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【题目】 My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations, and is hesitant to try new things. But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三项全能).

On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.

And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.

I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.

I kept looking at her with smile. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.

【1】What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A.The race began in the early morning.

B.Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party.

C.Kelly was eager for her turn in the race.

D.The whole family gave Kelly support.

【2】Seeing Kelly’s performance in the race, the author felt_________.

A.worried and hesitantB.excited and proud

C.anxious and uneasyD.curious and concerned

【3】In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “conquered” probably means_________.

A.to succeed in dealing with or control something

B.to take control of an area and its people by force

C.to become very popular or successful in a place

D.to defeat someone especially in a competition

【4】In the ending paragraphs the author felt like “I won that day” because Kelly___________.

A.expressed love to herB.won the gold medal

C.overcame the fearD.took part in the sport

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者的女儿今年完成了她的第一次儿童铁人三项，作者为女儿的变化感到骄傲的故事。

【1】推理判断题。根据第二段“On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race.”（周六，暴风雨即将来临，我儿子的生日聚会也会在当天晚些时候举行，我们所有人都在早上天黑的时候出发，为了Kelly参加的第一次三项全能。我们和她一起练习从游泳到骑车到跑步之间的过渡，我们准备了她需要的所有装备，我们一直在谈论这场比赛。）可推知，全家人都在支持Kelly参加比赛。故选D。

【2】推理判断题。根据第三段“From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.”（从她跳进水里那一刻，我的心飞起来了。我的女儿变成了一个我从来没见过的、最自信的人。她在游泳中占据优势，在骑行中领先，脸上带着最大的笑容跑向终点。）和第四段“I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life.”（我可以诚实地说，在我整个生命中，我从没为某个人感到如此骄傲。）可知，作者看到Kelly比赛中的表现时，她感到兴奋和自豪。故选B。

【3】词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在句子“It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.”（是因为她害怕某些事，但是她用我之前没见过的自信和激情conquered这份恐惧。）可知，此处指Kelly用信心和激情克服了恐惧。因此猜测conquered意为“克服，对付”。故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段“I kept looking at her with smile. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.”（我一直微笑着看着她。她可能带着决赛奖牌，但我却感觉那天是我赢了。我赢得了看到我的女儿发光的样子的机会。）可知，作者有这种自己赢得感觉是因为看到女儿Kelly克服了恐惧。故选C。

阅读理解中的常出现推理判断题有逻辑推理、只是判断等。这类考题常出现的词有：learn from, infer, indicate等。进行逻辑推理时，根据文章中所陈述的事实、例证等进行推理，得出合乎逻辑的推理。如第一小题，题干关键词“learn from”，通过阅读第二自然段，可知，第二段描写了一家人为Kelly比赛做准备的一系列活动，从而推出全家支持Kelly的结论，得出正确答案。