2021屆高考二輪復(fù)習(xí)英語話題詞匯與閱讀理解：05 人物故事類（原卷版）

專題05人物故事類

一一詞匯識記+真題感悟+最新專項練習(xí)（10篇）

Step1測一測我的話題詞匯量

1.learnedadj.________________

2.haveatalent/giftfor

3.beskilledin________________

4.bequalifiedfor

5.beengagedin________________

6.bebomin________________

7.bringup________________

8.onbehalfof________________

9.participatein________________

10.leada...Life________________

11.plainadj.________________

12.elegantadj.________________

13.grey/grayadj.

14.cheerfuladj.______________

15.frightened/scaredadj.

16.shockedadj.______________

17.amazedadj.______________

18.blankadj.______________

19.sympatheticadj.

20.indifferentadj.

21.besatisfied/contentwith

22.becuriousabout

23.charactern.______________

24.personalityn.

25.outgoingadj.

26.outspokenadj.

27.straightforwardadj.

28.easygoingadj.

29.stubbornadj.

30.astrongpersonality

31.beindependentof

32.beactivein______________

33.qualityn.______________

34.virtuen.______________

35.couragen.______________

36.dignityn.______________

37.generousadj.

38.reliableadj.______________

39.determinedadj.

40.hard-workingadj.

41.modestadj.______________

42.thoughtful/considerateadj.

43.warm-heartedadj.

44.confidentadj.

45.diligentadj.______________

46.strong-willedadj.

47.gratefuladj.______________

48.bedevotedto

49.bepunctualfor

50.beresponsiblefor

51.beenthusiasticabout

52.wisdomn.______________

53.disabilityn.______________

54.intelligentadj.

55.talentedadj.______________

56.giftedadj.______________

57.outstandingadj.

58.capableadj.______________

59.competentadj.

60.creativeadj.______________

自我小結(jié)：________________________________________________________________________________

Step2Wl

人物故事類文章描述的是一件具體事情的發(fā)生、發(fā)展和結(jié)局，通常包含時間、地點、人物、事件等。

總體上來講，人物故事類文章的難度不大，在閱讀過程中，我們一直在某個線索的引導(dǎo)下，隨著作者的思

路去了解一個故事或一件事情的始末，因此會感到比較輕松。題目設(shè)置往往從故事的情節(jié)、人物或事件之

間的關(guān)系、作者的意圖和態(tài)度、故事的前因和后果等方面入手，考查考生對細節(jié)的辨識能力以及推理判斷

能力。

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【2020?江蘇卷，D]

IwasinthemiddleoftheAmazon（亞馬遜）withmywife,whowasthereasamedicalresearcher.Weflewon

asmallplanetoafarawayvillage.Wedidnotspeakthelocallanguage,didnotknowthecustoms,andmoreoften

thannot,didnotentirelyrecognizethefood.Wecouldnothavefeltmoreforeign.

Wewereraisedonbooksandcomputers,highwaysandcellphones,butnowwewerelivinginavillage

withoutrunningwaterorelectricityItwaseasyforustogotosleepattheendofthedayfeelingalittle

misunderstood.

ThenoneperfectAmazonianevening,withmonkeyscallingfrombeyondthevillagegreen,weplayedsoccer.

Iamnotgoodatsoccer,butthateveningitwaswonderful.Everyoneknewtherules.Weallspokethesame

languageofpassesandshots.Weunderstoodoneanotherperfectly.Asdarknesscameoverthefieldandthe

matchended,thegoalkeeper,Juan,walkedovertomeandsaidinamatter-of-factway,“Inyourhome,doyou

haveamoontoo?"Iwassurprised.

AfterIexplainedtoJuanthatyes,wedidhaveamoonandyes,itwasverysimilartohis,Ifeltasortofawe

（敬畏）atthepossibilitiesthatexistedinhisworld.InJuan'sworld,eachvillagecouldhaveitsownmoon.InJuan's

world.theunknownandundiscoveredwasvastandmarvelous.Anythingwaspossible.

