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When I was twelve years old I wanted nothing more than to be accepted onto a club baseball team. If I made a team like that I would be playing with the best competition for my age in Massachusetts and some teams from all over the country. I have always had a great understanding of the game and played very well but never at that level. I played baseball all summer and it was time for tryouts(选拔赛) in the fall. The team I tried out for was the South Shore Baseball Club or “The Seadogs.” On the field I was very nervous and didn’t play as well as I knew I could. A week later I received a letter saying “Thank you for participating (参加)in our tryout, however we have a limited(有限的) amount of spots on our club and we will not be inviting you to play on the team. Better luck next year.”
After they sent me that letter I stopped playing competitive baseball. I only played for my town baseball team. ①很幸运地是，我遇到了爸爸是教练的Jimmy Perron, 一个很棒的球员。 He thought I was good at baseball. Soon, I got to another tryout. I tried my absolute(完全地) hardest and did well.
About one week later, a letter came to my house.② I couldn’t wait to cut it open and read, “James, you are invited to play for the Mass Pride Baseball organization in the ’09season.” I had reached my goal. But it doesn’t end there. I already have a new goal. I hope to be able to play ball on the college level someday.
任务一：请根据材料内容，回答76，77题。
1.Why was I always crazy about baseball when I was young?
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2.What did I do after being refused to be in the baseball club?
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任务二：请将材料中①处的中文句子翻译成英文。
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任务三：请将材料中②处的英文句子翻译成中文。
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任务四：请给这篇材料加一个合适的标题。
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Recently hand-foot-mouth disease has spread across China. In the past three months, there have been about 41,846 cases (病例) in 30 provinces and regions. The number is increasing. Eighteen Chinese children have died of the disease so far this year.
What causes the disease and why is it dangerous?
Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common childhood illness. It mainly affects children under the age of 10. It gets its name from the rash (疹子) that develops on the hands and feet. It can also cause blisters (水泡) in your mouth.
A child who has the disease will usually have a fever, a runny nose and sore throat. He or she doesn’t want to eat or drink because of pain in the mouth.
Hand-foot-mouth disease is mostly not serious. The fever and rash clear within a few days. But in some cases, the virus (病毒) affects the heart, lungs or brain. This puts the child’s life in danger.
A virus causes hand-foot-mouth disease. The disease spreads easily where a lot of young children are together, such as in a child-care center. Sometimes it can also affect teenagers and adults.
In order not to pass on the virus, good hygiene (卫生) is important. We should wash our hands as often as possible. Especially we should wash our hands before meals and after going to the toilet.
1.More than __________ people have caught hand-foot-mouth disease this year.
A. thirty thousand B. forty thousand
C. four million D. fourteen thousand
2.Hand-foot-mouth disease __________.
A. is a kind of cancer
B. isn’t dangerous at all
C. can cause death
D. will disappear soon
3.A patient of hand-foot-mouth may __________.
A. eat more
B. have blisters in the mouth
C. have rash on the face
D. eat less
4.From the passage, we know that the hand-foot-mouth disease __________.
A. spreads easily among the young children
B. will not affect adults
C. didn’t happen in China
D. starts from villages
5.__________ can help us to keep away from the hand-foot-mouth disease.
A. Passing on the virus
B. Taking children to the child-care center
C. Keeping your hands clean
D. Not going to public places
You go to a store. You see many new things. You know about them before you get to the store. How do you know? You saw these things on TV. You learned about them through advertising.
People have been advertising for thousands of years. Long ago, men called “criers” walked up and down the street. They shouted about things that were being sold.
Later, people met at one place. This place was a market. Some people came to sell. Other people came to buy. But only those people who were at the market knew what was being sold.
When people learned about printing, things changed. Soon there were newspapers. Many people read the newspapers. They saw many ads in the papers. Later, more people saw and listened to the ads on TV. Are the people who sell to us “criers”?
1.When you go to a store, you see ______.
A. singers B. advertisement
C. many new things D. TV
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. We go to the store to read the newspaper.
