James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves(奴隶). His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.

“J.C.,” he replied.

She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.

Owens ran his first race at the age of 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time in order to pay for his education. As a second year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.

A week before the Big Ten games, Owens fell down when he went downstairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he was helped in and out of the car that drove him to the games. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he should give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.

The stage was set for Owens’ success at the Olympic Games in Berlin(柏林) the next year, and his success would come to be considered as not only athletic but also political(政治的). Hitler(希特勒) did not give congratulations to any of the black American winners.

“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”

After returning from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.

Owens’ Olympic success made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and racing against cars and dogs.

“Sure, it worried me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”

In the end, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”

1.In the Big Ten games, Owens         .

A．hurt himself in the back

B．was successful in setting many records

C．tried every sports event but all failed

D．had to give up all events

2.We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because         .

A．he was the grandsonof black slaves

B．he was the son of a poor farmer

C．he didn’t shake hands with Hitler

D．he didn’t talk to the US president on the phone

3.When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years”, he means that the medals          .

A．have been changed for money to help him live on

B．have made him famous in the US

C．have encouraged him to face difficulties in life

D．have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．Jesse Owens — A Great American Sportsman B．The Big Ten Games

C．Making a Living As a Sportsman             D．How to Be a Successful

 

David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot had a poor vocabulary, and many were not polite. David tried hard    26    the bird’s words and was often saying polite words, playing soft music, trying anything he could think of to set a good example. But nothing ___27   . He shouted at the bird and the bird just got angry and became even __28   . Finally，without any hope，David put it in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird kick and cry loudly in it. Then suddenly it was    29    ----- not a sound for half a minute. David was ___30    that he might have hurt the bird and quickly   31    the freezer door. The parrot stepped out onto David’s arm and said，“I believe that I may have made you    32    with me about my impolite language and actions. I will try my best at once to be polite. I am    33    sorry and beg your pardon.”

David was surprised    34    the bird’s change，and he was just to ask what had made such a surprising change when the parrot went on    35    , “May I ask what the chicken in the freezer did?”

26.A. to change             B. changed            C. change              D. changing

27. A. to work              B. working            C. worked         D. will work

28. A. politer          B. less polite          C. more polite        D. not politer

29. A. more quiet        B. quieter              C. quietly               D. quiet

30. A. fright               B. frightening               C. frighted        D. frightened

31. A. opens             B. opening        C. opened              D. open

32. A. angry             B. angrily                  C. anger         D. be angrily

33. A. much             B. really          C. a little             D. just

34. A. on          B. in              C. of                  D. at

35 A. said           B. saying             C. to say               D. say

　　 America has had many presidents who have been famous all over the world. People from other countries know the names Washington, Kennedy and so on. However, many men who have served as President of the United States have not been famous in other parts of the world. One example is J.Q. Adams, the sixth man to serve as U.S. President.

　　Very little happened while Adams was President. It was an unhappy time for him, and he wasn’t very effective, when his term ended, he went back to the Congress and served as a representative (众议院议员). While he was in Congress, people began to respect him more than they had done while he was President. Adams was strongly against slavery and tried to outlaw it in Washington D. C.. People began to look back on his presidency with a different view. Now they saw that he was an independent man with high ideal who loved his country and hated slavery. Adams died in 1848 while speaking in the House of Representative.

36. When Adams served as the sixth U.S. President 　　　　 .

　 A. his people didn’t regard him as a great man

B. he tried a lot of means to get rid of slavery

C. his high ideal made an impression on American people

D. he did a lot of things against laws

37. In fact, American people came to love Adams 　　　 .

　 A. whether he was president or not　　 　 B. when he was not a president

　 C. before his term ended　　　　　　 　　 D. when he first became a representative

38. Which of the following can show the author’s true attitude?

A. Adams had ability, but he had no chance to show it.

　 B. As a president, Adams was unfit for his work.

　 C. Adams was not an effective man.

　 D. Adams was worth respecting.

39. According to the passage, compared with Adams, Lincoln 　　　 .

　 A. was not a world-famous president　 　　 B. seemed to be an unimportant president

　 C. was a well-known president　　　　 　　 D. had the same fact as Adams

40. Choose the best title for this passage.

　 A. Unfit Presidents　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. President Who Set Slavery Free

C. Unknown Presidents　　　　　　 D. Famous President, Adams

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　　David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot had a poor vocabulary(词汇量), and many were not polite. David tried hard to 1 the bird's words and was often 2 polite words, playing soft music, trying anything he could 3 to set a good example. But nothing 4 . He shouted at the bird and the bird just got angry and became even 5 . Finally, without any hope, David put the 6 in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird kick(踢) and cry loudly in it. Then suddenly it was 7 －not a sound for half a minute. David was 8 that he might have hurt the bird and quickly 9 the freezer door. The parrot quietly 10 out onto David's arm and said, “I 11 that I may have made you angry 12 me about my impolite language and actions. I will try my best at once to be polite. I am 13 sorry and beg your pardon.”

　　David was surprised at the bird's change, and he was just 14 what had made such a surprising change when the parrot 15 saying, “May I ask what the chicken in the freezer did?”

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