Athens Olympic 110m hurdle champion Liu Xiang felt so relieved to return to race

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Athens Olympic 110m hurdle champion Liu Xiang felt so relieved to return to racetrack after getting out of the great number of social activities.
Liu arrived in hometown Shanghai Wednesday night and was about to resume^① training shortly after.
“I am so exhausted^② from so many social activities, which made me even more tired than training,” said the 21-year-old Liu, who wrote a new chapter in China’s Olympic history by winning the country’s first ever athletics short-distance running title in the men’s 110m hurdles in Athens in August.
“I am happy that I will resume my training soon back in Shanghai,” said the Shanghai native. He turned into an instant national hero with the Olympic glory^③ and one of the most popular Olympic gold medalists, taking part in scores of celebration activities since he returned to China early September.
“My regular training has been interrupted for such a long time that I think I can only run at about 13.5 seconds now,” said Liu, who clocked a world record-tying time of 12.91 to clinch the title.
“I would rather forget what I have achieved in the past and try my best to realize a higher goal,” he said.
Liu already missed the Berlin Golden League Series on Sunday and won’t be able to catch the IAAF Grand Prix final slated for September 18-19 in Monaco.
He plans on attending an IAAF all-star tournament in Japan at the end of this month.
小题1:This passage mainly talks about ________.

A．victory of Liu Xiang

B．Liu Xiang’s resumption to the racetrack

C．dream of Liu Xiang

D．Liu Xiang’s high aim

小题2: From the passage we can see ________.

A．Liu Xiang is content to go back to training

B．Liu Xiang will win Golden League Series on Sunday

C．Liu Xiang wasn’t good at social activities

D．Liu Xiang was refreshed after so many social activities

小题3:The underlined word “relieved” means ________.

A．sad

B．glad

C．worried

D．disappointed

小题4:Which of the following is NOT wrong?

A．Liu Xiang has had a quiet life for as long as half a month.

B．Liu Xiang has missed two races because of his social activities.

C．Liu Xiang has made up his mind to stop his social activities.

D．Liu Xiang has deserted his present career.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B

解析

小题1:主旨大意题。从前两段可知，文章主要讲述的是刘翔重新开始田径训练。
小题2:细节理解题。从第四段第一句I am happy that I will resume my training soon back in Shanghai可知，刘翔很高兴重新回到训练场。
小题3:词义猜测题。从下文内容可知，刘翔回到训练场感到很欣慰，很高兴。
小题4:细节理解题。从倒数第二段可知，由于参加各种社会活动，刘翔错过了两次比赛。

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Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting^①for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday, and Shaquille O’Neal became the fifth player in league history to earn 13 consecutive^②selections for the midseason showcase.
Yao and Tracy McGrady give the host Houston Rockets two starters in the Feb.19 game. They were joined on the Western Conference squad by Bryant, San Antonio’s Tim Duncan and reigning MVP Steve Nash of Phoenix — who will be a first-time All-Star starter.
Yao edged Bryant by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting, despite missing 21 games following surgery to clean out an infection^③ in his left big toe. It’s the fourth All-Star trip for the 7-foot-6 center from China and the eighth for Bryant, who leads the NBA in scoring and had an 81-point effort — the second-biggest night in NBA history — last month in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over Toronto.
Yao finished with 2,342,738 votes; Bryant had 2,271,631 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting since Vince Carter, then of Toronto, edged Miami’s Alonzo Mourning by 33,385 votes in 2000.
Notes:
①    ballot vi. 投票
②    consecutive adj. 连续的
③    infection n. 传染，感染
小题1:Yao Ming’s got _______ Kobe Bryant in fan balloting for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday.

A．the same votes as	B．more votes than
C．less votes than	D．no more than

小题2:Yao Ming and _______ belong to the Houston Rockets.

A．Kobe Bryant	B．Tracy McGrady
C．Shaquille O’Neal	D．Steve Nash

小题3: Which of the following is not wrong according to this passage?

A．Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting for the 54th NBA All-Star game.

B．Yao edged Tracy McGrady by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting.

C．It’s the fourth All-Star trip for Yao Ming from China.

D．Yao finished with 2,271,631 votes; Bryant had2,342,738 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting.

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast^① fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated^②worth of more than $ 40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat^③for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially^④ successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates, “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”
Gates said that both his parents set good examples to him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency,” Gates said, “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”
Notes:
①    vast adj. 巨额的
②    estimate v. 估计，估价
③    feat n. 功绩，壮举
④    financially adv. 财政上，金融上
Choose the best answers according to the above:
小题1: Why will Bill Gates give away his vast fortune?

A．to improve the health of population in America alone

B．to improve the health of population all over the world

C．to avoid leaving his children too much money

D．to spare the American government the burden of health care

小题2:According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A．Americans should care about people in other countries

B．Americans should treat fellow citizens well

C．Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

D．Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune

小题3:Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of __.

A．his weakening health condition

B．his parents’ suggestions

C．his great success in business

D．his concerns for suffering people

小题4:According to the passage, which word can be used to describe Bill Gates?

