A. Luckily, the brace was taken off when she was 12. B. In 1963, Wilma got her degree in education. C. Wilma Rudolf was a great American sports woman. D. So Wilma Rudolf was the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals. E. At the age of 15, she won all nine of the races. |
1.A 2.E 3.D 4.B |
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Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, he scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too! Pele was a football player that everyone knew. He was born in Brazil (巴西) in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn"t retire (退役) until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the street, like many people around the world do. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly became an international person. Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final (半决赛) at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and she has won most of the main matches several times. |
1. In the passage, ______ is the youngest player. |
A. Pele B. Yao Ming C. Steffi Graf D. Martina Navratilova |
2. ______ comes from the South America and is very famous all over the world. |
A. Pele B. Yao Ming C. Steffi Graf D. No one |
3. In which year did Pele start playing for Santos? |
A. In 1940 B. In 1956 C. In 1969 C. In 1977 |
4. From the passage, we know that ______. |
A. Steffi Graf was born in Wimbledon in 1985 B. Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was only 16 C. Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player D. Steffi Graf has won few of the tennis players |
5. Which of the following is NOT true? |
A. Yao Ming is on the Houston Rockets now. B. Pele became famous soon after he was picked to play for Santos. C. Steffi Graf was a famous tennis player. D. Martina Navratilova lost the tennis final at Wimbledon in 1985. |
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Steve Ballmer is always exciting, as he was this time in front of over 2,000 students from Qinghua University and Beijing University. Ballmer, president (总裁) of Microsoft Corp., received a warm welcome at Qinghua University when he gave a talk on the next generation (一代) of the Internet on September 19th. He came to China last week for a two-day visit, during which he slept only four hours and had many meetings with government officials (政府官员) and men of business. After all those business matters, he came to Qinghua and was asked thousands of questions from the excited students. Ballmer, who joined Microsoft in 1980, is the first business manager hired (聘用) by Bill Gates, a schoolmate of Ballmer at Harvard. Gates first dropped out of school to start Microsoft and Ballmer was still studying, but he also gave up his studies and joined Bill Gates" five-year-old Microsoft in 1980. In his talk to the students, Ballmer described what the Internet will bring to their life. He said there are several hundred Qinghua graduates now working or being trained at Microsoft both in China and in the US. He also warned the students not to drop out of school and follow the examples of Bill Gates and himself. |
1. Ballmer gave a talk on ___________ at Qinghua. |
A. the future of the Internet B. how to use the software made in his company C. what computers will bring to universities D. his own experience from Harvard to Microsoft |
2. It seemed that Ballmer came to China mainly ___________. |
A. to meet some government officials B. to give a talk at Qinghua University C. to manage business matters D. to visit places of interest |
3. He encouraged Chinese students ___________. |
A. to work for Microsoft in China or in America B. to follow the examples of Bill Gates and himself C. to work on software D. to go on and finish their college education |
4. From the passage we know Steve Ballmer ___________. |
A. graduated from Harvard University B. asked the students a lot of questions C. is president of Microsoft Corp D. started Microsoft Corp. in 1980 |
匹配题。请阅读以下对五位名人的介绍,从(A)一(E)中找到与1-5题对应的内容,把名人介绍补充完整。 |
1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______ |
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J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. J. K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31th, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. The girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six. After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator (翻译者) in London. During this time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic (魔法) but doesn"t know it. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series (系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries. Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories happen in faraway lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modern (现代的) England. He"s also a very ordinary boy: polite, friendly and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. She"s writing full time and she"s really enjoying life. She says she will go on living an ordinary life with her daughter and writing children"s books. |
1. J. K. Rowling _____. |
A. met a boy named Harry on a train trip B. loved listening to stories when she was very young C. got the idea of writing Harry Potter from her father"s stories D. wrote her first story after she graduated from the university |
2. The first Harry Potter book came out _____. |
A. in 1992 B. in the summer of 1990 C. in June 1997 D. in November 2001 |
3. The Harry Potter series is _____. |
A. written for young people B. written for her daughter, Jessica C. only sold well in England D. about a young inspector |
4. J. K. Rowling has been successful, and she _____. |
A. likes to travel all over the world with her daughter B. is the richest woman in England C. is excited about her success every day D. is still writing stories for children |
5. The best title (题目) of the passage is _____. |
A. English Magical Stories B. Successful Way-Writing Stories C. Harry Potter-A Boy with Magic D. J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter Series |
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J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She 1 born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years 2 than her. Both girls loved 3 to their father read bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magical (魔幻的) world. Rowling wrote her first story 4 the age of six. On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who has magic but he himself doesn"t know it. In 1992, Rowling began 5 the first Harry Potter book for young 6 . It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now Harry Potter series (系列) is 7 with people of all ages and about sixty 8 books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That"s 9 Harry Potter series has been so popular. J.K. Rowling is very 10 with the success. Now she"s really enjoying life. She says she will go on writing children"s books. |