GERALD Christian is in Grade 8 at Ridge Road Middle School in North Carolina, US

GERALD Christian is in Grade 8 at Ridge Road Middle School in North Carolina, US

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GERALD Christian is in Grade 8 at Ridge Road Middle School in North Carolina, US. She is a member of her school basketball team. Late last month, the 14-year-old faced a big problem. Her mother lost her job. She thought she couldn"t pay the $ 50 fee for the city"s sports meet this year.
Christian was not the only one who had this problem. Some other middle school players in the city had the same problem.
That"s why famous NBA player Michael Jordan gave $ 250, 000 to the city earlier this month. He wanted to help the poor students. Jordan said: "I know there are kids who get an education by playing sports. We need to keep sports alive for them."
Christian was shocked. "Really? I can"t believe Michael did that for us. These days, I go to bed thinking about it and I wake up thinking about it," she said. "Now the problem is over. "
Christian wanted to say "thanks" to Jordan. "Michael, thank you for giving me the chance to show myself. I will do my best at the meet.
小题1:The underlined word "shocked" means ________.
A.movedB.surprisedC.worriedD.afraid
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Christian was a middle school student.
B.The students will have a sports meet.
C.Few of the players could pay the fee.
D.Christian"s mother lost her job last month.
小题3:Christian thanked Jordan because he helped her ________.
A.to get a chance to show herself
B.to become a basketball player
C.to go on her study at school
D.to win the basketball match

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
解析

试题分析:这篇短文主要介绍了乔丹为一些付不起五十美元费用的篮球选手提供赞助的故事.
小题1:联系下文I can"t believe Michael did that for us.描述,可知此处指的是克里斯丁很震惊.故选B,惊讶的.
小题2:根据短文第二段描述,可知有一些人掏不起这五十美元费用,故选项C描述错误.
小题3:根据短文最后一段Christian wanted to say "thanks" to Jordan. "Michael, thank you for giving me the chance to show myself.描述,可知他感谢乔丹是因为,乔丹给了他一个展示自己的机会.故选A.
点评:本文难度较大,个别小题需要根据相关内容进行推理总结。首先要认真阅读短文,注意前后联系,掌握短文大意,然后带着问题再读短文,找出相关段落,分析总结,判断出正确选项。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找,做题关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查小题和原文的异同。
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阅读短文,根据其内容回答问题。
English writer teaches us a lot about life
Charles Dickens is a great British writer in the 19th century. Most of his books are still popular even today.
In 1812, Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England. Dickens didn"t like playing with other boys when he was a little child, but he loved reading books. Childhood was not easy for Dickens. He began to work at a factory at the age of 12. Every day, he spent 10 hours washing bottles and cleaning shoes.
When Dickens was 16, he became a reporter for a newspaper. During that time, Dickens wrote his first book, The Pickwick Papers. The book came out in 1836-37 and made Dickens rich and famous. His hard times were at an end.
Most of Dickens" books are about the difficulties of living in Victorian England. The characters(人物)in his books are often children. They usually live a hard life in a boarding(寄宿)school, or have to work in a factory at a young age.
However, Dickens" works are all about hope. He wrote sad and dark stories, but they are always filled with humor(幽默). And most of his stories have happy endings, as with A Christmas Carol. It is about a selfish man. He finds love and friendship after looking back on his life one Christmas Eve.
小题1:Where was Dickens from?
小题2:Was life difficult for Dickens when he was a child?
小题3:What made Dickens rich and famous?
小题4:What do the children in his books usually do?
小题5:Why does the writer say "Dickens" works are all about hope."?
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Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn"t know   26  Benny lived.   27  the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the   28  to Benny"s house. "His house is not far from my house," said the woman. "It"s behind the trees. But you can"t get there   29  You can go there by bus. It"ll   30  you hours to get there   31  foot. " "What"s   32  with her?" Tony thought, "I can see Benny"s house from here now.  It"s behind the   33  ."
Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was   34  There was a river in front of him, and he couldn"t see a boat. The house was on the other side of the   35 .
小题1:
A.whatB.whereC.howD.why
小题2:
A.ByB.OnC.NearD.In
小题3:
A.placeB.houseC.busD.way
小题4:
A.wellB.nowC.easilyD.hurriedly
小题5:
A.spendB.takeC.bringD.carry
小题6:
A.inB.onC.byD.with
小题7:
A.matterB.troubleC.wrongD.right
小题8:
A.housesB.riversC.treesD.boats
小题9:
A.rightB.goodC.wrongD.fine
小题10:
A.roadB.streetC.treeD.river

