Question

China's Olympic 110m hurdles(110米跨栏)gold medalist and former world record holder Liu Xiang announced(宣布)his retirement(退役)on Tuesday, April 7．Liu Xiang started his way of      a hurdle player at the age of 13.And 19 years later he has to retire because of his__      foot injury.

As one of the best athletes(运动员) in China, Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, becoming the first man Olympic champion in athletics in China. Later in 2006, Liu Xiang set the new world 110m hurdles record of 12.88 seconds in Lausanne, Switzerland.        at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Liu Xiang gave up the race of 110m hurdles because his feet hurt badly before the race. In 2012, Liu Xiang      the competition again for the same reason at London Olympics. Although Liu Xiang tried to overcome his injury and come back to competition, he did not succeed in making it and finally         to end his sports career(事业) officially at the age of 32.

In the announcement of his retirement, Liu Xiang showed his thanks          his family, coaches and friends. He said he thanked all the support he had when he won or lost given by them, and the support has always encouraged him to carry on,       big the challenge is.

Looking back at Liu Xiang's sports career, he has made great achievements in the event of 110m hurdles. He is a World Record Holder, World Champion and Olympic Champion. He is truly the pride of Chinese. As for the future, Liu Xiang plans to make his contribution to the youth sports development and         more activities that allow him to connect more with children in mountain areas. As said by himself, "Everyone has something that he wants to do. I have made a clear_         for the coming years. I believe          I want to do is something that is simple. Even if it's not big, I am sure that it can make a real difference."

1.A.getting   B. becoming   C. going    D. making

2.A.harmful         B. ill                C. serious          D. badly

3.A.But             B. Although           C. Instead           D. While

4.A.took            B. had             C. missed           D. won

5.A.liked            B. kept               C. decided           D. began

6.A.with            B. to            C. on              D. around

7.A. wherever       B. whenever        C. whatever         D. however

8.A.enter            B. take part         C. join              D. join in

9.A.mistake          B. mind            C. plan             D. living

10.A.what            B. how            C. anything          D. nothing

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要说的是有关奥运冠军刘翔退役的情况，文中详细介绍了他获得的成绩及在国内外的地位及他退役后的打算。

1.B考查动词与语境理解。A.getting得到；B. Becoming成为；C. Going去；D. Making制造，句意：刘翔在13岁时开始走上成为跨栏运动员的道路。根据句意是成为运动员，故选B。

2.C考查形容词与语境理解。A.harmful伤害的；B. Ill病的；C. Serious严重的；D. Badly严重地，句意：但19年后他因为严重的脚伤不得不退役。根据句意是脚伤严重，而badly是副词，故选C。

3.A考查连词与语境理解。A.But 但是；B. Although虽然；C. Instead代替；D. While当……时候，句意：但在2008奥运会刘翔放弃了110跨栏比赛……。此空是表示转折，故选but，因此选A。

4.C考查动词与语境理解。A.took带走；B. Had有；C.missed错过；D. Won赢得，句意：在2012年刘翔因为同样的原因又错过了伦敦奥运会。根据句意是错过了奥运会，故选C。

5.C考查动词与语境理解。A.liked喜欢；B. kept 保持； C. Decided决定；D. Began开始，句意：最后在32岁时决定结束他的体育事业。根据句意此空是决定做某事，所以选C。

6.B考查介词与语境理解。句意：在退役声明中刘翔向他的家人，教练和朋友们表示了感谢。此题是考查show sth. To sb，故选,科,B。

7.D考查副词与语境理解。A. Wherever无论哪儿；B. Whenever无论何时；C. Whatever无论什么；D. However不管怎样，句意：无论挑战有多么大。根据语境是不管怎样的意思，所以选D。

8.D考查动词与语境理解。A.enter 进入；B. take part；参加；C.join 加入；D. join in参加，句意：刘翔计划贡献于年轻人的体育事业并且参加更多的活动。根据句意“参加活动”应用take part in或join in，所以此题应选D。

9.C考查名词与语境理解。A.mistake错误；B. Mind思想；C. Plan计划；D. Living生活，句意：我已经为将来制订了明确的计划。根据语境是制订了计划，所以应选 C。

10.A考查代词与语境理解。A.what什么；B. How怎样；C. Anything任何事情；D. Nothing没有事情，句意：我知道我想做的事情是一些简单的事情。根据题干分析及句意此题是指做的事情，所以选A。

考点：人物传记类短文