Inoursociety,weknowthatEarthhasonlyonemoon.Wehavelookedatourplanetfromeveryangleand

foundallofthewildestthingslefttofind.Ican,frommycomputerathome,pullupsatelliteimagesofJuan's

village.Therearenomorecontinentsandnomoremoonstosearchfor,littlelefttodiscover.Atleastitseemsthat

way.

Yet,asIthoughtaboutJuan'squestion,Iwasnotsurehowmuchmorewecouldreallyruleout.Iam,inpart,

anantbiologist,somythoughtsturnedtowhatweknowaboutinsectlifeandIknewthatmuchintheworldof

insectsremainsunknown.Howmuch,though?Howignorant（無知的）arewe?Thequestionofwhatweknow

anddonotknowconstantlybotheredme.

Ibegancollectingnewspaperarticlesaboutnewspecies,newmonkey,newspider...,andonandonthey

appear.Mydrawerquicklyfilled.Ibeganaseconddrawerformoregeneraldiscoveries:newcavesystem

discoveredwithdozensofnamelessspecies,fourhundredspeciesofbacteriafoundinthehumanstomach.The

seconddrawerbegantofillandasitdidIwonderedwhethertherewerebiggerdiscoveriesoutthere,notjust

species,butlifethatdependsonthingsthoughttobeuseless,lifeevenwithoutDNA.Istartedathirddrawerfor

thesebigdiscoveries.Itfillsmoreslowly,butallthesame,itfills.

Inlookingintothestoriesofbiologicaldiscovery,Ialsobegantofindsomethingelse,acollectionofscientists,

usuallybrilliantoccasionallyhalf-mad,whomadethediscoveries.Thosescientistsveryoftenseethesamethings

thatotherscientistssee,buttheypaymoreattentiontothem,andtheyfocusonthemtothepointofexhaustion

（窮盡），andattheriskoftheridiculeoftheirpeers.Inlookingforthestoriesofdiscovery,Ifoundthestoriesof

thesepeopleandhowtheirliveschangedourviewoftheworld.

Wearerepeatedlywillingtoimaginewehavefoundmostofwhatislefttodiscover.Weusedtothinkthat

insectswerethesmallestorganisms（生物）,andthatnothingliveddeeperthansixhundredmeters.Yet,when

somethingnewturnsup,moreoftenthannot,wedonotevenknowitsname.

65.HowdidtheauthorfeelonhisarrivalintheAmazon?

A.Outofplace.B.Fullofjoy.C.Sleepy.D.Regretful.

66.WhatmadethatAmazonianeveningwonderful?

A.Helearnedmoreaboutthelocallanguage.

B.Theyhadaniceconversationwitheachother.

C.Theyunderstoodeachotherwhileplaying.

D.Hewonthesoccergamewiththegoalkeeper.

67.WhywastheauthorsurprisedatJuan'squestionaboutthemoon?

A.Thequestionwastoostraightforward.

B.Juanknewsolittleabouttheworld.

C.Theauthordidn'tknowhowtoanswer.

D.Theauthordidn'tthinkJuanwassincere.

68.Whatwastheauthor'sinitialpurposeofcollectingnewspaperarticles?

A.Tosortoutwhatwehaveknown.

B.TodeepenhisresearchintoAmazonians.

C.Toimprovehisreputationasabiologist.

D.Tolearnmoreaboutlocalcultures.

69.Howdidthosebrilliantscientistsmakegreatdiscoveries?

A.Theyshiftedtheirviewpointsfrequently.

B.Theyfollowedotherscientistsclosely.

C.Theyoftencriticizedtheirfellowscientists.

D.Theyconductedin-depthandclosestudies.

70.Whatcouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.ThePossibleandtheImpossible.

B.TheKnownandtheUnknown.

C.TheCivilizedandtheUncivilized.

D.TheIgnorantandtheIntelligent.

