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.

 

 

U.S.A. Weather Report of May 13

City               Weather              ℉

DETROIT            Clouds early 　

Maybe a shower, and then skies clear up.

High: 73° Low: 43°

Tomorrow: sunny to partly cloudy.

High: 66° Low: 45°

BOSTON             Staying cool　

More clouds than yesterday. Cool east wind.

High: 65° Low: 51°

Tomorrow: showers in the afternoon; then clearing.

High: 69° Low: 47°

LOS ANGELES        Not bad　

Some morning clouds; then a sunny afternoon.

High: 78° Low: 61°

Tomorrow: warmer.

High: 81° Low: 65°

PHILADELPHI        A Mainly sunny

A few clouds; then showers tonight.

High: 75° Low: 57°

Tomorrow: clouds early; then heavy rain.

High: 76° Low: 52°

WASHINGTON D.C.    Sunny intervals(间隔)

Some clouds, and heavy rain tonight.

High: 77° Low: 60°

Tomorrow: cloudy to partly sunny.

High: 77° Low: 54°

 

1.Which city was sunny to partly cloudy on May 14?

A. WASHINGTON D.C.             B. LOS ANGELES.

C. DETROIT.                   D. BOSTON.

2.When did BOSTON have showers?

A．On the afternoon of May 13.               B．On the morning of May 13.

C．On the afternoon of May 14.               D．On the morning of May 14.

3.Which’s TRUE about the weather in LOS ANGELES?

A. It was cooler than WASHINGTON D.C. on May 13.

B. It was warmer on May 14 than on May 13.

C. It was cloudy on the afternoon of May 13.

D. It was sunny on the morning of May 13.

4.Which picture represents the weather on the night of May 13 in PHILADELPHIA?

 

5.What did most people probably do in PHILADELPHIA on May 13 at night?

A．Enjoyed looking at the moon.              B．Went for a walk.

C．Did sports outside.                      D．Stayed at home.

 

Once　upon　a　time,　a　young　man　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　town　announcing　that　he　had　the　most　beautiful　heart　in　the　world.　A　large　crowd　gathered,　and　they　al　praised　his　heart　for　it　was　perfect.
Suddenly,　an　old　man　appeared　and　said,　“Why　,your　heart　is　not　as　beautiful　as　mine.”
The　old　man’s　heart　was　ful　of　scars（伤疤）.　Some　pieces　of　his　heart　were　removed　and　some　pieces　from　other　people　were　put　in,　but　they　didn’t　fit　quite　right.　So　there　were　several　jagged（锯齿状的）edges.　In　fact,　there　were　stil　some　holes　in　his　heart　where　the　pieces　were　missing.
The　 young　 man　 laughed,“Comparing　yours　with　mine,　mine　is　perfect　and　yours　is　a　mess.”
“Yes,”said　the　old　man.　“But,　every　scar　shows　that　I　took　out　a　piece　of　my　heart　and　gave　it　to　a　person,　and　often　he　gave　me　a　piece　of　his　heart　in　return.”
“Why　do　you　have　some　jagged　edges　in　your　heart?”asked　the　young　man.“Because　the　shapes　of　the　pieces　weren’t　the　same.”“Then　the　holes?”“Sometimes　I　gave　pieces　of　my　heart　away,　and　the　other　person　hasn’t　given　back　a　piece　of　his,　so　… but　I　don’t　care.”“How　come?”“They　remind　me　of　the　love　we　shared.”
The　young　man　was　deeply　moved.　He　walked　up　to　the　old　man,　took　a　piece　of　his　heart　out　and　gave　it　to　the　old　man.
The　old　man　placed　it　in　his　heart,　then　took　a　piece　from　his　old　scarred　heart　and　placed　it　in　the　wound（伤口）in　the　young　man’s　heart.　It　fitted,　but　not　perfectly,　as　there　were　some　jagged　edges.
The　young　man　looked　at　his　heart,　not　perfect　any　more　but　more　beautiful　than　ever.
How　sad　it　must　be　to　go　through　 life　 with　 a　 whole　untouched　heart!
【小题1】　The　young　man　stood　in　the　town　to　_____.

A．meet　the　old　man	B．compare　his　heart　with　others’
C．show　his　beautiful　heart	D．give　pieces　of　his　heart　to　others

【小题2】　It’s　clear　that　the　old　man　was　_____.

A．a　sily　man	B．a　humorous　man
C．a　wel-known　man	D．a　kind-hearted　man

【小题3】　We　learn　from　the　story　that　in　the　end　the　young　man　was　_____.

A．lost

B．moved

C．hurt

D．untouched

【小题4】　The　old　man　said“… but　I　don’t　care”means　_____.

A．he　didn’t　expect　others’return

B．he　didn’t　feel　pain

C．he　didn’t　think　it　serious

D．he　cared　nothing

【小题5】We　can　get　more　beautiful　hearts　by　sharing　_____

A．ideas

B．scars

C．love

D．beauty