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Unit 5 课时跟踪检测(二)
Warming Up & Reading — Language Points
Ⅰ.单词拼写或用所给单词的正确形式填空
1．This business company was founded (建立) by the two brothers.
2．The quality (质量) of service in this restaurant has improved a lot.
3．It was generous (慷慨的) of the old man to contribute such a large sum of money.
4．The police are launching a major attack (攻击)on drug dealers.
5．He was suffering from cancer which had already reached an advanced stage (阶段)．
6．As a soldier, he showed selfless devotion (devote) to duty.
7．Under his father's guidance (guide), he learned how to swim.
8．Physical activity (active) is an important factor in keeping fitness.
9．They live and work together in complete equality (equal) and brotherhood.
10．I am hopeful (hope) that we'll find a suitable house very soon.
Ⅱ.选词填空
blow up， out of work， devote ... to ...， as a matter of fact， in trouble， turn to
1．With more and more factories closed down, many people have been out_of_work.
2．As_a_matter_of_fact,_I did not know him at all.
3．Can you lend me a pump to blow_up my bicycle tires
4．I tried to stand on my own two feet rather than turn_to my parents.
5．She is warm hearted, so it is no surprise/wonder that she always helps those_in_trouble.
6．She has devoted all her life to helping homeless children.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．Only_in_this_way_can_we learn English well.
只有通过这种方式我们才能学好英语。
2._The_year_1949_saw_the_founding_of the People's Republic of China.
1949年见证了中华人民共和国的建立。
3．She devoted_herself_to her career and never married all her life.
她全力倾注于自己的事业，一生没有结婚。
4．Let's vote_to_determine/decide who will be monitor of our class.
让我们来投票确定谁做我们班的班长吧。
5．Today, we'll discuss a number of cases where_beginners of_English could_not use the language_properly.
今天我们将讨论一些关于英语初学者不能适当使用英语的情况。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Couldn't she smile If only she were taller. They loved her kicking, but ... Like thousands of other women, Twyla Tharp went to New York with big dreams. The Indiana farm girl entered Barnard College to study art history. But her real interest was dance.
To meet the college's physical education requirements, she studied dance with Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham. Soon she was fitting her schoolwork in between two or three dance classes a day. A dream was born. But dance is not exactly a surefire (必定成功的), lifelong job.
When she graduated in the mid 1960s, she tried out for roles, but she just didn't seem to fit in anywhere. She lacked the technical skills to be a ballerina. “They loved my kicking，” she wrote in her book Push Comes to Shove, “but couldn't I smile？” And she also learned she was too small in every direction to work as a Latin Quarter showgirl, but she still tried. Tharp wondered, “Will I ever be a dancer Do I have any business dancing？” The only way to find out, it seemed, was to form her own group and create her own style of dance.
For five long years, Tharp and her group practiced hard every day in the basement of a Greenwich Village church. Sometimes the cleaners had to “throw them out” on Sunday mornings. They worked for little pay and almost no recognition. Constantly, Tharp asked herself, “Do I want to do this, or don't I？”
Forty years later, after choreographing (编舞) more than 100 dances on Broadway and in movies such as Hair and Ragtime, Tharp still asks herself that question. And the answer is yes.
语篇解读：本文主要讲述了美国舞蹈演员、编舞大师Twyla Tharp追逐舞蹈梦想的经历。
1．Tharp had the dream of being a dancer ________.
A．before she went to New York
B．after she graduated in the mid 1960s
C．when she was studying at Barnard College
D．when she was working on the farm in Indiana
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段，特别是该段倒数第二句可知，Tharp在巴纳德学院读书时有了做舞蹈演员的梦想。
2．What does the third paragraph mainly talk about
A．The roles Tharp once played in movies.
B．The subjects Tharp studied at college.
C．The hard training Tharp experienced.
D．The difficulties Tharp met in realizing her dream.
解析：选D 段落大意题。第三段主要介绍了Tharp在实现舞蹈梦想的过程中遇到的各种困难。
3．Why were Tharp and her group “thrown out” by the church cleaners
A．They damaged things of the church.
