At the age of five, Shizuka Arakawa started to take skating lessons. Her motivation was :wearing pretty outfits! Very quickly, she a passion for skating, and she decided to all her free time to training. At the age of eight, she was already to perform a triple salchow (三周跳). The young girl from won five national championships, three times as a junior and twice as a senior.
In 1998 in Nagano, Shizuka Arakawa for the first time in the Olympic Games, at the tender age of 16. Japan had high for her. the Emperor and Empress of Japan came to see her performance. She finished thirteenth in the rankings. Four years , she was not present at the Salt Lake City Games. The skater finished second in the Japanese national championships and was not in the Japanese Olympic team. In of this, Shizuka Arakawa was successful in championships, such as the Four Continents and NHK(日本广播协会)Trophy. In 2004 in Dortmund, she became women’s world skating champion.
In 2006, after a year-long period in which she almost her career, Shizuka Arakawa took in the Turin Olympic Games. A new coach and a new programme had a new, invigorated(充满活力的)Shizuka. The short programme was a real challenge the Japanese skater. She performed a noteworthy sequence to Chopin’s “Fantasie Impromptu”, finishing third. On 23 February, 2006, she performed a perfect long programme. by Puccini’s “Fantasy for Violin”, she performed splendidly and she obtained a of 191.34, which won her the top step of the winner’s podium(领奖台) in Turin.
1.A. complex B. bright C. simple D. stupid
2.A. developed B. became C. interested D. realized
3.A. occupy B. spend C. refer D. devote
4.A. ready B. able C. willing D. used
5.A. China B. Japan C. America D. Russia
6.A. attended B. prepared C. entered D. participated
7.A. hopes B. ambition C. chances D. help
8.A. Ever B. Already C. Even D. Still
9.A. middle B. final C. general D. beginning
10.A. after B. before C. ago D. later
11.A. contained B.win C. held D. included
12.A. spite B. charge C. honor D. possession
13.A. others B. another C. other D. else
14.A. character B. figure C. creature D. portrait
15.A. ruined B. ended C. left D. fired
16.A. part B. pride C. control D. turns
17.A. resulted B. caused C. accessed D. produced
18.A. at B. towards C. for D. upon
19.A. Danced B. Accompanied C. Followed D. Played
20.A. score B. level C. point D. top
It was unfortunate that their new car ____ halfway to the airport.
A. broke off B. got over C. broke down D. got away
The Princess and the Frog is a fairy musical that ____the days when Walt Disney was a person, not a brand.
A. was dated back to B has been dating from C dates back to D had dated from
____, he doesn’t study well.
A. As he is clever B. He is as clever C. Clever as he is D. As clever he is
It is in this very village, where Lily was born 30 years ago____ she will build her first art school, ____ involves many people to help her.
A. that; where B. which; that C. that; which D. where; which
It just isn’t fair that____I was working as a waiter last month, my friends were lying on the beach.
A. while B. whenever C. though D. for