1.Go for It!
While watching the Olympics the other night,I came across quite a sight.It was not a world record broken,but a show of determination.
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks.For one reason or another,two of them false started,so they were disqualified (取消资格).That left only one to compete.It would have been difficult enough,not having anyone to race against,even though the time on the clock is what’s important.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that he was not out for gold.His arms were flailing (乱摆) in an attempt at freestyle.Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time.Finally he made his turn to start back.You could tell he was tired out.
But in those few difficult strokes (划动),the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing,but beginning to cheer.Some even began to stand and shouted things like,“Come on,you can do it!” and “Go for it!” He did.
When this young man finally finished his race,the crowd went wild.You would have thought that he had won the gold,and he should have.Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history,this man did his best.
Just a short year ago,he had never even swum,let alone raced.His country had been asked to Sydney as a polite gesture.But this man gave his all:he knew that he had no chance,but he competed because of the spirit of the games.
1-1.I saw a world record being broken while watching the Olympics the other night.
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【答案】B
【解析】由文章第一段第二句“It was not a world record broken, but…”可知，作者在几天前的晚上观看了奥运会比赛，但是并没有看到一项世界纪录被打破，而是看到了一个人的决心。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
1-2.Two swimmers were disqualified because they had started before the official signal was given.
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【答案】A
【解析】由文章第二段第二句“…two of them false started, so they were disqualified.”可知，其中的两位选手因抢跑而被取消比赛资格。题干的表述与文章一致，故选A。
1-3.It’s easy for an athlete to perform well when having nobody to race against.
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【答案】B
【解析】由文章第二段最后一句“It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against…”可知，即使计时器上的时间非常重要，但是没有对手可以超越这无疑是一场困难的比赛。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
1-4.I knew that the man was not able to compete for the medals.
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【答案】A
【解析】由文章第三段第一句“…knew right away that he was not out for gold.”可知，当作者看到这个选手跳离出发台时就立马知道了他并非是想得到金牌。题干的表述与文章一致，故选A。
1-5.The crowd laughed at the man from beginning to end.
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【答案】B
【解析】由文章第六段第一句“No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer.”可知，人们不再嘲笑他了，开始为他加油。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
1-6.The man became very tired when he turned to swim back.
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【答案】A
【解析】由文章第四段最后两句“Finally he made his turn to start back. You could tell he was tired out.”可知，当他游回来时，他已经筋疲力尽了。题干的表述与文章一致，故选A。
1-7.When the man finally finished his race,the crowd became angry with him.
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【答案】B
【解析】由文章第七段第一句“When this young man finally finished his race, the crowd went wild.”可知，当这个年轻人最终完成了比赛，人们开始变得有点狂热。这里的狂热是高兴的表现，并不是生气。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
1-8.The man felt sad when he knew he made one of the slowest Olympic records.
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【答案】C
【解析】文章并没有提及这个选手知道自己是奥运会纪录上最慢的选手之一后而感到伤心。故选C。
1-9.The man came from a small country far away from Sydney.
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【答案】C
【解析】文章并没有提及这个选手来自远离悉尼的一个小国家。故选C。
1-10.The man did his best even if he was aware that he had no chance to win.
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【答案】A
【解析】由文章第七段最后一句“Even though he…this man did his best.”可知，虽然他是奥运会历史上的游泳速度最慢的一个，但是他尽了自己最大的努力。题干的表述与文章一致，故选A。