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【2020?新局考I,B]

JeniferMauerhasneededmorewillpowerthanthetypicalcollegestudenttopursuehergoalofearninga

nursingdegree.ThatwillpowerborefruitwhenJennifergraduatedfromUniversityofWisconsin-EauClaireand

becamethefirstinherlargefamilytoearnabachelor'sdegree.

Mauer,ofEdgar;Wisconsin,grewuponafarminafamilyof10children.Herdadworkedatajobawayfrom

thefarm,andhermotherranthefarmwiththekids.Afterhighschool,Jenniferattendedalocaltechnicalcollege,

workingtopayhertuition（學(xué)費），becausetherewasnoextramoneysetasideforacollegeeducation.After

graduation,sheworkedtohelphersistersandbrotherspayfortheirschooling.

Jennifernowismarriedandhasthreechildrenofherown.Shedecidedtogobacktocollegetoadvanceher

careerandtobeabletobettersupportherfamilywhiledoingsomethingsheloves:nursing.Shechosethe

UW-EauClaireprogramatMinistrySaintJoseph'sHospitalinMarshfieldbecauseshewasabletopursueher

four-yeardegreeclosetohome.Shecoulddrivetoclassandbehomeintheeveningtohelpwithherkids.Jenifer

receivedgreatsupportfromherfamilyassheworkedtoearnherdegree:Herhusbandworkedtwojobstocover

thebills,andher68-year-oldmotherhelpedtakecareofthechildrenattimes.

Throughitall,sheremainedingoodacademicstandingandgraduatedwithhonors.Jennifersacrificed（犧

牲）toachievehergoal,givingupmanynightswithherkidsandmissingimportanteventstostudy.HSomenights

myheartwasbreakingtohavetopickbetweenmykidsandstudyingforexamsorpapers/'shesays.However,her

childrenhavelearnedanimportantlessonwitnessingtheirmotherearnherdegree.Jenniferisafirst-generation

graduateandaninspirationtoherfamily-andthat'sprettypowerful.

4.WhatdidJenniferdoafterhighschool?

A.Shehelpedherdadwithhiswork.

B.Sheranthefamilyfarmonherown.

C.Shesupportedherselfthroughcollege.

D.Shetaughthersistersandbrothersathome.

5.WhydidJenniferchoosetheprogramatMinistrySaintJoseph'sHospitalinMarshfield?

A.Tbtakecareofherkidseasily.B.Tolearnfromthebestnurses.

C.Tosavemoneyforherparents.D.Tofindawell-paidjobthere.

6.WhatdidJennifersacrificetoachievehergoal?

A.Herhealth.B.Hertimewithfamily.

C.Herreputation.D.Herchanceofpromotion.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromJenifer'sstory?

A.Timeismoney.B.Lovebreaksdownbarriers.

C.Hardworkpaysoff.D.Educationisthekeytosuccess.

Step3專則練(10?)

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AyearagoIlostmywonderfulfriendandcolleagueRachaelBland.Shediedattheageofjust40,twoyears

afterbeingdiagnosedwithbreastcancer.

Herdeathknockedmeforsix.Iknewitwascomingandwehadtalkedaboutit-butnothingpreparedmefor

actuallynothavingherinmylifeeveryday.Thethingwas,whileweonlykneweachotherforashortperiodof

time,shehadahugeimpactonme.WhenIgotdiagnosedwithstage4lungcancer,Imadeawholenewgroupof

friends.Rachaelwasuptherewiththebestofthem.SheunderstoodexactlywhatIwasgoingthrough,sheshared

myfearsandwasalwaysthereat3amtoreassureme.Shewasmyrock.

AfterRachaeldied,Ihadanervousbreakdown.Ihitnumerousbrickwallsintheweeksandmonthsthat

followed.MycancerwasprogressingandIfellintoadarkplace.Ipusheditawaybutignoredtheterrorofitall

andinevitablyitallcamecrashingdownaroundme.GreatSorrowhitmewhenIleastexpected.Herdeathfeltlike

abaddream.Theemotionalbitaside,oneofthethingsIfoundreallyhardwastoactuallyacceptshedied.

