After ruling the tennis world for almost five years, Roger Federer is adjusting to life at NO.2. But, like any king whose throne has been taken away, the Swiss star is already planning secretly his return to power, beginning at this week’s US Open.
The problem is, many experts think he will never do it. They blame everything from age and tough competition to his racket and psychology.
For years Federer, 27, had enjoyed the view from the top. Competitors saw him as undefeated, and for the most part he was. However, before the 2008 season began, Federer had an illness that stole his strength and clearly affected his play on the court. Ever since, he has struggled to return to form, winning just two of his last 14 tournaments.
“Twenty-seven is an age when your body starts talking back to you.” tennis great John McEnroe told the New York Times.
Pancho Sefura, another tennis great, noted that Federer is also facing a maturing crop of young talents. “There are too many great players now,” he said, naming Britain’s Andy Murray, 21, and Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis, 20.
US magazine Sports Illustrated tennis columnist Jon Wertheim suggested that part of Federer’s problem could be his insistence on using a small racket. He says that the smaller head demands ball control. But we see time and again that racket makers try to get players to use a certain stick — one they would like to market to consumers and it has a negative effect the professional game.
Sports psychologist Jim Loehr told the Times that Federer is probably feeling “a sense of doubt” after being considered as undefeated for so long. If Federer is to recover his state of being undefeated, Loehr said he must overcome his doubt. “Federer doesn’t need fame and money. But he has to get better. He has to go to a whole new level. That’s the only way he stays in the game,” he said.
As for beginning his first Grand Slam in ages as the NO.2 seed, Federer said it might be for the best. “Five years almost, I was expected to win every tournament I entered,” he said, “so maybe Rafael Nadal now feels what I had to feel for a very long time. It will be interesting to see how he handles it.”
【小題1】What does the underlined sentence “your body starts talking back to you” in Para.4 mean?

A．Your body often argues with you.
B．You can do whatever you want.
C．Your strength is beginning to decline.
D．You are more easily to have quite terrible diseases.
【小題2】From the passage, we know the main reason why Federer’s throne was taken away is that _____.
A．he is becoming older and older.
B．he insisted on using a small racket.
C．he is facing a maturing crop of young talents.
D．he had an illness that stole his strength.
【小題3】What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Now it is Nadal who has replaced Federer as the No.1tennis player.
B．the racket makers aim at the players’ better performance in games.
C．It is impossible for Federer to return to power.
D．Federer has never won a Grand Slam before.
【小題4】What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Nadal — The No.1 Tennis Player
B．Federer — Always Undefeated
C．State of Mind Plays a Important Role
D．Federer Hopes to Recover His Magic


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：稱霸網(wǎng)壇 5 年之后，瑞士名將羅杰.費(fèi)德勒已淪為 網(wǎng)壇老二，盡管他放言要重返霸主地位，但人們對(duì)此心存疑慮。網(wǎng)壇代有人才出，他是否能如愿呢？
【小題1】考查句意猜測(cè)。第三段說(shuō)，27 歲的費(fèi)德勒疾病纏身， 已經(jīng)力不從心，由此判斷畫線部分的含義是 C 項(xiàng)，在 27 歲這個(gè)年齡， “你的體力開始衰退”。 選 C。
【小題2】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。第三段說(shuō)，在 2008 賽季之前費(fèi)德勒 生了一場(chǎng)病， 之后他一直努力重返霸主地位， 但只贏了最后 14 場(chǎng)錦標(biāo) 賽中的兩場(chǎng)。后文講的都是他無(wú)法重返霸主地位的部分原因。選 D。
【小題3】考查推理判斷。文章開頭說(shuō)費(fèi)德勒稱霸網(wǎng)壇 5 年， 最后一段他說(shuō)，“將近 5 年的時(shí)間里，大家都預(yù)料我逢賽必贏，現(xiàn)在 拉菲爾?納達(dá)爾的感受和我那么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間里的感受一樣”，由此判斷，拉 菲爾.納達(dá)爾是當(dāng)今網(wǎng)壇的頭號(hào)選手。選 A。
【小題4】考查標(biāo)題歸納。全文圍繞曾經(jīng)稱霸網(wǎng)壇的瑞士名將 羅杰.費(fèi)德勒展開敘述，討論他重返霸主地位的可能性，因此選 D。
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Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.""OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
【小題1】Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A．he would be away from home for four days
B．he would be back in seven days
C．he would be back in a month
D．he liked a cup of tea
【小題2】Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.
A．the wall B．the door C．a(chǎn) piece of paper D．his son's pocket
【小題3】A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
A．the second day B．the third day C．the fourth day D．the fifth day
【小題4】What was burnt? ___________.
A．The piece of paper B．Mr Smith C．The visitor D．The boy

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