B．They charged too much for their performance.
C．They had different beliefs from the church people.
D．Their practice prevented the church from working.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可推知，Tharp和她的团队在教堂排练妨碍了教堂的活动，所以被“清场”。
B
Michael Saul Dell was born in 1965 in Houston, Texas. While he displayed intelligence and imagination from an early age, he had little interest in school. When he was twelve years old, he operated a mail order trading business for stamps and baseball cards, earning $2,000. At the age of fourteen, Dell got his first computer, an Apple Ⅱ and soon realized that he had a knack for taking computers a part and putting them back together. While in high school, Dell took a job delivering newspapers for the Houston Post. His aggressive selling strategies resulted in earnings of $18,000.
In 1983, when Dell entered his freshman year at the University of Texas at Austin, his parents hoped he would become a doctor, but Dell's skills lay elsewhere. In examining the personal computer, or PC industry, he noticed an opportunity to sell PCs for less, as Dell realized that he could assemble computer parts, skip the step of selling to a dealer, and go directly to the consumer. That way the consumer could buy the product for less, and Dell held on to every penny of the profits. Dell thus combined his knowledge of computers with his well developed business sense and began his own business, assembling upgrade kits for personal computers.
In 1999, Dell recalled operating his new business out of his University of Texas dorm on the twenty seventh floor：“People would ride up to the 27th floor with their computers. I'd put in some memory or a disk drive, they'd pay me, and I'd send them on their way.”His earnings soon reached about $25,000 a month. After one year at the university, Dell had decided to drop out of college. His company began building PCs, starting with parts from such established computer companies as IBM and Compaq and adding elements to make the products unique. Dell continued to sell directly to consumers, a strategy that paid off in vast sums: by the end of 1984, his company had earned $6 million. Dell was off and running, leading his company to big growth year after year.
语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记，讲述的是关于戴尔的成功之路。
4．When Dell was very young，________.
A．he was very interested in school
B．he had to make a living himself
C．he began to sell computers
D．he showed great intelligence and imagination
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句可知，他从小就机智并富有想象力。
5．What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph One
A．Tool. B．Container.
C．Skill. D．Worker.
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据上文可知他此时得到了一台电脑，不久他就意识到他掌握了拆装电脑的技能。
6．According to Dell, how could he sell PCs for less
A．He assembled the computer parts and sold them to a dealer.
B．He assembled computer parts and went directly to the consumer.
C．He bought the computer parts from other computer companies.
D．He gave up holding on to every penny of the profits.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“...as Dell realized that he could assemble computer parts, skip the step of selling to a dealer, and go directly to the consumer.”可知，戴尔意识到他可以组装电脑后将电脑直接卖给消费者，这样可以使消费者买到价格低廉的电脑。
7．What is the best title of the passage
A．A businessman from the beginning
B．Michael Saul Dell's childhood
C．Michael Saul Dell's college life
D．Dell, IBM and Compaq
解析：选A 主旨大意题。通过阅读文章尤其第一段即可推断出正确答案，戴尔从小就很有经济头脑，挣了不少钱，之后一步一步走向成功。故A项正确。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Learning all about science in the classroom and by reading textbooks can be really difficult and boring. __1__ You can learn science with games and experiments.
Play a game with friends to see whose balloon will stick to the wall for the longest period of time before falling to the floor. __2__ This static electricity (静电) is generated by rubbing a balloon against your clothing.It becomes a lot of fun when you are competing against several other people to see whose balloon sticks the longest.
__3__ Close your eyes and try to see if you can recognize juices, fruits, and vegetables.This experiment becomes a real challenge when you are competing against others to see if you can do better.
Parents and teachers are always looking for ways to keep children away from the TV set. __4__ And children will learn a scientific fact with each game.
A teacher said，“I wish all of my students took part in these contests with their friends.They really enjoy the challenge and they all seem to learn so much so quickly and easily.”A parent said，“I can hear the screams of excitement every time they play these games. __5__”
A．But it doesn't have to be that way.
B．However, it's more important to keep safe.
