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       James Stallman Rockefeller, the oldest-known U.S. Olympic medal winner and the former head of the bank that became Citigroup, died Tuesday. He was 102. Records of the U.S. Olympic Committee show that Rockefeller was the oldest American medal winner. He was the captain of Yale University's eight-man rowing team with coxswain that won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics - beating the Canadian team by less than 16 seconds. The oars from the winning race and the gold medal were prominently displayed in Rockefeller's house. "I think he was really proud of that - probably more than the bank career," said his grandson。

Rockefeller suffered a stroke on Thursday, said his grandson, who lived with him at his Greenwich home for two years, attributed his long life to a regimented(严密组织的) lifestyle: breakfast at eight a.m., lunch at 1 p.m., cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner promptly at 7 p.m.. He liked plain food, without sauces or cheese, and plenty of fresh vegetables, including those grown in the garden of his estate. Rockefeller was in good health until shortly before he died. He drove his car up until last year and would review documents from the various charities and businesses he helped lead.

Rockefeller, born June 8, 1902, was a grandson of William Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil with his brother, John D. Rockefeller. He graduated from Yale in 1924 and served in the Airborne Command during World War II. He started at the bank, and then called the National City Bank, in 1930, following his uncle and grandfather, who were leaders of the bank. He was became president in 1952, chairman in 1959 and retired in 1967. In 1955, under Rockefeller's leadership, the bank merged with the First National Bank of New York to form Citigroup. Rockefeller also was a director of numerous companies, including Pan American Airways, Northern Pacific Railroad, NCR and Monsanto, and served on the boards of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the American Museum of Natural History.

Rockefeller and his wife, Nancy Carnegie Rockefeller, had four children. His wife died in 1994.

16. Rockefeller lost his wife when he was ___________.

    A. at the age of 91    B. in his eighties   C. in his nineties       D. in his 1994

17. We can learn from the passage that ____________.

    A. the American rowing team beat the Canadian team in less than 16 seconds in 1924.

    B. Rockefeller was the first American medal winner.

    C. James Stallman Rockefeller founded the National City Bank and became president.

    D. His grandson thought Rockefeller had long life because of a regimented lifestyle.

18. What does the underlined word in the last paragraph but one mean?

   A. combined     B. joined     C. took on     D. together with

19. What we can infer from the passage is that __________.

   A. James Stallman Rockefeller is a great Olympic medal winner.

   B. James Stallman Rockefeller was in good health until he died.

   C. James Stallman Rockefeller was very active in American society.

   D. James Stallman Rockefeller was the only grandson of William Rockefeller.

Answer 1

16---19   CDAC     

解析:

本文介绍了美国年纪最大的奥运冠军詹姆斯·斯蒂尔曼·洛克菲勒本周二在格林威治的家中与世长辞，享年102岁。他在1924年的巴黎奥运会上为美国队获得了一枚赛艇金牌。

16.  C  细节理解题。1994减去1092差为92.

17.  D  理解细节与猜测能力题。根据文章,A项错在美国队用时比加拿大队少16秒.而不是在16秒之内.B项错在他是最老的而不是第一个获胜者.C项更是与文章不符.

18.  A  词义推测题。本题要通过上下文来判断，从下文看有to form Citigroup和Rockefeller also was a director of numerous companies可以推测出merged with 应为合并,联合之意.

19. C  细节理解和推理能力题。他一生仅获一次奖,故A错. 在死前患有中风,故B错.D项  说他是唯一的孙子与文中a grandson 不符.