文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了爱尔兰的一名普外科医生Elsa Desmond以爱尔兰的第一名无舵雪橇奥运女选手的身份参加了北京冬奥会,尽管在第一场角逐中就已经排在第26位,但是她并没有灰心,依旧满心欢喜。因为在此之前,她已经克服了种种困难,如平衡医生工作和滑雪、创办自筹经费滑雪组织等,最终才能参加冬奥会。在北京冬奥会的开幕式上,她作为国家的旗手代表祖国入场,让祖国为她感到骄傲。
1 . Elsa Desmond knows she is not going to win a medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics. But she is ________ as the first women’s luge (无舵雪橇) Olympian from Ireland. She was the 26th to ________ the line in the first run of the women’s race on Monday night, ________ than any of the other athletes, which did not ________ her. She celebrated with a large smile on her face.
Although she did not win in Beijing, she has already won some ________. She had been given many reasons why she could not compete: she is too short, she did not start ________ at a young age, and she could not balance a(n) ________ job with competing in a sport. The biggest difficulty simply might have been that Ireland did not have a luge organization. So, she ________ one herself; she had to ________.
And now, ________, she is a luge Olympian. “I’m a doctor in general surgery, I have all these really visible challenges, but I think everyone has worked as ________ as they can to be here.” She has delayed parts of her job to compete in the Olympics, but her ________ gave her the time off. And her co-workers are becoming big luge fans, extremely proud of her.
Desmond has ________ two demanding jobs: sliding a few months out of the year and living a life in medicine. There was a(n) ________ last season when she had to take important medical examinations in hotels in Germany where other sliders were staying. “I had to ________ signs on my door saying ‘Do not disturb, exam in ________’ in about six different languages.”
Desmond got the ________ of representing her country in Beijing, and being one of two people ________ Ireland’s flag during the opening ceremony on Friday. “I don’t think I can ________ words how excited I was to lead out the team. I really hope that I can make my country ________.”
1. A.visiting | B.studying | C.leading | D.competing |
2. A.break | B.cross | C.follow | D.draw |
3. A.slower | B.tougher | C.faster | D.easier |
4. A.upset | B.mean | C.threaten | D.matter |
5. A.diseases | B.challenges | C.operations | D.companions |
6. A.swimming | B.sliding | C.sailing | D.running |
7. A.financial | B.athletic | C.medical | D.educational |
8. A.started | B.stopped | C.continued | D.joined |
9. A.self-respect | B.self-discipline | C.self-fund | D.self-save |
10. A.privately | B.traditionally | C.similarly | D.officially |
11. A.hard | B.apart | C.steadily | D.quietly |
12. A.family | B.country | C.team | D.hospital |
13. A.completed | B.escaped | C.balanced | D.refused |
14. A.injury | B.time | C.responsibility | D.chance |
15. A.stick | B.nail | C.translate | D.prepare |
16. A.peace | B.need | C.progress | D.public |
17. A.permission | B.passion | C.inspiration | D.honor |
18. A.holding | B.raising | C.preparing | D.storing |
19. A.put down | B.put into | C.get in | D.get by |
20. A.stable | B.sacred | C.strong | D.proud |