The willful blindness in hockey toward concussions (头部撞击) has dropped. Hockey Canada has followed the lead of USA Hockey in preventing bodychecking (身体拦截) below age 13. A bad head injury of Sidney Crosby, the hockey's greatest star, opened the eyes of hockey people everywhere. This country's children have been facing similar danger at early ages, and Hockey Canada had to deal with a deep worry in the minds of Canadians to make the rule change. The liking for bodychecking from an early age is part of what makes Canadian hockey what it is.
The change in rules should be taken as a chance to draw special attention to skill development in an environment free of danger. It may also control the loss of thousands of young players who don't enjoy that environment.
For years, many Canadian hockey parents and coaches have insisted that bodychecking at early ages is necessary to ensure that players can do it safely at older ages. True or not, there may be a safer way to teach hitting than to make younger players pay a price for it in head injuries. When USA Hockey changed its rules for the 2011-2012 season, it also created bodychecking-education programs that will be mandatory(强制的) for all coaches, including those teaching players in the pre-checking ages. And it began to encourage more "touch" - without real bodychecking - from 9 t0 12. It also made the rules for 13 and up stricter. The USA is trying to show that it's possible to teach hockey protective skills without putting11 and 12-year-olds in greater danger. It's worth the try.
Hockey Canada has taken serious steps to do away with hits on the head. However, it's hard to change a sports culture so connected with who we are as a country. Too often, bodychecking has been used to try to separate a player from his head rather than from the ball. Children were paying a price for this country's love of the game.
There are always changes in Canada's game, and the change in the bodychecking age sends the clearest message yet to coaches and parents that player safety is paramount(至上的) in the game.We can tell that the problem of bodychecking in Canada____________.
| A．is controlled strictly |
| B．is taken more seriously now |
| C．is caused by players' carelessness |
| D．is connected with players' interest |
What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 2?
| A．The safe ways of controlling the loss. |
| B．The steps of drawing special attention. |
| C．The possible results of changing the rules. |
| D．The methods of improving the environment. |
What can we learn from the passage?
A. The USA found a safer way to teach bodychecking.
B. Bodychecking-education programs in the USA are successful.
C. Bodychecking is a good way to value players' skills in the USA.
D. The USA has tried to create an environment of less bodychecking.What is probably the best title' for this passage?
| A．Which is more important? |
| B．How do we change the rules? |
| C．Why is hockey a dangerous game? |
| D．When should bodychecking be prevented? |
A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew．
One day， his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it． The farmer was pleased with the gift， but when he got home， he did not know where to plant it．
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road， strangers would steal the fruit． If he planted the tree in one of his fields， his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples． If he planted the tree near his house， his children would take the fruit．
Finally he planted the tree in his woods （树林） where no one could see it． But without sunlight and good soil， the tree soon died．
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place． "What's the difference？" the farmer said angrily．"If I had planted the tree near the road， strangers would have stolen the fruit． If I had planted the tree in one of my fields， my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples． If I had planted it near my house， my own children would have taken the fruit．"
"Yes，" said the friend， "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit． Now you not only have robbed （抢夺） everyone of the fruit， but also you have destroyed （摧毁） a good apple tree!"
（1）What did the farmer's friend give him one day？
A． An apple．
B． Some apples．
C． A young tree．
D． Some young trees．
（2）Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field？
A． He thought strangers would steal the fruit．
B． He thought the tree would die．
C． He thought his children would take the fruit．
D． He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit．
（3）Where did the farmer plant the young tree？
A． Near the road．
B． In his field．
C． In his woods．
D． Near the house．
（4）Why did the young tree die in the end？
A． Strangers pulled out the tree．
B． His neighbors cut down the tree．
C． His children broke the tree．
D． There was less sunlight and poor soil．
（5）What does the story tell us？
A． We should care about others' feelings．
B． We should learn to share beautiful things．
C． The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up．
D． The young tree can grow up one day．
Chinese has been added to the graduation exam list by Sophie Scholl， an Italian high school and 29 students will take the test this year． This high school is mainly about language in northeastern Italy． It has become the first school in the country to list Chinese as a graduation exam subject． The Chinese course has been taught at this Italian school for 5 years， and 145 of its 910 students have chosen to study Chinese． Maria， director of the school， said Chinese will become a global （全球的） language in the future and they set up the course because many students had asked for it． "There were only a few schools in Italy which provided Chinese courses then， but now， Chinese courses have become an important part of our teaching plan，" she said．
Robert is a student in this school． He is going to take the Chinese test this year． He said that Speaking Chinese is not so difficult， it was difficult for them to understand the same word in different sentences and read Chinese poets， but writing Chinese characters （汉字） is the most difficult part of learning the language． "Although learning Chinese is difficult for Italian students， when considering looking for better jobs abroad， China must be my top choice，" he said．
（1）How many students will take the Chinese test this year according to the text？
A． 5．
B． 29．
C．145．
D．910．
（2）Why have many Italian students chosen to study Chinese？
A． They think Chinese will become a global language in the future．
B． Learning Chinese is easy for Italian．
C． They want to travel to China．
D． Think they can find good jobs only in China．
（3）What is the most difficult thing for Italian students to study Chinese？
