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Did you hear the sports story that came out of Greece a few years ago? No, it wasn’t from the country that started the Olympics, 1 it has an Olympic quality. The story came out of Greece, New York, and it was about Jason McElwain, a 17-year-old autistic(自闭的)kid, and Jim Johnson, a high school basketball 2 .
Jason, who didn’t speak until he was five and always 3 with learning challenges, was 4 for a basketball player, only five foot six. In fact, he never 5 the team. He was the team manager, who kept statistics and handed out water bottles.
But Coach Johnson 6 Jason’s enthusiasm for the game and his unselfish dedication to the team. So he decided if the score 7 , he might let him 8 a few minutes.
Word got around and a group of students came to the game with signs 9 his nickname, “J-Mac”, and cut-outs of his face placed on popsicle(冰棒)sticks.
When Jason was put into the game with four minutes left, they 10 wildly hoping that he might even 11 a basket. In Hollywood, he would have done just that, and his teammates would have 12 him off on their shoulders. But in the 13 world of Greece, New York, Jason took a 14 and missed by about six feet. His supporters 15 and the coach worried that he may have set this young man up for 16 .
But J-Mac 17 another shot, and another, and another. 18 he took 10 shots, and scored 20 points in his four minutes of 19 .
And, yes, he was carried off on the shoulders of his teammates. And it was the career high point in the life of a coach who just gave a good kid a(n) 20 .
【文章大意】一位教练给了一个孩子一次机会, 从而制造了一个奇迹。
1. A. if B. though C. since D. for
【解析】选B。规律推理题。这个故事并非来自奥运会诞生的那个国家, 虽然它具有奥林匹克的特征。这个故事来自纽约的一个小镇——Greece。
2. A. star B. game C. coach D. play
【解析】选C。词汇复现题。由下文可知, 本文叙述的是一个男孩和一位中学篮球教练的故事。
3. A. began B. went C. listened D. struggled
【解析】选D。固定搭配题。由上文的autistic以及“他五岁才说话”的事实, 我们可以推断出Jason学习有障碍。struggle with“斗争, 抗争”, 符合语境。
4. A. short B. big C. good D. ready
【解析】选A。规律推理题。依据后面的only five foot six可知他太矮了, 所以不适合打篮球。
5. A. gathered B. organized C. supported D. made
【解析】选D。规律推理题。由下文的He was the team manager, who kept statistics and handed out water bottles. 可知Jason实际上并没有成为真正的球员, 而只是做一些计分、分发水壶之类的事情。make the team加入团队。
6. A. showed B. liked C. developed D. lost
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。虽然Jason并不是真正的球员, 但教练很观赏他对篮球的热忱以及他对球队无私的奉献。
7. A. decreased B. changed C. mattered D. permitted
【解析】选D。词语辨析题。所以他想假如赛场上比分允许的话, 他会让Jason打一会儿球。
8. A. train B. rest C. play D. direct
【解析】选C。词语辨析题。教练很感动, 所以他想假如赛场上比分允许的话, 他会让Jason打一会儿球。
9. A. giving B. bearing C. calling D. keeping
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。bear此处的意思是“显示, 带有”。signs bearing his nickname写着他的外号的招牌。
10. A. blamed B. laughed C. ran D. cheered
【解析】选D。词语辨析题。竞赛还有四分钟就要结束的时候, Jason上场了。大家欢呼着, 期望他能投篮成功。
11. A. score B. find C. fill D. hang
【解析】选A。词语辨析题。score此处用作动词, 意思是“得分”。
12. A. cut B. carried C. put D. knocked
【解析】选B。固定搭配题。假如是在好莱坞电影中, Jason很有可能在最终关头投篮成功, 队员们也会把他高高举过肩头。carry sb. off on sb. ’s shoulder将某人举过肩头。
13. A. real B. modern C. whole D. natural
【解析】选A。规律推理题。但是, 在真实的世界里, Jason投篮未中。此处将现实与虚幻进行了对比。
14. A. shot B. seat C. look D. step
【解析】选A。固定搭配题。take a shot投篮; 下文“he took 10 shots”也有提示。
15. A. nodded B. broke C. agreed D. complained
【解析】选D。前后照应题。Jason投篮未中, 他的支持者开头埋怨。missed, worried是关键信息。
16. A. fame B. embarrassment C. courage D. achievement
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。Jason投篮未中, 观众开头埋怨。此时, 教练开头怀疑自己的做法是否正确。他担忧他把Jason置于尴尬的境地。
17. A. took B. heard C. got D. fired
【解析】选A。词汇复现题。与上一段“Jason took a ”和下文“he took 10 shots”呼应。
18. A. In fact B. In turn C. However D. Meanwhile
【解析】选A。词语辨析题。Jason一次次地投篮。事实上, 他投了十次篮。in fact用来作进一步的解释说明。
19. A. sorrow B. joy C. glory D. guilt
【解析】选C。词语辨析题。Jason在四分钟内得了20分。此处选glory突出他的成果非凡。
20. A. lesson B. chance C. prize D. award
【解析】选B。前后照应题。本文讲的是一位教练给了一个孩子一次机会, 从而制造了一个奇迹。
