Question

Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular   1  stars in China.
Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very   2 . In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai.   3 , he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨欄).
Liu Xiang put his whole heart into his training.   4  the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record. In 2002 he won his first international   5  hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he   6   a gold medal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu Xiang won the   7  Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time of 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne.
  8  a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears(出現) in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he   9  more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China   10   he’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success.
【小題1】A. movie           B. sports         C. music
【小題2】A. old             B. short           C. young
【小題3】A. At first        B. At last          C. Next
【小題4】A. On             B. In              C. At
【小題5】A. 100m            B. 110m             C. 120m
【小題6】A. won             B. made             C. kept
【小題7】A. third           B. first            C. second
【小題8】A. Like          B. For             C. As
【小題9】A. pay             B. spend            C. need
【小題10】A. because        B. but              C. although

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】B
【小題6】A
【小題7】B
【小題8】C
【小題9】B
【小題10】A

解析試題分析：劉翔和其他奧運明星一樣從小就開始體育訓練，起初他是一名跳高運動員，后來他的教練發現他的天賦在于跨欄，于是劉翔就專心訓練跨欄，在2002年獲得第一個世界金牌，在2004年獲得第一奧運金牌。
【小題1】此題考查名詞，根據語境可知劉翔是名體育明星，故選B。
【小題2】此題考查形容詞，每個奧運會的冠軍都是從小就開始訓練，故選C。
【小題3】此題考查副詞短語，根據語境可知劉翔一開始訓練是作為一名跳高運動員，故選A。
【小題4】此題考查介詞短語at the age of表示在…歲時，故選介詞at，故選C
【小題5】此題考查名詞短語，根據常識可知劉翔的專項是110米欄，故選B。
【小題6】此題考查動詞，獲得金牌要用動詞win，因發生在過去，故用過去式，故選A。
【小題7】此題考查序數詞，根據常識可知，劉翔在2004年獲得第一塊奧運金牌，故選B。
【小題8】此題考查介詞，根據語境可知作為一個運動明星，故選C。
【小題9】此題考查動詞，表示花費，根據選擇項的提示可知選擇B。
【小題10】此題考查介詞，表示原因，故選A。
考點：有關劉翔的人物傳記
點評：本文主要介紹了劉翔的經歷.閱讀中注意體會上下文的關系。答題中注意根據上下文關系判斷所需單詞。本題適合采用排除法解答，先易后難，一步步完成短文。