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The 1936 Olympic Games had been handed to Berlin before the Nazis came to power but now it was the perfect opportunity for Hitler to show to the world how efficient the Nazi Germany was. It was also the perfect opportunity for the Nazi to prove to the world the reality of the Master Race. By the time over 4，000 athletes from 49 countries arrived in Berlin， the stage was set for Nazi to show off.

Germanys superstar of the time was Luz Long， a long jumper. By far the most famous athlete in the world was Jesse Owens of America—an African and therefore， under Nazi ideology（意識形態(tài)）， inferior to the athletes in the Germany team.

The “racially inferior” Owens won four gold medals in the 100m， long jump and 4×100m relay. During the Games he broke 11 Olympic records and defeated Luz Long in a very close long jump final. The German was the first to congratulate Owens when the long jump final was over. There were 10 African Americans of the American team. Between them they won 7 gold medals， 3 silvers and 3 bronzes—more than any national team won in track and field at the Games. Hitler refused to hand over the gold to Owens. Germany won only five combined gold medals in mens and womens track and field， but face for the “master race” in the overall medal count with an 89—56 margin（差數(shù)）over the United States.

The one area where the Nazi seemed to excel（超過）was in the use of radio for the reports. Twenty transmitting vans（轉(zhuǎn)播車）were provided for foreigners along with 300 microphones. Radio broadcasts at the Olympics were given in 28 different languages.

1. The 1936 Olympic Games took place in ___ .

A. Paris B. Tokyo

C. Berlin D. London

2. What can we learn about the Nazi Germany talking about the 1936 Olympic Games？

A. It expected a lot.

B. It didnt welcome foreign athletes.

C. It came to power after the Games.

D. It wasnt well prepared for the Games.

3. At the 1936 Olympic Games， ___ .

A. Luz Long made Germany lose face

B. Owens jumped much farther than Luz Long

C. 145 medals were， in all， offered to all the athletes

D. Germany surpassed the USA in the number of medals

4. We can draw a conclusion about the 1936 Olympic that ___ .

A. Hitler performed very gracefully during it

B. the Nazi government was quite satisfied with it

C. the Nazi government didnt provide reports about it

D. the Nazi government reached only part of its aim at it

B

Feeling tired？ Under too much stress？ Well， you may want to try Yoga. Its what more and more people are turning to to let go the trouble of modern life. Practically unheard of in the West until 50 years ago， Yoga has become one of the most popular health trends around the world， including China. If you search for Yoga online in Chinese， lots of pages are there to see， most of which are main pages of Yoga clubs. In order to keep fit and lose weight， many girls spend more than 1，000 yuan taking part in Yoga classes every month.

However， are you really ready for it？ There are several things you need to know before you really take it.

First， do not force your body too much. Yoga has many difficult poses. They are beautiful and worth showing off if you could finish them. But if you force yourself to do as exactly as an experienced Yoga teacher does， you may hurt your body， instead of strengthening it. Do you remember your original purpose of playing Yoga？ It is self-building.

Second， do some research about the Yoga class that you are registering. Yoga is new in China and there are not so many certificated（持有職業(yè)培訓(xùn)證書的）well-trained Yoga teachers. Some not well-organized clubs just find someone having learnt a little Yoga and certificate them. But you should know a non-eligible teacher might wrongly guide you and you could not benefit from the classes much except that they force you to exercise your body a bit. Considering about the large amount of money you put into it， its worth and reasonable to make sure the teachers in the club are qualified before you join.

Third， it would be better to learn something about nutrition（營養(yǎng)）when you practice Yoga. In the very beginning， Yoga was part of the Vedas， Bible of the traditional Indian philosophy. So it could be regarded as a kind of lifestyle. When you have decided to care for your body， why not feed it properly？ In fact， good clubs have their own nutritionists.

Anyhow， make sure you are ready before you act. The fashion may change quickly， but what benefits is still good for us.

5. What does the underlined word “eligible” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean？

A. Honored. B. Qualified.

C. Hi-technical. D. Experienced.

6. Which of the following is the authors advice？

a. Find out a real teacher.

b. Join one of the highest Yoga clubs.

c. Know some knowledge about nutrition.

d. Dont easily follow the fashion about Yoga.

