Mary      the piano every day, she        the piano now.

A.plays,is playing  B.play,is playing  C. plays, plays

 

On a recent day, “Linsanity” is popular all over the world. It’s the combination of “Lin” & “insanity”, referring to the person who made surprising success.
“Lin” refers to Jeremy Lin, an American professional basketball player, with the Chinese name Shu How Lin. He is the first American player with Chinese descent（血统）.
Jeremy Lin was born on August 23, 1988. At the age of 5, He started playing basketball at the kindergarten. He went to Harvard University after playing at Palo Alto High School in California. He graduated in 2010 and joined the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team in California. In late 2011, Lin moved to another team - the New York Knicks at the very end of the year. The Knicks added him to their starting lineup（阵容）that month. He began averaging more than 20 points a game and leading the team to a series of wins.
Here is his career statistics（统计表）.
NBA Regular Season Accurate as of February 20, 2012

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–2011	Golden State	29	0	9.8	0.389	0.200	0.760	1.2	1.4	1.1	0.3	2.6
2011–2012	New York	19	9	23.1	0.487	0.343	0.742	2.7	5.7	1.4	0.2	14.6

GP: Games played        GS: Games started               MPG: Minutes per game
FG%: Field-goal         3P%: 3-point field-goal         FT%: Free-throw
RPG: Rebounds per game  APG: Assists per game           SPG: Steals per game
BPG: Blocks per game    PPG: Points per game
【小题1】“Linsanity” is an expression referring to the person who ______.
A. made surprising success
B. played basketball young
C. was very popular
【小题2】Jeremy Lin is the first American player with _______ descent.
A. French                       B. Chinese                  C. English
【小题3】According to the passage, Jeremy Lin started playing basketball at ________.
A. kindergarten             B. high school                  C. university
【小题4】Jeremy Lin is playing for ________ team in NBA now.
A. the Golden State Warriors
B. the Los Angeles Lakers
C. the New York Knicks
【小题5】Jeremy Lin got 14.6 _________ in Regular Season 2011-2012.
A. PPG                      B. SPG                     C. MPG

--Listen! Kate is playing the piano in the next room.

　　--It _______________be Kate. She has gone to Hangzhou to visit the Cross-sea Bridge.

　　A. needn't　　　　　　B. mustn't　　　　　 C. can't　　　　 D. shalln't

 

 

The ant(蚂蚁) works every day but the monkey plays in the tree every day in summer. One day the ant is carrying some candy to her home. Her home is next to a big tree. The monkey is playing games in the tree. He says to the ant, “Why are you working every day? It is warm today. Don’t work. Come and play games with me.” But the ant says, “Winter will come and it will be very cold. I want to store lots of food. I will sleep all day in winter.”

Winter will not come soon. You can work in autumn,” says the monkey.

Summer and autumn are over. There is snow(雪) everywhere. The monkey can’t find any food. Do you know what will happen?

1.__________works every day in summer.

A．The mouse        B．The monkey        C．The ant           D．The dog

2. In summer the monkey __________ every day.

A．sleeps            B．plays in the tree     C．eats bananas       D．walk the ant

3.One day the ant is carrying __________ to her home.

A．some candy        B．some bread        C．some meat        D．some rice

4.The underline word “store” means _________ in Chinese.

A．节约             B．储存             C．挑选             D．商店

5.Which is TRUE?

A．The ant asks the monkey not to work

B．The ant’s home is next to a big tree.

C．The house is clever.

D．The monkey will sleep all day in winter because he has lots of food.

 

Playing is serious business for children. In fact, it’s what they do best! Ask them why they do it, and kids will probably say, “Because it’s fun!” But it’s much more than that. It’s also good for them.
Studies show that from birth babies begin learning through playing. They use their five senses to get to know their new world. Touching allows them to discover how different things feel. Brightly colored toys and clothing help develop a baby’s sense of sight.
When small children choose which toy to play with, they begin developing their abilities in making decisions. Children love toys that allow them to use their imagination. Sometimes an empty box is more fun than a high-tech toy. That’s because a box can become anything a child imagines it to be.
Crayons, paints and Ply-Doh(彩色塑泥)are also good because they allow children to create. Traditional building blocks teach important pre-math skills like problem-solving.
Playing doesn’t become any less important once children start school. __＊___. Kids learn how to share, take turns and play by the rules.
【小题1】Why is playing a serious business for children?

A．Because it is fun.

B．Because children can get much more from playing.

C．Because children make friends through playing.

D．Because children like playing.

【小题2】What does touching help babies develop?

A．Touching helps babies to discover how different things feel.

B．Touching help develop babies’ sense of sight.

C．Touching helps develop babies’ imagination.

D．Touching helps develop babies’ pre-math skills.

【小题3】What can we fill in the＊ ?

A．Classroom is the most important place for children to learn life

B．Many useful lessons about life are learned on the school playground

C．No useful lessons about life are learned on the school playground

D．Children can’t play on the school playground any more

【小题4】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Playing With Children

B．How to Become a Playboy

C．How to Play

D．Playing Plays an Important Role in Life