Question

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There a school teacher asked his name.

“J.C.,” he replied. She thought he had said “Jesse”, so he had a new name.

Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part-time so as 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 meet, Ovens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he 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 Ovens victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic（体育运动的）but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African American winners.

“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”

Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored（给予荣誉）by the United States until 1976, four year before his death.

Ovens’ 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.Ovens got his other name “Jesse” when ________.

A. he went to Ohio State University

B. his teacher made fun of him

C. his teacher took “J.C.” for “Jesse”

D. he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet

2.In the Big Ten meet, Ovens ________.

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

3.When Ovens said “They have kept me alive over the years” in the last paragraph, 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 overcome difficulties in life

D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Jesse Ovens ― a great American sportsman

B. Golden moment ― a lifetime memory

C. Making a living as a sportsman

D. Why was Jesse Ovens successful?

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章简明扼要地介绍了奥林匹克金牌得主，美国黑人运动员James Cleveland Owens辉煌而又坎坷的人生，但文章侧重介绍的是他人生的坎坷，而不是他人生的辉煌。

1.C 细节理解题，从文章第二段She thought he had said "Jesse", and he had a new name.(她认为他说的是“Jesse”，然后他有了一个新名字)，故选C。

2.B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第三句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.（当他大二的时候，在十大联盟比赛中，他创造了更多的记录，比一年后的在林匹克运动会上创造的要多得多），故选B。

3.C 推理判断题，从文章最后一段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.”可知，金牌改变了他的生活，让他重生，所以是这些奖牌给了他面对困难的勇气。故选C。

4.A 主旨大意题，这篇短文主要描述了美国伟大的运动员詹姆斯·克利夫兰·欧文斯的故事，故选A。

【名师点睛】

关于阅读理解中的事实询问题

事实询问题，这类试题通常以疑问词what/who/when/where/why/how引起的特殊问句，就文章中某一词语、某一句子、某一段落或某一具体细节和事实进行提问。解答此类试题首先要弄清题目和每一个选项的含义，然后按题目要求寻找与之相关的细节，正确估计答案来源。同时要注意题目和文章中的暗示作用，特别注意辨别各种信息，确认各种信息。例如21题，询问Ovens名字的来历，就需要读者按题意寻找细节。

考点：考查故事类阅读文章。