When thirty-two-year-old tennis player Andre Agassi made to the final of the U.S. Clay Court Championship in April 2003, he set a new world record: he became the oldest player ever to be number one in the world’s tennis rankings. It was one of the greatest achievements in Agassi’s long and successful career.
Andre Agassi turned professional in 1986 at the age of sixteen. His career soon took off, and in 1990, Agassi was famous around the world, though never having won an important tennis championship. Many people thought he was famous more for his long blond hair and colorful tennis shirts than for his tennis skills. They wondered if he could really win an important tournament.
In 1992, Agassi proved these people wrong by winning one of the greatest prizes in world tennis—the Wimbledon singles final. His first attempt to win this tournament had been in 1987, but he lost his opening game. He then refused to take part in Wimbledon for the next three years. He said his reason for not playing was that the officials refused to allow him to wear his colorful shirts, but some people said it was because he was afraid to lose.
After several more championship victories, Agassi’s luck began to run out. By 1997, the year of his marriage to a movie actress--- Brooke Shields, Agassi’s ranking had dropped to 141st in the world. Many people thought his career was over.
Agassi and Shields divorced two years later, and Agassi made a comeback with a new trainer, a new hairstyle, and new determination. In 1999, he won both the French Open and the U.S. Open and ended the year back as the world’s number one. By 2003, he had earned more than $27 million in prize money, making him one of the most successful tennis players of all times.What is the best title of this passage?
| A．An Amazing Career | B．The World’s Oldest Tennis Player |
| C．Agassi’s life | D．Great Championship Matches |
How old was Agassi when he won his first championship?
| A．sixteen | B．twenty | C．twenty-two | D．thirty-two |
Who are “these people” in “Agassi proved these people wrong…”?
| A．people who beat Agassi in tennis matches |
| B．people who thought Agassi could not win a championship |
| C．Brooke Shields and other movie actresses |
| D．other ranked tennis players |
Which statement is right about Agassi?
| A．He was always lucky to win the championship. |
| B．He was the youngest player ever to be number one in the world’s tennis rankings. |
| C．He took part in Wimbledon in 1987. |
| D．His wife is a dancer. |
Which of these did NOT happen to Agassi in 1999?
| A．He got divorced. | B．He won the French Open. |
| C．He changed his hairstyle. | D．He won $27 million. |
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A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.
As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?
| A．Because the doctor in the village had been unable to save him. |
| B．Because he had a fever. |
| C．Because he suffered from a pain in the head. |
| D．Because the pain didn’t seem to get better. |
How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?
| A．Four. | B．Three. | C．One. | D．Two. |
Where did the doctor check the farmer?
| A．In the village. | B．On the farm. | C．At the doctor’s. | D．In the city. |
What did the farmer give the doctor?
| A．Some medicine. | B．Nothing. | C．Smile. | D．A pound. |
The doctor asked the farmer _______.
| A．something new about his illness | B．to go on taking the same medicine |
| C．to come again | D．to give him some more pounds |
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One cold winter morning, an old woman had to go to see her doctor. When she walked into the doctor’s office, she told him that her right leg hurt and sometimes she could not walk. She asked him what was wrong. She told him that she had never had such a feeling（感觉）before.
The doctor checked（检查）the old woman carefully, then he said, “You’re in good health for a woman of your age. I think the trouble in your right leg is just a matter of old age catching up with you. We get all kinds of illness（疾病）as we get older. The trouble will almost certainly end in spring.”
“I don’t think so, doctor！” she said. “My left leg is well, and it’s the same age as my right one.”When did this story happen（发生）?
| A．One cool autumn morning. | B．One cold spring morning. |
| C．One cold winter morning. | D．One hot summer afternoon. |
What was wrong with the old woman?
| A．She ate little food every day. | B．One of her legs hurt. |
| C．Her hands were both hurt. | D．Her head hurt badly. |
The doctor said when next spring comes, the old woman ____.
| A．will die | B．will feel better | C．should come back | D．will hurt her left leg |
What did the doctor think of the woman?
| A．She was young enough | B．She was not ill |
| C．She got all kinds of illnesses | D．She must do a lot of exercise in spring |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The doctor and the woman were the same age. |
| B．The woman’s right leg was longer than her left one. |
| C．The woman’s trouble didn’t come in spring. |
| D．The woman caught a train to see the doctor. |
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Lily: Hello！ This is Lily speaking. Is that Kate?
