17.In January 2015,I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved to Iowa so I could be coached by Jackson.I'd been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eight-but gradually,that dream seemed like a million miles away.
On February 2,2016,while Mom was visiting me in Iowa,I told her,"I don't like swimming any more.I want to try dancing,or become a singer.I can get a job in Virginia.I just want to come home."
Mom's eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone."You're breaking my heart!Brie,"she said."You've been doing swimming for ten years,and now you want to quit?Have you lost your mind?"
I hadn't lost my mind,but I had lost my fire.It's an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone.
"I'm not trying to break your heart,Mom,"I said."I just don't want to do it any more."
"I know you miss home.But you've signed a contract that says you will represent your country to the best of your ability.You've got a responsibility to your teammates.And now you just want to walk away?I will not let you be dishonorable.If you don't like swimming,then at the very least,you'll finish the season."
The next afternoon as I dragged myself into Jackson's swimming center,I thought of the efforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training.I thought of my two sisters:Arielle,who gave up ballroom dancing,and Joyelle,who stopped ice skating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in swimming.
For now,here's what you need to know:Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first event(賽事)in the Rio Summer Olympics,my leap of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster.
25.How did the author's mother feel toward her intention to quit swimming?A
A.Heart-broken
B.Dishonorable
C.Helpless
D.Calm
26.We can infer from the passage that the authorA.
A.changed her mind in the end
B.realized her Olympic dream
C.loved singing and dancing more
D.was so overcome with homesickness that she gave up her dream
27.What would be the best title for the passage?C
A.My Dream B.My Mother C.My Leap of Faith D.Responsibility
28.Who will be interested in the passage?B
A.Those who are graduating from university.
B.Those who want to give up dreams.
C.Those who are looking for customers.
D.Those who dislike swimming.
分析 本文是記敘文.作者離開家鄉(xiāng),懷揣兒時(shí)的奧運(yùn)金牌夢到他鄉(xiāng)學(xué)習(xí)體操,因?yàn)橄爰蚁敕艞夡w操訓(xùn)練,但母親的一席話讓她最終選擇了堅(jiān)持下去.
解答 25.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段的"Mom's eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone"以及母親所說的話"You're breaking my heart,Brie,"可以看出,作者半途而廢讓母親很傷心,故選A.
26.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)母親的話讓作者想起家人為她所做出的犧牲以及文章最后一段的"Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first vault in the London Summer Olympics"說明作者改變了最初的想法,選擇了堅(jiān)持.故選A.
27.C.主旨大意題.作者最初想放棄體操,但最后選擇了堅(jiān)持.C項(xiàng)標(biāo)題概括了文章的主旨并與文章最后一段的"my leap of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster"相呼應(yīng).故選C.
28.B.推理判斷題.作者因?yàn)橄爰叶敕艞夡w操訓(xùn)練,但母親的一席話讓她最終選擇了堅(jiān)持.所以對于想要放棄自己夢想的人來說應(yīng)該對這篇文章感興趣.故選B.
點(diǎn)評 本文是一個(gè)故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).