When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools beg

   When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools beg

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   When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools began offering him scholarships(奖学金). The Alcindors decided to send their only child to Power Memorial Academy, a small school on Manhattan’s West Side.
At Power. Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a strict young man who already gained his fame as one of the best coaches in the city. Donohue brought Alcindor along slowly. As a first-year student, the boy was not able to do much but wave his long skinny arms and shoot a basket now and then. But by the second year, when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall, Alcindor was quick and skillful enough to make the high school All American team and to lead Power to an undefeated season.
From then on be simply got better. Some rival coaches(对方教练)used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they had to. Wearing size 16D shoes and sucking a lollipop(棒棒糖), Alcindor would loosen up by starting his leaping lay-ups(擦板球). Then he would casually shoot the ball with either hand, to the delight of the fans.
When reporters and photographers began to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his boy firmly. He simply ordered Lew to talk to no member of the press, and this suited Lew fine. He was not comfortable talking to grownups, perhaps because he towered over them. Discouraged photographers began following him in secret as though he were an easily-frightened giraffe. “People want you not for yourself,” Donohue warned him, “but because you’re a basketball player. Don’t forget that.”
57. Many schools offered Alcindor scholarships because_______.
A. he was young                        B. he was hardworking
C. he was tall for his age                  D. he was skillful at playing basketball
58. Which of the following best describes Donohue as a young coach?
A. serious, popular and slow         B. tall, skillful and successful
C. kind, powerful and undefeated     D. well-known, strict and experienced
59. Why did some rival coaches take their teams away from the floor before Power warmed up?
A. Their teams refused to play Power.        B. Their teams feared to see Alcindor.
C. Their teams would lose courage.      D. Their teams would lose interest.
60. What does the last paragraph mainly discuss?
A. How Donohue protected Alcindor from the press.
B. How Alcindor disliked meeting reporters.      
C. Why the press followed Alcindor closely.              D. Why the public wanted Alcindor badly.
答案
 57.C 58.D   59.C   60.A
解析

57.这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools began offering him scholarships.”可判断出学校给Alcindor奖学金的原因是他的年龄和身高。
58.这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段“At Power,Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a strict young man who already gained his fame as one of the best coaches in the city.”可判断出他的教练是一位严格、有经验、很出名的人。
59.这是一道细节推断题。第三段“Some rival coaches used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they had to.”说明对方教练把队员带走的原因是害怕他们的队员失去信心。
60.这是一道主旨题。最后一段的第一句话“When reporters and photographers to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his boy firmly.”是这段的主题句,以下讲述了这位教练是如何保护Alcindor的。
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   Paul Zindel’s death on March 27,2003 ended the brilliant life of a famous writer. Not only did Paul Zindel win a Pulitzer Prize as well as an Obie Prize for his 1970 play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, but be was one of the earliest writers in the field of contemporary(当代的) literature for young adults(成人). The Pigman, published in 1968, is still one of the most well-known and widely-taught novels in the genre. The American Library Association has named it one of the 100 Best of the Best Books for Young Adults published between 1967 and 1992, and Zindel’s autobiography, The Pigman and Me, was among the 100 Best of the Best Books published for teenagers during the last part of the twentieth century. Six of Zindel’s books, in fact, have been voted the Best Books for Young Adults, and most of his recent horror books-such as The Doom Stone and Rats-have been chosen as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Clearly, he was a writer who knew how to interest contemporary children. Recognizing that, the American Library Association in 2002 honored Paul Zindel with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize for his lifetime achievements, and later that same year he was presented with the ALAN Prize for his contributions to Young Adult Literature. With his passing, young readers, teachers, and librarians have lost a great friend.
56.Which of Paul Zindel’s books was the most popular with young adults in the 20th century?
A.The Pigman.                  B.The Doom Stone.
C.The Pigman and Me.              D.The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.
57.Why was Paul Zindel honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize?
A.His books were widely read by children.
B.His books were interesting and helpful to adults.
C.He made great contributions to contemporary literature.
D.He wrote a number of horror books for young adults.
58.When did Paul Zindel win the ALAN Prize?
A.In 2002.                        B.In 2003.
C.Between 1967 and 1992.           D.Between 2002 and 2003.
59.Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage.
a.The Pigman and Me was one of the Best Books for teenagers.
b.Zindel was one of the earliest writers who wrote for adults only.
c.The Doom Stone and Rats are not popular with young adults.
d.Zindel was given four prizes for literature before he died.
e.At least eight of Zindel’s books were very popular in his times.
A.c, d, e         B.a, b, c      C.a, b, d         D.a, d, e
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  Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has became a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.
Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: "Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism (批评)"
"In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me."
She didn"t care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.
"Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn"t spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for me, I"m sure she would have contacted (联系) me."
Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.
"In New York I wasn"t in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race. "  
Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday"s race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.
However, Radcliffe has not ruled out(排除) in the future chasing her "final" world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.
"I don"t think that -- although I can"t put a number on it," said. Radcliffe. "That changes from person to person."
Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.
Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kilometre race three years ago.
Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event.
63. Radcliffe"s failure in Athens made her ________.
A. develop respect for Liz    B. love people around her more
C. rest for five months        D. face criticism calmly  
64. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.
B. Radcliffe didn"t fully recover before the New York City marathon.
C. Radcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.
D. Radcliffe had a 3-month training before the New York City marathon.
65. By saying "I can"t put a number on it," Radcliffe means she"s not sure _____ .
A. if she has the ability to set a new world record
B. if she can win another race though she has won many times
C. how many times a marathon runner can set the world record
D. if she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times   
66. According to the text, Radcliffe has won ____ London marathon title(s).
A. four     B. three     C. two     D. one  
67. What can we learn from Radcliffe"s story?
A. Practice makes perfect.                B. Well begun is half done.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.   D. Where there is a will there is a way.
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Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.
They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps. But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take flight. Suddenly, the old lady’s work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen—a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack.
The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back. With only three legs, it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady. The cat provided proof—the children were sure that only a witch could own a black cat with three legs.
There, standing on a wooden box, was Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg. Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box broke and the old lady fell.
“We have to got and help her,” whispered Amy.
“What if it is a trick?” replied Ben.
“Don’t be silly, Ben. If she were a witch, she would have turned us into frogs already,” reasoned Meg. “Come on Amy, let’s go.” The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack.
Approaching carefully, they could see a wound on the old lady’s face. She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken. “Go and get Dad,” Amy yelled to her brother. “Tell him about the accident.”
The boys did not need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs.
小题1:. Why were the children hiding in the tree?
A.They wanted to watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely.
B.They were playing a hide-and-seek game
C.They wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs. Tailor were true
D.They were pretending to be spies
小题2:. Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when____
A.her front steps were cleanB.she noticed the children in the tree
C.she was ready to take a flightD.she heard the hen cackling
小题3:. Ben did not rush in help Mrs. Tailor because_____
A.he thought that she could be tricking them
B.he knew that they could not have been in the tree
C.he did not see the old lady fall down
D.he was afraid of the three-legged cat
小题4:. Which of these old sayings best suits the story’s lesson for us?
A.Make hay while the sun shines.
B.Never judge a book by its cover.
C.People in glasshouses should not throw stones.
D.A bird in the hands worth two in the bush.

