Question

Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular   1  stars in China.
Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very   2 . In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai.   3 , he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨栏).
Liu Xiang put his whole heart into his training.   4  the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record. In 2002 he won his first international   5  hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he   6   a gold medal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu Xiang won the   7  Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time of 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne.
  8  a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears(出现) in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he   9  more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China   10   he’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success.
【小题1】A. movie           B. sports         C. music
【小题2】A. old             B. short           C. young
【小题3】A. At first        B. At last          C. Next
【小题4】A. On             B. In              C. At
【小题5】A. 100m            B. 110m             C. 120m
【小题6】A. won             B. made             C. kept
【小题7】A. third           B. first            C. second
【小题8】A. Like          B. For             C. As
【小题9】A. pay             B. spend            C. need
【小题10】A. because        B. but              C. although

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】B
【小题6】A
【小题7】B
【小题8】C
【小题9】B
【小题10】A

解析试题分析：刘翔和其他奥运明星一样从小就开始体育训练，起初他是一名跳高运动员，后来他的教练发现他的天赋在于跨栏，于是刘翔就专心训练跨栏，在2002年获得第一个世界金牌，在2004年获得第一奥运金牌。
【小题1】此题考查名词，根据语境可知刘翔是名体育明星，故选B。
【小题2】此题考查形容词，每个奥运会的冠军都是从小就开始训练，故选C。
【小题3】此题考查副词短语，根据语境可知刘翔一开始训练是作为一名跳高运动员，故选A。
【小题4】此题考查介词短语at the age of表示在…岁时，故选介词at，故选C
【小题5】此题考查名词短语，根据常识可知刘翔的专项是110米栏，故选B。
【小题6】此题考查动词，获得金牌要用动词win，因发生在过去，故用过去式，故选A。
【小题7】此题考查序数词，根据常识可知，刘翔在2004年获得第一块奥运金牌，故选B。
【小题8】此题考查介词，根据语境可知作为一个运动明星，故选C。
【小题9】此题考查动词，表示花费，根据选择项的提示可知选择B。
【小题10】此题考查介词，表示原因，故选A。
考点：有关刘翔的人物传记
点评：本文主要介绍了刘翔的经历.阅读中注意体会上下文的关系。答题中注意根据上下文关系判断所需单词。本题适合采用排除法解答，先易后难，一步步完成短文。