February 4, 2012 saw the take-off of a new rising NBA star-Jeremy Lin.
Among professional basketball players, Jeremy Lin's background is not typical. He graduated from Harvard University, which sends few players to the NBA, and he is the only Chinese-American NBA player. But when you watch him on the court, there is no doubt that he belongs there. He moves with speed and grace that demonstrate years of faithful practice, which is fueled by a love for basketball.
Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan. When Lin's father moved to U.S., his interest in the sport only grew and he passed on this love of basketball to his son, introducing him to the game at the age of five. The young Lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for fun.
In high school, Lin dreamed of playing in the NBA. When he applied for college, he was not offered a single sports scholarship. However, after his admission to Harvard, he was offered a place on its college basketball team.
During Lin's time at Harvard, his basketball career began to speed up. He scored 1,482 points, making him one of the highest scorers in Ivy League history.
When he graduated, no professional teams offered Lin a contract, but he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League. He played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the Golden State Warriors.
At first，playing in professional games filled Lin with excitement. He treasured opportunities to meet players he had been watching on TV for years. But slowly, the excitement wore off and was replaced by anxiety. In a few very difficult months, he was cut by two teams before the New York Knicks picked him up.
But he had the courage and determination to stick to his dream, so he put himself into hard training to get ready for his opportunity to come. Then his moment arrived on February 4, 2012，on which his excellent performance made him famous overnight. After that, he led the Knicks to their fifth straight victory.
The Associated Press called Lin "the most surprising story in the NBA". Knicks fans developed the nickname for him "Linsanity" (林发疯). Time magazine released its 2012 list of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World", Jeremy Lin included.
No doubt, Lin fever is continuing to spread if you haven't already caught "Linsanity", get ready.
1.Which of the following elements is of little help in Lin's success?
A．his father's influence
B．his devotion to basketball
C．his years of hard work
D．his graduation from Harvard University
2.What does the underlined phrase "wore off" in the seventh paragraph probably mean?
A．arose B．disappeared
C．grew D．remained
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Before Lin there was no Chinese-American NBA players.
B. Lin learned to play basketball when he was eight.
C. Lin was excited for professional games and did a good job at the beginning.
D. Lin is the most outstanding player in NBA.
4.Which is the right order for Lin's life?
a He made an excellent performance on Feb,4.
b He was fired by the Golden State Warriors.
c He was invited to play in the NBA Summer League.
d He graduated from Harvard University.
e He became famous overnight.
A．a, d, c, b, e
B．d, b, c, e, a
C．d, c, b, a, e
D．a, e, d, c, b
5.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. NBA prefers graduates from Harvard University.
B. Lin got an easy entry into NBA.
C. Lin didn't show his basketball talents in Harvard University.
D. Lin didn't have a smooth road in NBA.
One day，when 12-year-old Sean Redden went to a popular chat room on the Internet, he saw the name of someone he’d never seen there before, Susan Hicks. Her message was “ Would someone help me? I can’t breathe. Help me! I can’t feel my left side.”
At first, Sean thought it was a bad joke and he told his mother Sharon Redden. But she asked, “ It’s not just some game, is it?
The message was not a joke. “ Susan Hicks” was actually 20-year-old Taija Laitinen, a student working late at night at a college library near Helsinki, Finland---almost 7,000 miles away from Sean’s home in Texas. While searching the Internet, she began to feel terrible pain all through her body. The library was empty and the nearest phone was outside in the hallway. She couldn’t move that far because any movement caused the pain to get worse. Then as the pain became worse, she began typing her message for help in the chat room.
“I don’t think it’s a joke, mom,” Sean said. He typed, “ Where are you? The letters appeared, “Finland.” Sean and Sharon couldn’t believe it. Not knowing what else to do, Sharon called the local police and explained the situation to officer Amy Schmidt. Schmidt told Sharon to try to get the sick girl’s phone number and address.
Meanwhile, the Texas police called the international telephone operator and asked to be connected to the proper agency(机构) in Finland. The Texas police explained the situation and gave Susan’s address to the Finnish operator. When Sean heard that, he typed, “Help is on the way.”
In the few minutes, the library door opened. Doctors and three policemen ran in. Taija turned once more to the computer, “ They are here. Thanks. Bye-bye.”
1.At first when receiving the message for help, Sean__________.
