1、阅读理解。It takes more than just practice to become an Olympian. Gold medal performances require some serious nutrition. Have you ever wondered what these successful athletes eat to stay in peak shape? Keri Glassman, a registered dietitian and founder of Nutritious Life Meals, appeared on“Good Morning A
2、merica”today to give you a glimpse into the diets ofsome top athletes. Some of their meals could surprise you. Crazy Calorie CountGlassman said Olympians eat a lot of foodquantities that for ordinary people would constitute pigging out. One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps astonishing performance in
3、 the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was consuming as many as 12, 000 calories in one day. Athletes can eat like this and not gain any weight because their workouts are intense. According to Glassman, Phelps workouts can burn 4, 000 to 6, 000 calories in a day, and those calories must be added in order to
4、train the following day. Snacking SecretsSome athletes eat strange foods that improve their performance. Yohan Blake, the Jamaica sprinter and 100-meter world champion, has stolen champion sprinter Usain Bolts thunder on the track during the Olympic trials. Asked about how he gets his energy, Blake
5、answered that he eats 16 bananas per day, Glassman said. Jonathan Horton, the lead gymnast on the US team, has a blood sugar problem. His solution is honey. When he starts to feel shaky at the gym, he takes honey to boost his energy, Glassman said. Foods for RecoveryWhat are the best foods to help t
6、he body recover after harsh competition? For Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, the recovery meal is grilled chicken breasts with Alfredo sauce, whole-grain spaghetti and a salad with lemon juice and olive oil. Lochte, who recently cut out junk food, candy and soda, has undertaken a strength-training regi
7、men(养生法)that involves flipping tractor tires and tossing beer kegs, Glassman said. 【文章大意】运动员的成长不仅需要锻炼, 还需要营养, 合理膳食也至关重要。1. Whats the best title of this passage? A. Good Diet Makes a True OlympianB. Olympians Have Olympic-size AppetitesC. Olympians Strange Eating HabitsD. The Diets of Some Top Olympi
8、c Athletes【解析】选D。主旨大意题。第一段是中心段落, 所有奥运选手不仅仅需要锻炼, 要想获得金牌还需要营养, 合理膳食。2. What does the underlined sentence probably mean? A. Ordinary people eat few pigs compared with Olympians. B. Olympians eat a lot more food than ordinary people. C. Olympians tend to eat a lot of high-quality food. D. Olympians eat
9、a large amount of food, just like pigs. 【解析】选B。句意理解题。前一句说奥运选手吃很多食物。画线部分在破折号之后, 是对前面话语的补充。3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Ryan Lochte quit eating junk food, candy and soda for his better recovery. B. Yohan Blake finally beat Usain Bolt in the 100-meter track
10、in the Olympics. C. Michael Phelpsastonishing performance was due to his eating lots of food. D. Jonathan Horton has a blood sugar problem because of taking too much honey. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知A正确。4. The passage is most likely to be found in. A. a technical reportB. a fashion magazineC. an educ
11、ation columnD. a sports newspaper【解析】选D。文章出处题。本文说的是运动员与饮食, 所以这篇文章可能出现在报纸的体育版面。阅读理解。 Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he a
12、sked. Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was astonished. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything? Boy, I wish.” He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the kid
13、said made Paul quite surprised.“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, and then impulsively he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”“Oh, yes, Id love that.”After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shinin
14、g, said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house? Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the he wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up the st
15、eps. Then after a little while Paul saw him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it
16、to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like it. then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the kid to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed o
17、lder brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.That Christmas Eve, Paul learned that it was more blessed to give.6. Why did what the boy said surprise Paul?_.A. Because he didnt say what Paul had expected.B. Because he didnt say that he wanted a ride.C. Becau
