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I was the youngest of five boys and also had four sisters who had to pull together and take care of each other. Dad wasn't around, so I never knew him well. He killed himself when I was three years old, leaving mom with the job of raising nine kids. She was a very hard worker, and in order to make ends meet, she hardly ever rested. With my mom as my example, I learned that hard work is the best way to get what you want. Even as a little boy, I knew I was going to be successful. Regardless of what I chose, I wanted to make my brothers, sisters and mom proud of me—not only by being successful in what I chose to do, but also as a person who could be looked up to for the right reasons. Surprising as it might seem, basketball wasn't in my plans. One day, my mom cut a rim(邊緣) off an old water barrel(水桶) and then held it up for me to throw an old rubber ball through. By junior high, I started playing basketball on a team. I loved to compete. For me, it paid off. I always put the effort in, every day. I am grateful for the life I've enjoyed as a basketball star. Basketball is not life. It can be exciting. But the most important thing about basketball is that it gives me a way to do good things for others as I move through this journey called life.
1.
It can be inferred that the author's________.
A.
brothers were more famous than him
B.
mother had a great influence on his career
C.
father loved his children and wife very much
D.
family was rich and happy when he was a child
2.
Why did the author's father kill himself?
A.
Because the family was poor.
B.
Because he often quarreled with his wife.
C.
Because he was seriously ill.
D.
The passage didn't tell us the reason.
3.
From the second paragraph, we can infer that________.
A.
the author was respected as a brave boy
B.
the author's family didn't like his career
C.
the author got on well with his mother, brothers and sisters
D.
the author helped his brothers and sisters succeed
For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You’ll feel great.” Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I’m not alone in my opinion. First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet a real pounding（追擊）ruining down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me. Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt. And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog? I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will. I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.
1.
From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood ______.
A.
jogging became very popular
B.
people jogged only during the daytime
C.
Alex organized an army of joggers
D.
jogging provided a chance to get together
2.
The underlined word “them”(Paragraph 3) most probably refers to _____.
A.
heart attacks
B.
Back problems
C.
famous joggers
D.
physical weaknesses
3.
What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?
A.
He felt it was worth a try.
B.
He was very fond of it.
C.
He was strongly against it.
D.
He thought it must be painful.
4.
Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?
A.
He disliked doing exercise outside.
B.
He found it neither healthy nor interesting.
C.
He was afraid of having a heart attack.
D.
He was worried about being left alone.
5.
From the writer’s experience, we can conclude that______.
A.
not everyone enjoys jogging
B.
he is the only person who hates jogging
C.
nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit
D.
jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.
About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a practice student at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in wheelchair. As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and the trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots. As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼示意). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful, largest smile I have ever seen All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. I immediately felt full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy college student, into her world, a world of smiles, love and warmth. That was ten years ago, but I still remember it clearly as if it happened just yesterday. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.
1.
What was the writer a decade ago?
A.
A worker working in a university.
B.
A teacher teaching in a college.
C.
A clerk working in a museum.
D.
A university student who had not yet taken a degree.
2.
What does the underlined world “handicap” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.
Life difficulty.
B.
Troublesome problem.
C.
Failure in work.
D.
Physical disability.
3.
How did the writer probably feel before meeting the disabled girl?
A.
She felt full of hope.
B.
She was filled with confidence.
C.
She felt unhappy because of poverty.
D.
She felt life was beautiful.
4.
Which of the following title suits this passage best?
Do you want to live a happier, less stressful (有壓力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world – and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy. The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria. “Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing – it’s the universal language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide. Many doctors are also interested in the effects (效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5 – year study in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%. So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest – I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects. Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real – and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!
1.
In which country was the first Laughter Club started?
A.
Britain.
B.
America.
C.
Australia.
D.
India.
2.
How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
A.
Surprised.
B.
Pleased.
C.
Nervous.
D.
Stressful.
3.
When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?
A.
After a few minutes.
B.
After a few hours.
C.
After a few seconds.
D.
After a few days.
4.
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.
Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health.
B.
40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends.
Our village carpenter(木匠), John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job. My wife said to me quietly, “It’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It is a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I will decide about that when I see the bill, ” I read: One dining table, 10 November, 1989. Cost of wood: ＄17.00 Paint: ＄1.50 Work: 8 hours (＄1 an hour) ＄8.00 Total: ＄36.50 When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.” “Yes,” I said, “I’m glad it is only the 10th of November.” “Me, too,” said John. “You wait. It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.” “Yes, colder…. And more expensive! Dining tables will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?” John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him. “If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “Please add it up again and you can forget the date.” I paid him ＄26.50and he was happy to get it.
1.
Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?_______
A.
Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully.
B.
Because it was really a fine day.
C.
Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.
D.
Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
2.
Why did the writer say that dining table would be＄ 20 more expensive on November 30th ?__________
A.
Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.
B.
Because paint would be more expensive.
C.
Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.
D.
Because he thought John would certainly add to the cost of the dining table.
3.
From the story we know that _____________
A.
John made a mistake in the bill.
B.
John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work
C.
John had written out the bill before the writer got home.
D.
John still wanted to get ＄36.50 for his work in the end.
