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When I was six years old, my mom told me that I could find anyone"s number in the phone book. I used to look through the phone book for hours trying to find Michael Jordan"s phone number. When I couldn"t find it, I just dialed seven numbers. When someone answered, I"d ask, "Is that Michael Jordan?" Obviously, I always had the wrong number.
A year later I started playing basketball at my local recreation center. It was very big. I never thought in my wildest dreams that a basketball court could be inside a building. The recreation center had a special smell in it, sort of like hot rubber. I guessed it was from the shoes hitting the floor so fast and hard. The atmosphere on the court was carefree. Our biggest excitement of the day was when we actually made a shot. We celebrated wins over ice cream at a fast food restaurant.
I got good at it, and my confidence grew. I played it all the time until the sixth grade. As soon as junior high school came, I stopped playing basketball and focused on school. When senior high school started, I tried out for the school team and made it. We worked hard. Every week we did 300 push-ups and 300 sit-ups on our own. Our coach encouraged the sit-ups to keep stomach power, because it gave us so much control when we were playing basketball. If we didn"t want to do the sit-ups and push-ups, we could practice dribbling (运球) and shooting more. It"s just us, the ball, the court and the net. But don"t take my word for it. See for yourself. After all, I"m just one kid playing the game.
小题1:From Paragraph 1 we know that ____.
A.the author"s mother gave him some wrong phone numbers
B.the phone book contained everyone"s phone number except Michael Jordan"s
C.the author wanted to contact Michael Jordan very much
D.the author didn"t know how to use a phone at that time
小题2:What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.The days of the author playing basketball at a recreation center.
B.The author"s excitement of making shots when playing basketball.
C.The days before the author went to senior high school.
D.The author"s happy childhood with his teammates.
小题3:What surprised the author most at the recreation center?
A.That it was very near to his home.
B.That there was a basketball court inside the building.
C.That there was a special smell in it.
D.That there was a fast food restaurant in it.
小题4:The author"s coach encouraged them to do sit-ups because ____.
A.it is the basic preparation to play basketball
B.it is more useful than dribbling and shooting
C.it is the only way to make people stronger
D.it helps keep stomach power
小题5:What"s the author"s purpose in writing this passage?
A.To introduce some skills in playing basketball.
B.To tell us about his dream of becoming a basketball star.
C.To introduce his own experience of playing basketball.
D.To tell us how to balance playing basketball and studying.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析

小题1:细节题。结合 I used to look through the phone book for hours trying to find Michael Jordan"s phone number.可知作者总找Michael Jordan的号码,由此得出他很想和Michael Jordan联系。
小题2:主旨大意题。第二段主要讲述了作者在local recreation center的日子和感受。
小题3:细节题。结合I never thought in my wildest dreams that a basketball court could be inside a building可知答案。
小题4:细节题。结合Our coach encouraged the sit-ups to keep stomach power可知答案。
小题5:写作目的题。作者在文章中主要叙述了自己学习和练习打篮球的一些事。ABC项在文中都没有提及。
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One evening I heard a loud crash in our quiet neighborhood.  26 that evening, my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks.It was a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her  27  , so I sent her to the store in my truck.At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my 28 .I enjoyed having it, but I said: "Guy, my heart is not set on that truck.I like it but it is 29  metal and won" t last forever." After hearing the loud noise, the whole  30  ran outside.My son shouted: "Dad, Dad, Holly crashed your truck."
My heart sank and my mind was  31 with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my   32 saying: "Here is a chance to show Holly what you really  33 .She" 11 never forget it."
The accident had occurred in my own driveway.Holly had crashed my truck into our other car. Holly was not  34 physically but when I reached her, she was crying and saying: " Oh, Dad, I’m sorry.I know how much you love this truck." I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend  35 by and asked what had happened to my truck.I told her the whole  36 .Her eyes moistened(润湿) and she said: "That happened to me when I was a girl.I  37 my dad" s car and ran into a log that had fallen  38 the road.I ruined the car.When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.
