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(1)推理判断题。根据文章第一段I once met a young woman who had dreams of swimming for the U.S Olympic team.She had to get up every morning at 4 a.m.to swim for 3 hours before going to school.She did not party with her friends on Saturday night.She had to study and keep her grades up,just like everyone else.(我曾经遇到过一个梦想加入美国奥运游泳队的年轻女子。她不得不每天早上4点起床,在去学校之前游3个小时的泳。星期六晚上她没有和朋友一起聚会。她必须学习,保持好成绩,就像其他人一样。)可知文章通过举例一位游泳健将的经历告诉我们可以通过自己的努力成功。说明这篇文章以举一个例子开始的。故选A。
(2)猜测词义题。根据文章第二段I do it for myself and the people I love.It's love that gets me over the hurdles and sacrifices(我这样做是为了我自己和我爱的人。是爱让我跨越了障碍和牺牲)说明是有一定的东西让他强迫做出牺牲。因此compelled的意思是"强迫"。A.committed奉献;B.inspired鼓舞;C.forced强迫;D.combined结合。故选C。
(3)推理判断题。根据文章第四段First the "don't wants." for they create the "wants." I don't want to work all my life.I don't want what my parents aspired for,which was job security and a big house.I don't like being an employee.I hated it that my dad always missed my football games because he was so busy working on his career.I hated it when my dad worked hard all his life and the government took most of what he worked for at his death.(首先是"不想要"因为他们创造了"需求"我不想工作一辈子。我不想要我父母渴望的东西,那就是稳定的工作和一栋大房子。我不喜欢当雇员。我讨厌我爸爸总是错过我的足球比赛,因为他忙于他的事业。我讨厌我爸爸一生努力工作,而政府在他去世时拿走了他工作的大部分。)可知"不想要"比"想要"更重要。故选D。
(4)推理判断题。根据文章第六段 Those are my deep﹣seated,emotional reasons.What are yours?If they are not strong enough,the reality of the road ahead may be greater than your reasons.I have lost money and been set back many times.but it was the deep emotional reasons that kept me standing up and going forward.I wanted to be free by age 40.but it took me until I was 47 with many learning experiences along the way.(这些是我根深蒂固的情感原因。你的呢?如果他们不够强大,前方道路的现实可能大于你的理由。我曾经损失过金钱,也曾多次受挫。但正是这种深刻的情感原因让我站了起来,继续前进。我想在40岁的时候获得自由,但是我直到47岁才获得自由,在这过程中我有了很多学习经验。)可知现实中,如果没有更深层次的情感原因,我们可能会遇到更多的障碍。故选D。