【題目】 Fresh off the biggest win of her short gymnastics career, 16-year-old Morgan Hurd and her coach, SIava Glazunov, landed at Philadelphia International Airport, headed to baggage claim and prepared for the hour-long drive home to Middletown, Delaware. It was a dull drill they’d performed hundreds of times before.

She is that gymnast who competes wearing glasses. She is so petite (嬌小) that she looks tiny standing next to other gymnasts.

“No one is born perfect,” Hurd says. “You will have imperfections. I hope more people see me and try to do sports or gymnastics with glasses. Nothing should stop you from doing something you are passionate about.”

Hurd was 11 months old when her mom, Sherri, adopted her from Wenzhou, China, and brought her to Middletown. When Morgan was 3, Sherri began signing her up for various sports—gymnastics, soccer, T-ball, dance. Because of her size, most sports were tough. But at gymnastics class, being tiny and flexible was a gift. By the fifth grade, her talent had outgrown her classes, so Sherri brought her to First State.

“She stood out from the start,” Glazounov says. “She exhibited that desire. She loves to impress and she wanted it always. No one ever had to tell her to work hard.”

A single mom, Sherri worked as a dental hygienist for 30 years until retiring and taking a job for Discover Bank that allowed her to work from home, support her daughter’s home-schooling and help her daughter’s gymnastics career.

“Who would have known when I went to get that little girl in China what was going to happen,” Sherri says. “This is our life now, but that is what I want for her, a life that is as fulfilling and happy as possible.”

【1】What makes Morgan Hurd different from other athletes?

A.She is a poor child who has a single mother.

B.She is an orphan who was adopted from China.

C.She is the gymnast who competed wearing glasses.

D.She is an athlete who first won the champion at 16.

【2】Why did Sherri take a job for Discover Bank?

A.She enjoyed working at home.

B.She didn’t like the previous one.

C.She needed a thorough career change.

D.She could give her full support to Morgan.

【3】Which of the following best describes Morgan Hurd?

A.Tiny and perfect.B.Talented and Outstanding.

C.Flexible but incapable.D.Passionate but proud.

【4】In which column of a website can you most probably read this text?

A.Culture.B.Sports.

C.Travel.D.Job.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

本文是記敘文，講述了美國國家體操隊(duì)運(yùn)動員Morgan Hurd的成長經(jīng)歷。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“She is that gymnast who competes wearing glasses.”和第三段中“I hope more people see me and try to do sports or gymnastics with glasses.” Morgan Hurd是戴著眼鏡參加比賽的體操運(yùn)動員。她希望有更多的人試著著眼鏡做運(yùn)動。由此可知，Morgan 與其他運(yùn)動員不同之處在于她戴著眼鏡參加體操比賽。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段中“…taking a job for Discover Bank that allowed her to work from home, support her daughter’s home-schooling and help her daughter’s gymnastics career. （在DiscoverBank的工作，讓她可以在家工作，支持女兒在家接受教育，并幫助女兒的體操事業(yè)。）”由此可以推斷，Morgan Hurd的媽媽退休后接受在Discover Bank的工作，是為了全力支持Morgan。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“By the fifth grade, her talent had outgrown her classes”可知，Morgan在體操方面很有天賦；第五段中的描述“She stood out from the start”可知，她的教練認(rèn)為她一開始就很出色。talented 和outstanding 分別是talent和stood out的形容詞。故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】

推理判斷題。通讀全文，文章是關(guān)于美國國家體操隊(duì)運(yùn)動員Morgan Hurd的情況，應(yīng)該是在網(wǎng)站的體育欄目讀到這篇文章。故選B項(xiàng)。

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