With five breakout （破纪录的） games, Jeremy Lin has become the NBA's newest star．
In the New York Knicks' 92-85 won over the Los Angles Lakers last Saturday, Lin had a career-high 38 points．A day later, he led the Knicks to their fifth victory, 100-98 to Minnesota Timberwolves．In his previous games, Lin, 23, had 23 points against the Washington, 25 points against New Jersey and 28 against Utah in his first start．
Lin is smart．Before graduating from high school in California, he had sent his application to all the Ivy League Schools （常青藤联盟）．He only got into Harvard and Brown, and he chose Harvard．In 2010, Lin graduated with a degree in economics．
Lin is the first Chinese-American player in the NBA．He was born in the US and his family is Asian．Although not born in China, Lin has attracted nearly all Yao Ming's old fans, who see him as a powerful role model．
He started off on the Golden State Warriors．Lin first signed with the Warriors in July, 2010, but seldom played in games before the start of the fourth quarter．His first time on the court for the Warriors earned him seven points, three rebounds （篮板球） and two assists in just 11 minutes．
He is really perfect for the Knicks．The New York Knicks has been in need of a reliable point guard and to Mike D'Antoni, the Knicks coach who's going through a difficult season, Lin is a most unexpected figure．"Lin just does everything easy and the rest of the guys around him are playing the way we want to," D'Antoni said．"I think it's for real, and it can only get better．"
1.In which team did Lin start his career in NBA?
A．the New York Knicks．
B．The Golden State Warriors．
C．Minnesota Timberwolves．
D．The Los Angles Lakers．
2.From the passage, we learn that ___．
A．the New York Knicks has never been defeated
B．Lin is an American-Chinese basketball player
C．most of Yao Ming's fans take Lin as a great role model
D．after graduation from Harvard, Lin signed with the Knicks
3.From the passage, it can be inferred that ____．
A．Lin is the team leader of the Knicks
B．the Knicks' success only depends on Lin
C．the Knicks'coach puts strong hopes on Lin
D．the Knicks is sure to win the season this year
4.The author's purpose of writing the report is ____．
A．to show his support for the Knicks
B．to express his love for Jeremy Lin
C．to report the progress of the Knicks
D．to introduce a newest rising NBA star
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy．After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy．
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy．However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason．Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory．
Do you know what a "territory" is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own ．Only he and his family are welcome there ．No other families of the same species are welcome．Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome．If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout．Probably this would be enough to frighten him away．
If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him．A bird does the same thing．But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting （筑巢） season．So he's screaming （高声尖叫） all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not．This screaming is what we call a bird's song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away．
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs．You can see that birds have a language of their own．Most of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories．
1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds' singing is actually
A．an expression of happiness
B．a way of warning
C．an expression of anger
D．a language of their own
2.What is a bird's "territory"?
A．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice．
B．A place where other bird families are not accepted．
C．An area for which birds fight against each other．
D．An area which a bird considers to be its own
3.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away．
B．Because their singing helps get rid of their fears．
C．Because they want to find outsiders around．
D．Because they want to invite more bird friends．
4.How does the writer explain birds' singing?
A．By comparing birds with human beings． B．By reporting experimental results．
C．By describing birds'daily life． D．By telling a bird's story．
How many coins do you have in your pocket right now? Three? Two? Or one? With a phone card, you can make up to 200 calls without any charges at all．
★What do you do with it?
Go to a telephone box marked "Phone-card"．Put in your card to start, make your phone call and when you have finished, the screen will tell you how much is left on your card．It costs no extra for the cards, and the calls cost 10 p（便士） per unit, the same as any other pay-phone call．You can buy it in units of 10, 20, 40, 50, or 100．
★Appear in a shop nearby．
Near each card-phone place, you will find a shop where you can buy one．They are at bus, train or metro stations．At universities, hospitals, clubs, restaurants and shopping centers, you can also buy it．
★No more broken pay-phones．
It is possible that many pay-phones don't work because they have been damaged． There are no coins in a card-phone to excite the thieves' interest in it．So you are not probably to find a broken one．
Get a phone-card yourself and try it out．Or get a bigger wallet．
1.The passage is most probably ____．
A．a warning B．a notice
C．an advertisement D．an announcement
2.The underlined word "one" means ____．
A．a shop B．a coin C．a pay-phone D．a phone-card
3.It is suggested in the passage that you buy a phone-card because ____．
A．you have got a bigger wallet than others
B．it's convenient to make calls with a phone card
C．the phone box might have been damaged
D．there are many different kinds of phone-cards
"Get out of the plane!" Justin shouted．Teddy and he dropped to the ground,．．．
When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow （牧场）flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the air．
Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing．One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately．She questioned Victor, "Are you able to find someone nearby for help?"
