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【题目】Chinese athlete Liu Xiang, winner of gold medal in the men’s 110m hurdles at the Athens Olympics, published his book, I’m Liu Xiang, recently in his hometown of Shanghai.

It seems that many people can’t help comparing Liu Xiang with another Shanghai native, basketball giant（巨星）Yao Ming, who also recently published his book, A Life in Two Worlds. Manager Dai, the editor of the book I’m Liu Xiang, explained the differences between the two books as he saw them. Firstly, Yao’s book was written mainly for Americans, while Liu’s readers will be mainly Chinese. Secondly, A Life in Two Worlds was written in the third person singular（单数）by an American writer who recorded Yao Ming’s stories, I’m Liu Xiang was written in the first person and included many articles from his diaries. Lastly, according to Dai, Yao enjoyed the advantage of being born in a sporty, rich family, unlike Liu, who came from a working class family and therefore had to go through greater hardship（艰难）before becoming a world-known athlete. So if you enjoy reading about mental（精神上的）suffering and physical pain, read I’m Liu Xiang. If you want to practice your English, read A Life in Two Worlds.

	Liu Xiang	Yao Ming
Job	an athlete in 110m hurdles	a【1】 giant
Family	a【2】 class family	a sporty, rich family
New book’s name	I’m Liu Xiang	A 【3】in Two Worlds
New book’s readers	mainly 【4】	mainly Americans
New book is suitable for	people who enjoy reading about mental suffering and physical pain	people who want to practice 【5】

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】basketball

【2】working

【3】Life

【4】Chinese

【5】English

【解析】本文介绍了关于两本书。一本是关于刘翔的书，名叫《我是刘翔》，另一本书关于姚明的，名叫《两个世界的生活》 。这两本书中的主人公的工作，家庭和适合的阅读人群不同。

【1】根据It seems that many people can’t help comparing Liu Xiang with another Shanghai native, basketball giant（巨星）Yao Ming,可知姚明是一个篮球巨星，故此处为basketball。

【2】根据unlike Liu, who came from a working class family and therefore had to go through greater hardship（艰难）before becoming a world-known athlete. 可知刘翔来自一个工人阶级的家庭，故此处为working 。

【3】根据It seems that many people can’t help comparing Liu Xiang with another Shanghai native, basketball giant（巨星）Yao Ming, who also recently published his book, A Life in Two Worlds.可知关于姚明的这本书的名字叫《两个世界的生活》，故此处为life。

【4】根据Firstly, Yao’s book was written mainly for Americans, while Liu’s readers will be mainly Chinese.可知关于刘翔的书的读者主要是中国人，故此处为Chinese。

【5】根据If you want to practice your English, read A Life in Two Worlds.可知关于姚明的这本书适合想要练习英语的人，故此处为English。