While watching the Olympics the other night,I came across an incredible sight.The
1 was swimming and started with only three men.For one reason or another,two of them had a
2 start,so they were disqualified.That would have been difficult enough,not having anyone to
3 against.
I watched the man
4 off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong.Now I’m not an expert
5 but I do know a good dive
6 a poor one,and this was not exactly medal
7 .I listened to the crowd begin to
8 this poor man who was clearly having a
9 time.Finally he made his turn to start back.It was
10 .He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few
11 strokes,the crowd had changed.No longer were they laughing,but beginning to
12 .Some even began to
13 things like,“Come on,you can do it！”,and he
14 finished his race.The crowd went
15 .Even though he recorded one of the
16 times in Olympic history,this man gave more heart than any of the other
17 .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals,feeling they have
18 been cheated out of gold,or when they act so
19 in front of their competitors,it is nice to watch an underdog (失败者),a man that gave his all—knowing that he had no chance,but competed because of his
20 and the spirit of the games.
| 小题1: | | A．view | B．event | C．game | D．match |
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| 小题2: | | A．false | B．nervous | C．strange | D．violent |
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| 小题3: | | A．fight | B．struggle | C．defend | D．race |
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| 小题4: | | A．set | B．bounce | C．dive | D．fall |
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| 小题5: | | A．swimmer | B．coach | C．judge | D．adviser |
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| 小题6: | | A．from | B．in | C．beyond | D．between |
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| 小题7: | | A．feature | B．quality | C．example | D．sign |
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| 小题8: | | A．break off | B．stand by | C．laugh at | D．focus on |
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| 小题9: | | A．happy | B．wonderful | C．vague | D．tough |
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| 小题10: | | A．hopeful | B．pitiful | C．boring | D．skillful |
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| 小题11: | | A．flexible | B．smart | C．awkward | D．excellent |
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| 小题12: | | A．support | B．quit | C．cheer | D．hesitate |
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| 小题13: | | A．speak | B．present | C．conclude | D．yell |
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| 小题14: | | A．eventually | B．hardly | C．successfully | D．nearly |
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| 小题15: | | A．wild | B．angry | C．sad | D．grey |
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| 小题16: | | A．fastest | B．luckiest | C．hardest | D．slowest |
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| 小题17: | | A．companions | B．competitors | C．volunteers | D．partners |
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| 小题18: | | A．somehow | B．already | C．even | D．anyway |
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| 小题19: | | A．poorly | B．carelessly | C．sharply | D．proudly |
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| 小题20: | | A．advantage | B．independence | C．determination | D．principle |
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