"There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby," he replied．
"I'm a distance runner, and I'll go for help．" Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, "It may take me several hours to get out．" She started out．
When she was 23, Kathy set a women's record in a Marathon of 42 kilometers．But now she was running the race of life．She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help．
Kathy had been running for two hours．This was far back into the wilderness．The country path was growing vague （模糊）．She stopped to take a quick compass （指南针） reading．Yes, she had run almost for more than 20 kilometers．Her heart fell, her muscle aching．And finally she saw her car in the distance．
She jumped into the car and sped away．She reached a holiday house and called the police．
During the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water．It took almost two hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail （小路） end．They needed her for one more task．
1.Who actually had the airplane accident?
A．Justin himself B．Kathy and Victor
C．Justin and Teddy D．Kathy herself
2.The underlined part "Now, she was running the race of life" means that ____．
A．Kathy would set up a new record
B．Kathy was running for the lives of others
C．Kathy would run a race alone
D．Kathy couldn't rely on Victor this time
3.Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass because ____．
A．the country path was getting vague B．she had completely lost her way
C．she wasn't sure of her own memory D．there was only the wilderness
4.What do you think Kathy's final task would be?
A．Giving the injured food and drinks． B．Taking the injured to the hospital．
C．Going back to put out the big fire． D．Showing the police the crash site．
When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything． Five years later, our little girl, Becky, 21 our family．I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy．I worked hard to see that they 22 ．
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other 23 childhood illnesses．I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench （板凳）" during Little League football games．I worried about Becky when she 24 the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us．I stayed 25 late t night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the 26 crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time．_27_, they always arrived home safe and sound 28 I had to take such measures．
"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I 29 him after a late arrival．The day the boys moved away to college was a 30 day indeed．I worried about their being able to take care of themselves．Would they starve?
A few months after the boys left college, our 31 rang in the middle of the night． It startled （惊醒）us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o'clock in the morning．" 32 must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there 33 a police officer．
"You need to 34 your sons," he seriously announced．I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was 35 ．A line outside had been accidentally （偶然） cut．Roy and I jumped into the car and 36 to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was 37 so badly that he could hardly dial the number．
On the first 38 , Chad answered the telephone．"What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver （听筒）．
"We were worried about you," Chad told him．"We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't 39 We called the police and asked them to go and check on you．"
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us．And they were the ones who 40 had to call the police．
1.A．completed B．visited C．tested D．appreciated
2.A．did B．had C．were D．would
3.A．serious B．common C．unusual D．incurable
4.A．hit B．threw C．got D．missed
5.A．down B．up C．out D．in
6.A．plan B．advice C．worry D．thought
7.A．Strangely B．Probably C．Luckily D．Exactly
8.A．after B．when C．before D．since
9.A．threatened B．told C．surprised D．reminded
10.A．nice B．embarrassing C．happy D．sad
11.A．phone B．clock C．alarm D．doorbell
12.A．Something B．Anything C．Everything D．Nothing
13.A．stood B．greeted C．turned D．came
14.A．call B．email C．see D．educate
15.A．gone B．useless C．dead D．stolen
16.A．rushed B．headed C．went D．moved
17.A．looking B．shaking C．suffering D．seeing
18.A．night B．arrival C．try D．ring
19.A．talk B．answer C．wake D．care
20.A．frequently B．suddenly C．actually D．rarely
–What are you going to do this weekend?
--________．If time permits, I may go to Shanghai with my friends．
A.Don’t mention it B.It doesn’t matter C.Forget it D.It depends