Over 40 years later, she still felt the  39 of the night.It was a deep wound on her  40  .
I remember how  41  Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I  42 her.One day, when Holly thinks  43 in the future, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than anything else
I repaired the car, but the dent(凹陷)in my truck is   44 there today.Every day it reminds me of what really  45 in my life
小题1:
A.AfterB.BeforeC.LaterD.Earlier
小题2:
A.studyingB.cookingC.drivingD.operating
小题3:
A.truckB.familyC.neighborD.house
小题4:
A.stillB.justC.alsoD.always
小题5:
A.brothersB.friendsC.neighborsD.family
小题6:
A.filledB.satisfiedC.surroundedD.confused
小题7:
A.heartB.houseC.neighborhoodD.truck
小题8:
A.hateB.loveC.refuseD.worry
小题9:
A.beatenB.woundedC.hurtD.worried
小题10:
A.stoodB.ranC.stoppedD.drove
小题11:
A.accidentB.storyC.adventureD.experience
小题12:
A.gaveB.boughtC.rodeD.borrowed
小题13:
A.acrossB.throughC.againstD.over
小题14:
A.accidentB.painC.carD.sorry
小题15:
A.bodyB.headC.faceD.soul
小题16:
A.angryB.surprisedC.disappointedD.sad
小题17:
A.blamedB.scoldedC.comfortedD.beat
小题18:
A.backB.forwardC.upD.of
小题19:
A.alreadyB.stillC.neverD.no longer
小题20:
A.worksB.needsC.mattersD.values

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Recently, I have begun to do rides with a group of guys who ride professionally (老练地). The first day, I finished the ride with great   36 , though I tried hard to keep up with one guy for most the ways. To my   37 , I did a little better the second time.
I decided to work harder to   38 . Yesterday, I   39  so much on my ride that I missed the short route (路线) I usually take;   40 , I stayed on the long route. I had never used this route, so I wasn’t really sure about which   41  I should take. Thankfully, a group of four riders   42 , and I just followed them.
A few minutes later, one of the guys got a flat tire (爆了的轮胎), and, with the help of the others, he had it   43  in about a minute. We all waited there   44  he changed his tire. After we started riding again, I noticed something   45 . The guy at the front would ride   46  for a couple of minutes, then he would move over to the side,   47  his way to the end of the line, and the guy behind him would move into the lead position. The process (过程) would   48  every few minutes. This was a lot easier than riding alone, trying to   49  the first rider. This time I had a great time – and I think it is the   50  I’ve ever gone.
This made me realize how important teamwork is, and the   51  of having a great team. The point is that you don’t have to be at your best   52 . You give it your all for a while, and then you let the guy   53  you do the same. The entire team improves because you don’t have to be the   54  all the time. You get your time to shine, and so does everyone else. You cannot get anywhere – or even make any worthwhile improvement – without a   55 . Who else will stop and help you to change your flat tire?
小题1:
A.comfortB.carefulnessC.difficultyD.bravery
小题2:
A.delightB.disappointmentC.surpriseD.amazement
小题3:
A.adjustB.improveC.approveD.increase
小题4:
A.turnedB.checkedC.carriedD.focused
小题5:
A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.insteadD.still
小题6:
A.endB.directionC.routeD.place
小题7:
A.developedB.formedC.leftD.appeared
小题8:
A.usedB.workedC.changedD.stopped
小题9:
A.ifB.sinceC.whileD.before
小题10:
A.naturalB.unusualC.simpleD.regretful
小题11:
A.suddenlyB.quicklyC.immediatelyD.finally
小题12:
A.makingB.leadingC.gettingD.keeping
小题13:
A.showB.passC.continueD.repeat
小题14:
A.catch up withB.end up withC.put up withD.come up with
小题15:
A.longestB.highestC.biggestD.fastest
小题16:
A.planB.aimC.valueD.effort
小题17:
A.at a timeB.at the timeC.for some timeD.all the time
小题18:
A.beforeB.betweenC.behindD.above
小题19:
A.heroB.speakerC.juniorD.organizer
小题20:
A.friendB.teamC.practiceD.rid

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Perhaps every older generation since ancient times has complained about young people, and today is no different. Isn’t it obvious that kids these days are self-absorbed social network addicts?