A. didn’t believe it B. took no notice of it
C. called the police at once D. had a joke with the person
2. What was the problem with the person who asked for help?
A. She lost her phone.
B. She couldn’t finish her work
C. She was locked in the library.
D. She felt pain and couldn’t move.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. The policeman Sean’s mother called was in Finland.
B. Susan Hicks was a friend of Taija Laitinen.
C. Sean and his mother offered help in time.
D. Sean had seen Taija Laitinen before.
4. 4.What does the underlined phrase “ on the way.” refer to?
A. There is a way B. to be arriving soon
C. have a long way to arrive D. to have almost finished
5. 5.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Help yourself B. A helping hand
C. Help is on the way D. Help on the Internet
假设你是新华中学的李华。下周六是外教Mr. Smith的生日，你们班同学准备给他举办一个生日晚会。请给外教写一封邀请函，内容包含以下要点：
1．感谢Mr. Smith对你们英语学习的帮助；
2．说明晚会的内容。（时间：下午六点；地点：本班教室。学生们会准备蛋糕、各种中国特色食品等。同学们还将表演节目。）
要求：1．不要逐条翻译，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2．词数100左右。
请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear John,
How’s everything? We haven’t seen each other for long. I’m very exciting to receive an e-mail from you. I’m glad you have made so great progress that you can write your e-mail with good Chinese. I read your e-mail to my parent and showed them the photos you’d sent to me. What time flies! Our friendship lasted for several months. We have got to know and learned a lot of from each other. Yes, it’s obviously that the life in Australia is quite different from one in China. I’m looking forward to hear from you soon and I hope you will come to China in the near future.
Best wishes to you!
Yours,
Zhang Yang
When I was 14, I decided to make some pocket money by 1. (help) Mr. Miller cut the grass in his garden. I worked hard because that was my first part-time job. After working for one week, Mr. Miller said that he had no money for me. That surprised me 2. (great). I argued with him, and then I went back home in anger.
My parents told me not to be angry 【小题3 Mr. Miller because 3. was in difficulties. Then my mother called up Mr. Miller and they talked about something on 4. phone. A few days later, my mother asked me to return to Mr. Miller’s garden because he was too weak 5. (look) after it.
When I came back, Mr. Miller said, “Sorry, I’ve no money, 6. I can do something for you.” He played a CD for me. Hearing the beautiful music, I was so interested in it 7. I forgot the money and did the work with pleasure. At last, Mr. Miller gave me a ticket to a concert.
After that, I became very fond of music. Now I’m one of the most popular 8. (sing) in our country. I can never 9. Mr. Miller too much.
I remember as a smart child when we met with either family or friends. Someone would come up and mention my high “ ” and ask, “What are you going to be when you ?”
Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero. it was a fireman, artist…As I grew older my dreams of the future . When I was in college, I was asked, “What will you major in?” Another question was to find out what I would be when I “grew up”.
By then I had set about becoming a programmer. So I studied and prepared for that. I was studying software full-time for much of my life. I am that I could realize my dream that affords me the opportunity to have a positive on someone’s life. However, for many, there is a “ ” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the mental state to attain our . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, a friend or a co-worker, the greatest thief is just ourselves.
We find ourselves just about the aim, and this “small” voice inside says, “You’ll never .” “Very few have ever done this successfully.’ And on and on the “small” voice some kind of failure.
Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are . It is one of the most important we have, because it teaches us lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for , which is probably just around the corner.
There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance(毅力), it will come. So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone steal it from you. You can do anything you want to do, so don’t .
1.A．attitude B．resolution C．intelligence D．quality
2.A．get up B．pick up C．set up D．grow up
3.A．Before B．Later C．Recently D．Instead
4.A．kept B．formed C．changed D．continued
5.A．imagined B．designed C．supposed D．guessed
6.A．car B．computer C．radio D．satellite
7.A．satisfied B．surprised C．tied D．devoted
8.A．purpose B．resource C．instruction D．influence
9.A．partner B．thief C．writer D．worker
10.A．same B．exact C．stubborn D．necessary
11.A．results B．disasters C．promises D．goals
12.A．but B．so C．while D．because
13.A．leaving B．reaching C．selecting D．removing
14.A．lose B．fail C．succeed D．beat
15.A．fears B．predicts C．hears D．reports
16.A．achieved B．survived C．admitted D．replaced
17.A．cases B．methods C．steps D．tools
18.A．hopeless B．logical C．valuable D．technological
19.A．failure B．reality C．success D．responsibility
20.A．take apart B．care about C．suffer from D．give up
