题目内容
________ from Beijing to London!
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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 |
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-e | B.b-c-d-a-e | C.b-d-c-e-a | D.c-b-d-e-a |
A.rise to your feet | B.walk on your way |
C.go beyond yourself | D.depend on yourself |
A.The Making of a Hero | B.From a Loser to a Winner |
C.All Roads Lead to Rome | D.Health is Better than Wealth |
Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Li Wen, a junior 2 student from No. 2 Middle School, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.
Another student, 16-year-old Yang Fang from No. 1 Middle School, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in one, and when she looked at the exam paper, she couldn't think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won't go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don't want to talk about their secrets.
Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:
Talk to your parents or teachers often.
Take part in group activities and play sports.
Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.
【小题1】The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have ________.
A.no parents | B.a headache | C.knife with them | D.mental problems |
A.he was afraid of his teacher | B.he was so worried about his studies |
C.he wanted to frighten his parents | D.his finger was badly hurt |
A.she had exams | B.she studied very hard |
C.she talked with her parents | D.she thought of something |
A.they won't let others think they are stupid |
B.they don't think doctors can help them |
C.they don't want to talk about their secrets |
D.both A and C |
A.it's unnecessary for them to be with others |
B.only group activities and sports can help them |
C.it's better for the students who have mental problems to join others |
D.teachers and parents can't do anything about mental problems |