新疆兵团第三师第一中学2015届高三上学期高考模拟卷（六） 英语试题
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，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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Dragon boating is fl team sport that has its roots in ancient China•The boats are decorated with a dragon head and tail．In recent years，cancer survivor groups have gotten involved in the sport to help make friends and help rebuild their lives．
On a recent Saturday morning，a group of 20 women were on a boat in the Anacostia River in Washington，DC．They move their paddies in rhythm to the call of a coach．The women belong to the dragon boat race team Go Pink!DC，which trains weekly．It also races against other breast cancer survivor teams in dragon boat festivals．As a result，Go Pink!DC won medals in this Washington dragon boat festival
Lydia Collins joined five years ago after finding out she had breast cancer．“1 was diagnosed with breast cancer．1 was let down for my illness I lost all interest in life and won’t even get out of bed to eat．But now I love the team spirit．I just．10ve everything about it．It is 1ike a floating support group on the water．"
The paddlers are breast cancer survivors and their supporters．Annette Rothemel helped establish the group in 2006．She is a researcher with the National Institutes of Health as well as a breast cancer survivor．“It is sort of an easy entry sport because on the same boat people at different levels can be doing the same sport．"But Ms Rothemel says dragon boating can be physically demanding，especially for someone who is sick and getting treatment for
cancer
“It is hard but l think you have to challenge yourself in life. This is something I look forward to．I get to be out here with my sisters and supporters that understand what I am going through．So it makes me stronger and it makes me feel better．"Another cancer survivor Rhonda Hartzel said.
Annette Rothemel says the cancer survivors feel fl sense of sisterhood and share good times when they paddle together．She says both feelings are treasured by the team．
21．What can we learn about GO Pink! DC?
A.It hosted many competitions for the cancer survivors．
B .It helps the cancer survivors receive medical training．
C．It owns the best dragon boat race team in Washington，DC now．
D．It not only trains its members but organizes t hem to join the race．
22．The underlined words‘‘let down"in Para．3 probably mean“______”
A. depressed
B.．anxious
C．astonished
D．awkward
