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【題目】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 school teacher asked the youth his name.

“J.C.”, he replied.

She thought he had 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 (體育的) 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, 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(煩擾) me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”

In time, however, his gold medals 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】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

【2】 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

【3】When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years,” he means that the medals __________.

A. have been changed for money to help him live 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

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. How to Be a Successful Athlete?

B. Golden Moment—a Life-time Struggle

C. Making a Living as a Sportsman

D. Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

試題解析：這篇短文主要描述了美國的著名運動員杰西歐文斯的歷史。他出生在一個黑人家庭，青年時代在體育方面取得了不凡的成就，是因為膚色問題，無論是在國外還是國內都受到了不公的待遇。直到他死前四年，才獲得了應有的榮譽，

【1】B 考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句話：“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.”,作為一個大二學生，他在一年以后的奧林匹克運動會中比他想象的得到了更多的記錄。故選B。

【2】A 考查推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.”從柏林回來之后，他沒有收到自己國家總統(tǒng)的電話，世界上，他在美國是不受尊重的，直到他死去的前四年，可知因為他的膚色問題,他那時在美國受到了不公的待遇。故選A。

【3】C 考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”時間已經(jīng)為我靜止了，黃金時刻消逝得很慢，可知是這些獎牌給了他面對困難的勇氣。故選C。

【4】D 考查主旨大意題。這篇文章主要描述了美國的著名運動員杰西歐文斯的歷史，從出生、家庭、成長及之后的成就，是典型的人物傳記，故最合適的題目應改為杰西歐文斯，一個偉大的美國運動員。故選D。