BASEBALL. It’s just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings much more than a word.
Hot dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons catch with each other on lawns (草坪) in the US. A father’s favorite team becomes his son’s. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons about games played long ago.
Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In school, friends trade (交换) baseball cards just like they trade their lunches.
Players are known as “the boys of summer” because people often play the sport mostly in warm months. You don’t need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball. You don’t have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer. You just need to want to have fun.
Baseball is not as fast-paced (快节奏的) a game as basketball. But when you go to see a game, there’s time to relax, talk and get to know other people.
Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US, but it is the most traditional. It’s not just a game any more, but an important part of American culture, like apple pie and grandma’s house.
小题1:Many American kids like to collect _______________.| A．baseballs | B．baseball cards | C．lunches | D．apple pies |
小题2:People like to play baseball in _____________.| A．wet months | B．cool months | C．warm months | D．cold months |
小题3:Most of the Americans play baseball just want to _______________.| A．enjoy themselves | B．make money | | C．keep warm | D．make friends |
小题4:Which one is WRONG in the article?| A．We can find many children’s favorite baseball players on their cards. | | B．If you are not strong enough, you can’t play baseball. | | C．When you go to watch a baseball play, you’ll relax and have time to talk to other people. | | D．Baseball is the most traditional sport in the US. |
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小题1:选B,答案第三段第一句Many American kids collect baseball cards.
小题2:选C，答案第四段第一句play the sport mostlyin warm months.
小题3:选A，答案第四段最后一句You just need to want to have fun.
小题4:选B，B项与文中You don’t need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball.这句话相矛盾。 |
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A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 16 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 17 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted. Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 18 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 19 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 20 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very 21 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 22 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him 23 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a phone telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him. When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 24 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 25 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.
| 小题1: | | A．expected | B．believed | C．enjoyed | D．felt |
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| 小题2: | | A．afford | B．spend | C．cost | D．pay |
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| 小题3: | | A．excited | B．proud | C．angry | D．anxious |
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| 小题4: | | A．Interested | B．Tired | C．Surprised | D．Relaxed |
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| 小题5: | | A．hand | B．head | C．voice | D．sound |
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| 小题6: | | A．careful | B．helpful | C．wonderful | D．successful |
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| 小题7: | | A．Wanting | B．Suggesting | C．Noticing | D．Realizing |
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| 小题9: | | A．just | B．only | C．always | D．already |
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| 小题10: | | A．place | B．date | C．test | D．name |
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When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined that she would become a writer one day. Like many 16 writers on the Internet, the 17 woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).
Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost 18 to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing 19 on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life 20 she is familiar with.
Amy has been interested in writing 21 she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels 22 people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her 23 she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She 24 immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.
Now Amy is a full-time 25 . So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them 26 .
“The Internet made me famous and brought me 27 ,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am 28 with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to 29 to work in the medical industry.”
“Before that day comes, I’ll keep 30 for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.
| 小题1: | | A．other | B．others | C．another | D．the other |
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| 小题2: | | A．28-year-old | B．28-years-old | C．28 years old | D．28-year old |
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| 小题3: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题4: | | A．reports | B．novels | C．diaries | D．plays |
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| 小题6: | | A．when | B．while | C．since | D．until |
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| 小题8: | | A．that | B．if | C．why | D．how often |
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| 小题9: | | A．agreed | B．disagreed | C．refused | D．left |
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| 小题10: | | A．housewife | B．editor | C．saleswoman | D．writer |
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| 小题11: | | A．will print | B．were printing | C．printed | D．were printed |
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| 小题12: | | A．success | B．succeed | C．successful | D．successfully |
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| 小题13: | | A．unhappy | B．angry | C．satisfied | D．proud |
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| 小题15: | | A．to write | B．writing | C．write | D．written |
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the nine o’clock Mystery Hour. Today we’ll show you two British stories. We hope you’ll enjoy them.
About 900 years ago two green children arrived in a small village in south England. Their eyes and skin were green and they spoke a strange language. They were very tired and weak, so the people of the village looked after them. The boy died a year later, but the girl grew strong and lived the rest of her life there. And her skin colour turned back to normal day by day. Scientists say that sometimes of people don’t have enough food to eat for a long time, their skin goes very pale and can even turn green.
