17．James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves．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 age 13-After high school，he went to Ohio State University．He had to work part time so as 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 meet，Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs．His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week，and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet．He refused to listen to the suggestions that he 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'victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year，and his success wou．ld come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political．Hitler did not congratulate any of the African American winners．"It was all right with me，"he said years later．"I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him，anyway．"
Having returned 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 victories made little difference to him．He earned his living by looking after a school playground，and accepted money to race against cars，trucks，motorcycles and dogs．
"Sure，it bothered me，"he said later．"But at least it was an honest living．I had to eat．"
In time，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．"
56．Owens got his other name"Jesse"whenC．
A．he went to Ohio State University
B．his teacher made fun of him
C．his teacher took"J．C．"for"Jesse"
D．he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet
57．In the Big Ten meet，OwensB．
A．hurt himself in the back B．succeeded in setting many records
C．tried every sports event but failed D．had to give up some events
58．We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time becauseA．
A．he was not of the right race
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
59．When Owens says"They have kept me alive over the years"，he means that the medalsC．
A．have been changed for money to help him live on
B．have made him famous in the US
C．have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life
D．have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
60．What would be the best title for the text？A
A．Jesse Owens，A Great American Athlete B．Golden Moment-A Life time Struggle
C．Making A Living As A Sportsman D．How To Be A Successful Athlete．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者主要描述了美国的著名运动员杰西欧文斯的历史，他出生在一个黑人家庭，青年时代在体育方面取得了不凡的成就，但是因为肤色问题，无论是在国外还是国内都受到了不公的待遇．
解答 56．C 细节理解题，根据第一段以及第二段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．可知当欧文斯的老师把"J．C．"当做"杰西"的时候他有了一个新名字，故选C．
57．B 推理判断题，根据第三段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．
中成功创造了很多记录，故选B．
58．A 推理判断题，根据第一段James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves．可以推断出欧文斯在美国受到不公正的待遇是因为他是黑人，与美国人的种族不同，故选A．
59．C 推理判断题，根据最后一段In time，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．"可知他说这句话是说明他认为奖牌鼓励他去客服生活中的困难，故选C．
60．A 主旨大意题，通读全文可知本文主要向我们介绍了一个伟大的美国运动员杰西•欧文斯，故选A．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
