Question

David Beckham was born in 1975,in London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was football, he played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Chariton Soccer Skills award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led him to go for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy he played for the schools of Essex and also for his county team.

In 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team. In April, 1995, he played his first football leagues game against Leeds United. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won it both football seasons, with David scoring many goals.

His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1996-1997 season, he scored an surprising goal from beyond the halfway line; seeing the goalkeeper the goal, it was a wonderful goal and Beckham sent the ball over the goalkeeper’s head and into the goal. It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157 kph. He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose,. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.

Which word can take the place of the underlined word “passion” in paragraph1?

A. Skill   B. Prize.   C. Success.   D. Interest.

Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Beckham/

a. Beckham played his first football league game.

b. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award

c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team

d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp

e. Beckham played for the schools of Essex.

A. e, b, a, d, c   B. e, d, a, c, b

C. b, d, e, c, a   D. b, e, d, a, c

The passage is mainly talking about____.

A. when Beckham became famous all over Britain

B. how Beckham became a successful football player

C. why Beckham could win in football league games

D. what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals

Answer 1

【小题1】D

【小题2】C

【小题3】B

解析:

【小题1】本题考查根据上下文猜测词语含义的能力。根据下文“He played it whenever he had the chance.”这句话可知, 应该理解为“极大的兴趣.、热爱”。

【小题2】本题考查根据对事实细节进行排序的能力。本题可以采用首尾逆接法。由第一段和第二段的叙述可知When David Beckham was 12 years old(b, d)→As a boy(e) →In 1991(c)→In April, 1995(a)。故答案为C。

【小题3】本题考查把握文章主旨大意的能力。从贝克汉姆12岁时“won the Bobby Chariton Soccer Skills award.”到“It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight.”可归纳出本文的主旨所在, 即是贝克汉姆如何成为足球奇才的。