Kate: Yes, it is. Hi！ Lily！
Lily: Hi！ There’s a meeting this afternoon in our classroom. Can you come, Kate?
Kate: I’m afraid I can’t. My mother isn’t feeling well today. I must help her with the housework and look after my little brother.
Lily: I’m sorry to hear that. But it doesn’t matter. I think you’d better stay at home.
Kate: Thank you. By the way, what’s the meeting about?
Lily: it’s about the basketball game. We’re going to play against（对抗）Class Three.
Kate: That’s great！
Lily: I got a letter from Uncle Wu yesterday. And a color photo, too.
Kate: Er… but who’s Uncle Wu?
Lily: A farmer on the Jinxing Farm. Don’t you remember?
Kate: Oh, yes. He was very friendly to us when we worked there last September.
Lily: it’s a very nice photo. We’re carrying rice in the photo.
Kate: Please bring it to school tomorrow morning.
Lily: OK！ Bye！
Kate: Bye！Kate can’t go to the meeting because ____.
| A．she isn’t feeling well | B．she has a lot of homework to do |
| C．her mother isn’t at home | D．her mother is ill |
The meeting is about ____.
| A．a color photo | B．the football game | C．Uncle Wu | D．the basketball game |
Uncle Wu is a ____.
A. worker B. doctor C. farmer D. teacher
4.Kate and Lily went to the Jinxing Farm to help with ____.
A. picking apples B. summer harvest C. growing vegetables D. autumn harvest Kate and Lily went to the Jinxing Farm to help with ____.
| A．picking apples | B．summer harvest | C．growing vegetables | D．autumn harvest |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The photo is black and white. | B．Kate and Lily aren’t in Class Three. |
| C．Kate’s little brother is ill | D．Uncle Wu is a bad man. |
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Yao Ming, the center of the Chinese National Men’s Basketball Team, served the Houston Rockets in 2002 in NBA. The 2.26m, 120kg center became the first player to come from a foreign team.
Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother was a center and captain(队长) of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father played basketball, too.
Yao Ming is widely known in China. He came to be a very important basketball player in CBA. It’s short for China Basketball Association(联赛). During the 2000-2001 season, he got 27.1 scores(得分) for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match.
Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in October, 2002. He said this was a new start in his basketball life. He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself.
Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton said，“Yao Ming has the potential(潜力), the capability(能力) of changing the future of basketball.”The Houston Rocket is the name of a ____ team.
| A．table tennis | B．volleyball |
| C．basketball | D．golf |
Both Yao Ming’s father and mother were ____.
| A．football players |
| B．basketball players |
| C．the centers of the Chinese National Team |
| D．the c aptains of the Chinese National Team |
Yao Ming ____ in CBA during the 2000-2001 season.
| A．does well | B．is good |
| C．was good | D．did well |
Yao Ming ____ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.
| A．did his best to join |
| B．was well known in |
| C．became a member(成员)of |
| D．liked |
Sport analyst Bill Walton thought Yao Ming was able to ____.
| A．learn from the NBA |
| B．change the future of basketball |
| C．improve himself |
| D．became the captain of the Houston Rockets |
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Football is, I suppose, the most popular game in England. In some important matches, you can see the rich and the poor, the young and the old all there, shouting and cheering for one side or the other.
One of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He has photographs of them and knows the results of a large number of matches. He will tell you who he expects(预料) to win such and such a match(诸如此类的比赛).
The schools arrange(安排) games and matches for their pupils. Football is a good game. It is good exercise for our body. It needs skills(技能) and wisdom(智慧) and it is popular and cheap. As a result, it is the school’s favorite game in winter.
根据短文内容判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。Many people in England like football.
It is the strangest thing in England about football that people shout and cheer for oneside or the other.
The reason why the schools arrange football games for pupils in England is that it’s very interesting.
Even the smallest boy seems to have a great knowledge of football.
Football is a good game, but it is not cheap.