2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次亮相) on October 23,2002 and got 6 points
for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he scored 16 points in another game.
Yao Ming, 22, has been a star in China for some time, but it is still under question as to whether he
can play well in the NBA. Yao Ming said,"When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you
are playing in the NBA , it is really difficult."He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start
and a new challenge."I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the
Rockets win more games."he said.
Yao Ming can speak some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don"t
think there is a language problem. They say that Yao Ming is one of the best players in their team. They
all like him.
B.second
C.third
D.fourth
B.13
C.22
D.28
B.playing in the NBA is not easy
C.it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV
D.he is an NBA star
B.Yao Ming will work hard for his team
C.Yao Ming is a very strong player
D.The Rockets has lost several games
B.A notice
C.An instruction
D.A news report
Ai Fukuhara (福原爱),the Japanese table tennis star, was born on Nov.11, 1988. She started playing
ping-pong when she was three. At that time, she was too small. She couldn"t see over the tabletop (桌面). She had to stand on boxes to play against adults (成人) in exhibition (展览) matches.
Now she is a very famous player. But she still works very hard and she practices for five hours a day
during the week after morning school lessons and eight hours a day at the weekend.
In May 2003, Fukuhara made the quarterfinals (四分之一决赛) of the World Championships.
At the age of 15, she was the youngest player for Japan at the 2004 Olympic Games. She joined the
Liaoning Club in 2005."I hope I can l earn from my Chinese teammates and improve (改善) my
preparation for the 2008 Olympics."said Ai Fukuhara.
| Name | Ai Fukuhara | Birthday | Nov.11, 1988 |
| Nationality | 1._______ | Job | ping-pong player |
| Career | joined 2.___________________ in 2003 | ||
| joined 3.___________________ in 2004 | |||
| joined 4.___________________ in 2005 | |||
| Words or phrases to describe her | 5. ___________________ | ||
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| Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. He enjoyed drawing as a child. His first connection with paintings came in 1869. He worked for an art dealer(经营者) in London and Paris for four years before he became a teacher in England for a short time. He moved back to France in 1877 and soon began to paint. He didn"t stay long in Paris. He was attracted by the colors of the countryside, and in 1888, he moved to Ales, a small town in the south of France. There, he painted his most famous paintings. He enjoyed painting people, farms, flowers, and other natural things. Some of his most famous paintings are The Potato Eaters, the Starry Night, and several different Sunflower paintings. The Starry Night is now kept in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. There is a quiet village and a tall black tree under an angry sky. Some people say that it shows a war in Van Gogh"s mind between peace and anger. It was finished on June 19, 1889. Scientists say that it is a true picture of the stars on that day. He was poor most of his life. He painted hundreds of paintings, but only sold one of them when he was alive. He was a lonely, unhappy man who died at the early age of 37. Today, people love Van Gogh"s use of color and the emotional power(激情) of his work. Van Gogh"s paintings are world-famous and worth millions of dollars. Museums around the world proudly show paintings painted by the great artist. | |||
| 1题判断正误（“T，“F）；2~4题简略回答问题；5题将文中画线句子译成 汉语。 1. Van Gogh began to paint in France.( ) 2. Why did Van Gogh move to the south of France? __________________________________________________ 3. What did Van Gogh enjoy painting? __________________________________________________ 4. How many paintings did he sell when he was alive? __________________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________ | |||
| 阅读理解。 Xiao Shen Yang, the new partner of comedian Zhao Benshen at this year"s spring festival gala, has become an overnight sensation (一夜出名). He continues to cause a stir (轰动) among comedy fans.  Xiao Shen Yang shot to fame (名声) instantly after performing in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Footage of his comic sketches has appeared almost all the video sharing web-sites. His blog has received five million hits, and each of his postings is read by about 300-thousand people. DVDs of the young comic star"s performances also top sales lists. Xiao Shen Yang is a performer of Er Ren Zhuan, a popular comic form  in northeast China. Many people are buying discs of his Er Ren Zhuan performances. Xiao Shen Yang will star in a show about Er Ren Zhuan, at the Beijing Exhibition Center on March the 7th. Tickets have nearly sold out already. 1. What is Xiao Shen Yang? A. A partner B. A comedian Zhao Benshen C. A performer of Er Ren Zhuan D. A star 2. When is he famous? A. At last year"s spring festival gala B. In northeast China C. At the Beijing Exhibition Center on March the 7th D. In the CCTV Spring Festival Gala 3. Do people like him ? A.No, they don"t. B. Yes,they do C. No, they do D. Yes, they don"t 4. Where is Er Ren Zhuan? A. At the Beijing Exhibition Center B. In northeast China C. In Shanghai D. In Beijing 5. On March the 7th,what will Xiao Shen Yang do ? A. He will buy discs B. He will sell tickets C. He will be famous D. He will perform Er Ren Zhuan | |||
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| 26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points (得分)in another game. Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, "When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy." He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. "I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games," he said. Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his  teammates can undersand each other. They don"t think  there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great inte  rest in him and they hope Yan Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest  in him and they hope Yan Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese. 1. Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002. A .22 B. 23 C. 24 D. 26 2. Yao Ming said that _____. A. playing in the NBA was difficult B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV C  . he was an NBA star D. it was boring to play basketball 3. The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will _____. A. speak excellent English B. bring new energy C. make NBA games easy D. face new challenge 4. From the passage we can know that Yao Ming _____. A. will work hard for his team B. made the highest score in his first NBA game C. can"t understand his teammates D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself 5. The passage is probably _____. A. an advertisement B. a notice C. a news report D . an instruction | |||
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Do you know Marc Yu (余俊承). He is very famous. He is only nine years old. He is a Chinese American. His mother is from Macao. He likes music very much and he has great musical talent (天赋). He can play forty pieces of classical music now. After hearing Mary Had a little Lamb one time at the age of three, he began playing it on the piano. Before that, he didn"t learn the piano at all. He started to take the piano lessons at the age of three. His first public performance (表演) was at the age of three, too. Now he can play great music for people on the stage. He wants to be a famous musician like Lang Lang in the future. He likes Lang Lang very much. Lang Lang is his idol. | |||
1. How old is Marc Yu? _____. | |||