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After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes have gone home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympics athletes did not take part. She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Grey-Thormpson. Born with spine hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist. Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7. at first, she did not like sports, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found she began to love athletics, and never looked back. Indeed, Tanni’s athletic career took off . In 1984, when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100metres at the Junior National Wheelchair Games. In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelonn. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories. Tanni’s success had been part motivation(动机), part preparation, “The training I do that enables me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to see…. I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get older, things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart.” Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series of Paralympics- a top level athletic career covering two decades. She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has set over thirty world records. What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train and train again.” 小题1:Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?A.Basketball | B.Swimming. | C.Tennis. | D.Horse-riding. | 小题2:When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?A.In 1984. | B.In 1988. | C.In 1992. | D.In 2007. | 小题3:The underlined word “that” in the 5th paragraph refers to _______.A.fifty weeks’ training | B.being a good sprinter | C.training almost every day | D.part motivation and part preparation | 小题4:What can we learn from Tanni’s success?A.Union is strength. | B.Never too late to learn. | C.Well begun is half done. | D.No pains, no gains. |
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小题1:D 小题2:C 小题3:C 小题4:D |
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试题分析:本文介绍了著名的残疾人运动员Tanni Grey-Thormpson以及她在残疾人奥运会上所取得的辉煌成绩。 小题1:D 细节题。根据第2段3,4行at first, she did not like sports, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom.说明在13岁之前,她喜欢骑马,故D正确。 小题2:C 细节题。根据第4段2,3行Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelonn. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process.说明在1992年的巴塞罗那残疾人奥运会上他第一次获得了金牌,故C正确, 小题3:C 推理题。根据本句I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to see….说明这里的that就是指每天的训练,能让他为一切做好准备,故C正确。 小题4:D 推理题。根据文章内容可知在残疾人奥运会上她取得了很大的成功的原因是在第五段的I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to see….说明他天天都进行训练,做出了刻苦的努力,故D项正确。 点评:本文介绍了著名的残疾人运动员Tanni Grey-Thormpson以及她在残疾人奥运会上所取得的辉煌成绩。本文考查了细节题为主,在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息,采用针对性方法进行阅读,因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。 |
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Philip was a nine-year-old boy in a Sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. Sometimes the third graders didn’t welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him. This was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downs’s Syndrome. This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems. One Sunday after Easter, the Sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. The teacher gave one to each child. On that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs. After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another was a butterfly…. When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “That’s stupid,” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “It’s mine. I did it. It’s empty. I have new life, because the tomb is empty.” Not a sound was heard in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again. Philip’s family knew he wouldn’t live a long life, for there were too many things wrong with him. 小题1:The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means ________. A.grade | B.status | C.health | D.disease | 小题2:It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.A.The 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel | B.The 8-year-olds were friendly to Philip | C.Philip was really different in school | D.Philip was older and more sensitive | 小题3:The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them ________.A.play around on that beautiful spring day | B.put some symbol of “new life” into it | C.try to pull it apart in the middle | D.go out and discover themselves | 小题4:After Philip explained his new life, ________.A.The class thought he was clever. | B.The class fell silent. | C.He began to study in the class. | D.He felt dying. | 小题5:We learn from the passage that ________.A.The teacher used to have classes outdoors | B.The Philip’s new life wish was empty | C.Philip was healthy as a whole | D.Philip was accepted by his classmates in the end |
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Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very__1__with everything he had. However,when he found his elder brother was_2__than him,he felt disappointed. So he__3_hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to__4__some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money,he started__5_for land. He__6__that on the neighboring land,there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to__7__their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the__8__of his visit. The head welcomed him,accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9__to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land__10__giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could__11__by walking through the land before sunset (日落).He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the__12_,he could have it. The farmer became very__13__when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of__14__without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running,not walking,__16__he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal,he neither ate food,nor drank water,nor had any rest. He just continued__17__.Without eating,or drinking,or resting he just got very__18__.When he came back to the head in the evening,he__19__right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet. Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will__20__everything finally.
