Once, there was an old man in a village. He had   1   fields（田地）, horses and

sheep. He had only one son, but   2   bought any books, or things like that for him. Even he didn’t want to   3  the teachers. Of course, they wouldn’t teach his son. And four years   4  , the boy didn’t know what one and one was.

   Now the boy was eleven, he couldn’t read   5  write. The old man couldn’t

teach his son himself. He thought and thought, at last he decided to get a tutor（家庭

教师）to teach the boy. He wanted a man who could work more but eat   6  .

   One of the villagers learned this and decided to play a joke on him. He said to the

old man, “I know   7   . He can teach your son and he wants no pay.”

   “Does he   8    much?”

   “No, nothing but the northwest wind.”

   The old man was  9  . Just as he was going to get the young man, his wife came

out and said, “Don’t leave so soon. What are you going to do   10  the wind

blows（吹）from the southeast?”

1. A. much                 B. lot of                 C. most          D. lots of

2. A. always                B. ever                  C. never         D. usually

3. A. pay                    B. cost                  C. take           D. spend

4. A. later                   B. ago                   C. after          D. before

5. A. and                    B. or                     C. but            D. also

6. A. more                  B. fewer                C. less            D. better

7. A. your son             B. a young man      C. your wife   D. you

8. A. work                  B. teach                 C. eat             D. know

9. A. angry                 B. happy                C. upset         D. surprised

10. A. if                      B. since                 C. how           D. whether

Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Yao Ming – people across the world know these Chinese faces. This year, Jeremy Lin has added himself to the line-up. The 23-year-old is the first Asian-American NBA player since the 1940s – his parents are from Taiwan. In early 2012, Lin was still sitting on the bench after two teams didn’t hire him one after another. He lived with his brother in a small flat, worrying that the New York Knicks would cut him, too.
　 But suddenly, the once-nameless young man became a basketball hero. As of February 16, this year he has led his team to seven straight victories (胜利), including a win over the Los Angeles Lakers in which he scored 38 points, and Kobe Bryant scored 34. In the game against the Toronto Raptors, he made a 3-pointer in the final half-second.
　 He’s scored 166 points in seven games, including 109 in his first four starts — that’s more than any player ever.
　 Kobe Bryant was surprised after playing with Lin, though he knew very little about the Knicks’ newest star before that.
　 “Players don’t usually come out of nowhere,” Bryant said. “If you can go back and take a look, his skill level was probably there from the beginning. But no one ever noticed. I am sure he has put in a lot of work to always have that belief in himself. Now, he has the opportunity to show it.”
　 Lin himself also said that, “there is more opportunity [with the Knicks].” The Knicks have been in need of a good point guard, and Lin is “a perfect fit”.
　 Lin became a basketball hero overnight. How long will his story last? Nobody knows. But, just like the USA today article says, for anyone who has ever had a dream, this is a great story.

36. Jeremy Lin plays the role of _______in his basketball team.

　 A. point guard 　　 B. bench player　　 　 　　　C. sixth man D. small forward

37. At the moment, the sign on Lin’s basketball clothes may be __________.

　 A.　　　　　 　　 B.　　　　　　　 　　 　　　C.　　　　 　　 D.

38.What makes Lin become the newest basketball star overnight?

　 A. He is the first Asian-American NBA player since the 1940s.

B. He’s scored 166 points in seven games.

C. Kobe Bryant thought his skill level was perfect.

D. He always does lots of training and he is very confident.

39. What may you learn from Lin’s story?

　 A. The early bird catches the worm.　　　 　 B. Many hands make light work.

　 C. The grass is always greener on the other side. D. Every dog has its day.

I used to watch a little girl playing basketball every day. One day I asked her why she practiced so   1  . She said, “I like basketball and I want to be the    2  player. My dad told me, ‘If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.’”

She never changed her mind. She practiced basketball every day.    3   one day before she graduated from high school, I saw her sitting on the grass    4 . I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was   5   short to be a good basketball player. She was heartbroken. Then her father said to her, “If you    6   want to be a good basketball player, nothing but you    7   can stop your dream.” He told her    8  , “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”

The next year, she and her team went to a big match. She was    9   by a coach of a famous team and was given a chance to the    10   basketball team.

Alan is a 16-year-old boy. He is the only child in his family. Alan is an American high school student. He lives in New York. Art and music are his favourite subjects(科目). He loves studying and also love sports. He usually goes swimming three or four times every week. Alan’s father works in a restaurant(饭店) near New York. He likes swimming, too. So Alan often go swimming with his uncle. Cool water always make him happy. American students are different(不同的) from us. On Saturdays, he often has parties (派对) with his friends and they always enjoy themselves. On Sundays, he usually studies at home and watches sports programs(节目). His favourite drink is Coke, but Coke is an unhealthy drink. He often eats vegetables and he often does some sports to keep healthy. (健康)

1.Alan’s father is a _________. .

A．teacher           B．waiter(服务员)     C．reporter（记者）   D．student

2.Alan likes ____________________.

A．Art and music                          B．singing and sports

C．studying and sports                      D．A and C

3.How many people are there in Alan’s family ?

A．1                B．3                C．4                D．5

4.What does Alan often do on Sundays ?

A．He often go swimming with his father.

B．He often has parties with his friends.

C．He usually studies at home and watch TV.

D．He always does some sports.

5.What’s the meaning of the underline (划线) word, “unhealthy” in the passage ?

A．不健康的         B．美味的           C．有营养的         D．受欢迎的