Jesse Owens is recognized as a hero not just because he is fast. Some people might say that they know him for just that reason. However, there are lots of fast people who are not known. Jesse Owens is known because Chancellor Adolf Hitler did not shake the hand of Jesse Owens or even recognize his feat of winning four gold medals, because Owens was an African American.
Jesse Owens owed much of his success to his coach Charles Riley, who probably was the most important one making him have the career that he did. Owens came from a background that required him to work after school in a shoe shop. He couldn’t attend the regularly scheduled track practices organized by his school. However, Charles Riley saw the boy had both a passion(热情) and a talent for running, and so arranged for him to be able to practice before school instead.
Jesse Owens achieved this success despite(尽管) his racial background, which at the time was a huge limitation to him. He could only eat in certain restaurants and sleep in certain hotels, as could all African Americans of the time. He was also never offered a scholarship for school despite setting records for NCAA(美国全国大学生体育协会) championships.
The Berlin Olympics in 1936 is where his star rose as high as it would ever be able to. These Olympics were during the height of Hitler’s rule. It took courage to race in front of Hitler and many other racist(种族主义者). It took time, determination, and perseverance(坚持不懈) to race like him. He won four gold medals at those Olympics. It would take almost fifty years for someone else to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals. He passed away at the age of 66 from lung cancer.
【小题1】The underlined word “feat” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “            .”

A．chance

B．happiness

C．success

D．hope

【小题2】 We know from paragraph 2 that Jesse Owens             .

A．did not need to work after school

B．took part in the regular track practices

C．did not get along well with his coach

D．was arranged to practice before school

【小题3】Jesse Owens was well-known around the world mainly because he             .

A．sets records for NCAA championships

B．was brave enough to race in front of Adolf Hitler

C．didn’t want to shake hands with Hitler

D．is recognized as a hero of the white Americans

【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following about Jesse Owens is true?

A．Hitler recognized his feat of winning four gold medals.

B．He was offered a scholarship for setting records for NCAA championships.

C．He could only eat in certain restaurants like many other African Americans.

D．It took him almost fifty years to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals.

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Sport hero ---- Jesse Owens	B．The Berlin Olympics in 1936
C．Charles Riley ---- Jesse Owens’ s coach	D．Jesse Owens’s childhood

Americans have contributed to many art forms,but jazz,a type of music,is one of the art forms that was started in the United States.Black Americans,who sang and played the music of their homeland,created jazz.

Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa,the work songs the slaves sang,and religious（宗教）music.Improvisation is an important part of jazz.This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along,or create the music on the spot.This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.

Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s.They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South,especially New Orleans.New Orleans is an international seaport,and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.

Jazz became more and more popular.By the 1920s,jazz was popular all over the United States.By the 1940s,you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars,but in concert halls as well.Today,people from all over the world play jazz.Jazz musicians from the United States,Asia,Africa,South America,and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent.In this way jazz continues to grow and change.

What can be the best title of the passage?

A.American Art Forms                                            B.The Development of Jazz

C.The Music of Black Americans                              D.The Birthplace of Jazz

Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Jazz is now popular all over the world.

B.Jazz is now a kind of religious music.

C.Jazz is now played only in bars and clubs.

D.Jazz is now played a little differently sometimes.

From the text it can be inferred that_________.

A.New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced

B.the American people are all jazz lovers

C.jazz is merely sung by the black when working

D.jazz may become more popular as time goes on

It took about _________ years to make jazz popular in the United States.

A.200                                 B.120                    C.80                            D.40

In 1955, a man named Raymond Kroc entered a partnership with two brothers named McDonald. They opened a popular restaurant in California which sold food that was easy to prepare and serve quickly. Hamburgers, French fries, and cold drinks were the main food there. Kroc opened similar eating places under the same name, “McDonald’s”, and they were an instant success. He later took over the company, and today it is one of the most famous and successful “fast-food” in America and round the world.

Why was his idea successful? Probably the most important reason was that his timing was right. In the 1950s, most married women stayed home to keep house and take care of their children. In the 1960s, many women returned to the workplace. This meant that they had less time or energy to prepare meals, so they spent more on “ TV dinners ” and fast-food restaurants. Single parents also have little time to spend in the kitchen. People living alone also depend on this type of food, since cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth.

