While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to pete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold – his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal petitor.
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.
But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.
A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other petitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.
【小题1】From the passage we can learn that the young man .A．made his turn to start back pitifullyB．was skillful in freestyle in the gameC．swam faster than the average swimmerD．was not capable enough to win the medal【小题2】The crowd changed their attitudes because .A．they felt sorry for the young manB．they were moved by the young man’s courageC．they wanted to show their sympathyD．they meant to please the young man【小题3】What’s the best title for the passage?A．Compete for Gold!B．Try again!C．Break a Record! D．Go for it!D
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(答案→)D
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【小题1】根据When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold – his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal petitor.描述，可知这个人不能赢得金牌，故选D。
【小题1】根据Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.及下文描述，可知是这个年轻人的勇气让观众改变了态度，故选B。
【小题1】这篇短文描述的是一个筋疲力尽的选手坚持比赛的故事，故选D，努力争取，加油。