2015年11月7日北京学位英语真题及答案一、阅读理解Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican
Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)thatisnowOklahoma
LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors
(76)Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation
In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer
HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner
ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife
Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold
Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead,JimthenwenttoaspecialschoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren
There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports
Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam
(77)Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek
Soonhereturnedtoschooltocomp