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11-year-old Courtney Thompson was so passionate about gymnastics that she would practice five hours a day until her arms were sore and her elbows swollen．She rarely complained about her tough schedule，and for good reason．Courtney was ranked the best gymnast in the State for her age，and she dreamed of going to the Olympics．But on January 12th，2005，while practicing a routine exercise，she felt an unbearable pain in the left elbow．The medical examination then revealed a severe injury，resulting in an immediate surgery and a slow，painful recovery．
What happened to Courtney Thompson is a red flag in America"s growing epidemic of youth sports injuries．Across the country，younger and younger athletes are injuring themselves in the pursuit of sports achievement．The U．S．Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that 2.8 million Americans aged 5 through 24 received medical treatment for a sports-related or recreation-related injury in 2003．Severe injuries that used to be limited to professionals are now showing up in high school and even junior high athletes．
There are many reasons behind the outbreak in sports injuries，hut most experts agree on one：the extreme culture of organized youth sports．Gone are the days when children played a variety of games on playgrounds．Child kidnapping and street crime have ended casual neighborhood athletics in many places，leading parents to enroll their children in organized sports under the watchful， though demanding，eyes of adult volunteers and coaches．And movies like Friday Night Lights glorify the thrill of victory for young athletes with single-minded dedication to athletic achievement.
From high school gyms to county hall fields，41 million children younger than 19 participated in organized youth sports in 2005，according to the latest research by the National Council of Youth Sports. The figure represents a 25 percent increase since 1997．
Parental involvement 1”youth sports has also made childhood games less about having fun and more about training and competing for the top spot．1anding a college scholarship or launching a promising career Hoping to nurture the next Michelle Kwan or Apolo Ohno，some parents guide their children into specializing in one sport But the repetitive training required to master a sport places enormous stresses on hones and muscles that are still developing.
67．The passage is mainly about_________
A．children’s participation in organized sports
B．the main causes of the youth sports injuries
C．the way to train children in organized sports
D．the common occurrence of youth sports injuries
68．The underlined part “Fed flag” in the second paragraph most probably means“_______”．
A．warning B．problem C. symbol D．mark
69．Why is the number of sports injuries among children in America growing?
A．Because of their increasing fondness for sports．
B．Because children are not professional enough fur sports
C．Because more children are seeking for sports achievements．
D．Because of the involvement of the parents and more organized sports
70． We can learn from the passage that __________
A．about 10.25 million youngsters participated in organized sports in 1997
B．parents give limited chances for children to choose their sports
C．serious injuries often happened to young students in the past
D．courtney Thompson will never become a famous gymnast |
答案
67---70 B A D B |
解析
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举一反三
Tom was a clever boy, but his parents were poor, so he had to work in his spare time and during his holidays to pay for his education. In spite of this, he managed to get to the university, but it was so expensive to study there that during the holiday he found it necessary to get two jobs at the same time so as to make enough money to pay for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop(肉店)during the day-time, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learnt to cut meat quite nicely, so the butcher often left him to do all the serving while he went to the back room to do the accounts(账目). In the hospital , on the other hand, he was , of course , allowed to do the simplist jobs, like helping to lift people and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both at the butcher’s shop and at the hospital, Tom had to wear white clothes.
One evening at the hospital, Tom had to carry a woman from her bed to the place where she was to have an operation. The woman was already feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before he came to get her, but when she saw Tom, that finished her.
“No! No!” she cried. “Not my butcher! I won’t be operated on by my butcher!” and fainted away(昏厥).
68. Tom made enough money by ________.
A. studying in the university B. working in a butcher’s shop
C. doing two jobs D. cutting meat well
69. Tom was a student, but at the same time he was__________.
A. a butcher and a doctor B. a manager and a doctor
C. an assistant D. a manager
70. The woman patient recognized Tom because ____________.
A. he was wearing white clothes
B. he had sold meat to her
C. he was now working in the hospital
D. he was going to operate on her
71. When she saw Tom, that finished her, the sight of Tom _________.
A. plunged her into deep sorrow
B. made her decide not to have an operation
C. broke her heart
D. took all her strength and courage away |
第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Jessie"s Glove
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. 21 the topics we discuss is the retention （保持）of quality employees -- a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale （薪水标准）in the service industry. During these discussions, I asked the participants, "What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?" Some time back a new 22 took the question and 23 said, "It was a $19 baseball glove."
Cynthia told the group that she 24 took a Circle K clerk job as an interim （过渡时期）position 25 she looked for something 26 .On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that 27 a single mother, money was very 28 , and her first check would 29 go for paying 30 . Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check..
