Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestarsWarmingup,Pre-reading,Reading综合能力拓展阅读下面短文并完成下面问题。JamesClevelandOwenswasthesonofafarmerandthegrandsonofblackslaves.HisfamilymovedtoClevelandwhenhewas9.There,aschoolteacheraskedtheyouthhisname“J.C.〞hereplied.Shethoughthehadsaid“Jesse〞,andhehadanewname.Owensranhisfirstraceatage13.Afterhighschool,hewenttoOhioStateUniversity.Hehadtoworkparttimesoastopayforhiseducation.Asasecondyearstudent,intheBigTengamesin1935,hesetevenmorerecordsthanhewouldintheOlympicGamesayearlater.AweekbeforetheBigTenmeet,Owensaccidentallyfelldownaflightofstairs.Hisbackhurtsomuchthathecouldnotexerciseallweek,andhehadtobehelpedinandoutofthecarthatdrovehimtothemeet.Herefusedtolistentothesuggestionsthathegiveupandsaidhewouldtry,eventbyevent.Hedidtry,andtheresultsareintherecordbook.ThestagewassetforOwensvictoryattheOlympicGamesinBerlinthenextyear,andhissuccesswouldcometoberegardedasnotonlyathleticbutalsopolitical.HitlerdidnotcongratulateanyoftheAfrican-Americanwinners.“Itwasallrightwithme,〞hesaidyearslater.“Ididn’tgotoBerlintoshakehandswithhim,anyway.〞HavingreturnedfromBerlin,hereceivednotelephonecallsfromthepresidentofhisowncountry,either.Infact,hewasnothonoredbytheUnitedStatesuntil1976,fouryearsbeforehisdeath.Owens’Olympicvictoriesmadelittledifferencetohim.Heearnedhislivingbylookingafteraschoolplayground,andacceptedmoneytoraceagainstcars,trucks,motorcyclesanddogs.“Sure,itbotheredme,〞hesaidlater.“Butatleastitwasanhonestliving.Ihadtoeat.〞Intime,however,hisgoldmedalschangedhislife.“Theyhavekeptmealiveovertheyears,〞heoncesaid.“Timehasstoodstillforme.Thatgoldenmomentdieshard.〞1.Owensgothisothername“Jesse〞when.A.hewenttoOhioStateUniversityB.histeachermadefunofhimC.histeachertook“J.C.〞for“Jesse〞D.hewongoldmedalsintheBigTenmeetntheBigTenmeet，Owens.A.hurthimselfinthebackB.succeededinsettingmanyrecordsC.triedeverysportseventbutfailedD.hadtogiveupsomeevents3.WecaninferfromthetextthatOwenswastreatedunfairlyintheUSatthattimebecause....
