While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible(难以置信的) sight. The
36 was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a
37 start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to
38 against.
I watched the man
39 off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert
40 but I do know a good dive
41 a poor one, and this was not exactly medal
42 . I listened to the crowd begin to
43 this poor man that was clearly having a
44 time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was
45 he made a few desperate(拼命的) stroke(划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few
46 strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to
47 . Some even began to
48 things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he
49 finished his race. The crowd went
50 . Even though he recorded one of the
51 times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other
52 .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have
53 been cheated out of gold, or when they act so
54 in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all --- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his
55 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．satisfying | 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．intellectual | 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．successful | D．nearly |
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| 小题16: | | A．fastest | B．luckiest | C．worst | D．slowest |
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| 小题17: | | A．companion | 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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