Loch Ness is the largest lake in Scotland. It’s a very deep and cold lake. For hundreds of years, people have talked about a monster(怪物) called Nessie which lives in the lake. About seventy years ago, two people saw something moving in the lake. They said that the animal was playing and rolling around in the water. Since then many people say they have seen the monster. Their descriptions are always the same. It looks like a dinosaur, with a very long neck and a small head. It has a big bump(包，肿块)on its back. People have tried to photograph the animal, but the pictures have not been very clear. Scientists don’t know whether there is a monster or not. Some say it may be a whale or a very large fish. Some think it’s a snake. Others say there’s nothing at all— nothing but people’s imagination. Maybe we’ll never know what’s in Loch Ness.
小题1:What kind of story is talked about in this programme?| A．Romantic stories. | B．Mysteries. | C．Horror stories. | D．Comedies. |
小题2:Which sentence is TRUE about the two green children?| A．They both enjoyed a long and happy life. | | B．The girl’s eyes and skin were green all her life. | | C．At first they spoke the same language as people in the small village did. | | D．Maybe they hadn’t eaten enough for long before they reached the village. |
小题3:What does Nessie look like according to some witnesses?
小题4:What can we learn from the second story?| A．Scientists are still not sure whether there is a monster or not in Loch Ness. | | B．Loch Ness is very deep and warm lake in Scotland. | | C．People have taken very clear pictures of Nessie. | | D．In fact Nessie is a whale or a snake. |
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Paul had just left college and was offered an interview for a position in a company in New York. As he needed to move from Texas to New York if he got the job, he wanted to talk about the decision with someone before accepting it. But his parents had died. He remembered that his father had suggested he should turn to an old friend of his family if he needed advice.
The older man said, “Go to New York and have the interview. But I want you to go on a train and I want you to get a private compartment(车厢). Don’t take anything to write with, anything to listen to or anything to read, and don’t talk to anybody except when you order the meal. Call me when you get to New York and I will tell you what to do next.”
At first, Paul followed the advice closely. The trip took two days. As he had brought along nothing to do, he quickly became bored. He realized he was being forced into quite time – he could do nothing but think. About three hours outside New York City he broke the rules, asked for a pencil and paper and kept writing down the thoughts until the train arrived in New York.
Paul called the family friend from the train station.
“Thank you, Uncle I know what you wanted. You wanted me to think. And now I know what to do.”“I guessed you could understand my idea, Paul,” came the reply, “Good luck.”
Now, years later, Paul runs a company in New York. And he always spends a couple of days being alone with no phone, no television and no people to think quietly.
小题1:Paul would go to New York for __________.| A．a conference | B．a visit | C．education | D．an interview |
小题2:We can know from the passage that _______.| A．Paul had worked in Texas for three years. | | B．the older man advised Paul to go by air | | C．Paul broke the rules before arriving in New York. | | D．Now Paul runs companies both in New York and Texas. |
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?| A．Paul had a talk with a clever man during the trip. | | B．The older man’s advice influenced Paul greatly. | | C．Paul only brought a pencil and paper with him. | | D．The older man lived in New York. |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Time to be quiet | B．You’re not alone | | C．Studying in the Journey | D．Friends are useful |
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Peter is from Japan. He went to America last month. One day, he walked into a small restaurant for dinner. He wanted to eat eggs, but he didn’t know how to say them in English. He looked around, and he saw a girl eating eggs. So he pointed the eggs on the girl’s table. The waiter knew what he would like. After some time, he brought eggs to Peter.
Then Peter wanted to eat mushrooms(蘑菇), but nobody ate mushrooms in the restaurant. He took out a pencil and drew a picture of a mushroom on the menu. The waiter saw the picture and then went away. After some time, he got back. He didn’t bring mushrooms to Peter, but he gave him a black umbrella(雨伞).
小题1:Where did the story take place(发生)?
A. In a library B. In a hospital C. In a restaurant
小题2:How did Peter get the eggs ?
A. He pointed the eggs on the girl’s table. and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.
B. He told the waiter what he wanted to eat.
C. He drew a picture of an egg and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.
小题3:What’s the Chinese meaning(意思) of “point”?
A. 扔 B. 卖 C. 指向
小题4: Why did the waiter bring an umbrella to Peter?
A. Because Peter wanted an umbrella.
B. Because the waiter thought the picture on the menu was an umbrella.
C. Because Peter drew an umbrella on the menu.
小题5:What can be the best title(标题) for the story？
A. A happy Trip B. A Hard Dinner C. A Bad Restaurant |
