Move over Michael Phelps, the Beijing Olympics has another superstar．Usain Bolt came into the Olympic history books last night, becoming the first man to break world records while winning both 100 m and 200m races at a single Games．
The Jamaican broke the world record by winning the 200m in 19.30sec, becoming also the first man sweeping the 100 m and 200 m gold medals at an Olympics after American Carl Lewis did so in 1984．Bolt, who turns 22 today, got the top spot closely after his win in the men’s 100 m on Saturday．He bettered his own world record in that race by winning in 9.69sec, despite slowing down over the final 20 m．
The performance marked him as one of the breakthrough stars of these Summer Games．One is sure that Bolt and Phelps, the US swimmer who won a record eight gold medals in the pool, will be in leading positions in the top athletes list．
Yesterday Bolt showed what he could do when he run at full speed all the way, dashing for the finish line to break the old record of 19.32sec set by American Michael Johnson at the 1996 Atlanta Games．“He is Superman 2,” Johnson said after he saw his record fall．All too far behind the Jamaican, Churandy Martina of the Netherlands Antilles took silver in 19.82sec．Defending champion Shawn Crawford of the US got bronze at 19.96sec．
Once he saw his new record, Bolt fell to the track, his giant legs and arms pointing out．“I am No．1, I am No．1!” the world’s fastest man declared to TV audiences as he beat his chest and blew kisses at the 91,000 crowd in the Bird’s Nest, before continuing with his victory lap．
(1)
Who kept the world record of the men’s 100 m race before Usain Bolt broke it in 9.69 sec?
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A．
Carl Lewis
B．
Michael Johnson
C．
Shawn Crawford
D．
Usain Bolt
(2)
Usain Bolt bettered the world record of the men’s 200 m by _________．
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A．
0.01 sec
B．
0.02 sec
C．
0.5 sec
D．
9.69 sec
(3)
Which group of words can be used to describe Bolt according to the last paragraph?
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A．
Tired and weak．
B．
Excited and proud．
C．
Sociable and aggressive．
D．
Quiet and serious．
(4)
Which is the correct order of the following events according to the timeline?
a．Michael Phelps became a superstar winning a record eight gold medals in the pool．
b．Carl Lewis won both 100 m and 200 m race at an Olympics．
c．Usain Bolt broke the world record by winning the 200 m race in 19.30 sec．
d．Michael Johnson set the world record of 19.32 sec in the 200 m race．
e．Usain Bolt set a new world record in the men’s 100 m race．
Mr．Brown was on his way home from the railway station．It was very late, and he was alone on the dark road．Suddenly he heard someone behind him．He began to walk faster．The man behind him walked faster, too．He walked more slowly, and the man moved more slowly, too．He began to run, and the man was following him and he was really scared．
There was a wall on one side of the road, and he quickly climbed up on it and jumped down on the other side．“If he passes and doesn’t stop,” Mr．Brown thought, “everything will be all right．” But the man didn’t pass．He climbed up on the wall and jumped down, too．Mr．Brown’s only thought was, “I’m in great danger!” He stood up and shouted, “What do you want? Why are you following me?”
The man was so tired that at first it was difficult for him to speak．“I didn’t know that you were a very good runner,” he said at last, “I have to go to Mr．White’s house, but I don’t know the way．A man at the station told me that you lived next to Mr．White’s and he told me to follow you．I’m too tired to go any farther(更远)．”
(1)
Mr．Brown came home from _________．
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A．
the police station
B．
the railway station
C．
the hospital
D．
Mr．White’s house
(2)
Mr．Brown was really _________．
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A．
in great danger
B．
a policeman
C．
afraid of the man
D．
too tired to move
(3)
The man followed Mr．Brown because _________．
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A．
he wanted to scare Mr．Brown
B．
he wanted to get some money from Mr．Brown
C．
Mr．Brown lived next to Mr．White
D．
Mr．Brown was one of his good friends
(4)
The man was _________．
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A．
a thief
B．
a good runner
C．
too tired to speak
D．
very angry with Mr．Brown
(5)
Which is wrong?
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A．
There were few people on the road．
B．
The man didn’t know where Mr．White lived．
C．
Mr．Brown thought he was in great danger．
D．
Mr．Brown didn’t know where Mr．White lived．
阅读理解：
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know if you think you are a brave person or a coward(胆小鬼)．But you will never really know the answer to that question until you are tested in real life．Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real danger, they act like cowards．Other people think of themselves as cowardly, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes．
Lenny Sputnik had always thought of himself as a nervous person．He got worried before examinations．He worried about his job and his health．All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy．Then, on 15th January 1982, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington．Lenny went to the river to see what was happening．Then he saw a woman in the ice-cold water．Suddenly Lenny did not feel afraid．He kept very calm and did a very courageous thing．He jumped into the Potomac, swam to the woman, and kept her head above the water．Seventy-eight people died that day．Thanks to Lenny Sputnik, it was not seventy-nine．
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood．This chemical is called adrenalin．With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and are ready to fight or run away．However, when you are completely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin．When this happens, the muscles become very hard and you find that you cannot move at all．You are then disabled with fear．That is why, when we are very frightened, we sometimes say that we are ‘petrified’．This word comes from the Greek word ‘peters’ which means ‘stone’．We are so frightened we have become like stone．
(1)
According to the writer's opinion, a brave person can be judged by ________
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A．
his words
B．
his thought
C．
his action
D．
his looks
(2)
From what Lenny did, we can conclude that ________
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A．
Lenny had a good chance
B．
Lenny was brave
C．
Lenny liked swimming
D．
Lenny wanted to be a hero
(3)
In great danger, a hero always keeps ________．
[ ]
A．
nervous
B．
worried
C．
calm
D．
disappointed
(4)
Adrenalin in our body is ________．
[ ]
A．
harmful
B．
useless
C．
changeable
D．
dangerous
(5)
If a person's body produces too much adrenaline, he will ________．
[ ]
A．
become stronger
B．
lose his feeling and power
C．
become a stone
D．
become a hero
阅读理解：
There are robots all around us．Some do very complicated jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains．And some do one simple job．When an automatic washing machine is switched on, water pours in．The machine waits until the water is warm enough for washing clothes．It does this by “feedback”(反馈)．Information about what is happening is feedback into the robot to tell what to do next．Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback．They tell us what is going on around us．So robots are like human beings in two ways．They work and they have feedback．
In some ways robots are better than human beings．They work quickly and do not make mistakes．They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again．And they never get tired．So robots are very useful in factories．They can be taught to do many different jobs．First their electronic brain must be shown how the job is done．A person moves the robot’s “arms” and “hands” through each part of the job．
The most intelligent robots can move and see．Their eyes are cameras．Their fingers can feel shapes and sizes of the objects．These robots have computer brains linked to their eyes and fingers, which control their actions．The most intelligent robots--cave robots are used in scientific research．They do such job as handling radioactive materials．
(1)
In this passage the author tells us that _________．
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A．
robots are very popular
B．
there are various kinds of robots
C．
we see robots only at certain times
D．
robots can be easily controlled
(2)
What does the author seem to inform you about robots?
[ ]
A．
They should be greatly improved．
B．
They will probably take over in the future．
C．
They are very helpful and useful to humans．
D．
They are machines that break down a lot．
(3)
The author says that in industry _________．
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A．
robots break down a lot
B．
robots can do many jobs
C．
robots only get in the way
D．
robots sometimes cause troubles
(4)
The fact that a robot never gets bored doing the same job means that _________．