Rachaelhopedthatbystartingtheconversationaroundcancer,shecouldhelpotherwomenavoidgetting

cancertoo.Itwasherabsolutedeterminationandbraveryathelpingtobreakdowntaboos(禁忌)thatwillliveon

forgenerationstocome.

Rachaelshowedmehowtolivewithcancer.Eveninherdarkestdaysshewasdeterminedtoshowthatcancer

didn'tgettotakeover.Shehelpedremindmetogetbusylivingwithcancerratherthanworryaboutdyingofit.She

wasinthebottomofmyheartforever.

4.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?

A.Iwasbeatensixtimes.

B.Herdeathgavemethestrength.

C.Shewasknockeddownanddied.

D.Herdeathmademeveryshocked.

5.Whydidtheauthorhitthebrickwalls?

A.Shewantedtoendupherlife.

B.Shecouldn'tstandthepainofcancer.

C.Shehadbeensufferingfromnightmares.

D.ShewastoosorrowfultoacceptRachaefsdeath.

6.WhatisRachaePswish?

A.Tohelpwomenfightagainstfear.

B.Toassesswomen'sconversationalskills.

C.Topreventotherwomenfromgettingcancer.

D.Toinspiresickpeopletohopefortheirfuture.

7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRachael?

A.Optimistic.B.Weak.

C.Humorous.D.Demanding.

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IhadalwaysheardthatNorthAmericansvalueindependence,andthatEuropeansvalue,togetherness.ButI

neverfullyunderstoodituntil2monthsago,whenIleftmyPh.D.labinCanadafora4-monthresearchinalabin

France.Onmyfirstday,Pierre-aPh.D.studentwhosedeskisacrossfrommine—tappedmeontheshoulder

andasked:"Coffee?0Inoddedandfollowedhimdownthehallwaytothecommonroom,whereothergradstudents

werefilingin.Isatthere,cautiouslysippingthebitterliquidfivetimesstrongerthanmynormalAmericanoand

tryinghardnottorevealmyunculturedtastes,whilelabchatter(閑聊)filledtheair.

Coffeebreaksarearoutinepartofworklifehere.Thechattersometimesturnstoseriousscientifictopics.But

mostly,themeetupsofferachancetounwind-tosharestoriesaboutlifeinsideandoutsidethelabandtoconnect

withpeoplewhounderstandwhatyou'regoingthrough.

ThelightheartedatmosphereandsenseofcommunityisawelcomecontrasttomylifeinCanada,whereI

spentmostofmyworkdaysallalone.Iwentintothelabeachmorningwithsetgoalsformyday.Atlunch,I'dkeep

myeyesgluedtomycomputerwhileIshoveled（大量送入）forkfulsofsaladintomymouth,tryingtopower

throughmyto-dolist.

Ourlabheldweeklymeetingswherewe'dtaketurnspresentingourlatest,workandgettingfeedbackfrom

colleagues.Butwedidn'ttakedailycoffeebreaks.MylabmatesandIweretoobusycollectingdataandpublishing

papers.

Lookingbacknow,Irealizehowmuchweweremissing.Researchersneedcommunitybecausegoodideas

don'tjustcomefromreadingliteratureandthinkingdeepthoughts;it'shelpfultobounceideasoffothers,

particularlyinanonthreateningenvironment.It*salsohelpfultohaveaspottosharetheday-to-dayupsanddowns

oflifeasagradstudent.HowelseareyousupposedtoknowthatyouYenottheonlyonesufferingfromchallenges

likeanxiety?

8.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?

A.HehasaEuropeandependentpersonality.

B.Hewasillateaseinthenewenvironment.

C.Hewasashamedofhisunculturedbackground.

D.Heistoovaintoworkwithothergradstudents.

9.Theauthortakescoffeebreaksasawayto.

A.breakawayfromhisworklifeinCanada.

