A couple of years ago, before a trip to China, Nicole Davis and her US women’s volleyball teammates were warned about the prominence (顯著、突出) of coach “Jenny” Lang Ping in her native country.

“I was pushed over by Chinese journalists while I was just trying to put my luggage on the bus,” said Davis.

Known as the “Iron Hammer” for her punishing spikes(扣球),Lang made it possible for China to dominate in the sport in the early 1980s. She was a key player on China’s 1984 Olympic gold medal winning team.

When the US team arrived for the Olympics, Lang, 48, who is from Beijing, had to take a different route to avoid a crowd of reporters and fans.

Then came the greatest moment to Lang：While the US team was playing in a packed gym, at least 8,000 Chinese fans unfurled an American flag.

“That really says it all,” Davis said. “They look at her as an icon(偶像)．I’m sure it’s hard for them to see her coaching another country, but they love her so 七彩教育網(wǎng)ly that her success is their success.”

The loyalty of the Chinese fans was tested on Friday, when China lost a match to the US.

“It’s a pity that China lost the match, but I’m still glad that Lang Ping’s team won, since she is the pride of China’s volleyball,” said Liu Chengli, a spectator. “We also cheered for

Lang’s victory.”

Lang said she just tried to stay professional when the two teams meet. “It doesn’t matter if we play China or any other team. It’s the same.” Lang said.

Davis said she and her teammates could not have imagined the passion for volleyball among Chinese because the sport was lack of popularity in the US. The reception from Chinese fans has touched the US players, said US volleyball player Lindsey Berg.

“It’s such an honor to be here and play for our coach here in China,” she said. “The amount of support that the Chinese give to her and us has been tremendous. The whole event has been unbelievable.”

1. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Staying professional.B．Cheering for the Iron Hammer.

C．A match between China and the US.D．Lang Ping’s career as a coach.

2. Lang Ping avoided meeting the reporters and fans probably because she ________.

A．was afraid to be questioned about her strategy

B．didn’t want to be paid much attention to

C．disliked to be with her fans

D．didn’t want to disturb public order

3. What does the underlined word “unfurled” exactly mean?

A．destroyed completelyB．tore into pieces

C．spread out to the windD．rolled up

4. What does Lang Ping mean by saying “It doesn’t matter if we play China or any other team.”？

A．American Volleyball Team will beat any team.

B．Chinese Volleyball Team is the same as other teams.

C．She just tried to stay professional.

D．The results of each match will be the same.

5. What impressed the US team players most?

A．The tolerance of Chinese people.

B．The popularity of volleyball in China.

C．Lang Ping’s coaching skills.

D．The loyalty for volleyball of the Chinese.

 

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

1.1】本篇文章無明顯的主題句,但字里行間都在講述我國著名排球運(yùn)動(dòng)員,現(xiàn)美國女排主教練郎平帶隊(duì)到中國參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)并受到了人們的熱烈歡迎,故應(yīng)選B；而D項(xiàng)意為“郎平的教練生涯”,顯然不合題意。但多數(shù)學(xué)生誤選此項(xiàng),是由于只注意到了局部信息,犯了以偏賅全的錯(cuò)誤,而沒有真正理解文章主旨。

2.2】推理判斷題。從文章第四段的內(nèi)容可以推斷出朗平希望不要太被關(guān)注。

3.3】詞義猜測題。由文章第五段和第六段可以知道,這里的中國球迷應(yīng)該是“打開、展開”了一面美國國旗,所以選C項(xiàng)。

4.4】推理判斷題。從文章內(nèi)容可以知道,朗平認(rèn)為不論是對(duì)陣中國隊(duì)還是其他隊(duì),對(duì)她來說,這僅僅是一場比賽而已。由此推斷選C項(xiàng)。

5.5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段的內(nèi)容可以知道,排球在中國非常受歡迎,所以選B項(xiàng)。

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