During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA.
One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The "birth of basketball" is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special "basketballs" through nets.
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin.
1.Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
A. Teach P.E in school.
B. Write some books.
C. Work at hospital.
D. Take part in the Olympic Games.
2.In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
A. Summer. B. Winter.
C. Spring. D. Autumn.
3.Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A. It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball.
B. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born.
C. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game.
D. It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played.
4. At the time of Dr Naismith's death, which of the following was true?
A. Basketball was already a worldwide game.
B. Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.
C. Basketball was an Olympic sport.
D. Basketball was still played using footballs.
5.What would be the best title for this story?
A. History of Basketball B. How Basketball Has Changed
C. Father of Basketball D. Happy Birthday, Basketball
The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.
Why is the book so attractive to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?
China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published (出版) many popular books among children.
However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?
Firstly, quite a number of children's books are focused on teaching, and they have little interest value. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being "educated". Certainly, they don't like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children's needs. First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language.
1.About the present Chinese children's books, which is NOT right?
A. They have little interest value.
B. Our writers seldom know children’s needs.
C. Most of them are the same.
D. They are better than foreign ones.
2.Harry Potter is so popular because _____.
A. it's the same as Chinese books
B. it can lead children into a wonderful world
C. it's not written in children's language
D. it's advertised more often on TV or posters
3.The underlined phrase "First-class" means _____.
A. very simple B. low level
C. really good D. extra difficult
4."Where is our own Harry Potter?" refers to _____.
A. the writer can't find any books for children
B. Chinese parents should buy Harry Potter for their children
C. our children should learn from Harry Potter
D. Chinese writers should write better books for children
5.The passage mainly tells us _____.
A. ways to read books
B. our children need another magic boy
C. ways to choose books
D. our children need more better books
Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.
Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up.
1.Hemingway’s father was a fan of .
A. books B. sports C. music D. Art
2.The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in .
A. 1852 B. 1899 C. 1952 D. 1989
3.The old man doesn’t get fish until the day.
A. fifteenth B. eightieth
C. eighty-fourth D.eighty-fifth
4.What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?
A. He has to look for food somewhere else.
B. He doesn’t give up fishing.
C. He doesn’t fish any more.
D.He has nothing to do.
5.What can we learn from the old man?
A. When we are in trouble, we should not give up
B. When we want to fish, we can get a big fish.
C. We can do everything well because we are young.
D.We can live a better life if we like fishing.
Once a young man was travelling by train. It was a long and boring journey.
As the train was moving a wilderness (荒野) » the passengers looked out of the windows . When the train reached a bend(转弯处), it slowed down(减速) and then a simple house . It was so easy to notice everybody on the train turned to "enjoy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he the train at the nearest station and found his to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the of the train. He wanted to 9the house, but nobody would buy it,
the young man spent 30, 000 dollars on the . He thought it was a good place for because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past the passengers would be very interested in the house.
He to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyone's surprise, the young man was offered 180, 000 dollars for a three-year rent(租金).
This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to success Many people have got new ideas from it.
1.A.over B. around C. through D. across
2.A.happily B. quietly C. safely D. clearly
3.A.appeared B. found C. discovered D. came
4.A.when B. that C. why D. how
5.A.discussion B. meeting C. subject D. competition
6.A.got on B. looked for C. got off D. waited for
7.A.address B. way C. key D. trip
8.A.Track B. conductor C. passenger D. noise
9.A.change B. paint C. sell D. mend
10.A.Soon B. Yet C. Instead D. After
11.A.room B. place C. house D. land
12.A.information B. relaxing C. travelling D. advertisement
13.A.excited B. tired C. surprised D. worried
14.A.tried B. had C. agreed D. stopped
15.A.Since then B. At last C. At least D. So far
Don’t with .
A. compare , other B. compares, others
C. compare, the other D. compare, others
tourists visit the Great Wall every year.
A. Million of B. Millions of
C.five million of D. five millions of
