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【题目】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 would come to be regarded as not only athletic (体育的) 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 call 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(烦扰) 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.”

【1】In the Big Ten meet, Owens __________.

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

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

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

【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 overcome difficulties in life

D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. How to Be a Successful Athlete?

B. Golden Moment—a Life-time Struggle

C. Making a Living as a Sportsman

D. Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题解析：这篇短文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，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。直到他死前四年，才获得了应有的荣誉，

【1】B 考查细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句话：“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.”,作为一个大二学生，他在一年以后的奥林匹克运动会中比他想象的得到了更多的记录。故选B。

【2】A 考查推理判断题。根据“Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call 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.”从柏林回来之后，他没有收到自己国家总统的电话，世界上，他在美国是不受尊重的，直到他死去的前四年，可知因为他的肤色问题,他那时在美国受到了不公的待遇。故选A。

【3】C 考查细节理解题。根据“Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”时间已经为我静止了，黄金时刻消逝得很慢，可知是这些奖牌给了他面对困难的勇气。故选C。

【4】D 考查主旨大意题。这篇文章主要描述了美国的著名运动员杰西欧文斯的历史，从出生、家庭、成长及之后的成就，是典型的人物传记，故最合适的题目应改为杰西欧文斯，一个伟大的美国运动员。故选D。