英语专四 短文听力 Passage 8-1

 短文

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.

Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Limal was born on 22 September 1976 in a poor suburb¹ of Rio de Janeiro. Like most of his childhood friends, Ronaldo began his soccer career playing barefoot in the streets of his neighborhood. (11) At the age of 14，he joined a soccer club and only two years later became the star of the club scoring a total of 58 goals in 60 matches and (12) earning himself a reputation for his explosive² pace and outstanding finishing skills. His goal-scoring record and unusual alertness³ led him to be included in the Brazilian World Cup winning team the following year. After the World Cup，many top European football clubs were trying to sign him. Since his transfer⁴ to Dutch team，Ronaldo’s biography⁵ is one of success after success. Since the 1998 World Cup he has suffered two serious knee injuries that have severely⁶ limited his appearances. Just when people began to wonder whether Ronaldo would be able to continue with his football career, he proved to the world that he still could play. (13) In the World Cup held in Korea and Japan，the magical striker won the Golden Shoe Award. He helped Brazil capture⁷ its fifth World Cup championship. It was the third time that Ronaldo has ever played in the World Cup.

 

题目

Passage 8

in this section you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the passage.

11. Ronaldo first became the star of a soccer club at the age of .

A. twelve  B. fourteen  C. sixteen  D. eighteen

12. Which is NOT mentioned as Ronaldo reputation?

A. Outstanding agility⁸.

B. Explosive pace.

C. Finishing skills.

D. Unusual alertness.

13. When did Ronaldo prove to the world he still could play?

A. In the Brazilian World Cup.

B. In the English World Cup.

C. In the 1998 World Cup.

D. In the Korean and Japanese World Cup.

 

答案解析

Passage 8

11.  C本题考査的是短文的细节，根据听力材料可知罗纳尔多14岁加人俱乐部，两年 后成名，所以推断其是16岁。因此，选项C为正确答案。

12.  A本题考查的是短文的内容，根据听力材料可知只有outstanding agility没有提 到，因此，选项A为正确答案。

13. D本题考查的是短文的细节，根据听力材料可知罗纳尔多在日韩世界杯重振雄 风。因此，选项D为正确答案。

 

1 suburb   

n.郊区，郊外，近郊

参考例句：

• Toward the suburb the houses begin to thin out.靠近市郊的地方房屋渐渐稀少。
• Disneyland is in Los Angeles suburb.迪斯尼游乐场在洛杉矶的近郊。

2 explosive   

adj.爆炸的，爆发的；极易引起争论的；n.炸药

参考例句：

• Where's the rest of the explosive?剩下的炸药在哪里？
• Gelignite is a high explosive.葛里炸药是一种烈性炸药。

3 alertness   

n.警觉

参考例句：

• Alertness, calmness, courage: he could see them all in the youngster's face. 机警，镇定，胆量，都摆出在这年青人的脸上。 来自子夜部分
• We must maintain a military standard, an alertness, and never vary it. 我们必须保持军队的准则，应当随时注意，切勿随时变动。

4 transfer   

n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任

参考例句：

• He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
• I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。

5 biography   

n.个人经历，传记

参考例句：

• He is now collecting material for a biography of Tao Yuanming.他正在为写陶渊明传记搜集材料。
• Boswell wrote a famous biography of Dr.White.鲍斯韦尔为怀特博士写过一本著名传记。

6 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

7 capture   

vt.捕获，俘获；占领，夺得；n.抓住，捕获

参考例句：

• The company is out to capture the European market.这家公司希望占据欧洲市场。
• With the capture of the escaped tiger,everyone felt relieved.逃出来的老虎被捕获后，大家都松了一口气。

8 agility   

n.敏捷，活泼

参考例句：

• The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
• His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。