C．You can learn about your sense of touch, taste and smell.
D．Through this you can learn the science of static
electricity.
E．There're a lot more ways for students to learn about science.
F．They are happy and at the same time they learn a lot about science.
G．These experiments are much more fun than anything on TV.
答案：1～5 ADCGF
Ⅵ.课时微写作(根据汉语提示完成小作文)
She 1.has_been_devoted_to (投身于) her work though she is 2.in_trouble (处于麻烦中) now. However, she dealt with the problem on 3.principle (原则). 4.As_a_matter_of_fact (事实上), she is quite 5.equal_to (胜任) the job, because no one can 6.equal (比得上) her in designing. She may be 7.out_of_work (失业) someday, but she will never 8.turn_to (求助于) anybody.PAGE
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Unit 5 课时跟踪检测(三)
Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.单词拼写或用所给单词的正确形式填空
1．She gets a lot of presents and birthday cards from her family and relatives (亲戚)．
2．He was elected President (总统) of the contry.
3．He has been sentenced (判决) to pay a fine of 1,000 pounds.
4．In my opinion (见解), watching TV is a waste of time.
5．A $100 reward (奖赏) has been offered for the return of the necklace.
6．We have sworn to fight cruelty (cruel) wherever we find it.
7．The girl cried in terror (terrible) when she saw a snake.
8．She is a highly educated (educate) woman, so she is well received by the students.
9．They declared against war and violence (violent)．
10．Children in the country should have the right to ask for equal (equally) education opportunity as those in the city.
Ⅱ.选词填空
set up， be sentenced to， come to power， escape from， lose heart， in reward for
1．She will never lose_heart even if she fails ten times.
2．The new party came_to_power last week.
3．He and a partner set_up on their own and built a successful fashion company.
4．The man was_sentenced_to three years in prison last month.
5．He was given $5,000 in_reward_for saving the drowning boy by the local government.
6．The man escaped_from prison and shook off the policemen trying to follow him.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．They set_up_a_library (建了个图书馆) in their school.
2．He was_made_president (被选为会长) of the club.
3．It was lucky that he escaped being_caught_by_the_enemy(被敌人抓住)．
4．The_first_time (第一次) they visit the Science Museum, they showed great interest in everything they see.
5．Do_be_careful (务必小心) with that vase!
Ⅳ.完形填空
“Mom, I dreamed about you all night. I __1__ that you had come back to me, but I know you are __2__ ...” says a girl named Lulu in a Sina Weibo post.
Lulu has been “talking” to her deceased (已故的) mother by her __3__ for the past four years. Her act has __4__ millions of Chinese citizens. The girl from Shenyang __5__ the first message to her mother on June, 2012, just over a week after her mother __6__. “I will keep talking to you until I __7__ the world，” Lulu wrote. Since then, she keeps __8__ her post almost every day, __9__ how she misses her mother and also __10__ her daily life. Lulu said it's her __11__ to “keep in touch” with her mother, as she used to __12__ with her three to four times a day when she was __13__.
