Section_中国最大的盐场ⅠWarming Up & Reading — Prereading
Do you know Wilma Rudolph who is deaf and dumb? And what did she do to try to get over the difficulties? Plea read the following passage to get the answers.
They called her “the Black Pearl”， “the Black Gazelle” and “the fastest woman in the world”. In 1960, Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics. She was an extraordinary American athlete. She also did a lot to help young athletes succeed.
Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940, in Saint Bethlehem, Tenne. She was born too early and only weighed two kilograms. She had many illness when she was very young, including pneumonia and scarlet fever. She also had polio, which damaged her left leg. When she was six years old, she began to wear metal leg braces (支架) becau she could not u that leg.
Every week, Wilma's mother drove her to a special doctor 80 kilometers away. Here, she got physical treatments to help heal her leg. She later said, “My doctors told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.”
Soon, her family's care showed results. By the time she was 9 years old, she no lo
nger needed her leg braces. Wilma was very happy, becau she could now run and play like other children. When she was 11 years old, her brothers t up a basketball hoop in the backyard. After that, she played basketball every day.
Wilma Rudolph went to her first Olympic Games when she was 16 years old and still in high school. She was the youngest member of the United States team. She won a bronze medal in the sprint (短跑) relay event.
In 1957, Wilma Rudolph started studying at Tenne State University, where she joined the track team. She did very well at her track competitions against teams from other colleges. In 1960, she t the world record for the fastest time in the 200meter event. She said，“I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this n of determination, this n of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what el happened.”
That same year, Wilma Rudolph went to the Olympics again, this time in Rome, Italy. She won two gold medals in the 100meter and the 200meter races. She t a n
ew Olympic record of 23.2 conds for the 200meter dash. Her team also won the gold medal in the 400meter sprint relay event, tting a world record of 44.5 conds. The three gold medals made her one of the most popular athletes at the Rome Games. The victories made people call her the “world's fastest woman”．
| 梦见排队 | 学位英语考试题型Warming Up |
学海无涯什么意思 | 摩拳擦掌 |
1．Look at the following pictures and fill in the blanks.
(1)Tai Lihua, who is deaf and dumb, is wellreceived as a famous dancer throughout China.
(2)Though blind,_Yang Guang is a young singer and a splendid mimic, who is good at imitating famous figures.
(3)Stephen Hawking is one of the greatest scientists all over the world, who is suffering from a vere dia.
(4)Zhang Haidi, recovering from a rious dia and getting paralyzed, now is a marvelous writer and translator in our country.
2.What attitudes should we take towards the disabled?
First of all, we should treat them as normal people and don't look down upon them. Secondly, we should respect them and learn their firm determination and lasting struggle for success from them. And thirdly, we should look after them well, making them live happily and with dignity.
1．Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it.
The text is a story about Marty Fielding who ①suffers_from_a__muscle_dia,_and how he has become ②a处变不惊的意思_stronger_person_by_overcoming_his_disability_and_working_日怎么拼hard.
2．Read the text and then match the main idea with each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 A．How Marty's life has become easier.
Paragraph 2 B．Marty met a lot of difficulties at school.
Paragraph 3 C．The advantages of Marty's dia.
Paragraph 4 D．An introduction to Marty and his dia.
Paragraph 5 E．How Marty's disability developed.
答案：Paragraph 1～5 DEBAC
1．Read the text and then choo the best answers.
(1)What trouble does Marty have?
A．Muscle dia.
B．Walking difficulty.
C．Eye dia.
D．Mental disability.
(2)Why does Marty often feel tired?
A．Becau he often plays football too long a time.
B．Becau he is too fat to do anything with strength.
C．Becau he is a clumsy person and can't do things well.
D．Becau he suffers from an unknown dia.
(3)From the text, we can e Marty is ________.
雾霾形成原因A．abntminded
B．strongminded
C．dependent
D．honest
(4)How should we treat disabled people?
A．Make fun of them.
B．Feel sorry for them.
