Dear Basketball
From the right moment
I was crazy about you.
A love so deep I gave you my all —
From my mind & body
To my spi rit & soul(灵魂).
As a six-year-old boy
Deeply in love with you
I never saw the end of the tunnel.
I only saw myself
Running out of one.
And so I ran.
I ran up and down every playground
I gave you my heart
Because it came with so much more.
I played through the sweat(汗水) and hurt
Not because challenge(挑战) called me
But because YOU called me.
I did everything for YOU.
You gave a six-year-old boy his dream
And I’ll always love you for it.
Love you always.
……
1.What was the writer crazy about?
A. A playboy. B. Running.
C. Basketball. D. Playground.
2.From the excerpts(节选) of the poem, we can learn ____________.
A. The writer began to practise a lot for his dream when he was a little boy
B. Challenge called the writer to do everything for it
C. The writer loved running when he was six
D. The writer loved his father from his mind and body
完形填空
Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. However, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but when he was _______ and ill.
My father was once a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _______ all that away. Now he cannot walk any m ore, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day, even talking is _______ . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about life, and I told them about one thing I believe in. I said that we must very often give things up as we grow—our youth, our beau ty, our friends—but it always needs that after we give something up, we get something new in its place. Then suddenly my father _______ up. He said, “But, Peter. I gave up _______ ! What did I get?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. _______ , he answered his own question. “I _______ the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters, and saw them crying, along with hope and thankfulness. I was also moved by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I would remember his words and become_______ . He could replace his great sadness with a feeling of love for others, then I should be_______ to give up my small anger. In this way, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I _______ what other things I could learn from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, I am thankful for this gift.
1.A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow
2.A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
3.A. impossible B. difficult C. helpless D. hopeless
4.A. spoke B. turned C. got D. opened
5.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
6.A. Surprisingly B. Excitedly C. Naturally D. Certainly
7.A. made B. accepted C. got D. enjoyed
8.A. quiet B. calm C. sad D. happy
9.A. ready B. difficult C. free D. able
10.A. learn B. wonder C. know D. guess
— Sorry! We lose again.
— Come on, guys. _______
A. Not at all. B. You’re welcome.
C. Sorry to hear that. D. Let’s forget it!
— Dad, I can’t stay with Leo any more. He is such a big mouth!
— _______ you are with him, _______ you will like him, dear.
A. The more; the longer
B. The better; the more
C. The less; the better
D. The longer; the better
There is no way he can make a _______ when he leaves school now, I think.
A. alive B. living C. live D. lives
The world _______ not be ready for me, but ready or not, I am here now.
A. may B. need C. should D. must
