2．In 1921 Charles William Paddock was regarded as the"fastest human being"in the world．In the 1920Olympic Games in Belgium Paddock won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash and a silver medal in the 200-meter dash．
One day Paddock visited a school in Cleveland，Ohio and spoke to the students．A young black child listened attentively as this famous athlete talked．"What do you want to be？"Paddock asked．"You name it and then you will become just that，"he said．That young man decided that he too wanted to be the fastest human being on earth．
He shared his dream with Charles Riley，his junior high track coach．Coach Riley said to him，"It's great to have a dream，son，but to achieve your goal，it is necessary to build a ladder （梯子） to it．On the ladder you must have steps that will support the weight of all you hope to achieve．The first step on your dream ladder must be determination and the second dedication．The third step is discipline!The fourth is attitude!"
However，the possibilities were against this young man．He was a poor black man who received no scholarship to college．When traveling with his team he slept and ate in"black only"hotels and restaurants．He won eight individual NCAA championships at Ohio State University but he was not allowed to live on the college campus．
In spite of cruel racial prejudice （種族歧視） and many other difficulties，he kept on working hard．In 1936at the Berlin Olympics he won four gold medals．He made such an impression on Germany that even Adolph Hitler rose and waved his hand at this great runner．He was chosen for the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1970； he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976by Gerald Ford and the Congressional Gold Medal by George H．W．Bush on March 28，1990．In 1984a street in Berlin was renamed for him．Two U．S．postage stamps have been issued in his honor．His name？Jesse Owens．
58．When did the boy decide to become the fastest human being？B
A．Before Paddock came to visit his school．
B．While he was listening to Paddock's speech at his school．
C．When he was watching Paddock running in the Olympics．
D．After he talked to Charles Riley，his junior high track coach．
59．When the boy shared his dream with his coach，the coachC．
A．didn't think much of it
B．considered it impossible for him to realize it
C．offered him some useful advice
D．listed some difficulties that he might meet with
60．To the boy，the greatest difficulty in achieving his dream might be thatD．
A．he didn't have a strong ladder
B．he couldn't get support from his coach
C．he couldn't afford the training
D．he was looked down upon as a black
61．What can we learn about Jesse Owens from the passage？B
A．Gerald Ford gave him freedom in the year of 1976．
B．The name of a street in Berlin was changed to honor him．
C．Two German postage stamps have been issued in honor of him．
D．Adolph Hitler awarded him a gold medal at the Berlin Olympics．
分析 本文介紹了世界上跑步速度最快的運(yùn)動員Jesse Owens（杰西．歐文斯）．講述了他小時候受到奧運(yùn)冠軍Paddock的啟發(fā)，立志成為跑得最快的人．接受了教練Charles Riley．的鼓勵指導(dǎo)，面對殘酷的種族歧視，克服重重困難．在1936年的柏林奧運(yùn)會上取得了四塊金牌，成就了人生的輝煌．
解答 58．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第一、二句及最后一句可知，這位認(rèn)真聽Paddock 講座的小男孩在被問及想成為什么樣的人時，說他想成為跑得最快的人．故選B．
59．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段教練的回答"It's great to have a dream，son，but to achieve your goal，it is necessary to build a ladder （梯子） to it．On the ladder you must have steps that will support the weight of all you hope to achieve．The first step on your dream ladder must be determination and the second dedication．The third step is discipline!The fourth is attitude!"可知，教練提出了幾點(diǎn)建議：一要決心，二要投入，三要訓(xùn)練，四要態(tài)度．故選C．
60．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段前三句可知，Jesse Owens（杰西．歐文斯）因?yàn)樗暮谌松矸荩貌坏酱髮W(xué)獎學(xué)金，和他的隊(duì)友被隔離在"黑人食宿區(qū)"，以及第五段第一句 In spite of cruel racial prejudice （種族歧視） and many other difficulties，兩者結(jié)合可知，杰西．歐文斯實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的最大困難可能就是身為黑人而被人瞧不起．故選D．
61．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第四句In 1984a street in Berlin was renamed for him．可知，柏林的一條街道用他的名字來命名以紀(jì)念他．故選B．
點(diǎn)評 細(xì)節(jié)理解題根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞的提示到原文中去找尋答案；推理判斷題需在理解相關(guān)語句的基礎(chǔ)上對其進(jìn)行合理的推斷從而發(fā)現(xiàn)字里行間隱藏的信息．