B.getinvolvedinseriousscientifictopics.

C.relaxandexchangeideaswithpeople.

D.collectingdatafromhiscolleagues.

10.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorsworklifeinCanada?

A.Demandingbutsatisfactory.

B.Impersonalbutefficient.

CChallengingandtiresome.

D.Stressfulandindependent.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhyScientistsShouldTakeCoffeebreaks?

B.CoffeeInspiresCreativityinScientists

C.LightheartedAtmosphereCounts

D.NorthAmericanLifeVS.EuropeanLife

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Ioncemetawell-knownbotanistatadinnerparty.Ihadnevertalkedwithabotanistbefore,andIfoundhim

veryinteresting.Isatthereabsorbedandlistenedwhilehespokeofunusualplantsandhisexperiments(heeven

toldmeastonishingfactsaboutthesimplepotato).Ihadasmallindoorgardenofmyown-andhewasgood

enoughtotellmehowtosolvesomeofmyproblems.

AsIsaid,wewereatadinnerparty.Theremusthavebeenadozenotherguests,butIbrokeanimportantrule

ofpoliteness.Iignoredeveryoneelseandtalkedforhourstothebotanist.

Midnightcame.Isaidgoodnighttoeveryoneanddeparted.Thebotanistthenturnedtoourhostandsaid

manynicethingsaboutme,includingthatIwasa"mostinterestingconversationalist”.

Aninterestingconversationalist?Ihadsaidhardlyanythingatall.Icouldn'thavesaidanythingifIhad

wantedtowithoutchangingthesubject,forIdidn'tknowanymoreaboutplantsthanIknewaboutsharks.

ButIhaddonethisonething;Ihadlistenedcarefully.IlistenedbecauseIwasreallyinterested.Andhefeltit.

Naturallythatpleasedhim.Thatkindoflisteningisoneofthebestwaystoshowrespecttoothers,anditmakes

themfeelgreattoo."Fewhumanbeings,“wroteJackWoodfordinStrangersinLove,44canresistthesweeteffectof

raptattention."Iwentevenfurtherthanthat.Iwas"sincereinmyadmirationandgenerousinmypraise”.Itold

himthatIhadbeenhugelyentertainedandinstructed.ItoldhimIwishedIhadhisknowledge.ItoldhimthatI

shouldlovetowanderthefieldswithhim.What'smore,itwasalltrue.

AndsoIhadhimthinkingofmeasagoodconversationalistwheninreality,Ihadonlybeenagoodlistener

andhadencouragedhimtotalk.

4.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthatthewriter.

A.wasdeeplymovedbythebotanist'stalk

B.wasamazedbywhathewashearing

C.wasnotinacomfortablesituation

D.behavedpolitelyandproperly

5.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterdescribeasaruleofpolitenessatdinnerparties?

A.Avoidingdiscussionsaboutpoliticsandreligion.

B.Listeningcarefullytowhatanotherguestsays.

C.Amvingandleavingattheappropriatetime.

D.Givingattentiontoallthoseinattendance.

6.Theunderlinedexpression“raptattention^^inParagraph4isclosestinthemeaningto.

A.fullunderstandingB.stronginterest

C.greatuncertaintyD.littlecuriosity

7.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisanimportantcharacteristicofagoodconversationalist?

A.Listeningattentivelyandencouragingtheothersidetocontinue.

BEncouragingtheothersidebysharinghis/herownopinions.

C.Promisingafuturemeetingformorecommunication.

D.Expressingrespectbynoddinghis/herhead.

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WhenIrecentlyrevealedtomyfriends,colleagues,andfamilymembersthatIwouldbemovingmyfamilyto

Israel,thereactionswerenumerousandvaried.Somepeoplesaiditwasanexpectedthingwhileothersasked:Why

now?Whatwillyoudo?

