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【題目】 Carol Lee Lindner climbed into the 40-foot boat tied to the Fairmount Boathouse dock, and gave the new members their first lesson in the ancient sport of dragon boating.

The 25 women, aged 29 to 65, watched their coach carefully. All had breast cancer and survived. Their decision to join the Philadelphia Women's Dragon Boat Team was brave and crazy.

Over the months of training, one would be told that cancer had spread to her bones and another would be hospitalized for radiation treatment side effects. But these strong and determined women—each and every one of them—took part in the International Dragon Boat Racing Championship.

In theory, it's a terrible sport for women whose muscles and nerves have been damaged. Doctors generally advised them to avoid hard and repetitive arm exercise. But seven years ago, Canadian Donald Mckenzie, a sports medicine physician, showed dragon boating is good for survivors. “It builds both their physical and mental strength.” Mckenzie said.

Coach Lindner, 60, was inspired by that and included the 25 women in her three-year-old Philadelphia Women's Dragon Boat Team.

The survivors tried hard and did their best. No self-pity.

Renata Whitaker, her hair growing back, began feeling more confident. But she grew tired and easily got out of breath. She had to be in hospital for a week. As she got better she called Lindner, saying she had got well enough to be in the game. Lindner told her if she felt up to it, she would be with the team.

“But you are not going to paddle,” Lindner said, “Remember what I said, “To be strong, fit women for life. I want you by my side for the rest of our lives, not just for one race.”

These women tested their limits. A 500-meter race lasted about three minutes.

As the city darkened in the heat, the team finally paddled toward the Fairmount Boathouse.

Soon, the river was filled with the sounds of painful but happy women singing Merrily We Roll Along.

【1】What do the twenty-five women have in common?

A.They are crazy about dragon boating

B.They are cancer survivors.

C.They were inspired by Donald Mckenzie and have trained together for three years

D.They have broken the record of the International Dragon Boat Racing Championships

【2】Why did Lindner refuse Whitaker's request?

A.Because Whitaker wasn’t really good at paddling.

B.Because Whitaker easily got tired and out of breath.

C.Because Whitaker hadn't recovered completely.

D.Because a new paddler would be in Whitaker's place.

【3】Which of the following will Mckenzie support?

A.Dragon boating will help repair patients' damaged nerves

B.Patients should feel sorry for themselves if they don t take part in dragon boat races

C.Dragon boating will benefit the patients physically and mentally

D.Cancer survivors should avoid hard and repetitive arm exercise

【4】What can we know about Lindner?

A.She enjoys the sport of boat racingB.She is tough with her team members

C.She is also a cancer survivor.D.She is helpful and inspiring.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。介紹了25位女性癌癥幸存者參加世界龍舟錦標(biāo)賽的故事，她們?cè)诮叹?/span>Carol Lee Lindner的帶領(lǐng)下參加比賽。文章還記敘了Lindner是如何鼓舞這些女性的。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中The 25 women, aged 29 to 65, watched their coach carefully. All had breast cancer and survived.可知這25名女子年齡在29歲到65歲之間，她們仔細(xì)地注視著教練。所有人都患有乳腺癌，并存活了下來(lái)。由此可知，這25個(gè)女人共同之處是他們都是癌癥幸存者。故選B。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第五段中But she grew tired and easily got out of breath. She had to be in hospital for a week.She had to be in hospital for a week. As she got better she called Lindner, saying she had got well enough to be in the game. Lindner told her if she felt up to it, she would be with the team.可知但她累了，很容易上氣不接下氣。她不得不在醫(yī)院住了一個(gè)星期。隨著病情好轉(zhuǎn)，她給Lindner打了電話(huà)，說(shuō)自己已經(jīng)康復(fù)，可以參加比賽了。Lindner告訴她，如果她能勝任，她就會(huì)加入這個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)。由此可推知，Lindner拒絕了Whitaker的請(qǐng)求，是因?yàn)?/span>Whitaker還沒(méi)有完全康復(fù)。故選C。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中But seven years ago, Canadian Donald Mckenzie, a sports medicine physician, showed dragon boating is good for survivors. “It builds both their physical and mental strength.” Mckenzie said.可知但七年前，加拿大運(yùn)動(dòng)醫(yī)學(xué)醫(yī)生Donald Mckenzie向人們展示，龍舟對(duì)幸存者有益�！斑@會(huì)增強(qiáng)他們的體力和腦力。”Mckenzie說(shuō)。由此可推知，Mckenzie將支持C選項(xiàng)“龍舟將有益于病人的身心健康”的觀點(diǎn)。故選C。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段Coach Lindner, 60, was inspired by that and included the 25 women in her three-year-old Philadelphia Women's Dragon Boat Team.可知60歲的Lindner教練受到了鼓舞，在她3年的費(fèi)城女子龍舟隊(duì)中，她邀請(qǐng)了25名女子參賽�？赏浦�Lindner受到這25名女子的鼓舞，因此邀請(qǐng)他們參賽可知Lindner是個(gè)樂(lè)于助人的人；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段“But you are not going to paddle,” Lindner said, “Remember what I said, “To be strong, fit women for life. I want you by my side for the rest of our lives, not just for one race.”可知Lindner說(shuō)，“記住我說(shuō)過(guò)的話(huà)，你不是要去劃船，去做一個(gè)強(qiáng)壯、適合生活的女人。我希望你能陪我度過(guò)余生，而不僅僅是一個(gè)比賽�！庇纱丝赏浦�，Lindner是個(gè)能夠鼓舞人心的人。由此可推知，Lindner是個(gè)樂(lè)于助人和鼓舞人心的人。故選D。