【江西省上饶市2014高考英语二模试题】Olympic medalist Dara Torres, the 41-year-old swimmer, is more than a feel-good story Torres is as determined and driven in her daily life as she is in the pool She is dedicated to pursuing her passions and following her dreams-something she hopes to instill（灌输）in her 2-year-old daughter and women and girls everywhere After all, her dreams took her to BeijingUpon her return after the Olympics, SUCCESS writer Don Yaeger, caught up with Torres, who shared her insightsWhat insights can you offer others （ non-athletes, too） about setting and staying on track to reach goals? Everyone has his highs and lows when doing things, but you have to remember what the end result is when youre having those tough times I think about the end and about my feelings of success, and that keeps me going I definitely set goals for myself and try not to get too distracted trying to reach them And always remember to have fun !Any strategies or tips for overcoming mental obstacles to be your very best?Mental obstacles are tough For my personally, if I was having mental obstacles, I would talk to my coach, who was the most important person to me during this comeback Its so important to have that person in your life, a trusted advisor Communication is very important, and Ive learned its OK to turn to others if youre having a tough time When I was younger, I would internalize（使内化） things Not any more Its a great relief to be able to share61When saying“ more than a feel-good story ,the writer means that A Torres is good at telling storiesC Torres is a 41-year-old swimmerB Torres is feeling goodD Torres is not only a feel-good story62In Daras opinion, when one is having his tough times, he A must turn to his coaches for helpB had better communicate with friends through the InternetC should think about the successful en D ought to adjust his goal63According to the passage, communication is very important in Aovercoming mental obstaclesC winning others support and aidB building good relations with othersD preventing ones imagination running away64Which of the following words can best describe Torres?ANegativeBSubjectiveCObjectiveD Positive65The writer mainly wants to tell us A Don Yaegers most successful interview B Dara Torres pursues her passions in the pool and in life C how athletes overcome mental obstacles in competitions D everyone has his highs and lows when doing things【参考答案】61-65 DCADB 阅读理解Like fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. And good writers, like good cooks, do not suddenly appear full blown. Quite the opposite, just as the cook has to undergo a particular training, mastering the skills of his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose-school work, matters of business, or purely social communication. You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and the more rewarding.There are still some faraway places in the world where you might find a public scribe（文书） to do your business or social writing for you, for money. There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rare kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with no more than a quick note to work from. But for most of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called on to put words to papers. It would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and reports put into mails or delivered by hand, but the daily figures must be extremely large. What is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes whatever he writes will be read, from first word to last, not just thrown into some “letters-to-be-read” files or into a wastepaper basket. This is the reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skills of interesting, effective writing. 8. In this passage, good writing is compared to fine food because .A. both are enjoyableB. both are hard to learnC. both are necessary to lifeD. both take a long time to prepare9. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Writing skills are less important than experience.B. A good writer should have his own way of writing.C. A good writer should learn to write all kinds of articles.D. The more efforts one makes, the more money one can earn.10. The author thinks that the most important reason for us to practice writing skills is .A. to earn our livingB. to attract others to readC. to do daily reports easilyD. to become good secretaries11. The purpose of the author