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【题目】On Sunday morning in Rio, when Chinese women’s volleyball team took on Serbia for the Olympic title, 70 percent of Chinese families watched live broadcast on TV, easily beating the audience rating for Lunar New Year Gala. As team captain Hui Ruoqi hit a powerful spike to seal it 19-25， 25-17， 25-22， 25-23 on Sunday morning in Rio, applause and cheers almost blew off the roof of Maracanazinho. China’s news program Xinwen Lianbo spent seven of 30 minutes reliving the story. This is their third Olympic gold medal the Chinese women’s volleyball team has won since the 1980s.

In Rio, the Chinese women’s volleyball team was assigned to the so-called group of death and faced several strong competitors. But the team never gave up. When the team lost its Rio Olympic opener to the Netherlands on Aug 6, Lang Ping urged her players to support one another through the ups and downs. When China lost to Serbia and the United States, finishing fourth to get a narrow escape from Group B and had to face host Brazil in the quarters, Lang Ping helped her players grow from each defeat on the pressure-packed Olympic stage.

Lang Ping, nicknamed “Iron Hammer”, is a national heroine as well as a legend in world sports. She made histories in coaching many clubs and national teams to top level. She resigned due to health reasons in 1998. However, when the Chinese women’s volleyball faced difficulties after the Beijing Olympics, the 52-year-old lady came back in 2013 and took the coaching position. She dug out a group of young talents including Rio 2016 MVP Zhu Ting to help seasoned players Hui Ruoqi and Xu Yunli. But more importantly, she passed on the spirit to them.

Among all the Chinese sports teams, the women’s volleyball remain the most special one, whose victories fueled Chinese confidence in the 1980s and still represent the best things that sports can offer to the Chinese: perseverance, courage and unity.

【1】What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A. The game against Serbia attracted more Chinese audience than Lunar New Year Gala.

B. China’s Xinwen Lianbo reported the team’s victory for 30 minutes.

C. The roof of Maracanazinho was blown off by the excited audience.

D. The Chinese women’s volleyball team was beaten by Serbia.

【2】It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A. the team beat the Netherlands on Aug 6

B. Lang resigned from a club due to health problems in 2013

C. Lang brought the Chinese women’s volleyball back to the Olympic glory

D. after the Rio Olympic opener, the team experienced non-stop victories

【3】Who does the underline word “she” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Zhu Ting. B. Hui Ruoqi. C. Xu Yunli. D. Lang Ping.

【4】What make the Chinese women’s volleyball team so special?

A. The coach and strong competitors. B. Some young talents and seasoned players.

C. Each defeat and pressure. D. The teams’ success and spirits.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】本文主要讲了中国女排在2016年里约奥运会上再次获得冠军，中国女排不气不馁的精神和郎平教练的艰辛的付出感动了许多中国人，这也表明了中国女排精神，中国运动员的精神：坚持不懈，勇气和团结。

【1】A 段落大意题。文中第一段主要讲了在里约奥运会上中国女排对战塞尔维亚受到很多中国人的关注，乃至观看比赛的人已超过正在播放的春晚。故选A。

【2】C 推理判断题。根据文中倒数第二段的However, when the Chinese women’s volleyball faced difficulties after the Beijing Olympics, the 52-year-old lady came back in 2013 and took the coaching position. She dug out a group of young talents including Rio 2016 MVP Zhu Ting to help seasoned players Hui Ruoqi and Xu Yunli. But more importantly, she passed on the spirit to them.可知，北京奥运会之后中国女排遇到困难，郎平的出现使得中国女排重现当年的辉煌。故选C。

【3】D 推理判断题。根据文中第三段的第一句的Lang Ping可知，这一段主要讲的是郎平的出现，带领中国女排再创辉煌，而且她把不气馁的精神传递给女排姑娘们，所以she指的是Lang Ping。故选D。

【4】D 推理判断题。根据文中最后一段the women’s volleyball remain the most special one, whose victories fueled Chinese confidence in the 1980s and still represent the best things that sports can offer to the Chinese: perseverance, courage and unity可知，中国女排的特别之处在于女排精神和她们团队的成功。故选D。