One kilogram——that was all it took to crown（给……加冕） the world"s strongest man.Ger
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One kilogram——that was all it took to crown（给……加冕） the world"s strongest man.
German weightlifter Matthias Steiner pulled ahead of Russian rival Evgeny Chigishev to win the Olympic men"s +105 kg weightlifting gold medal on Tuesday.
Steiner lifted a total of 461kg, 203kg in the snatch(抓举) and 258kg in the clean and jerk(挺举), to beat Chigishev by a single kilogram. The German won the battle of giants in his last lift, winning his country"s first gold medal in the event at this year"s Games.
Steiner"s winning lift was also the last effort of the sport for this Olympics at which China earned eight of the 15 golds.
Steiner was born in Austria and represented his country of birth at the Athens Olympics four years ago, placing seventh in the lower 105kg category, but had a falling out with Austria"s weightlifting federation afterwards.
He applied for German citizenship in 2005 and got married, but his career went into deep freeze（困境）as he could not compete without a passport. He finally obtained the document last January.
The German, who turns 26 on Monday, had come to these Games on a mission to win the title for his wife Susann, who died in a car accident in July last year. The German team said he used the personal tragedy to motivate himself to win the gold medal.
Chigishev was the strongest in the snatch session Tuesday. He kissed his fists after a 210-kg lift that gave him a 7-kg advantage over fourth-placed Steiner going into the second event -- the clean and jerk. He let out a victorious roar after clearing 250 kg in his last lift, but the glory was short-lived as Steiner stunned（使瞠目）everyone with his final, winning clean and jerk effort.
Steiner had finished seventh in the 2004 Olympics in the 105kg weight category, and took the gold in the 2008 European Championship +105kg snatch competition, bronze in the clean and jerk and silver overall, with a total weight of 446kg.
World champion Viktors Scerbatihs of Latvia settled for bronze.
小题1:Four years ago at the Athens Olympics Steiner represented ______.| A．Australia | B．Germany | C．Austria | D．Russia |
小题2:The following statements are true except ______.| A．Steiner beat Chigishev by one kilogram | | B．Chinese weightlifting team won eight of the 15 gold medals at this year’s Games | | C．Steiner didn’t get the passport until last February | | D．Steiner got a bronze in the 2008 European Championship +105kg clean and jerk competition |
小题3:It can be inferred from the story that _____.| A．Steiner was inspired by his unfortunate wife to win the gold medal | | B．Chigishev was also the strongest in the second event | | C．it is hard to get a German citizenship | | D．Steiner was determined to win the medal for the German team |
小题4:What is the best title of the story?| A．Narrow Victory | B．Pitiful Failure | | C．Gold Medal for His Dearest Wife | D．Strongest Man of the World |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C |
解析
小题1:细节理解题。德国举重运动员马蒂亚斯•施泰纳在北京奥运会冠军领奖台上亲吻亡妻苏姗娜的照片，含泪感叹他终于实现了对妻子的承诺：永不放弃奥运梦想。苏珊娜2007年遭遇车祸，在妻子弥留之际，守在病床边的施泰纳向她做出了上述承诺。文章第五段首句
Steiner was born in Austria and represented his country of birth at the Athens Olympics four years ago说四年前Steiner是代表奥地利队的。后来他离开奥地利举重协会加入了德国籍。
小题2:细节理解题。Steiner最后拿到护照的时间是去年的1月，而不是2月，因此C项叙述不正确。
小题3:推理判断题。第七段说Steiner had come on a mission to win the title for his wife Susann，德国队也说he used the personal tragedy to motivate himself to win the gold medal.，由此可以推
知Steiner的夺金动力来自他的已故的妻子Susann。
小题4:主旨大意题。综合全文，C项《金牌告慰亡妻》能全面概括文章的大意。 |
举一反三
On May 29, 1973, Thomas Bradley, a black man, was elected mayor of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of three million. About sixteen percent of the city’s population are black.
News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United States. Here is how one major newspaper reported the event:
LOS ANGELES ELECTS BRADLEY MAYOR UNSEATING YORTYBLACK WINS 56% OF VOTES
Bradley called his victory over Yorty “the fulfillment (实现) of a dream”. During his childhood and youth, people had kept telling him, “You can’t do this, you can’t go there, because you are a Negro.” Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been won 43.7 percent.
Los Angeles voters have had many opportunities to judge. Thomas Bradley had to form an opinion of him. The son of a poor farmer Texas, he joined the Los Angeles police force in 1940. During his twenty-one years on the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night. He was elected to the city council (市政厅) ten years ago.
At the time of the Los Angeles election, three other American cities already had black mayors, but none of those cities had as large a population as Los Angeles. Besides, the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger. Cleveland, Ohio, had thirty-six percent black when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967. In the same year Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Cary. In Newark, New Jersey, sixty percent of the population were black when Kenneth Gibson was elected in 1970. Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising.
In Los Angeles thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate(候选人). Bradley had spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in Los Angeles. Four years ago Bradley lost mayoral election to Yorty. This time Bradley won.
小题1:In the author’s opinion, it was surprising that _______.| A．the whites would vote for a black mayor | | B．a black mayor would be elected in such a large city | | C．a black from a poor farmer’s family could be elected mayor of Los Angeles | | D．there would be so many black mayors |
小题2:From the passage we can infer that people ________.| A．voted for Bradley because of his black color | | B．didn’t care much about his color when they voted | | C．voted for him to give a chance to fulfill his dream | | D．voted for Bradley because they trust him |
小题3: Bradley hit the front page headline for _______.| A．he was the first black mayor in history | | B．he was the first black mayor in the south of USA | | C．he was the first black mayor of one of the largest cities in USA | | D．a poor farmer’s son could also win an important election |
小题4: From Bradley’s victory in the election we can see that ________.| A．blacks had equal rights as whites in the USA | | B．black people’s situation began to be improving much more than before | | C．one can be successful through hard work in the USA no matter what color he is | | D．it is certain that someday the USA will have a black president |
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In October 1961 at Crowley Field in Cincinnati Ohio an old deaf gentleman named William E. Hoy stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired(退休) from professional baseball 58 years earlier in 1903. However he had been an outstanding player and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.
