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The Olympic Games have changed a lot since they were first held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. At that time, winners got silver medals instead of gold ones. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? People thought silver was better than gold．No women competed in the first Olympics, and only 14 countries took part.

In the early years of the Olympics, there weren’t many sports. In the first Greek Games, event usually took place in the Panathenaic Stadium（雅典体育场），and you can still see it today. Players did not wear their countries’ clothes in 1896.They traveled to Athens by themselves and had to use their own money to take part.

New sports have been put into the Olympics over time, like badminton and table tennis, Some older games are no longer played, like tug-of-war（拔河）.

Swimming was different in 1896. There was a 1200-metre race in the sea．A boat took swimmers out into the sea and they had to swim back to land．The first person to win that race was Alfred Hajos. He seemed happy just to finish. “I just wanted to live. That’s more important than winning,” he said．

1．In the first Olympics, winners were given____.

A．gold medals B．silver and gold medals C．much money D．silver medals

2．In the early years of the Olympics__

A．there weren’t many sports

B．players wore the sports clothes that people wear today

C．people from about 200 countries took part

D．events usually took place in modern Olympics.

3．_____is no longer played in the modern Olympics.

A．Running B．Tug-of-war C．Table tennis D．Swimming

4．The underlined sentence in the text really means______

A．he was happy because he would finish it

B．he seemed happy just because he finished it

C．he was happy because he gave up at last

D．he seemed happy because he still lived

5．Swimming took place in the ____ in 1896.

A．river B．lake C．swimming pool D．sea

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补全对话根据对话内容, 在空格中各填写一个句子, 使对话完整、正确、达意。(共10分, 每空2分)

(Sally is talking with her friend Bill on the phone.) B—Bill S—Sally

B: Hello, this is Bill.

S: Hello, this is Sally. The summer vacation is coming. 1.____________ ___________?

B: I haven’t decided yet. How about you?

S: I am going to London. I have dreamed of visiting that place for a long time.

B:2._________________________?

S: Because there are many places of interest there, such as the Big Ben, London Eye, the

Olympic Stadium and so on.

B: That’s great.3.________________________?

S: My parents. Would you like to go with us?

B: 4.__________________________. I have planned to be a volunteer to help the people

in Ya’an.

S: 5.__________________________. Good luck to you!

B: Thanks.

James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves(奴隶). His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.

“J.C.,” he replied.

She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.

Owens ran his first race at the age of 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time in order to pay for his education. As a second year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.

A week before the Big Ten games, Owens fell down when he went downstairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he was helped in and out of the car that drove him to the games. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he should give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.

The stage was set for Owens’ success at the Olympic Games in Berlin(柏林) the next year, and his success would come to be considered as not only athletic but also political(政治的). Hitler(希特勒) did not give congratulations to any of the black American winners.

“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”

After returning from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.

Owens’ Olympic success made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and racing against cars and dogs.

“Sure, it worried me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”

In the end, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”

1.In the Big Ten games, Owens .

A．hurt himself in the back

B．was successful in setting many records

C．tried every sports event but all failed

D．had to give up all events

2.We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because .

A．he was the grandsonof black slaves

B．he was the son of a poor farmer

C．he didn’t shake hands with Hitler

D．he didn’t talk to the US president on the phone

3.When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years”, he means that the medals .

A．have been changed for money to help him live on

B．have made him famous in the US

C．have encouraged him to face difficulties in life

D．have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．Jesse Owens — A Great American Sportsman B．The Big Ten Games

C．Making a Living As a Sportsman D．How to Be a Successful

---I seem to be lost. Could you tell me _____?

---Sure. You can take the No.3 bus to get there.

A．where is the nearest hospital

B．how long it will take me to the airport

C．how far is my trip to the Olympic Village

D．how I can get to the National Museum

2012 is the Year of the Dragon in China. It began on January 23 but not on January 1st. The dragon is a symbol* of power and wealth in Chinese culture. And it is also the sign of the Emperor of China. People born in the Year of the Dragon are active-minded. They show a strong interest in the world around them, and will try their best to make their dreams come true all their lives.

Dragon people are talented while these people enjoy being the center of attention. They will stop at nothing to get what they want. Dragon people are very friendly and if their friends face a problem, they will be there to offer help at once. There are some famous people who were born in the Year of the Dragon, such as the premier* of the Russian Putin and the famous Argentine soccer player Messi. In China, the CEO of Alibaba Group Mayun and movie star Zhouxun are dragon, too.

There are some big events in the Year of the Dragon. In China, the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) * will be held in Beijing in March. The 9th National University Games in Tianjin will happen in September. And soccer fans, they can meet at the 2012 European Cup in June in Poland. And In Britain, the 30th Olympic Games is being held in London on July 27.

1.What does “Dragon” stand for in Chinese culture?

A. power B. wealth C. the emperor D. all of the above

2.When does the Year of Dragon begin?

A. January 1^st. B. January 23^rd C. January 2^nd. D. January 22^nd.

3.What will happen in July in London?

A. National People's Congress B. National University Games

C. 2012 European Cup D. the Olympic Games

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE acorrding to the passage?

A. People born in the Year of the Dragon are active-minded.

B. People born in the Year of the Dragon enjoy being the center of attention.

C. If they face a problem, People born in the Year of the Dragon will give up.

D. If their friends face a problem, people born in the Year of the Dragon will offer help at once.

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