A. a， b， c B. a， b， d

C. a， c， d D. b， c， d

7. From the advice offered by the author， we can conclude that ___ .

A. Yoga is somehow easy to exercise

B. Yoga has nothing to do with culture

C. many people learn Yoga in order to compete

D. not all the Yoga clubs have standard teachers

8. The authors main purpose in writing the passage is to ___ .

A. let people know more about Yoga

B. tell people how to relax themselves

C. advise people on taking part in Yoga classes

D. tell people that Yoga has gotten its popularity in China

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當(dāng)單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

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1. My grandpa bought me some ____ and then I just started practicing golf.

2. The fishermen caught fish in their ____ .

3. The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ____ ， but unfortunately he lost the match at last.

4. Thousands of college students around the United States participate in ____ .

5. They have run 800 meters around the ____ .

6. As a ____ ， you must do your best for excellence both from yourself and your trainee.

7. My father is thinking of ____ from the family business and letting somebody else take the wheel.

8. Our team ____ well in the match yesterday. As a result， we got the gold medal as the champion.

下列各句每句有1個錯誤。

1. Last night all of them succeeded in escape from the sudden fire. ____

2. Its said that her mother retired the hospital last month because of her deadly illness. ____

3. Americans eat twice as more vegetables per person every day now as they did in the 1920s. ____

4. She opened the door and stepped out onto the sunshine to have a good time by herself. ____

1. 你不過是個新人，還輪不到你來告訴我怎么做我的工作。

2. 這個團體是由醫(yī)生組成的，已經(jīng)幫助過這一地區(qū)的很多人了。

3. 根據(jù)兩隊的情況比較，我們隊可能會輕易取勝。

4. 這場社交舞會湯姆來得正好，既不早，又不晚。

1. A number of problems ___ found by us， but then we solved some. And the number of them ___ only one now.

A. were； is B. was； is

C. were； are D. was； are

2. What surprised me was not what he said but ___ he said it.

A. the way B. in the way

C. the way which D. in the way that

3. — My television seems to be out of control. Can I have it

repaired without paying money？

— Sure. The television comes with a years ___ .

A. safety B. promise

C. guarantee D. protection

4. He suddenly saw Sue ___ the hall. He pushed his way ___ the crowd of people to get to her.

A. over； over B. across； across

C. over； through D. across； through

5. — Mum， I dont like the vegetables.

— Help yourself to them， dear. They ___ a lot of vitamin C.

A. contain B. hold

C. include D. take

6. ___ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger economy.

A. That B. As

C. This D. It

7. Fifty years ago， wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ___ sightseeing.

A. than to go B. rather than going

C. to going D. other than going

8. “It gives me great joy and I feel more pressure than I did ___ I won in China，” Ding Junhui said.

A. that B. when

C. which D. how

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch（牧場）in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising （募集資金）events to raise money for youth at risk programs.

The last time I was there he introduced me by saying， “I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a horse trainer who used to train horses. As a result， the boys high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior， he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.”

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a table of a 200-acre ranch， showing the location of all the buildings， the stables（馬廄）and the tracks. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4，000-squarefoot house that would sit on the 200-acre dream ranch.”

“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read， ‘See me after class.”

“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked， ‘Why did I receive an F？”

“The teacher said， ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later youll have to pay more for equipment. Theres no way you could ever do it. Then the teacher added， ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal， I will reconsider your grade.”

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said， ‘Look， son， you have to make up your own mind on this. However， I think it is a very important decision for you.”

Finally， after sitting with it for a week， the boy turned in the same paper， making no changes at all. He stated， ‘You can keep the F and Ill keep my dream.”

Monty then turned to the group and said， “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4，000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added， “The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same school-teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving， he said， ‘Look， Monty， I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher， I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids dreams. Fortunately you didnt give up yours.”

Dont let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart， no matter what.

1. What did the writer want to do by putting on fund-raising events in Montys house？ （within 8 words）

2. What was Monty Roberts dream when he was very young？ （within 4 words）

3. Why did the teacher mark the boys paper with an “F”？ （within 8 words）

4. How did Monty react to his teachers advice？ （within 6 words）

5. What idea does the story try to express？ （within 10 words）