However, this summer, my impression of today’s kids has been restored by the story of Rachel Beckwith. She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity (成熟) and unselfishness — even though she’s just 9 years old, or was when she died on July 23.
At age 5, Rachel had her long hair cut off and sent to Locks of Love, which uses hair donations to make artificial hair for children who have lost their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. After that, Rachel announced that she would grow her hair long again and donate it again. And that’s what she did.
Then when she was 8 years old, her church began raising money to build wells in Africa through an organization called “charity: water”. Rachel was astonished when she learned that other children had no clean water, so she skipped her ninth birthday party. Rachel set up a birthday page on the charity: water website with a target of $300. Instead of presents, she asked her friends to donate $9 each to charity: water. Finally Rachel raised only $220 — which had left her just a bit disappointed.
Then, on July 20, a serious traffic accident left Rachel critically injured. Church members and friends, seeking some way of showing support, began donating on Rachel’s birthday page — charitywater.org/Rachel — and donations reached her $300 goal, and kept rising.
When it was clear that Rachel would never regain consciousness, the family decided to remove the life-support machine. Her parents donated her hair for the final time to Locks of Love, and her organs to other children.
Word spread about Rachel’s last fund-raiser (募捐行动). Contributions poured in, often they donated $9. The total donations soon topped $100,000, then $300,000.
This is a story not just of one girl, but of a young generation of outstanding problem-solvers working creatively.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE of Rachel?
A.She died at the age of 8.B.She was a cancer patient.
C.She was a warm-hearted girl.D.She founded Locks of Love.
小题2:The underlined word “skipped” in Paragraph 4 probably means “      ”.
A.put off B.gave upC.expectedD.planned
小题3:According to the text, Rachel set up the birthday page to       .
A.make more new friends
B.call on people to donate hair
C.ask her friends to send her gifts
D.raise money to help African children
小题4:How does the author feel about the young generation now?
A.WorriedB.Critical.C.Appreciative.D.Doubtful
小题5:What would be the best title for the text?
A.Rachel’s last fund-raiser
B.Rachel and her birthday page
C.Kids are addicted to social networks.
D.What’s wrong with the young generation?

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The other day, I received a most unexpected message in response to one of my essays: I am so proud of you and all you have accomplished. I shared your opinion …
It was signed Margaret Leibfried, who was my English teacher — a teacher who appeared at a vital (关键) point in my life and helped me believe that I could become a writer.
Thirty years ago, I entered high school as an introvert (性格内向的人) made all the more shy because I was the school’s only nonwhite student. I always felt in danger of being swept away by a sea of tall white athletes. I spent a lot of time alone, reading and writing stories, hoping to escape being teased.
Ms. Leibfried taught American literature and composition grammar, which involved the usual memorizing vocabulary, but also, thrillingly, reading novels.
Thrilling to me, that is. Many of my classmates expressed dislike for novels because they were “not real.” For once, I didn’t care what they thought. Ms. Leibfried seemed to notice my interest in both reading and writing, and she took the time to make me feel less shy; she even offered me reading suggestions, like one of her favorite novels, “The Bell Jar.”
That year’s big project was a book report, to be read aloud to the class. However, Ms. Leibfried suggested I do something “a little different.” Instead of a report, I chose a passage from “The Bell Jar” that I considered as the best to recite.
The morning of the presentations, I remember my hands sweating so badly as I walked to the front of the class that I kept my hands crossed, so I wouldn’t wipe them on my blouse.
