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After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletics have gone home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletics 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 will not be taking part.

She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Grey-Thormpson.Born with spina bifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralyzed from the waist down.Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first, she was not keen on sport, 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 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 Barcelona.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 enduring 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 race.I am still competing at a very high lever, 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 take 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 lever 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.”

1.Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A.Basketball B.Swimming.

C.Tennis. D.Horse-riding.

2.When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A.In 1984. B.In 1988.

C.In 1992. D.In 2007.

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

4.What’s the right order of the events related to Tanni?

a.She works as a coach.

b.She took up athletics.

c.She won four gold medals in Barcelona.

d.She competed in her first Paralympic Games.

e.She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.

A.b,d,c,e,a B.a,d,b,c,e

C.a,d,c,e,b D.b,d,a,e,c

5.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.

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

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。

1.D细节题。根据第2段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。

2.C细节题。根据第4段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

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

4.A 排序题。根据第二段b. She took up athletics. 第三段d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games. c. She won four gold medals in Barcelona. e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.第五段a. She works as a coach,故选A项。

5.5】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。

考点:人物类阅读。

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