My basketball coach at
Princeton used to say, "On the court, you can tell who is selfish(自私的)."
When my sister Michelle
brought Barack Obama home to meet the family, she said to me, "I want you
to take him out to play, to see what type of man he is when he’s not around
me." So I invited Barack to play basketball with a few friends of mine.
I was very nervous
although I had already met Barack a few times. I was thinking this guy seemed
like a good guy. We played a hard five-on-five. He was thin but not weak. He
played extremely left-handed. He dealt with everything perfectly. He wasn’t the
best guy out there or the worst guy. I liked the fact that he was confident but
wasn’t proud. Barack was very team-oriented (有团队精神的),
very unselfish. He played as if he was one of us —he wasn’t trying to be
president of Harvard Law Review. But the best part about it was that when we
were on the same team, he did not pass me the ball each time. He wasn’t trying
to suck up to my sister through me. I was glad to give my sister the
good news, "Your boy is straight."
He isn’t selfish, which
is the greatest praise you can give both a player and a leader. America has got
a guy who is running a government in an efficient (有效率的)
manner. That’s the same guy I got to know playing basketball when he was
visiting my family.
1. Why does the author begin the passage
with his coach’s words?
A. He wants to remember
and thank his coach.
B. He wants to show that
he is a basketball player.
C. He wants to tell his
sister about the words.
D. He wants to use the
words to test a person.
2.Why did Michelle ask the author to take
Barack to play basketball?
A. To see whether he was
confident.
B. To see whether he was
good at sports.
C. To see whether he was
selfish or not.
D. To see whether he
could get along with others.
3.During the basketball game, Barack ______.
A. played best all the
time B. was strong enough to play
C. was not confident
D. wanted to
be the team leader
4. The underlined phrase in the third
paragraph can be replaced by "______".
A. please （使满意） B. know
about C.
help D. look for
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When I was 19，I had got a job in my local bookstore. Living in the large city，I usually saw many strange customers(顾客)，most of __1._ were teenagers. They didn't come often；I forgot all the customers __2. two. One night a 15yearold girl came in looking for __3.__ book with a boy. They seemed to find _4._ they wanted to buy. But __5._ they came to the counter（柜台），the girl found she was a dollar or two short to buy the book，and she pulled out all her money to prove it. She looked so 6. . Just then I remembered my discount(折扣)card and it was still active，so I told the girl __7._ to worry. I put in my code（密码），being happy that I could help them with this card. _8.__ the book in her hand she gave me a thankful smile，and then she and the boy got out of the store happily，leaving me feeling content，too. In fact sometimes a little thing can also make one's world beautiful.
I ran into(偶然撞到) a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry ！”was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn't even __36__ you.” we were very polite, this stranger and I.
__37at home, we treat our loved ones differently. While I was cooking, my daughter came up to me quietly. When I turned, I nearly knocked（撞） her __38__. “Get out of the way！”I barked（咆哮）. She ran away with her little heart broken. I didn't realize how __39_I'd spoken.
That night，as I lay awake in bed，God's quiet voice spoke to me, “While __40__ with a stranger，you're calm and polite, but with those you love, it’s easy for you to __41__. Go and look around on the kitchen floor. You'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself. She stood there __42_， and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”
By this time，I felt sad and my own tears had begun to __43__. I quietly went and knelt by her bed, “wake up, my dear，” I said，“ are these the flowers you picked for me？” I asked. She __44_，“ I found them out by the tree. I knew you'd like them.”I said, “I'm so sorry that I missed them today. And I shouldn't have shouted at you that way.”She whispered，“ Mommy, that's okay...I still love you __45__.”I hugged （拥抱）her.
Are you aware that: if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family will feel the __46__ for the rest of their lives. We pour(倾注) ourselves more into our work 47 into our families—an unbalanced investment （投资）indeed.
1.A. noticing B．knowing C．following D．understanding
2.A. And B．So C．As D．But
3.A. off B．down C．up D．at
4.A. quietly B．clearly C．difficultly D．cruelly(残酷地)
5.A. dealing B．seeing. C．arguing D．traveling
6.A. fight B．excite C．talk D．mistake
7.A. quickly B．excitedly C．quietly D．nervously
8.A. come B．form C．fall D．fly
9.A. added B．cried C．smiled D．agreed
10.A. seldom B．anyway C．however D．therefore
11.A. loss B．trouble C．problem D．care
12.A. same B．more C．as D．than
In fact, I don’t like the way ________ Mr. Wang deals with his students.
A. with which B. by which C. from which D. in which
______ the voice of her father,
she was happy and ran out of the room to greet him.
A. Heard B. Hearing C.
Sounding D. Sounded
Is this article ______ you wrote for the magazine?
A.
that B.
this C.
it
D. the one