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Mrs. Black was a poor old woman and she lived in a small village. Her husband died ten years ago. But she had a 24-year-old daughter. Her name was Alice. She worked in New York and lived there. It was far away from her mother"s village, and she was not happy about this. One day Alice said to her mother, "I"ve found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week. But don"t worry, Mum. I"ll send you some money every week. "
A month later, Mrs. Black was very angry. She decided to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train. When she saw her daughter, she said, "Alice, why do you never call me?"
Alice laughed, "But mother," she said, "you haven"t got a telephone."
"No", she answered, "I haven"t, but you have got one. "
小题1:Mrs. Black lived __________.
A.in CanadaB.in AustraliaC.in EnglandD.in America
小题2:Mrs. Black lived __________.
A.aloneB.with her husband
C.with her daughterD.with her mother
小题3:Alice decided to work in Boston because __________.
A.New York was too far from her mother"s village
B.Boston was near her mother"s village
C.she had found a good job there
D.she thought Boston was a quiet and nice place
小题4:A month later, Mrs. Black went to see her daughter in Boston __________.
A.by airB.by trainC.by busD.by sea
小题5:Alice had never telephoned her mother because __________.
A.she didn"t have time to do so
B.her mother didn"t have a telephone
C.she didn"t want to spend money on calling
D.her mother didn"t know how to make a telephone call

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You can reach almost any goal if you want to—but sometimes it takes great efforts to realize  your dream.
That was quite true for me.When I was 17 years old,I broke my father’s_____.He had  saved enough from an average income to send me to college to become a lawyer.Three months later I was home telling him that I had left college — and for the first time I saw him ______.
“Son,I’m always going to love you even though you’ll never achieve anything,’’he said with  tears(眼泪)in his eyes.
When I walked out of that room,I was burning with something within my body.Not  everyone has the chance to feel it.I did not just want to______ — I had to.
But I couldn"t see how to do it and all the time my father’s words were in my mind. I become a salesperson.It was not______ because I knew almost nothing about marketing.
Then a man introduced me to the Edwards training course.I went and learned a lot of useful______.I tried my best to put them to work.Soon after that,I started tasting the sweet fruits of Success for the first time.
Some time later,I told the manager of my company that I would like to meet with Mr.Edwards.They arranged it for me.When the day came,I told him,“Mr. Edwards,my goal is to be able to train people just as you trained me.’’______,he agreed to let me try.
All that came true because I set goals to make it happen.Sticking to the goal was the most important.
小题1:
A.promiseB.recordC.heartD.law
小题2:
A.shoutB.cryC.laughD.relax
小题3:
A.succeedB.argueC.stopD.move
小题4:
A.fairB.easyC.seriousD.safe
小题5:
A.poemsB.dialoguesC.excusesD.skills
小题6:
A.LuckilyB.UsuallyC.ClearlyD.Suddenly

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“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Intern”
“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day.”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”
“spend more time in chat rooms than with my "real-life’ friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾) called Internet addiction.According to experts,Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week.They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example,one college student was missing for several days.His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him.They called the police.The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet — for seven days straight.
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted.The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people.  
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(症状):

★You go out with your friends less and less.
★You can’t wait to get online again.
★You’ve decided to spend a short time online,but then you spend several hours.
★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it,or the Internet would control you.
小题1:How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?
小题2:Where was the missing college student found?
小题3:Why do some experts worry most about young people?
小题4:What is one symptom of Internet addiction?
小题5:How can Internet addicts solve their problem?
小题6:What might be the title of this passage? (In no more than TEN words)
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