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.

1.How long is it since basketball was invented?

A.1000 years                            B.More than 100 years

C.1100 years                            D.Less than 100 years

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

3.Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?

A.Some students                         B.Some teachers

C.Some students' parents                   D.Some of his friends

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

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.

 

Entering a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to study and train for a future job in subjects like law (法律), medicine or education. But the university is not a modern invention. It has a history that is over a thousand years.

The world’s oldest university, AL-Azhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院) in A.D.972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. They read and talked about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in the city of Cario decided to open up a school for higher learning and the University of AL-Azhar was founded.

At AL-Azhar, there were many university ‘firsts’. Different subjects were set up. The earliest ones taught at AL-Azhar were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic (题目), and there was no ‘right’ answer. Finally, famous teachers from around the world came to AL-Azhar to teach and do deep studies on the subjects they were interested in. At the university, people studied the past, but it was also a place for exchanging new ideas.

Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world. Its library keeps more than 250,000 of the world’s oldest and most valuable (有价值的) books. Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at AL-Azhar.

1.From the first paragraph(段落) we know that _________.

A.universities are important to the city life

B.the university is a quite new invention

C.university education may help a person find law。

D.the university has a history of more than a thousand years

2.AL-Azhar was first built for _______.

A.education         B.religion           C.a meeting         D.law

3.Which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the University of AL-Azhar?

A.Education and medicine.                  B.Religion and law.

C.Free discussion.                        D.History and tradition.

4.Which of the following is not true about the University of AL-Azhar?

A.AL-Azhar was built in the city of Cario in Egypt.

B.AL-Azhar didn’t become a university until the years around 988.

C.The University of AL-Azhar was a place to read books.

D.Now AL-Azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world.

 

阅读表达 阅读短文,按要求完成短文后的各项任务。(10分)

The summer is coming, and the storms are often. Though they happen often, some people don’t take them seriously. 1) In fact, it’s very ______ for people and it even can ______ people die at once.

So how do we keep safe during a lightning storm?

If you are indoors, stay away from windows and doors during a lightning storm. Don’t take a shower or do some dishes, because lightning can travel through water. Turn off the TV and computer. I learnt the hard way, and my computer was broken. Never use the phone. Lightning could travel through the phone line and hit you.

If you are outdoors during a lightning storm, never take shelter under a tree, because the lightning could hit the tree and travel through the trees to hit you. Stay away from anything that is metal. Try to get in your car and close all the windows or go into a nearby building right away.2) If there is no building around, try to find a low place to stay in. Squat(蹲) down near the ground and put your hands over your ears. Never use a cell phone.

1.在1)句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺;                  

2.将2)句译成中文:                                                    

3.回答问题:Why can’t people use the phone?

4.在文中找出与 If something is made of metal, keep away from it.意思相近的句子。

5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

 

1.Holly: How I miss the clear water and fresh air in my childhood! But everything has changed, that is, the clear water and fresh air are nowhere to be found again as they were. Above all, a great deal of waste hardly rots(腐烂) away.

2.Jimmy: More and more people are beginning to have a good knowledge of the

importance of a safer and cleaner environment, which in turn forces the business to be cleaned up.

3.Samantha: Organic products(有机产品) are getting more and more popular among people, but we should know the fact that organic products might also do harm to our health in some way.

4.Patria: I’m very much fond of growing some vegetables of my own in my small garden, for many vegetables on sale in markets are actually becoming more and more dangerous as a result of widespread pesticides(农药).

5.Derrick: Nowadays it is very convenient for consumers to find and buy green food in supermarkets as they are clearly marked.

A."Organic produce is always better, "Gold said."The food is free of pesticides, and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms.And it is tastier."

B.Market research shows that small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products.And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported(进口) to meet the need.

C.Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless ways of production and lack of consumer demand for environment-friendly(环保) products have made pollution problem more serious. Millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

D.However, today, more and more consumers are choosing "green" and care about the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: "Will this shampoo be bad for the environment?" "Can this be reused or can it only be used once?"

E.Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds.Some supermarket products carry labels(标签) to show that the product is green.Some companies have emphasized it in their advertising that their products are clean and safe enough for people.

F.The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business.No longer will the public accept the old attitude of "Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it." The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.

 

Bob was happy. He was at a new school, and the other students were friendly. “Hi, Bob!” They said. But some students said, “Hi, Peter!” Bob didn’t understand. He asked another student, “ Why do some students call me Peter?”

“Oh, that is easy to answer,” the student said. “Peter was a student here last year. Now, he goes to a different school. You like Peter. Some students think that you are Peter.”

Bob wanted to meet Peter. He got Peter’s address(地址) from a student and went to Peter’s house. Peter opened the door. Bob couldn’t believe his   eyes. He looked really like Peter! Bob and Peter had the same color eyes and the same smile. They had the same black hair. They also had the same birthday.

Bob and Peter found out that they were twin brothers. They both were adopted(领养) by two different families. Soon after the boys born, one family adopted Bob, and another family adopted Peter. Bob’s family never knew about Peter, and Peter’s family never knew about Bob, either.

1.Bob didn’t understand why __________.

A.he was happy

B.he went to a new school

C.some students called him Peter

D.he was named Bob

2.Another student told Bob that __________.

A.students liked Peter

B.he looked liked Peter

C.Peter was a good student in that school

D.Peter liked his studies very much

3.How did Bob feel when he saw Peter?

A.He felt very sad.

B.He was greatly surprised.

C.He felt that Peter was very funny.

D.He was very angry because they looked the same.

4.What is not mentioned(提及) about Peter and Bob?

A.Their eyes had the same color.

B.They had on the same clothes

C.They had the same black hair.

D.They were born on the same day.

5.Bob and Peter _____________.

A.lived in different countries

B.lived in the same family

C.lived in different families

D.lived with the same parents

 

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