题目内容

     James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. 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 age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as 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 meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs.His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he 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' victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic(体育的) but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African?American winners.

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

     Having returned 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 victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars,  trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.

     “Sure, it bothered(烦扰) me," he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat."

     In time, however, his gold medals(奖牌) 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.Owens got his other name “Jesse" when  ________.

A. he went to Ohio State University

B. his teacher made fun of him

C. his teacher took “J. C." for “Jesse"

D. he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet  

2.In the Big Ten meet, Owens  ________.

A. hurt himself in the back

B. succeeded in setting many records

C. tried every sports event but failed

D. had to give up some events 

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

A. he was not of the right race

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 

4.When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years," he meansthat 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 overcome difficulties in life

D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs 

5. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete

B. Golden Moment—a Life?time Struggle

C. Making a Living as a Sportsman

D. How to Be a Successful Athlete? 

1----5     CBACA  


解析:

1.细节题。从文章中第一、二、三段(两句话)可知,当Owens告诉他老师他的名字叫“J.C."时,他的老师以为是“Jesse"。于是他有了一个新名字。答案为C。

2.这是一道细节题。从第五段可知,Owe没有放弃,而是反复尝试,最终创下几项纪录,取得了好成绩。答案为B。 

3.这是一道推断题。因为Owens是一个黑人,所以他在美国受到了歧视。答案为A。

4.这是一道猜义题。从最后一段可知,虽然Owens受到了歧视,但获得金牌的那个时刻却永远留在心里,使他多年以来很好地生活了下来。因此是精神上受到鼓舞,而非物质上的利益。答案为C。 

5.这是一道主旨题。通读本篇短文可知,它主要讲述了Jesse Owens从小到大并成为一位伟大的美国体育运动员的历史。答案为A。 

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