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 e 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 backB．was successful in setting many recordsC．tried every sports event but all failedD．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 slavesB．he was the son of a poor farmerC．he didn’t shake hands with HitlerD．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 onB．have made him famous in the USC．have encouraged him to face difficulties in lifeD．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 SportsmanB．The Big Ten GamesC．Making a Living As a SportsmanD．How to Be a SuccessfulB
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(答案→)B
解析：这篇短文主要描述了美国的注明运动员杰西欧文斯的历史。他出生在一个黑人家庭，青年时代在体育方面取得了不凡的成就，是因为肤色问题，无论是在国外还是国内都受到了不公的待遇。
【小题1】根据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.描述,可知选B.
【小题2】根据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.描述,可知因为他的肤色问题,他那时在美国收到了不公的待遇,故选A.
【小题3】联系下文“Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”描述,可知是这些奖牌给了他面对困难的勇气.故选C.
【小题4】这篇短文主要描述了美国的注明运动员杰西欧文斯,故选A,杰西欧文斯——一个伟大的美国运动员。