Many people think sports are just for winning and honor, but there is a lot more you can gain from (get out of) them. I have learned over the past years that sometimes when I lose, I get a lot more out of it than winning. Also, I find a lot of times in sports, people are getting too caught up in the game instead of just having fun. The real purpose of sports is to have fun and learn life lessons along the way.
I greatly encourage you to be a part of the school sports. Even if you are not the best, you can still have fun. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending an afternoon, instead of lying around playing video games or even getting into bad things. Sports also give us a sense of achievement. There isn’t a better feeling than to have done something fun and productive for my day.
I think that we all need sports to give us courage. If we try hard in sports, we usually do well. If we did the same in study, we would all be champions. Another reason why I encourage you to play sports is that it’s just fun. Without sports, our lives would just be boring. So as you may be able to tell, sports are amazing!
Our coaches not only teach us to play sports, but show class and good sportsmanship while playing them. It’s never fun when you lose to have the competitor rub it in your face. That’s why our coaches teach us to show class when we lose; also, when coaches get onto you, don’t get down. They only want to see you improve and learn from what they say. When you do badly and they don’t shout loudly is when you should start worrying because they are giving up on you.
Overall, sports are great! They bring out the best and worst of a lot of us. However, we can’ t let sports get too serious to where it brings down all the fun. So to have the most fun in sports, you just need try your best and not worry so much about the winning or losing.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “get onto you” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A．point out your mistakes	B．take up your time
C．worry about your future	D．look into your privacy

【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Sports bring us great fun only if we have the talent.

B．Sports give us the best way of spending free time.

C．We can get more out of winning than losing.

D．We should take pleasure in doing sports.

【小题3】What is the best title of this passage?

A．Are we too caught up?	B．To win or to gain?
C．Are sports really great?	D．For honor or for health?

Many people think sports are just for winning and honor, but there is a lot more you can gain from (get out of) them. I have learned over the past years that sometimes when I lose, I get a lot more out of it than winning. Also, I find a lot of times in sports, people are getting too caught up in the game instead of just having fun. The real purpose of sports is to have fun and learn life lessons along the way.

I greatly encourage you to be a part of the school sports. Even if you are not the best, you can still have fun. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending an afternoon, instead of lying around playing video games or even getting into bad things. Sports also give us a sense of achievement. There isn’t a better feeling than to have done something fun and productive for my day.

I think that we all need sports to give us courage. If we try hard in sports, we usually do well. If we did the same in study, we would all be champions. Another reason why I encourage you to play sports is that it’s just fun. Without sports, our lives would just be boring. So as you may be able to tell, sports are amazing!

Our coaches not only teach us to play sports, but show class and good sportsmanship while playing them. It’s never fun when you lose to have the competitor rub it in your face. That’s why our coaches teach us to show class when we lose; also, when coaches get onto you, don’t get down. They only want to see you improve and learn from what they say. When you do badly and they don’t shout loudly is when you should start worrying because they are giving up on you.

Overall, sports are great! They bring out the best and worst of a lot of us. However, we can’ t let sports get too serious to where it brings down all the fun. So to have the most fun in sports, you just need try your best and not worry so much about the winning or losing.

1.The underlined phrase “get onto you” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A. point out your mistakes              B. take up your time      

C. worry about your future              D. look into your privacy

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sports bring us great fun only if we have the talent.

B. Sports give us the best way of spending free time.

C. We can get more out of winning than losing.

D. We should take pleasure in doing sports.

3.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Are we too caught up?                    B. To win or to gain?

C. Are sports really great?                 D. For honor or for health?

 

Many people think sports are just for winning and honor, but there is a lot more you can gain from (get out of) them. I have learned over the past years that sometimes when I lose, I get a lot more out of it than winning. Also, I find a lot of times in sports, people are getting too caught up in the game instead of just having fun. The real purpose of sports is to have fun and learn life lessons along the way.
I greatly encourage you to be a part of the school sports. Even if you are not the best, you can still have fun. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending an afternoon, instead of lying around playing video games or even getting into bad things. Sports also give us a sense of achievement. There isn’t a better feeling than to have done something fun and productive for my day.
I think that we all need sports to give us courage. If we try hard in sports, we usually do well. If we did the same in study, we would all be champions. Another reason why I encourage you to play sports is that it’s just fun. Without sports, our lives would just be boring. So as you may be able to tell, sports are amazing!
Our coaches not only teach us to play sports, but show class and good sportsmanship while playing them. It’s never fun when you lose to have the competitor rub it in your face. That’s why our coaches teach us to show class when we lose; also, when coaches get onto you, don’t get down. They only want to see you improve and learn from what they say. When you do badly and they don’t shout loudly is when you should start worrying because they are giving up on you.
Overall, sports are great! They bring out the best and worst of a lot of us. However, we can’ t let sports get too serious to where it brings down all the fun. So to have the most fun in sports, you just need try your best and not worry so much about the winning or losing.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “get onto you” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A．point out your mistakes	B．take up your time
C．worry about your future	D．look into your privacy

【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Sports bring us great fun only if we have the talent.