During the past few years, she has posted over 1,200 __14__ and got 86,583 followers so far. One Internet user said, “Every story moves me to __15__， and thank you for reminding more people to __16__ each day we have with our mother.” __17__ said this was the most touching microblog ever. Lulu said she was __18__ that her microblog made more people __19__ of their basic duties and she hopes young people could __20__ more time to be with their parents.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个女孩在母亲去世一个星期之后，开始写微博追思母亲。她几年来几乎每天发表微博表达对母亲的思念。她希望她的微博能让更多的人意识到尽孝的责任，能多抽出些时间陪陪父母。
1．A.dreamt B．knew
C．guessed D．imagined
解析：选A 一个女孩在新浪微博中写道：“妈妈，昨天晚上我梦到你了。我梦到你回到我身边，但是我知道你已经走了……”dream“梦见”，符合语境。
2．A.ill B．lost
C．asleep D．gone
解析：选D 参见上题解析。gone表示“离去的，死去的”。
3．A.email B．microblog
C．book D．letter
解析：选B 根据第一段中的“says a girl named Lulu in a Sina Weibo post”可知，此处表示璐璐通过微博与她妈妈交谈。故B项正确。
4．A.surprised B．persuaded
C．moved D．shocked
解析：选C 女孩的行为感动了许多中国人。根据语境可知，C项正确。
5．A.reported B．published
C．printed D．posted
解析：选D 这名女孩来自沈阳，在2012年6月，她母亲去世一个星期之后，她就开始通过微博发信息追思母亲。D项符合语境。
6．A.ran away B．broke away
C．passed away D．went away
解析：选C 参见上题解析。pass away“去世”。
7．A.leave B．survive
C．improve D．belong
解析：选A “我会坚持一直和你聊天，直到我离开这个世界为止”。A项符合句意。
8．A.copying B．updating
C．changing D．caring
解析：选B 从那时开始，璐璐就坚持几乎每天更新微博表达对母亲的思念。update“更新”，符合句意。
9．A.forecasting B．adding
C．expressing D．recognizing
解析：选C 参见上题解析。express“表达”。
10．A.judges B．devotes
C．doubts D．shares
解析：选D 璐璐也会分享生活中的点点滴滴。share“分享”，符合句意。
11．A.way B．plan
C．activity D．attitude
解析：选A 璐璐说发微博是她和母亲“保持联系”的方式。the way to do sth.“做某事的方式”。
12．A.talk B．see
C．nod D．hear
解析：选A 璐璐的母亲还在世时，她每天都要和母亲聊三四次天。A项符合句意。
13．A.healthy B．alive
C．upset D．weak
解析：选B 参见上题解析。alive“活着的，健在的”。
14．A.designs B．views
C．messages D．ideas
解析：选C 在过去的几年里，璐璐总共发表了1 200多条微博。
15．A.smiles B．tears
C．screams D．laughter
解析：选B “璐璐的每条微博几乎都让我潸然泪下”。此处指感动地热泪盈眶，故B项正确。
16．A.reward B．rescue
C．remember D．value
解析：选D “谢谢你提醒更多的人要珍惜和母亲在一起的时光”。value“看重，珍惜”，符合句意。
17．A.One B．Other
C．Each D．Another
解析：选D 另一位网友则表示，这是最感人的微博。another“另一，又一”符合句意。
18．A.pleased B．kind
C．regretful D．sad
解析：选A 璐璐说，她的微博能让更多的人意识到尽孝的职责，她感到很开心。A项符合句意。
19．A.free B．aware
C．fond D．tired
解析：选B 参见上题解析。aware“意识到的”。
20．A.cost B．pay
C．take D．spend
解析：选C 璐璐希望年轻人能多花些时间陪陪父母。take some time to do sth.“花费时间做某事”，为固定搭配。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
Today, his paintings command (博得) high prices and hang in museums around the world but when Vincent van Gogh died at age 37 on July 29, 1890, his work was largely unknown.
Vincent van was born in the Netherlands 1853. Although he enjoyed drawing from the time he was a young boy, Vincent had a number of other jobs before he decided to work as a full time. But he failed at most of them. Vincent first started drawing using pencils or charcoal sticks (碳棒). He used some watercolors as well. He liked to draw pictures of poor hardworking people. Eventually he began to paint using oil paints. His most famous early painting was called The Potato Eaters.
Much of what we know about van Gogh comes from letters he wrote to his brother Theo. Theo worked in an art gallery in Paris and supported Vincent's art career. He sent Vincent money and encouraged him. In 1886 Vincent moved Paris to learn from new painters. During this time van Gogh began to use brighter colors.
In 1888 van Gogh moved south to Arles, France to start up an artist's commune (艺术公社). The colors in his paintings became more bright. Vincent painted hundreds of pictures during this time, sometimes painting masterpieces in a single day.
In 1889 van Gogh committed himself to a mental hospital. He could barely take care of himself. He still continued to paint and painted one of his most famous paintings Starry Night.
语篇解读：本文介绍了艺术大师梵·高短暂而又辉煌的一生。
1．What did Vincent van Gogh like to draw in his early years
A．People in bright colors.
