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

A fire broke out in the neighborhood last night. By the time the firemen arrived, it 　　　. 

A．had been put out                       B．would put out

C．has been put out                        D．was putting out

All the bees 　　 had been at nearby feeding place were doing the circling dance.

A.which　　　　　B.what　　　　C.that　　　　　D.how

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
The science teacher believed very strongly in practical work as a means of teaching science effectively, and she wanted her pupils' parents to see how well their children were learning ___36___ her methods. She therefore arranged for all the parents ___37___ and see the results of one of the ___38___ experiments on a Saturday evening,___39___ all of them were free. The children had been studying the growth of plants, and they ___40___ four pots of beans a few weeks before.  They had put poor soil in one pot, to see ___41___ effect this would have ___42___ the growth of the beans in ___43___,and good soil in ___44___ three pots. Then they had put one of the ___45___ in the dark for several days, and had given ___46___ pot no water for the same length of time.
　　At the end of the lesson on Friday afternoon, the teacher put little ___47___ on the four pots:‘The beans in this pot were planted in poor soil.’‘This pot　___48___ in the dark for four days.’‘These beans have had no water for four days.’‘These beans have had good soil, plenty of light and ___49___  water.’ Then the teacher went home.
　When she arrived on ___50___ evening, half an hour before the ___51___were due to come, she found this note beside the pots:‘We read your notes  ___52___ the school servant and thought we would help him, so we watered all the plants, changed the earth in the one with ___53___ soil, and ___54___ the light on above the one that had been left in the dark for four days. We hope that the plants will now grow___ 55___.’
　　Your friends,
‘The Boy Scouts.’ 

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

The science teacher believed very strongly in practical work as a means of teaching science effectively, and she wanted her pupils' parents to see how well their children were learning ___36___ her methods. She therefore arranged for all the parents ___37___ and see the results of one of the ___38___ experiments on a Saturday evening,___39___ all of them were free. The children had been studying the growth of plants, and they ___40___ four pots of beans a few weeks before.  They had put poor soil in one pot, to see ___41___ effect this would have ___42___ the growth of the beans in ___43___,and good soil in ___44___ three pots. Then they had put one of the ___45___ in the dark for several days, and had given ___46___ pot no water for the same length of time.

　　At the end of the lesson on Friday afternoon, the teacher put little ___47___ on the four pots:‘The beans in this pot were planted in poor soil.’‘This pot　___48___ in the dark for four days.’‘These beans have had no water for four days.’‘These beans have had good soil, plenty of light and ___49___  water.’ Then the teacher went home.

　When she arrived on ___50___ evening, half an hour before the ___51___were due to come, she found this note beside the pots:‘We read your notes  ___52___ the school servant and thought we would help him, so we watered all the plants, changed the earth in the one with ___53___ soil, and ___54___ the light on above the one that had been left in the dark for four days. We hope that the plants will now grow___ 55___.’

　　Your friends,

‘The Boy Scouts.’