In the competition of Olympic weightlifting，t...

In the competition of Olympic weightlifting，the athletes try to lift the maximum (最大的) weight they can. There are special conditions they have to meet in order to compete：body weight，height and strength.

The Olympic weightlifting mainly tests the limit of explosive strength (爆发力)．There are not many lifters who really like Olympic weightlifting and the explanation is very simple：they are short of explosive strength.

The weights used for Olympic weightlifting are added in kilograms. The order by which the athletes enter the competition is not general，but it is set depending on the event. Usually the athlete with the lowest weight begins. If he/she is not successful，he/she can try later. There is a maximum of three lifts allowed for every competition.

For many years Olympic weightlifting was only for men. However，now women also take part in Olympic weightlifting. It was at the beginning of the 21st century that women’s competitions entered an organized professional environment. For women，Olympic weightlifting is more difficult because of their different body structure. However，strength training techniques (技术) are widely and successfully used by women，too.

Lots of the athletes who’ve ended up in Olympic weightlifting competitions have started with strength training only to improve their muscle condition and their body power. However，the demarcation line (界线) is not still very clear between power training and Olympic weightlifting. This is how so many lifters have got into Olympic weightlifting competition，even if their purpose was different at the beginning.

1.In the competition of Olympic weightlifting，athletes need to be all of the following EXCEPT________.

A．the right age                           B．the right height

C．the right weight                         D．the right strength

2.How many more times can a lifter try if he/she fails for the first time?

A．One.             B．Two.              C．Three.            D．Four.

3.According to the fourth paragraph，________.

A．men often do better than women in weightlifting

B．women need to use different training techniques from men

C．men can learn the training techniques better than women

D．women used not to be allowed to compete in Olympic weightlifting

4.According to the passage，many athletes began to practice weightlifting because they  wanted to________.

A．take part in the Olympics

B．get a reward in the competition

C．strengthen their body power

D．test the limit of explosive strength

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Thousands of athletes _______ in many countries will compete ________ medals in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

A. involved; in    B. involving; by    C. to involve; against    D. involved; for

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After taking part in several rounds of competition, the athlete ________ won first prize.

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The athlete’s years of hard training _____ when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.

A. made up　　 B. got through

C. paid off　　 D. came out

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Everyone wants to win, and everybody knows it. Take the case of Olympic athletes, who train hard each day for years to reach the top of their sport and hopefully win a gold medal. Since every competitor’s goal is to win, we assume that the silver medalists would be less happy than gold-medal winners, but still happier than those in third place. Common sense says that our levels of happiness should have something to do with our levels of achievement – except that often this isn’t the case.

Researchers found that bronze medalists actually appeared on the whole to be happier than silver medalists. How could that be? The answer, in a word, is gratitude. Silver medallists, who compared themselves to the gold medalists, experienced disappointment at having been close to winning the gold, but falling short. The bronze medalists, on the other hand, were thankful to have won a medal at all, comparing themselves to all those who didn’t even reach the Olympic platform.

If happiness, then, is the aim of life, perhaps our achievement-centered culture is getting it all backwards. We focus on what we want rather than on what we have. We forget to be grateful, and as a result we forget to be happy.

We’re from a culture that teaches us to envy others – another person achievements – and that is always looking forward to what comes next. Yet in a better society, might we not look at what all of our earlier nexts have already earned us?

I encourage any person who struggles with frustration （挫折）in their life to take out a notebook and a pen each evening before bed, and to write down all the things that they have gratitude for. It’s not a cure for dissatisfaction, to be sure, but many people quickly discover that, when they actually stop to think about it, they have things pretty good and happiness comes.

Those bronze medalists, after all, can’t be wrong.

1.What does “this” underlined in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. Happiness relies on achievements.　　 B. Happiness comes from gratitude.

C. Silver winners are the happiest.　　 D. Gold medalists are the happiest.

2.What is the reason why silver medalists often experience upset according to the text?

A. Their self-satisfaction.　　 B. Their dissatisfaction.

C. Their Gratitude.　　 D. Their character.

3.What is to blame for our dissatisfaction in life according to the text?

A. Our achievement-centered culture.　　 B. Our struggles with life frustration.

C. The lack of real winnings in our life.　　 D. The habit of expressing gratefulness.

4.What of the following can be the best title of the text?

A. The Key of Happiness　　 B. Medals and Happiness

C. Gratitude and Happiness　　 D. Happiness from Achievements

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Chen Xiexia is the first Chinese athlete ______ the gold medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.

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Chinese athlete Liu xiang’s dropping out of the Olympic Games was really ______; it surely _____ the whole world.

A. astonished; astonished          B. astonishing; was astonished

C. astonishing; astonished          D. astonished; was astonished

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—Our women athletes achieved great success in the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games．

—Yes. No one could perform _______, I think．

A．well             B．better                  C．best                       D．the best

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According to a report, each year almost half of the professional athletes retiring from competition ________ jobless or without a further schooling plan.

A. go up　　　　 B. end up

C. stay up　　 　 D. come up

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Gabby Douglas stood beneath the Rio Olympic Arena, still in her Team USA leotard, trying hard to understand how she had become the most unpatriotic athlete in Rio. Tears filled in her eyes. She tried hard to talk but no words came out. Her pauses were long and uncomfortable.

“I’ve been trying to stay off the Internet because there’s so much negativity,” she said. The attacks against her have been everywhere these last few days. The bullies blamed her for not putting her hand over her heart while the US national song played. Besides, some other people attacked her for not jumping up and cheering hard enough for team-mates at the all-around final. All of this prompted her mother, Natalie Hawkins, to tell Reuters this weekend, that Douglas is “heartbroken”.

It showed on Sunday, in Douglas’s final performance of this Olympics and maybe in the Games ever. Douglas finished sixth in the uneven bars, far from the medal stand she owned four years ago in London, and shook her head, confused. What had she done wrong? Nothing made sense.

“I mean, you do [Olympics] for your country, and you do it for yourself, how have I offended them? What have I done? I was standing in respect for USA. I’m coming out there representing them to the best of my abilities, so how would I be in disrespect?

1.Why was Douglas heartbroken?

A. Because she lost the chance to take part in the Olympic Games.

B. Because she didn’t win any medal.

C. Because she was criticized by many people for her unintentional behaviors.

D. Because she made a big mistake.

2.Which sports event do you think Douglas is most likely to be in?

A. gymnastics　　　 　　 B. high jump

C. dance　　　 　 　　　 D. triathlon

3.Which of the following is an improper behavior?

A. Putting hands over one’s heart while the national song played.

B. Jumping up and cheering hard enough for team-mates.

C. Taking part in the Olympic Games for one’s country.

D. Attacking athletes who don’t win golden medals.

4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards Douglas?

A. Enthusiastic　　 　　 B. Neutral

C. Critical　　 　 　 D. Angry

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