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What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it. Han Xiaopeng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” last Thursday by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics! “I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US. Just because Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard. Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳台) and kept on training. Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强地) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled. Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics. 小题1:What does ‘dark horse’ mean? It means _____________. A．a horse which is dark B．someone who is expected to win C．a horse which likes living in the dark D．someone whose win is unexpected 小题2:Where did Han Xiaopeng take China’s first gold on snow? A．In China . B．In Italy. C．In America. D．In Australia. 小题3:What made the coach, Yang Er’qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper? A．He had the agility and wasn’t afraid of the high platform. B．He was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old. C．He was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow. D．He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before. 小题4:Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A．He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics. B．He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score. C．No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics. D．He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties. 小题5:What is the best title for this passage? A．A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics B．A Wonderful Match C．A Hopeless Snow Game D．An Exciting Horse Race

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

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小题1:D 小题2:B 小题3:A 小题4:C 小题5:A

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了韩晓鹏，首位在冬奥会雪上运动夺冠的中国运动员。在意大利都灵，他成为一匹奥林匹克“黑马”夺得男子自由式空中滑雪冠军。 小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段It’s someone who wins when no one expects it.描述，可知“黑马”指的是，不被人寄予希望的那个人赢了。故选D。 小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段He became an Olympic “dark horse” last Thursday by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy描述，可知上个星期四在意大利都灵，他成为一匹奥林匹克“黑马”夺得男子自由式空中滑雪冠军。故选B 小题3:细节理解题。根据第三段The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳台) and kept on training.描述，可知教练认为他有灵活性，而且不怕高平台。故选A 小题4:是非判断题。根据第三段It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics.描述，可知他不是第一个获得金牌的人，故选C 小题5:标题归纳题。根据文章的主旨大意，故选A

据专家权威分析，试题“What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins..”主要考查你对  人物传记类阅读，故事类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

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考点名称：人物传记类阅读

• 人物传记类阅读：
  本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
  人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
  阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。

考点名称：故事类阅读

• 故事类阅读：
  文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。
  命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
  阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。

• 故事类阅读注意：
  初中生接触到的阅读材料大都是故事类。
  阅读故事类的材料，应该抓住人物线索、地点线索、时间线索和情节发展线索。
  
  特别注意的是，以上线索往往是并存的。因为情节的发展总是涉及到人物的变化、时间的推移、场景的变换等。