(05·湖南C篇)

Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has became a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Gaines.

   Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: "Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism (批评)"

   "In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I ara fioinfi to listen even more to the people around me."

   She didn't care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McCulgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.

   "Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn't spoken to me since last year and if she really eared for me, I'm sure she would have contacted (联系) me."

   Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.

   "In New York I wasn't in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the      Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday's race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.

   However, RadcIiffe has not ruled out(排除) m the future chasing her "final" world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.

   "I don't think that -- although I can't put a number on it," said. RadcLiffe. "That changes from person to person."

   Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2O02 and again 12 months later.

Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kdnmetre race three years ago.

   Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later In Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 m the 2003 London event.

63. Radcliffe's failure in Athens made her ________

     A. develop respect for Liz    B. love people around her more

     C. rest for five months       D. face criticism calmly                    

64. Which of the following is ture according to the passage?

     A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.

     B. Radcliffe didn't fully recover before the New York City marathon.

     C. Radcliffe won her first narathon title in the New York City marathon.

     D. Radcliffe had a 3-month trainihg before the New York City marathon.      

65. By saythg "I can't put a number on it," Radcliffe means she's not sure _____ .

     A. if she has the ability to set a new world record

     B. if she can win another race though she has won many tunes

     C. how many times a maradion runner can set the world record

     D. if she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times           

66. According to the text, Redcliffc bas won ____ London marathon title(s).

      A. four         B. three         C. two         D. one            

67. What can we learn from Radcliffe's story?

     A. Practice makes perfect.           B. Well begun is half done.

     C. A friend in need is a fried indeed. D. Where there is a will there is a way.  

 (08·湖南A篇)

Western New Bridge Library Announcement

2008-3-10

Shortened Library Hours for Spring Break

Library Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day(9∶00 a.m.-4∶00 p.m.) for Spring Break from March 24 to March 30.

Coming Events

·On Monday,March 24,at 10∶30 a.m.,Scott Sutton,a children’s writer,will tell stories to kids over seven.Sutton’s attractive style will surely inspire everyone present! ·At 1∶00 p.m. on March 26,the Georgetown Musicians will present an Irish Folk Concert,which will be entertaining for the entire family.Come for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest of the week! ·On Thursday,March 27,at 2∶00 p.m.,the annual Children’s Gathering will take place in Room 201,the second floor.Pick up an invitation in the Children’s Room and return your RSVP(回复) to reserve your seat at the table by 3∶00 p.m.on Tuesday,March 25.Only children are allowed in the Gathering. ·At 10∶30 a.m. on Friday,March 28,Enzo Monfre of the hit kids’science show,ENZOology,will bring Fossils Live!Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time,deep beneath the surface of the earth,to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs,and more.Enzo recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show—come and see him at the library!

Please note:In case of emergency,please call the Help Desk at 926-3736 and follow the procedures outlined on the voice message.The call-down service is staffed 24 hours a day,7 days a week for emergencies.The Help Desk supplies service to you all the year round!For questions about all these,please contact hld@wnbl.org.

Come for the great fun;Stay for the relevant books!

56.To attend the annual Children’s Gathering,one has to         .

A.buy a ticket

B.apply in advance

C.make a reservation

D.contact the call-down service

57.According to the passage,Enzo Monfre will         .

A.show the children around a zoo

B.tell stories to children over seven

C.be present at the science show in person

D.lead the children to the Ellen DeGeneres Show

58.The Help Desk in this library supplies service         .

A.only during the daytime

B.in case of emergency

C.till the end of the Spring Break

D.after 22∶00 p.m. every day

59.We can learn from the passage that children can         .

A.attend all the activities with their parents

B.borrow some relevant books for the activities

C.participate in the activities from 8∶00 a.m. to 4∶00 p.m.

D.choose only one of the activities according to their interest

Writing

　　请为《上海学生英文报》以“Tiny Titan（小巨人）Wins Gold for China with a Perfect 10”为题写一篇报道，介绍陆莉在第25届奥运会上为中国荣获高低杠金牌和平衡木银牌的情况．其内容要点如下：

　　(1)陆莉，15岁，在第25届奥运会上为中国荣获高低杠（uneven bar event）金牌和平衡木（ballance beam）银牌；

　　(2)6岁在湖南体操中心学体操（gymnastics），刻苦训练，直到去年10月调到（call up to)国家队训练，她最刻苦；

　　(3)在奥运会高低杠比赛中表演十分完美，裁判一致给10分；

　　注意：

　　(1)必须包括上述各个要点．意思连贯，表达清楚；

　　(2)标题已给出，不计入总词数；

　　(3)词数：80～120个词．