NBA commissioner David Stern was in Orlando on Thursday night, getting ready for Sunday’s All-Star Game. Of course, all he could talk about was the only player anyone wants to talk about these days: New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin.
Hours before Lin took the court against the Heat, a few hundred miles South down I-95 in Miami, Stern told reporters that Lin’s instant popularity hasn’t ever been matched in sports history, not even by Sunday’s biggest names, LeBron James or Kobe Bryant.
The Associated Press had the details.
“I haven’t done a calculation, but it’s fair to say that no player has created the interest and the craze in this short period of time, in any sport, that I’m aware of like Jeremy Lin has,” Stern said Thursday.
Lin, an undrafted(未选秀的)guard from Harvard, has become the NBA’s biggest story since coming off the Knicks’ bench earlier this month to lead them to nine wins in 11 games heading into their matchup with Miami on Thursday night.
With Lin’s popularity in Asia as the league’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, and with the religious community because of his strong Christian faith, Stern says he’s “never quite seen anything like” the attention on Lin.
“It’s fascinating,” Stern said after the All-Star Jam Session opening ceremonies.
The top five videos on NBA.com since Feb. 4, when Lin joined the circulation, are all Lin or Knicks related. Lin went from 190,000 followers on Sina, China’s version of Twitter, on Feb. 2 to more than 1 million as of Feb. 16.
Indeed, Lin’s popularity is so out of this world that the NBA made a late list switch to ensure his participation in the Rising Stars Challenge on All-Star Saturday, a game that includes the NBA’s best rookies(新秀球员)and sophomores. Lin is in such high demand that all of the game’s other participants will meet with the media following a team practice on Friday while Lin will have his own, separate press conference later in the night. 
This is Jeremy’s world, folks. We’re all just living in it. Even David Stern and the rest of the league’s All-Stars, at least for the moment. 
【小题1】The following statements about Jeremy Lin’s instant popularity are true EXCEPT that ______.

A．Jeremy Lin led New York Knicks to win all the recent games this month

B．David Stern said Lin was the only instant popular player in NBA’s history

C．Lin has become the NBA’s greatest story though he was an undrafted guard

D．no player has created the interest and the enthusiasm in such a short period of time

【小题2】Why did Jeremy Lin have so many followers in Asia on Sina, China’s version of Twitter?
A. Because Jeremy Lin was born in Taiwan with strong Christian faith.
B. Maybe because he is the first player born in America but has Chinese descent.
C. Because Sina has a large group of surfing people, maybe more than 10 million.
D. Because the top five videos on NBA. com since Feb. 4 are all Lin or Knicks related.
【小题3】The underlined phrase “out of this world” in Paragraph 9 may probably be replaced by ______.

A．impossible

B．important

C．exceptional

D．excellent

【小题4】What can we learn from the above passage about Jeremy Lin’s instant popularity?

A．Knowledge starts with practice.	B．Failure is the mother of success.
C．Every dog has its day.	D．No pains, no gains.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多选选项。

To forgive may be great, but no one every said it was easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health.       

So how do you start the healing? Try following these steps:

Calm yourself.      You just take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love.

Don??t wait for an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you has no intention of apologizing,      So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.

Take the control away from your offender（冒犯者）.     Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.

If you understand that person, you may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear – even love. To gain the same feeling, you may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’ s point of view.

Don’t forget to forgive yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge. But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.

A．There are several ways to forgive and forget.

B．It can help reduce the wearing out of the immune system and allow people to feel more energetic.

C．Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.

D．They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way.

E．Mentally replaying your hurt gives power to the person who caused your pain.

F．Try to see things from the other person’s position.

G．To stop your anger, try a simple stress-management technique.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
（注意：如果所用的答题卡没有提供E、F、G选项，请按以下方法填涂：选E请涂A、B，选F请涂B、C，选G请涂C、D。）
— What do you plan to order, please?
—   【小题1】  
— Anything else?
— And a cup of tea.
— Is that all?
— Yes. My doctor told me that I should lose some weight.    【小题2】   That’s not healthy.
— How do you feel?
— I feel fine. In fact,  【小题3】  Furthermore, some of my old clothes would fit me if I lost about 40 pounds.
— How long will that take you?
— Well,   【小题4】  So, maybe six months. Then I can get down to my proper weight.
— Do you plan to eat nothing but salads for six months?
— No, I’ll be able to eat fruit and certain meat. But most important,   【小题5】  And I should not eat anything containing sugar.

A．I’d like some fruit and chicken, please.

B．I’m too heavy.

C．I should never eat anything between meals.

D．I’ve got a badly-diseased heart.

E.I just have a vegetable salad.
F.I’ve just started.
I’ve never felt better.

七选五：根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A man came home from work late, tired and found his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”“Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man.  【小题1】 “If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Then he looked up and said, “Daddy, may I borrow $10?” The father was angry, “If the only reason you asked for that is to borrow some money to buy a silly toy, then you should go to bed.” 【小题2】 
After about an hour or so, the man calmed down, and started to think. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often.  【小题3】“Are you asleep, son?” He opened the door and asked. “No, Daddy,” replied the boy. “I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s the $10 you asked for.” 【小题4】“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some small change.  【小题5】“Why do you want more money if you have already had some?” the father asked angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home earlier tomorrow, I would like to have dinner with you.”

A．Silently the little boy returned the money to his father with tears.

B．The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

C．“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”

D．“Daddy, how much do you spend a day?”

E. The man went to the door of the little boy’s room.
F. The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
G. The little boy sat straight up, smiling.