After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes and viewers have gong home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city , and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics; the games for athletes with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest paralympians will not be taking part.

She is a British athletes by the name of Tanni Grey-Thompson. Born with spina hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralyzed from the waiat down, Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back.

 Indeed, Tanni’s athletics career took off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 meters at the Junior National Wheelchair Games.

 In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoal. She bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 meters relay, setting two world records   in the process. In the same year she achicved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

  Tanni’ s enduring success has been part motivation(動(dòng)機(jī)),part preparation.       “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑運(yùn)動(dòng)員) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race …I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get older things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ”

 Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammes.

In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics---a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has set over thirty world records.

What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train again.”

1. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A.      Basketball .   B. Swimming .   C. Tennis.   D. Horse-riding

2. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A. In 1984.      B. In 1988.   C. In 1992.   D. In 2007.   

3. The underlined word “that’’in the 5 th paragraph refers to_______ .

A. fifty weeks'training               B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day            D.part motivation and part preparation

4. What's the right order of the events related to Tanni?

a. She works as a coach.                 b. She took up athletics .

c. She won four gold medals in Barcelong .  d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.

e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.

A. b,d,c,e,a                           B. a,d,b,c,e  

C. a,d,c,e,b                           D. b,d,a,e,c

5. What can we learn form Tanni's success?

A. Union is strength                     B. Never too late to learn

    C. Well begun is half done                D. No pains , no gains

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