小题1: | A.careful | B.pleased | C.bored | D.busy |
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小题2: | A.healthier | B.stronger | C.richer | D.cleverer |
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小题3: | A.thought | B.learned | C.tried | D.worked |
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小题4: | A.borrow | B.spend | C.make | D.save |
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小题5: | A.waiting | B.looking | C.preparing | D.caring |
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小题6: | A.explained | B.hoped | C.noticed | D.guessed |
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小题7: | A.see | B.follow | C.help | D.cheat |
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小题8: | A.chance | B.result | C.condition | D.purpose |
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小题9: | A.promise | B.request | C.suggestion | D.order |
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小题10: | A.for | B.by | C.without | D.before |
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小题13: | A.interested | B.sad | C.happy | D.calm |
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小题14: | A.land | B.crop | C.experience | D.knowledge |
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小题15: | A.quietly | B.early | C.finally | D.suddenly |
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小题16: | A.so that | B.even if | C.because | D.whether |
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小题17: | A.dreaming | B.walking | C.speaking | D.running |
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小题18: | A.nervous | B.excited | C.tired | D.worried |
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小题19: | A.refused | B.died | C.appeared | D.rested |
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小题20: | A.lose | B.face | C.change | D.defeat |
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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17,1706 in Boston,America. In his life he built a successful printing and publishing business in Philadelphia;he conducted scientific studies of electricity and made several important discoveries;he was a diplomat (外交官) and statesman;he helped establish Pennsylvania’s first university and America’s first city hospital;he also organized the country’s first subscription library (收费图书馆). Franklin was also unequaled in America as an inventor until Thomas Edison. Ben had poor eyesight and needed glasses to read. He got tired of always taking them off and putting them back on,so he decided to figure out a way to make his glasses let him see both near and far. He had two pairs of glasses cut in half and put half of them together. Today,we call them bifocals (双光眼镜).Another invention of his,an iron stove,allowed people to warm their homes. He loved to learn about new things. He also thought it was important to make life better with the things that he invented. Electricity was one of the things he experimented with when he retired from his business. Ben discovered that lightning (闪电) and electricity were the same thing. The lightning rod was an important invention that we still use today to protect buildings and ships from lightning damage. Franklin preferred to have his inventions used freely for the comfort and convenience of everyone. Thomas Jefferson,the third president of America,called Benjamin Franklin “the greatest man of the age and country in which he lived”.To Benjamin Franklin there was no greater purpose in life than to “live usefully”. 小题1:Benjamin Franklin was NOT a________.A.diplomat | B.scientist | C.businessman | D.president | 小题2:The underlined word “unequaled” in Paragraph 2 means________.A.better than any other | B.worse than any other | C.the same as others | D.confident as others | 小题3:Which of the following is NOT Benjamin’s invention?A.Bifocals. | B.The iron stove. | C.Printing. | D.The lightning rod. | 小题4:What was Benjamin Franklin’s purpose in life?A.To live comfortably every day. | B.To be useful to others. | C.To be a famous person in the world. | D.To earn a lot by inventing things. |
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As a child, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this 1 ----One begins to look at people very 2 and he no longer puts others 3 in order to feel good about himself. Living in China 4 me with many wonderful opportunities to put this theory (理论) into practice, China is quite 5 and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to 6 a lot about the culture and about where many of their 7 came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and 8 from them. I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I 9 to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English 10 the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian. 11 “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else. 12 I decided to smile at my every attempt(尝试) to 13 and ask for information that would 14 me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my 15 were met with more smiles. I learned that 16 is to be found everywhere even17 I cannot communicate, and that people will 18 depending on what I give. Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most 19 people. You will be surprised at what they can 20 you!
小题1: | A.principle | B.plan | C.strength | D.reason |
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小题2: | A.excitedly | B.doubtfully | C.anxiously | D.differently |
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小题4: | A.helps | B.compares | C.impresses | D.provides |
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小题5: | A.special | B.modern | C.beautiful | D.powerful |
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小题6: | A.ignore | B.forget | C.understand | D.create |
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小题7: | A.names | B.habits | C.behaviors | D.beliefs |
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小题8: | A.escape | B.suffer | C.hear | D.learn |
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小题9: | A.needed | B.refused | C.managed | D.failed |
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小题10: | A.heaving for | B.setting up | C.looking for | D.pointing to |
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小题11: | A.Except for | B.As for | C.According to | D.Instead of |
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小题13: | A.relax | B.command | C.explain | D.discuss |
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小题14: | A.force | B.lead | C.transport | D.follow |
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小题15: | A.thanks | B.signs | C.questions | D.smiles |
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小题16: | A.illness | B.weakness | C.kindness | D.happiness |
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小题17: | A.before | B.when | C.because | D.after |
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小题18: | A.react | B.gain | C.doubt | D.benefit |
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小题19: | A.famous | B.useful | C.unexpected | D.familiar |
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小题20: | A.charge | B.teach | C.lend | D.require |
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Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and nearly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen. “I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.” 小题1:Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______. A.she couldn’t find any work | B.she thought her husband was tired | C.her husband spent all time in gambling | D.she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling | 小题2:_______, so he was put into lockup. A.Mr. Lang often gambled | B.Mr. Lang was late for work | C.Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home | D.Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police | 小题3:Which of the following is right? A.The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again. | B.The boy thought his father needed some policemen. | C.The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon. | D.The boy hoped his mother to come back. |
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