Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and decided to pay attention and never have daydreaming again. Most of us have been told from earliest school days that daydreaming is a waste of time.

L. Giambra, a psychologist（心理学家）, says,” On the contrary , daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn’t do all the thinking that it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious （神志清醒的）mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states （状态）of mind have silent conversations .”

Early psychologists paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even thought they were harmful. At one time people thought that some psychological illness caused day dreaming. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinges, a professor, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinges says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a window on the things that we fear and the things we long for (渴望) in life.”

Daydreams are usually very simple and direct（直接）, quite unlike sleep dreams. Sleep dreams may be hard to understand. It’s easier to get a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine (分析)your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you know the difficult situations（情况）in your life and found out a possible way of dealing with them.

Daydreams cannot be predicted（预言）: they move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.

1.The passage is mainly about _______ .

2.The underlined phrase On the contrary  means _________ .

3.The writer of this passage thinks daydreams are__________.

4.Psychologists now believe that ________.

5.The writer quoted  (引用 )L. Giambra  and Eric Klinges  to ________.

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 ont easy to invent such a game, because it had to 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 is a 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．1000years                            B．Less than 100years

C．1100years                             D．More than 100years

2.The students felt unhappy because

A．they couldn’t play outdoors

B．They often got into fights

C．they had much homework to do

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  makes a score . he could        .

A．receive the ball

B．throw the ball to another student

C．run quickly with the ball in his hand

D．throw the ball into the basket

5.Which sentence is right ?

A．The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad .

B．It was easy to invent the game

C．Dr.Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.

D．The ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor .

What do you think Americans in the early twentieth century (1900--1925) did on weekends? What do they do on weekends now?

1.Before the early twentieth century, Americans used to spend their weekends?????? .

A. at home???? B. in the theater??? C. outdoors????? D. in the park

2.What do you know about the first movie ?

A. It had no sound? B. It got longer? C. It sold well? D. It lasted minutes

3.The best title of the text is ??? .

A. Many More Choices????? B. The New Invention

C. The Popular Activities???? D. The Changing Weekend?

Fans often only see the good side of fame. They see the happy smiles and great success of famous people. But it’s difficult for them to understand everything that comes before then. They can’t see the hard work or the hours of practice.
Li Yundi, the Chinese piano prodigy(天才), recently released his first concert recording. He talked with Teens about his art and his job.
“Of course, the job is hard work,” Li, 25, said. “You need to work hard to be a professional. But you also have to play hundreds of concerts, meet fans, and listen to critics(评论) of your music.”
In 2000, when Li was 18, he won the top prize at the International Chopin(肖邦) Competition in Warsaw, Poland. This was the first time the top prize had been given in 15 years. Li was also the youngest, and the first Chinese to win the prize. Since then, Li became famous and his list of honors goes on and on.
Born in Chongqing, Li began to play piano when he was seven. His parents spent all their money and bought a piano for him--- a luxury in 1980s China.
He worked hard. Every day, Li played for eight hours or more at a piano school. He often played even after the school had closed.
Today, Li still can’ t play a beautiful tune without careful preparation.
“ You need to be ready on stage.” Li said. “People are waiting for you. Nobody knows whether you have slept enough, or whether you have another problem in your life. But you need to play great music for your audience. That’s what they want to hear.”
【小题1】What is Li Yundi?  ______.
A. A music-critic     B. A music fan      C. A pianist        
【小题2】What does the underlined word “luxury” mean in Chinese?  ______.
A. 奢侈品          B. 流行品         C.豪华          
【小题3】How long did it take Li to get the prize of Chopin Competition and became famous? ______.
A. 7 years     B. 11 years      C. 15 years      
【小题4】What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?  ______.
A. You need to sleep well the night before the performance
B. You should prepare carefully before the performance.
C. You need to know your audience.
【小题5】What does the passage mainly tell us?  ______.
A. You need to be a prodigy to be successful.
B. You need to be happy to be successful.
C. You need to work hard to be successful.

Fans often only see the good side of fame. They see the happy smiles and great success of famous people. But it’s difficult for them to understand everything that comes before then. They can’t see the hard work or the hours of practice.

   Li Yundi, the Chinese piano prodigy(天才), recently released his first concert recording. He talked with Teens about his art and his job.

   “Of course, the job is hard work,” Li, 25, said. “You need to work hard to be a professional. But you also have to play hundreds of concerts, meet fans, and listen to critics(评论) of your music.”

   In 2000, when Li was 18, he won the top prize at the International Chopin(肖邦) Competition in Warsaw, Poland. This was the first time the top prize had been given in 15 years. Li was also the youngest, and the first Chinese to win the prize. Since then, Li became famous and his list of honors goes on and on.

   Born in Chongqing, Li began to play piano when he was seven. His parents spent all their money and bought a piano for him--- a luxury in 1980s China.

   He worked hard. Every day, Li played for eight hours or more at a piano school. He often played even after the school had closed.

Today, Li still can’ t play a beautiful tune without careful preparation.

“ You need to be ready on stage.” Li said. “People are waiting for you. Nobody knows whether you have slept enough, or whether you have another problem in your life. But you need to play great music for your audience. That’s what they want to hear.”

1.What is Li Yundi?  ______.

   A. A music-critic     B. A music fan      C. A pianist        

2.What does the underlined word “luxury” mean in Chinese?  ______.

   A. 奢侈品          B. 流行品         C.豪华          

3.How long did it take Li to get the prize of Chopin Competition and became famous? ______.

   A. 7 years     B. 11 years      C. 15 years      

4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?  ______.

   A. You need to sleep well the night before the performance

   B. You should prepare carefully before the performance.

   C. You need to know your audience.

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?  ______.

   A. You need to be a prodigy to be successful.

   B. You need to be happy to be successful.

   C. You need to work hard to be successful.