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An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same tome.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the mayor(市长）appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(全都）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point ,putting all their energy
And passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
Ultinatel was Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process. or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
( ) 1. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A. To invite authors to guide readers.
B. To encourage people to read and share.
C. To involve people in community service.
D. To promote the friendship between cities.
( ) 2.Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?
A. They had little interest in reading.
B. They were too busy to read a book.
C. They came from many different backgrounds
D. They lacked support from the local government
( ) 3. According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?
A. In large communities with little sense of unity
B. In large cities where libraries are far from home
C. In medium-sized cities with a diverse population
D. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached
( ) 4.The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean
A. exchanged ideas with each other
B. discussed the meaning of a word
C. gamed life experience
D. used the same language
( ) 5.According to Nacy, the degree of students of the project is judged by
A. the careful selection of a proper book
B. the growing popularity of the writers
C. the number of people who benefit from reading.
D. the number of books that each person reads.
【文章大意】文章鼓舞人们相互共享阅读的想法，并享受共享阅读的过程。
1.B细节理解题。定位关键词project launched。依据文章其次段的as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools.和who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book可知答案为B。
2.C细节理解题。依据文章第四段The only problem arose in New York ,where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. 唯一的问题也就产生了纽约,在那里,当地读者不能打算一本书代表巨大而多样化的人口。选C。
3.D细节理解题。依据文章第四段This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(全都）can be achieved .可知答案。
4.A 词义猜想题。从上文阅读不仅要相互共享阅读的想法，还要享受共享阅读的过程。由otherwise可以看出shared a word是指前者，相互共享阅读的想法。
5.C主旨大意题。文章鼓舞人们相互共享阅读的想法，并享受共享阅读的过程。
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In the United States, there were some well-constructed houses for native Indians, ranging from the simple brush shelter to the five-storied pueblo.
In the eastern United States, one of the existing types was that commonly know under the Algonkian name of wigwam in which the Iroquois Indians lived. The wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends, made by bending young trees to form the round shape. Over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the Indians from bad weather. Over the bark dried grass was added. A small hole allowed smoke to escape from the top. Doorways at each end served also as windows, The Iroquois Indians built trunk walls all around their villages. The wall had only one opening, They could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near.
Interestingly, the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi also lived in a wigwam of a most primitive(原始的) construction, but different from those of the Iroquois Indians. The Choctaw Indians’ wigwams, made from mud, cane and straw, were in the form of a bee-hive. The covering was made of a long, tough grass. A post in the centre supported the roof. A hole in the top admitted the light, and allowed the smoke to pass out.
The tipi tent-housing of the upper lake and plains area was put up with poles set lightly in the ground, tied together near the top, and covered with bark and grass in the lake country. It was easily portable, and two women could set it up or take it down within an hour.
The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian tribes (部落) along the Missouri built solid ring-shaped structures of trunk, covered with earth and dried grass, housing a dozen families.
