题文
Jockeys(职业赛马骑师) are the smallest athletes. They are rarely over five feet six, or 120 pounds. The lighter the weight on the horse, the faster it can go.Riding fast horses on the track is tough on the small jockeys. The jockey doesn’t“sit”on the horse. He leans forward on his legs. The strain is on his thighs(大腿) and calf(小腿) muscles. As jockeys age, their legs“go”first. Jockeys also need arm strength. It’s a strain holding a 1000-pound racehorse.
On muddy days, jockeys get a pounding of mud. The mud comes flying off the hooves(蹄) of the horses in front. “It feels like someone is punching you all over,”says one rider.
And a jockey can be hurt. A jockey can have a leg jammed between two horses. Or it can get caught between horse and the rail. The worst accidents are from falls. A horse may fall on his rider. Or horses behind may trample if he hits the track. In one year about 240 riders are hurt badly. That’s one out of six jockeys.
But the jockeys are well-paid. A jockey keeps about ten percent of the money his horses win. Jacinto Vasquez, a five-foot-three comer, has ridden horses to ＄7,000,000 in wins in the last eight years, which means he does almost ＄100,000 a year.
Why do some jockeys do better than others? “It isn’t the way a boy sits on a horse or uses the reins or the whip,”says Conn McCreary. McCreary was a top jockey of the 1950’s. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners. “Most jockeys do this the same. It’s the ‘feel’ he has for the horses.”
“When you come right down to it, it just seems that horses run better for some riders,” McCreary says. “A real good jockey doesn’t lose with the best horse. And sometimes he’ll win with the second or third best.”
Many Latin-American riders, like Jacinto, seem to have the knack. “Maybe it’s because we grew up with horses,”says Jacinto. “Maybe it’s because we like to ride. There was a strike at Aqueduct last year. We, Jorge Velasquez, and Angel Cordero (two other top Latin riders) went to a park. We rented horses, and rode around the bridle path(骑马专用道)!”
小题1:The main idea of Paragraph 1 is about ______________.A．the size of jockeys.B．the age of jockeysC．the size of the horseD．the speed of the horse小题2:When a jockey is riding a fast horse, he doesn’t __________.A．really sit on the horseB．lean forward on his legsC．use much arm strengthD．get any mud on wet track小题3: The most dangerous problem for a jockey arises __________________.A．when his leg is jammed between two horsesB．when his clothes are splashed over with mud.C．when the jockey’s horse falls on the jockeyD．when the jockey is not well paid小题4:A really good jockey can often win a race ____________.A．only when he rides on the best horseB．even when he rides the second best horseC．when he rides on a rented horseD．if the horse is just a Kentucky Herby小题5: The underlined word “Knack” in the last paragraph probably means__________________.A．special skillB．dangerous hobbyC．riding cultureD．excellent horses. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
文章介绍了赛马师的一些知识，包括赛马师的身材要求，职业技能和报酬，以及可能受到的伤害等。
小题1:段落大意题：从第一段的句子：Jockeys(职业赛马骑师) are the smallest athletes. They are rarely over five feet six, or 120 pounds 可知第一段讲的是职业赛模师的大小。选A
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：Riding fast horses on the track is tough on the small jockeys. The jockey doesn’t“sit”on the horse. 可知职业赛马师不是坐在马上的，选A
小题3:细节题：从第四段的句子：The worst accidents are from falls. A horse may fall on his rider. Or horses behind may trample if he hits the track.可知最糟糕的伤害是赛马倒在赛马师身上。选C
小题4:细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：“A real good jockey doesn’t lose with the best horse. And sometimes he’ll win with the second or third best.”可知最好的赛马师骑二等的马也可以赢，选B
小题5:猜词题：从后面的句子：“Maybe it’s because we grew up with horses,”says Jacinto. “Maybe it’s because we like to ride. 可知他们从小在马背上长大，有特殊的才能，“Knack”相当于special skill，选A
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Jockeys(职业赛马骑师) are .....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
