Now throwing shoes at President Bush is a popular game on the Internet. It turns out that there are times when it’s good to throw shoes.
After leaving his office in the center of the city, a young man bought a new car and drove it from the city to his home. He was very happy and the car ran very fast. Suddenly, a shoe hit the car door . The man got very angry. He jumped out of the car and caught a boy who still had a shoe in his hand.
“Who are you? Why did you do that?” the young man shouted at the boy.
“I’m sorry. But I don’t know what else to do. My sister has been hurt. I cried for help but nobody stopped,” the boy said.
The man looked around and saw a girl by the road. Her leg was bleeding(流血).
“She is my sister. She wanted to cross the road but fell out of her wheelchair. She is too heavy for me. I can’t get her back into the wheelchair. ”The man was moved. He helped the bleeding girl back into her wheelchair.
“Thank you. You’re so kind,” said the little boy. Life speaks to our hearts. Sometimes we don’t have time to listen and it will throw a shoe at us.
【小题1】The young man drove his new car ______.

A．to the city

B．home

C．to his office

D．to his school

【小题2】Who threw a shoe at the car?

A．A small boy

B．A bleeding girl

C．A young man

D．An old lady

【小题3】The underlined word “wheelchair” means ______ in this passage.

A．自行车

B．电动车

C．手推车

D．轮椅

【小题4】Why did the boy throw the shoe?

A．Because he liked the car.	B．Because her sister was hurt.
C．Because he was hurt.	D．Because he was naughty.

【小题5】What can we learn from the story?

A．We should be kind and helpful.

B．We should drive slowly and safely.

C．Life always throws shoes at our cars.

D．Nobody wants to be hit by a shoe.

True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用"T"表示，不符合的用"F"表示）：（7分）
Richard is an exchange student from the USA. He is teaching his friends at Rose Garden School how to play Softball. He is explaining the rules.
Richard:     First, we need a bat, a ball and some bases.
Ben:        What are bases?
Richard:     They are flat squares that show you where to run. After you hit the ball, you have to run around the bases.
If you stand on a base, you are safe. If you are running to a base, and the other team touches the base with the ball, then you are out.
Jennifer:     Oh, I see. How would I hit the ball?
Richard:     Have you seen baseball on television?
Jennifer:     I have.
Richard:     Well, Softball is like baseball, only the ball is bigger and softer too.
Jennifer:     Do you like volleyball? I love it.
Richard:     I like to play beach volleyball. It's different from volleyball.
Ben:        How?
Richard:     In beach volleyball, you only have two people on each team and the court is smaller.                                                                         
Jennifer:     Do you play on the beach?
Richard:     Yes. It’s good because if you dive for the ball, you don’t hurt yourself.
Ben:        Do you play football at your school?
Richard:     Which kind of football?
Jennifer:     I don't understand there more than one kind? I thought everyone play the same kind of football.
Richard:     No. In the USA, we have football and soccer. Soccer is a game that is played around the world.
In other countries, soccer is called football. In the USA, we also play a different game called football.
In this game, you throw the ball and you have to wear a helmet to play.
Jennifer:     Well, I want to play softball.
【小题1】 The rules for playing softball are nearly the same as those for playing baseball.
【小题2】In a softball game, if your team is running to a base and the other team touches the base with the ball, you are safe.
【小题3】A baseball is smaller and harder than a softball.
【小题4】Richard is teaching his friends how to play softball.
【小题5】 According to Richard, playing beach volleyball is much more dangerous than playing volleyball.
【小题6】 Jennifer thought that the word 'football' had only one meaning.
【小题7】In the USA, 'soccer' is also called 'football'.

Dolphins are our friends. They can use tools to solve problems although they don't have hands.   For example, scientists have ever found that a dolphin can make a shy eel(鳗鱼) come out of its hole with a dead fish.

Dolphins use different sounds to exchange information with each other. Scientists in Hawaii have developed a sign language to give instructions to dolphins, and the results are amazing. They find that dolphins not only understand the meaning of individual (个别的) words, but also understand the importance of word order in a sentence.

Most animals enjoy playing — but dolphins seem to like making their games as challenging as possible. On a beautiful day in 1997, scientists at a beach watched a little dog going into the sea and swimming towards the dolphins. To their surprise, the dolphins came up to the dog and then started throwing it into the air. The dog seemed to enjoy the "game" and continued playing with the dolphins for more than an hour.

Dolphins live in a very different world from ours, but they are very good at our "IQ tests” . For example, they will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle (口哨) noise. They do this because they will get a fish as a prize.

There is still much to learn about these cute problem-solvers, but it is certain that watching a dolphin show is fun.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（5分）

1. What can a dolphin use to make an eel come out of its hole?

A. Its mouth.   B. Its head.      C. A dead fish.     D. A little dog.

2.How do dolphins exchange information with each other?

A. By using tails.            B. By using tools.

C. By using words.            D. By using sounds.

3.Where did the dolphins throw the dog when playing?

A. Onto its back.            B. Into the air.

C. Onto the beach.           D. Into the water.

4.Why do the dolphins jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise?

A. Because they want to get a fish as a prize.

B. Because they enjoy playing on the water.

C. Because they want to play with other dolphins.

D. Because the dolphin keepers want them to come out.

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Dolphins understand many languages.

B. Dolphins are a kind of clever animals.

C. Scientists have known dolphins well enough.

D. Dolphins seem to make their games relaxing.

 

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.

 

 

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.