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 National Wheelchair Games．
In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games 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 would 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?
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A．
Basketball．
B．
Swimming．
C．
Tennis．
D．
Horse-riding
(2)
When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?
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A．
In 1984．
B．
In 1988．
C．
In 1992．
D．
In 2007．
(3)
The underlined word “that” in the 5th paragrath refers to________．
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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．
To extinguish(熄)different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers(灭火器)have been invented．They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out．Most portable(手提式的)kinds operate for less than a minute, so they are useful only on small fires．The law requires ships, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers．
Since fuel, oxygen(氧气)and heat must be present for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to extinguish a fire．If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out．Water is the best cooling material because it is low in cost and easy to get．
Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen．This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things．A blanket(毯子)may be used to cover a small fire．
A third method is called separation, which includes removing the fuel, or material easy to burn, from a fire, so that it can find no fuel．
The method that is used to put out a fire depends on the type of fire．Fires have been divided into three classes．Fires in wood, paper, cloth and the like are called C1ass A fires．These materials usually help keep the fire on．Such fires can be stopped most easily by cooling with water．
(1)
If a fire breaks out on a bus, which of the following should be ready there for you to use?
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A．
Sand
B．
Water
C．
A blanket
D．
An extinguisher
(2)
To cover a small piece of burning wood with a basin(盆)in order to stop the fire is aft example of ________．
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A．
separating the fire
B．
reducing the heat
C．
removing the fuel
D．
cutting off the oxygen
(3)
In choosing how to put out a fire, we should first be clear about ________．
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A．
when it breaks out
B．
how it comes about
C．
what kind it is
D．
where it takes place
(4)
What would the writer probably discuss in the next paragraph?