The Wichita and other tribes of the Texas border built large ring-shaped houses covered with dried grass.
Apart from the regular housing, almost every tribe had some style of housing.
( ) 1.Which of the following pictures shows the house for the Iroquois Indians？
( ) 2. According to the passage, the Pawnee Indians built their houses _____.
A. with openings in the trunk walls B. large enough for several families
C. in a ring shape with bark and mud D. by bending young trees to form the shape
( ) 3. All the native Indian houses described in the passage were_____. K^S*5U.C
A. of the same shape B. covered with grass
C. built with a post in the centre D. built with doorways at each end
( ) 4. The passage suggests that ________
A. all the native Indians built trunk walls all around their houses
B. all the native Indian houses were built with poles tied together
C. the Iroquois Indians took safety into account while building their wigwams
D. the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi built their wigwams with straight sides and ends
【语篇解读】本篇文章为记叙文。主要叙述了美国的土著居民印第安人的房屋结构和建房特点，呈现了美国当地人的居住文化。
1.答案A。
【解析】细节理解题。依据其次段其次句“The wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends……”可知，选项A符合题意。
2.答案B。
【解析】细节理解题。依据第五段中“The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian tribes…… housing a dozen families”可知，应选B项。
3.答案B。
【解析】细节理解题。文章中毁灭的grass是Indian tribes建筑房屋所必不行少的东西。由此可知，印第安人的屋子都用草盖着。由此可知B项正确
4.答案C。K^S*5U.C
【解析】推理推断题。依据其次段最终一句“They could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near”可以推断出the Iroquois Indians建筑房屋的时候把自身的平安考虑在内了。因此可推断出C项
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Feel tired lately?Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you?Perhaps he sends you to a hospital,but all the advanced equipment there shows there is nothing wrong with you.
Then,consider this:you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康).
Sub-health,also called the third state or gray state,is explained as borderline state between health and disease.
According to the investigation by the National Organization,over 45 percent of sub-health people are middle-aged or elderly.The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week.
Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy,depression,slow reactions,insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory.Other symptoms include shortness of breath,sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health,according to some medical experts,is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly,and take part in open air activities.
As for meals,people are advised to eat less salt and sugar.They should also eat more fresh vegetables,fruits,fish because they are rich in nutritional elements—vitamins and trace elements(微量元素)—that are important to the body.
Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化道).They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.
36.When you are in a state of sub-health,you should ________.
A.stay home and keep silent
B.go to a doctor and buy some medicine
C.not consider it very serious
D.find out the reasons and relax yourself
提示:从全文可以看出，亚健康是身体对压力、疲乏的一种反应，即使最先进的仪器也查不出病因。所以不必去医院，也不必吃药，但是不能听之任之，不认真对待。正确的方法是找出缘由、减轻压力、消退疲乏、平衡膳食。
答案:D
37.Middle-aged people may be easy to get sub-health because ________.
A.they have used up their energy
B.they have lost their living hopes
C.they have more pressure in life and work
D.they have changed their way of life
提示:亚健康的起因与疲乏有关系，但不是已将体力用完，排解A项。B、D两项文章没涉及。依据常识和第四段最终一句，我们也能推断正确答案为C项。
答案:C
38.The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is to ________.
A. keep on working regularly B. go to sleep a bit earlier
C. form good living habits D. take medicine if necessary
答案:C 文章倒数第三段第一句“…is to form good living habits”
39.The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A. arrange by turns B. cause to take place
C. make up for D. keep away from
答案:A 从文中可看出：形成好的生活习惯，要劳逸结合，即轮番工作与休息
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The pound new Library of Birmingham（LoB）will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization（数字化）of everyday life.
Set to open in 2021, the £188 m LoB is already beginning to tale shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.
As digital media（媒介）is important to its idea. the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.
Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning, “The aim is to mix the physical with the digital. Providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”
The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.
Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual（虚拟的）LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.
Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are working on the LoB projects. Subst
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