A． Speaking Chinese．
B． Reading Chinese poets．
C． Understanding the same word in different sentences．
D． Writing Chinese characters．
（4）Which of the following is not true according to the text？
A． Sophie Scholl is a high school mainly about Chinese．
B． Sophie Scholl has become Italy's first school to list Chinese as a graduation exam subject．
C． Chinese courses have become an important part of their teaching plan．
D． There were only a few schools in Italy which provided Chinese courses then．
Liao Yifeng， a police officer， working in a small village in Wuhan， is a "father" to thirty nine "left﹣behind" children， whose parents are working far away from home and seldom spent time with them．
Wang Tianle， an eight﹣year﹣old boy， was the first to call Liao "Dad"． Wang's parents divorced when he was only six months old． He never saw his mother again and his father later disappeared after getting into debt． When Liao learned that the boy couldn't even afford the 100 yuan monthly school living fees， ① ， bring 100 yuan．
During last year's Mid﹣Autumn Festival， Liao carried a kilo of meat and pig's feet to his home． After dinner， the boy put his arm around Liao's neck and asked sweetly， "Uncle Liao， can I call you daddy？" Liao was deeply moved， ② ．
With a two﹣year﹣old son of his own， Liao said he knew how important a father's love was to a child．
In Wang Tianle's school， there are 407 left﹣behind children． With the help of teachers， Liao knows clearly each child's home conditions and pays more attention to the 39 children whose families are the poorest．
Liao has built a special room named "family love room" in the police station， where Liao helped these left﹣behind children with their homework and taught them about safety in his spare time．
Moreover， a computer in the "family love room" play an indispensable role because it offers a precious opportunity for Liao to help children whose parents are working far way to chat with them online．
（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项，使文章通顺、连贯、合理．
A． and he made up his min to be a good "father"
B． he felt upset and began going to his home every month
C． but he didn't know what to do
① ②
（2）Where can we find the article like this？ ．
A． In a guidebook．
B． In science magazines．
C． In an instruction book．
D． In newspapers．
（3）请将文中划线部分"Liao has built a special room named ‘family love room' in the police station．"译成汉语．
（4）Mark T（true） or F（false） according to the passage．
Thanks Liao's help， parents can communicate with their children．
（5）请用至少两个英文形容词来评价 "Liao Yifeng"．
In the 1950s， a female swimming athlete set a goal for herself． She decided to swim across the English Channel before she retired． If she could make it， she would be the first person in the world who did it．
On that day， she jumped into the sea without any hesitation and swam towards the opposite bank．
In the journey， she faced heavy fog， heavy rain， and heavy waves．Though she was very tired， she carried on swimming．
But in the end， she gave up． And what she didn't know at the moment she gave up was that the opposite bank was only one mile away．
Later people asked her about the reason， and she said， "the reason why I gave up is that I could not see the destination which I was so close to．"
Too many success stories have been lecturing us about courage and persistence（坚持）． But they never told us where to find courage and persistence．
You can have courage only when you know where your goal is． You can manage to persist only when you know where your goal is， and prepare yourself well mentally（心理上）．
Courage and persistence never fall from the sky． They come from weighing between input and output．
A life without goals is like a ship without a compass． It goes nowhere． There is no courage or persistence in a life without goal．
（1）In paragraph 1， the underlined word "it" refers to ．
A． being retired
B． swimming across the English Channel
C． swimming towards the bank
D． setting a goal
（2） is not mentioned in the passage？
A． Fog
B． Waves
C． Rain
D． Wind
（3）The underlined word "weighing" in paragraph 8 probably means ．
A． 权衡
B． 有……重
C． 称重量
D． 有分量
（4）Why did the athlete give up？ Because ．
A． the bank was only one mile away
B． she was too tired
C． she didn't have courage at first
D． she thought her destination was far away
（5）What can be inferred（推论） from the last sentence of the passage？
A． If you have courage and persistence， you have goals．
B． Even if you have no goals， you have courage to persist．
C． There is no courage of persistence unless you know your goals．
D． Between input and output， you must find courage and persistence．
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There is a town near Suzhou． It is very interesting and beautiful． This is Luxiang， an old town Luxiang was built in the Southern Song Dynasty（1127﹣1279）． There were many famous people living in the town at that time． There are around 30 old buildings of Ming and Qing（1644﹣1912）dynasties now． People live a simple life． Six Lanes（巷） in the town go to Taihu lake． Luxiang looks more beautiful in spring， with many tea trees and fruit gardens． This place is famous for the tea called Biluochun． |
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The Egyptian pyramids were built around 2560 B．C．The largest of them is the great pyramid of Khufu． The king， Khufu ， built it as his tomb． The Great Pyramid was considered a unique building in the 19th century A．D． At that time， it was still the tallest in the world． According to scientific research， Khufu ordered his men to build it stone by stone． The biggest stone was 15 tons， and each stone was fixed so well． The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters high． At that time， there were no modern machines or equipment， so how did the ancient Egyptians build it？ To this day， it is still a mystery． |
（1）Many famous people were living in Luxiang ．
A． from 1127 to 1279
B． from 1644 to 1912
C． from 1127 to 1644
D． from 1279 to 1912
（2）Luxiang is famous for ．
A． fruit gardens
B． tea trees
C．Biluochun
D． six lanes
（3）In order to build his tomb， the king Khufu built ．
A．the ancient pyramids
B． the Egyptian pyramids
C．the Great Pyramid
D．the mysterious pyramid
（4）Building the great pyramid， is still a mystery now， because ．
A． each stone was fixed well
B． there were no modern machines or equipment then
C． it was made of stone
D． it was the tallest building in the world
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． Each stone of the Great Pyramid is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters wide．
B． Luxiang is far away from Suzhou．
C． Luxiang looks more beautiful except spring．
D． In the 19th century A．D， the Great Pyramid was special and unusual．
