Question

Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA, in 1913. There were ten children in his family. Jesse was the youngest. He went to school in the city of Cleveland. At school he showed he had a special talent for athletics (田径). He could run fast. He could jump high. He could jump far. Because he was good at athletics, Jesse became a student at Ohio State University.

　　   In May, 1935 in Michigan, USA, he broke the world record for the long jump. This was his first world record. On the 25th May Jesse did something unusual. In 45 minutes he broke six world records. Some people think that this was the greatest athletics achievement ever.

　　   In 1936 Jesse went to the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. There were only nineteen black athletes in the USA team. He won gold medals in the 100 meters race, the 200 meters race, the long jump and the relay race.

　　   Jesse was not a professional athlete. This meant that he could not get money for running. Later, he became a professional athlete. To make money he had to appear in strange races. Sometimes he had to race against horses.

　　   In 1960 somebody broke Jesse's last world record. In 1980 Jesse died.

1.Jesse Owens was born in _____in the USA.

A. Alabama     B. Cleveland     C. Ohio     D. Michigan

2.Jesse showed he was very good at ______ when he was at school.

A. basketball   B. swimming     C. athletics    D. shooting

3.Jesse's first world record was for the ______.

A. running    B. relay race   C. high jump     D. long jump

4.He won ______ gold medals in 1936 in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.

A. two      B. four       C. six    D. eight

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了世界冠军欧文斯。他从小就有运动天赋，15岁时就在短跑方面表现出惊人的才能，他不但练短跑、跳高、跳远也是成绩惊人。在1936年第十一届奥运会上，他夺得100米、200米、跳远和4×100米接力的金牌，震惊世界，被誉为“黑色闪电”、“褐色炮弹”。

1. Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA，可知答案选A。

2.Because he was good at athletics,.可知答案选C，其余选项片面。

3. he broke the world record for the long jump. This was his first world record.可知选D。

4.

考点：考查人物类短文阅读。