 Fast-food is not part of the diet of all Americans. Another trend of the 1960s, sometimes called the back-to-nature movement influenced many people to avoid food that was packaged or processed(处理). This preference for natural food continued to this day.

From the success of Raymond Kroc’s fast-food business, we can say that social economic trends influence where and what we eat.

1.The underlined sentence “Cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth” means that ______.

A. cooking for some people is worth more money

B. it is not worthwhile to take too much time to cook for one person

C. there are more problems when one person cooks

D. divorce (离婚) causes people to change their eating habits

2.An idea implied but not directly stated in the reading is that ________.

A. many married women began to work in the 1960s       

B. natural foods are still popular today

C. fast food is not part of the diet of all Americans      

D. divorce causes people to change their eating habits

3.McDonald’s success lies in the following causes BUT_________.

A. people living alone tend to depend on fast food       

B. single parents have little time to spend in the kitchen

C. many women returned to the workplace in the 1960s       

D. Kroc chose the “Mc Donald” brothers as his partners

4.The main idea of the reading is that ________.

A. Raymond Kroc is the most successful fast-food business owner in the world        

B. social and economic changes affect eating habits

C. fast-food is easy to prepare and serve quickly   

D. Americans eat either fast food or natural food

 

 

Social networking isn’t only for the under 40s. More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research.

“The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus,” said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released （发布）the report.

Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. “They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them,” said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and those in the same age group. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. “Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet,” according to the report.

The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one.

Despite the popularity of the Internet among the over 50s, they still mostly go to print newspapers and magazines for news. Only one percent said they followed blogs.

1.What is the main idea of the text?

A.Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U.S.A.

B.American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable.

C.Social networking is becoming popular among older Americans.

D.Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are the most popular websites in the US.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．85% of Americans 50 plus choose the Internet over print media.

B．About 460 people in the telephone survey often use Facebook.

C．About 20% of adults aged 50 plus have access to (利用)the Internet.

D．Three quarters of the people surveyed got to know the Internet through their family.

3.Where does the text probably come from?

A．A novel.	B．A newspaper.
C．A technology guide.	D．A student’s research paper

 

The Americans have been voted the world’s “funniest nationality” ---the one “best at making people laugh” ---in a global poll (民意调查), which also names the Germans the “least funny” nationality and the British “not as funny as they think”.

30,000 people across 15 countries were asked to name both the “funniest” and “least funny” nationality in a poll conducted by Badoo.com, the world’s largest social network for meeting new people, with 119 million users worldwide.

The Americans were voted the funniest nationality, ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second, Italians in third and British in seventh.

The voting for the “least funny” nationality confirmed the view of America’s Mark Twain that “a German joke is no laughing matter”. The Germans won, ahead of the Russians and Turks. The stereotype of German humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性). Examples of German jokes include: “Yesterday, I met my friend Horst at the hospital. He’d swallowed a sponge. He says it doesn’t hurt but he’s always thirsty.”

“When we meet someone new, one of the first things we notice is whether they make us laugh”, says Lloyd Price, Badoo’s Marketing Director. “America is a worthy poll winner”, says Price. “It’s the world’s only comedy superpower.”

The British pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that they’re not as funny as they think. They placed just seventh of 15 --- behind the Brazilians, French and Mexicans.

1.According to the poll, which is the right order from the funniest nationality to the least funny one?

A．Spanish, Americans, French, Mexicans, British

B．Americans, Spanish, Italians, Brazilians, French

C．British, Mexicans, Brazilians, Spanish, Americans

D．Italians, French, British, Mexicans, Brazilians

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The poll was conducted among 119 million people by Badoo. com.

B．Spanish are the funniest nationality in Europe.

C．That Germans are named the “least funny” nationality is because of Mark Twain.

D．Some people think that British are funny while others think the opposite in the poll.

3.Which can be the substitute of the word “derive” in the fourth paragraph?

A．acquire           B．suffer            C．translate          D．accomplish

4.What is the author’s purpose of telling us a German joke?

A．The author wants to show that Germans are good at telling jokes.

B．The author wants to confirm what Mark Twain said.

C．The author wants to prove that Germans are not funny at all.

D．The author just wants to say that swallowing a sponge is no harm.

5.It seems that the best title for this passage is ______.

A．The Funniest Nationality

B．A Global Poll Conducted by Badoo.Com

C．Americans Won the Funniest Nationality

D．Americans Voted “Funniest Nation”, Germans “Least Funny”