Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn’t play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
Some of the teachers at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent(发明)a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court(球场)was not very large.
Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺)above
the floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr.
Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.
【小题1】How long is it since basketball was invented?

A.100 yearsB.Less than 100 years
C.110 yearsD.More than 100 years
【小题2】The students felt unhappy because _______.
A.they had little time to studyB.they often got into fights
C.they had much homework to do D.they couldn’t play outdoors
【小题3】Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?
A.Some studentsB.Some teachers
C.Some students’ parentsD.Some of his friends
【小题4】When a student ________, he makes a score.
A.receives the ball.
B.throws the ball to another student
C.runs quickly with the ball in his hand
D.throws the ball into the basket
【小题5】Which sentence is right?
A.The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.
B.It was easy to invent the game.
C.Dr. Naismith had to use fruit baskets to throw the ball.
D.The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.

Basketball is still a young game. It's over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn't play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
  Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.
  Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.
【小题1】How long is it since basketball was invented?

A.1000 yearsB.More than 100 years
C.1100 yearsD.Less than 100 years
【小题2】The students felt unhappy because _______.
A.they had much homework to do
B.they often got into fights
C.they couldn't play outdoors
D.they had little time to study
【小题3】Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?
A.Some studentsB.Some teachers
C.Some students' parentsD.Some of his friends
【小题4】When a student ______ , he makes a score.
A.receives the ball.
B.throws the ball to another student
C.runs quickly with the ball in his hand
D.throws the ball into the basket
【小题5】Which sentence is right?
A.Dr. Naismith had to use fruit baskets to throw the ball.
B.It was easy to invent the game.
C.The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.
D.The ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor.

A taboo(忌讳,禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.
Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.
In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens’ claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen are sacred(神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. Marriage, job and age are their taboos. Isn’ t it a good lesson to remember?

Main idea
The taboos in every country are ____【小题1】_____. People sometimes feel     ____【小题2】____  if one breaks a taboo.
Facts
In India
Indians don’ t eat ____ 【小题3】___because they think oxen are sacred.
It’ s   【小题4】    to shake one’ s left hand.
In the USA
Although it’ s not a taboo, Americans  【小题5】  eat chickens’ claws
Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. For example, they usually don’t ask someone else’s  【小题6】  , job or   【小题7】    .
Conclusion
If you pay    【小题8】  to taboos, you can get on  【小题9】  with the people with different   【小题10】   .
 

How do you remember the way to your house? Where do dreams come from?

It is your brain (大脑) that does these things. A British scientist showed that sleep can improve one’s memory. It’s not a dream for students to study when they sleep. In fact, your brain is working day and night. If you learn words before bed, a certain part of your brain may help you to remember the words while you sleep. What’s more, another scientist in the USA found that there was a “talent button(按钮)” in the human brain. It might make a person more talented(有才能的).

There are more interesting things about the brain. Your brain uses less energy than a fridge light. Just two bananas can give the brain enough energy to work for a whole day. According to some scientists, yawning(打哈欠)keeps your brain “cool”, which makes us think quicker.

Here are some pieces of advice to keep a good brain:

● Eat healthy food.

● Get a lot of playtime or exercise.

● Don’t drink or smoke.

● Use your brain a lot.

1.A British scientist found out that               .

A.drinking could affect our memories.

B.dreams could affect our memories.

C.sleep could improve our memories.

D.bananas could improve our memories.

2.According to the passage, if we want to have a good brain, we should  .

A.use our brains more

B.sleep fewer hours

C.work longer hours

D.remember fewer things

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Our brains only work in the daytime.

B.Our brains need much energy every day.

C.Smoking can keep our brains healthy.

D.Getting exercise is good for our brains.

 

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