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.
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 the other team.
Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite 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.
1.In American football players can_____.
A. only kick the ball B. only throw the ball
C. only carry the ball D. kick, throw and carry the ball
2.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. American Football
B. Most People Like Football
C. Many People Enjoy Watching Football Games
D. American Football Is Not Like Soccer
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Dear Mum,
I don’t think you understand my life. You think I should study a__1__ the time. I know you want me to find a good job when I g___2___ up, but I would like to have a w___3___ time, too. You never think about fun things for me to do l__4___ music, sports or art. Two days ago, when I was watching a football game on TV, you asked me to s___5___ and to do my homework.. After f__6___my homework, you didn’t let me read football books or m___7___ still. You said I had to go to bed early .You also said I needed at least 8 hours’ s____8___at night. I feel so t___8__now because I don’t have any time to relax(放松) myself. I r___10___ love you, mum, but I wish you could try not to be so hard on me.
Love,
Jim
中译英（9分）
1． 那个有音乐天赋的女孩小时候从不说任何人的坏话。
The ____________________________________________when she was a child.
2. 穿深蓝色衣服的运动员认为潜水不如攀岩危险。
The player in dark blue thinks _________________________________________.
3. 你手里的绳子和我手里的一样长。
The rope in your hand is the ___________________________ in my hand.
4. 我们不相信Billy能在家自学如何制作飞机模型。
We don’t believe Billy____________________________________________ at home.
5. 昨天，他生病了。他必须呆在家里，不能去上学。
He was ill yesterday, so he _________________________________________going to school.
6. 该是我们采取一些行动来保护濒危动物的时候了。
It’s time for us______________________________________________________________.
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1. Your brother ___________ (practice) dancing at the moment, isn’t he?
2. My cousin _____________(not swim) so fast as I when we were young.
3. Everyone knows that it’s much easier to say than ___________. (do)
4. The day before yesterday, he made up his mind ______________(lose) weight.
5. The teacher said as much as he could _____________(help)Peter not to drop Chinese.
6. Be quiet! The Greens ______________(plan) their trip to the USA.
7. Look! The new pair of glasses your mother gave you __________(match) your coat very well.
8. Do you have any time ____________(prepare) the dinner for us?
9. Each of us ___________(tell) you the truth when we arrive home.
10. Would you please make all the boys there__________( not talk) in class?
A group of frogs were traveling1 the forests, but suddenly two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how deep the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't 2 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 3 saying that they were sure to die. 4, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, gave up. Then he fell down and died.
The 5 frog, however, continued to jump as 6 as he could, and at last made it out. When he 7 , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 8, said, "I thought you were encouraging me all the time."
The story teaches us a 9:There is power(����) of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging 10 to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
( )1. A. across B. through C. from D. past
( )2. A. care B. understand C. know D. think
( )3. A. kept B. finished C. practiced D. stopped
( )4. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Happily
( )5. A. another B. other C. others D. one
( )6. A. wide B. tall C. hard D. far
( )7. A. got out B. ran away C. got off D. woke up
( )8. A. smelling B. eyesight C. hearing D. looking
( )9. A. way B. skill C. sentence D. lesson
( )10. A. smile B. laugh C. help D. word
The pair of trainers is a little small. Can you give me ______________?
A. a cheaper one B. another cheaper pair C. the cheaper ones D. cheaper ones
