I feel silly in these clothes. Everyone will___________ me.

A. worry about　　　　　　　 B. make fun of

C. get rid of　　　　　　　　　 D. take interest in

 

When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all-white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new    1    weren't very welcoming. Some of the adults said    2    that we should return where we came    3   . The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from    4   .

    Most of my teachers    5    took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher. Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being    6   , but she didn't say this to me. Miss Bean    7    her respect for me by teaching me just like    8    else. Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a    9    to show that I was smart. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me    10    myself. She insisted on knowing what I thought about difficult questions. Was Thomas Jefferson    11    to buy Louisiana from France?    12   ? She expected me to have an opinion and to be able to    13    it up. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for yourself was the real key to 14    .

    One day, when I was not paying attention in class. Miss Bean suddenly    15    an eraser at me. Unbelievably, the eraser hit me right on the hand and    16    my pencil flying. The whole class was    17    at first, then started laughing. This incident became famous in the school and,    18    it happened to me. The students wanted to get to    19    me. So that's the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target, and how I became just another    20    in school.

    1．

A. friends　　　　　　　　　　    B. schoolmates

C. teachers　　　　　　　　　　  D. neighbors

    2．

A. kindly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. surprisingly

C. angrily　　　　　　　　　　    D. happily

    3．

A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. from

C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

    4．

A. school　　　　　　　　　　    B. street

C. office　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. downtown

    5．

A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. simply

C. never　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. only

    6．

A. taught　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. considered

C. welcomed　　　　　　　　   D. treated

    7．

A. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. expected

C. showed　　　　　　　　　　  D. refused

    8．

A. anyone　　　　　　　　　　   B. anywhere

C. someone　　　　　　　　　　 D. wherever

    9．

A. question　　　　　　　　　　  B. chance

C. test　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. place

    10．

A. worry about　　　　　　    B. look about

C. work for　　　　　　　　　　 D. think for

    11．

A. necessary　　　　　　　　   B. important

C. right　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. known

    12．

A. How　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Where

C. When　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Why

    13．

A. back　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. set

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. give

    14．

A. respect　　　　　　　　　　   B. education

C. friendship　　　　　　　　   D. children

    15．

A. aimed　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. threw

C. passed　　　　　　　　　　    D. found

    16．

A. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. left

C. made　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sprang

    17．

A. excited　　　　　　　　　　   B. frightened

C. moved　　　　　　　　　　    D. shocked

    18．

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. then

C. because　　　　　　　　　　  D. whether

    19．

A. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. know

C. praise　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

    20．

A. kid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. problem

C. friend　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. example

 

Not everyone likes organized sports or team sports. If this sounds like you, don’t sweat it. We’re going to talk about what keeps some kids from liking sports. With a few changes, you might find out that there is a sport out there that you could like. But if not, we’ll suggest other fun ways to stay active.

Sometimes, kids feel that they don’t like sports because they may not understand how to play them or they haven’t had much practice doing them. Sports can seem complicated （复杂的）because of all the rules and special equipment. Even the fields and courts they are played on come in different shapes and sizes and have confusing-looking lines drawn.

People spend many years learning about favorite sports and practicing how to do them well. So don’t feel bad if you don’t know the difference between a “corner kick” and a “goal kick” in the soccer. If you want to learn more about a sport, you might ask your mom or dad about camps or programs that introduce kids to new sports. It may be better than just joining a team that starts playing games right away without much explaining first.

Gym class and intramural (校内的) programs at school also can be way to try new sports. Another way to learn about a sport is to watch instructional videos or DVDs or refer to library books that explain the rules and offer suggestions for kids learning to play it.

If you have an older friend or family member who’s good at a sport, you might ask him or her to help you practice. Some sports are just easy to understand, even if you never want to play on a competitive team. For example, you might play softball or volleyball, just for fun, at a summer picnic.

1. The underlined word “sweat” in the first paragraph means _____.

A. worry about　　　　 B. work hard at　

C. practice repeatedly　 D. have drops of liquid

2. According to Paragraph 2, kids don’t like sports probably because _____.

A. they can’t find proper fields　　

B. they can’t find good equipment

C. they haven’t enough time to play them　

D. they don’t know how to play them

3. Before you try a new sport, you’d better do the following EXCEPT _____.

　 A. look up some library books　　　

B. watch instructional videos or DVDs carefully

　 C. attend gym class and school programs　

D. practice it repeatedly at home

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

　 A. Making a few changes is necessary for you to like sports.

　 B. You can ask others for help to play a sport well.

　 C. You must refuse to play any kinds of sports you don’t like.

　 D. You may play sports only for fun in your spare time.

I feel silly in these clothes. Everyone will ________ me.

A. worry about　　  B. make fun of　　　　　　  C. get rid of　　　　   D. take interest in

 

When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all-white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new    1    weren't very welcoming. Some of the adults said    2    that we should return where we came    3   . The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from    4   .

    Most of my teachers    5    took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher. Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being    6   , but she didn't say this to me. Miss Bean    7    her respect for me by teaching me just like    8    else. Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a    9    to show that I was smart. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me    10    myself. She insisted on knowing what I thought about difficult questions. Was Thomas Jefferson    11    to buy Louisiana from France?    12   ? She expected me to have an opinion and to be able to    13    it up. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for yourself was the real key to 14    .

    One day, when I was not paying attention in class. Miss Bean suddenly    15    an eraser at me. Unbelievably, the eraser hit me right on the hand and    16    my pencil flying. The whole class was    17    at first, then started laughing. This incident became famous in the school and,    18    it happened to me. The students wanted to get to    19    me. So that's the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target, and how I became just another    20    in school.

    1．

A. friends　　　　　　　　　　    B. schoolmates

C. teachers　　　　　　　　　　  D. neighbors

    2．

A. kindly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. surprisingly

C. angrily　　　　　　　　　　    D. happily

    3．

A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. from

C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

    4．

A. school　　　　　　　　　　    B. street

C. office　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. downtown

    5．

A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. simply

C. never　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. only

    6．

A. taught　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. considered

C. welcomed　　　　　　　　   D. treated

    7．

A. kept　　　　　　　　　　 

　　  B. expected

C. showed　　　　　　　　　　  D. refused

    8．

A. anyone　　　　　　　　　　   B. anywhere

C. someone　　　　　　　　　　 D. wherever

    9．

A. question　　　　　　　　　　  B. chance

C. test　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. place

    10．

A. worry about　　　　　　    B. look about

C. work for　　　　　　　　　　 D. think for

    11．

A. necessary　　　　　　　　   B. important

C. right　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. known

    12．

A. How　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Where

C. When　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Why

    13．

A. back　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. set

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. give

    14．

A. respect　　　　　　　　　　   B. education

C. friendship　　　　　　　　   D. children

    15．

A. aimed　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. threw

C. passed　　　　　　　　　　    D. found

    16．

A. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. left

C. made　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sprang

    17．

A. excited　　　　　　　　　　   B. frightened

C. moved　　　　　　　　　　    D. shocked

    18．

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. then

C. because　　　　　　　　　　  D. whether

    19．

A. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. know

C. praise　　　　　　  &
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    20．

A. kid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. problem

C. friend　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. example