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James Cleveland Owen was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves．His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9．There, a school teacher asked the youth his name． 　　“J．C．,”he replied． 　　She thought he had said“Jesse”, and he had a new name． 　　Owens ran his first race at age 13．After high school, he went to Ohio State University．He had to work part time so as to pay for his education．As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later． 　　A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs．His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet．He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event．He did try, and the results are in the record book． 　　The stage was set for Owens victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic(体育的)but also political．Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners． 　　“It was all right with me,”he said years later．“I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway．” 　　Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death． 　　Owens Olympic victories made little difference to him．He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs． 　　“Sure, it bothered(烦扰)me,”he said later．“But at least it was an honest living．I had to eat．” 　　In time, however, his gold medals(奖牌)changed his life．“They have kept me alive over the years,”he once said．“Time has stood still for me．That golden moment dies hard．” (1) Owens got his other name“Jesse”when ________． [　　] A． he went to Ohio University B． his teacher made fun of him C． his teacher took“J．C．”for“Jesse” D． he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet (2) We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ________． [　　] A． he was not of the right race B． he was the son of a poor farmer C． he didn’t shake hands with Hitler D． he didn’t talk to the US president on the phone (3) Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? [　　] A． Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete B． Golden Moment－a Life-time Struggle C． Making a Living as a Sportsman D． How to Be a Successful Athlete

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．A;
解析：

(1)	细节题。可以从文章的前半部分“She thought he had said‘Jesse’, and he had a new name．”得到答案。
(2)	推理题。Owens因为是黑人，在德国夺得金牌但没有得到希特勒的接见，同样回国后受到不平等的待遇也一定是因为种族问题。所以选项A是正确的。
(3)	全文介绍了Owens的生平和事迹，所以本文属于传记性文章，而文章重点介绍了作为杰出运动员的成绩和生活问题，选择A作为文章的标题最恰当。