阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Lance Armstrong, the American cyclist, is famous for his achievements and courage in cycling. 60.________ While he was still a middle school student, Lance often rode his bike over 320km in one day. By 1996, he was one of the top cyclists in the world. 61.________ Later that year, a serious disease made him stop riding. Doctors told him that he had cancer. Like the other challengers(挑战) in his life, Lance faced it head-on. In May of 1998, he began to make a comeback. He trained hard and led the American team to win the Tour de France in 1999. 62.________Lance Armstrong rode into history by winning the Tour de France for a record sixth time in 2004. 63._________ The Tour de France is the most famous bicycle race in the world. It seems impossible to beat his seven-time record. It is certain that Lance Armstrong is the greatest cyclist in the world.

A. He won many prizes in cycling. B. Lance was born on September 18th, 1971. C. However, his path to success wasn’t smooth. D. After that, he won the race once again in 2005. E. He went on winning the Tour de France from 2000 to 2004.

When Lewis Hamilton crossed the finishing line in the last F1 race of 2008, he said to his team over the team radio, "Do I have it? Do I have it? I am too happy!” He really couldn’t believe that he became the youngest F1 World Champion, and the first black man to win it.

In 2007, Lewis entered the Fl world. His talent(天赋) for racing and his performances soon amazed everyone. He did a great job in his first fifteen races. But the last two races were nightmares(恶梦). He lost them, and lost the world champion title in the end by just one point.

2008 was a hard year for Lewis. Many Fl fans criticized(责难) him, and most F1 racers didn't talk to him any more. He was lonely. But his wish to win kept him strong. He raced very well., and had a seven-point lead before the last race in Brazil. He won 4 points from this race, just enough to win the world champion title.

There's no reason he can't win a lot more.

1.What did Lewis say when he won the F1 race of 2008?

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2. When did Lewis start his F1 world? What did people think of him?

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3. In 2007, he lost the F1 race, didn't he?

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4. How did he do before the last race in Brazil?

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5. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

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The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition.
Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue about which side will win.
Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.. The stronger team is a shoo-in. There is no way that it can lose.
The expression “shoo-in” comes from horse racing. It comes from the world “shoo”. That is not the shoe we wear on our feet. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.
Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.
The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. The public soon learned about such about such race. They began to call the winners of such a race a “shoo-in”
These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.
American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.
阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案
【小题1】One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.

A．be used to be the best in riding

B．the pubic had belief in him

C．he could not control his horse easily

D．the other riders had agreed to fail in the race

【小题2】The reason why American runner Edewin Moses was regarded as a
“Shoo-in” is _________.

A．due to his honest in the races he ran in

B．duo to his great effort(努力) shown in more than one hundred races

C．that he won over 100 competitions before the 1984 Olympic Games

D．that the old meaning of “shoo-in’ had changed

【小题3】Which is the following statement is not true?

A．“Shoo-in” came from the word “shoo”.

B．The US runner Moses was worthy of (配得上 ) a shoo-in.

C．The public did not know they were being cheated

D．Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse.

【小题4】The main idea of the passage is that “shoo-in” is_______.

A．used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game

B．used to admire( 钦佩 ) a person who seems to be sure to win a race

C．A word used to describe a dishonest person

D．used for any athlete or competitor that too clever to be cheated

【小题5】In the last paragraph the author means to tell us ________.

A．who Edewin Moses was

B．Moses won a lot of races

C．Moses was the best runners in America

D．We can use “shoo-in” to describe an excellent runner.

Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his adventure film Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013.
　　Life of Pi shows a young Indian named Pi, who finds the world he knows swept away when his family sells their zoo and sets sail for Canada with a few animals. Only Pi escapes from the storm and floats in a lifeboat with a giant Bengal tiger.
　　“I really want to thank you for believing this story and sharing this unbelievablejourney with me,” Lee said in his speech. The film also won three other Oscars, for best original music, best cinematography(电影艺术) and best visual(视觉) effects. It won more awards than Lincoln and Argo which were also among the hottest nominees.
　　Coming from China's Taiwan, the 58-year-old Lee won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and another for Best Director in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. He is the only person of Asian to win the directing award and one of the rare people who won that award more than once.
In an after-ceremony interview, Lee said he believed Asian films would come to the main stage of the world sooner or later. "I was born in Asia and grew up with Chinese education. It is natural for me to put Asian thinking into Western things." The film, which cost 120 million U.S. dollars, has earned nearly 600 million dollars worldwide. Lee said most of the earnings came from outside China. Lee said he felt warm that he won the award on the day of the Lantern Festival, a Chinese traditional festival on which families get together to solve puzzles on lanterns and eat Tang Yuan. He wished everyone a happy new year of the snake and everybody gets lucky.
【小题1】What kind of film does Life of Pi belong to?

A．Comedies.	B．Tragedies.
C．Detective films.	D．Adventure films.

【小题2】So far, how many Oscar directing awards has Ang Lee won?

A．One.	B．Two.
C．Three.	D．Four.

【小题3】How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival?

A．Families get together and have rice dumplings.

B．Children make lanterns out of big orange pumpkins.

C．People solve puzzles on lanterns and enjoy Tang Yuan.

D．Children go to the display of lanterns and receive red packets.

【小题4】What can we know from the passage?

A．The 85th Academy Awards was held in Hollywood, California this year.

B．Pi was a young American who had an adventure trip with a tiger in India.

C．Lincoln and Argo won more awards than Life of Pi.

D．Asian films have come to the main stage of the world.

【小题5】Which of the following about Life of Pi is true?

A．It was a great success as it won four Oscars.

B．It earned nearly 600 million dollars in China.

C．It describes Pi’s escape from a terrible earthquake.

D．It is the only successful film Ang Lee has ever made.

阅读下列短文，回答问题。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）

Li Yundi is a classical pianist and called “Prince of the Piano” in China. He is also well-known for being the youngest pianist who won the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2000, at the age of 18.

Although he comes from a family of non-musicians, Li took to music early. When he was three years old, his parents bought him an accordion (手风琴) because he was so attracted by an accordion player in a shopping mall that he refused to leave. Only one year later, he won the top prize at the Chongqing Children’s Accordion Competition. Li began studying the piano at the age of seven. Two years later, his teacher introduced him to Dan Zhaoyi, one of the most famous piano teachers in China. Dan taught Li for nine years. Li’s dream was to become a professional (职业的) pianist.

Li has got top awards (奖) at many competitions. In October 2000, Li took part in the 14th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. He set not only one record. He was the first participant (参与者) to get the first prize in 15 years. And he was the youngest winner and the first Chinese in the history of the competition.

1.Why did Li Yundi’s parents buy him an accordion?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　                                   　　

2.When did Li Yundi win the top prize at the Chongqing Children’s Accordion Competition?

　　　　　　　　　　　                                  　　　　　　　

3.What was Li Yundi’s dream when he was young?

　　　　　　　　　　                                  　　　　　　　　

4.How many records did Li Yundi set in October 2000?

　　　　　　　　　　　                                  　　　　　　　

5.Are Li Yundi’s parents musicians?