The international significance of sliding downhill struck Americans like an avalanche about fifty years ago. Until then, snow had been something to be shoveled out of driveways in the morning. Then the Winter Olympics of 1932 were held at Lake Placid, New York, and a wonderful suicidal new would be opened up.
City dwellers read of strange and stirring deeds: bobsledders missing a turn and being scraped off the ice, skiers flying through the air to land on their skulls. The coach of the American team stated that the Winter Olympics were the biggest boost that skiing had ever had; that they should awaken American boys and girls to the possibilities of this wonderful, healthful sport. He was right—in the years that followed, three or four million American boys and girls strapped on skis, and the healthy snapping of bones was heard from Vermont to Colorado.
In February of 1960 the Winter Olympics returned to the United States, this time to remote Squaw Valley, California, in Sierra Nevada; where there had been only a lodge and two ski lifts, visitors found that a tiny metropolis had been developed. Early in the preceding December, everything was ready—except the snow. An agitated call was sent out for Piute Indians to dance for the weather gods.
“Snow fall in two weeks,” announced the chief when the ceremony was finished.
“Why not earlier, chief?”
“No chains for our bus,” he said, “Snow too soon, we not get home.”
1. The writer introduces the world of winter sports as __________.
2. “stirring deeds” means __________.
3. Holding the 1932 Winter Olympics in America served to __________.
4. Visitors arriving for the Olympics found __________.
5. The passage was written to __________.
问题1选项
A.healthful
B.enjoyable
C.unacceptable
D.perilous
问题2选项
A.appalling accidents
B.unheard ways of suicides
C.admiring ski techniques
D.unprecedented ski performance
问题3选项
A.demonstrate the importance of snow sports
B.offer an opportunity to train America’s first skiers
C.increase the number of people injured in sports
D.attract many Americans to downhill skiing
问题4选项
A.tournament facilities were bad
B.a brand-new town
C.Indians there superstitious
D.no snow for skiing
问题5选项
A.tell the reader about the Winter Olympics
B.warn about the dangers of skiing
C.arouse interest in winter sports
D.entertain the readers
第1题:D
第2题:A
第3题:D
第4题:D
第5题:B
第1题:
【选项释义】
The writer introduces the world of winter sports as __________. 作者将世界冬季运动介绍为__________。
A. healthful A. 有益于健康的
B. enjoyable B. 令人愉快的
C. unacceptable C. 不能接受的
D. perilous D. 危险的
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】此题定位到第一段第一句,该处讲到 “一场精彩的自杀式的(suicidal)新奥运会即将开幕。”结合第二段第一句“滑雪者在空中飞行(flying),落在自己的头上(land on their skulls)。”和最后一句“人们都能听到健康的骨头断裂的咔嚓声(healthy snapping of bones)。”可知在作者的描述中,人们经常在滑雪的时候受伤,也就是说,人们在冬天运动容易受伤。因此D选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“有益于健康的”和B选项“令人愉快的”:对应第二段第二句“美国队的教练说,他们应该唤醒美国的男孩和女孩,让他们意识到这项美妙而有益健康的运动(wonderful, healthful sport)的可能性。”可知认为滑雪非常愉悦和有益于健康的是美国队的教练,而不是作者,属于张冠李戴;
