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1、2014-2015学年下期高二模拟考试第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。APhilMoriarty,oneofthemostsuccessfulAmericanswimminganddivingcoachesandalegendatYale,diedonSaturdayinConnecticut,USA.Hewas98.Moriarty,whocoachedtheUnitedStatesdivingteamattheRomeOlympicsin1960
2、,helpedtrainsomeofhistime’sgreatestswimmers,amongthemtheOlympicgoldmedalistsDonSchollander,SteveClark,MikeAustin,JohnNelsonandJeffFarrell.HealsocoachedOlympicdivingchampionslikeBobClotworthyandDavidBrowning.In1960,Moriarty’sdiverswontwogoldandfoursilvermedalsinRome.Moriartyhadbeenthedivingcoachat
3、Yalesince1939andthen,in1959,hesucceededBobKiphuthastheswimmingteamcoach.“WhenIcametoYale,”Clarksaid,“Iwasarestlesslittleboydependingonblazingspeedandluck.ImaturedwithPhilsothathedidn’thavetoholdmyhand.Heletmegrowandgavemeconfidence.”PhilipEdwardMoriartywasbornonApril12,1914,inNewHaven.Hegraduated
4、fromhighschoolin1932and,thoughhedidnothaveacollegedegree,hegotajobteachingswimmingtoYalestudentsofhisage.Healsodesignedarevolutionarystartingblockthatallowedbackstrokers（仰泳运动员）toavoidpushingoffaslipperywall.ItwassuccessfulintheUnitedStates,butafterthreeyearstheinternationalfederationrefusedtoappr
5、oveit.Moriartypromotedbackstrokeashealthyrecreationfortheyoung.Whenmunicipalauthoritiesproposedclosingpublicswimmingpoolstosavemoneyin2008,heopposedtheideainalettertoTheStuartNews,aFloridanewspaper,sayingathleticscanhelppreventyouthsfromfallingintogangsanddriftingintocrime.“Theonlygangsonswimming
6、teamsarerelayteams,”hewrote.“Theonlyguntheyseeisthestartingpistol（发令枪）,pointedupward,notat12someone.”21.Paragraph2ismainlydeveloped___________.A.bytimeB.byexamplesC.byspaceD.bycomparison22.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto___________.A.theacceptanceofMoriartyasaswimmingjudgeB.theadmittanc
7、eofbackstrokestyleintotheOlympicsC.theuseofastartingblockforswimmersD.thepracticeofpushingoffaslipperywall23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.InMoriarty’sopinion,athleticshelpstheyouthgrowuphealthilyins