A．brave

B．kind-hearted

C．strong-minded

D．confident

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It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip t Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmine landmines(地雷)Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”
The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon”(乱放炮的人).
The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction(干扰), we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”
Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged(显现出来)that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.
To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”
For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people an their problems.
小题1:Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997

A．to clarify(澄清)the British government’s stand on landmines

B．to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims

C．to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there

D．to voice her support for a total ban of landmines

小题2:What did Diana mean when she said “…putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me”(Line 5, Para. 1)?

A．Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.

B．She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.

C．The actual situation in Angola made her like going back home.

D．Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.

小题3:Some members of the British government criticized Diana because

A．They were actually opposed to banning landmines.

B．She was ill-informed of the government’s policy.

C．She had not consulted the government before the visit.

D．They believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola.

小题4:How did Diana respond to the criticisms?

A．She made more appearances on TV.

B．She paid no attention to them.

C．She rose to argue with her opponents.

D．She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.

小题5:What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?

A．It had caused embarrassment to the British government.

B．It had greatly promoted her popularity.

C．It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.

D．It had affected her relations with the British government.

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On the New York set of the film Hide and Seek, ten-year-old Dakota Fanning spends her time playing a deeply disturbed girl who deals with her mother"s suicide (自***) by creating an imaginary friend, who may not frighten her family.
Today, though, she has the day off. "This week I only worked two days,"says Fanning, sitting in a sofa in her hotel"s library, "but I get bored when I"m not working. Especially because it"s cold here and I can"t do anything, you know? So, I"ve been knitting (编织) --- all day, every day."The actress, who"s held her own opposite Oscar winners such as Sean Penn and Denzel Washington, recently mastered the fine art of scarves (围巾). Though she"s about ready to move on to hats, she first plans to make a souvenir (纪念品) scarf for Robert De Niro, who plays her father in the film. "He"s the nicest guy you"d ever meet in your entire life,"she says, her voice dropping to a whisper. "I would make him a brown one.”
Like any other fifth-grader, Fanning spends several hours a day going to school. In addition to her personal trailer (活动住房) --- which is kept well-supplied with hot chocolate packets, lemon Gatorade, and a TV that doesn"t always work --- she has another trailer where her teacher, Jan, conducts classes in history, spelling, reading, math, science and health. "We have this big board where we have a calendar (日历),"Fanning says. "When we were here in January, I wrote the calendar in all blue. February was red, and March was green.”
On this particular morning, she had a spelling test. "There was a topic for each of the word lists,"she says, sitting on her knees. "This one was flowers --- they were all names like oxygen, carbon dioxide, chrysanthemum (菊花)..."Chrysanthemum? "Well, they didn"t make me spell that one. They just had me fill in the ‘e". But I can spell it: c-h-r-y-s-a-n-t-h-e-m-u-m.”
小题1:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Dakota Fanning is a young gifted actress.

B．Dakota Fanning is a lonely orphan.

C．Dakota Fanning is a creative pupil.

D．Dakota Fanning has many interests.

小题2: Dakota Fanning has to knit all day in order to _____.

A．kill time

B．make money

C．master a skill

D．make a scarf for her boyfriend

小题3:By saying that "He"s the nicest guy you"d ever meet in your entire life”, Dakota Fanning really means that _____.

A．she is the daughter of Robert De Niro

B．she has fallen in love with Robert De Niro

C．she is in love with Robert De Niro

D．she admires Robert De Niro very much

小题4:What would be the best title for the text?

A．Dakota Fanning"s Role

B．Dakota Fanning"s Knitting Art

C．Dakota Fanning"s Day Off

D．Dakota Fanning"s Spelling Test

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I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, her doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was    41   , below the elbow (肘部). Then he gave her some    42  . “Don’t treat her any    43   from the other girls. Demand more.” And she    44  .
My mother had to work to support our family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to    45  . Once when I was about seven, I came out of the    46  , “Mom, I can’t peel (削皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.”
“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n)    47   for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes with my good hand while holding them down with my other arm. There was always a    48  , and Mom knew it. “If you try hard 49  ,” she’d say, “You can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars (高低杠). When it was my turn, I    50   my head. Some kids    51  . I went home crying.
After work the next afternoon, Mom took me to the school play-ground.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I practiced, and she    52    me when I made progress.
I’ll never forget the    53   time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. When I    54   I can’t handle (处理) things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to    55   anything. And she taught me I could, too.
41. A. missing               B. broken                 C. diseased            D. short
42. A. warning                B. medicine             C. help                 D. advice
43. A. badly                 B. differently         C. well                  D. normally
44. A. did                      B. refused          C. cried               D. was
45. A. find out                B. work out             C. carry out          D. help out
46. A. kitchen              B. bedroom        C. house               D. school
47. A. idea                   B. change               C. excuse               D. tool
48. A. chance               B. way                 C. time                 D. success
49. A. enough              B. too                  C. again               D. often
50. A. hurt                   B. nodded             C. shook               D. turned
51. A. cheered               B. whispered          C. joked               D. laughed
52. A. helped               B. raised               C. praised              D. protected
53. A. first                    B. last                  C. wondered         D. next
54. A. admit                B. fear                 C. find                 D. realize
55. A. face                   B. teach                C. learn                D. solve

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