IV.阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分; 满分40分）
Football--called soccer in the United States--is probably the most popular sport in the world today, It has been popular for a long time. But many years ago each country had different rules for its own football game.
In 1863 a group of people met in England to change this. They wrote a set of rules for all countries to follow. They also planned for soccer teams from different countries to play against each other. The idea worked. These rules are the same today, more than 100 years later. Now teams from all the world compete in the famous World Cup. The cup is a series of games which is held every four years. Team from many countries plays to see which is the best. Soccer is so popular today that it is not unusual for 600 million people to watch a World Cup match on television.
How did the World Cup start? The soccer team from Uruguay won the Olympic championship in soccer in 1924 and 1928. That country decided to have the first World Cup games in Montevideo in 1930, These first games were not very successful. Only thirteen teams arrived to play and eight of them were from South America.
It didn't seem like a world championship. The team from Uruguay won the Cup that first year.
56. In 1863 a group of people met in England______.
A. to play for football teams from different countries
B. to learn the rules for football
C. to write a set of rules for football
D. to have matches between teams from different countries
57. The rules written in 1863 are _____.
A. the same as today's B. different from today's
C. changed a lot D. changed a little
58. When did the first World Cup take place?
A. In 1930. B. In 1924. C. in 1928 D. In 1934
59. The first World Cup was not successful because
A. the Olympic champion didn't take place
B. some of the teams arrived too late
C. all teams were from South America
D. it did not seem like a world championship
III.完形填空（共20小题,每题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
When children are very young, they learn from their grandparents and parents what is proper and good behavior.
A two-year-old child always 36 of himself or herself first. Sometimes, he or she tells people “This is 37 .” Of course, the 38 of sharing has to be 39 so that the child learns to 40 along with another child.
It is 41 for a family member to train the child so that he or she can 42 how to serve others and become a useful person in 43 . Discipline(纪律) should always be given with 44 .
Once a young child is taught to 45 , the child begins to realize that 46 is not a punishment but a valuable 47 in life. The idea of discipline becomes more important 48 the child is a student in elementary school..
If a person is 49 , he or she will not have 50 in life. If a person is trained, it doesn’t 51 what job he or she accepts, and there will be a 52 result. Parents and grandparents are very 53 that young children learn discipline early in their life, for happiness and pride will be the 54 of their achievements.
Usually, it is in middle school that children decide whether they will accept discipline as the road to success. For those who do, the 55 is very bright leading to a happy life.
36.A. cares B. says C. speaks D. thinks
37.A. mine B. ours C. theirs D. yours
38.A. fact B. idea C. reason D. mind
39.A. exchanged B. introduced C. brought D. known
40.A. come B. go C. do D. get
41.A. necessary B. easy C. hard D. clear
42.A. learn B. study C. guess D. remember
43.A. country B. family C. society D. public
44.A. dislike B. excitement C. love D. anger
45.A. live B. share C. play D. work
46.A. homework B. order C. exam D. discipline
47.A. lesson B. text C. class D. work
48.A. though B. because C. since D. when
49.A. taught B. unknown C. popular D. untrained
50.A. help B. business C. success D. purpose
51.A. matter B. like C. seem D. appear
52.A. bad B. good C. final D. natural
53.A. careful B. worried C. surprised D. hopeful
54.A. example B. reason C. result D. point
55.A. future B. sun C. day D. sky
.--- Mum, I wonder if I can be a good manager.
---- Don’t worry. Girls can be ____ they want to be just like boys.
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A．whoever |
B．which |
C．whatever |
D．no matter what |
___ he will come or not is_____ worries us.
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A．Whether, why |
B．Whether, what |
C．If, that |
D．If, which |
.---I’ll ask the teacher about the attributive clause. I’m very puzzled about it
---That’s just ____ most of our classmates have doubt.
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A．What |
B．Why |
C．where |
D．how |
____ is obviously right is to give all children equal opportunities to develop their special gift.
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A．Which |
B．What |
C．That |
D．It |