B．Poor hardworking people.
C．Animals and birds.
D．Plants and flowers.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“He liked to draw pictures of poor hardworking people.”可知，在早期，梵·高喜欢画贫穷的劳动人民。
2．How did the author develop this text
A．By time. B．By telling stories.
C．By making comparison. D．By stating facts.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据文中的“1853”、“In 1886”、“In 1888”、“In 1889”和“on July 29, 1890”可知，作者是以时间为序写作的。
3．What is the second paragraph mainly about
A．Vincent van Gogh is a great painter.
B．Why Vincent van Gogh learned to draw.
C．What Vincent van Gogh's early life was.
D．Vincent van Gogh's famous paintings.
解析：选C 段落大意题。根据文章第二段内容可知，本段主要讲述的是梵·高早期的生活情况。
B
Before Steve Jobs co founded Apple, there were no iPhones or iPads. Jobs changed the way we think about many things, including telephones, computers, and books. Because of Jobs, says his biographer (传记作者) Walter Isaacson, entire industries like music and publishing have changed completely.
I recently talked with Isaacson in New York City about his new best seller, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution, in which he tells hundreds of stories of the people who created the computer and the Internet.
I asked what qualities stood out in the innovators he studied. “They really care about both art and science，” Isaacson said. “They really believe it's important to connect the humanities (人文学科) to technology and engineering.”
For kids who want to become tomorrow's innovators, he said, “If you're a humanities person — very creative and love art — you should not shy away from also learning math and learning coding (编码). If you're an engineer... you should learn to read poetry.”
Every great innovator has passion (激情), determination, and the courage to fail, Isaacson said. Working in teams makes creative people even more effective (有效的), he added. Sometimes, someone else's suggestions can help improve or perfect your design.
When Isaacson was growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana, he decided early on that he wanted to be a writer. After reading a book by a friend's uncle, he realized that writing “is a job you can have, just like being a fisherman or an engineer or a doctor.”
Of all the books Isaacson has written, he said that his favorite was a biography of Ben Franklin. “He did everything，” Isaacson said. “He was friendly and nice and good to people. Reading all of his letters ... I felt I really got to know him and like him.”
语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章是对乔布斯的传记作者Walter Isaacson的采访报道。
4．What can we learn from the first paragraph
A．Isaacson had a great influence on Jobs.
B．Jobs' biography was difficult to write.
C．Isaacson likes music very much.
D．Isaacson thinks highly of Jobs.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第一段可知，传记作者Isaacson认为乔布斯改变了人们对很多事物的看法，并且他使得整个工业都发生了变化，故Isaacson对乔布斯的评价很高。
5．In Isaacson's mind, innovators are those who ________.
A．are good at telling stories
B．want everything to be perfect
C．are friendly and nice to people
D．love both the humanities and science
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段Isaacson所说的革新者的品质和第四段他给未来想成为革新者的孩子们的建议可知，他认为革新者是那些既喜欢人文学科又喜欢科学的人。
6．Paragraph 5 mainly tells us ________.
A．how to work with a great innovator
B．the importance of good teamwork
C．what it takes to be an innovator
D．the role of an innovator in a team
解析：选C 段落大意题。在第五段，Isaacson描述了一位伟大的革新者应该具备的各种品质——激情、决心、不怕输的勇气、团队合作精神以及听取别人的意见。
7．Isaacson decided to begin his career as a writer because ________.
A．he failed to become an engineer
B．he read a book by a friend's uncle
C．he got lots of help from Steve Jobs
D．he got to know more about Ben Franklin
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“After reading a book by a friend's uncle, he realized that writing ‘is a job you can have ...’” 可知，读了朋友叔叔写的一本书后，Issacson决定成为一名作家。PAGE
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Unit 5 课时跟踪检测(一)
Warming Up & Reading — Pre-reading
阅读理解
A
A hero is not just a person who saves lives, a hero can also be a person who simply likes to help others and respects them. My hero is Adam Sandler who has saved many people from sadness simply by making them laugh. He does not work for money. He works to make a person smile in the world. Adam Sandler does not focus on material things, but instead he thinks the most important thing in life are the people around you.