18、se he said something impolite.D. Because he said something improper.7. Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?_.A. The boy had a brother who was disabled.B. Pauls brother gave him a car at Christmas.C. Paul had thought the boy were wishing for a brother like his.D. The boy wanted t
19、o show his neighbors that he could ride in a big car.8. What does “she” refer to in paragraph 7?_.A. The steps. B. The automobile.C. The girl. D. The woman. 9 Which of the following best describes the boy?_. A. Kind-hearted and generous. B. Kind-hearted and thoughtful.C. Honest and generous. D. Hone
20、st and hardworking.10. What can we learn from the passage? _.A. Having a rich brother is important. B. Its unlucky to have a disabled brother. C. Its better to give than to receive.D. God helps those who help themselves.(B)保罗的哥哥送给保罗一辆漂亮的新车，这时一个男孩过来羡慕地看着，保罗主动让他坐着车并把他的坡脚的弟弟也接上了车奉献比索取好。1、A 事实细节题。根据第二、三
21、段：保罗原以为男孩会说他希望自己也有一个这样的哥哥，而男孩却说他希望自己会成为一个这样的哥哥，因此让保罗惊讶。2、D 事实细节题。根据第五“He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again.”可知。3、B 词义猜测题。根据前面的“pointed to the car”。4、B 推理判断题。从the kid对弟弟的关怀以及向弟弟做出的承诺（some day Im going to give you one just like it）,可以得出他
22、的性格特点。5、C 主旨大意题。作者通过这个故事就是要我们懂得：付出好于获得。完形填空。When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a StraightA student，I believed I could _1_ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas
23、 he _2_ in class.When I took the first exam，I was _3_ to find a 77, Cplus，on my test paper, _4_ English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained _5_.I decided to try harder, although I didnt know what that _6_ because school had always been easy for m
24、e. I read the books more carefully，but got another 77. Again, I _7_ with Professor Jayne. Again，he listened patiently but wouldnt change his _8_.One more test before the final exam. One more _9_ to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, _10_ the meaning of the word “tho
25、rough”. But my _11_ did no good and everything _12_ as before.The last hurdle (障碍)was the final. No matter what _13_ I got，it wouldnt cancel three Cpluses. I might as well kiss the _14_ goodbye.I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the fi
26、nal，I even _15_ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once Id have _16_ with a test.A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jaynes office. He _17_ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you _18_， you wouldnt continue to work as hard.”I stared at him, _19
27、_ that his analysis and strategy (策略)were correct. I had worked my head _20_， as I had never done before.I was speechless when my course grade arrived: Aplus. It was the only Aplus given. The next year I received my scholarship. Ive always remembered Professor Jaynes lesson: you alone must set your
28、own standard of excellence.1. AtakeBdiscussCcoverDget答案：A动词take在此处表示“学习(某学科)”。2A.soughtBpresentedCexchangedDobtained答案：Bhe presented in class是定语从句，修饰表抽象事物的先行词ideas。3A.shockedBworriedCscaredDanxious答案：A下文提到作者去找老师理论的事，由此可判断作者对自己只得77分感到吃惊。4A.butBsoCforDor答案：C作者对于自己只得77分感到吃惊的原因是英语是自己最好的科目，所以选表示原因的for。5A
29、.unchangedBunpleasantCunfriendlyDunmoved答案：D从下一段中一而再、再而三发生的类似的事可知，教授对作者的争辩无动于衷。6A.reflectedBmeantCimprovedDaffected答案：B因为作者在学习上一直很轻松，所以不知道自己更加刻苦意味着什么。7A.quarreledBreasonedCbargainedDchatted答案：B尽管更加努力地学习，但还是只得了77分，所以作者又找教授理论，此处用reason，reason with“为说服某人而与之理论”。 8A.attitudeBmindCplanDview答案：Bchange ones
30、 mind为固定搭配，意为“改变主意”。9A.choiceBstepCchanceDmeasure答案：C作者认为期末考试之前的又一次考试是打翻身仗的“机会”。10A.memorizedBconsideredCacceptedDlearned答案：D为了打翻身仗，作者全心投入到备考当中，而以前的学习很轻松，不需要这样拼命，所以这次算是真正学会了“thorough”的含义。11A.ambitionBconfidenceCeffortDmethod答案：C从But所表达的转折语意可判断出，作者觉得自己的努力并没有得到应有的回报。12A.stayedBwentCworkedDchanged答案：Bg
31、o有“进行，运转”的意思，用在此处符合上下文的语意连贯。13A.gradeBanswerClessonDcomment答案：A考试获得的是“分数”，即grade。14A.scholarshipBcourseCdegreeDsubject答案：A作者一开头提到，自己一进大学就希望能获得奖学金，但几次考试下来却不尽如人意，所以觉得自己可能与奖学金(scholarship)无缘了。 15A.helpedBfavoredCtreatedDrelaxed答案：C作者没有了要获取奖学金的压力，所以就不逼迫自己再去努力学习，以至于在期末考试的前一天晚上，竟然用看电影的方式放松自己。16A.funBluckC
32、problemsDtricks答案：A抱着放松的心态面对考试，对于本就已经掌握了所学知识的人来说，考试会是一种乐趣(fun)。17A.happenedBprovedCpretendedDseemed答案：D从下文教授的话可以判断出，教授知道自己的学生能考出好成绩，也知道作者知道成绩后会来找他。seem意为“看起来”，seemed to be expecting me意为“看起来正在期待我来”，符合教授当时的心理状态。 18A.valuedBimaginedCexpectedDwelcomed答案：C在考试中得A是作者期望得到的成绩。expect意为“期望，希望”。19A.rememberingBguessingCsupposingDrealizing答案：D听了教授的那番话，作者才明白在过去的那些考试中教授对自己的定位是对的。20A.outBoverConDoff答案：Dwork ones head off为习惯用语，意为“不断工作学习，拼命工作学习”。
