星火:2008年12月英語六級聽力理解預(yù)測試卷

　　In the years that followed, he took part in football games against such renowned teams as Harvard and West Point. Thorpe again and again brought his team to victory. In 1912 he was invited to compete in the Olympic Games in Stockholm. There he excelled in several tack events and was presented with first place gold medals. He was the first athlete to capture first place awards in so many track events.

　　When Thorpe returned home from the Olympic Games,(27)he was welcomed with parades and celebration. The president called him the highest type of citizen.(28)However, this was all short-lived because it was found out that at one time Thorpe had been a professional athlete. Since an athlete must be an amateur in order to participate in the Olympic Games, Thorpe did not qualify. Therefore, all of his medals were taken away from him.

　　In later years, Thorpe played baseball and football professionally. His admirers often tried to have his medals returned to him, but in vain. Thorpe died a lonely man in California on May 28, 1953.Today, as always, many still believe Thorpe was the best athlete that ever lived.

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. Where was Thorpe's athletic talent discovered?

　　C)。【解析】四個選項都是表示地點的狀語，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容可能跟某件事情發(fā)生的地點有關(guān)。

　　早在Thorpe還在Carlisle Indian School上學(xué)的時候(had his education at the Carlisle Indian School)，他的體育教練(athletic coach)就發(fā)現(xiàn)了他卓越的運動才能(splendid athlete)，并鼓勵他專心從事運動(concentrate on sports)。故正確答案為C)。

　　27. How did American people receive Thorpe when he came back from Stockholm in 1912?

　　B)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項都是They開頭，都是對待某人的態(tài)度，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容可能是關(guān)于一些人怎么對待某個人的。 當Thorpe 1912年從Stockholm回來的時候，美國人民為他舉行了游行(parades)和慶祝(celebration)。故正確答案為B)。

　　28. Why were Thorpe's medals taken away from him?

　　D)。【解析】四個選項都是Because開頭的，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容是關(guān)于某件事情發(fā)生的原因。按照當時的規(guī)則，參加奧林匹克運動會的運動員必須是業(yè)余選手(an amateur)，Thorpe曾經(jīng)是職業(yè)選手(professional athlete)，這并不符合規(guī)定，所以他的獎牌被收回(taken away)。故正確答案為D)。

　　Passage Two

　　About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Many of these words are technical words. When there is a new invention of discovery, a new word may be coined after the inventor or scientist.

　　It is interesting to observe how many common English words have found their way into the language from the names of people. For example, "sandwich", you may eat everyday. Lord Sandwich who lived from 1718 to 1792 used to sit at the gambling table eating slices of bread with meat in between. This kind of eating tastes delicious.(29)As the Lord was the only one among his friends who ate bread in that way, his friends began to call the"bread-Sandwich"for fun. Later on the word became part of the English language.

　　The word "boycott" means to refuse to have anything to do with somebody or something. This word is another example. The word comes from a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English landowner in Ireland.(30)But the Captain was a very harsh man. He treated his poor tenants very badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all. (31)Eventually word got back to the landowner and the Captain was removed. The word "boycott" became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind of treatment that was received by Captain Boycott.

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. Who coined the word "sandwich"?

　　【解析】C)。四個選項都是關(guān)于人物的詞，由此可以推測，本題內(nèi)容與人物有關(guān)。 由于Lord Sandwich是他的朋友里面唯一一個那樣吃面包的人(only one among his friends who ate bread in that way)，他的朋友們開始叫這種食物"bread-Sandwich"(Sandwich面包)�？梢娮畛跏褂胹andwich這個詞的人是Lord Sandwich的朋友們。

　　30. What didn't the tenants like?

　　【解析】B)。四個選項中有兩個是不定式，有兩個是人物身份，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容可能與人物的態(tài)度有關(guān)系。佃農(nóng)們都不喜歡Boycott，因為他對待佃農(nóng)的態(tài)度很差(treated his poor tenants very badly)，佃農(nóng)們于是決定不和他說話(not to speak to him)。故正確答案為B)。

　　31. What did the landowner do when he found out that the tenants were boycotting his agent?

　　【解析】A)。四個選項都是He開頭描述某人的行動，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容是關(guān)于某個人采取的行動。 當?shù)刂靼l(fā)現(xiàn)佃農(nóng)抵制Captain Boycott后，地主就把他換掉了(the Captain was removed)，故正確答案為A)。