James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name. “J.C.”, he replied. She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name. Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later. A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book. The stage was set for Owens' victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic（体育的）but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners. “It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.” Having returned from Berlin. He received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death. Owens' Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.“Sure, it bothered（烦扰）me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.” In time, however, his gold medals(奖牌)changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.” 1.Owens got his other name "Jesse"when___A.he went to Ohio State UniversityB.his teacher took"J.c"for"Jesse"C.his teacher made fun of himD.he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet 2.In the Big Ten meet,Owens___A.hurt himself in the backB.succeeded in setting many recordsC.tried every sports event but failedD.had to give up some events 3.We can infer from the text Owens was treated unfairly in the USat that time because_A.he was not of the right raceB.he was the son of a poor farmerC.he didn't shake hands with HitlerD.he didn't talk to the US president on the phone 4.When Owens says"They have kept me alive ovre the years,"he means that the medals__A.have been changed for money to help him live onB.have made him famous in the USC.have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in lifeD .have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
" J.C， "他回答说。
她原以为他说的是 "杰西" ，因此他有了一个新的名字。
欧文斯参加的第一场比赛是在13岁。高中毕业后，他又到美国俄亥俄州州立大学。他不得不做兼职工作来支持他上学。作为一个二年级的学生，在1935年的“十强”运动会上， 他创造了比他一年后在奥运会上还要快的纪录。
在那个“十强赛”的一星期前，欧文斯不小心从楼梯上掉下来。他的背后的伤使他一个星期不能进行锻炼，为了参赛他甚至不得不需要有人帮助他上下汽车。他没有听取很多人让他放弃比赛的建议，并表示他将尽全力一项一项地参赛。他做到了，他创造了一项又一项的纪录。
第二年的柏林奥林匹克运动会是欧文斯的舞台。他的成功不仅被认为是竞技的胜利，也是政治上的胜利。希特勒没有向任何一位非裔美国获奖运动员表示祝贺。
"这对我无所谓 ，" 事后几年，他这样说， "我去柏林并不是为了和他握手" 。
从柏林返回，他也没有收到自己国家总统的电话。其实上，直到他去世的在四年前，也就是1976年，才得到美国给予的荣誉。
欧文斯在奥运会的胜利并没有给他带来任何变化。他靠看护运动场为生，并与汽车、卡车、摩托车和狗赛跑挣钱。
"是的，这让我烦恼，"他后来说。 "，但至少我过着诚实的生活。我要吃饭" 。
终于，他的金牌后来改变了他的人生。 "是这些金牌让我活了下来， "他曾经这样说过。 "时间在我面前停滞不前。夺取金牌的时刻永远闪亮" 。
2A 从文章中可以推断是种族歧视的原因。
3C 从keep sb．alive可以得知。本回答被网友采纳
