2013届中考英语阅读理解专项复习题18.doc

有关人物的阅读题

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Twenty-three-year-old Michael Phelps has become a phenomenon (神话) in swimming.

At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, he won eight gold medals and broke 7 world records. Nine days, 17 gam 教案、课件、论文、素材及各类教学资源下载，还有大量而丰富的教学相关资讯！" type="#_x0000_t75" style="width: 1.5pt; height: 1.5pt">es, morning and night he competed and won.

Michael Phelps started to swim at the age of 5. Guess which stroke (动作) he first tried? The backstroke. It’s because he didn’t want to put his face in the water.

By the age of 7, he had taken part in a lot of swimming competitions. At 11, he met Bob Bowman who saw the kid’s great talent.

How did Phelps become so good? He was born with the body of a swimmer. He stands 1.87meters high and has a wide wingspan (臂展). He knows how to use his body to full advanta教案、课件、论文、素材及各类教学资源下载，还有大量而丰富的教学相关资讯！" type="#_x0000_t75" style="width: 0.75pt; height: 1.5pt"> ge. His hands and feet are like paddles (踏板) in the water and he has a strong kick.

But that’s not all；he also has the heart and will to win. He thinks that anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it. Every day he spends fi教案、课件、论文、素材及各类教学资源下载，还有大量而丰富的教学相关资讯！" type="#_x0000_t75" style="width: 1.5pt; height: 1.5pt"> ve hours in the wate教案、课件、论文、素材及各类教学资源下载，还有大量而丰富的教学相关资讯！" type="#_x0000_t75" style="width: 1.5pt; height: 0.75pt"> r, swimming about 11 kilometers. This is a young man who knows what he wants.

(    )71. Phelps did best in           at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

A. running .               B. rowing.              C. swimming.

(    )72. How many games did Phelps take part in at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

A. 8.                  B. 9.                       C. 17.

(    )73. Phelps try backstroke first because           .

A. he was born with the body of a swimmer.

B. he didn’t want to put his face in the water. 

C. his hands and feet were like paddles in the water.

(    )74. Which of the教案、课件、论文、素材及各类教学资源下载，还有大量而丰富的教学相关资讯！" type="#_x0000_t75" style="width: 2.25pt; height: 1.5pt"> following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Phelps is the best swimmer in Australia.

B. At the age of seven, Phelps started to swim.

C. Phelps won 8 gold medals and broke 7 world records.

 (    )75. We can learn from this passage that           .

A. Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

B. If you have a wide wingspan, you must be a good swimmer.

C. Phelps was made to spend all his time swimming every day.

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Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.………………………………【全文请点击下载word压缩文档】点击下载此文件