In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.
Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favorite team.
Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.In American football players can _____.
| A．only kick the ball | B．only throw the ball |
| C．only carry the ball | D．kick, throw and carry the ball |
If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball___________.
| A．to the other end | B．10 yards |
| C．40 yards | D．away from its own end |
Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?
| A．Shouting | B．Crying | C．Jumping | D． Dancing |
If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.
| A．receive six points |
| B．play eleven games in the season |
| C．are the best teams |
| D．move the ball to the end of the field |
The passage talks about ___________.
| A．football in America | B．how to play football |
| C．American sports | D．American football |
Running a marathon (马拉松)
Have you ever taken part in a marathon? A marathon is 42km long. It is the longest race in the world. To make the runner’s body work, harder training is quite necessary. A runner should start to prepare for a marathon at least three months before. Preparation may have races, many hours of running at different speeds and changes in diet(饮食). During the training time the runner must eat a fit diet. The diet should have lots of things needed in training the players.
In the early days of training, runners run 80km per week. The running is increased every two or three weeks and at least two long runs per week are needed.
Two weeks before the marathon, the training programme becomes less, from 100km per week down to 60km and then to 30km in the final week. On the last two days they may not run at all.
Breakfast should be eaten at least three hours before the race. Easily digested(消化) food such as cereal(麦), toast(烤面包) and scrambled(捣碎) egg is best, with as much fluid(液体) as possible. Runners should drink water about half an hour before the race to keep up the body fluid. According to the passage, when should a marathon runner begin his training?
| A．A month before the race. | B．A week before the race. |
| C．Three or four months before the race. | D．A year before the race. |
What should a runner have for his breakfast on the day of the race?
| A．Easily digested food. | B．A big meal. | C．Lots of meat. | D．Oily food. |
What is the length of the modern marathon?
| A．100km. | B．60km. | C．30km. | D．42km. |
Players must have ________ in order to run better in a marathon.
| A．training at different speeds and changes in diet |
| B．much water |
| C．lessons before the race |
| D．many fruits |
Hard training before a marathon can ________.
| A．make the game easier | B．keep the players healthy |
| C．help the players to make more progress | D．have more fans |
June and I were both poor when we were young. At that time, June always said, “ If I got rich, I would buy a bigger apartment and a new wardrobe(衣柜).” Of course, she said this just for fun and she never imagined that she would really become rich.
A few years ago, June was surprised and excited when she came into a fortune(财产) from her uncle, who had been single. After receiving it, she made a shopping list. On it she wrote down all the ways she could use to spend the money. Every time I told her not to spend all of the money and to save some, she would always say impatiently(不耐烦的), “ I know, I know!”
One day, when I was in June’s home, she passed a piece of paper to me. “I thought over your suggestion for several nights. I’ve decided how to use the money. I hope my money will be helpful to those who need help,” she said.
I was pleased to hear what she said. Then I took the paper and only saw the two words written by her: Charity and Family. I smiled and played a joke on her, “Don’t you want to move to a new apartment? That is what you have been dreaming of.”
“Actually, I have been looking forward to it, but now it doesn’t seem so important to me anymore,” she answered with a smile.
When I was about to put the paper on the table, I found there were still a few words. June had written: and a new wardrobe.June could get her uncle’s fortune because ________.
| A．her uncle had no children |
| B．she treated her uncle very well |
| C．her uncle didn’t get along well with his children |
| D．she was very poor and her uncle wanted to help her |
How did the writer probably feel after seeing June’s shopping list at first?
| A．Relaxed. | B．Worried. | C．Happy. | D．Impatient. |
How did June plan to spend her money at last?
①Buying a big apartment.
②Leaving some of it to her family.
③Donating all her money to charity.
④Getting a new wardrobe.