B. We go to the store to buy things we hear about.
C. We go to the store to look at the ads on TV.
D. We go to the store to know other people.
3. People have been advertising for _____.
A. thousands of years
B. hundreds of years
C. one thousand years
D. one hundred years
4. Later people could find the ads _____.
A. on TV B. in the newspapers
C. everywhere D. both A and B
5.The main idea of the whole story is ______.
A. people advertise to sell things
B. people cried when they had to advertise
C. people went to the market
D. people never advertise
Kid Power in Action!
Kids wanted a Chicken Soup book of their own, so here it is! Children Soup for the Kid’s Soul is for kids ages nine through thirteen, and it’s “all that!”
Sometimes you feel like life is a complete blast(冲击), from scoring the winning goal to hanging out with your friends. Yet other times, life is too difficult: You seem to see violence(暴力) everywhere you turn, more parents are getting divorced(离婚), your best friend moves away, or you feel like you don’t fit in.
Now there is a place to find answers and encouragement and to help you realize that your dreams really can come true.
With funny stories about friendship and family, and serious stories about brave kids and difficult choices, this book will make you laugh, cry, think, and feel good about yourself.
Ever since the first Chicken Soup for the Soul was published in June 1993, we have been getting requests(请求) from kids all over the world asking for a Chicken Soup book just for them. So here it is, the first full-length Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul, written by kids and by grown-ups who haven’t forgotten what it’s like to be a kid.
We would like to know how the stories in the book will affect you and which ones are your favorites, please write to us and let us know. We also invite you to send us any stories that you would like us to consider for the second book: Helping of Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul. You may send stories and poems that you have written, or ones that you have read and liked.
For more information, you can visit the Chicken Soup for the Soul site on American Online at keyword: chickensoul .
1. Choose the proper answer according to the passage.
A. This book is written to help parents who get divorced.
B. Only people aged from thirteen to nineteen will get help from this book.
C. This book was specially written for kids ages nine through thirteen.
D. Other people are not allowed to read it.
2.How many years has the first book come out?
A. exactly 10 years B. nearly 15 years
C. over 16years D. less than 13 years
3. What problems might the kids meet with in their life according to the passage?
A. Your best friend moves away
B. Your schoolwork is too heavy
C. You fail in the exams
D. Your parents don’t buy you birthday presents
4.The first book was written by _____.
A. Kids
B. Grown-ups
C. An English woman
D. Both kids and Grown-ups
5.If you want to know more information about the second book, please ______.
A. Come to our office B. Call us
C. Get on American Online D. Write to us
完形填空
There was once a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace，Many artists ．The king looked at all the pictures．But there were only two he really liked，and he had to choose them．
There was a calm lake in one picture．The lake was a perfect mirror and peaceful towering(高 大的)mountains were all around it．Overhead was a blue with light white clouds All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace．
The other picture had mountains，too．But they were bare(光秃秃的)and had rough rocks．
Above was a(n) sky，from Which rain and in which lightning flashed．Down the side of the mountain a waterfall fell quickly．This did not look peaceful ．
But when the king looked ，he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush in a crack (裂缝)in the rock．In the bush a mother bird had built her nest．There，in the middle of the rush of
angry water，sat the mother bird on her nest—in perfect peace．
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture．Do you know ?
‘‘Because，’’explained the king，‘‘peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise，trouble，or hard work，Peace to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart．That is the real meaning of peace．”
1.A．tried B．attended C．joined D．entered
2.A．in B．between C．of D．among
3.A．1ake B．river C．sky D．ocean
4.A．blue B．clear C．angry D．calm
5.A．dropped B．jumped C．fell D．ran
6.A.for all B．at all C．after all D．above all
7.A．deeply B．closely C．completely D．fully
8.A．1iving B．1ying C．standing D．growing
9.A．how B．why C．when D．where
10.A．suggests B．shows C．means D．Indicates
---Could you please tell me ________ the History Museum?
---The day after tomorrow, I think.
A. when will you visit B. when you will visit
C. when would you visit D. when you would visit
