After the Summer Olympics are over ,when all the athletcs and viewers have gong home and the television audience has swiched off , another group of athletcs and fans will arrive at the host city , and another compctition will begin.These are the Parnlympics,the games for athlctcs with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008 ,for the first time,one of the greatest parulympians will not be taking part.

Sbc is a Britishby the name of Tanni Grey-Thompsun.Boyn with spina hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waint down,Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first,she was not keen on sporn,apart from horse-riding,which gave her a sense of freedom.But in her teens,she started tsking sports more seriously.She tried swimming,basketball and tennis.Eventually she found athletics,and never looked back.

 Indeed ,Tanni’s   athletic career took off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surpaise victort in the 100 metres at the Junior NationalWheelchair Games.

 In 1988 ,Tanni went to her first ParalympicGames in Scoul.She bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona.Paralympics.Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay,setting two world records in the proceas.In the same year she achicved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

  Tanni’s enduring success has been part motivation(动机)，part preparation.   “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race …I am still competing at a very high level,but as I get oider things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ”

 Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammes.

In spite of ups and downs,she never takes her fate lying down.In her splendid life ,she has won an amazing eleven gold medals,four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics---a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has set over thirty woyld records.

What advice does she have for young athletes ? “Work hard at your studies ,and then train,train again.”

1.Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A. Basketball .   B.Swimming .   C.Tennis.   D.Horse-riding

2.When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A.In 1984.      B.In 1988.   C.In 1992.   D.In 2007.   

3.The underlined word “that’’in the 5 th paragrath refers to_______ .

A. fifty weeks＇training               B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day            D.part motivation and part preparation

4.What＇s the right order of the events relaterd to Tanny?

a.She works as a coach.                 b.She took up athletics .

c.She won four gold medals in Barcelons .  d.She competed in her first Paraiympic Games.

e.She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathun.

A. b,d,c,e,a                           B. a,d,b,c,e  

C. a,d,c,e,b                           D. b,d,a,e,c

5.What can we learn form Tanni＇s success?

A. Union is strongth                     B.Never too late to learn

C. Well begun is half done                D. No pains , no gains

After the Summer Olympics are over ,when all the athletcs and viewers have gone home and the television audience has swiched off , another group of athletcs and fans will arrive at the host city , and another compctition will begin.These are the Parnlympics,the games for athlctcs with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008 ,for the first time,one of the greatest parulympians will not be taking part.

Sbc is a Britishby the name of Tanni Grey-Thompsun.Boyn with spina hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waint down,Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first,she was not keen on sporn,apart from horse-riding,which gave her a sense of freedom.But in her teens,she started tsking sports more seriously.She tried swimming,basketball and tennis.Eventually she found athletics,and never looked back.

 Indeed ,Tanni’s  athletic career took off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surpaise victort in the 100 metres at the Junior NationalWheelchair Games.

 In 1988 ,Tanni went to her first ParalympicGames in Scoul.She bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona.Paralympics.Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay,setting two world records      in the proceas.In the same year she achicved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

  Tanni’s enduring success has been part motivation(动机)，part preparation.      “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race …I am still competing at a very high level,but as I get oider things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ”

 Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammes.

In spite of ups and downs,she never takes her fate lying down.In her splendid life ,she has won an amazing eleven gold medals,four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics---a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has set over thirty woyld records.

What advice does she have for young athletes ? “Work hard at your studies ,and then train,train again.”

56.Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A.      Basketball .   B.Swimming .   C.Tennis.   D.Horse-riding

57.When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A.In 1984.      B.In 1988.   C.In 1992.   D.In 2007.   

58.The underlined word “that’’in the 5 th paragrath refers to_______ .

A. fifty weeks＇training               B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day            D.part motivation and part preparation

59. What＇s the right order of the events relaterd to Tanny?

a.She works as a coach.                 b.She took up athletics .

c.She won four gold medals in Barcelons .  d.She competed in her first Paraiympic Games.

e.She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathun.

A. b,d,c,e,a                           B. a,d,b,c,e  

C. a,d,c,e,b                           D. b,d,a,e,c

60. What can we learn form Tanni＇s success?

A. Union is strongth                     B.Never too late to learn

C. Well begun is half done                D. No pains , no gains

After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes and viewers have gong home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city , and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics; the games for athletes with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest paralympians will not be taking part.

She is a British athletes by the name of Tanni Grey-Thompson. Born with spina hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralyzed from the waiat down, Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back.

 Indeed, Tanni’s athletics career took off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 meters at the Junior National Wheelchair Games.

 In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoal. She bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 meters relay, setting two world records   in the process. In the same year she achicved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

  Tanni’ s enduring success has been part motivation(动机)，part preparation.       “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race …I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get older things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ”

 Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammes.

In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics---a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has set over thirty world records.

What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train again.”

1. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A.      Basketball .   B. Swimming .   C. Tennis.   D. Horse-riding

2. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A. In 1984.      B. In 1988.   C. In 1992.   D. In 2007.   

3. The underlined word “that’’in the 5 th paragraph refers to_______ .

A. fifty weeks＇training               B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day            D.part motivation and part preparation

4. What＇s the right order of the events related to Tanni?

a. She works as a coach.                 b. She took up athletics .

c. She won four gold medals in Barcelong .  d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.

e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.

A. b,d,c,e,a                           B. a,d,b,c,e  

C. a,d,c,e,b                           D. b,d,a,e,c

5. What can we learn form Tanni＇s success?

A. Union is strength                     B. Never too late to learn

    C. Well begun is half done                D. No pains , no gains

According to the dictionary definition of “create”,ordinary people are creative every day. To create means”to bring into being, to cause to exist”---something each of us does daily.

　 We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sense to become aware of our world. This nmay be as simple as being aware of colour and texture, as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

　 A second part of creativity is an ability to see realationships among things. If we believe the expression,” There is nothing new under the sun, ” the creativity is remaking or recombining the old in new ways. For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way is the camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph. A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to apply them to achieve some new results,.To think up a new concept is one thing; to put idea to work is another.

　 These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius, but they are also involved in many of our day to day activities.

1. Which of th following activities is NOT a creativre one according to the passage?

A. To prepare a meal.　　　　　　　　 B. To arrange the furniture in a peculiar way.

C. To buy some books from a bookstore. D. To”write” a letter with the computer.

2. The auther holds that_____.

A. creativity is of highly demanded.　　

B. creativity is connected with a deep insight to some extent.

C. creativity is to create something new and concrete.

D. to practise and practice is the only way to cultivate one’s creativity.

3. ”There is nothing new under the sun.” (par.3)really implies that____.

A. we can seldom create new things　 B. a new thing is only a tale.

C. a new thing can only be created at the basis of original things.

D. we can scarcely see really new things in the world.

4. What does the auther think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into practice?

A. It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice.

B. To find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new thing.

C. One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.

D. A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.

5. The best title for this passage is_____.

A, Hoe to Cultivate One’s Creativity　　　　　　　　 B. What is Creativity]

C. The Importance of Creativity　　　　　　　　　　 D. Creativity—a Not Farway Thing