When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona, nothing should get in your way — even if you have no feet.
An 11-year-old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz, who was born without feet, will fly from his home in
Brazil to take part in the Spanish club’s summer training camp. Although he is disabled, Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gym class. He can run, dribble (运球), pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able-bodied teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.
His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun, “He is skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes.” Mum Sandra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams. She said, “He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell.” Muniz’s gym
teacher added, “He is challenging the social norms (标准). When he arrived there, no one believed in
him.” But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy. So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent.
The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he’ll be able to show off his “fancy footwork” and meet his idol, Barça soccer player Lionel Messi.
Muniz wears a prosthetic (假体的) ankle and foot to help him get around in rainy weather. He
knows that his disability means he’ll never be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympic (残奥会的) sport.
1.Who praised Muniz’s football abilities?
A. His idol, Messi. B. His best friend.
C. His mum, Sandra. D. His gym teacher.
2.The underlined word “thrilled” in paragraph 3 has the similar meaning to .
A. excited B. worried C. disappointed D. interested
3.The time order of the following sentences is Muniz .
① played football well and became captain of his school gym class
② could walk without falling when he was very little
③ was asked to fly to Spain for a summer training camp
A. ①②③ B. ③②① C. ②①③ D. ②③①
4.We can tell that Muniz according to the passage.
A. has difficulty in living a normal life
B. dreams to play for a professional football team
C. will play football for the Spanish La Liga soccer club
D. hopes that playing football will be part of Paralympic Games.
5.Which saying can express the spirit of the passage?
A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. Never put off tomorrow what we can do today.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. A good beginning is half done.
Living places The home of the elephant is in the deep forest. It is the largest of all land animals, and is found both in Asia and Africa. One of the main places in Asia where the elephant lives is the island of Ceylon. The huge forests on the island become the home of thousands of elephants. The trees grow thick and tall. They make many parts almost dark, while bright sunlight is above and around them. |
Living habits The elephant likes the deep part and the coolest places of the forest. There he will stand swinging his ears, to drive away the flies; or he will pull down a branch (树枝) from a tree to fan himself. He likes bathing, and to be near a lake or running water. There he takes in the water with his trunk, and spreads it all over his body. |
Food The elephant enjoys the fruits in the forest, and also the leaves of the trees. There is plenty of food for him in the forests, though he is not always happy with what he finds there. |
Way of movement When a group of elephants moves about in the forest, the oldest goes first. The young elephants and their mothers are in the middle, where they are safest. Then all move along with a great noise, the branches of the trees bending and breaking before them. Though the elephant is usually harmless, no one dares to attack (袭击) a group of them moving through the forest. |
How people treat them In Asia the elephant is trained to work. At one time the African elephant also was trained. Soldiers in ancient times often went to fight on the backs of African elephants. But now the elephant that lives in Africa is illegally (非法地) hunted mainly for its valuable ivory. In order to protect them, governments around the world have developed laws to stop this. |
1.The elephant likes the part of the forest.
A. bright and sunny B. deep and cool C. dry and deep D. wet and sunny
2.Elephants like to do the following things except .
A. bathing B. having fruits C. eating leaves D. harming people
3.Why are young elephants and their mothers in the middle while moving?
A. To keep safe. B. To avoid making noises.
C. To break the trees. D. To walk faster.
4.What is the African elephant now mainly hunted for?
A. Working for people. B. Fighting in the army.
C. Performing for people. D. Selling for money.
5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Many Asian elephants live on the island of Ceylon.
B. Elephants drive away the flies by using their ears.
C. Elephants are always happy with the food they find in the forest.
D. A group of moving elephants make people scared, although they are harmless.
Sometimes people cry when they are sad. Other times people cry tears of joy. But your eyes make tears all the time, whether you are crying or not. Do you know
the tears help keep your eyes healthy? They keep your eyes from drying out. A special area of the eye drips (滴) all the time. It keeps the eye humid.
If you look in a mirror, you can see tiny holes in the corners of your eyes. Each hole leads to a small tube that runs to your nose. Tears run slowly into this tube drip by drip. Day and night the
holes drain (流走) the tears away. If they didn’t, you would always look as if you were crying.
If you begin to cry, there are many more tears. The holes can’t drain all of them. Then extra tears run out onto your face.
Tears help keep eyes safe. If there is something harmful in the air, the eyes fill with tears. These tears coat your eyes. They keep the harmful air out.
Contact lenses (隐形眼镜) can make the eyes too dry. Some people have to add tears to their eyes.
They buy bottles of eye drops to keep their eyes wet.
1.Eyes make tears no matter how people feel.
2.When you cry, tears run into your nose or onto your face.
3.If there is something harmful in the air, tears protect your eyes by covering them.
4.Contact lenses make you have more tears in your eyes.
5.Tears are harmful to your eyes.
— I don’t know tomorrow.
— You can ask our teacher right now.
A. if we take the bus there B. when will we leave
C. what will we do D. how we will go there
— It’s time to work now.
— OK. I’ll wake Carl up. He for an hour.
A. has fallen asleep B. has been asleep C. fell asleep D. falls asleep
As students, we should ourselves. We can’t spend much time playing computer games.
A. be responsible for B. be proud of C. be popular with D. be thankful to
