Question

 One of the greatest runners of the 20th century,Emil Zatopek reigned long-distance running from 1948 until 1954 when he won a remarkable 38 consecutive (連續(xù)的) 10，000-metre race. He set 18 world records over various distances including every record from 5K to 30K， and won four Olympic gold medals and one silver.

  Emil Zatopek was born in Koprivnice,Czechoslo?vakiaon September 19， 1922. At age 16 he began working at the Bata shoe factory in Zlin. In 1940 Bata sponsored(贊助) a 1,500m race,and he was persuaded to enter even though he had no training. It turned out that Emil finished second and he began to take a serious interest in sports.

  Emil made his Olympic debut (首次亮相) at the 1948 London Games. Though with little international racing experience,he won the 10,000m and was second in the 5,000m.

  Emil married Dana Ingrova,fellow Czech team member shortly after the Olympics. Dana and Emil shared the same birthday,September 19th,and they married on that day in 1948.

  In 1952 at the Helsinki Olympics Emil achieved the impossible. Despite a doctor's warning that he shouldn't compete because of a serious infection two months before,he won the 5,000m,the 10,000m and the marathon,all within only eight days！ He set a new Olympic record in all these events,and he had never,run a marathon before ！ On the same day as his 5， 000-metre victory,his wife,Dana,won the Olympic javelin (標槍) contest.

  In 1998 Emil was awarded the Order of the White Lion,a national honour presented to him by Czech President Vaclav Havel.

1. The underlined word " reigned" in the first para- graph means " ________”.

   A.became fond of

   B.began to take part in

   C.received hard training for

   D.had a controlling position in

2. We can learn from the second paragraph that Emil________

   A.loved long-distance racing before he worked

   B.trained hard for the race sponsored by his factory

   C.showed his great sport talent quite by accident

   D. expected the good result of his first race in 1940

3. At the 1952 Olympic Games,Emil__________ .

   A.won four gold medals

   B.won the javelin contest

   C.suffered a serious disease

   D.set three new Olympic records

4.Emil and his wife Dana ________.

   A.were both born on September 19， 1922

   B.were awarded the Order of the White Lion

   C.got married during the 1948 Olympic Games

   D.both made great achievements in sports

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

   A.A great runner Emil and his wife,Dana.

   B.A great runner Emil and his achievements.

   C.A great runner Emil's life.

   D.A great runner Emil in the Olympic Games.

Answer 1

1. D詞義猜測題。從后文可知Emil Zatopek在長跑方面取得了一系列的成績，故選D.在長跑方面占據(jù)統(tǒng)治(最重要的) 地位。

2.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段內容可知，他是被別人說服去參加比賽的，沒有經過任何訓練。所以可推斷出他的運動天賦的展現(xiàn)純屬偶然。

3.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的"…h(huán)e won the 5，000m， the 10,000m and the marathon -- He set a new Olympic re?cord in all these events..."可知他打破了三項奧運會紀錄。

4.D

5.B通讀全文可知本文主要介紹了偉大的長跑者Emil以及他所取得的成績。