When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I ” in “team”.
There is no better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too.
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that mattered.
When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. Instead, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and teammates.
Now, the guys who don't play know they can still affect the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong relationship. They are more than just teammates. They are brothers.
The result: the Boston Celtics won the championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year.
There is a saying that goes, "A successful team beats with one heart." If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．The stories of three famous basketball superstars.
B．A famous basketball team named the Boston Celtics.
C．The importance of teamwork among teammates.
D．Matches between the Boston Celtics and other teams.
2.What does this sentence “there is no ‘I’ in ‘team’.” mean in Paragraph 1?
A．"I" will be missing once "I" am on the court.
B．The cooperation of the teammates is more important than the individual.
C．"I" work so hard in a team that "I" will forget who "I" am
D．Surrounded by other players, "I" don’t seem to exist.
3.Which of the following is NOT true about Pierce’s recent performance?
A．He became an even better shooter with others’ help.
B．He focused much more attention on defense.
C．He created more chances for teammates.
D．He stood and cheered for his teammates
4.Which of the following didn’t contribute to the success of the Boston Celtics?
A．The whole team has become devoted to each and every stage of the game.
B．The cooperation and teamwork among the teammates in the match.
C．The influence of Garnett, Allen, Pierce and other teammates’ cheering.
D．The increasing frequency of team players on the bench
假设你是李华，Smith是你的英国网友。他对目前中国出现的雾霾天气很关注，来信向你询问此事，请你给他写封回信。主要内容如下：
1. 感谢他的关注；
2. 简介雾霾天气给人们的身体、生活带来的危害；
3. 谈谈你的感想。
注意：1. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯流畅；
2. 开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 词数：100—120。 参考词汇：smog雾霾
Dear Smith,
I’m very glad to hear from you. _______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
完成句子，每空只填一词。
1.但是毫无疑问,他无愧于“一代杰出球员”的称号。
But ______ _____ _____ _______ _______ he deserves the title “outstanding player of his generation”.
2.有些地方几乎全部被杂草覆盖,造成严重破坏。
Some areas are almost completely covered in weeds, ________ ＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿.
3.因为接触到这种化学物质，这些动物死亡了。
The animals have died ＿＿＿ ＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿ coming into contact with this chemical.
4.她对电脑游戏的兴趣现在在下降。
Her interest in computer games is now _____ _____ _________．
5.任何在医院纵火的人都要受到惩罚。
Whoever ＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿ the hospital will be punished.
根据首字母和汉语提示写出单词的正确形式，每空只填一词。
1.He ________ (主张) building more schools.
2.Our teacher has been ___________ (晋升)to headmaster.
3.One of her fellow passengers came to her a____________ when she was in trouble.
4.He was given a r________ of 1000 dollars for catching the criminal.
5.Her English accent is so good that you would think she is a n__________ speaker.
[1] Scientist proves better busy than doing nothing, research has found. Keeping the mind occupied with tasks—no matter how meaningless—keeps off negativeemotions, the study found.
[2] However, the bad news is that humans seem born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christopher Hsee, a behavioural scientist at Chicago University.
[3] In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever choice they chose, they received a chocolate bar. Two-thirds (68 per cent) chose to take a shortcut. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put. Prof Hsee concluded __________________ helped keep people happy.
[4] He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, had policy guidance. "Governments may increase the happiness of idle（闲散的）citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless", he suggested.
[5] At the individual level, he advised: "Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it." He added, "By the way, thinking deeply or busy with self-reflection counts as keeping busy, too. You do not need to be running around—you just need to be busy, either physically or mentally."
1.What is the purpose of the text? (no more than 8 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
2.Why did two-thirds (68 per cent) choose to take a shortcut? (no more than 8 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 2 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
4.What does the word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to? ( no more than 2 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
5.What is the main idea of the last paragraph? (no more than 10 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
The education of thousands of children with reading and sight trouble is being held back because of a lack of awareness of their legal rights, say campaigners.
They are calling for greater efforts to increase awareness of the rights of such children to have text books in design other than standard (标准) print. The campaign is being supported by five times Olympic gold medalist, Sir Steve Redgrave, who has reading trouble.
Pupils have the right to receive text in another way, and parents can take action under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) if they feel their children are being treated in a different way through a lack of support. But new research suggests 89 per cent of print disabled pupils and their parents are unaware of software which changes standard print into other substitutes like combined text and audio files (音频) which can be read or listened to.
Sir Steve has teamed up with software company Dolphin Computer Access to raise awareness of software turning tools. He said: "I recognize that schools have competing priorities (优先权) for their resources (资源), but I would like to see a much greater effort on the part of the government and schools to raise awareness among parents that these additional solutions exist and that their children have a right to use them."
Mike Foster, Dolphin's local MP in Worcester, is backing the campaign. "There is clearly an issue to solve concerning software for special needs. I'll be asking ministers what steps can be taken to improve the situation", he said.
1.What is the best title of this text?
A．Awareness of legal rights among parents B．Campaign started for disabled children
C．Problems of disabled children D．Steve — Olympic gold medalist
2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “backing” in Paragraph 5?
A．holding back B．objecting to C．supporting D．controlling
3.Most print disabled pupils and their parents ________.
A．don’t know anything about such software
B．must cooperate with the software company
C．prefer combined text and audio files more
D．must take action to receive text in another way
4.Sir Steve Redgrave suggests that ________.
A．government and schools raise awareness of disabled children’s legal rights
B．parents take greater efforts to ask the government and schools for help
C．parents should take action to raise awareness of software turning tools
D．software company work with him to make the products
5.What Mike Foster said in Paragraph 5 means ________.
A．the ministers should be responsible for improving the situation
B．the software for special needs has got well along
C．the problem about software for special needs is to be dealt with
D．how to use the software is a big problem
