Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps【C1】______Sunday that he had【C2】______in "regrettable" behav
【C1】
A.declared
B.realized
C.admitted
D.promised
【C1】
A.declared
B.realized
C.admitted
D.promised
In sport the sexes are separate. (76) Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called "the weaker sex" ,or, if men want to please them, "the fair sex". But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68. Are women' s bodies really weaker7
The fastest men can run a mile in 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Women' s speeds are always slower than men' s, but some facts are surpising. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls. One of them swam 400 metres in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first "Tarzan" in films was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now, and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone(荷尔蒙) injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problem. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes !
Women are called "the weaker sex" because______.
A.women do as much work as men
B.people think women are weaker than men
C.sport is easier for men than for women
D.in sport the two sexes are always together
(1)In this passage the author implies that .
A) women are weaker than men, but faster
B) women are slower than men ,but stronger
C) men are not always stronger and faster than women
D) men are faster and stronger than women
(2)“That at least is what people say.” Means people .
A) say other things too
B) don’t say this much
C) say this but may not think so
D)only think this
(3)Which of the following is true?
A) Boys and girls study separately everywhere.
B) Women do not run or swim in races with men.
C) Famous Prime Ministers are women.
D) Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.
(4)Women are called ‘the weaker sex’ because .
A) women do as much work as men
B) people think women are weaker than men
C) sport is easier for men than for women
D)in sport the two sexes are always together
(5)What problems does sport have?
A) Some women athletes are actually men.
B) Some women athletes are given hormone injections.
C) Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.
D)It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women.
A.She is the best swimmer in the city.
B.She shouldn't try to be the best.
C.If she persist, she can be the best.
D.The city has awarded her “best swimmer”.
He was a good swimmer, so he ______ swim to the river bank when the boat sank. ()
A.could
B.might
C.succeeded to
D.was able to
A.—Thanks. It’s because I ______ a lot these days
B.have been practising
C.was practicing
D.would practise
E.had practised
Flash:Dark Horse Liu Zige Wins Gold in Women's 200m Butterfly
China's Liu Zige,the fastest final qualifier,won the gold medal with a world-record-setting time of 2:04.18 in Women's 200m Butterfly final.The other Chinese swimmer Jiao Liuyang touched just after her in 2:04.72,also under the old world record.Jessicah Schipper ofAustralia,the former world-record holder,finished the third in 2:06.26.
One of the biggest sporting events in the world is the Olympic Games.(翻译)
We learned that the first ______ Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C.(record)