Question

After ruling the tennis world for almost five years, Roger Federer is adjusting to life at NO.2. But, like any king whose throne(王冠) 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（球拍）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 on 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.”

1.What does the underlined sentence “your body starts talking back to you” in Para.4 mean?

A. Your strength is beginning to decline.

B. Your body often argues with you.

C. You are more easily to have quite terrible diseases.

D. You can do whatever you want.

2.From the passage, we know the main reason why Federer’s throne was taken away is that _____.

A. he is facing a maturing crop of young talents.

B. he insisted on using a small racket.

C. he had an illness that stole his strength.

D. he is becoming older and older.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. the racket makers aim at the players’better performance in games.

B.It is impossible for Federer to return to power.

C.Federer has never won a Grand Slam before.

D. Now it is Nadal who has replaced Federer as the No.1 tennis player.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Federer Hopes to Recover His Magic

B. Federer — Always Undefeated

C. Nadal — The No.1 Tennis Player

D. State of Mind Plays an Important Role

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講的是職業(yè)瑞士網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動(dòng)員羅杰·費(fèi)德勒的故事，在連續(xù)五年馳騁網(wǎng)球領(lǐng)域之后轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)槎��?hào)種子，費(fèi)德勒想要重新贏回冠軍，但是很多專家處于年齡和激烈的競爭考慮，覺得費(fèi)德勒很難做到，盡管如此，費(fèi)德勒仍然在堅(jiān)持不懈地努力。

1.句子理解題。“your body starts talking back to you”表達(dá)的是身體開始變差，選A。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中第三段中“However, before the 2008 season began, Federer had an illness that stole his strength and clearly affected his play on the court.”可以看出疾病是影響費(fèi)德勒的冠軍寶座失去的主要原因，故選C。

3.推斷分析題。從文中最后一段中“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.”可以推斷出納達(dá)爾代替了費(fèi)德勒第一名的位置。選D

4.慨括歸納題。本文講的是職業(yè)瑞士網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動(dòng)員羅杰·費(fèi)德勒的故事，在連續(xù)五年馳騁網(wǎng)球領(lǐng)域之后轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)槎��?hào)種子，費(fèi)德勒想要重新贏回冠軍，根據(jù)大意可以推斷出選A。

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