William E. Hoy was born in Houckstown Ohio on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.
Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh(Wisconsin) of the Northwestern League. In 1888 he started as an outfielder(外场手) with the old Washington Senators. His small figure and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league season he stole 82 bases. He was also the Senators’ leading hitter in 1888. Hoy was clever and he threw right-handed and batted left-handed. On June 19,1889 he threw out three batters(击球手) at the plate from his outfield position.
The arm signals used by judges today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The judge lifted his right arm to show that the pitch was a strike and his left arm to signal that it was a ball.
For many years people talked about Hoy’s last ball game in 1903. He was playing for Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memorable game because Hoy hit a wonderful ball which won the game. It was a very foggy day and therefore very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning(棒球的一局) with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out in spite of the fog. Los Angeles defeated their opposition and won the game.
After he retired Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also became a public speaker and traveled giving speeches. Until a few years before his death he took 4-10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961 William Hoy died at the age of 99.
小题1:In which order did the following things happen in Hoy’s life?
a. Hoy worked as a shoemaker.
b. Hoy began to run a diary farm.
c. Hoy played a memorable game in the heavy fog.
d. Hoy threw the first ball of the World Series.
e. Hoy became deaf. | A．d e a c b | B．e a c b d | C．d a e c b | D．e a b c d |
小题2:We can infer from the last paragraph that Hoy _______ in his late years. | A．became famous | B．led a relaxed life | | C．traveled around the world | D．was in good physical condition |
小题3:This passage is mainly about _______. | A．a deaf player devoted to the game of baseball | | B．baseball game rules and important players | | C．the rise in the social position of the deaf people | | D．where the baseball judge hand signals came from |
小题4:What can be inferred from this passage?| A．Hoy was the greatest baseball player in his time. | | B．Speaking and listening are not necessary in baseball games. | | C．The judge had to study the hand signals very seriously. | | D．Hoy’s family encouraged him to become a baseball player. |
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At the time, I would go out in the evening with my parents. But this time I had borrowed a bicycle from a friend of mine. I didn’t know why, but once I was on my own bicycle, a kind of free feeling flooded through me. The faster I rode, the faster I wanted to go! Far ahead, I rode as if my life depended on it, head down, hands grasping the handbars. I meant to get to Jinghai Bar as fast as I could...
Oh! My hands! Don’t come any closer... Don’t touch me! That poor doctor just couldn’t get my gloves off. Each time he took a step towards me, I broke into painful shouting. Much later, I discovered that I had crashed(碰撞) heavily with another bicycle, and I hadn’t spoken one word of sense for at least three hours! After some time, my mother arrived at the hospital, her face as white as a sheet, and gave me a hug(拥抱), only then did the doctor begin to stitch(缝合) my head wound, not only did he merrily cut off a long lock of my hair, but used no anaesthetic(麻药) either! Later. I seemed to hear faraway voices saying that my right hand was broken. I almost burst into tears. How would I ever play the piano again?
小题1:On her way to Jinghai, the writer felt _______.| A．nervous | B．comfortable | C．light-hearted | D．upset |
小题2:Why did the writer ride a bicycle to Jinghai Bar that evening?| A．Because she wanted to attend a party on time. | | B．Because she wanted to meet her friend who was waiting for her there. | | C．Because she just wanted, to join some of her friends and drink some wine. | | D．We are not quite sure about what she was really going there for. |
小题3:What did the writer think of the doctor?| A．Friendly. | B．Cruel. | C．Hardworking. | D．Kind. |
小题4:One thing is sure, that is, before she was wounded she _______.| A．often went to Jinghai Bar with her friends | | B．liked playing the piano | | C．didn’t like any doctors at all | | D．would burst into tears when she was in trouble |
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Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的)，he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.
Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace （节奏）was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.
The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.
But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” She often said.
小题1:How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?| A．By speaking. | B．By using sign language | | C．By reading lips | D．By making loud noises |
小题2:Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because .| A．they wanted him to live a normal life | | B．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong | | C．he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children | | D．he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school |
小题3:How did Adrian finally succeed in his study? | A．He did a lot of outdoor activities. | | B．He was pushed hard to study every day. | | C．He attended private classes after school. | | D．He worked very hard both in and after class |
小题4:Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”?| A．He did very well in his study | | B．He succeeded in entering a regular school | | C．He reached his goals in spite of his disability | | D．He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06 |
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The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”
“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”
“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”
I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”
“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”
“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”
“That’s good, sir.”
“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.
“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”
After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”
“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”
“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.
“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”
“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”
“I wouldn’t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘IT’ knows. ‘It’ can’t tell me.”
By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
小题1:The best title for the article is _______.| A．When the Computer Is Down | B．The Most Frightening Words | | C．The Computer of the Airport | D．Asking the Computer |
小题2:What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?| A．She could sell a ticket. | | B．She could write out a ticket. | | C．She could answer the passengers’ questions. | | D．She could do nothing. |
小题3:Why do you think they had not a backup computer?| A．Because it was easy down | | B．Because it was very expensive. | | C．Because it was not advanced enough. | | D．Because it was not as big as the main computer. |
小题4:The last paragraph suggests that _______.| A．a modern computer won’t be down. | | B．computers can take the place of humans | | C．sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people | | D．there will be great changes in computers |
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