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Appalachian State University is in Boone, North Carolina. Its team often plays in a stadium that holds about 25,000 people. Also, Appalachian State plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. Michigan is in the newly named Football Bowl Subdivision, the top level of college football. So the Mountaineers of Appalachian State and the Wolverines of the University of Michigan normally do not even play each other.
But they decided to meet for the first time. Michigan agreed to pay Appalachian State 400,000 dollars, win or lose. Teams like Michigan need victories, even a victory over a lower division team, to get into big, nationally broadcast bowl games. These games are worth millions of dollars at the end of the season.
Fans expected an easy Michigan win. After all, in the preseason, sports experts had considered Michigan the fifth best college football team in the country. But Appalachian State is a two-time national champion at its own division level. Its players wanted to show they could play well against a nationally ranked team. And they did. The final score was Appalachian State thirty-four, Michigan thirty-two. The game quickly became known as one of the greatest upsets in college football history.
The win has brought national attention to Appalachian State. Local stores reported a huge increase in orders for college clothing and other items. And the university official head expects more students to seek admission next year. Last Saturday, at home, Appalachian State defeated another North Carolina school, Lenoir-Rhyne College, forty-eight to seven.
小题1:The Michigan-Appalachian State game ________.
| A．is a regular competition held in the US every year |
| B．is a state competition held for the football championship |
| C．is part of a national competition held on September 1st every year |
| D．was an occasional football competition between two universities |
| A．needed money to support its development |
| B．wanted to test the skills of Appalachian State |
| C．was a new football team without experience |
| D．needed victories to enter nationally broadcast bowl games |
| A．much economic support from the government |
| B．much national assistance |
| C．national recognition |
| D．many applicants for admission |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:C
解析
一支名不见经传的大学球队打败了一支强队后，得到了全国人民的认可。
小题1:推理判断题。根据第三段But they decided to meet for the first time可知，这两个队的比赛是偶然举行的。
小题2:推理判断题。根据第三段Teams like Michigan need victories, … bowl games可知，Michigan需要几场获胜的比赛以进入全国直播的季后赛。
小题3:细节理解题。根据最后一段The win has … Appalachian State和下文可知，比赛获胜后，the Appalachian State University得到了全国的认可。
核心考点
试题【It is an exciting start to the college football season. A team that many people 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
At the Beijing Comic and Animation Expo last week, that’s exactly who Shi Jia was. The Senior 1 girl was cosplaying (角色扮演) "Curarpikt", a character from the popular Japanese comic book Hunter X Hunter (《猎人》)by Yoshihiro Togashi.
"I cosplay Curarpikt because I like him," said the pretty 15yearold girl. "I’m moved by his sad story and I’m attracted by his courage and personality."
In the adventure comic story, Curarpikt, a handsome and kindhearted boy, struggles to become a hunter so he can capture(掳获)the people who killed his tribe(部落).
Shi has read all the comic books and is a big fan of the animated series(动画片)of Hunter X Hunter. Then last year she saw a real "Curarpikt"in a cosplay show.
"I had watched cosplay shows before but only for fun," she explained. "It’s really exciting to see young people wearing the makeup and costumes of characters that you’ve read about and are familiar with."
"But that time I just fell in love with cosplaying, probably because I like Curarpikt so much. I thought I could play the character better, so I decided to have a go."
Shi bought some cloth and asked a tailor to make a Curarpikt costume for her. She was delighted to find out there was a cosplay show in Beijing in October.
"It’s a great way to spend the national holiday. Posing on the stage for all the comic book fans, I knew I was doing something I had always wanted to do," she said.
But she never talks about her hobby with her parents.
"They think it will distract me from my studies. I don’t want to upset them,that’s my secret hobby," she said. "It’s also why I don’t dye my hair for cosplaying like all the others."
小题1:What’s cosplay according to the passage?
| A．When cosplaying, comic fans wear costumes and pretend to be their favourite comic characters. |
| B．Cosplay is a kind of performance in which you play a Curarpikt. |
| C．Cosplay is a character from the popular Japanese comic book Hunter X Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi. |
| D．When cosplaying, some funny teenagers play some characters in the animated series. |
| A．in order to attract her fans |
| B．because she liked animated series |
| C．because she was greatly attracted by that role |
| D．because it’s her secret hobby |
| A．get rid of | B．keep out of |
| C．give courage to | D．draw away attention of |
| A．Curarpikt was created by a Japanese cartoonist. |
| B．Shi Jia’s parents were in favor of her performance. |
| C．Shi Jia cosplayed Curarpikt successfully. |
| D．Cosplay is popular with some teenagers. |
Liu arrived in hometown Shanghai Wednesday night and was about to resume① training shortly after.
