题目内容
Forty years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the yearly games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years games for the disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
The Games have been a great
success in helping the progress of international friendship and understanding,
and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can’t enjoy sport. One
small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the
games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic
Committee(委员会)to include disabled events at
the Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still
needed to persuade those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their
disabled fellow athletes should be
included.
1. The first games for the disabled were held ________ after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived in England.
A.40 years B.21 years
C.10 years D.9 years
2. This text tells us that Sir Ludwig Guttmann ________.
A.is an early organizer of the games for the able-bodied
B.is welcomed by the British government
C.is an injured soldier
D.is from England
3. From the passage, we may know that the writer is ____________.
A. one of the organizers of the games for the disabled
B.a disabled person who once took part in the games
C.against holding the games for the disabled
D.in favour of holding the games for the disabled
解析:
1.D 此题考查推理计算能力。Sir Ludwig Guttmann是1939年到达英格兰的;为残疾人而设的首次运动竞赛是1948年举行的;故距Sir Ludwig Guttmann到达英格兰的时间为9年。 2.B 本题考查细节推理能力。Sir Ludwig Guttmann是在英国政府的授权下组织残疾人体育竞赛的;由此可知,他深受英国政府的欢迎。 3.D 由文中事实和常识推断可知。
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You have heard of Webster Toys. Websters have made good safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years. Now we sell them, and children play with them, in countries from New Zealand to Norway(挪威), and from Japan to Brazil(巴西). We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East. He(She) will be between the ages of thirty and forty. He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him. He will speak good English and at least one other language of the Far East.
The person we are looking for will live in Singapore, and work in our office there but he will travel for up to six months in other countries in one year. He will know the Far East well. He should know how to sell in established(建立) markets and where to find new ones. He will know to make more money than ever, for himself and for Webster Toys.
Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet. If you think you are the person we are looking for, write to Mr.J.Sloman at our office. Webster Toys Company Church Mill Watford.
【小题1】. What are Webster Toys?
| A.An old kind of toys. |
| B.Factories where good, safe and interesting toys are made. |
| C.People who are famous for making toys for children. |
| D.A company that has been making and selling toys. |
| A.in a book | B.in a dictionary | C.in a novel | D.in a newspaper |
| A.If you are thirty years old, you can apply for the position. |
| B.If you live in Singaore, you can get the position. |
| C.If you speak good English , you can get the position. |
| D.The company is looking for some salesmen or saleswomen. |