单选题
Passage One
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo (柔道) despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a terrible car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master, and he was doing well. But he couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.
"Sir," the boy finally said, "shouldn't I be learning more moves?"
"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the master replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the master took the boy to his first tournament (锦标赛) .
Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the judo master intervened.
"No," the judo master insisted, "Let him continue."
Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and his judo master reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
"Sir, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"
"You won for two reasons," the master answered.
"First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.
单选题
Why did the boy want to learn judo?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】题干关键词want to learn judo定位答案范围:浏览第一段,我们并没有发现A与B与C选项提及的关键词:get over the accident;make up for his disability;exercise his right arm。所以答案是D。
单选题
When a referee calls a "time-out", ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】题干大意:当裁判员要求“time-out暂停”时,______。带着题干关键词“time-out”定位答案范围:第七自然段。由于这场比赛实力悬殊,裁判担心孩子受伤,于是暂停了比赛,但紧跟着下一段,这个男孩的教练说“Let him continue让他继续”,说明前面的裁判暂停的目的是要让比赛停一会儿。所以正确答案是B。
单选题
Why did the master insist on continuing the match?
单选题
What probably caused the defeat of the boy's opponent in the final?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】题干关键词the boy's opponent定位答案范围:his opponent-made a critical mistake。因为前面提及这是一场实力悬殊的比赛his opponent was bigger,stronger,and more experienced.For a while,the boy appeared to be overmatched。所以对手就犯了一个致命的错误:dropped his guard(放松警惕)。over-confidence(过度自信)是原文的同义改写。故本题正确答案为A。
单选题
Why did the master teach the boy only that one move?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】从小孩的这句话:shouldn't I be learning more moves?我们可知道,他还能够学习更多的move,排除A选项;作为教练也不可能是B选项(只会一招的师傅),排除B选项;C选项含义与原文表达有误。通过前面题目提供的信息(小孩凭借教练教授的一招,赢得了多场比赛,那么教练对这一招是信心满满的,我们知道这个教练是一位久经沙场,阅历丰富的知己知彼的教练,与之匹配的选项是D。