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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 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 me, "he said later."But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat."
In time, 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."
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
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
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 didnˊt shake hands with Hitler
D. he didnˊt talk to the US president on the phone
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 overcome difficulties in life
D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
What would be the best 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
查看习题详情和答案>>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 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 me, "he said later." But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat."
In time, 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.
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 didnˊt shake hands with Hitler
D. he didnˊt talk to the US president on the phone
4.
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 overcome difficulties in life
D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
5.
What would be the best 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
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Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.
As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at l5 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team.
She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.
She says, “When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey. ”
Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn’t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. By the end of October last year, she had raised more than $50,000 for charity.
She says, “Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it’s the same as being a dancer. Before I left on trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.”
1. Why did Molly Wilson decide to do the round-the-world race?
A. She had never sailed before. B. She was bored.
C. She wanted to raise money for charity. D. She wanted to earn money.
2. She joined the pop dance team because___________.
A. she was 15 B. she hadn’t trained hard
C. she had been too fat. D. she had been too tall
3. What is the proper order of the following statements?
a. She got married. b. She became the member of a pop dance team.
c. She retired. d. She sailed around the world.
e. She trained as a ballet dancer.
A. e—b—a—c—d B．b—a—c—d—e
C．e—b—c—a—d D．c—a—b—d—e
4. The underlined “section” in the fourth paragraph probably means________.
A. part B. department C. unit D. city
5. We can conclude from the passage that________
A. she once wanted to give up on the journey
B. her husband didn’t support her in the beginning
C. she didn’t love her children
D. she didn’t raise any money at last
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He is currently being held by 4 troops at a secret place. The US says he will stand trial(审判) for his cruel actions during his years in 5 .This is likely to take place at a court 6 two weeks ago by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council.
The council's president Abdul Aziz al-hakim has warned Saddam could be executed (处死) if
7 guilty (有罪的) by the court. And the US 8 this.
“I think he ought to receive the 9 punishment for what he has done to people,” said US president George W. Bush, 10 directly stating that Saddam should be put to death.
However, many 11 ,including Saddam's long time enemy Iran, believe he would receive a fairer trial in an international court. 12 Britain, American's closest supporter, said it would not take part in any trial that could lead to Saddam's execution.
The UN Security Council has yet to 13 its position clear. But UN Secretary—General Kofi Annan ? 14 ? say that “the UN does not support a death penalty.”
Besides 15 a trial of Saddam, the world wants to see 16 the US and Britain can find the 17 weapons they gave as the 18 for the war in Iraq. Asked if Saddam's capture (捕获) could 19 a breakthrough (突破) in the hunt for the weapons of mass destruction, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said, “I think we should 20 what we're doing in Iraq.”
1.A. threw B. throws C. has thrown D. had thrown
2.A. which B. that C. it D. what
3.A. followed B. following C. to follow D. to be followed
4.A. British B. American C. Iraqi D. Iranian
5.A. strength B. power C. politics D. force
6.A. set out B. set on C. set off D. set up
7.A. found B. finding C. was found D. find
8.A. supports B. opposes C. agrees D. disappoints
9.A. better B. good C. best D. worst
10.A. with B. for C. without D. of
11.A. people B. officers C. nations D. armies
12.A. But B. And C. Though D. Even
13.A. have B. let C. make D. allow
14.A. does B. did C. was D. is
15.A. wait B. waited C. waiting D. waiting for
16.A. that B. why C. if D. which
17.A. banned B. advanced C. modern D. new
18.A. cause B. reason C. result D. end
19.A. result from B. come from C. lead to D. solve
20.A. carry off B. carry forward C. carry through D. carry on
查看习题详情和答案>>BEIJING – Set off by the April 1 Sino – US plane collision and US official agreement of the biggest arms sale to Taiwan in a decade as well as remarks by US President Bush on defending Taiwan, there have been increasing hacker attacks on websites of the two countries in the past weeks.
An American group of hackers which calls itself Poizon Box had begun ruining Chinese web－sites after the April 1 spy plane incident, top Chinese Sina. com. said.
The Chinese soon attacked back.
On April 29, Chinese hackers invaded two US Government websites over the weekend, forcing the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services to shut down their sites for a short time.
The US Department of Labor went offline for a few hours after a page in its website was changed to display a picture of Wang Wei, the Chinese pilot who died in the collision.
The page was titled “China hack!” and read, in English, “The whole country is sorry for losing the best son of China-Wang Wei forever, we will miss you until the end of the day.”
On May 1, hackers exchanged bad remarks in which the official White House website was defaced(丑化) by a huge amount of e-mail garbage. On May 5, the White House website fell victim(受害者) to a denial(否定、拒绝) of service attack that blocked access(通道)to the site for more than two hours.
The Computer Network and Information Security Management Office told web operators an average of 100 sites a day had seen “some form of attack.”
1．The best title of the passage is ___ ___.
A．Sino-US Plane Collision
B．Sino-US Hackers Fighting Cyberwar
C．100 Sites Being Attacked
D．Cyberwar Continuing
2．What is the correct order of the events?
a．Wang Wei’s picture appeared on a US website.
b．Poizon Box destroyed some Chinese websites.
c．The access to White House website was blocked for over two hours.
d．Hackers exchanged bad remarks.
A．a, b, c, d B．a, c, b, d C．b, a, d, c D．b, a, c, d
3．From the passage we can infer that ______ .
A．US President Bush defended Taiwan
B．all the Chinese people are sorry for losing the best son of China
C．websites in the US and China have been watchful for attacks
D．Chinese hackers began to play an important role in foreign affairs
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