When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that 31 as an office. Cynthia 32 if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused．
Patricia handed her a box. "I overheard you talking to your son 33 ," she said, "and I know that it is hard to 34 things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how 35 he is, even though you have to pay bills 36 you can buy gloves. You know we can"t pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we 37 care, and I want you to know you are important to 38 ."
The thoughtfulness, sympathy and 39 of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer 40 than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.
21．A．Of
22．A．employee
23．A．loudly
24．A．originally
25．.A．during
26．A．larger
27．A．to
28．A．small
29．A．have to
30．A．calls
31．A．worked
32．A．imagined
33．A．yesterday
34．A．introduce
35．A．important
36．A．after
37．A．can
38．A．him
39．A．love
40．A．has
| B． Among
B． student
B． quickly
B． generally
B． while
B． easier
B． for
B． low
B． like to
B． bills
B． regarded
B． wondered
B .last week
B． instruct
B． helpful
B． before
B． do
B． her
B． expectation
B． does
| C． In
C． manager
C． slowly
C． mostly
C． after
C． better
C． like
C． useful
C． stick to
C． meals
C． looked
C． realized
C． today
C． explain
C． hopeful
C． when
C． have
C． us
C choice
C． cares
| D． about
D． teacher
D． angrily
D． recently
D． until
D． safer
D． as
D． tight
D． attend to
`D． education
`D． served
D． doubted
D． just now
D． speak
D． wonderful
D． since
D． need
D． them
D． wish
D． Says
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第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
----Lovely day, isn"t it?
----Mm, yes, 61 And it"s supposed to get warmer.
----Yes, that"s true. You know, though, I"m always a little worried to see winter go.
----- 62
-----Well, I love skating. In fact, I used to teach skating for a living.
-----Oh? That sounds interesting. 63
-----I work at Bank of America． How about you?
----- 64
-----Here?
-----No, I"m from Chicago. I"m just visiting here for the wedding.
----Oh, I see.
----By the way, 65 I"m Helen Keller.
----Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith.A．But what do you do now?
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| B．It"s very cold． | C．It"s really warm. | | D．I guess I should introduce myself. |
E． I"m on the radio station.
F．What" your name?
G． Really? |
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three 36 —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and 37 problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not 38 that she would live another year. w.w
39 Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in 40 . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the 41 of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards 42 , $150,000 a year. ”
He called the number. The line was busy, but he 43 calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken, 44 they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of 45 in Texas. Then they would 46 him to Iraq for his assignment.
Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was 47 ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good. 48 , the family would have full medical benefits, 49 would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would 50 work there for one more year.
Sheila was 51 . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”
“You can’t 52 like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think 53 . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that 54 . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila 55 him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.”
Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w
36．A．students B．friends C．workmates D．kids
37．A．other B．another C．puzzling D．strange
38．A．afraid B．satisfied C．confident D．sad
39．A．Thinking of B．Getting rid of C．knowing of D．Taking care of
40．A．debt B．danger C．thought D．surprise
41．A．top B．entrance C．bottom D．end
42．A．sold B．watched C．wanted D．welcome
43．A．stopped B．enjoyed C．kept D．finished
44．A．but B．and C．so D．because
45．A．holiday B．training C．work D．rest
46．A．invite B．drive C．expect D．fly
47．A．dangerous B．easy C．comfortable D．interesting
48．A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Otherwise
49．A．that B．which C．who D．where
50．A．luckily B．happily C．carefully D．probably
51．A．excited B．worried C．satisfied D．disappointed
52．A．think B．guess C．live D．work
53．A．active B．positive C．hard D．honest
54．A．time B．news C．money D．paper
55．A．took B．missed C．hugged D．left |
第Ⅱ卷（共45分）
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分１5分）阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）
In the United States , many high schools and colleges with a football team usually have a homecoming day. This can be the most important event of the year next to graduation. Students plan homecoming day for many weeks. When the day arrives，they begin before dawn to decorate the schools. There are signs to wish luck to the team and many other signs to welcome back the graduates from other years. Many people still come to homecoming clubs build booths and sell lemonade，apples or sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors. During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school. Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over，the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the homecoming queen/king appears. All the students vote for another student who is popular. It is a great honor to become______________. Homecoming is a happy day. Even if the team loses，the students still enjoy homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance，and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day to remember for a long，long time.
76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
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77．Of all the events，what are the two things that all the students do on this day? (Please answer within 15words.)
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78．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words.)
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79．Why do the students still enjoy homecoming even if the team loses? (Please answer within 15 words.)
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80．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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