Question

【题目】My father used to be an amateur wrestler (业余摔跤者) and national champion. He was forced by his father to give up the sport in order to obtain gainful employment, which meant he wouldn’t be able to win a medal for our country. Therefore, he made a vow that his unborn son would. 【1】

He was about to give up hope when one day, my younger sister Babita and I beat up two boys accidentally in response to critical comments. My dad found our potential to become wrestlers and began coaching us. 【2】 We were required to do physical training early in the morning and have a short haircuts to avoid lice.

【3】 We would complain about him all the time. Gradually, I realized that he wanted us to have a good future and not grow up to be ordinary housewives. Motivated, we willingly participated in his coaching.

With great efforts, he made us competitive wrestlers and I won the junior and senior championships, providing me with a chance to gain training in a National Sports Academy, where pride and pain fulfilled my mind.【4】 As a result, I found myself losing every match at the international level. After that, I tearfully made peace with papa and turned to him for help. Then he coached me patiently.

Despite difficulty, I finally became the first Indian female wrestler to qualify for the Olympics, inspiring dozens of Indian women to take to wrestling. Even now, papa’s words are still in my mind “Geeta, think about all the girls who are thought to be inferior to boys, girls who are forced to do chores, girls who are married and have children. Not only will you compete with other countries, but also with those who look down upon women!”. I will never forget our father’s instruction. 【5】.

A. But his methods were cruel.

B. I almost gave up what papa had taught me.

C. Disappointingly, my mother gave birth to all girls.

D. My sister and I tried to escape.

E. I will always owe all success to him.

F. At first, my sister and I did not understand our father.

G. However, my mother didn’t agree with him.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】F

【4】B

【5】E

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。“我”的爸爸曾经是摔跤运动的全国冠军，迫于生活他放弃了摔跤，他把所有的希望寄托在将来的儿子身上，但是“我”和妹妹都是女孩。一天爸爸发现了我们身上的摔跤天赋，并开始对我们进行严格训练，最终“我”成为了奥运冠军。

【1】爸爸将希望寄托在儿子身上，根据下一段“He was about to give up hope when one day”可推测，没有儿子出生，出生的孩子都是女孩。故选C。

【2】本段讲述的是爸爸对“我们”的训练，所以本空很有可能与训练有关。根据下一句“We were required to do physical training early in the morning and have a short haircuts to avoid lice.”，女孩被剃掉头发是一件残忍的事，可知爸爸的训练方式很严格，很残酷。故选A。

【3】本段讲述了“我们”对于爸爸的残酷的训练方式从不情愿到接受的心态的变化。本空应该和下一句在情感上保持一致，是抱怨、不理解、不接受的。故选F。

【4】本段主人公是“我”，从下一句“As a result, I found myself losing every match at the international level.”中可知，“我”总是失败，前文中“我”不断胜利，拿到冠军。说明在National Sports Academy的这段时间内“我”退步了，故选B。

【5】本段提到了爸爸的话，并且“我”不会忘记爸爸的话。从全文来看，“我”的成功与爸爸是分不开的，成功与爸爸同在。故选E。