Basketball is still a young game. It's over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn't play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.

　　Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.

　　Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.

1. How long is it since basketball was invented?

　　A. 1000 years                      　　　　　　　　　　B. More than 100 years

　　C. 1100 years                       　　　　　　　　　　D. Less than 100 years

2. The students felt unhappy because _______.

　　A. they had much homework to do

　　B. they often got into fights

　　C. they couldn't play outdoors 

　　D. they had little time to study

3. Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?

　　A. Some students                    　　　　　　　　B. Some teachers

　　C. Some students' parents           　　　 D. Some of his friends

4. When a student ______ , he makes a score.

　　A. receives the ball.               　　　　　　

　　B. throws the ball to another student

　　C. runs quickly with the ball in his hand  

　　D. throws the ball into the basket

5. Which sentence is right?

　　A. Dr. Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.

　　B. It was easy to invent the game.

　　C. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.

　　D. The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.

 

 

Mike wanted to buy some new clothes,   1    he went to a shop. First he    2    for some trousers and put them    3    ,but then he took them off and gave them    4     to the shopkeeper, “Now, give me a coat instead of these.” The man gave him a coat and said, “This one

   5   the same as the trousers.” Mike took the coat and walked out of the shop with    6   .

The shopkeeper ran after him and said, “You have not    7   for that coat!” “But I gave you the trousers for the coat,” said Mike. “They cost the same as the coat,   8     they?” “Yes,” said the shopkeeper. “But you didn’t pay for the trousers    9   !”

“Of course, I didn’t!” answered Mike. “I didn’t take them.   10     gives things back and then pays for them!”

1.A.but　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.or　　　　　　　　　　  C.so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.while

2.A.wanted　　　　　　　　   B.asked　　　　　　　　 C.bought　　　　　　　　　　  D.got

3.A.away　　　　　　　　　　  B.up　　　　　　　　　　  C.off　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.on

4.A.back　　　　　　　　　　  B.then　　　　　　　　   C.in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.towards

5.A.cost　　　　　　　　　　   B.to cost　　　　　　   C.costs　　　　　　　　　　    D.be cost

6.A.this　　　　　　　　　　    B.it　　　　　　　　　　   C.that　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.the trousers

7.A.given　　　　　　　　　　  B.taken　　　　　　　　  C.cost　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.paid

8.A.didn’t　　   　　　　　　  B.wasn’t　　　　　　   C.wouldn’t　　　　　　　　   D.couldn’t

9.A.too　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.also　　　　　　　　    C.either　　　　　　　　　　    D.neither

10.A.Somebody　　　　    B.Nobody　　　　　　  C.Anybody　　　　　　　　   D.Everyone

 

At a nation’s saddest moment, its greatest heroes are born.

　　On September 11th, 2001, many police officers and government officials in America worked day and night to save lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre. And in Japan, after the serious earthquake, a group of workers showed their courage.

　　The earthquake on March 11th made Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant(福岛核电站) turn off and stop its protective cooling systems. And later, a fire broke out.  Workers were told that the plant’s radiation(辐射) could be harmful to human health. Hundreds of workers left the plant quickly. However, a group of workers decided to fight against the fire and the damage, though they knew it could cause very serious health problems. There were 50 workers in all, so they were also named the "Fukushima 50". The workers worked in shifts(轮班).

　　People knew little about the workers, who were mainly experts (专家) with the skills to control the situation. One woman said that her father had volunteered to stay there. “I heard that he volunteered even though he would retire(退休) in just half a year and my eyes were filled with tears. I am really proud of him. And I pray for his safe return.”

　　1.The passage mainly tells us                           .

　　A. what happened in America on September 1lth, 2001

　　B. "Fukushima 50" stayed in the nuclear power plant bravely

　　C. who saved many lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre

　　D. what Japanese government did after the nuclear power plant was turned off

　2. Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was turned off because                          .

　　A. there were no heroes there        B. many workers left the plant

　　C. it was destroyed by a big fire      D. the earthquake damaged it heavily

　　3.        workers stayed in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant after the earthquake.

　　A. 11             B. 50              C. 100             D. 150

　　4. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. The woman was happy to know his father was there.

　　B. A woman’s father who had retired from work still stayed there.

　　C. Little was known about the workers when the passage was written.

　　D. The workers didn’t know staying in the nuclear plant was harmful to their health.

　　5. The writer thinks                          .

　　A. American police officers were very strong

　　B. the nuclear radiation would do no damage to humans

　　C. all the workers who stayed in the plant should return quickly

　　D. all the workers who stayed in the plant are great heroes