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Having returned 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. Owens39。 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 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. Owens got his other name“Jesse”when________. A. he went to Ohio State University B. his teacher made fun of him C. his teacher took“”for“Jesse” D. he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet 答案: C 由文中第三段可知。 2. 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 答案: B 由第四段最后一句話 “...he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.”可知。 3. 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 didn39。t shake hands with Hitler D. he didn39。t talk to the US president on the phone 答案: A 從文章中可以推斷是種族歧視的原因。 4. 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 overe difficulties in life D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs 答案: C 由倒數(shù)第三段和倒數(shù)第二段可知,金牌沒(méi)給 Owens 帶來(lái)任何物質(zhì)上的好處,因此只能是精神上的鼓勵(lì)。 5. What would be the best title for the text? A. Jesse Owens, a great American athlete B. Golden moment—a lifetime struggle C. Making a living as a sportsman D. How to be a successful athlete 答案: A 整篇文章都是講這位著名的運(yùn)動(dòng) 員。 Ⅴ .完形填空 I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents__1__the necessities of life__2__they couldn39。t give much more. If I asked my father__3__a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them__4__.” He wasn39。t being mean。 he just couldn39。t__5__ them. From age 12 on, I did part time jobs after school. Wh