Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!
Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn’t retire（退役） until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（半决赛） at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were ’surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches.Who is the youngest player in the passage?
| A．Pele. | B．Yao Ming. | C．Steffi Graft. | D．No one. |
__________ comes from South America.
| A．Pele | B．Yao Ming | C．Steffi Graft | D．No one |
Yao Ming began to learn to play basketball __________.
| A．when he was 15 | B．when he was young |
| C．when he was tall enough | D．when he was strong enough |
From the passage, we learn __________.
| A．Steffi Graf was born in 1985 in Wimbledon |
| B．Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player |
| C．Steffi Graf won few of the main matches |
| D．Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 16 |
| I like to have friends who are like me. I’m quieter than most of the kids in my class, and my best friend Yuan Li is quite,too.There are some differences,though. I’m smarter than Yuan LI.she is more athletic. James Green |
| It’s not necessary to be the same. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend Larry is taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but Larry is more athletic than me. He always beats(赢) me in tennis. Also, I’m quieter than he is. Huang Lei |
| I don’t really care. My best friend is Carol. Carol is very funny, and more outgoing than I am. But we both like doing the same things. I don’t think differences are important in a friendship(友谊). Mary Smith |
Who likes to have friends who are like him/her?
A. James Green. B. Mary Smith. C. Huang Lei.
Who do you think likes quiet friends?
A. James.
B. Huang Lei.
C. Huang Lei and Mary.
Who is Huang Lei’s best friend?
A. Yuan Li B. Larry C. Carol
Who thinks differences aren’t important in a friendship?
A. Larry. B. Huang Lei. C. Mary Smith.
Who isn’t quiet?
A. James. B. Carol C. Huang Lei.
Last Sunday, we asked some young people what exercise they did, and here are their answers.
Jack: I’m afraid I am very lazy. The only sport I do is to play football once a month and do some swimming, but only in summer. Every day, I am busy in studying.
Ted: About once a week, I go running. I run about 5 kilometers. In winter, I go skiing(滑雪) when I have time. But every morning, I just do some easy exercise.
David: I often do some sports at school or outside school. My mum makes me go swimming because I am kind of unhealthy. I began to do gymnastics(体操) 6 years ago. Costing over 600 pounds a year is very expensive for me. And I began to swim 8 years ago. Now I want to stop them because I have much homework. But I am afraid that I will be fat if I stop all the sports.
Ted does the following exercise but ___________.
A. swimming. B. some running. C. skiing.
Jack swims ____________.
A. every month B. in summer C. twice a day
David exercises____________.
A. at school
B. in a gym
C. inside and outside school
If people stop exercise, maybe they will____________.
A. eat more B. not often feel well C. get fat
What is the main idea about the article?
A. Homework is more important than exercise.
B. It is a survey(调查) about students’ exercise.
C. Some of the students don’t like to exercise.
Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.
“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep(入睡).”
“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake(醒着).”Tom liked to watch TV with his parents after supper.
Tom’s mother always goes to bed together with Tom.
Tom’s mom didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime.
Tom thought the baby apples were still awake like their parents.
From the story we know Tom was a smart boy.
Choose the best answer. (根据表格信息，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C、D等表示)(5分)
| Name: Claude |
Name: Zhang Hui |
Name: Caroline |
Name: Kalumi |
| Country: India |
Country: China |
Country: Russia |
Country: Japan |
| Native language: Indian |
Native language: Chinese |
Native language: Russian |
Native language: Japanese |
| Time in the USA: 9 months |
Time in the USA: 2 years |
Time in the USA: 4 years |
Time in the USA: 3 months |
| Family: I live with my wife. |
Family: I have one son. He is studying in China. My wife is an English teacher in China. |
Family: I live with my husband and 2 children. |
Family: My parents, 4 brothers and sisters all live in Japan. I’m here by myself. |
| Work: I was an art teacher in India. But now I work in a company. |
Work: I was a math teacher in China, but now I’m a cook. |
Work: I was a basketball player, but now I ‘m Russian teacher. |
Work: I worked as a nurse in my country. Now I’m a shop assistant. |
| Interests: I love painting. I like music, too. |
Interests: I like cooking. I also like sports, such as basket ball and table tennis. |
Interests: I love sports and travelling |
Interests: I like reading, drawing and watching TV. |
______ has lived in America for the longest time among the four students.
| A．Kalumi | B．Caroline |
| C．Zhanghui | D．Claude |
______ were teachers in their own countries.
| A．Zhang Hui and Claude | B．Zhang Hui and Caroline |
| C．Kalumi and Claude | D．Caroline and Claude |
Of the four persons, _______ has the biggest family.
| A．Zhang Hui | B．Claude |
| C．Caroline | D．Kalumi |
Zhang Hui and Caroline both _________.
A. come from China
B. live with their family in the USA.
C. like sports
D. like travelling
These students may ______ together.
| A．draw pictures |
| B．play basketball |
| C．teach English |
| D．learn English in the same class |
As prices and building costs keep rising(上涨的), the do-it-yourself (DIY） trend (趋势） in the U.S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so that they can fight with the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.
| A．run a DIY shop | B．make it repair things |
| C．save time and money | D．improve the quality of life |
When the writer says that Jim has a full-time at home, he means Jim _______.
| A．makes shoes in his home |
| B．does extra work at night |
| C．does his own car and home repairs |
| D．keeps house and looks after his children |
Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _______.
| A．his car repairs cost too much |
| B．the car repair class was not helpful |
| C．he could not possibly do two jobs |
| D．he had to raise the children all by himself |
What would be the best title for the text?
| A．The Joy of DIY. |
| B．You Can Do It too! |
| C．Welcome to Our DIY course! |
| D．Ross and Hatfield: Believe in DIY. |
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