Question

Eric Liddell was known as the flying Scotsman（苏格兰人）because he ran so fast. But he is most remembered as a man of honor and bravery.

He was born in 1902 in Tianjin, north China. In Chinese, he was known as Li Airui. Eric lived in China until the age of five. After that his parents sent him to school in England. In 1920, Eric went to the University of Edinburgh to study science.

Sports played a large part in his life and he became the fastest runner in Scotland. He was chosen to be part of Britain’s 1924 Olympic team. The games were in Paris. The 100-meter race was his best event, but it was to be held on a Sunday. Eric, a strong Christian（基督徒），refused to run on Sundays because he believed that it should be a day of rest as the Bible（圣经）teaches.

Although many people told him to run the race, he refused. Instead he started to train for other distances. At the Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter race and then a gold medal in the 400-meter race, setting a world record.

Though then famous in Scotland, Eric still loved and remembered China. He wanted to go back to the country where he was born. In 1925, he went to China and worked as a middle school teacher in Tianjin. Then he went to Hebei Province to help the poor people there.

After the Japanese invaded（入侵）China, Eric chose to stay. He wanted to help the sick and give hope to the Chinese people. In 1943, the Japanese sent him to a prison camp（集中营）in Weifang. Even in the camp, he continued to help the old people. He also arranged games for the children, and taught them science.

In 1945, Eric was very ill. He was given a chance to leave the camp but he refused. Instead he gave this chance to a pregnant woman. This inspiring man died six months before the end of the war. Many people still remember his service to the Chinese people of that area.

1.Eric went back to England to     .

A. go to school

B. held the Scottish people

C. take part in the Olympic Games

2.Eric set a world record in the     race.

A. 100-race                       B. 200-race                    C. 400-race

3.Eric returned to China in     .

A. 1925                             B. 1943                       C. 1945

4. Eric lived in China for     years all together.

A. 5                                B. 20                         C. 25.

5.People remember Eric mainly because of his     .

A. running                          B. giving                      C. teaching

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：句意：本文介绍了伊利克·里达尔的一生。他是1902年生于天津的苏格兰人，他多次在跑步比赛获得奖牌。1925年他来到中国在天津一所中学当教师，然后去河北省帮助那儿的穷人。日本入侵中国后，他选择了留下来帮助病人和给中国人民以希望。1943年，他被日本人关进了潍坊集中营，在狱中他继续帮助老人并和孩子们做游戏，教他们科学。1945年，他生病后获得离开集中营的机会，但是他把这个机会让给了一名孕妇，而他在抗日战争结束前六个月时去世了。但是人们却记住了他的奉献精神和勇敢的心。

1.A 细节理解题。题意：伊利克回到英国去做什么？A. go to school上学；B. help the Scottish people帮助苏格兰人；C. take part in the Olympic Games参加奥运会。根据短文第二段内容，可知他在中国生活到五岁，然后父亲送他在英国读书。故选A。

2.2】C 细节理解题。题意：在什么比赛中，伊利克刷新了世界记录？A. 100-race一百米跑；B. 200-race 两百米跑；C. 400-race四百米跑。由第四段最后一句： then a gold medal in the 400-meter race, setting a world record.可知他在四百米跑中刷新了世界记录。故选C。

3.3】A 细节理解题。题意：伊利克哪一年回到中国？A. 1925；B. 1943；C. 1945。根据第五段中的：In 1925, he went to China and worked as a middle school teacher in Tianjin. 可知他是1925年返回中国在天津当一名中学教师的。故选A。

4.4】C 推理判断题。题意：伊利克在中国总共住了多少年？A. 5五年；B. 20二十年；C. 25.二十五年。根据短文，小时候他在中国生活了五年，1925年返回中国到1945年去世共20年，所以他一共在中国生活了25年，故选C。

5.5】B 推理判断题。题意：人们记住了伊利克主要是因为他的什么？A. running跑步；B. giving奉献；C. teaching讲授。成年后，伊利克回到中国当教师，帮助穷人，抗日战争时帮助病人这些都是他对中国人民的无私奉献。因此他被人们记住，故选B。

【考点定位】 考查人物传记类短文阅读。