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.”
【小题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

【小题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

【小题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

【小题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

Linda and Betty were both twenty years old. They studied in the same medical college. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation in the country. They went to several towns and villages, and visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed themselves very much.
One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too hot to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car slowly while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and stopped the car by the lake. They looked around and found a man was sitting on a stone and fishing there. When they took their clothes and were going to jump into the water, the man came up to them and shouted," Sorry, Madams' swimming is not allowed (允许)in the lake!"
"Why didn't you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?" Betty said angrily. "But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake," said the man.
【小题1】Linda and Betty were       .

A．classmates

B．sisters

C．doctors

D．nurses

【小题2】The man didn’t want them      .

A．to fish in the lake	B．to swim in the lake
C．to take off their clothed	D．to get angry

【小题3】The word "forbidden" means_____.

A．支持

B．禁止

C．同意

D．干扰

Linda and Betty were both twenty years old. They studied in the same medical college. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation in the country. They went to several towns and villages, and visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed themselves very much.

One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too hot to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car slowly while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and stopped the car by the lake. They looked around and found a man was sitting on a stone and fishing there. When they took their clothes and were going to jump into the water, the man came up to them and shouted," Sorry, Madams' swimming is not allowed (允许)in the lake!"

"Why didn't you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?" Betty said angrily. "But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake," said the man.

1.Linda and Betty were       .

A．classmates         B．sisters            C．doctors           D．nurses

2.The man didn’t want them      .

A．to fish in the lake                       B．to swim in the lake

C．to take off their clothed                  D．to get angry

3.The word "forbidden" means_____.

A．支持             B．禁止             C．同意             D．干扰

 

根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。

allow  far  free  angry  be  fish  slow  say  they  fast  cover decide

Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they   1   to take a vacation in the countryside. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed   2   very much.
One afternoon, they   3   going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too hot to go   4   and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car   5   while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there   6   and stopped the car by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on a stone and   7   there. After they took off their clothes and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted,
“Sorry, madams.  Swimming is not   8   in the lake!”
“Why didn’t you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?” Betty said   9   .
“But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake,”   10  the woman.

阅读下面短文,选择恰当的单词填空. 每词限用一次, 其中有两项多余.

A is not allowed;    B hot;       C slowly;     D before      E stopped the car;   F enjoyed themselves;     G until    H took off  their clothes      I  in the countryside           J crowded;

 
Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation _【小题1】___. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They _【小题2】___  very much.
One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too   __【小题3】__ to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car __【小题4】__ while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and _【小题5】____ by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on a stone and fishing there. After they   ___【小题6】_____  and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted, “Sorry, madams. Swimming __【小题7】___ in the lake!”
“Why didn’t you tell us about it _【小题8】______ we took off our clothes?” Betty said angrily.    “But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake,” said the woman.