Today, after many days of practice and lots of matches, we entered the basketball final.
I was the leader of the team. At the very beginning, one student from our team got the ball and quickly shot a basket. Oh, it went in, 2:0. All our classmates cheered.
But after a few minutes there were some mistakes and we lost eight points. I changed two players, but it didn’t help.
At that time all our teammates felt worried and we even quarreled with each other angrily.  “It’s no use crying over spilt milk!” I shouted, “We must face it !” Let’s think about our mistakes and stop making them!”
We had a short meeting . The second half of the match began. There was a big change. At first, our team got the ball and I shot from the three-point line at once. The ball did a beautiful curve and went straight into the basket.
I become very confident. The other team was still very strong.
A good chance came! I got the ball again and shot into the basket! 12:9! I couldn’t believe my eyes! Am I that good at shooting? How could I get so many points?
We stayed in the lead. Finally the score was 18:16. We won!
【小题1】The passage mainly talks about________.

Sam: Hey, Maria and John. This Thursday is Bill’s birthday. Let’s think about the presents.

Maria: Sure, Sam. I want to give him a computer game.

Sam: No, Bill never plays computer games.

John: I want to buy a CD of his favourite songs.

Sam: Good idea. Bill likes listening to music.

Maria: How about buying a birthday cake for him?

Sam: Oh, you don’t have to do it. His mother usually buys a birthday cake for him.

Maria: How about buying him a cinema ticket? I remember Bill likes watching films.

Sam: That sounds a good idea.

Maria &John: What about you? What would you like to buy for Bill, Sam?

Sam: It’s a secret.

1. Bill’s birthday is ________.

A. this Sunday B. this Saturday C. this Friday D. this Thursday

2.From the conversation, we know Bill doesn’t ________.

A. watch films B. like music

C. play computer games D. like birthday cakes

3.Bill’s mother usually buys ________ for Bill on his birthday.

A. a cinema ticket B. a birthday cake C. a CD D. a concert ticket

4.________ wants to give Bill a cinema ticket.

A. John B. Bill’s mother C. Maria D. Sam

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Bill likes playing computer games.

B. Maria wants to buy a CD for Bill.

C. They would sing a Chinese song for Bill.

D. We don’t know Sam’s present for Bill.

As we all know, the ocean moves. But waves breaking on the beach make the ocean fun. When you stand on the shore and look at the waves, it seems like the water is moving towards you. But the water is not really moving forward. The moving you see is wave energy. And wave energy comes from the wind.

Let’s think about how this works. As wave energy passes through the water, the energy makes particles （粒子） of water move up and down. Just give you an example of a wave passing under a basketball. We put a basketball on the sea. When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball. The basketball moves up to the top with the wave. Then the wave continues and leaves the basketball behind. The basketball looks lower, but it doesn’t move forward. That’s because the wave energy just moves the water which is under the basketball.

　  So why can you see a wave knock you down on the shore？When a wave moves toward the shore, the bottom of the wave slows down because it meets the ocean floor. But the top, which is called crest(浪峰), keeps moving. The different action causes the wave to fall over or break onto the shore. If a wave is very large, it carries a lot of energy when it hits the land. As time goes by, waves can break up and carry away the rocks and other things on the shore. Shorelines are changing all the time because of wave action.

1.______ is really moving forward when you look at the wave.

A．Water            B．The basketball      C．Water and wave energy   D．Wave energy

2.Match the sentences with the pictures and the right answer.

(1) The basketball moves up to the top with the wave.

(2) The basketball continues and leaves the basketball behind.

(3) When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball.

A．a—(2) b—(1) c—(3)                     B．a—(3) b—(1) c—(2)

C．a—(1) b—(3) c—(2)                     D．a—(3) b—(2) c—(1)

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Wave energy comes from the water.

B．Large waves carry plenty of energy.

C．Wave action makes shorelines change all the time.

D．The bottom of the wave is easy to slow down.

4.The underlined word “it” ( Paragraph 3) refers to “________”.

A．particles of water   B．the shore          C．the wind          D．the bottom of the wave

5.The main idea of this passage is ______.

A．what makes particles of water move         B．how a basketball moves on the ocean

C．how wave energy causes wave action        D．why a wave can knock you down

— David, your mother’s birthday is _____. Let’s think about how to celebrate it.

—OK, Dad.

Sam: Hey, Maria and John. This Thursday is Bill’s birthday. Let’s think about the presents.
Maria: Sure, Sam. I want to give him a computer game.
Sam: No, Bill never plays computer games.
John: I want to buy a CD of his favourite songs.
Sam: Good idea. Bill likes listening to music.
Maria: How about buying a birthday cake for him?
Sam: Oh, you don’t have to do it. His mother usually buys a birthday cake for him.
Maria: How about buying him a cinema ticket? I remember Bill likes watching films.
Sam: That sounds a good idea.
Maria &John: What about you? What would you like to buy for Bill, Sam?
Sam: It’s a secret. 
【小题1】 Bill’s birthday is ________.