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Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.
Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.
In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.
In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.
56.Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.
A.in England B.In France C.In America D.in Australia
57.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.
A.She had polio and couldn’t walk easily B.Her family was poor
C.Her leg was hurt in an accident D.She couldn’t swim
58.Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.
A.to make her a famous swimmer B. to make her legs stronger
C.to make her swim faster D. to make her win gold medals
59. In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.
A .supports B. fish C. gold medals D.films
60.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. she was successful in swimming across the Channel
B. In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop.
C. She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen.
D. She swam across the Channel for only six days
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Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.
Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.
In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.
In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.
56.Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.
A.in England B.In France C.In America D.in Australia
57.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.
A.She had polio and couldn’t walk easily B.Her family was poor
C.Her leg was hurt in an accident D.She couldn’t swim
58.Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.
A.to make her a famous swimmer B. to make her legs stronger
C.to make her swim faster D. to make her win gold medals
59. In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.
A .supports B. fish C. gold medals D.films
60.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. she was successful in swimming across the Channel
B. In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop.
C. She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen.
D. She swam across the Channel for only six days
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and had moved to France in the 1950s. In 1989 at the age of 17 he joined Cannes football club. After three
years he moved to Bordeaux in 1992 and was voted (被选为) "Young Player of the Year". In the same year
he played in his first international match for France against the Czech Republic (捷克共和国). ①He
rescued (解救) the French team from disaster by scoring two goals near the end of the match. The final
(决赛) score was 2: 2.
In 1996 he moved to Italy to join Turin's team Juventus. He has played in three European Cup finals, twice
for Juventus and once for Bordeaux. However, ②he was not in any of the winning teams and did not play at
his best in the three finals. Reporters describe him as one of the best midfield players (中锋) in the world. He
can turn fast, he can run past the opposing team. ③He can kick a ball onto just the right place for a team
member to score. In his 33 games for France before the World Cup, he scored 10 goals.
Zidane is the hero of North African people who are living in France. These people have not had an easy
life in the past. They are among the poorest of the country and find it hard to get jobs.
But the French team has at last shown the public that French people come from all over the world. Out
of the 11 players, four were born outside mainland France. Six other were born in France to non-French
parents."France's win and ④Zidane's playing has brought all French people together," said one reporter.
In the World Cup in 1998, Zidane played well against Saudi Arabia, but was sent off the pitch by the
referee (裁判). (He stood on a Saudi Arabian player who had fallen over.) In the semi-final against Croatia,
⑤he was still not at his best. When the day of the match came, France's fans were rewarded. Zidane
scored two out of France's three goals and was voted European Football of the Year. The President (总统)
of France said on TV, "We're happy and that's the least I can say. It's the best day of my life."
A. What is he like as a person?
B. His football history.
C. The World Cup 1998.
D. The French World Cup team.
第一段( ) 第二段( ) 第三段( ) 第四段( )
2. 根据文章提供的信息完成下表。
Name: ________________________________
Age (now): ________________________________
Born (place / date): _________________________________
Parents (nationality): _________________________________
Clubs (names and years): _________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
3. 为黑体字选出正确的释义。
( ) ①. He rescued the French team from disaster.
( ) ②. He was not in any of the winning teams.
( ) ③. He can kick a ball onto just the right place for a team member to score.
( ) ④. Zidane's playing has brought all French people together.
( ) ⑤. he was still not at his best.
A. He's good at helping his team-mates score.
B. he was not playing as well as usual.
C. The French team was saved from disaster by him.
D. French people are now more friendly towards each other.
E. His team didn't win the European Cup final.
－________? －I'm from France.
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The Story of Harriet Quimby
Should a woman fly an airplane? Most people in the early 1900' s said no. A woman named Harriet Quimby lived during those years. Harriet loved airplanes. She made up her mind to fly one.
She found someone to teach her, and soon she became a good pilot(飞行员) . In 1912, Harriet made a plan. She would fly from England to France, 22 miles across the water. No woman had ever done that.
Her friends told her not to go. Flying was dangerous in those days. Airplanes were small. They were made of wood and bicycle wheels. Sometimes they fell apart in the air.
Harriet wasn' t worried. On April 16, 1912, she was ready to go. She started her plane and took off. She climbed to 1500 feet and turned toward France. She looked down. Everything was covered with fog! Harriet kept going. She thought she might be over land. She let the plane drop lower. Then the fog cleared. A sandy beach was below her. Harriet landed right on the beach. She was in France. The trip had taken only 30 minutes.
“Any woman could do it, ” said Harriet.
1．Harriet Quimby showed that she ________.
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A．was afraid of flying |
B．didn't give up |
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C．wanted to get hurt |
2．Another title for this story could be ________.
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A．“How To Fly a Plane”
B．“Around the World in a Plane”
C．“The Woman Who Wanted To Fly”
3．Anyone could have gone from England to France ________.
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A．by car |
B．by boat |
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C．by bicycle |
4．Long ago, small airplanes were made of ________.
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A．wood and bicycle wheels |
B．wood and paper |
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C．glass and metal |
5．In 1912, planes couldn't land ________.
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A．on their wheels |
B．on a beach |
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C．in the fog |