After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletics have gone home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletics and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympics will not be taking part.

　 She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Grey-Thormpson. Born with spine hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist down. Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7. at first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back.

　 Indeed, Tanni’s athletic career took off. In 1984, when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100metres at the Junior National Wheelchair Games.

　 In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved she first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

　 Tanni’s enduring success had been part motivation(动机), part preparation, “The training I do that enables me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to race…. I am still competing at a very high lever, but as I get older things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart.”

　 Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

　 In spite of ups and downs, she never take her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series of Paralympics- a top lever athletic career covering two decades. She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has set over thirty world records.

　 What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train and train again.”

41. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A. Basketball         B. Swimming.          C. Tennis.        D. Horse-riding.

42. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A. In 1984.           B. In 1988.             C. In 1992.       D. In 2007.

43. The underlined word “that” in the 5th paragraph refers to _______.

A. fifty weeks’ training             B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day         D. part motivation and part preparation

44. What’s the right order of the events related to Tanni?

a. She works as a coach.      b. She took up athletics.

c. She won four gold medals in Barcelona.   d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.

e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.

A. b, d, c, e a    B. a, d, b, c ,e     C. A,d,c,e,b       D. b.d.a.e.c

45. What can we learn from Tanni’s success?

A. Union is strength.                 B. Never too late to learn.

C. Well begun is half done.         D. No pains, no gains.

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6. 这是我第一次利用网络做作业。

This is the first time that I ______ ______ ______ _______ the Internet to do my homework.

7. 遛狗时，你那么不小心，以致狗被车撞了。

_______ _______ _______ _______，you were so careless that it was hit by a car.

8. 她给了我一个坚定的眼神---这种眼神表明她不会改变主意的。

She gave me a _______ look ---the kind that said she would not _______ _______ _______.

9. 目前在中国学习英语的人数正在迅速增长。

   Today_______ _______ ______ people learning English in China ______ increasing rapidly

10. 众所周知, 字典在英语学习中起到重要的作用。

As we all know, the dictionary______ _______ _______ _______ ______ English learning.

 1．我不知道这是不是因为我长久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事都无比狂热。

I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for ______ long ______ I’ve grown so ________ _________ everything to do with nature. 

2. 如果你在和朋友的相处上有问题，你可以写信给编辑向他征求建议。

If you have some trouble _________ _________ ________ your friends, you can write to the editor and ask for advice.

 3. 她给了我一个坚定的眼神——这种眼神表明她是不会改变主意的。

She gave me a ________ look — the kind that said she wouldn’t _______ _______ ________.

4. 会告诉你的朋友你很关心他或她，下课后你们再见面谈谈。

You will tell your friend that you _________ _________ ________ him/her and 

you will meet after class and talk then.

5. 目前在中国学习英语的人数比以往任何时候都多。

Today ______ _________ ______ people learning English in China is larger than even before.

 6. 他懂几种语言，例如英语、法语和德语。

He knows several languages, _______ _______ English, French and German.

 7. 这城市的一百万居民几乎都没有把这些奇怪的情况当一回事，当天晚上照常上床睡觉了。

   The one million people of the city, who ________ ________ ______these strange events, went to bed as usual that night.

8. 世界似乎到了末日！

It seemed as if the world was _______ _______ ________.

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1.除了提供好的收入，他们还提供一套新公寓给我住。

In ________ to a good income, they are ________ me a new flat.

2.我们应该采取积极的措施改善贫困家庭的状况。

We should _________ positive steps to improve the _________ of families in poverty.

3.为了纪念英雄,村民们以他的名字命名学校。

The villagers __________ the school ________ the hero in memory of him.

4.她是个好记者,对新闻很敏感。

She is a good reporter. She ________ a good ________ for news.

5.我妹妹总是不把东西整理好。

My sister always doesn’t _________ things in _________.

6.他戴上墨镜以遮挡强烈的阳光。

He is wearing sunglasses to __________ his eyes _________ the strong sunlight.

7.为了身体健康,他宁愿跑步上班而不挤公共汽车。

To _________ fit, he would rather run to work _________ take the bus.

8.据报道,已有25人在火灾中丧生。

It is _______ that 25 people had been ________ in the fire.

 

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1．她反对战争、反对凶残地对待动物以及种族主义等等。

She _____ ______ ______ war, cruelty to animals, racism and so on.

2．这栋老宅被烧毁了。

The old house _____ ______ ______ _____ ______ .

3．虽然我不是现代艺术方面的专家，但是去看展览的主意对我很有吸引力。

Although I am not a scholar in contemporary art, the idea of going to the ____ _____ ____ me.

4． 他虽然做过各种努力，但还是失败了。

_____ _____ _____ all his _____ , he failed.

5． 她很害怕蛇。看到蛇时她往往会发出尖叫。

She is afraid of snakes. When she sees one, she always _____ _____ a _______ .

6．我不仅见过那个伟大的雕塑家本人，我还亲眼目睹他如何雕刻大理石像。

I have not only seen the great sculptor _____ _____ _____ , but also watched him carve a marble figure.

7．近年来这一地区冬天的气温趋于上升，其中大气污染是导致这一结果的一个主要原因。

In recent years, the winter temperature in this region _____ ____ ____ ____ , and

one of the main reasons which have____ ___this consequence is the air pollution.

8．如果艾米莉没有逗那只猫，它就不会打翻那个漂亮的花瓶了。

If Emily had not ____ the cat, the beautiful vase would not have been ___ ____ .