SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999, Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and “anything else that came up.”

Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly(蝶泳) in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay.

Gould, now a 47-year-old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition(顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying(合格的) time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.

Schipper, now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled(回忆) her time with Gould five years ago.

“I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train,” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don’t know why. We just started talking and it went from there.”

“She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it’s like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.”

Next time, things will be more serious. “I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould,” said Schipper, who burst into the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly.

60. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Stories happening in swimming competitions.

B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.

C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships.

D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers.

61. Gould and Schipper are going to ______.

A. talk about sport and life                              B. go back to elite competition

C. set a qualifying time and win gold                D. take part in the same sports event

62. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was         .

A. 15              B. 17                C. 22                    D. 30

63. The underlined word “it ” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to______.

    A.The Olympics                               B. The youth camp     

    C.The friendship                               D.The Astralian team.

64. What Schipper said showed that she______.

A. was no longer Gould’s friend              B. had learned a lot from Gould

C. was not interested in Gould’s stories        D. would not like to compete against Gould

    Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly(蝶泳)in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay.

    Gould, now a 47-year-old mother of four,  has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的) time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.

    Schipper, now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould five years ago.

    “I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train,” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don’t know why. We just started talking and it went from there.”

    “She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it’s like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.”

    Next time, things will be more serious. “I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould, ” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Stories happening in swimming competitions.

B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.

C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships.

D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers.

2. Gould and Schipper are going to ________.

A. talk about sport and life

B. go back to elite competition

C. set a qualifying time and win gold

D. take part in the same sports event

3. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was ______.

A. 15

B. 17

C. 22

D. 30

4. The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. the Olympics

B. the youth camp

C. the friendship

D. the Australian team

5. What Schipper said showed that she _______.

A. was no longer Gould’s friend

B. had learned a lot from Gould

C. was not interested in Gould’s stories

D. would not like to compete against Gould

    SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999, Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and “anything else that came up.”

    Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly(蝶泳)in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay.

    Gould, now a 47-year-old mother of four,  has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的) time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.

    Schipper, now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould five years ago.

    “I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train,” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don’t know why. We just started talking and it went from there.”

    “She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it’s like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.”

    Next time, things will be more serious. “I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould, ” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Stories happening in swimming competitions.

B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.

C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships.

D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers.

2. Gould and Schipper are going to ________.

A. talk about sport and life

B. go back to elite competition

C. set a qualifying time and win gold

D. take part in the same sports event

3. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was ______.

A. 15

B. 17

C. 22

D. 30

4. The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. the Olympics

B. the youth camp

C. the friendship

D. the Australian team

5. What Schipper said showed that she _______.

A. was no longer Gould’s friend

B. had learned a lot from Gould

C. was not interested in Gould’s stories

D. would not like to compete against Gould

  SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999 , Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well , chatting about sport , life and “ anything else that came up . ”

    Yet in Sydney next month , they will meet again by the pool , and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly（蝶泳）in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay .

    Gould , now a 47-year-old mother of four , has announced she will be making a return to elite competition（顶级赛事）to swim the one event , having set a qualifying（合格的）time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships . Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics .

    Schipper , now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics , yesterday recalled（回忆）her time with Gould fie years ago .

    “ I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train , ” Schipper explained . “ It seemed as if we had long been good friends . I don’t know why . We just started talking and it went from there . ”

    “ She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp . She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it’s like to be on an Australian team . It was really interesting . ”

    Next time , things will be more serious . “ I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals , so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould , ” said Schipper , who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly .

1. What is the passage mainly about ?

   A. Stories happening in swimming competitions .

   B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds .

   C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships .

   D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers .

2. Gould and Schipper are going to ________ .

   A. talk about sport and life                  B. go back to elite competition

   C. set a qualifying time and win gold      D. take part in the same sports event

3. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was  ________ .

   A. 15          B. 17         C. 22        D. 30

4. The underlined word “ it ” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to ________ .

   A. the Olympics                  B. the youth camp      

   C. the friendship                   D. the Australian team

5. What Schipper said showed that she  ________ .

   A. was no longer Gould’s friend            B. had learned a lot from Gould

   C. was not interested in Gould’s stories     D. would not like to compete against Gould