Forme,makingthemovetoIsraelisthefulfillmentofadreamthathaslastedformy47yearsoflife.Ihave

alwaysknownthatIsraelismyhome.OvertheyearsIsraelhasbeeninmyheart,butIhavefoundanumberof

reasonstoputoffmakingitmypermanentresidence:kids,theeconomy,education...younameanexcuse,andat

somepointIhaveprobablyusedit.

Truthfully,IbelievethatIwasalwaysjustalittlebitscared.AndofcourseIstillam,withthefearfactorthat

isreportedbythepresssurroundingtheIsraelimilitaryandeconomy.However,ithascometothepointwhenI

haverealizedthatforover2000yearswehavelongedforthisland,andthatfor47yearsIhavedeniedthe

opportunitytomakeitmyhome.Iamfinallyreadytofullygraspthisopportunity.

OvertheyearsIhavealwayslovedvisitingIsrael.Ihavetraveledtherewithmyfamily,andenjoyed

introducingthousandsoftravelerstothecountry.IhavecometoloveallofthesethingsaboutIsraelasatourist

becauseIgettolovemyhome.Andasfaraswaitingfbrthe“perfect“conditionunderwhichtomakealiyah,I

believethetimeisnow!

IhavebeenaskedmanytimesifIamnervousaboutmovingtoIsrael.BeforeIanswer,Irememberthatwe

haveovercometheGreeks,theRomans,theRussiankillings,HitlerandtheHolocaust（大屠殺），andthearmiesof

sevencountries.

HowcanInotfeelconfidentthatI,andmyfamily,willovercomeanydifficultiesthatmaycomeourway?I

amnotworrying,complaining,crying,orfearingasIpreparetomakealiyah.IamproudandexcitedtosaythatI

amfulfillinga47-year-olddream:Iamgoinghome.

4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttosayinthepassage?

A.Hisdreamistocometrueafter47years.

B.ItisadilemmaforhimtoreturntoIsrael.

C.Hedidn'tliveahappylifeinIsrael.

D.Itisalatesttrendtofulfilleveryone'sdream.

5.Theauthordidn'treturntoIsraelbeforebecause.

A.hischildrenmainlyheldhimback

B.hefailedtogetdetermined

C.hedidn'tsaveenoughmoney

D.hehopedtofinishhiseducation

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makealiyah^^meaninthepassage?

A.ToreturntoIsrael.

B.Tomakeadecision.

C.Tolivehappily.

D.Tocatchachance.

7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.theauthorwillbehappytomeethisrelativesinIsrael

B.Israelisafamiliarwordbutastrangeplacefortheauthor

C.theIsraelisufferedalotinthehistory

D.Israelisstillaplacebetweenwarsandchaos

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EliudKipchoge'sextraordinarysub-two-hourmarathoninViennaonSaturdayisoneofthegreatestsporting

achievements—recordingatimethathasneverbeenachievedbefore,again.Itisatimeonthefringes（邊緣）of

whatscientistsbelieveishumanlypossible.

“ItisagreatfeelingtomakehistoryinsportafterSirRogerBannisterin1954.1amthehappiestmaninthe

worldtobethefirsthumantorunundertwohoursandIcantellpeoplethatnohumanislimited,Kipchogesaid

afterwards.

Isheright?Wherearethelimitsofhumanability?Andhowclosearewetoreachingthem?

RaphBrandon,headofscienceforEnglandcricket,distinguishesbetweenachievementswhichare

constrained（限制）byhumananatomy（解剖學(xué)）,andthosewhichrequirehumandeterminationorskill.

“WhenBoltran9.58inBerlin10yearsago,ifyouanalysethesplittimesifsveryhardtoimaginewherethe

improvementcomesfrom,^^saidBrandon,uTheUsainBolt100morthetwo-hourmarathon,they'reinthat

category.^^

Multi-day,ultra-enduranceevents,suchasThomas'scross-Channelswim,aredifferent,Brandonsaid.