“I am so exhausted② from so many social activities, which made me even more tired than training,” said the 21-year-old Liu, who wrote a new chapter in China’s Olympic history by winning the country’s first ever athletics short-distance running title in the men’s 110m hurdles in Athens in August.
“I am happy that I will resume my training soon back in Shanghai,” said the Shanghai native. He turned into an instant national hero with the Olympic glory③ and one of the most popular Olympic gold medalists, taking part in scores of celebration activities since he returned to China early September.
“My regular training has been interrupted for such a long time that I think I can only run at about 13.5 seconds now,” said Liu, who clocked a world record-tying time of 12.91 to clinch the title.
“I would rather forget what I have achieved in the past and try my best to realize a higher goal,” he said.
Liu already missed the Berlin Golden League Series on Sunday and won’t be able to catch the IAAF Grand Prix final slated for September 18-19 in Monaco.
He plans on attending an IAAF all-star tournament in Japan at the end of this month.
小题1:This passage mainly talks about ________.
| A．victory of Liu Xiang |
| B．Liu Xiang’s resumption to the racetrack |
| C．dream of Liu Xiang |
| D．Liu Xiang’s high aim |
| A．Liu Xiang is content to go back to training |
| B．Liu Xiang will win Golden League Series on Sunday |
| C．Liu Xiang wasn’t good at social activities |
| D．Liu Xiang was refreshed after so many social activities |
| A．sad | B．glad | C．worried | D．disappointed |
| A．Liu Xiang has had a quiet life for as long as half a month. |
| B．Liu Xiang has missed two races because of his social activities. |
| C．Liu Xiang has made up his mind to stop his social activities. |
| D．Liu Xiang has deserted his present career. |
Yao and Tracy McGrady give the host Houston Rockets two starters in the Feb.19 game. They were joined on the Western Conference squad by Bryant, San Antonio’s Tim Duncan and reigning MVP Steve Nash of Phoenix — who will be a first-time All-Star starter.
Yao edged Bryant by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting, despite missing 21 games following surgery to clean out an infection③ in his left big toe. It’s the fourth All-Star trip for the 7-foot-6 center from China and the eighth for Bryant, who leads the NBA in scoring and had an 81-point effort — the second-biggest night in NBA history — last month in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over Toronto.
Yao finished with 2,342,738 votes; Bryant had 2,271,631 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting since Vince Carter, then of Toronto, edged Miami’s Alonzo Mourning by 33,385 votes in 2000.
Notes:
① ballot vi. 投票
② consecutive adj. 连续的
③ infection n. 传染，感染
小题1:Yao Ming’s got _______ Kobe Bryant in fan balloting for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday.
| A．the same votes as | B．more votes than |
| C．less votes than | D．no more than |
| A．Kobe Bryant | B．Tracy McGrady |
| C．Shaquille O’Neal | D．Steve Nash |
| A．Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting for the 54th NBA All-Star game. |
| B．Yao edged Tracy McGrady by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting. |
| C．It’s the fourth All-Star trip for Yao Ming from China. |
| D．Yao finished with 2,271,631 votes; Bryant had2,342,738 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting. |
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially④ successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates, “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”
Gates said that both his parents set good examples to him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency,” Gates said, “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”
Notes:
① vast adj. 巨额的
② estimate v. 估计，估价
③ feat n. 功绩，壮举
④ financially adv. 财政上，金融上
Choose the best answers according to the above:
小题1: Why will Bill Gates give away his vast fortune?
| A．to improve the health of population in America alone |
| B．to improve the health of population all over the world |
| C．to avoid leaving his children too much money |
| D．to spare the American government the burden of health care |
| A．Americans should care about people in other countries |
| B．Americans should treat fellow citizens well |
| C．Americans should devote themselves to certain projects |
| D．Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune |
| A．his weakening health condition |
| B．his parents’ suggestions |
| C．his great success in business |
| D．his concerns for suffering people |
| A．brave | B．kind-hearted | C．strong-minded | D．confident |
The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon”(乱放炮的人).
The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction(干扰), we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”
Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged(显现出来)that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.
To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”
For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people an their problems.
小题1:Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997
| A．to clarify(澄清)the British government’s stand on landmines |
| B．to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims |
| C．to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there |
| D．to voice her support for a total ban of landmines |
| A．Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. |
| B．She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. |
| C．The actual situation in Angola made her like going back home. |
| D．Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. |
| A．They were actually opposed to banning landmines. |
| B．She was ill-informed of the government’s policy. |
| C．She had not consulted the government before the visit. |
| D．They believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola. |
| A．She made more appearances on TV. |
| B．She paid no attention to them. |
| C．She rose to argue with her opponents. |
| D．She met the 13-year-old girl as planned. |
| A．It had caused embarrassment to the British government. |
| B．It had greatly promoted her popularity. |
| C．It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. |
| D．It had affected her relations with the British government. |
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