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 complete．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 competitor．
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 was recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors．
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race．His country had been invited to Sydney．
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog．
小題1:From the passage we can learn that the young man ________
A．made his turn to start back pitifully
B．was skillful in freestyle in the game
C．swam faster than the average swimmer
D．was not capable enough to win the medal
小題2:The crowd changed their attitudes because ________
A．they felt sorry for the young man
B．they were moved by the young man
C．they wanted to show their sympathy
D．they meant to please the young man
小題3:According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______．
A．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills
B．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself
C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors
D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals
小題4: What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Compete for Gold!
B．Try again!
C．Break a Record!
D．Go for it!

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：本文敘述了作者在一次看奧運會的比賽時，他看見了驚人的一幕，這個游泳運動員本身的游泳技能不行，但是他卻盡自己的全力去拼命完成這次游泳比賽，得到了觀眾的喝彩。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle．Clearly this man was not a medal competitor可知，他的游姿勢不對，并非擅長自由泳；他不是金牌得主，故選D。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)由文章的敘述But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed可知，觀眾被這個年輕人感動了，因此改變了他們的態(tài)度，轉(zhuǎn)而為他喝彩。故選B。
小題3:句意理解題。根據(jù)In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors某些運動員認為被騙取了金牌，因而在對手面前很自豪地摘掉銀牌（以示不滿），與這種現(xiàn)象相比，這個年輕人挑戰(zhàn)自己的勇氣是多么令人驚嘆��！故選B。
小題4:主旨大意題。本文講述的例子旨在證明人應(yīng)該努力挑戰(zhàn)自己，全力以赴，并非是努力獲得金牌，也非再試一次，更不是破紀錄�！癎o for it!”表全力以赴之意，符合本文的思想。故選D。
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