“Theyneeddetermination,psychologyandbloody-mindednesstogothatlittlebitfurther.Thosepeoplewill

continuetodouniquethingsbecauseyou'renotreallytakingthebodytoitsanatomicallimit.Ifsmoreaquestion

ofhowmuchyou'repreparedtoconsumeandexhaustyourself.^^

Andthere9sathirdcategory,thosesportingendeavours（努力）thatrelyonhand-eyecoordination:thegoal

talliesofCristianoRonaldoandLionelMessi,andthebattingofViratKohliSteveSmithorDonBradman,who

trainedbyhittingagolfballwithastumpagainstawalltobecomethebestbatsmanevertoplayTestcricket.

Equipmenthasbeenafactorformanysports.NFLreceiverswearglovesthatenablethemtomakeimprobable

one-handedcatches.TheGBcyclingteamswepttheboardattheOlympicsbecauseoftheiramazingnewclothing

tech.

Thelinebetweenwhatisfairandunfairisblurry.Kipchoge'ssub-two-hourrunwillnotbeofficially

recognized.Heranbehindacarwhichbeamedagreenlaserontothegroundinfrontofhim.Teamsofpacemakers,

41intotal,raninav-formationtoprotecthimfromheadwinds（逆風(fēng)）.Heworespeciallydesignedshoesandthe

timeanddateoftheeventwerepickedonlyafterdetailedweatherforecasting.

JoDavies,asportpsychologist,saysrecentstudieshaveshownathletescanpushthemselvesharderbecauseof

theirperceptionofexhaustion.

Otherresearchpublishedthisyearwhichlookedatathleteswhohadwonmultiplegoldmedalsfoundthatthey

weredifferentinseveralimportantways.Theyhadoftenhadashockingandupsettinglifeexperienceandhad

sufferedsignificantsetbacksintheirperformanceduringtheircareers,aswellaspersonalitytraitsofdetermination,

perseveranceandperfectionism.

Sowhetherornotthoselimitshavebeenreached,therewillbenoshortageofpeoplepreparedtotrytogo

beyondthem.

41.WhyisEliudKipchoge'ssub-two-hourmarathonconsideredextraordinary?

A.ItwasmadeinViennaonaweekend.

B.Itpushedthelimitsofhumanability.

C.Itprovedthattherewasnoboundaryofhisachievements.

D.ItwasgreaterthantherecordkeptbySirRogerBannister.

42.TheUsainBolt100mandthetwo-hourmarathonbelongtothesamecategoryinthat.

A.theyneedgreatdeterminationorskillsB.theycanbeachievedviaequipment

C.theyrelyonhand-eyecoordinationD.theyarereachinganatomicallimit

43.Kipchoge'ssub-two-hourmarathonwillnotbeofficiallyrecognizedbecause.

A.hewasfollowedbypacemakersB.hewascaughtinheadwinds

C.hegotmuchspecialhelpD.hedidn'trunonthepickedday

44.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat.

A.JoDaviesbelievesthatathletesmakeprogressinthesameway

B.anatomicallimitpreventsathletesfromhavingsadlifeexperience

C.anathletewhohassufferedsetbackswillwingoldmedals

D.whetheranathletecansucceedornotmaydependonhimself

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Assheranhereyesovertheflight-testcalculationsheetstheengineerhadgivenher,KatherineGoblecould

seetherewassomethingwrongwiththem.Theengineerhadmadeanerrorwithasquareroot（平方根）.Anditwas

goingtobetrickytotellhimso.Itwasherfirstdayonthisassignment,whensheandanothergirlhadbeenpicked

outofthecomputingpoolattheLangleyaeronauticallaboratory,tohelptheall-maleflightresearchunit.

Buttherewereother,moresignificantsnags（障礙）thansimplybeingnew-hewasamanandshewasa

woman.In1953womendidnotquestionmen.Theystayedintheirplace,inthiscaseusuallythecomputingpool,

tappingawayontheirdesktopcalculatorsorfillingsheetswithfigures,sheasneatlyturnedoutasalltherest.Men

werethegranddesigners,theengineers;thewomenwere“computersinskirt