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【題目】閱讀下面的短文，請根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。

Rock climbing requires not only physical strength, but also complete mental concentration. So it is not an easy sport. But this may not be true for 20-year-old Sasha diGuilian. This fearless girl who has been dominating the sport ever since she entered this field is just getting warmed up.

The youngster who is also studying for a creative writing degree at Columbia University says that she began climbing even before she could walk. As a baby, she constantly escaped from her bed and led her friends to the nearest rocks or hills. Then at the age of seven she attended brother’s birthday party at a local rock climbing gym and found her gift for it.

Soon after, she joined the local center in her hometown of Alexandria, Virginia and began climbing— first once a week, then twice and soon, almost every day. At the age of nine, she won her first climbing competition by participating in an event that she hadn’t even been aware of, until she went to the gym for her normal climbing routine. Her competitive nature and love for the sport immediately reached the peak and she began training seriously, but this time outside the gym—climbing real mountains.

As a youngster, she dominated the Junior Continental Championships from 2004 to 2010. Then she went on to catch the Pan American Championship and the US National Championship as soon as she was old enough. And in 2011, at just 18 years old, she was crowned(加冕)Female Overall World Champion in Arco, Italy at her first attempt.

Sasha diGuilian is also the youngest woman who has completed the 5.14d graded climb in which climbers must climb rocks that are vertical. The 5.14d graded climb is regarded as the most difficult climb and it is something that even the most experienced climbers are a little afraid to take on, because a small slip could result in a severe injury or even death.

【1】What does the underlined word “dominating” (Paragraph 1) mean?(1 word)

【2】Where and when did Sasha diGuilian find she had the talent for rock climbing? (No more than 12 words)

【3】What made Sasha diGuilian begin training seriously to climb real mountains? (No more than 10 words)

【4】Why is the 5.14d graded climb considered the most difficult climb? (No more than 7 words)

【5】 Please explain how you are inspired by Sasha diGuilian.(No more than25 words)

Answer 1

【答案】

【小題1】Controlling\ Ruling

【小題2】At a local rock climbing gym at the age of seven

【小題3】Her competitive nature and love for rock climbing

【小題4】Because it involves climbing vertical rocks

【小題5】 I am inspired by her spirits of bravery and determination

【解析】

【小題1】Controlling\ Ruling考查詞義推測題。根據(jù)后文可知，她是一個(gè)大膽的女孩，從開始接觸到運(yùn)動(dòng)就很熱愛運(yùn)動(dòng)，dominate本意為“支配統(tǒng)治”，在本句中作為控制的意思，故填Controlling\ Ruling。

【小題2】At a local rock climbing gym at the age of seven考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)文中Then at the age of seven she attended brother’s birthday party at a local rock climbing gym and found her gift for it，可知是在七歲的時(shí)候發(fā)現(xiàn)的，故填A(yù)t a local rock climbing gym at the age of seven。

【小題3】Her competitive nature and love for rock climbing考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)文中，At the age of nine, she won her first climbing competition by participating in an event that she hadn’t even been aware of, until she went to the gym for her normal climbing routine，可知她是為了想要去攀爬真正的山，故填Her competitive nature and love for rock climbing。

【小題4】Because it involves climbing vertical rocks考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)文中Sasha diGuilian is also the youngest woman who has completed the 5.14d graded climb in which climbers must climb rocks that are vertical，可知因?yàn)樯襟w是很垂直的，所以很難攀爬，很危險(xiǎn)，故填Because it involves climbing vertical rocks。

【小題5】 I am inspired by her spirits of bravery and determination考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容分析可知，主人公是一位很勇敢的女孩，所以我也為此受到激勵(lì)，故填I(lǐng) am inspired by her spirits of bravery and determination。