Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular 1 stars in China.
Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very 2 . In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. 3 , he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨栏).
Liu Xiang put his whole heart into his training. 4 the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record. In 2002 he won his first international 5 hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he 6 a gold medal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu Xiang won the 7 Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time of 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne.
8 a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears(出现) in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he 9 more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China 10 he’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success.
小题1:A. movie B. sports C. music
小题2:A. old B. short C. young
小题3:A. At first B. At last C. Next
小题4:A. On B. In C. At
小题5:A. 100m B. 110m C. 120m
小题6:A. won B. made C. kept
小题7:A. third B. first C. second
小题8:A. Like B. For C. As
小题9:A. pay B. spend C. need
小题10:A. because B. but C. although
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:A
题目分析：刘翔和其他奥运明星一样从小就开始体育训练，起初他是一名跳高运动员，后来他的教练发现他的天赋在于跨栏，于是刘翔就专心训练跨栏，在2002年获得第一个世界金牌，在2004年获得第一奥运金牌。
小题1:此题考查名词，根据语境可知刘翔是名体育明星，故选B。
小题2:此题考查形容词，每个奥运会的冠军都是从小就开始训练，故选C。
小题3:此题考查副词短语，根据语境可知刘翔一开始训练是作为一名跳高运动员，故选A。
小题4:此题考查介词短语at the age of表示在…岁时，故选介词at，故选C
小题5:此题考查名词短语，根据常识可知刘翔的专项是110米栏，故选B。
小题6:此题考查动词，获得金牌要用动词win，因发生在过去，故用过去式，故选A。
小题7:此题考查序数词，根据常识可知，刘翔在2004年获得第一块奥运金牌，故选B。
小题8:此题考查介词，根据语境可知作为一个运动明星，故选C。
小题9:此题考查动词，表示花费，根据选择项的提示可知选择B。
小题10:此题考查介词，表示原因，故选A。
点评：本文主要介绍了刘翔的经历.阅读中注意体会上下文的关系。答题中注意根据上下文关系判断所需单词。本题适合采用排除法解答，先易后难，一步步完成短文。