题文
While watching a swimming competition one night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.The event started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. In fact, it is difficult enough, not having anyone to race against.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was obvious that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.
I listened to the crowd beginning to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.
This young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in swimming history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to the competition.
In a competition, we usually watch the brilliant athletes competing for medals, but it is nice to watch an underdog.
小题1:From the passage we learn that the young man _____.A．made his turn to start back pitifullyB．was skillful at freestyle swimmingC．swam faster than the average swimmerD．seemed unlikely to win a gold medal小题2:The crowd changed their attitude because _____.A．they felt sorry for the young manB．they wanted to show their interestC．they were moved by the young manD．they meant to please the young man小题3:According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means ____.A．it’s amusing to watch a skillful swimmer swimmingB．it’s amazing to watch a good loser challenging himselfC．it’s good for athletes to act proudly D．it’s difficult for some athletes to remove medals小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?A．Go for it！B．Try again!C．Compete for gold!D．Break a record! 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
本文讲述的是一个游泳水平很差的人，勇于挑战自己，最终完成了比赛，感动了观众，他才是真正的胜利者。这才是真正的体育精神。
小题1:D 细节题。根据第三段2,5行this was not exactly medal quality. 和I listened to the crowd beginning to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. 说明他的游泳水平较低，并不能夺取奖牌。故D项正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!”说明人们从一开始的嘲笑到后来的鼓励，都是因为被这个人的坚持所感动，故C项正确。
小题3:B 推理题。这个人的游泳水平很差，但是他有勇气战胜自己来到这里参加比赛，最终通过自己的努力完成了比赛，也许她的成绩是最差的，但是这仍然是一种胜利。这才是一种真正的体育精神。故B项正确。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。本文讲述的是一个游泳水平很差的人，勇于挑战自己，最终完成了比赛，感动了观众，他才是真正的胜利者。故A项符合文章的中心思想。
点评：本文讲述的是一个游泳水平很差的人，勇于挑战自己，最终完成了比赛，感动了观众，他才是真正的胜利者。这才是真正的体育精神。以推理题的考查为主，要求我们在仔细阅读文章的基础上，认真分析题目及选项，做出准确的判断和推理。
考点
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人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
