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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Olympic athletes spend hours training, starting at an early age. Many athletes are strong and excellent in their sport but never{{U}} (36) {{/U}}it to the Olympics. {{U}}(37) {{/U}}who often do don't win medals. Wilma Rudolph{{U}} (38) {{/U}}made it to the Olympics, she won three gold medals. {{U}}(39) {{/U}}that was amazing? Wait{{U}} (40) {{/U}}you hear the rest of the story!
Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940. When she was young she had polio (小儿麻痹症). {{U}}(41) {{/U}}left her without the{{U}} (42) {{/U}}of one of her legs. Her family helped her{{U}} (43) {{/U}}massaging her leg every day. {{U}}(44) {{/U}}she was able to walk{{U}} (45) {{/U}}a special shoe. {{U}}(46) {{/U}}about three years she didn't need the shoe{{U}} (47) {{/U}}.
In high school, Wilma played basketball and{{U}} (48) {{/U}}track. She broke all the state basketball{{U}} (49) {{/U}}and won all her track{{U}} (50) {{/U}}. In 1960, Wilma went to the Olympics in Italy. She won three gold meda Is. {{U}}(51) {{/U}}, she became a coach, an athletic consultant and director in Illinois. She died in 1994{{U}} (52) {{/U}}a brain cancer. Wilma will be remembered{{U}} (53) {{/U}}her courage as a young child{{U}} (54) {{/U}}her illness and her dedication{{U}} (55) {{/U}}reaching her goals.
【正确答案】 D
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【正确答案】 C
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【正确答案】 B
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【正确答案】 A
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【正确答案】 B
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【正确答案】 C
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【正确答案】 C
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【正确答案】 D
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【正确答案】 A
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【正确答案】 B
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【正确答案】 C
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【正确答案】 B
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【正确答案】 A
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【正确答案】 D
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【正确答案】 A
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【正确答案】 B
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【正确答案】 C
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【正确答案】 B
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【正确答案】 A
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[名师精解] 这篇短文介绍的是奥林匹克冠军Wilma Rudolph的事迹。第一、二句话属于概述性句子,讲运动员从小艰苦训练,但有许多人还是没能参加奥运会。第36题填 make,make it是固定说法,意思是succeed,如:The man tried hard to swim to the shore, but didn't make it.那人拼命向海岸游,但没有成功。在接下来的一句中,who often do属定语从句,它前面的单词应该是关系代词Those,主句是Those don't win medals。接下来的一句说 Wilma Rudolph不仅(not only)成功地参加了奥运会,还赢得了三块金牌。下面一句是省略了的问句:(Do you think that was amazing?)你认为这令人惊奇吗?然后,作者说:等着听完全部故事(wait till you hear the rest of the story)。第二段讲Rudolph的成长经历。她童年得过小儿麻痹症。这个病(It)使她的一条腿失去了用处。It指前面提到过的那种病,失去了用处用without the use of one of her legs。她的家人帮助她,用每天帮她按摩的办法,“用……办法”用by词组。最后(Eventually),靠一只特殊的鞋,她能走路了。“靠……”用with。大约三年以后after about three years),她不再需要这只鞋了。“不再”’用not... anymore。第三段介绍Rudolph的体育生涯。track指跑道,与之搭配的动词应为ran。“打破纪录”用break the records,因此,第49题应填records。下半句的意思是她在所有的径赛(all track meets)中都获得成功。注意:meet与meeting的区别。meet作名词时,仅指运动会,如:sports meet运动会。第51题以后说的是Rudolph获得三枚金牌以后的事情,因此应用Later。第52题前面有died这个动词,后可跟of或from,表示死因(die of cancer)。第53题用的是搭配remember sb. for sth.的被动形式,因此应填for。第54题的后面是her illness,只有用overcoming才能说得通(战胜疾病),只有医生才能treating illness。 Bearing illness(承受疾病)属汉语式英语。第55题要看前面的dedication,该词后面只能跟to,如My dedication to the project moved all people present.我对这项工作的专心致志感动了在场所有的人。 [解题秘籍] 如果一句话中空缺的是虚词,如介词、连词,在选项时应注意以下几点: (1)该虚词前面是否有动词,与该动词是否属于固定搭配。如第52题,前面有died,尽管中间插了年份,但一看便知道died后面应跟of构成die of词组。再如第53题,空格前是remember,后应跟for,构成remember sb. for sth.的句型;(2)该虚词前的名词是否对跟什么虚词有特殊规定,如dedication后按习惯应跟to;(3)该虚词与后面的名词或动名词是否可组合成介词结构。如第45题with a special shoe,第43题by massaging her leg。