1 . Skiing has always been a big part of Mikaela Shiffrin’s life. Her dad ski raced all through college and her mom raced and coached skiing. The Shiffrins taught Mikaela and her brother, Taylor, to ski at a very young age. At two and a half years old, Mikaela made her first ski run down her driveway on plastic skis.
Mikaela loved skiing. From ages 8 to 11, she did hundreds of training runs on small hills to learn the skills of slalom skiing (障碍滑雪). When Mikaela was 11, she began to learn at the Burke Mountain Academy, a Vermont boarding school for skiers. She took classes, studied, and practiced her skiing. According to Burke Mountain Academy headmaster Kirk Dwyer, “What separated Mikaela from others was the degree of her commitment (投入) to be the best. Mikaela practiced more than anyone and believed in herself then and now.” At age 14, Mikaela began her international career when she raced in the world championships for 13- and 14-year-olds. And she won!
By the time she was 17, she had already won her first World Cup race. “Living away from home four and five months at a time can be difficult,” Mikaela says. “But it can also be exciting. I’m getting to see the world.” When Mikaela began ski racing in Europe, her mother, Eileen, stayed with her. She worked as her high-school teacher while they were on the road. “She has always been a super-hard worker,” says Eileen.
For Mikaela, working hard is a full-time job. Even her off-season is work time. “If you want something, just try your best,” she says. At the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, 18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest slalom skier ever to win an Olympic gold medal.
1. According to the text, Mikaela _______.A.learned to ski by herself | B.was born into a skiing family |
C.first skied when she was 3 years old | D.got to know slalom skiing at the age of 14 |
A.Mikaela was cleverer than the other kids |
B.Mikaela was too young to learn skiing |
C.Mikaela was a hard-working girl |
D.Mikaela was a slow learner |
A.Her mother. | B.Her father. |
C.Kirk Dwyer. | D.Taylor Shiffrin. |
A.The 2014 Winter Olympic Games |
B.The Burke Mountain Academy |
C.An introduction to slalom skiing |
D.A young skier’s fight for success |
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3 . Kevin Durant is one of the best players to play the game of basketball. He has won championships in the National Basketball Association (NBA) all through his life. He has won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player
Durant grew up in Washington D.C.. His father left his
Despite the challenges, there was always a lot of love and support in his family. His mum wrote a note that
Kevin was very tall at an early age. And he liked basketball. So when he was about 10 years old and told his mum that he
He worked very hard at improving himself. He failed many times but kept getting up. For 6 years
But it was not just practising hard that
Now that Kevin has achieved so much success on the
A.award | B.respect | C.sponsorship | D.scholarship |
A.wealthy | B.skilled | C.proud | D.special |
A.accept | B.overcome | C.consider | D.accomplish |
A.career | B.company | C.family | D.country |
A.single | B.working | C.devoted | D.strict |
A.covered | B.surrounded | C.spread | D.hung |
A.wonder | B.assume | C.believe | D.admit |
A.heard | B.dreamed | C.thought | D.reminded |
A.anything | B.nothing | C.something | D.everything |
A.straight | B.ahead | C.possible | D.constant |
A.playing | B.attending | C.performing | D.drawing |
A.forced | B.showed | C.proved | D.made |
A.learned | B.managed | C.intended | D.claimed |
A.course | B.platform | C.court | D.academy |
A.giving in | B.giving back | C.giving away | D.giving out |
A: I’m sorry to hear that Kobe Bryant was killed in the air crash.
B: Me, too. Kobe is my favorite basketball player and he is also
A: Yes, what he achieved in his life
B: He won his first championship in 2000. In all, he won 5 championships.
A: How many times did he win
B: He was an 18-time NBA All-star and he got the AMVP four times.
A: What’s his highest score in a single game?
B: He once scored 81 points at a single game in 2006 so he was nicknamed Mr 81.
A: In a word, he left a deep impression on us and he will be remembered forever for his
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