China's Olympic 110m hurdles(110米跨栏)gold medalist and former world record holder Liu Xiang announced(宣布)his retirement(退役)on Tuesday, April 7.Liu Xiang started his way of a hurdle player at the age of 13.And 19 years later he has to retire because of his__ foot injury.

As one of the best athletes(运动员) in China, Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, becoming the first man Olympic champion in athletics in China. Later in 2006, Liu Xiang set the new world 110m hurdles record of 12.88 seconds in Lausanne, Switzerland. at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Liu Xiang gave up the race of 110m hurdles because his feet hurt badly before the race. In 2012, Liu Xiang the competition again for the same reason at London Olympics. Although Liu Xiang tried to overcome his injury and come back to competition, he did not succeed in making it and finally to end his sports career(事业) officially at the age of 32.

In the announcement of his retirement, Liu Xiang showed his thanks his family, coaches and friends. He said he thanked all the support he had when he won or lost given by them, and the support has always encouraged him to carry on, big the challenge is.

Looking back at Liu Xiang's sports career, he has made great achievements in the event of 110m hurdles. He is a World Record Holder, World Champion and Olympic Champion. He is truly the pride of Chinese. As for the future, Liu Xiang plans to make his contribution to the youth sports development and more activities that allow him to connect more with children in mountain areas. As said by himself, "Everyone has something that he wants to do. I have made a clear_ for the coming years. I believe I want to do is something that is simple. Even if it's not big, I am sure that it can make a real difference."

1.A.getting B. becoming C. going D. making

2.A.harmful B. ill C. serious D. badly

3.A.But B. Although C. Instead D. While

4.A.took B. had C. missed D. won

5.A.liked B. kept C. decided D. began

6.A.with B. to C. on D. around

7.A. wherever B. whenever C. whatever D. however

8.A.enter B. take part C. join D. join in

9.A.mistake B. mind C. plan D. living

10.A.what B. how C. anything D. nothing

Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together . One day a family went to spend the day in the forest , and the son left his socks there . After the family left , a bear came by , found the socks , and decided to try them on. They fit so well , and he liked them so much that he wouldn’t take them off.

All the animals talked about the bear’s new look . Soon , in that forest, there began appearing squirrels (松鼠) in shirts , rabbits in shoes , and even rats wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head , telling animals , “This can’t be good . △ !” But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion .

However , it wasn’t long the first results of fashion-fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees , stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first . Even the bear , because of his socks , slipped (滑倒) from the river rock and almost killed himself.

When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, “Take off those clothes before one day they are going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor’s advice stopped having accidents . And the animals realized that they didn’t need clothes at all . Starting to wear them had been very dangerous , and they had only done it to make others admire them , and to get attention.

1.Which sentence can be put into ?

A. Animals don’t look beautiful in clothes

B. Animals need to be in fashion

C. Animals don’t need clothes

D. Animals need to dress up

2.The underlined sentence “it wasn’t long the first results of fashion-fever came.” probably means that “ .”

A. soon the animals had a fever because of the clothes

B. soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much

C. soon the animals became healthier in warm clothes

D. soon the animals had a lot of accidents because of the clothes

3.The story is written to tell us .

A.helping others is helping yourself

B. loving beauty is the nature of animals

C.things that fit yourself are the best

D. clothes can help animals keep safe

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网