Fifth-grader Kayla Martel loves basketball. But her school doesn’t have a girls’ team. So for the past four years, Kayla has played on the boys’ team at St. John the Apostle School in Clark, New Jersey. That hadn’t been a problem until earlier this year. The team was told that it either had to ask Kayla and another girl to leave the team or end its season early.
The team, called the Chargers, plays in a league (联赛) that didn’t allow mixed teams after fourth grade. When the league leader found out that there were girls in the team, he gave the coaches (教练) bad news. The team could keep playing but only without the girls.
Keisha Martel, Kayla’s mom, is one of the Chargers’ coaches. She asked the team to take a vote (投票), knowing it would be difficult for the kids to choose.
“They all said, ‘It doesn’t matter. We’re a team and we’re sticking together (团结一致),’” said Keisha.
The Chargers wasn’t allowed to play for a few weeks, but then the league reversed its decision. The team, girls included, played the rest of the season. They even made it to the championship (锦标赛) game — and won!
Kayla has some advice for other teams. “Make sure you are family — you have each other’s back,” she says.
1.How many girls played for the Chargers?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2.What was the bad news the Chargers’ coaches got?
A. Some of them had to leave their jobs.
B. The team had to keep playing without the girls.
C. The team couldn’t play in the league anymore.
D. There would be no basketball team at the school.
3.What does Kayla’s mom do?
A. She is the league leader.
B. She is a basketball coach.
C. She is a teacher at Kayla’s school.
D. She is the headmaster of Kayla’s school.
4.The underlined word “reversed” is closest in meaning to “_______”.
A. forgot B. supported C. changed D. made
5.What’s Kayla’s advice for other teams?
A. They should practice more.
B. Team members should support each other.
C. They should not be afraid of making mistakes.
D. Team members and coaches should trust each other.
Cars were invented in the last century. Today they have ______ the lives of everyone in the United States. Most Americans feel that they are poor when they have _____ cars.
Why are cars ______ used in the United States？Here are three reasons.
First of all, the country is very large and Americans enjoy _____ trips here and there. With ______ they can go anywhere easily.
The second reason is ______ trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. What’s ______， Americans have to spend a lot of money traveling by plane.
The third ______ is the most important one. Americans don't like to ______ buses or trains or even planes. They like cars ____ they want to travel fast at any time.
1.A. saved B. touched C. made D. done
2.A. no B. some C. many D. now
3.A. wide B. wider C. widest D. widely
4.A. to have B. making C. to make D. takes
5.A. cars B. buses C. trains D. planes
6.A. why B. where C. that D. there
7.A. more B. that C. so D. most
8.A. thing B. excuse C. matter D. reason
9.A. wait for B. work for C. work on D. wait on
10.A. because B. before C. after D. so
Sun Yang is such an excellent swimmer that we all ________ him.
A. take after B. look up to C. think of D. come up with
（题文）—Have you finished your report on green life?
—Not yet. I'll make it if I ________ another two days.
A. give B. am given
C. will give D. will be given
（题文）—Thank you very much for giving me some advice on how to deal with stress.
—________．
A. That's true B. Don't mention it
C. OK. I'll try D. I don't think so
Not only his friends but also he ________ always interested in science fiction.
A. show B. shows C. are D. is
