Sports News of the Week
Bolt gains 100m title again in Moscow
Last updated: Monday, Aug-12-2013, 08:54
USAIN BOLT of Jamaica won the men's 100 meters final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Sunday．
Usain Bolt was made to look human by a combination of a Russian rainstorm and a fired-up Justin Gatlin on Sunday but the Jamaican superstar was still good enough to regain his world 100 meters title in a surging 9．77 seconds．
With former world and Olympic champion and twice-banned doper Gatlin leading at halfway, Bolt was forced to race a rival, rather than the clock．
Jason Dufner wins PGA Championship
Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 10:38
Jason Dufner won his first major title at the 95th PGA Championship, the top U．S． golf competition, seizing an early lead on Sunday at Oak Hill, Texas and holding on for victory despite a bogey-bogey finish．
The 36-year-old American, who squandered a four-shot lead with four holes to play in losing the 2011 PGA Championship, fired a final-round two-under par 68 to finish on 10-under par 270 for 72 holes．
Isinbaeva leads harvest day for host Russia at Moscow worlds
Last updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 10:35
Russia's "pole vault queen" Elena Isinbaeva ignited the Luzhniki stadium as she claimed her third world title on the fourth day of the 2013 IAAF World
Championships here on Tuesday, which saw host Russia harvested two gold and one silver medals in seven finals.
Ireland's Heffernan wins world walk title at 35 Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14,2013,15:15
Ireland's Robert Heffernan won the world championship 50km walk title on Wednesday as the 35-year-old finally tasted glory after 13 years of heartbreak and near-misses．
Heffernan, fourth in the 2012 Olympic 50km and fourth in both walks at last year's European championships, broke clear of Mikhail Ryzhov after 35km to deny Russia a clean sweep of the walks after they took gold in both 20km events earlier in the week．
1.When did Bolt regain the men's 100 meters final?
A． August 11． B． August 12． C． August 13． D． August 14．
2.Where is the PGA held?
A． Jamaica． B． Russia． C． America． D． Ireland．
3.______ won the world championship at last after trying hard for 13 years．
A． Jason B． Bolt C． Isinbaeva D． Heffernan
A victim of climate change
A polar bear's dead body found on the Arctic island of Svalbard, the northernmost part of Norway, has shocked experts who say climate change may be to blame for the death. The starved polar bear in Norway was said to be in good bones by the time a group of explorers came across its body in July．
The bear is thought to have been heading north in a desperate search for sea ice that would allow it to hunt for seals．"From his lying position in death, the bear appears to simply have starved to health in April when the Norwegian Polar Institute examined and labeled it． However, the animal was reduced to skin and bones and died where he dropped," polar bear expert Dr. Ian Stirling, a professor at the University of Alberta said, "He had external suggestion of any remaining fat, having been reduced to little more than skin and bone．"
Stirling believes the bear starved to death as a result of a lack of sea ice which the animals use as a platform for hunting seals． That may also explain why the 16-year-old male bear was found about 155 miles north of where it was seen in April．
Arctic sea ice reached a record low in 2012, according to a report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that pointed to continued signs of climate change．
The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently classifies polar bears as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species．
1.How did Stirling know the reason for the death of the polar bear?
A．By the food he ate． B．By doing further experiments．
C．By observing other polar bears． D．By his lying position in death．
2.The underlined word "vulnerable" probably means _____．
A．easily hurt B．difficult to hunt
C．dangerous D．amazing
3.What is the author's attitude to the incident?
A．Favorable． B．Uncaring．
C．Doubtful． D．Concerned．
4.Where does this text probably come from?
A．A novel． B． A guidebook．
C．A news report． D．An advertisement．
Having searched for many years, a truth seeker was told to go to a cave, where he would find a well. “Ask the well what is , ” he was advised, “and the well will reveal (揭露) it to you.” After finding the well, the seeker asked that most basic and important . And from the depths came the answer: “Go to the village crossroads, and there you shall find what you are seeking.”
With his heart full of , the man ran to the crossroads only to three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold , and thin wires were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one there seemed to much to do with the revelation of truth.
Depressed and , the seeker returned to the well to demand an , but he was told only: “You will discover in the future.” With years by, the memory of his experience at the well gradually until one night. While he was walking, the sound of sitar (西塔琴) music his attention. It was wonderful and it was played with great skill and .
and moved deeply, the truth seeker felt drawn towards the . He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful : the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like he had once seen in the three stores.
Eventually he understood the of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our is to gather and use them in the proper way. Nothing is so long as we recognize only fragments (碎片). But as soon as the pieces are put together, something new appears, whose nature we could not have by considering the fragments alone.
1.A. life B. dream C. truth D. success
2.A. cause B. reason C. problem D. question
3.A. energy B. hope C. happiness D. strength
4.A. find B. observe C. understand D. feel
5.A. instruments B. clothing C. furniture D. wood
6.A. have B. link C. connect D. relate
7.A. surprised B. shocked C. disappointed D. excited
8.A. excuse B. explanation C. advice D. opportunity
9.A. gone B. passed C. pass D. going
10.A. doubled B. forgot C. disappeared D. recovered
11.A. paid B. caught C. focused D. fixed
12.A. inspiration B. courage C. thought D. wisdom
13.A. Annoyed B. Affected C. Confused D. Frightened
14.A. composer B. director C. adviser D. player
15.A. imagination B. appreciation C. recognition D.admiration
16.A. those B. one C. it D. that
17.A. theory B. message C. secret D. note
18.A. project B. difficulty C. task D. shortcoming
19.A. available B. successful C. accessible D.meaningful
20.A. foreseen B. witnessed C. judged D. formed
_______ you get on well with a number of people, you are usually friends with only a few .
A. Since B. Where C. Before D. While
---- It’s the office! So you _____ know eating is not allowed here.
---- Oh, sorry.
A.must B. will C. may D. need
You should write a _____________ composition every other week.
A. three- thousand- word B. three- thousands – word
C. three – thousand – words D. three – thousands- words
