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 schoolteacher asked the youth his name.

    “J.C.,” he replied.

    She thought he 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 (体育的) 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 call from the president of his own country city, 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 (烦恼) me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat. “

    In time, however, his gold metals (奖牌) 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 didn't shake hands with Hitler

    D. he didn't talk to the US president on the phone

4．When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years”, he means that the metals ________.

    A. have been changed for money to help him lie 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．Which of the following is a suitable 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?

Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten (咬) by snakes, “ It was seeing people with snake bites (伤口) that led me to this career,” he said.
In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.
“I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted ‘bring me the knife!’ Minutes later the man lost his arm forever.”
“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes,” Shu said.
【小题1】 The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article is      .

    “J.C.,” he replied.

    She thought he 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 (体育的) 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 call from the president of his own country city, 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 (烦恼) me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat. “

    In time, however, his gold metals (奖牌) 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 didn't shake hands with Hitler

    D. he didn't talk to the US president on the phone

4．When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years”, he means that the metals ________.

    A. have been changed for money to help him lie 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．Which of the following is a suitable 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?

One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck. He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom he had never seen before.
“How dare you hit me like that?” shouted Wilson.
The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a lot of noise about nothing.
This insult(侮辱) made Wilson even angrier, of course, and he at once decided to bring the young man before a judge.
Now , the judge who heard the case was a friend of the young man’s father’s, and, although he pretended to be quite fair, he was thinking about what he could do to protect the young man from being punished while at the same time not to be appearing unfair.
Finally he said to Wilson, “I understand your feelings in this matter very well. Would you be satisfied if I let you hit the young man as he hit you?”
Wilson said he would not be. The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished.
“Well, then,” said the judge to the young man, “I order you to pay ten coins to Wilson.”
Ten coins was very little for such a crime, but the young man did not have it with him, so the judge allowed him to go and get it.
Wilson waited for him to return with the money. He waited an hour, and then two hours, while the judge took care of other business.
When it was nearly time for the court to close, Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially busy, came up quietly and hit him hard on the back of the neck. Then he said to him, “I am sorry, but I can’t wait any longer. When the young man comes back, tell him that I have passed my right to the ten coins on to you.”
【小题1】Why did the young man hit Wilson from behind?

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand（犹豫的）knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.
“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled（嘟囔）over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”
He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness（刻薄）with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred（使模糊）by his cold mind.
63.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.
A.he wanted to earn more money there
B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place
C.he didn’t like the place where he lived
D.he thought he should change his job
64.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.
A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later
B.he had no friends in the new city
C.she was too young to play with candles
D.he was cheated at that time
65.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.
A.cold and harsh                                       B.lazy and negative
C.friendly and kind                                      D.crazy and rude
66.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.Help others to help yourself              B.Light the candle in your heart
C.Terry’s good neighbor                             D.God bless you