20．Shawn Johnson is one of the strongest girls I know to compete in gymnastics．She was just 15 years old when she competed in the Olympic trails （選拔賽）．She went to the Olympics in 2008 and competed in all four events with famous American gymnast Nastia Luikin．She was the balance beam （平衡木） gold medalist and team，all-round and floor exercise silver medalist at the Games．After the Olympics she was featuring on the hit reality show"Dancing with the Stars"in 2009-2010．It was not until she broke her knee in a January 2010 ski （滑雪） accident did she realize that she still wanted to compete．She made a comeback，aiming at the 2012 0lympic Games．But because of the continuing problems with her knee，she decided to finish her season and then retire from gymnastics．She felt she was worn out and wasn't as good as she was the first time．
My favorite things about her are her confidence and how hard she works．She always has a smile on her face even when times are difficult．She also took time away from gymnastics to help kids around the world get cleaner water．She has influenced my life because I wouldn't have known to actually try hard to get great dreams realized and I hope one day I become somewhat close to how she is in every possible way．She has also taught me not to be afraid of failing at the first time and to learn from my mistakes instead of considering them as a downfall （墮落的原因）．I think more people should look at her as a role model．
One cool thing is that I got to see her compete at the Olympic trials in Maryland on my birthday．
16．Why did Shawn Johnson retire？B
A．Because she was too old to compete in gymnastics．
B．Because she was in bad health conditions．
C．Because she wanted to take part in reality shows．
D．Because she broke her knee and couldn't do sports any more．
17．According to the passage，Shawn Johnson can be described asB．
a．confident b．hard-working
c．optimistic d．independent
e．kind-hearted
A．abcd B．abce
C．bcde D．acde
18．What did the author learn from Shawn Johnson？D
A．To make as many achievements as possible．
B．To work hard to earn a better living．
C．To get close to intelligent and successful persons．
D．To try bravely in life though there may be failures．
分析 本文介紹了體操運動員Shawn Johnson及其對作者的影響．
解答 16．B．細節理解題．根據第一段"It was not until she broke her knee in a January 2010 ski accident…She felt she wa s worn out and wasn't as good as she was the first time．"可知，直到在2010年的一次滑雪事故中傷了膝蓋，她才意識到自己仍然想要比賽．于是她再次回歸，目標是2012年奧運會．但是因為她的膝蓋持續出現問題，她決定完成賽季之后退役．她覺得疲憊不堪，狀態不像初次參加比賽時那么好了．由此可知，Shawn Johnson退役是因為她的健康狀況不佳．
17．B．細節理解題．根據第二段第一句可知，"我"最喜歡她的自信和努力，由此可知，Shawn Johnson是自信和努力的；根據第二句可知，她即使在困難時期也永遠面帶微笑，由此可知，她是樂觀的；根據三句可知，她在練習體操時還抽時間去幫助世界各地的孩子獲得更潔凈的水，由此可知，她是心地善良的．獨立的特點在文中沒有體現．
18．D．細節理解題．根據第二段"She has also taught me not to be afraid of failing at the first time and to learn from my mistakes instead of considering them as a downfall．"可知，她還教會了"我"不要害怕第一次的失敗，要從錯誤中吸取教訓而不是把它們當作墮落的借口．由此可知，作者從Shawn Johnson身上學到盡管人生中可能會有失敗，但要勇敢地去嘗試．
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．
