阅读理解 Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: Jim Thorpe was a Native American. He was born in 1888 in an Indian Territory（印第安人保护区） that is now Oklahoma. Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, swim, and play games outdoors. （77） he was healthy and strong, but he had very little formal education. In 1950, Jim Thorpe was named the greatest American football player. He was also an Olympic gold medal winner. But Thorpe had many tragedies in his life. Jim had a twin brother who died when he was nine years old. By the time he was 16, his mother and father were also dead. Jim then went to a special school in Pennsylvania for Native American children. There, he learned to read and write and also began to play sports. Jim was poor, so he left school for two years to earn some money. During this time, he played on a baseball team. (78) The team paid him only $ 15 a week. Soon he returned to school to complete his education. Jim was a star athlete(运动员) in several sports, including baseball, running, and football. He won many awards for his athletic ability, mainly for football. In many games, he scored all or most of the points for his team. In 1912，when Jim Thorpe was 24 years old, he became part of the U.S. Olympic team. He competed in two very difficult events: the pentathlon and the decathlon. Both require great ability and strength. The pentathlon has five track and field events，including the long jump and the 1,500-meter race. The decathlon has ten track and field events， with running, jumping ,and throwing contests. People thought it was impossible for an athlete to compete in both the pentathlon and the decathlon. So everyone was surprised when Thorpe won gold medals in both events. When the King of Sweden presented Thorpe with his two gold medals, he said, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Thorpe was a simple and honest man. He just answered, “Thanks, King.”

单选题 From the passage we learn that Jim Thorpe was born in _____.

单选题 According to the passage, most American Indian children loved all the following EXCEPT

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 第一段第三句话“Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, swim, and play games outdoors. ”。细节题。题干问的是“大多数美网原住民孩子不喜欢下列哪个活动?”要注意，题干中的EXCEPT表示“除…之外”。根据定位句，A、B、C三项均为户外活动，只有D项“唱歌”不属于户外活动，故选D。

单选题 Jim Thorpe started to play sports __________ .

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 第二段第四句活“There, he learned to read and write and also began to play sports. ”。细节题。题干问的是“吉姆·索普是什么时候开始接触体育活动的?”根据定位句“在那里，他学会了阅读和写字，也开始接触体育运动。”可知，他是在宾州的学校开始接触体育运动的。而第二段的第二句话表明他去这所学校是在他16岁父母去世之后，即选项B。而A项“9岁之前”，C项“24岁”和D项“父母去世前”均不正确。故选B。

单选题 The word decathlon in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 第三段最后一句话“The decathlon has ten track and field events, with running, jumping, and throwing contests. ”。细节题。题干问的是“第三段中的decathlon一词是什么意思?”根据定位句“十项全能则包括跑步、跳高和投掷在内的十个田径竞赛项目”，表明这是一个包括十个项目的运动。同时要注意前缀deca-本身有“十个”的意思。A项“跳高”和C项“投掷”均为十项全能内的比赛项目，不完整；B项是“五项全能”。故选D。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 第一段第五句话“In 1950, Jim Thorpe was named the greatest American football player. ”；第二段第六句和第七句话“During this time, he played on a baseball team. The team paid him only $15 a week. ”；第三段第一句话“In 1912, when Jim Thorpe was 24 years old, he became part of the U.S. Olympic team. ”；第四段第二句话“So everyone was surprised when Thorpe won gold medals in both events. ”。细节题。题干问的是“下列哪个表述不正确?”根据第四段的定位句“大家对索普赢得两个项目的金牌表示吃惊。”可知选项B正确；根据第二段的两个定位句“这期间，他曾为一个棒球队打球。这个棒球队每周只支付给他15美元。”可知选项C正确；根据第一段的定位句“1950年，吉姆·索普被授予美国最杰出的橄榄球员称号。”可知选项D正确。根据第三段的定位句“1912年，索普24岁的时候，他成为了美国奥运队的一员。”可知，在1912年，索普是成为奥运队运动员，而不是返回学校完成学业。所以，A项表述不正确，故选A。