⑤Helping those who need help.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．③④⑤ | D．②④⑤ |
From the passage we can know that ________.
| A．the writer told June to give the money to the poor |
| B．the writer helped June buy a new apartment |
| C．June’s parents didn’t have any brothers at all |
| D．June was poor when she was young |
Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
| A．June’s Life | B．June’s Friend |
| C．June’s Decision | D．June’s New Apartment |
Four girls were at the same school. They were good friends, so they often studied and played together. They went to school every day by taxi.
One day one of the girls said, “There is a test this morning. Let’s go to school late. Then we won’t have to take the test.” “What can we tell the teacher?” One of the girls said. “He’ll be angry. We’ll need a good excuse.”
The girls thought for several moments, then one of them said, “Let’s tell him that our taxi had a flat tire(爆胎).” “That’s a good idea,” the other girls said. “We’ll tell him that.”
They arrived at school an hour later. The test was finished.
“Why are you late?” the teacher asked. “You miss the test.” “Our taxi had a flat tire,” one of the girls said.
The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, “Sit down, one of you in each corner of the room.” The four girls did this. Then the teacher said, “Write the answer to this question on a piece of paper: Which tire was flat?”
The four girls went to school every day by ________.
| A．bus | B．taxi | C．subway | D．bike |
One day the four girls got to school late because they ________.
| A．didn’t like their teacher | B．got up late in the morning |
| C．didn’t want to take the test | D．had an accident on the road |
What’s the meaning of the word “excuse” in Chinese?
| A．对不起 | B．请假 | C．借口 | D．请示 |
The teacher asked the four girls to sit down like Picture ________.
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
The passage implies(暗示) that ________.
| A．the teacher was always angry with his students |
| B．the teacher would get the same answer to the question from the four girls |
| C．the four girls always have good ideas |
| D．the teacher was strict with his students |
每个人均有自己的爱好，有时这些爱好可以帮助他人。请根据下面5个人不同的爱好，从A-E中为他们提供合适的建议。
| Name |
Loves |
Could |
| Xu Hui |
Soccer |
|
| Chen Tang |
English |
|
| Joy |
Movies |
|
| Gong Wei |
Music |
|
| Lucy |
Reading |
| A．Show free movies to the villagers |
| B．Sing for sick people |
| C．Train a soccer team for kids |
| D．Teach kids to start a good reading habit. |
E. Help teach English to those poor kids
Many Chinese students think American students enjoy more freedom than them at school. In fact, American schools also have their rules. If students break(违背) the rules, they will get punishment（惩罚）, too. On the first day of a new term, 128 students of Morton High School were sent back home for wearing the wrong clothes. There are altogether(总共)1,200 students in the school. Usually only 20 students break the school dress rule every day. So the headmaster（校长）Theresa Mayerik said it was the worst new term she had ever seen.
At Morton High School, students’ favorite clothes such as wide pants and low-necked shirts are not allowed( 允许). Some students think they have the right to choose what to wear, but the headmaster doesn’t think so.“ I’d be supportive if half the school was sent back home ,because 99% will get the message that our school is for education”
“Freedom” doesn’t mean “free of restrictions(限制性规定)”. That is to say, there is no total(完全的) freedom in the world, no matter in the US or in China.Many Chinese students think that American student_______.
| A．are very free at school |
| B．as clever as them |
| C．love their school a lot |
| D．have many rules at school |
Some students of Morton High School were sent back home for_______.
| A．not finishing their homework |
| B．playing computer games |
| C．not wearing the right clothes |
| D．being late for school |
Some students in Morton High School thinks they have the right(权利) to____
| A．decide when to go to school |
| B．choose what to wear to school |
| C．eat and drink in class |
| D．decide how to go to school |
The underlined( 划线的 ) word means“_______ ” in Chinese.
| A．高兴的 | B．支持的 | C．害怕的 | D．反对的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．In America, if students break the school rules, they won’t get any punishment. |
| B．In Morton High School, there are usually 128 students breaking the school dress rules |
| C．The writer doesn’t think there is freedom in America |
| D．The writer doesn’t think there is total freedom in the world. |
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