2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points (得分)in another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.
Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can undersand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yan Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yan Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.
| A．22 | B．23 | C．24 | D．26 |
Yao Ming said that _____.
| A．playing in the NBA was difficult |
| B．it was hard to watch NBA games on TV |
| C．he was an NBA star |
| D．it was boring to play basketball |
The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will ______,
| A．speak excellent English | B．bring new energy |
| C．make NBA games easy | D．face new challenge |
From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ________.
| A．will work hard for his team |
| B．made the highest score in his first NBA game |
| C．can't understand his teammates |
| D．teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself |
The passage is probably ______.
| A．an advertisement | B．a notice |
| C．a news report | D．an instruction |
Aunt Ma sees an ad(广告)in a newspaper for a nice bed in a shop. It costs 600 yuan. Aunt Ma likes it, so she goes to the shop. The shopkeeper (店主) shows one to her. Aunt Ma has a look at it and says, “There aren’t any beautiful pillows (枕头) on this bed, but there are many on the bed in your ad.”
“Yes, that is an ad,” answers the shopkeeper. “If you want a bed the same as the one in the ad, you need to pay 60 yuan more.”
Aunt Ma isn’t happy. Then she says, “That’s dishonest.”
“Well,” answers the shopkeeper. “Look, there is a girl on a bike in an ad in your newspaper too, but can you buy the bike with the girl?”How does Aunt Ma know about the bed?
| A．From an ad on TV. |
| B．From one of her friends. |
| C．From an ad in a newspaper. |
| D．From the shopkeeper. |
How much is the bed with the pillows?
| A．600 yuan. | B．660 yuan. | C．60 yuan. | D．540 yuan. |
What does “dishonest” mean?
| A．不公平的 | B．不诚实的 | C．不美观的 | D．小气的 |
What does Aunt Ma want to do?
| A．She wants to talk with the shopkeeper. |
| B．She wants to buy beautiful pillows. |
| C．She wants to buy a nice bed. |
| D．She wants to buy a bike. |
What else is in Aunt Ma’s newspaper?
| A．An ad for a bike. |
| B．An ad for some pillows. |
| C．An ad for a bed. |
| D．An ad for a girl. |
We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the tiger.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, the family don’t go to sleep to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.How many Chinese festivals are mentioned(谈到) in this passage(段)?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
We can find every Chinese year has ________ name.
| A．an animal | B．a pet | C．a family | D．a full |
How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve?
| A．They put on new clothes. |
| B．They visit their friends and relatives. |
| C．They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. |
| D．They have a big dinner and wait to welcome the New Year. |
On New Year’s Day, people say “_______” to each other when they meet
| A．Merry Christmas | B．Glad to meet you |
| C．Happy birthday to you | D．Happy New Year |
The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) is ______.
| A．Good time | B．The Spring Festival |
| C．Big Dinner | D．The Year of the tiger |
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Seven cats are good friends. They live in the same town. They always go 1 together on Saturdays. Every time one of them finds a place to go.
Today, a 2 called Mimi should find a place, but she doesn’t give 3 calls to her friends. The other cats are angry (生气). They all go to Mimi’s house and ask her, “You give us no call. 4 ?”
Mimi hears (听到) this and begins to cry. She 5 , “I will move to a new house with my father. It is in another town. I can’t go shopping with you 6 .”
Her friends hear that and talk for a long time. Then they have an idea. “Don’t 7 . We will go to that town and do the shopping 8 your new house.”
Mimi is very happy. She jumps high.
Two days later, Mimi comes to her friends and says, “I don’t need to move. My father 9 a new job here in this town.”
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What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," while love:12+15+22+5="54," and luck : 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried． You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word． See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive (积极地) attitude towards failure(失败),you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important things in a person’s life?
| A．Hard-work. | B．Knowledge. | C．Money. | D．Attitude. |
According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to _______.
| A．ask for help from others |
| B．say your prayers to God |
| C．change your attitude |
| D．try maths-solving methods (方法) |
From the passage we can learn that ______.
| A．different attitudes come from different courses of life |
| B．mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life |
| C．failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude |
| D．none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more |
Art of sushi (寿司) making Bei Restaurant at the Opposite House offers the last sushi preparation class by Max Levy, a New Orleans-born New Yorker, who learned the art of sushi making from masters in Japan. Classes are at 11:30 a.m. on Dec 2 or 5. Cost is 388 yuan per person, including materials and use of materials. 010-6410-5230 |
Festive buffet (自助餐) CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet, featuring (以……为特色) roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be matched with stuffing (填料), bread and fruit cakes, and buffet selections (选择). 010-6530-9383 |
New Year dinner party Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on New Year Eve. There will be song-and-dance performances, with famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 p.m., Jan 22, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall. 010-6601-4466 |
New Year shopping Get a gift idea at The Peninsula Beijing, where there are many offerings, or shop at The Peninsula Arcade, for fashion, jewelry (珠宝), leather and other gifts. Or try online shopping at peninsula.com. The Peninsula Boutique is open daily from 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 010-8516-2888 |
Many people are attracted (吸引) to Bei Restaurant for its _________.
| A．fruit cakes |
| B．song-and-dance performances |
| C．jewelry and leather |
| D．art of sushi making |
If you want to buy some gifts for your friends, you’d better go to _________.
| A．Beijing Minzu Hotel |
| B．Grand Millennium Beijing |
| C．The Peninsula Beijing |
| D．Bei Restaurant |
If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone ________.
| A．010-8516-2888 | B．010-6601-4466 |
| C．010-6530-9383 | D．010-6410-5230 |