Jesse Owens is recognized as a hero not just because he is fast. Some people might say that they know him for just that reason. However, there are lots of fast people who are not known. Jesse Owens is known because Chancellor Adolf Hitler did not shake the hand of Jesse Owens or even recognize his feat of winning four gold medals, because Owens was an African American.
Jesse Owens owed much of his success to his coach Charles Riley, who probably was the most important one making him have the career that he did. Owens came from a background that required him to work after school in a shoe shop. He couldn’t attend the regularly scheduled track practices organized by his school. However, Charles Riley saw the boy had both a passion(熱情) and a talent for running, and so arranged for him to be able to practice before school instead.
Jesse Owens achieved this success despite(盡管) his racial background, which at the time was a huge limitation to him. He could only eat in certain restaurants and sleep in certain hotels, as could all African Americans of the time. He was also never offered a scholarship for school despite setting records for NCAA(美國全國大學(xué)生體育協(xié)會) championships.
The Berlin Olympics in 1936 is where his star rose as high as it would ever be able to. These Olympics were during the height of Hitler’s rule. It took courage to race in front of Hitler and many other racist(種族主義者). It took time, determination, and perseverance(堅(jiān)持不懈) to race like him. He won four gold medals at those Olympics. It would take almost fifty years for someone else to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals. He passed away at the age of 66 from lung cancer.
小題1:The underlined word “feat” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “            .”
A．chanceB．happinessC．successD．hope
小題2: We know from paragraph 2 that Jesse Owens             .
A．did not need to work after school
B．took part in the regular track practices
C．did not get along well with his coach
D．was arranged to practice before school
小題3:Jesse Owens was well-known around the world mainly because he             .
A．sets records for NCAA championships
B．was brave enough to race in front of Adolf Hitler
C．didn’t want to shake hands with Hitler
D．is recognized as a hero of the white Americans
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following about Jesse Owens is true?
A．Hitler recognized his feat of winning four gold medals.
B．He was offered a scholarship for setting records for NCAA championships.
C．He could only eat in certain restaurants like many other African Americans.
D．It took him almost fifty years to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals.
小題5:What is the best title for the passage?
A．Sport hero ---- Jesse OwensB．The Berlin Olympics in 1936
C．Charles Riley ---- Jesse Owens’ s coach D．Jesse Owens’s childhood

小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A

小題1:詞義理解推斷題，根據(jù)文中語句“ Jesse Owens is known because Chancellor Adolf Hitler did not shake the hand of Jesse Owens or even recognize his feat of winning four gold medals, because Owens was an African American.”理解可知。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“However, Charles Riley saw the boy had both a passion(熱情) and a talent for running, and so arranged for him to be able to practice before school instead.”理解可知。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“It took courage to race in front of Hitler and many other racist(種族主義者). It took time, determination, and perseverance(堅(jiān)持不懈) to race like him.”理解可知。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“. He could only eat in certain restaurants and sleep in certain hotels, as could all African Americans of the time”理解可知。
小題1:標(biāo)題理解歸納題，根據(jù)文中語句理解可知。
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One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got The "Help Wanted Unskilled" section．A small advertisement held my   36 ．It read："Easy job．Good wages．No experience  37 ．"it sounded like the job I was   38  ．Easy job．Good Wages．Those four words  39  now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the   40 ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good Wages．Easy．．．
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He led me   30  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand   31  on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your   32  and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
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Two policemen stopped Andrew Kershaw in his sports car one night, because he was speeding in the street of the town. The young man was very drunk. He knew he was in trouble, so he decided to make fun of them. He was a law-student at the university, so he knew the law very well, better than most people.     
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A．it was very late　　B．he was drunk
C．he was driving too fast　　D．he hardly broke the law
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A．everything the two policemen saidB．everything Andrew said
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