Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O'Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing (回响) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O'Donnel had scored!
Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."
1.What was the score of the soccer match?
A. Two to two, equal to both the teams. B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor.
C. Two to one in the opposite team's favor. D. Everybody won because of Mickey's goal.
2.The underlined word "hush" in paragraph 3 means
A. cheer B. cry C. laughter D. silence
3.What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?
A. The result of the match would fail his son.
B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.
C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.
D. His son would understand Mickey's wrong goal.
4.It can be inferred(推断出) from the passage that ________.
A. both teams liked and respected Mickey
B. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal
C. Mickey didn't mind though his goal was wrong
D. Mickey was a kind- hearted boy and hoped everybody won
5.The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ________.
A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh
B. to suggest we should not mind losing
C. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game
D. to present his son's fine qualities of understanding others
Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn't matter where you live--in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village--the chances are that you' 11 be disturbed by jet planes, transistor radios, oil - powered engines, etc. We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they' re working.
Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesn't change too much(music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.
1.According to this passage, the noise pollution __
A. has become the worst in the countryside B. has become better in big cities
C. has spread from cities to villages D. has been controlled in modern cities
2.What does background music refer to?
A. Music played while people are working.
B. Music played in the backyard.
C. Noise that continues while you' re listening to other noises.
D. Music used to help people to concentrate.
3.Some people have their hearing harmed __
A. while listening to pop music B. in complete silence
C. when speaking loudly D. while watching TV
4.Which of the following isn't included among the things causing noise?
A. trucks B. motorcycles C. electric engines D. jet planes
5.Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is
A. all kinds of noise B. great changes in the level of noise
C. background noise D. popular music
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would __1_: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people __2_. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and__3_in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first __4_ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to __5_ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my __6_, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, __7_, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all __8_ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that __9_, becoming one with the__10_, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can __11from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best suffer” because the ocean __12__ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some suffers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and __13__. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it __14__ from any other sport.
I’ve __15__ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new __16__, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start __17__ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women __18__ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys __19__ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __20__, and they will.
1.A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize
2.A. wonder B. understand C. reply D. believe
3.A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell
4.A. wave B. storm C. sail D. boat
5.A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie
6.A. work B study C. holiday D. life
7.A. mind B. effort C. health D. time
8.A. along B. above C. around D. by
9.A. beach B. water C. board D. lake
10.A. sky B. world C. earth D. ocean
11.A. take B. get C. make D. keep
12.A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects
13.A. sharp B. great C. hard D. calm
14.A. known B. right C. far D. different
15.A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised
16.A. levels B. points C. steps D. parts
17.A. reaching B. accepting C. pushing D. setting
18.A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working
19.A. of B. from C. on D. with
20.A. think B. succeed C. perform D. feel
A new dining room ________ in our school. It will take one and a half years to finish it.
A. has been built B.is being built C. is built D. is building
It’s time for us to go to school, so let’s _____ the problem and discuss it later,OK?
A. set aside B. set up C.set out D. set off
Our English teacher is ill. Let’s go and see him after class, _____?
A. doesn’t he B.don’t we C.shall we D. will you
