In almost every big university（大学）in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances（机会）to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points（点.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their faourite team.
Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.
The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because ___________.
| A．ten yards is a long way |
| B．many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near |
| C．the playing field is very large |
| D．eleven men have to catch the ball one by one |
If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.
| A．receive six points |
| B．play eleven games in the season |
| C．are the best teams |
| D．move the ball to the end of the field |
Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?
| A．Jumping | B．Dancing | C．Crying | D．Shouting |
Microblog(微博) is used by more and more people in China. Do you know what it is? Microblog makes the people around the world to know each other better. It helps people to find the information that they need easier, also to get some information about the world they did not know before.
Many famous people are using microblog now, including singers, TV hosts and artists. Yao Chen once became the queen of microblog because her microblog has over 1.3million followers; Li Yuchun sent a microblog and got 11760 comments(评论) within 24 hours; Cai Kangyong, who is a famous TV host and famous writer in Taiwan, has 15143 more followers within 24 hours.
Why is microblog so popular? The most important reason is that it is convenient(方便的). People need not use too much time to write the articles to express their feeling. They can write at most 140 words, and then send it through computers or mobile phones onto the microblog. They can use it anytime, anywhere.
Many of my friends use microblog to share what they see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo with others. Also, they can follow their friends’ or their favorite stars’ microblogs. Microblog is very hot now!
Have you microblog today ?
根据短文内容，完成下列句子。Microblog helps people to find ___________ that they need easier.
___________ is the queen of microblog.
Microblog is so ___________ that it’s becoming more and more popular.
People send their words through ______ or mobile phones onto the microblog.
We can use a microblog to _________ what we see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo.
从方框中所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文，其中有一项是多余选项。
Pablo Picasso（毕加索） was born in Spain in 1881. His father was a painter and art teacher. __________________He won a prize — “Science and Charity” for his first important painting when he was only fifteen. He studied in several cities in Spain. But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know.
________________________
Paris was then the center of the world for artists. Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there. __________________When he was twenty-three, Picasso moved there to live .
_______________________
When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man. ____________________________
When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old.
Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌症). Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.
Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假腿). With the plastic artificial leg Jeff can ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, too. They decided to run across America.
When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 3,200 miles. Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, but for the American Cancer Society.
Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Jeff’s right leg was cut off because he had_______.
| A．TB（肺结核） | B．an accident | C．cancer | D．a serious injury |
From the passage we know that Boston is _______.
| A．in the west |
| B．half between the east and west |
| C．near Los Angeles |
| D．in the east |
It took Jeff _______ to run from Boston to Los Angeles.
| A．about four and a half months | B．over two hundred days |
| C．almost twenty-five weeks | D．less than half a year |
The underlined word “disabled” means _______.
| A．优秀的 | B．劳累的 | C．残疾的 | D．无能为力的 |
The fifth passage tells us that _______.
| A．people should give him more money |
| B．people can do anything they want to do |
| C．some disabled men will become lawyers |
| D．disabled people also can run |
| Name |
Personal Information |
| Fei Junlong |
Born in 1965 in Jiangsu, China An astronaut (宇航员) Traveled in Shenzhou VI in outer space with Nie Haisheng from October 12th to October 17th, 2005 |
| Yao Ming |
Born in Shanghai in 1980 The son of two great basketball players Joined the Houston Rockets in November, 2002 |
| Jay Chou |
Born in 1979 in Taiwan, China A popular singer Favorite music: Hip-Hop |
| Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) |
Born in Sweden A scientist Known for the Nobel Prize |
| Helen Keller (1880-1968) |
Not able to see or hear Worked hard and became one of the famous writers in America Wrote a lot, such as The Story of My Life |
Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng traveled in outer space for ____ days.
| A．two | B．six | C．seven | D．nine |
Yao Ming was a basketball player in ____ years ago.
| A．Germany | B．Canada | C．America | D．England |
The ____ was born in 1833.
| A．player | B．singer | C．astronaut | D．scientist |
The Story of My life is the name of a ____.
| A．sport | B．song | C．prize | D．book |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Yao Ming’s parents were players. |
| B．Jay Chou is from Shanghai, China. |
| C．Alfred Nobel was a French. |
| D．Helen Keller couldn’t see, but could hear. |
If you want to make friends, what should you do?
Steps:
★Try to look on the bright side of things.
★Look for groups in your area that do something you are interested in. Maybe you will learn some new skills and meet some people who have many things in common with you.
Tips(建议，诀窍):
★Contact your friends at least once a week by telephone or e-mail, or by visiting them to find out how they are. Remember important things about them such as birthdays and weddings(婚礼).
★If you have an argument with your friends, say sorry first.
★Remember never to leave old friends just because you have made some new ones.
★Listen to others carefully. It’s better to be a good listener.
★Be different. Don’t try to change others through your own ideas.
Warnings:
★Never ask or give away(泄密) a friend’s secret.
★Don’t be afraid to stand up for what is right.
★You’d better not give your ID number, phone number or your home address to people that you have just made friends with.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。Why is it good to look for groups in your area?
| A．Because it isn’t far. |
| B．Because it is a rule in your area. |
| C．Because you can make some money. |
| D．Because it’s a good chance to meet people who have the same interests. |
The underlined word “contact” means “ ______ ”.
| A．联系 | B．关系 | C．关联 | D．联合 |
If you are somebody’s good friend, you should ______ .
①try to know his or her secrets
②support him or her when he or she is right
③keep in touch with them often
④try to change her or him with your own ideas
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．②④ | D．①④ |
Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?
| A．Listen to your friends carefully and keep their secrets. |
| B．To keep in touch with your new friends, you’d better tell them your phone number or address. |
| C．If you have an argument with your good friend, you’d better say sorry to him or her first. |
| D．When you want to make more friends, you should look on the bright side first. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．What Is Real Friendship |
| B．Where to Meet New Friends |
| C．How to Make Friends |
| D．Friends should Help Each Other |