C选项“不能接受的”:作者认为在冬季运动容易受伤,但没有表明不可以在冬季运动,属于推理过度。
第2题:
“stirring deeds” means __________. “stirring deeds ”意思是__________。
A. appalling accidents A. 可怕的事故
B. unheard ways of suicides B. 前所未闻的自杀方式
C. admiring ski techniques C. 令人钦佩的滑雪技巧
D. unprecedented ski performance D. 前所未有的滑雪表演
【考查点】语义推测题。
【解题思路】根据题干中信息词stirring deeds定位到第二段第一句,该处讲到 “城市居民从书中读到一些奇怪而激动人心的事迹(stirring deeds):雪橇运动员错过了一个转弯,重重地从冰面上滑出去(scraped off the ice),滑雪者在空中飞行,落在自己的头上(flying through the air to land on their skulls)。”可知这里指的是可怕的事故。因此A选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
B选项“前所未闻的自杀方式”,C选项“令人钦佩的滑雪技巧”和D选项“前所未有的滑雪表演”这里指的是事故,而不是自杀、滑雪技巧或者表演,属于曲解原文。
第3题:
Holding the 1932 Winter Olympics in America served to __________. 1932年在美国举办冬季奥运会有助于__________。
A. demonstrate the importance of snow sports A. 证明了雪上运动的重要性
B. offer an opportunity to train America’s first skiers B. 为训练美国第一批滑雪运动员提供了机会
C. increase the number of people injured in sports C. 增加了运动中受伤的人数
D. attract many Americans to downhill skiing D. 吸引了许多美国人去滑雪
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干中信息词1932 Winter Olympics定位到第一段最后一句,该处讲到 “1932年的冬季奥运会(Winter Olympics of 1932)在纽约的普莱西德湖举行。”结合第二段第二句“冬奥会是滑雪运动有史以来最大的一次推动(Winter Olympics were the biggest boost that skiing)。 “最后一句“在接下来的几年里,有三、四百万美国男孩和女孩被绑在滑雪板上(three or four million American boys and girls strapped on skis)。”可知冬季奥运会推动许多人去滑雪。因此D选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“证明了雪上运动的重要性”和B选项“为训练美国第一批滑雪运动员提供了机会”:文中没有提到,属于无中生有;
C选项“增加了运动中受伤的人数”:确实有人在冬奥运动会上受伤,但作者想要表达的不是这个,属于曲解原文。
第4题:
Visitors arriving for the Olympics found __________. 前来观看奥运会的游客发现__________。
A. tournament facilities were bad A. 比赛设施很差
B. a brand-new town B. 一个崭新的城镇
C. Indians there superstitious C. 那里的印第安人很迷信
D. no snow for skiing D. 没有可供滑雪的雪
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干中信息词visitors定位到第三段倒数第二句,该处讲到 “去年12月初,一切都准备好了——除了雪(except the snow)。”可知这里没有可供滑雪比赛用的雪。因此D选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“比赛设施很差”:文中没有提到,属于无中生有;
B选项“一个崭新的城镇”:对应第三段第二句“以前只有一间小屋和两部滑雪缆车的地方,游客们发现已经发展成了一座大都市(tiny metropolis)。”这里指的是以前的小地方变成了繁荣的大城市,而不是崭新的城镇,属于偷换概念;
C选项“那里的印第安人很迷信”:对应第三段最后一句“人们激动地呼吁,请求印第安人向天气之神跳舞祈祷下雪(Piute Indians to dance for the weather gods)。”这里指的不是迷信,而是表达人们希望下雪的心情,属于曲解原文。
第5题:
The passage was written to __________. 这篇文章是为了__________而写的。
A. tell the reader about the Winter Olympics A. 告诉读者关于冬季奥运会的情况
B. warn about the dangers of skiing B. 警告人们滑雪的危险
C. arouse interest in winter sports C. 唤起人们对冬季运动的兴趣
D. entertain the readers D. 娱乐读者
【考查点】主旨大意题。
【解题思路】文章第一段讲人们会铲掉车道上的雪,却还要举行冬奥会,这冬奥会是有伤害性的(wonderful suicidal new);第二段讲到在冬奥会的滑雪比赛中出现的意外事故(stirring deeds),又讲到冬奥会推动许多人滑雪,很多人因此受伤(healthy snapping of bones);第三段到文章最后讲到冬奥会再次在美国举行,因为如果下雪太早工作人员回不了家(Snow too soon, we not get home.),所以没有趁早为解决没有下雪这个问题而做出行动,表明在冬季滑雪不仅对参加滑雪的选手有风险,对组织滑雪比赛的工作人员也有风险。综上所述,本文讲述了滑雪的危险及风险。因此B选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“告诉读者关于冬季奥运会的情况”:这是文章的部分内容,不能概括全文,属于以偏概全;
C选项“唤起人们对冬季运动的兴趣”:根据解题思路,可知作者希望人们注意到冬季运动的危险,而不是让人们对此更感兴趣,属于反向干扰;
D选项“娱乐读者”:这是本文的语言风格,不是作者主要想表达的意思,属于曲解原文。