Adam Sandler was born on September 9,1966 in Brooklyn, New York. He has seven brothers. He was always the class clown (小丑) in school. When Adam Sandler turned 17 years old, at the advice of his brother he tried out for a comedy club. That's how he came to recognize his true talent as a comedian. He started acting in the Cosby Show and then went on to movies. Adam Sandler has starred in many comedy movies like Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, and many more including the ones that he has had smaller roles in, like Hot Chick.
Adam Sandler is a very funny man who has been making comedy since his teens. He is my hero because when I have had difficult times, such as when my parents separated, I watched his movies to help me bring a smile back to my face. Adam Sandler saved me from my emotional desperation (绝望). He taught me not to give in. With him as my key I was able to unlock another world, a happier land. Adam Sandler makes a lot of movies that I have watched at times when I have been depressed. One of those in particular was Happy Gilmore. Watching that movie changed my way of looking at life. I don't know what I would have done without Adam Sandler in this world.
语篇解读：文章的作者把亚当·桑德勒看作是自己的英雄，因为观看他的影片给作者带来了欢乐，把他从情感的绝望中拯救出来，改变了他对生活的看法。
1．The author thinks Adam Sandler as his hero because ________.
A．Adam Sandler gave him advice on how to live a happy life
B．Adam Sandler saved him when he felt desperate
C．Adam Sandler encouraged him to live up to his dreams
D．Adam Sandler taught him to how to play in movies
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Adam Sandler saved me from my emotional desperation. He taught me not to give in.”可知，亚当·桑德勒把他从情感的绝望中拯救出来，教他不要屈服。故B项正确。
2．After the author watched the movie Happy Gilmore, ________.
A．he thought people around him were important
B．he unlocked another happier world
C．he transmitted his message to others
D．he changed his attitude towards life
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Watching that movie changed my way of looking at life.”可知，观看那部电影改变了亚当·桑德勒对生活的看法。故D项正确。
3．From the passage we can infer that the author ________.
A．wants to be a comedian himself
B．focuses himself on comedy movies
C．speaks highly of Adam Sandler
D．has a happy family
解析：选C 推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者把亚当·桑德勒看作是自己的英雄，因为亚当把他从情感的绝望中拯救出来，教他不要屈服。由此可知，作者高度评价了亚当·桑德勒。
B
Bryan Clay is The World's Greatest Athlete. Really. That's his title. On August 22, 2008, he won the gold medal in the decathlon (十项全能运动) at the Olympics in Beijing, China. It is great success to win this event. In 1912, when American decathlete Jim Thorpe won gold in the decathlon at the Olympics in Sweden, the king of that country told him, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Ever since, the man who wins the decathlon has been known unofficially as “The World's Greatest Athlete”．
The gold medal hasn't changed Clay's life that much. He lives in California, with his wife, Sarah, and their three young children. “I never did this to get rich or famous. I do it because I love the event. I really didn't expect anything more than what I've done. I expected to win the gold medal, and then I expected to come home to live as normal.” His life is normal, but the way he looks at life has changed. The athlete, who grew up poor in Oahu, Hawaii, says, “Now I really do believe that anything is possible.”
Clay wanted to share that belief with as many children as he could, so he started the Bryan Clay Foundation, which provides learning and athletic opportunities to poor kids in Hawaii and California. Clay speaks to kids often and finds that people want to hear what he has to say. “I don't think I'm any different from anybody else who speaks, but because of this gold medal, people actually listen，” he says.
Clay has some advice for kids who want to follow his example. “Find out what you're passionate (热爱的) about and do that. Learn to take every bit of your being and pour it into what you are doing. If you do that, you can be very successful.”
Winning the Olympic decathlon will get you many things. But it won't necessarily make you rich or world famous. Clay's daily training schedule can be difficult and tiring, too. But for Clay, life as a decathlete is worth it because he is doing what he loves.
语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章介绍了奥运会十项全能冠军布莱恩·克雷的故事。
4．Why was Bryan Clay called “The World's Greatest Athlete”？
A．He beat American decathlete Jim Thorpe.
