Growing up on her own

WORLD No 2 tennis player Jelena Jankovic from Serbia (塞爾維亞) has won her second title of the year. She became champion of the China Open on September 28.
Jankovic first practiced tennis when she was nine years old. After six months Jankovic played her first match.
It was the national championship for kids up to 10 years old. She came to the semi-finals (半決賽).
When she was 11, she won a national championship for girls up to 12 years old. In order to continue her career, Jelena left Serbia and went to the United States.
At that time, she didn’t speak any English. And her family did not come with her. It was a hard time.
“I did not know what I needed to do when I was going to school. I could not do my homework. When you have a difficulty, there is nobody to help you. So, you learn it the hard way,” Jelena said.
However, it was a good learning experience for Jelena. “It makes me more independent (獨(dú)立的) and stronger as a person. I know how to do everything by myself so I don’t have to depend on (依賴) my parents or somebody else to do it for me,” she said.
In the US, Jelena received better conditions for practice and development of her game. In 2000, she became a professional (職業(yè)選手) and has been shining on the tennis court ever since.
根據(jù)上面短文的內(nèi)容回答問題    
1. Where is Jelena Jankovic from?
2. What is Jelena Jankovic’s job?
3. Why did she leave for the United States?
4. When did she become a professional?
5. What do you think of her hard time in the United States?

1. Serbia.                      
2. A tennis player.
3. Because she wanted to continue her career. / …   答案合理就給分
4. In 2000
5. It was a good learning experience for her. /
It made her more independent and stronger. / …       答案合理就給分解析:
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目:初中英語 來源: 題型:

首字母填空
He may be still young, but he may surprise you! If you ask around, many would say that Jay Chou has become the real king of the【小題1】m___ world. As a child, Jay Chou was never good at his【小題2】l___, and when he didn’t get into any college, a lot of people said that he would not have a good【小題3】f___. His mum always 【小題4】w___ about his future, but he never did. Growing up in a single-parent family, Jay 【小題5】f___ lonely. Without many friends, he had a habit of daydreaming, dreaming into his world of music. So how did Jay get into music? 【小題6】A___ the age of three, he started to learn to 【小題7】p___ the piano. His mother always 【小題8】m___ sure he practiced hard. Later, he started out as a song writer.
Jay’s songs are very moving. His【小題9】s___ “Dad, I am back”, is about a broken family. “I heard that after war(戰(zhàn)爭) there is peace(和平). Why do I always see my dad beating my mum? Since I was 【小題10】y___, you have told me to learn from you, use you as a model. So much pretense(虛偽). How do you expect me to be like you!”

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:2012屆江蘇省南京市建鄴區(qū)初三中考一模英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:完型填空



The other day my daughter finally had a day off work. We decided to go out in the    16  for the time, together! It was an enjoyable experience. Then a surprising thing happened. She turned and asked, “Hey, Dad, can I    17  the boat?” I had a look of fear in my eyes    18  the boat can be driven at a very high speed and can be turned over very quickly. However, I gave the driving seat to her and began    19  her how to properly control the boat. I told her to remain calm as I had completely believed in her.
It can be both frightening and exciting when your child tries doing something, even if it’s a small thing, you still feel like they are growing up too fast and it’s out of your    20  . Time goes by so quickly, so it’s    21  to spend time with your kids, with your family. It is an amazing feeling to experience as their confidence grows.
In every situation if you relax, take your time, and show confidence, you will have a great      22  . We not only had a    23  morning on the boat, but also invited our little neighbour who is 8 years old and put him in the    24  right between us. As I drove at top speed, making sudden turns and jumping over the waves, all I could hear was my neighbour      25  and screaming at the top of his voice because he was having such a great time.

