Americans love sports--they love to play them, to watch them on television, and to talk about them. But this hobby sometimes has serious results-- at least to the players. For example, when people play tennis, sometimes they hurt their elbows(肘部) and in this way they develop "tennis elbow". Also it is easy to hurt a knee in a football game. These injuries happen while the player is having fun, but they still hurt.
A few months ago Kathleen Simmons, who loves playing volleyball, hurt her knee in a volleyball game. Her doctor told her that she needed a very difficult operation(手术) or she might not be able to play again. She felt very sad and didn't know what to do.
Then Simmons learned about "video operation". Simmons found a hospital that was using this new science and went to see the doctor there. The doctors told her the operation could help.
For this operation, her doctor didn't have to open her knee. Instead he put a very small camera lens(镜头)inside her knee. The lens sent back pictures, which appeared on a television screen. As he worked, he could see the inside of her knee on the TV. With the help of the large pictures on the screen, the doctor knew exactly what to do when he was making the repairs.
Simmons started walking five days after her operation. Now, six months after her operation, Simmons can do everything she did before her injury. She can play volleyball again."
Information Card
Americans’ hobby | American love 1.. |
The problem | People may have 2. when they play sports. |
The sport | Simons is interested in 3.. |
The thing | The doctor put a very small 4. inside Simmons’ knee in order to repair her knee. |
The time | 5. after her operation, Simmons started walking. |
配对阅读 左栏是对5个人想参加的活动的描述，右栏是7个活动的简介，请为每一个人选择最适合参加的1项活动，有两项是多余的。并将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。
41. Susan is looking for a house to rent. It doesn’t matter how old and how expensive it is. 42. Kitty is fed up with daily life—working, working and working. So she wants to do some sightseeing(观光). 43. Cara is poor, but she likes dancing very much. 44. Tom is able to lift and carry heavy things, but he is jobless. 45. Nick enjoys staying in water. Cool! And he is very interested in swimming. | A. WELCOME TO OUR DANCE CLUB Good teachers. Free dancing lessons, a different lesson every week. Bring your favorite CDs. Every Saturday evening. B. SWIMMING LESSON FOR STUDENTS Newquay Training Centre. Big and clean swimming pool. People without healthy cards(卡) are not allowed in. July 8—14. C. WORK WANTED Strong boy pleased, to work in a garden or do housework 3 hours a week, see Jim, Tel: 6983621. D. CAR SALE American-made car, half new, not very expensive. Charlie Li 26 6254213. Or email: cceews 126.com. E. HOUSE TO RENT Older house in city center. One bedroom and one kitchen, convenient to the supermarket and the cinema. $501/month, Tel: 323-0187. F. BABY-SITTER Needed baby-sitter, $5 an hour, speak good Chinese, middle Aged, Ann, 2659874. G. RELAXING TOUR Green trees, beautiful sunshine, clean and fresh air. Sit with friends in the boats, enjoying beautiful sights. |
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
Travel information
Place of interest | Beihai Park | Dongting Lake | Mount Mang |
Location（位置） | Behai District | Yueyang City | Yizhang County |
Phone Number | 3886699 | 3329666 | 3726868 |
Price of Ticket | ¥150 | Free | ¥120 |
Description | An amusement park with a lake | A lake with plenty of fresh fish | A famous forest park |
1.You can visit a famous forest park in ___________.
A. Kaifu District B. Beihai District C. Yue yang City D. Yizhang County
2.If you do not know how to go to Beihai Park, you can call ___________ to get information.
A. 3726868 B. 3329666 C. 3886699 D. 3396968
3.Beihai Park is famous for ___________.
A. fresh fish B. an amusement park with a lake
C. flowers D. lots of birds
4.If you and your brother visit Mount Mang, you need to pay ___________.
A. ¥120.00 B. ¥150.00 C. ¥240.00 D. ¥360.00
5.Which is wrong according to the travel information?
A. You can go to Dongting Lake for free.
B. Donting Lake is in Yueyang City.
C. The price of the ticket for Beihai Park is the most expensive.
D. The travel information introduces four places of interests.
Ray Charles，a black singer and pianist of the USA．He had won 12 Grammy Awards （格莱美奖） and performed at 10，000 concerts around the world．Many musicians called him simply"the Genius"（天才）．
Ray Charles was born into a poor family，without a father．When he was 5 years old，his younger brother died. And around the same time，Charles started to lose his sight．By the age of 7 he was completely blind．He had already been learning the piano for a year. And when he went blind，his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future．All his life，Charles remembered her saying："Do it right，or don't do it at all．"
Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children．There the teachers also encouraged him to study music．Sadly，while he was still at school，his mother died．He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players．He sang，played the piano and wrote music．
He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles．
In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made．The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx．The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles．After they had been playing together for two hours，Charles，then aged 73，jumped up and said："He's the one…he can do it．"A year later Charles died aged 74．The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles' music will live on．
1.What can we learn from Ray’s childhood story?
A. He was born into a rich family.
B. He grew up with his parents.
C. He started to learn the piano at the age of 6
D. He went blind when he was 14.
2.In the early 1950s Ray Charles____.
A. sang , played the piano and wrote music
B. studied in the school for blind and deaf
C. lived with his mother
D. made a film about his life
3.Ray Charles is a famous ___________.
A. film director B. artists C. actor and musician D. singer and pianist
4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph？
A. Ray Charles and Jamie Foxx B. The film of Ray's life．
C. Childhood story． D. Master of many styles．
5.In the writer’s opinion Ray Charles and his music is _____ .
A. successful B. difficult C. careless D. simple
Illegal (违法的) driving is really dangerous. It may cause traffic accidents, even deaths. It ____that thousands of people die from illegal driving each year. Many countries are trying their best to ____ it. France, for example, has made some strict rules and laws to stop it.
People are warned not to eat while driving. Any driver who is caught ____ while at the wheel will be stopped by the police. Then he will be fined （罚）up to ₤ 50 for it.
Drivers are not allowed to read a map, make a phone call or listen to very ____ music while driving. Besides, it is against the rules for the motorists（ 汽车司机 ） to use any kind of earphones. Things change easily on the road. Drivers never know ____will happen next.
From July 2 on, it will be illegal to smoke ____there is a child aged 12 or under in the car. Smoking is also banned (禁止) outdoors at children’s play areas,____ those at motorway rest areas. ____ in several languages have been put up at stations to warn foreign visitors of the rules.
Driving after drinking 54.____ put people in danger. All the drivers are asked to carry alcohol breath test equipment (酒精测试仪) in their ears. Anyone who breaks the rules will be ____.
1.A. is reported B. is ordered C. is given D. is managed
2.A. share B. suffer C. found D. control
3.A. singing B. smoking C. eating D. reading
4.A. beautiful B. loud C. quiet D. magical
5.A. where B. how C. what D. why
6.A. when B. before C. after D. so that
7.A. without B. from C. except D. including
8.A. newspapers B. notices C. magazines D. information
9.A. must B. can C. wouldn’t D. can’t
10.A. encouraged B. influenced C. punished D. woken
In practice, usually occur(出现) within museums, galleries（美术馆）, halls, and World’s fairs.
A. operations B. vacation C. decision D. exhibitions