B．He was awarded a prize by a king.
C．He won the Olympic decathlon.
D．He has kept plenty of records.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“On August 22, 2008, he won the gold medal in the decathlon at the Olympics in Beijing, China”及“Ever since, the man who wins the decathlon has been known unofficially as ‘The World's Greatest Athlete’”可知，因为获得十项全能冠军的人被称为“世界上最伟大的运动员”，所以布莱恩·克雷在获得奥运会冠军后获此称号。
5．What can we learn about Bryan Clay
A．He competed in the decathlon for money.
B．He has a real enthusiasm for sports.
C．He expected to be world famous.
D．He leads a rich and varied life.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I never did this to get rich or famous. I do it because I love the event”可知，布莱恩·克雷选择十项全能这项运动是因为他热爱体育运动。
6．Which of the following words can best describe Bryan Clay
A．Traditional and self centered.
B．Open minded and strict.
C．Energetic and talkative.
D．Caring and modest.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据文中布莱恩·克雷建立了给贫穷的孩子们提供学业和体育机会的基金会，并在获得奥运会金牌后依然过着平凡人的生活可知，他淡泊名利，不忘初心，并热衷于帮助需要帮助的人。
C
She was born to wealth and power in a time when money and politics were left to the men. Later, as the publisher of The Washington Post (华盛顿邮报), Katharine Graham became one of America's most powerful women.
Katharine loved journalism and got a job after college at The Washington Post, the newspaper her father bought in 1933. At the Post, Katharine met Phil Graham, a lawyer who became her husband. Then, in 1945, Katharine's father chose Phil to take over his paper. Katharine didn't object and stayed at home as a wife and mother.
While Phil succeeded in his career, he also suffered from severe depression. When Phil committed suicide (自杀), the 46 year old Katharine found herself thrown into a new job, that of newspaper publisher. But determined to save the family paper for her children, Katharine met the challenge of running the Post, working endlessly to prove herself to her critics (批评家), and becoming the very famous woman of Washington.
In 1971, Katharine ordered the Post to print a copy of the Pentagon Papers (五角大楼文件), the top secret papers revealing the truth about the Vietnam War. What's more, her brave decision and support for her journalists prepared the Post to break the most important political story in modern history: Watergate (水门事件). Katharine managed to control the most disordered situations when it was reported, all the time insisting the news stories be true and fair. Watergate made The Washington Post an internationally famous paper and Katharine was considered as the most powerful woman in America.
语篇解读：本文是一篇人物介绍。讲述了Katharine Graham如何从一名家庭主妇成为一名成功的报纸出版商的故事。
7．Katharine Graham was born in a time when women were not supposed to ________.
A．achieve their goals
B．have their own jobs
C．get a good education
D．enter business and politics
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，在当时，女性被认为不应该进入商业和政治领域。
8．When her husband was chosen to take over the Post Katharine Graham ________.
A．was willing to take her share of duty
B．didn't believe he would do a good job
C．was strongly against the decision
D．was not happy
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第二段最后一句可知，当丈夫被选为《华盛顿邮报》的接班人时，Katharine没有反对，并在家里当起了贤妻良母，即承担了自己的那部分责任。
9．Which is the most important event in the history of The Washington Post
A．Reporting Watergate.
B．Phil's taking over the Post.
C．Reporting the Vietnam War.
D．Printing the Pentagon Papers.
解析：选A 推理判断题。由文章最后一句可知，报道水门事件使《华盛顿邮报》闻名于世，而Katharine也被认为是美国最有影响力的女性，故答案为A项。
10．Which of the following statements about Katharine Graham is TRUE
A．She was successful in her career but suffered from severe depression.
B．When she took over the Post, the critics doubted her ability.
C．It was her husband who made the greatest contributions
to the Post.
D．She was powerful in her early life because of her background.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由第三段最后一句中的“working endlessly to prove herself to her critics”可知，Katharine努力工作向她的批评者们证明自己，故可推知，当时批评家们怀疑她的能力。
