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 compete. 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 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.
小題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 game
C．swam faster than the average swimmerD．was not capable enough to win the medal
小題2:The crowd changed their attitudes because          .
A．they felt sorry for the young manB．they were moved by the young man’s courage
C．they wanted to show their sympathyD．they meant to please the young man
小題3: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1:B
小題1:D

小題1: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. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.描述，可知這個(gè)人不能贏得金牌，故選D。
小題1:根據(jù)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，可知是這個(gè)年輕人的勇氣讓觀眾改變了態(tài)度，故選B。
小題1:這篇短文描述的是一個(gè)筋疲力盡的選手堅(jiān)持比賽的故事，故選D，努力爭(zhēng)取，加油。
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