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Swimmer Michael Phelps has had a lot of success. He was a star of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has won awards all over the world. How does he do it? There are two keys to Phelps’s success. One is that he is a great athlete. The other is that he learned always to think positively.

It helps, of course, that Phelps has the perfect body for swimming. He is tall: 6 foot 4 (1.93meters). He has long arms. He also has remarkably big feet. What’s more, his feet are very flat. In many ways, they look like flippers certain sea animals, such as seals and dolphins, use to move through water.

These big, flat feet are a real benefit to Phelps in the water. Phelps uses a special move called the dolphin kick when he swims. If our feet leave the water when we are swimming, we swim more slowly. With the dolphin kick, a swimmer’s feet never leave the water. Dolphins swim the same way as Phelps, and they are some of the fastest animals in the ocean.

Phelps learned to think positively as a child. School was not easy for him. Phelps was very tall. In ways, he felt different from other children. His classmates often bullied him. He had problems with teachers as well. One teacher told him he would never succeed as a swimmer. But Phelps never doubted himself. Each day, he went to the pool to practice.

Phelps also learned that failure is part of sports. No athlete can win 100 percent of the time. Phelps realized this at a young age. After losing a swimming race, Phelps would try to think positively. Instead of wanting to quit, he would try to identify his mistakes. He would also try to find something to feel satisfied about. He learned not to blame others for his problems. With this positive view, he was able to improve each year.

As an Olympic athlete, Phelps uses positive thinking to help him focus. From the moment a race begins, Phelps thinks only about winning. He forgets everything else in his life. As a result, he never feels anxious in the pool. “Swimming is normal for me,” he says. “I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable. It’s my home.” Experts say this ability to stay calm in important moments is something most star athletes have in common.

1. What is special about Phelps in terms of swimming?

A. He adopts the dolphin kick.

B. He swims the fastest in the world.

C. His feet will leave the water.

D. His body is like that of seals and dolphins.

1.【答案】A

【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第二句“Phelps uses a special move called the dolphin kick when he swims.”可知，A項正確。B項“他是世界上游泳最快的人”在文本未提及，B項錯誤。根據(jù)文章第三段第四句“With the dolphin kick, a swimmer’s feet never leave the water.”可知，C項錯誤。根據(jù)文章第二段最后兩句“What’s more, his feet are very flat. In many ways, they look like flippers certain sea animals, such as seals and dolphins, use to move through water.”可知，他的雙腳看起來像某些海洋動物(如海豹和海豚)用來在水中移動鰭狀肢，而不是身體，D項錯誤。故選A。

2. It can be concluded from Paragraph 4 that Phelps ______.

A. had a happy school life

B. had confidence in himself

C. often got help from his classmates

D. was encouraged by his teacher to swim

2.【答案】B

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段倒數(shù)第二句“But Phelps never doubted himself.”可知，菲爾普斯從不懷疑自己，總是以一種積極的想法去思考。B項符合題意。根據(jù)文章第四段可知，他的學(xué)生生涯并不容易，同學(xué)們總是欺負他，A項和C項錯誤;和老師之間的關(guān)系也不融洽，D項錯誤。故選B。

3. Which of the following would Phelps most probably agree with?

A. School time is the best time to practice swimming.

B. Swimming is relaxing and comfortable for everyone.

C. Long arms are more important than big feet for swimming.

D. Find out the mistakes from failures and you can become better.

3.【答案】D

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第五段第一句“Phelps also learned that failure is part of sports.”及第五段最后兩句“He learned not to blame others for his problems. With this positive view, he was able to improve each year.”可知，菲爾普斯認為從失敗中汲取經(jīng)驗才能獲得成功。故選D。

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Phelps: Keys to Success B. Phelps: Spirit of Sports

C. Phelps: Ways to Practice D. Phelps: Quality of Thinking

4.【答案】A

【解析】主旨大意題。文章第一段點明了本文的大意“菲爾普斯的成功有兩個關(guān)鍵因素。”下文具體解釋了這兩個關(guān)鍵因素是如何體現(xiàn)的。故選A。