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Kate said “Hello” to Mr Patel as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store 1_____ the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道), with rows of shelves full of 2­_____. Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing 3_____ overcoats. They looked rather 4_____ because the overcoats were too big for them. “5_____”, she heard one of them whisper to 6_____. She walked on to the next aisle and found the 7_____ she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It 8_____ like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small open space 9_____ goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But 10_____ putting it in the basket, he dropped 11_____into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and 12_____ see Mr Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the 13______ in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something 14_____into their inside pockets and then one of them said, “Let’s get out of here.” They moved away from her.
When she got to the door the two boys were 15_____ her. She watched them 16_____ for the few lings in their 17_____. They had both 18_____ their overcoats. Mr Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even 19_____ at them as they were about to 20_____. Now Kate decided to stop them.
小题1:1.
A.whichB.thatC.thereD.where
小题2:2.
A.booksB.basketsC.goodsD.magazines
小题3:3.
A.dirtyB.longC.greyD.tight
小题4:4.
A.strangeB.youngC.nervousD.excited
小题5:5.
A.Look upB.Listen to meC.Watch out D.Put it down
小题6:6.
A.himB.herC.the boyD.the other
小题7:7.
A.bookB.riceC.bagD.magazine
小题8:8.
A.lookedB.heardC.showedD.sounded
小题9:9.
A.between B.of C.aroundD.at
小题10:10.
A.instead ofB.beforeC.withoutD.as if
小题11:11.
A.somethingB.itC.oneD.that
小题12:12.
A.wouldB.shouldC.mightD.could
小题13:13.
A.spotB.spaceC.goodsD.books
小题14:14.
A.importantB.newC.elseD.extra
小题15:15.
A.looking atB.talking toC.in front ofD.behind
小题16:16.
A.payingB.lookingC.askingD.reaching
小题17:17.
A.handsB.pockets C.boxD.basket
小题18:18.
A.thrown outB.put onC.buttonedD.hidden
小题19:19.
A.shoutedB.smiledC.lookedD.laughed
小题20:20.
A.leaveB.payC.speakD.apologize

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“The pen is more powerful than the sword(剑).” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861,in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom’s Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse(唤起) people’s sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.
41.According to the passage______.
A.every English-speaking person has read Uncle Tom"s Cabin
B.Uncle Tom"s Cabin was not very interesting
C.those who don"t speak English cannot have read Uncle Tom"s Cabin
D.the book Uncle Tom"s Cabin did a great deal in the American Civil War
42.How old was Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe when her world famous book was published?
A.About sixty years old.    B.Over fifty years old.
C.In her forties.           D.Around twenty years old. 43.What do you learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?        
A.She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War 
broke out.
B.She herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.
C.She was better as writing as swinging(挥舞)a sword.
D.She had once been a slave.
44.What can we learn from the passage?  
A.We needn’t use weapons to fight things that are wrong.
B.A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.
C.We must understand the importance of literature and art.  
D.No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom"s Cabin .
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