Allen Iverson, the 31-year-old man, has become the most exciting player in the NBA. At 1.83 meters tall, he is as fast as lightening and no one can stop him. However, Allen used to be the trouble maker that the NBA did not want.

Born to a single mother, Allen had a very hard childhood. He grew up on dangerous blocks in the US. Sometimes his house had no electricity, hot water or lights. He sometimes stayed with his friends in his teenage life and a couple of times he even stayed in a shelter(避难所). Because of his terrible childhood, Iverson became as tough(粗暴的) as his friends .

Allen was always a trouble maker. When he was in high school, he was once put in jail(监狱) for throwing a chair to a white girl. Later on, he was put in jail a second time because of fast driving. When he was on the school basketball team, he didn’t like practicing and even laughed at his coach. Because of the troubles he had made, the NBA at first didn’t want him.

He was a talented basketball player but with bad behavior. Allen realized that he wouldn’t win any championship or be the top if he didn’t change himself. He looked at himself in the mirror and asked, “Who is Allen Iverson?” In this way he changed himself. Over the years, he has changed and become a leader. “If you’re getting older and not getting smarter, something is wrong,” said Iverson. On November 6, he was named the Eastern Conference Players of the Week . Now he has become many people’s idol. “I’ve become matured(成熟),” he said. “I’m trying to be a better person first, and then a better player.

1.According to the passage, why did Allen become a tough boy?

A. His mother taught him to be so.

B. He wanted to be really cool.

C. His friends told him to be so.

D. His early hard life made him so.

2.Which is the right order of Allen’s experience?

a. He has become many people’s idol.

b. He was once in jail twice.

c. He decided to change himself

d. He had a very hard childhood.

A. b-d-c-a B. b-d-a-c C. d-b-c-a D. d-c-b-a

3.What does Allen mean by saying “I’m trying to be a better person first, and then a better player.”?

A. He thinks good behavior is more important than skills.

B. He thinks he’s a good enough player but not a good person.

C. He feels it’s easier to be a good player than to be a good person.

D. He thinks it’s easy to change himself into a good person.

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Successful Basketball Player

B. A Trouble Maker

C. From a Bad Boy to an Idol

D. Allen’s Hard Childhood.

If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed of reading?

Some people read very rapidly(快速地),while others read very slowly. But which one is better?

The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember.

The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered.

So, you see, either a rapid reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about speed of reading.

1. Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, science and history books, and Maths problems. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.

4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.

1. Instruction books should be read .

A. slowly

B. rapidly

C. either rapidly or slowly

D. neither rapidly nor slowly

2..What should be read rapidly?

A. Directions for making something.

B. Maths problems.

C. Science and history books.

D. Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc.

3. What is the important thing you should keep in mind about speed of reading?

A. To read as fast as you can.

B. To fit your reading speed to your needs.

C. To read as slowly as possible

D. To keep your reading at a certain speed.

4.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A. Something about Careful Reading

B. Be a Rapid Reader

C. How to Read

D. How to Be a Slow Reader

Do you think that living a hungry life is last century’s story? Well, it may be this century’s headline.

The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. Right now, there are still 870 million hungry people in the world, according to a survey of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Children can’t escape this, either. Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year.

What’s causing food shortages? There are several reasons.

There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and their ability to grow food.

Besides, with the growing population, feeding everyone becomes more difficult. There are a little more than seven billion people in the world. By 2050, the world population will be more than nine billion.

Another reason is food waste. The average person throws away 50kg of food every year.

How can we help with food shortages? The easiest way is to cut down on food waste.

Next time before throwing away the food on your plate, just think how much work has been done to make it. By buying less, we waste less. This takes the pressure off producing so much food. And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage.

You can also ask your schoolmates to join you.

In 2013, researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up short anti-waste slogans(标语) in dining rooms “Think Before You Waste”. Guess what happened? Students wasted fifteen percent less food after that!

The author of the study said, “You don’t need a huge activity to make a difference.”

Reasons of food shortage

1.________________________________________

The growing population.

2.______________________________________

Waysof 3.__________

4.__________________________________

Ask the other students to join in your anti-waste work.

Your understanding of the last sentence.

5.___________________________________

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