SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999, Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and anything else that came up.
Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly in the Australian championships at Homebu Bay.
Gould, now a 47-year-old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的) time of 30. 32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.
Schipper, now a 17-year-old girl from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould five years ago. “I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train.” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don’t know why. We just started talking and it went from there.”
“She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like Olympics and what it was like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.”
Next time, things will be more serious: “I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould.” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100 m and 200 butterfly.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Stories happening in swimming competitions.
B.Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.
C.Lessons learned from international swimming championships.
D.Friendship and competition between two swimmers.
2.Gould and Schipper are going to ________.
A.talk about sport and life B.go back to elite competition
C.set a qualifying time and win gold D.take part in the same sports event
3.Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was ________.
A.15 B.17 C.22 D.30
4.The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to ________.
A.the Olympics B.the youth camp
C.the friendship D.the Australian team
5.What Spper said showed that she ________.
A.was no longer Gould’s friend B.had learned a lot from Gould
C.was not interested in Gould’s stories D.would not like to compete against Gould
The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take various forms: organized competitive struggles, athletic games, hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year.
Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall.
Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It’s not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players as well on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country.
Basketball is the winner sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US, many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. And the famous NBA games are considered the best of this game.
Other sports attracting a great many people include wrestling, boxing and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the exactness of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do not come primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.
1.Baseball is so popular in America that some professional teams play it until ________.
A.spring B.summer C.fall D.winter
2.When playing football, American players are dressed in a special uniforms ________.
A.to avoid unexpected injuries
B.to play it like European football
C.to make the game rough enough
D.to look like professional players
3.Many Americans prefer basketball to football because ________.
A.NBA games are very popular
B.it is originated in the US
C.it is much faster than football
D.it is played indoors throughout winter
4.Horse-racing fans can’t be exactly considered as sportsmen because they ________.
A.mainly stand and watch the races
B.don’t ride horse in the races
C.are only interested in the results
D.don’t care who wins in the races
5.The underlined word “jockeys” in the last paragraph refers to _______.
A.the person who bets upon the the race
B.the person who cares about horse-racing
C.the rider who enjoys watching the race
D.the rider who competes in horse-racing
This past school year I was pleased when a student I had in third grade came back to personally invite me to his wedding. He said I was the_______teacher that had believed in him. And at the_______I was made to sit with the father as if the whole family were_______to me.
Then his parents said they wanted me to know ''_______'' I had done for their son. They said that after he was in my_______， he had a really bad year where a teacher constantly(不断地)_______him down. He began writing that he was_______， he was dumb(不爱说话，沉默的) and that he hated himself. Then one day he went out into their barn(车库) with the_______of hanging himself(上吊自杀). He thought of me and my_______in him and couldn't do it. His parents then________me for their son.
Needless to say (不用说)I was moved with________.After I left the wedding reception(婚宴), I________all the way home. I have always promised myself that I________retire when I no longer enjoyed getting out of bed and________for school. On that trip home I made a silent________to this young man that as soon as I couldn't support my students I would________.
That didn't seem enough somehow(不知怎么的) and a friend suggested I write this down and________it somewhere in order to affect a lot of________. Letting teachers know that they do (确实)make a________was a way for both other teachers and me to really use this to help make a difference in someone else's________.
1.A.simple B.only C.very D.some
2.A.wedding B.meeting C.conversation D.dinning
3.A.grateful B.hateful C.friendly D.kind
4.A.which B.that C.how D.what
5.A.class B.school C.grade D.home
6.A.wrote B.took C.asked D.put
7.A.stupid B.smart C.happy D.hopeful
8.A.concept B.wish C.intention D.instruction
9.A.words B.help C.belief D.encouragement
10.A.praised B.thanked C.served D.covered
11.A.words B.enthusiasm C.emotions D.attitudes
12.A.laughed B.cried C.sang D.screamed
13.A.could B.should C.would D.might
14.A.going B.moving C.leaving D.heading
15.A.promise B.suggestion C.decision D.plan
16.A.quit B.continue C.die D.stand
17.A.spread B.read C.store D.share
18.A.parents B.friends C.students D.teachers
19.A.influence B.difference C.impact D.impression
20.A.school B.marriage C.life D.thought
She_______ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.
A.turned down B.came across
C.took after D.dealt with
The letters for the boss___________ on his desk but he didn’t read them until 3 days later.
A.were put B.was put C.put D.has put
A person e-mail account is full won't be able to send or receive any e-mails.
A.who B.whom
C.whose D.whoever
