Most of you know this mathematical game, of course. You and your friend draw crosses and circles on a sheet of paper. You do it one after another. The first pupil who gets three marks in a row wins. But do you know that you can play this game another way and it will become more interesting? You must try to make your friend win. If you get your three marks in a row, you don’t win — you lose!

It is more difficult to play this game the other way. The second pupil can always win (if he plays the right way), but he may not win if the first pupil begins with his mark in the center. Then if the first pupil always takes a place on the other side of his friend’s mark, nobody will win.
If your friend does not know the secret which we have explained, you must play each time so as to leave him the greatest number of ways to win. You may try a few games and you will see how interesting it is to play the game this way.
【小题1】 The passage tells us that it is _____ to play this game.

A.interestingB.difficultC.impossibleD.unusual
【小题2】What s the new rule of the game if we play it another way?
A.The one who gets his three marks in a row wins.
B.The one who makes his friend win wins.
C.The one who plays the right way wins.
D.The one who makes his friend lose wins.
【小题3】According to the new rule of the game, the second player can always win if the first player __.
A.begins with his mark in the center
B.takes a place on the other side of his friend’s mark
C.tries to get his three marks in a row first
D.doesn’t begin with his mark in the center
【小题4】 What result does the following picture show?
○ =" the" 1st player   × =" the" 2nd player
A.Both of the players win.B.The first player wins.
C.Neither of the players wins.D.The second player wins.
【小题5】 What is the best title for this passage?
A.What an Interesting GameB.A Game of Circles and Crosses
C.The Secret We Want to ExplainD.Marks on a Sheet of Paper


One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家) in England, David was brought into my office. His face was pale(苍白的)and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others from then on.
How could I help him?
David didn't say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder."Come back next week if you like. "I said.
He came and I suggested we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon--in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed.   It seemed  that he liked to be with me. But why didn't he ever look at me?
"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain (痛苦)with," I thought.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. "It's your turn," he said. After that day, David started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times. Now he had re ally started to live his life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned a lot from him. I learned how time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him. All they need is a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch and an ear that listens.
【小题1】When David was brought into the writer's office, ___________.

A.he said hello to the writer
B.he seemed happy
C.he looked at his own feet
D.he smiled at the writer
【小题2】David's father died when he was  ________ years old.
A.13B.2C.5D.6
【小题3】To help David, the writer __________every Wednesday afternoon.
A.played chess with himB.told stories to him
C.wrote letters to himD.played soccer with him
【小题4】What club did David join?
A.A chess club. B.An art club.C.An English club.D.A bicycle club.
【小题5】Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.David finally got friends in school.
B.After his father died, David refused to talk to others.
C.David didn't say anything to the Writer at first.
D.At last the writer learned a lot from David.

 

One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家)in England, I brought David into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.

David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when he was 13 ,his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others form then on.

David didn’t say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder.“Come back next week if you like.” I said.

He came and I suggested(建议)we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than we agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me.

Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. “It’s your turn.” He said. After that day, David started started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. Now he started his new life.

Maybe I gave David something. But I learned more from him. I learned that time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him.

1. When David came into the writer’s office,      .

A. he said hello to the writer      B. he seemed happy

C. he looked at his own feet        D. he smiled at the writer

2. David’s father died when he was    year old.

A.13        B.2         C.5         D.6

3. To help David, the writer    every Wednesday afternoon.

A. played chess with him        B. told stories to him

C. wrote letters to him         D. played soccer with him

4. What club did David join?

A. chess club.    B. An art club.   C. An English club.   D. A bicycle club.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. After his father died, David refused to talk to others.

B. David didn’t say anything to the writer at first.

C. At last the writer learned a lot from David.

D. David finally got friends in school.

 

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