1. Which city was Gu Ailing born in?
| A．Lausanne. | B．San Francisco. | C．Beijing. |
| A．Chinese. | B．Italian. | C．American. |
| A．Two gold medals. | B．One silver medal. | C．Two gold and one silver medals. |
| A．She graduated from school. |
| B．She started to learn Chinese. |
| C．She won two golds. |
2 . In the winter of 1953, a powerful jump from a Chinese woman attracted world attention. Twenty-year-old Chinese athlete Zheng Fengrong broke the women’s high jump world record with a leap of 1.77 meters in a Beijing athletic meet on November 17, 1957. The new record, the first women’s world record for the People’s Republic of China, was one centimeter higher than the old mark held by American Mildred McDaniel. The jump also made Zheng the first Asian athlete to break a world track and field record since 1936.
The record jump, although by a tiny margin, was described by the foreign media as “an explosive jump” because it created China’s first athletic world record. Called “a spring swallow awakening Chinese sports,” Zheng sent a message to the world that China was no longer the “sick man of the East”.
Born in the spring city of Jinan, Shandong Province, Zheng, who stands at 1.70 meters, has a good physique (体型)and a skillful scissor-sharp jump which was seldom seen among top jumpers in the world. She once leapt 1.78 meters, a national record in 1963.
She claimed a well-merited place in sporting history when her achievement was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Due to her contribution to athletics, Zheng was awarded a series of honors. She was named among the nation’s greatest athletes in 1984.
1. When did Zheng break the women’s high jump world record?| A．in 1936 | B．in 1957 | C．in 1963 | D．in 1984 |
| A．Zheng Fengrong. | B．Guinness. |
| C．Mildred McDaniel. | D．Zheng’s best friend. |
| A．her contribution to athletics | B．her height |
| C．her hard work on study | D．her love for poor people |
| A．Zheng Fengrong’s life story | B．The athletic history of China |
| C．A happy family in Shandong | D．Zheng Fengrong’s achievement in athletics |
3 . A 24-year-old Ethiopian runner Shura Kitata won the men’s race in the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon, crossing the line in 2:05:41.
Kitata finished second in the 2018 London Marathon behind the world record holder Eliud Kipchoge. However, this weekend, Kitata won the Virgin Money London Marathon and thanked fellow Ethiopian, Kenenisia Bekele for his win when he talked to a reporter from the BBC. Kitata said Bekele was helping him for the race and advised him how to run. He trained hard for the same course in this way. Fortunately, he won the race for his hard training.
Kitata showed his excellent performances including victories at the 2017 Rome Marathon and 2017 Frankfurt Marathon title victories, where he finished separately with the times 2:07:30 and 2:05:50.
Kitata was born on a family farm in central Ethiopia, not far from the capital of Addis Ababa, and has four sisters and three brothers. As a youngster at school, he learned quickly about his country’s marathon history. The names Abebe Bikila, Kenenisia Bekele and Derartu Tulu left a deep impression on him. They seemed to be everywhere t—textbooks, news-papers and on the radio so that even before he started running, he knew about the marathon, and thought it very thrilling.
He loved sports and began running at primary school. When he performed well, he just rode the wave. Kitata took part in his first marathon five years ago in Shanghai, finishing third in 2:08:50 and soon joined an elite training group in Addis Ababa.
Now he appears calm to join the ranks of great Ethiopian marathoners. He is a famous sportsman, like the ones he read about and heard so much about during his childhood. He said it would be a great joy to add his story to the stories of those who came before him.
1. What’s Shura Kitata’s attitude towards Kenenisia Bekele?| A．Doubtful | B．Tolerant |
| C．Grateful. | D．Unclear. |
| A．He attended two marathons in total. |
| B．He learned about marathon from his brothers. |
| C．He became a marathon runner at primary school. |
| D．He had a passion for marathon when he was young. |
| A．Young children | B．Great marathon runners |
| C．High ranks | D．Joyful stories. |
| A．Focused and athletic. | B．Modest and brave |
| C．Warm-hearted and humorous. | D．Open-minded and helpful |
4 . Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!
In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.
Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”
Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.
Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”
1. What made Jean take part in sports?| A．She was brave. | B．She was competitive. |
| C．She was strong. | D．She was disabled. |
| A．High school. | B．Junior middle school. |
| C．High education. | D．Primary school. |
| A．Work hard. | B．Hope for the best. |
| C．Dream a lot. | D．Have great wishes and work hard. |
