---------I arrived at the airport the plane had taken off. 

A．after

B．while

C．when

D．before

 

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.

When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. 

Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.

He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.

Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.

Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.

1.Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?

A．Where did Arthur grow up?

B．Why did Arthur like tennis best?

C．When was Arthur born?

D．What did Arthur like to do at school?

2.The park offered people all of these EXCEPT ____.

A．tennis

B．football

C．baseball

D．swimming

3. How did Arthur meet Mr. Charity?

A．Arthur’s father asked Mr. Charity to give Arthur tennis lessons.

B．While swimming at the pool, Mr. Charity met Arthur.

C．While teaching tennis, Mr. Charity saw young Arthur.

D．Mr. Charity noticed young Arthur was playing tennis well.

4.What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten?

A．He entered the park where his father worked.

B．He copied tennis movements without holding a racket.

C．He pretended to hit a tennis ball back and forth over a net.

D．He played tennis better than players who were older than he was.

5.This article is a(n) ____.

A．biography (传记)	B．diary
C．advertisement	D．piece of news

 

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People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from "Stage Fright". Stage fright makes a person   1 . In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget  2 one ought to say or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or   3 .

Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to   4  themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad   5 .

She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths   6  helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.

Miss Nichols advises her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's   7  to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and   8  what helped and what did not. 9  they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to  10  stage fright, not to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.

1.                A．joyful          B．proud          C．nervous  D．hopeless

 

2.                A．when          B．what           C．how D．whether

 

3.                A．others         B．other          C．another  D．the other

 

4.                A．cure           B．control         C．hold D．protect

 

5.                A．experience      B．activity         C．process   D．event

 

6.                A．usually         B．too            C．also  D．sometimes

 

7.                A．sure           B．terrible         C．necessary D．all right

 

8.                A．put out         B．find out         C．look for   D．search for

 

9.                A．As             B．While          C．Before   D．Until

 

10.               A．change         B．produce        C．improve   D．reduce

 

 

Linda was washing the clothes           she heard the news.

A．when

B．while

C．as soon as

D．how