James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves(奴隶). 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 the age of 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time in order 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 games, Owens fell down when he went downstairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he was helped in and out of the car that drove him to the games. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he should 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’ success at the Olympic Games in Berlin(柏林) the next year, and his success would come to be considered as not only athletic but also political(政治的). Hitler(希特勒) did not give congratulations to any of the black American winners.

“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”

After returning 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 success made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and racing against cars and dogs.

“Sure, it worried me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”

In the end, 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 games, Owens         .

A．hurt himself in the back

B．was successful in setting many records

C．tried every sports event but all failed

D．had to give up all events

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

A．he was the grandsonof black slaves

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 face difficulties in life

D．have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．Jesse Owens — A Great American Sportsman B．The Big Ten Games

C．Making a Living As a Sportsman             D．How to Be a Successful

 

Walter owns three Italian  restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers（顾客） all over the world.

He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics(道德准则) of his father came into play  . It made him a person who studied and explored （探索）the secrets in the food business.

Walter’s learning never stops. He says “ The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind.” So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work.

Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says “Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I’m a happy man.”

1.The underlined phrase “came into play” means                

A. played a joke on him             B. needed to be used

C. gave him much help               D. began to be studied

2.The secret of Walter’s success is             .

   A. building a bridge to the country   

B. keeping on learning without any stops

C. getting new cooking ideas from his family

D. bringing the Italian cooking culture into America

3. From the last sentence of the passage, we can know that it is           .

   A. happy to make a lot of money

   B. exciting to have more and more customers

   C. important to make the customers pleased

   D. impossible to make 15 or 20 customers happy every day

4. We can learn from the passage that           .

   A. the lifetime education is important

   B. creative spirit always comes first

   C. exploring the food business is difficult

   D. new ideas are necessary in running a restaurant

5.The best title of this passage may be “           ”

   A. Culture is Important for Cooks

   B. A Cook and His Customers

   C. The Story of Three Restaurants

   D. A Winner is Made, not Born

 

From age eight to eleven, I studied at a small school in Bath, England. It was a small school of four classes, with about twenty-five children in each class according to age. For the most part, one teacher had to teach all subjects. However, sometimes the headteacher , Mr. Ronald Broaches would come in and spend an hour or so.

He was a large man with a very happy nature. He had a sense of humor and would be glad in telling the children small stories which make us laugh.

I found that he took great interest in me and he quickly found that I enjoyed puzzles. He would stop me as I was going to class and take a piece of paper out of his pocket, often with a puzzle on it. As time went on, they slowly gave me an interest in math and problem –solving that stays with me to this day.

To this day, I can remember Mr. Broaches’ cheerful cry of “Well done!” whenever I got a problem right. I shall always be thankful that our  paths crossed.

Mr. Bruoaches died just two weeks after I won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. Unfortunately, I had no chance to speak to him before he died. I learnt late that he had heard of my success and I will always hope that he knew the deep influence he had made on my life.

1.The writer spent ______study at the school in Bath, England.

A．three years        B．six years          C．one year          D．two years

2.The writer’s success shows us ___________.

A．Mr. Broaches often gave him some puzzles only for fun .

B．they had the same interest

C．Mr. Broaches found and developed his interest

D．Mr. Broaches was his father’s friend.

3.From the story, we can guess the writer______.

A．liked language lessons very well.

B．was a good football player

C．was good at math

D．had a great dream

4.The writer felt sorry because________________.

A．Mr. Broaches passed away before he won the Nobel Prize

B．he didn’t express his thanks before Mr. Broaches died.

C．he couldn’t find Mr. Broaches after he grew up

D．Mr. Broaches didn’t know about his success.

5.The best title for the passage is ________.

A．The Story of Mr. Broaches

B．The History of Nobel Prize

C．My Early School Life

D．An Important Teacher in My Life

 

Ted was hard-working. His success made him work_____.

A. harder                    B. hardest

C. more quickly               D. most quickly

 

A 10-year-old boy decided to learn judo though he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.

“ Master,” the boy finally asked, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves?” “ This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the teacher answered.

Several months later, the teacher took the boy to his first competition. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent (对手) became impatient and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the final.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. Soon after the match started, the boy seemed to lose. Thinking that the boy might get hurt, the judge called a time-out. He was going to stop the match when the teacher appeared. “ No,” the teacher said, “Let him continue.” A short time after the match carried on, his opponent made a careless mistake. At once, the boy used his move to pin (压住) him. The boy won the match and the competition.

On the way home, the boy asked the teacher what was really in his mind. “ Why could I win the competition with only one move?” The teacher answered. “ First, you’ve mastered one of the most difficult throws in judo. Second, your opponent can only attack your left arm to win you.”

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Title: One’s weakness can become his (1) _▲_
A boy had lost left arm, (2) _▲_ he decided to learn judo
After three months of training, the master taught him only one move.
His first (3) _▲_	First three matches[来源:Zxxk.Com][来源:]	He won.[来源:ZXXK][来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]
Final	His opponent was bigger, (4) _▲_ and more (5) _▲_  . At the (6) _▲_, the boy seemed to lose the match. The judge was (7) _▲_ that the boy might get hurt and called a time-out. His opponent made a mistake. The boy used his move and pinned him. He became the (8) _▲_ of the match.
(9) _▲_	1. He had almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. . The opponent can win the match by (10) _▲_ your left arm.