When I finished, to my surprise, the class applauded. “Marie has picked out a particularly sensitive piece of writing and delivered it beautifully,” Ms. Leibfried said, smiling. I felt, maybe for the first time, confident.
小题1:What was the author’s high school life like before she met Ms. Leibfried?
A.Lonely.B.Exciting.C.Wild.D.Busy
小题2:In Paragraph 5, the author mainly tells us         .
A.how she cared what her classmates thought
B.when she became interested in “The Bell Jar”
C.why many of her classmates disliked novels
D.how Ms. Leibfried helped and encouraged her
小题3:Why did Ms. Leibfried ask the author to recite a passage in front of the class?
A.To test whether she had a good memory.
B.To make her earn the respect of her classmates.
C.To help deepen her understanding of “The Bell Jar.”
D.To guide her to build a good relationship with others.
小题4:How did the author feel when she made the presentation?
A.Comfortable.B.sad.C.Nervous.D.Confident.
小题5:What was the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A.To express her thanks to her teacher.
B.To discuss the issue of racial prejudice (偏见).
C.To introduce one of her favorite books.
D.To suggest the ways to gain confidence.

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Tony Burke, Australia’s environment minister, says he won’t decide until next year whether the koala should be protected as an endangered species. He was expected to make his decision by the end of October. But that decision has been put off. Burke said he needed more time to go over the latest information about the koala’s population.
In September, an Australian Senate committee reported that there was no question the koala’s population is on the decrease. “But they may not yet be eligible (符合条件) for listing as a threatened species,” said Senator Doug Cameron. “To have such a significant Australian icon(偶像) included on the threatened species list would be a national shame.”
The koala is found only in the eucalyptus (桉树) forests of Australia. And its population is reported to have fallen sharply for many reasons, including the cutting down of forests to make way for human beings’ development, their own illness, climate change and killings by other animals such as wild dogs. And every year many koalas are hit by cars as they are trying to cross the busy roads.
Putting off the decision on protection for the koala “is really bad news,” said Debbie Pointing, the president of the Koala Action Group. “We’ve worked tirelessly for many years to gather data on the populations,” Pointing said. “That data should be enough to make a decision.”
However, Burke pointed out that the Australian government had spent at least $6.3 million on koala conservation efforts since 1996. senators listed efforts that are already underway in Queensland – the construction of special koala bridges as well as fences along roads, to keep the animals out of harm’s way.
Some people say that is not enough. “What we’re doing at the moment is likely to drive this species to extinction,” Queensland University zoologist Bill Ellis said.
“Koalas are an iconic Australian animal,” Burke told Australians. “They hold a special place in the hearts of Australians.”
But it is a fact that if more isn’t done to protect the koala, they might soon hold a place only in Australians’ memories.
小题1:Tony Burke put off announcing the koala as an endangered species because        .
A.he needed more time to examine latest information
B.he doubted whether koalas’ number is decreasing
C.he was thinking about ways to protect koalas
D.he had more important issues to deal with
小题2:What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.The habitat of the koala.
B.Australia’s traffic problems.
C.The importance of koalas for Australians.
D.Reasons for the decrease of the koala population.
小题3:According to the text, Debbie Pointing thinks that        .
A.the construction of special koala bridges is of little use
B.the government should announce the koala as an endangered species
C.the government is to blame for the decreasing koala population
D.koala are becoming less important in Australians’ hearts
小题4:It can be learned from the text that Tony Burke        .
A.decided to construct more fences along roads
B.called on Australians to take care of the koala
C.thought the government has done much for koalas
D.was optimistic about the koalas’ future
小题5:What is the main idea of the text?
A.Australia puts off the decision on whether the koala is endangered.
B.Australia is taking special measures to protect koalas.
C.The population of koalas is reducing rapidly.
D.Australians are concerned about koalas.

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