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In a sport which has forever been associated with youth culture, it’s strange to see a world title battle fought out between two men of 32 and 41. The younger is Australia’s Mick Fanning, widely regarded as the fastest surfer on the water, a fitness fanatic in the form. of his life. The older is Kelly Slater: the 11-times world champion who’d already racked up three world titles before some of the competitors on tour were even born; indisputably the greatest competitive surfer in history , and arguably the most successful athlete ever, in any sport. Amidst the Ashes hoopla this week,Fanning’s achievement in prevailing over Slater in Hawaii to take the 2013 ASP world title is unlikely to get the press it deserves. It’s Fanning’s third world title: American Tom Curren and the late Hawaiian Andy Irons also achieved the triple. But only two male surfers in history have surpassed that point: Newcastle legend Mark Richards, who won four consecutive titles, and the freak of freaks, Slater (interestingly, such individual dominance is more common in women’s surfing: six women have reached or exceeded the triple, and between them Australia’s Layne Beachley and Steph Gilmore account for 12 titles). So how good is Fanning? Well, he has the extraordinary physical conditioning, and the time, to claim further world titles. But he’s already among the greats: he’s overcome serious injury, family tragedy – his brother was killed in a car accident –and an unprecedented level of competition reach this point. He’s now a seasoned media performer, a crowd favourite who’s generous with the public and, albeit quietly, with charities. He’s modest and understated, a man perhaps best understood through the lens of his lifelong friendship with fellow competitor and outgoing world champ, Joel Parkinson. He is now one of the legends of Australian sport, though you won’t be hearing it from him.
1. Why does the author say this competition is bizarre? A. It is a competition about surfing, which is not seen often in television. B. It is strange because of the competitors are strange to us. C. It is a match that we are not familiar with. D. It is a match about youth culture while the competitors are not young.
2. How many world titles has Slater won? A. 11 B. 3 C. 12 D. 6
3. Why does the author say Fanning has already been the greatest in the third paragraph? A. Because he has the extraordinary physical conditioning B. Because he has the time to beat more competitors. C. Because he has overcome serious conditions. D. Because he has overcome the difficulties in life such as serious injury and family tragedy.
4. What does the author imply according to the underlined sentence in paragraph 3? A. Fanning won’t tell you anything about himself. B. Fanning’s friends may tell you the stories about Fanning. C. Fanning is in a very low profile. D. Fanning is the legend of Australia.
KEY 1. D. 文章開頭指出沖浪是一項充滿年輕文化的運動,而本文提到的冠軍之爭卻是在一位31歲和一位42歲的“老人”之間展開。 2. A. Slater獲得的title是11項,而其中3項甚至在他后來許多的競爭對手還沒出生前他就獲得了。 3. D. 作者認為Fanning已經很偉大,因為他已經在生活中遭遇了一系列困難,包括自己身體上的傷痛和親人的去世。 4. C. 劃線部分指出:Fanning本人不會這么跟你說的,即他自己不會說他是個傳奇,只能從他朋友口中了解他,他自己是understated (低調) 和modest (謙虛) 的,c選項in a low key / profile即為低調。
[Cultural background] 關于surfing: Surfing is the act of a person riding down a breaking wave, gathering speed from the downward and forward movement. (沖浪就是一個人乘風破浪,依靠下降和上升運動來獲得速度)。 Most commonly, the term is used for a surface water sport in which the person surfing moves along the face of a breaking ocean wave (the ‘surf’). (大多數情況下,這個術語指的是一種水上運動, 沖浪者在海浪翻滾的海面上運動)。 However, surfing is not restricted to saltwater, but can sometimes take place on rivers, using a standing wave. (然而,沖浪運動并不只限于在海水中進行,有時也可以利用駐波在河流上進行)。 |
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