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2015考研英语阅读理解精选20篇(第十七篇)

<p>  泳池中潜藏的竞争  <span word="INDIVIDUAL">INDIVIDUAL</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="thrive">thrive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="rivalries">rivalries</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bjorn">Bjorn</span> <span word="Borg">Borg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McEnroe">McEnroe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span>, <span word="Sebastian">Sebastian</span> <span word="Coe">Coe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ovett">Ovett</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="athletics">athletics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Muhammad">Muhammad</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Frazier">Frazier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="gripped">gripped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="match">match</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Australias">Australias</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="London">London</span> 2012, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Phelps">Phelps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="titans">titans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>. <span word="Sadly">Sadly</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Phelps">Phelps</span>-<span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="splash">splash</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.  <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diminish">diminish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sportsmen">sportsmen</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="swimmings">swimmings</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="greats">greats</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Australias">Australias</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="swimmer">swimmer</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> . <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Phelps">Phelps</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="Olympians">Olympians</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="swam">swam</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 200<span word="m">m</span> <span word="freestyle">freestyle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> 2004, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="billed">billed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="won">won</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Phelps">Phelps</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span>.  <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> 24, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>, <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="burnout">burnout</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2012 <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duration">duration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="counts">counts</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 30 <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="young">young</span> . <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tactical">tactical</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="older">older</span> <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span>.  <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100<span word="m">m</span> <span word="freestyle">freestyle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> 26<span word="th">th</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heats">heats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100<span word="m">m</span> <span word="butterfly">butterfly</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="note">note</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="swam">swam</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span>.  <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Phelpss">Phelpss</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 200<span word="m">m</span> <span word="freestyle">freestyle</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Phelps">Phelps</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, 43.86 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpes">Thorpes</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, 44.06 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2001 <span word="and">and</span> 2004, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="swum">swum</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001. <span word="In">In</span> 2008, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Phelps">Phelps</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, 42.96 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>-<span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="polyurethane">polyurethane</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> .  <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Phelpss">Phelpss</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sequence">sequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="swimsuits">swimsuits</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raging">raging</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="butterfly">butterfly</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpes">Thorpes</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="freestyle">freestyle</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 200<span word="m">m</span> <span word="freestyle">freestyle</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="Lochte">Lochte</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="understudy">understudy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Phelps">Phelps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Aquatics">Aquatics</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, 44.44 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>.  <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="polyurethane">polyurethane</span> <span word="suit">suit</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Biedermann">Biedermann</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="shave">shave</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundredth">hundredth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpes">Thorpes</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 400<span word="m">m</span> <span word="freestyle">freestyle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, 40.08 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>, <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="polyurethane">polyurethane</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span> <span word="garbed">garbed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="textiles">textiles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 400<span word="m">m</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="races">races</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ticking">ticking</span>.</p>
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