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【题目】Michelle kwan was born on July 7,1980,in Torrance,California.The daughter of Hong Kong immigrants(移民),Kwan watched her older brother play ice hockey as a kid.She began skating when she was five,and entered and won her first figure skating competition at seven.She won the world title in the 1994 World Championships at the age of 13,and earned a spot as an alternate(候补者）for the 1994 Olympic Games.Kwan went on to capture the world title in 1996,1998,2000,2001 and2003.

At the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998,Kwan was believed to win gold,but ended up with a disappointing silver medal when fellow US skater Tara Lipinski surprisingly took first place.Shortly before the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002,Kwan,who was then the reigning world champ,surprisingly fired both her choreographer(编舞者）,Lori Nichol,and longtime coach,Frank Carroll.Once again, she failed to get the gold medal when she finished third behind Irina Slutskaya of Russia and US skater Sarah Hughes, who took first.

As a student at the University of California in Los Angeles,Kwan has continued to compete since her defeat(战败）in Salt Lake City.In Febuary 2006, she was unable to take part in the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy because of a serious injury.Though Michelle Kwan did not compete during the 2006--2007 figure skating season; she has turned down an offer to work for NBC Sports and says she is not retiring.

【1】 The underline word”capture”in the first paragraph means ___.

A.enter

B.win

C.learn

D.find

【2】 What happened to Michelle Kwan in 2002?

A.Her coach didn’t want to train her any onger

B.She went to study at the University of California

C.She failed to take part in the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy

D.She failed to win the gold medal in the Olympics again

【3】 Which of the following may NOT be a world champ?

A.Lori Nichol

B.Michelle Kwan

C.Tara Lipinski

D.Sarah Hughes

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】D

【3】 A

【解析】【1】词义猜测题。根据第一段的She won the world title in the 1994 World Championships...Kwan went on to...可知这里是指她继续赢得世界冠军的头衔。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段的Once again,she failed to the gold medal...可知她在2002年冬奥会上再一次与奥运金牌失之交臂。

【3】推理判断题。根据surprisingly fired both her choreographer,Lori Nichol可知Lori Nichol只是一个编舞者，而Michelle Kwan、Tara Lipinski、Sarah Hughes都获得过世界冠军。