Question

A beer bottle thrown from the stands landed near Usain Bolt in the moments before the 100-meter final Sunday night in London.

As Bolt and seven other competitors ducked into their starting crouches, a bottle sailed from the first row of the stands at Olympic Stadium.

It harmlessly bounced in the lane belonging to Yohan Blake and didn’t appear to cause a distraction(分心) to the runners, who started a moment later. The thrower’s lack of distance was a blessing. Had he gathered tips from the competitors of the hammer throw(链球) competition, which was taking place in the infield at the same time as the 100 final, the bottle could have hit one of the competitors. It ended up landing a few feet from Blake (lane5).

Edith Bosch, a female Dutch judoka who won a bronze medal earlier during the Olympics, claimed that the man who threw the bottle was sitting near her and that she “beat” him. Whether that’s true or the hyperbole (夸张的语句) of an aggravated athlete was unclear in the minutes after the incident. Pictures show a group of Dutch athletes sitting behind the starting area.

Police took the man into custody(监护). He will appear in court on Monday morning.

Neither Bolt nor Blake said they knew of the incident until they were informed by reporters. “I don’t know who would have done that,” Bolt said.

Gatlin was aware of it but implied it was only a slight distraction. “I didn’t know what it was,” he said, according to the BBC, “but when you’re in those blocks, the whole stadium is so quiet that you can hear a pin drop.”

1.How many exact athletes are mentioned in the text?

A. Two B. Four C. Seven D. Eleven

2.What is the text mainly about?

A. Usain Bolt along with seven other competitors

B. A female Dutch judoka sitting behind the starting area.

C. The lane belonging to Yohan Blake before 100 final.

D. A beer bottle thrown at Usain Bolt before 100 final.

3.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the athletes for the 100-meter final?

A. Critical B. Doubtful

C. Disapproving D. Positive

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.D

【解析】这篇文章主要讲述了在伦敦奥运会百米大战开赛前，有一名男子往赛场扔了一个啤酒瓶，落在了博尔特的脚后，所幸没有影响运动员们的发挥。

试题分析:

1.B 细节理解题。根据文章中第一段的A beer bottle thrown from the stands landed near Usain Bolt、第三段的It harmlessly bounced in the lane belonging to Yohan Blake、第四段的Edith Bosch, a female Dutch judoka who won a bronze medal earlier during the Olympics以及最后一段的Gatlin was aware of it but implied it was only a slight distraction可知，文章确切提到的运动员有四位，故选择B。

2.D 主旨大意题。这是一篇新闻材料，而新闻材料的主题都出现在文章的第一段，根据第一段内容可知选择D，指在百米大战前，一个啤酒瓶被扔向了博尔特。

3.D 推理判断题。根据文章的The thrower’s lack of distance was a blessing可知，作者感到庆幸瓶子并未砸到运动员，故选择D，持肯定的态度。

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