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The Sauna World Championships (世界桑拿锦标赛) ended in tragedy at the weekend when one of the two finalists collapsed and died. Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, a Russian amateur wrestler in his 60s, suffered severe burns in the bizarre(怪诞的) annual event in the southern Finnish town of Heinola. He was pronounced dead late on Saturday after he collapsed alongside reigning (卫冕) champion Timo Kaukonen of Finland roughly six minutes into the final round. The “sport” calls on participants to sit in a 230-degree (110 Celsius) room as water was tossed onto a searing stove, officials and witnesses said. Medical workers pulled both men out of the sauna in front of nearly 1,000 horrified spectators.

Both were shaking and bleeding from what appeared to be severe burns, said Hakon Eikesdal, a photographer with the Norwegian daily Dagbladet. Kaukonen, about 40, was in hospital in stable condition Sunday, contest spokesman Ossi Arvela said. The event, which had over 130 participants from 15 countries, had been held since 1999. It will never be held again, Arvela said. A pint of water is added to the stove every 30 seconds and the last person to remain at the sauna is the winner. There was no prize other than “some small things” Arvela said. He declined to provide details. Arvela said Kaukonen — the defending world champion — had refused to leave the sauna despite getting sick. Sauna bathing is a popular past-time in Finland, which has an estimated 1.6 million saunas for a population of 5 million.

Temperatures are normally kept around 158 to 176 degrees (70~80 degrees Celsius). “I know this is very hard to understand to people outside Finland who are not familiar with the sauna habit,” Arvela said. “It is not so unusual to have 110 degrees in a sauna. A lot of competitors before have sat in higher temperatures than that.” Arvela said all rules in Saturday’s competition were followed and the temperatures and times were similar to those in previous years.

1.Which of the following is True of Paragraph 1?

A.Only the Russian amateur wrestler suffered severe burns in the Sauna World Championships.

B.Timo Kaukonen won a world sauna championship though he was badly burned.

C.In the Sauna World Championships Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy was badly burned and then died.

D.Both of the finalists were pulled out of the sauna, then they were horrified to death.

2.The underlined word “searing” means “__________”.

A.burning           B.comfortable        C.warm             D.extinct

3.What can we conclude from the situation after the tragedy?

A.There was no prize other than “some small things”, which the world champion would refuse to accept.

B.Ossi Arvela suggested there were great risks in the sauna contest and it never be held in the future.

C.The contest would be continued in which the temperatures were kept around 158 to 176 degrees.

D.It was unusual to have 110 degrees in a sauna and it was hard to understand to some people outside.

4.We can infer from the news that ___________.

A.sauna is so popular that there are often competitions on weekdays in Finland.

B.the temperatures in usual saunas are too high for most people to stand in Finland.

C.the sauna contest is much too horrible even for the spectators in Finland.

D.there is a sauna for more than three people on average in Finland.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了世界桑拿大赛中有人去世的消息,并详细介绍了有关的情况和桑拿的具体信息。

1.C 细节题。根据第一段前4行The Sauna World Championships (世界桑拿锦标赛) ended in tragedy at the weekend when one of the two finalists collapsed and died. Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, a Russian amateur wrestler in his 60s, suffered severe burns in the bizarre(怪诞的) annual event in the southern Finnish town of Heinola. He was pronounced dead late on Saturday说明他虽然获胜了,但是却死去了。故C正确。

2.A 推理题。根据The “sport” calls on participants to sit in a 230-degree (110 Celsius) room as water was tossed onto a searing stove,说明当水泼向烧开的石头产生的水汽正是桑拿房里的使用的,故A正确。本题考查了常识。

3.B 细节题。根据第二段2,3,4行Kaukonen, about 40, was in hospital in stable condition Sunday, contest spokesman Ossi Arvela said. The event, which had over 130 participants from 15 countries, had been held since 1999. It will never be held again, Arvela said.说明他认为这样做太危险了,故行为不要再举行这样的比赛了,故B正确。

4.D 推断题。根据倒数第二段最后2行Sauna bathing is a popular past-time in Finland, which has an estimated 1.6 million saunas for a population of 5 million.说明5百万的人口有160万个桑拿房,大约3个多人就有一个桑拿房。故D项正确。

考点:考查行为报告类短文阅读

点评:本文要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上,把握文章的真正内涵。①要吃透文章的字面意思,从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索,这是推理的前提和基础;②要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工,由表入里,由浅入深,从具体到抽象,从非凡到一般,通过分析、综合、判定等,进行深层处理,符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事,断章取义,以偏概全。③要忠实于原文,以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。立足已知,推断未知。立足现在,猜测未来。不能主观臆想,凭空想象,随意揣测,更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点;④要把握句、段之间的逻辑关系,了解语篇的结构。要体会文章的基调,揣摸作者的态度,摸准逻辑发展的方向,悟出作者的弦外之音。

 

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The Sauna World Championships (世界桑拿锦标赛) ended in tragedy at the weekend when one of the two finalists collapsed and died. Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, a Russian amateur wrestler in his 60s, suffered severe burns in the bizarre(怪诞的) annual event in the southern Finnish town of Heinola. He was pronounced dead late on Saturday after he collapsed alongside reigning (卫冕) champion Timo Kaukonen of Finland roughly six minutes into the final round. The “sport” calls on participants to sit in a 230-degree (110 Celsius) room as water was tossed onto a searing stove, officials and witnesses said. Medical workers pulled both men out of the sauna in front of nearly 1,000 horrified spectators.
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