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Ladji Doucoure of France beat Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China in the final meters to claim the title of the men’s 110 meters hurdles at the 10^th world championships in Helsinki on Friday.

Doucoure, who led the world this season with 12.97 seconds, over took the Chinese to win the race in 13.07 seconds. Liu was second in 13.08. Four-time world champion Allen Johnson of the United States took the third in 13.10.

The 22-year-old Doucoure said after the race, “ I can not tell you just how long I have been dreaming of this. This victory is the result of a lot of hard work, and also a lot of support from people who have believed in me. I had a bad start, touched a few hurdles, but after the 4^th hurdle I picked up my race and went straight to the finish line.”

Liu, who won the Olympic gold with a world record-tying time of 12.91 seconds, said, “I’m very satisfied with the second place. The result could have been worse. I felt quite well and did my best. I’ m not tired, I had some clearance problems at the start, so I should practice that some mor. Finally, I didn’t lose by much, only by a little bit, but I did think I could win it.”

Liu’s coach, Sun Haiping said on Friday he was content with Liu’s performance.

“ Liu Xiang was quite good during his reaction period, but he was a little bit slow in the middle and he finally caught up during the last two hurdles,” Sun told Xinhua.

Although satisfied with the silver medal and the clocking of 13.08 seconds, Sun said Liu might have added the world title to the Olympic championship if Liu had run the track neighboring his major rivals(对手) of Doucoure Ladji or Allen Johnson.

“ If he had run next to Ladji Doucoure or Allen Johnson, Liu could have kept pace with them and then sprinted(疾跑) at the last stage. In this case, he could grab the gold,” said Sun, who had become a household name for coaching China’s first men’s Olympic champion in the track.

1.This passage probably appears_________.

A．in a story book                         B．in a text book

C．in a newspaper                         D．in a fashion magazine

2.The following statements about Doucoure are true EXCEPT_______.

A．He won the gold medal in the men’s 110m hurdles in Helsinki.

B．He led the world in the men’s 110m hurdles with 12.97 seconds this season.

C．He did a lot of hard practice before the race in Helsinki.

D．He won the world champion title four times.

3.Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined phrase“picked up my race”in Paragraph 3?

A．gathered speed                        B．stood up

C．make up my mind                       D．became better in health

4.According to Sun Haiping, Liu Xiang might have won the gold if ______.

A．he had done better during his reaction period

B．he had run the track next to Ladji Doucoure of Allen Johnson

C．he had practiced clearance more before that race

D．he hadn’t touched a few hurdles in the race

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是新闻采访纪实，在第十届世界锦标赛上，Ladji Doucoure of France 获得110米跨栏的冠军，中国的刘翔获得第二名，文中分别叙述了采访的三个人的记录。

1.细节理解题。根据全文的内容可以看出这是新闻类，这种文章应该出现在报纸上，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据Four-time world champion Allen Johnson of the United States took the third in 13.10.选项D与原文不符，故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据I had a bad start, touched a few hurdles, but after the 4th hurdle I picked up my race and went straight to the finish line.”开始时，速度慢后来加速，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据If he had run next to Ladji Doucoure or Allen Johnson, Liu could have kept pace with them and then sprinted(疾跑) at the last stage.故选B。

考点：新闻类短文阅读。