【小題1】
A.planeB.trainC.carD.boat
【小題2】
A.driveB.touchC.carryD.buy
【小題3】
A.ifB.butC.sinceD.until
【小題4】
A.teachingB.remindingC.warningD.a(chǎn)sking
【小題5】
A.senseB.controlC.stateD.sight
【小題6】
A.earlyB.importantC.quickD.easy
【小題7】
A.thoughtB.friendC.timeD.chance
【小題8】
A.safeB.funC.freeD.cold
【小題9】
A.queueB.bedC.floorD.seat
【小題10】
A.laughingB.speakingC.dancingD.Singing

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年漣水縣唐集中學(xué)七年級下學(xué)期期末考試英語卷(帶解析) 題型:完型填空

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could   1  this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my   2  I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “  3  You are going to college (大學(xué)).” I was very   4  when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later,   5  took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends   6 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I   7  I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we   8  the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (門衛(wèi)) and one minute later we were   9 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was   10 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the   11 ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage(婚姻) is even  12 !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard   13  I could get into a good college. I   14  studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our   15  to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

【小題1】
A.sayB.doC.receiveD.find
【小題2】
A.teacherB.friendC.fatherD.husband
【小題3】
A.Yes!B.No!C.Really?D.OK?
【小題4】
A.a(chǎn)ngryB.tiredC.nervousD.surprised
【小題5】
A.heB.sheC.itD.they
【小題6】
A.workingB.studyingC.singing D.farming
【小題7】
A.guessB.meanC.sayD.hope
【小題8】
A.looked atB.returned toC.a(chǎn)rrived atD.left for
【小題9】
A.outsideB.insideC.backD.a(chǎn)way
【小題10】
A.terribleB.wonderfulC.funnyD.special
【小題11】
A.workersB.guardC.buildingD.factory
【小題12】
A.betterB.harderC.worseD.easier
【小題13】
A.butB.ifC.soD.or
【小題14】
A.enjoyedB.stoppedC.dislikedD.minded
【小題15】
A.wayB.ideaC.planD.trip

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年湖北省黃石市九年級下學(xué)期開學(xué)聯(lián)考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:其他題

根據(jù)句意及首字母提示,在劇中填入合適的詞,并注意詞形變化,使句子合乎邏輯,通順。(5分)

1.As we are growing up, we should know that the i  of a person’s morality(品德) is far more important than his or her knowledge itself.

2.It’s reported that there were more than sixty d     caused by car accidents in the last two months. How sad I am when I hear the news!

3.On the afternoon of December,31, all the classes in our school o    parties to celebrate the New Year’s coming.

4.According to an a      Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was boiling drinking water.

5.As young people, although they have more opportunities in their lives than grown—ups , they still should be more r    instead of being much too romantic(浪漫的) when they consider their jobs.

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年河南省安陽市龍安區(qū)九年級上學(xué)期第三次月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解

閱讀下面短文,把A—D填入文中空缺處,使短文內(nèi)容完整正確,然后完成題。

Nowadays, more and more young people are becoming vegetarians in most Western countries. They are thought of as vegetarians and they refused to eat meat, fish, eggs, cheese and milk. 1. _______Some of them just don’t eat animal products such as milk, eggs, or yogurt, but some others are strict vegetarians and they eat mainly fruit and vegetables. As we know, it is very important to have a balanced diet, especially for the teenagers who are growing up. 2. _______ Well, each person chooses to become a vegetarian for different reasons. The main reasons are they want to protect animals and they want to stay healthy.

I decided to be a vegan when I was 15 years old. But as a vegetarian, I have had a difficult time in getting the proper nutrition(營養(yǎng)). 3. _______   Of course, being a vegetarian isn’t for everyone. 4. _______ 

A. So why are they becoming vegetarians?

B. Most experts and doctors say that being a vegetarian is very healthy, but many people disagree.

C. So don’t get discouraged(泄氣的) if you can’t give up hamburgers and meat dumplings!

D. There are many different types of vegetarians.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are many vegetarians in most Western countries.

B. The main reason for being vegetarians is they don’t like eating meat.

C. Not everyone should be a vegetarian.

D. Keeping healthy is important to teenagers.

 

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案