A
Competition in the Olympics should be between athletes who use their own strength or speed. If some athletes don’t follow the rules, it ruins the fun for everyone connected with the game. It also gives an extremely unfair advantage to the athlete using the drug.
———Jim from Atlanta
Drug use among top athletes has long been a problem. Without drug testing, the Olympics would be about who uses the most drugs, not who trains the hardest and has the most athletic skills. Also drugs hurt people and they could even kill people.
———David from Houston
Why should athletes be allowed to compete when it’s not really them who are actually competing? It’s the drugs that do all the work. Athletes who use drugs are like runners with skates. It’s cheating and irresponsible, which must be strictly forbidden. It’s unfair to other competitors who don’t use drugs.
———Bruce from Chicago
Most sports athletes are held to a standard of being drug free. Olympians should not be held any differently. They take part in highly competitive sports for their country and win medals for it. Testing the athletes for drugs must be done in every country and every sport. No drug testing would be unfair to people who don’t use drugs.
———Sam from Los Angeles
Although popular opinion is against athletes’ using drugs, I believe they do help make the Olympic sports more wonderful. I enjoy seeing human beings achieving things that couldn’t be done with normal conditioning. I enjoy seeing stronger, faster and longer performances by make good use of drugs.
———Jack from New York
1. What does David think of drug use in the Olympics?
A. It’s more common in top athletes than others.
B. It’s a difficult problem to deal with.
C. It’s bad for athletes’ health.
D. It helps improve athletes’ skills.
2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests?
A. Drugs help athletes reach greater speeds.
B. Using drugs is the same as cheating.
C. Runners should not be allowed to use drugs.
D. Using drugs can not test athletes’ real ability.
3. The text is mainly written to________.
A. discuss whether Olympic athletes should be tested for drugs
B. warn people of the bad influences of drug use
C. explain why drugs should be avoided in the Olympics
D. call people’s attention to sports and drugs
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了奥运会选手是否应该接受兴奋剂检测。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Also drugs hurt people and they could even kill people.(此外，毒品会伤害人，甚至会杀死人。)”可知，David认为使用违禁药品对健康有害。故选C。
【2题详解】
句意猜测题。根据该句的字面意思“使用药品就好比穿着溜冰鞋赛跑的运动员”以及该句后面的“It’s cheating and irresponsible, which must be strictly forbidden.(这是欺骗和不负责任的，必须严格禁止。)”可知，划线句子的真正含义是：使用药品和作弊没什么两样。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。文中的五个人就奥运会比赛期间运动员是否应该接受兴奋剂检测进行了热烈的讨论。所以这篇文章主要是讨论奥林匹克运动员是否应该接受药检。故选A。
