Question

Answer the questions.

Millions of film viewers are excited about the Indian movie Dangal (《摔跤吧爸爸》), not just because it’s a well-produced move. It’s the true story of an Indian father, Mahavir Phogat, who trained his daughters to become the best wrestlers (摔跤选手) of the country when women weren’t even considered (认为) to be able of wrestling.

Phogat’s inspiration to train his daughters to become wrestlers came from Karnam Mall-eswari, the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. Phogat thought his girls can lead the country in women’s wrestling if he trained them properly. So he gave up his job and taught them all the tricks he knew from his own experience as a wrestler. The girls, Geeta and Babita, started their training by running in the farm every day.

Since there were no other female wrestlers in the village, the girls had to compete with the boys. However, the villagers laughed at them and told them to go back home for wrestling was a “male” sport.

However, Phogat didn’t listen to any of this. Eventually, he took his girls to the Sports Authority (部门) of India, where they trained under professional coaches.

And the outcome of all this blood and sweat? History was made.

In 2010, Geeta Phogat became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the 55kg freestyle women’s wrestling at the Commonwealth Games. Babita Phogat finished with a silver medal. In 2012, Geeta became the first Indian woman to win a bronze (铜) medal at World Wrestling Championship. Babita won her first gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The Phogat sisters have shown that women can stand out at any sport if they put their heart and hard work into it. They have also proved that wrestling is not just a man’s sport.

This is one of the main reasons why I think Dangal is going to be one of the most important movies of the year. It’s a message of encouragement to all the women who have been working hard to achieve their dreams.

1.The film Dangal is based on a true story in India, isn’t it?

2.What did Mahavir Phogat do to train his daughters?

3.Why did the villagers laugh at Phogat and his daughters?

4.How have the Phogat sisters proved that women can also be good at sports?

5.Why does the writer think the film Dangal is going to be one of the most important movies of the year?

6.In your opinion, who helped the Phogat sisters achieve their dreams? Give your own reason.

Answer

1.Yes，it is.

2.He gave up his job and taught his daughters all the tricks he knew from his own experience as a wrestler.

3.Because they thought wrestling was a “male” sport.

4.By training hard and making history.

5.Because it’s not just an excellent sports film. It’s a message of encouragement to all the women who’ve been working hard to achieve their dream.

6.Phogat. Because he taught them all the tricks he knew from his own experience as a wrestler and he took his girls to the sports Authority of India, where they trained under professional coaches.

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述电影《摔跤吧爸爸》这部电影的梗概。最后讲述作者为什么认为这是今年最重要的一部电影之一，即因为这不仅仅是一部优秀的体育电影。这是对所有为实现梦想而努力奋斗的女性的鼓励。

1.细节理解题。根据It’s the true story of an Indian father, Mahavir Phogat, who trained his daughters to become the best wrestlers (摔跤选手) of the country when women weren’t even considered (认为) to be able of wrestling“这是一个真实的故事，一个叫做Mahavir Phogat的印度父亲，当妇女甚至不被认为会摔跤时，他训练他的女儿成为最好的摔跤手”可知，这是一个真实的故事，故答案为Yes，it is.

2.细节理解题。根据So he gave up his job and taught them all the tricks he knew from his own experience as a wrestler“所以他放弃了工作并将所有的来自于他自己作为摔跤手知道的经验技巧全部教给了他们”可知，故答案为He gave up his job and taught his daughters all the tricks he knew from his own experience as a wrestler.

3.细节理解题。根据However, the villagers laughed at them and told them to go back home for wrestling was a “male” sport“然而，村民们嘲笑他们并且告诉他们回家因为摔跤是一项男人的运动”可知，因为他们认为摔跤是一项男人的运动。故答案为Because they thought wrestling was a “male” sport.

4.细节理解题。根据And the outcome of all this blood and sweat? History was made“所有这个汗水的结果？他们创造了历史”以及The Phogat sisters have shown that women can stand out at any sport if they put their heart and hard work into it. They have also proved that wrestling is not just a man’s sport“Phogat姐妹已经表明如果用心并且努力工作，女人也能在任何体育中杰出”可知，通过努力训练和创造历史，女人也能够擅长体育。用how问，用介词by“通过”回答，后接doing形式。故答案为By training hard and making history.

5.细节理解题。根据It’s a message of encouragement to all the women who have been working hard to achieve their dreams“这是对所有努力实现梦想的女性的鼓励”可知，这不仅仅是一个完美的体育节目，这也是对所有努力实现梦想的女性的鼓励，故答案为Because it’s not just an excellent sports film. It’s a message of encouragement to all the women who’ve been working hard to achieve their dream.

6.开放性试题。言之有理即可。根据So he gave up his job and taught them all the tricks he knew from his own experience as a wrestler“所以他放弃了工作并将所有的来自于他自己作为摔跤手知道的经验技巧全部教给了他们”以及Eventually, he took his girls to the Sports Authority (部门) of India, where they trained under professional coaches“最终，他将他的女儿送到印度的体育部门，在那里，他们在专业的教练下训练”可知，Phogat帮助姐妹实现他们的梦想，因为他将所有的来自于他自己作为摔跤手知道的经验技巧全部教给了他们并且他将女孩们送到印度的体育部门，在那里，他们在专业的教练下训练。故答案为Phogat. Because he taught them all the tricks he knew from his own experience as a wrestler and he took his girls to the sports Authority of India, where they trained under professional coaches.