Twenty-six years after a terrible bicycle accident left her comatose(昏迷) for two months and with permanent brain injuries, Barbara Buchan, performs many actions more slowly than others. But on September 10 in Beijing, Buchan, at 52, the oldest member of the United States Paralympic team, broke the record and won the gold medal for her disability class in the individual 3,000-meter cycling pursuit.
“You can be very upset at the world and have everyone take care of you,” Buchan said by telephone from Beijing, “or get back on your feet again.”
Buchan first dreamed of Olympic gold at age 15 while watching the 1972 Munich Games. She became a top American cyclist by July 1982, when a terrible road-race crash injured her brain and left doctors doubtful about whether she would survive. She was wearing only a soft leather helmet at the time; her accident made the rule put into practice that cyclists wear the hard-shell helmets that are now common.
Buchan recovered enough of her athletic ability to run track in the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, where she won a silver medal in the 800 meters. Women’s cycling was not included in the Paralympics yet, so Buchan trained to the point where she raced against men in the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney, Australia — she finished 9th and 10th in two races — and then successfully fought for a separate women’s cycling program beginning in 2004 in Athens, where she did not get a medal.
Even though she was approaching her 50s, Buchan kept racing and again made the United States Paralympic team for Beijing — where she is twice the age of most of her teammates and competitors.
“Barbara’s almost the leader of our team — she’s been through it all,” said Craig Griffin, the United States cycling coach. “She’s never retired. She’s never let her body go and then come back. I don’t think age is as big of a deal as people make it out to be.”
【小题1】According to the passage, after the accident,  ____________.

A.Buchan asked her friends to take care of her
B.cyclists started to wear helmets in competition
C.Buchan could not answer questions correctly
D.doctors doubted whether Buchan could come back to life
【小题2】What’s the right order of the events related to Buchan?
a. She won a gold medal in Beijing.
b. She became a top American cyclist.
c. She won a silver medal in the 800 meters.
d. She suffered a terrible bicycle accident.
e. She took part in a cycling program in Athens.
A.c-d-b-a-eB.b-c-d-a-eC.b-d-c-e-aD.c-b-d-e-a
【小题3】What does the underlined phrase get back on your feet in the second paragraph mean?
A.rise to your feetB.walk on your way
C.go beyond yourselfD.depend on yourself
【小题4】Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A.The Making of a HeroB.From a Loser to a Winner
C.All Roads Lead to RomeD.Health is Better than Wealth

When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been    36 . After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school.   37 , the teachers at the school mistreated her,   38  she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to   39  on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had   40  planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to sing her mother’s favorite song   41 . Her performance earned her   42  from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a   43  jazz singer.

During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald   44  more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 1990. She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm   45  a wide range of listeners around the world. The worldwide   46  of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.

Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States   47  African American citizens the same treatment   48  white citizens received. Fitzgerald’s manager and her band   49  to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same   50  as white singers and musicians. Ella’s fight for   51   received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to   52  disadvantages children. For her many civic contributions, in 1992 President George Bush   53  her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors   54  to civilians.

In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her   55  performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide.

1.                A.rich            B.rough          C.tiresome D.happy

 

2.                A.Importantly      B.Unforgettably    C.Naturally  D.Unfortunately

 

3.                A.therefore       B.but            C.so   D.then

 

4.                A.survive         B.experience      C.learn D.stand

 

5.                A.strangely       B.blindly          C.originally D.probably

 

6.                A.in spite         B.instead         C.in place   D.though

 

7.                A.jealousy        B.recognition      C.reputation D.gratitude

 

8.                A.creative        B.dependent      C.undiscovered  D.distinguished

 

9.                A.released        B.sold            C.copied   D.showed

 

10.               A.compared with   B.appealed to     C.composed of   D.depended on

 

11.               A.celebration     B.admiration      C.relaxation  D.indication

 

12.               A.denied         B.supported      C.offered   D.hated

 

13.               A.which          B.what           C.that  D.like

 

14.               A.decided        B.refused        C.started    D.afforded

 

15.               A.number        B.quantity        C.amount   D.lots

 

16.               A.wealth         B.future          C.equality   D.agreement

 

17.               A.caring for       B.playing with     C.preferring to   D.taking after

 

18.               A.rewarded       B.awarded        C.paid  D.presented

 

19.               A.accessible      B.inadequate      C.available   D.official

 

20.               A.best           B.vivid           C.open D.final

 

 

Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV personality(名人) in the US, she is also a woman who has encouraged millions. For those people, her life and her success are a good example. She has struggled with many of the challenges(挑战)that we all face, and she has changed her life. Her message is powerful: I did it, and so can you.

