably the longest-standing and biggest rivals”可知，两人是对手。根据第五段“All the years of trying to outdo each other have not only driven Lin and Lee to surpass (超越) themselves as players, but also developed a special friendship between the two.”多年来，林丹和李宗伟都在努力超越对方，这不仅让他们成为了超越自我的选手，也让两人之间建立了一种特殊的友谊。由此判断出他们即使朋友也是敌人。故选B项。

2.

词义猜测题。画线词所在句的主语that是指上文提到的“林丹在2008年北京奥运会和2012年伦敦奥园会前两次相遇中击败了李宗伟”，再由画线词下文“Lee once said that if he had the choice between winning an Olympic gold and beating Lin, he would absolutely choose victory over his old rival.”李宗伟曾说，如果让他在赢得奥运金牌和击败林之间做出选择，他肯定会选择战胜老对手。可推知，“And that was inadmissible for Lee.”意思是“对李宗伟来说被林丹打败是难以接受的”，inadmissible意为“不可接受的”。故选A项。

3.

推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“And he eventually did, at the 2016 Rio Games.When he beat Lin that day, Lee dropped to the floor, covered his face with his hands and looked around the stadium like a gold-medal moment although Lee eventually lost out in the final to another Chinese player, Chen Long.”可知， 在2016年里约热内卢的比赛中，他终于做到了。李宗伟打败林丹后，躺在地上，双手掩面，环顾体育场，就像一个得金牌的时刻，再结合上文提到他头两次败给林丹。可推知，李宗伟把战胜林丹看得很重。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。根据第六段第三句“And right before this year’s Malaysia Open, Lee, who wasn’t able to compete there on account of his nose cancer”可知，李宗伟患了鼻癌；再由第七段中“but they are planning to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games”可知，林丹和李宗伟计划参加2020年东京奥运会，由此可推知，李宗伟虽然患了鼻癌，但是没有打算退出打羽毛球。故选C项。