Handball(手球)is a hugely popular sport in Europe and Asia, and it is one of the fastest and most exciting sports in the world．It combines basketball and soccer with the attracting saves of water polo．
Handball is played on an indoor court(the size of two basketball courts)and there are goals at each end．There are twelve players on each team，two goal keepers and ten field players，but there is a maximum of one goalkeeper and six field players from each team allowed on the court at any one time．The idea is simple：score more goals than the other team．
The ball is made of leather or synthetic material and it must be round．The surface must not be shiny or slippery．The size and weight of the ball varies for male and female teams，and adult and junior teams．
Handball has the same free-ranging play as basketball，with all players except the goalkeeper constantly moving from attack to defence．The goalkeeper uses hands, feet，head and body to keep out the other team’s shots．The origins of handball are unclear．Many people believe that it developed as a training game for soccer，to be played in the off season，or when it snowing．Now，in countries where handball is popular，players can earn large sums of money，and indoor stadiums seating over ten thousand people sell out regularly．Handball has been played at the Olympics since 1972．
1.The passage states that handball was most probably developed__________．
A．as a replacement for basketball
B．by supporters of water polo
C．as a training game
D．for the 1972 Olympics
2.The statement，“The idea is simple”，emphasizes that in handball the _____ ．
A . game has only one purpose
B．court is clearly marked
C．players can change positions
D．goalkeeper is the last defense
3.It is clear that the writer believes the sport of handball __________.
A．is more popular for men than for women
B. is great fun for the audience
C．requires an unusually shaped ball
D．should only be played in winter
4.In which order does the information appear in the passage?
a．type of ball b．court size
c．beginning of the sport d．team members
A. c—a—b—d B．b—a—d—c
C．c—d—a—b D．b—d—a—c
Helen Thayer，one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century，loves challenges. She says，"I like to see what's on the other side of the hill." She has gone almost everywhere to do that.
In 1988，at the age of 50，she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. She pulled her own sled (雪橇) piled with 160 pounds of supplies，and during her trip no one brought her fresh supplies. Accompanied (陪伴) only by her dog Charlie，she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears. In fact，Charlie saved her life when one of them attacked her. Near the end of her trip，a forceful wind blew away the majority of her supplies. The last week of the trip，she survived on a handful of nuts and a little water each day.
Helen goes to challenging places not only for adventure，but also for education. Before her Arctic journey，she started a website called Adventure Classroom. On the site，she shares her adventures in order to motivate (激发) students. She explains，"Although kids often see the world in a negative way，without hope for their future，we work to inspire them to set goals，plan for success and never give up..."
Helen grew up in New Zealand. Her parents were athletes and mountain climbers. Following her parents' example，she climbed her first mountain at 9. Later，she climbed the highest mountains in North and South America，the former USSR and New Zealand.
In 1996，she took on another challenge--the Sahara Desert. She and her husband，Bill，walked 2,400 miles across it！In 2001，she and Bill traveled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. They hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas this year.
Helen plans to continue taking trips. She'll use her explorations，writing，photography and environmental work to create programs for her Adventure Classroom website. She wants to inspire her students never to stop facing challenges!
1.We learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A. Helen Thayer is the first person to reach the North Pole
B. Helen Thayer ate nothing during the last week of her trip
C. Charlie prevented Helen being attacked by polar bears
D. Helen Thayer traveled to the North Pole together with her husband
2.Why does Helen travel to different places worldwide?
A. For education. B. For fun.
C. For money. D. For fame.
3.Which is the best title for the text?
A. The Woman Who Loves Adventure B. A Famous Woman
C. A Woman Mountain Climber D. The Owner of Adventure Classroom
4.Which of the following places has Helen not visited yet?
A. The North Pole B. The Sahara Desert
C. The Gobi Desert D. Sichuan and Tibet
As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of , the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a cup of coffee. The taste is still so in my memories.
A thought hit me, "I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?"
I pinched（掐）myself, ouch... that hurt, which meant I was not . I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES.
I was relaxed somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a that my mom prepared it for me. The whole reminded me of mom and I her at that moment.
On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my meal. I could not any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer the food mom cooked.
This very thought tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call.
The first thing she asked was, "Is everything all right?" I was . And I thought, "How the time has ."
When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in .
Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is who have changed.
1.A. drink B. find C. prepare D. cook
2.A. home B. comfort C. warmth D. kitchen
3.A. smelling B. cooking C. steaming D. pouring
4.A. deep B. heavy C. fresh D. recent
5.A. funny B. possible C. realistic D. sudden
6.A. thinking B. dreaming C. working D. reacting
7.A. in place of B. in favor of C. in search of D. in case of
8.A. and B. but C. or D. so
9.A. sense B. relief C. sorrow D. belief
10.A. scene B. loss C. care D. matter
11.A. hated B. expected C. missed D. questioned
12.A. last B. every C. tasty D. complete
13.A. check B. count C. remember D. cover
14.A. pack B. finish C. imagine D. enjoy
15.A. brought B. caused C. pushed D. raised
16.A. careless B. speechless C. rootless D. homeless
17.A. influenced B. passed C. flied D. changed
18.A. never B. still C. often D. almost
19.A. peace B. surprise C. trouble D. progress
20.A. my roommate B. she C. the situation D. I
学校的校报征集英语稿件，要求以“My Favorite Invention”为标题，描述你最喜欢的一种发明。在所有的现代发明中，你最喜欢笔记本电脑(laptop)，因为它重量轻，体积小，容易携带，随处可用，学习娱乐均可。请根据以上内容写出征文。
注意：1. 根据你自己的情况可以适当增添内容。
2. 字数：100字左右。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
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Sports should help a man to learn fairness, not only in games but also in life. If two teams play 1. game, one team must lose. If a dozen 2. (team) attend an athletic competition, one team will get the most points and all the 3. eleven teams will get 4. points. If a school team comes out last, that is no loss of face. 5. that team and that school must do is to admit that it 6. (lose). The only intelligent reaction 7. defeat must be: next year we will do our best to come out on top, because from now on we will devote 8. to a stricter course of training under competent instructors.
Lessons 9. (learn) in sports can help us in our dealing with other people. But even more 10. (value) are the lessons learned in extra-curricular activities in school: in speech, dramatic and musical contests, in “house” activities, and, especially, in the student council.