Oprah Winfrey is a black woman whose becoming famous is an encouraging story. She was born on January 29, 1954 in a small village in America. Her patents were very poor. For her family, life seemed to hold no promise.

But there was nothing that could stop Oprah. She was an extremely bright girl at school. She asked her kindergarten teacher to let her go to school sooner and she also skipped (跳级)the second grade of primary school(小学). Her life from the age of six till about fourteen was very hard. For many women such difficulty would be too heavy to bear(忍受). But not for Oprah. When she was fourteen, Oprah went to live with her father. Her father showed her how hard work and discipline(自律) could lead to self-improvement. Oprah listened to her father, and a few years later she won a college scholarship that allowed her to go to university.

Two years later, after graduation, she started working for television. For more than ten years she worked for different TV stations across the country. In 1984, she moved to Chicago, where she became the host of a talk show called "AM Chicago". When Oprah started, "AM Chicago" had few listeners. By September of the next year, the show was so successful that it was given a new name: 'The Oprah Winfrey Show".

Oprah Winfrey's story encourages many people to believe that success and happiness in life are within reach for everyone.

1.What does Oprah Winfrey mean by saying “I did it”?

A.I managed to over come (战胜)the challenges.

B.I encouraged many people who want to succeed.

C.I created many chances to help people.

D.I was respected as a source of strength.(力量源泉)

2.When Oprah Winfrey was a child, her parents were so poor that _____.

A.life seemed hopeless.                    B.her family never promised anything.

C.her family could hardly keep any promise.    D.nobody trusted her family

3.From the third paragraph we can infer________.

A.Oprah was older than most of her schoolmates when she finished primary school.

B.Oprah was younger than most of schoolmates when she finished primary school.

C.Oprah couldn’t finish primary school because her family was very poor.

D.Oprah stopped her study when she was in the second grade of primary school.

4.Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?

A.Oprah’s father had a great effect(影响) on her.

B.AM Chicago was a local newspaper in Chicago.

C.Oprah worked for different TV stations in the US.

D.Oprah suffered a lot when she was young.

5.The best title of the passage may be _____.

A.Oprah Winfrey’s TV show                B.A popular TV show in America

C.Oprah Winfrey                         D.How to become a successful host

 

                                      D

Wilma was born on June 23, 1940 in St Bethlehem, Tennesse. By the time she was 6, Wilma Rudolph was given metal braces (支架) to aid her in walking. She started receiving treatment with help from her family. A few years later, she walked without any assistance into the church.

When she was in junior high, she joined the basketball team. She finally made an appeal to compete in games again and when her wish was finally permitted, she amazed everyone by leading the team to an undefeated season and the state championships. Though they lost the championship title in the end, Wilma Rudolph earned the attention of the women’s track coach,Ed Template at Tennessee State University and was invited to join the "Tigerbelles".Her efforts paid off as she turned out to be so good that the Tigerbelles invited her to join them in the national Olympic team trails. Not only did she make it into the team, but she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Four years later, Rudolph set a world 200 m record (22.9 seconds) at the 1960 US Championships. At the Rome Olympics in 1960, she competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m relay, and equaled the world record of 11.3 seconds in the semifinals (半决赛) of the 100 m. She won the final by three metres in 11.0 seconds, but it was not accepted as a world record.

Wilma Rudolph’s extraordinary achievements in Rome made her a darling of the European press who gave her the nickname "The Black Gazelle (羚羊)" and "The Black Pearl". She also became the first woman in American history to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics and was crowned "the Fastest Woman in the World", Wilma Rudolph’s spirit inspired people such as Jackie Joyner Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner who became the next woman to win 3 gold medals.

1.What problem did Wilma face according to Paragraph 1?

A.Not being able to speak.

B.Not being able to walk.

C.Losing her sight.

D.Losing her hearing.

2.We learn that Wilma broke the world record in________.

A.the 4×100m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

B.the semifinals of the 100m at the Rome Olympics

C.the 200m at the 1960 US Championships

D.the final of the 100m at the Rome Olympics

3. How many people that at least won 3 Olympics gold medals in American history are

mentioned in the passage?

A.One.

B.Three.

C.Four.

D.Five.

 

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