James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves.

James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmerand the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9.There, a schoolteacher asked the youth his name.

    “J.C.,” hereplied.

    She thoughthe said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.

    Owens ran his first race at age13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work parttime so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Tengames in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games ayear later.

    A week beforethe Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His backhurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped inand out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to thesuggestions 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 wasset for Owens' victory at the Olympic games in Berlin the next year, and hissuccess would come to be regarded as not only athletic (体育的) but also political. Hitler didnot congratulate any of the African-American winners.

    “It was allright with me,” he said years later. “I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands withhim, anyway. “Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call fromthe president of his own country city, either. In fact, he was not honored bythe United States until 1976, four years before his death.

    Owens'Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by lookingafter a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks,motorcycles, and dogs.

    “Sure, itbothered (烦恼) me,” he said later. “But at least it was anhonest living. I had to eat. “

    In time,however, his gold metals (奖牌) changed his life. “They havekept me alive over the years”, he once said. “Time has stood still for me. Thatgolden moment dies hard.”

1．Owens got his other name “Jesse” when________.

    A. he went toOhio State University

    B. histeacher made fun of him

    C. histeacher took “J.C.” for “Jesse”

    D. he wongold medals in the Big Ten meet

2．In the Big Ten meet, Owens ________.

    A. hurt himself in the back

    B. succeededin setting many records

    C. triedevery sports event but failed

    D. had togive up some events

3．We can infer from the text that Owens wastreated unfairly in the US at that time because ________.

    A. he was notof the right race

    B. he was theson of a poor farmer

    C. he didn'tshake hands with Hitler

    D. he didn'ttalk to the US president on the phone

4．When Owens says “They have kept me alive overthe years”, he means that the metals ________.

    A. have beenchanged for money to help him lie on

    B. have madehim famous in the US

    C. haveencouraged him to overcome difficulties in life

    D. have kepthim busy with all kinds of jobs

5．Which of the following is a suitable titlefor the text?

A Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete

    B. GoldenMoment—a Life-time Struggle

    C. Making aLiving as a Sportsman

    D. How to be a Successful Athlete?

试题答案

答案：C;B;A;C;A