B．Sports give us the best way of spending free time.

C．We can get more out of winning than losing.

D．We should take pleasure in doing sports.

【小题3】What is the best title of this passage?

A．Are we too caught up?	B．To win or to gain?
C．Are sports really great?	D．For honor or for health?

When I was a boy aged twelve in South Carolina, something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature in a cage.

    We lived on one end of a forest, and every evening the mockingbirds（嘲鸟） would come and rest in the trees and __36__. There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

    I decided to catch a young __37__  and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own private musician.

    I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird was __38__, so it fluttered (扑腾) about the cage. But finally it was used to living in its new home. I felt very excited with myself and ___39___ some beautiful singing from my little musician.

    On the second day, the little bird's mother flew to the cage with __40__ in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was __41__ to see this. Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.

    The following morning when I went to see my bird, I found it __42__ on the floor of the cage. I was terribly surprised! What had happened!

    Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist (鸟类专家), happened to be __43__ my father at that time. After she heard me crying over the death of my bird, she explained to me. "A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will __44__ bring it poison berries (毒莓). She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose ___45___.

Since then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living things have a right to live free.

36. A. dance                        B. fly                           C. sing                         D. jump

37. A. bird                           B. boy                          C. fish                          D. thief

38. A. happy                        B. careful                            C. active                       D. afraid

39. A. looked forward to              B. looked out of            C. looked for                D. looked up 

40. A. water                         B. food                         C. songs                       D. diet

41. A. worried                      B. pleased                     C. bored                             D. tired

42. A. alone                         B. alive                         C. dead                        D. bad

43. A. calling                        B. visiting                     C. challenging               D. introducing

44. A. never                         B. seldom                     C. sometimes                D. ever

45. A. friends                       B. parents                     C. freedom                   D. happiness

 (A)

Mr King comes from the USA.His family lives in a village called Hylas. It’s near the town of Ashland. It’s a nice and small village.Hylas is a little nearer than Gum Tree from Richmond.It’s about four kilometers away. Mr King has a building.There are six floors in it.There isn’t a lift in it.Mr King likes going up and down on foot.He works in the city of New York.He is going to China next month again.He says the Chinese people are friendly and the food is nice.

  

(   )1.Mr King is_________

     A.an American  B.an Englishman   C.a Chinese   D.a Canadian

(   )2Which of the follow is not true?

     A .Hylas is a small village.

     B Hylas is near to Ashland.

 C.Hylas is four kilometers from Gum Tree.

  D. Hylas is four kilometers from Richmond.

(   )3.Mr King lives ______

A.      On the sixth floor of the building

B.      in a six-floor building. 

C.      in Ashland   D.in Richmond

(   )4.Mr King goes up and down the building _______ .

     A.by lift  B.by car    C.by train  Don foot

(   )5.What is Mr King going to do next week?

     A.He’s going to have a holiday.

 B He’s going to move to China.  

 C. He’s going to China .

 D He’s going to find work in China.

 (B)

Come and meet the Indian(印度的) elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you. The giraffes from Zambia(赞比亚) are waiting to look down on you.

Tickets	Opening time
Adults:＄2.00 Children:＄1.00 Under 12: Free	9:00a.m----4:00p.m.    except Friday,    10:00a.m----3:00p.m.
Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch, give food to or go near the animals.

(    )6. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？

A. Four        B. Five        C. Six        D. Seven

(    )7. Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other aged 10. How much are the tickets all together(总共)?

        A. ＄4.00      B. ＄2.00     C. ＄3.00    D. ＄1.00

(    )8. Which of the following is a visiting time?

         A. 8:30 a.m. Monday.               B. 9:30 a.m. Friday.

         C. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday.               D. 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

(    )9. From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _____.

         A. fat         B. long          C. tall        D. strong

(    )10. Which of the following can we do in the zoo?

A. Take a few nice photos.         B. Give some food to the fish.

C. Touch the monkey on the head.   D. Throw things everywhere.