Paul, the oracle octopus(神算章鱼), was given a replica(复制品)of the World Cup as a reward for his perfect eight-for-eight record in predicting the results of matches．
The two-year-old octopus with possible supernatural powers turned into a worldwide celebrity for accurately predicting the German team's five World Cup wins as well as their two defeats．Paul also tipped Spain to beat Netherlands in the final．
“We have had a lot of offers for Paul but he will definitely be staying with us and returning to his usual job-making children smile,” Sea Life spokeswoman Tanja Munzig in Oberhausen said after presenting Pual with the World Cup replica．
There's no rational(合理的)reasons why Paul always got it right．Bettors around the world made small fortunes based on Paul's guess, said Graham Sharpe, media relations director at William Hill in London．“I've seen a lot of things in my lifetime but this is the first time I've ever seen people making their picks based on what an octopus tells them．We had people coming in saying they didn't know how to place a bet but heard about this German octopus and wanted to bet with him．It's funny．But he kept getting it right．” said Sharpe．
Sharpe said that anyone who had placed a 10-pound accumulator bet(累计下注)on Paul's prediction from the start of the World Cup would have won 3,000 pounds(＄4,500)by the end of the tournament．
Paul's home at Sea Life aquarium(水族馆)in Oberhausen has been crowded with visitors and media from across Europe．Many networks broadcast his predicting live．Many networks broadcast his picks live．Hundreds were on hand to watch the World Cup replica lowered into his tank on Monday, 12 July, 2010．
(1)
If a fan had placed a 200-pound accumulator bet on Paul's prediction, he would have won ________ during the tournament．
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A．
＄30,000
B．
＄45,000
C．
＄60,000
D．
＄90,000
(2)
The underlined word “tipped” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________．
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A．
ordered
B．
announced
C．
predicted
D．
helped
(3)
From what Sharpe said we can learn that ________．
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A．
it's amazing for Paul to make more exact prediction than people
B．
octopus like Paul may all have the ability to predict exactly
C．
it's common for people to believe in sea life for prediction
D．
we'd better not bet with animals when we have trouble making our picks
(4)
We can learn from this passage that ________．
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A．
Paul used to be children's favorite sea life
B．
it's useless to bet with the oracle octopus
C．
Paul was born with the ability to predict World Cup results
D．
Germany will never be beaten if Paul stays with them
I was bleeding now．My ears were red, my nose was broken, and the pain of failure was beginning．I had lost．It was over．The match was stopped．The world seemed to stand still for a moment as I looked at who had beaten me．“I’ve lost,” I said in m mind．“The last chance to win and I had lost．” It was the final round of wrestling．It was my last year at camp and I wanted to have an undefeated season．But now, I had lost in the tournament(锦标赛)．
My coach came over to help me up．He saw that my nose was broken and realized that the match had to be stopped．He helped me up and I got small applause from my teammates．People on the other team just stared．Coach walked me over to the locker room to work on m nose．
“I’ll stop the bleeding,” Coach Matt said．His voice was cold and empty．He had expected me to win－he knew I could had won－but now he saw it was over．I had lost．
“Hey, Steve．You did good, man, He, well, he just…” my friend Paul couldn’t find what to say．
“Forget it, man．” I said, my nose still bleeding．
“Don’t talk or it won’t stop bleeding．Just relax and breath through your mouth．” Coach Matt’s voice was still cold, but warming slowly．He was like a father to me．He had been there through all m years of wrestling, all my wins and lose, all my hopes and dreams－and now he was there, fixing my smashed nose．
“This must have happened during that last throw．You fell to much on your face．You should’ve turned and tried to escape．You gotta think more．” Coach Matt began, his voice now warm like an old friend trying to give good advice．
“I wanted this so badly．” I said．
“Maybe we can get another contest because of the nose．You can still go undefeated!You can still do it…” Paul continued．
No, I lost．Nothing was left for me to do this year．This was supposed to be the year－no loses．” I said, cutting him off before he finished．
“Steve, you did your best．Come on．Let’s go and get your medal,” Coach said．He looked at me right in the eyes．“You gave it your all．You deserved that trophy(战利品)，not the silver medal．You deserve it, but he is getting it．You really won and the whole team is proud．”
I walked up to get my medal, my head held high．I shook the hands of the judges and my opponent, took m medal and saw that, in the eyes of everyone, I had really won．No matter what trophy or medal my opponent took home, no matter what．He may have had my trophy, but he could never have my will．
(1)
The word “applause” in the second paragraph means ________．
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A．
cheers and hand－clapping
B．
shouts and crying
C．
screaming and laughing
D．
noises and whistling
(2)
“You gave it your all．” Means that ________．
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A．
you tried to win but you failed
B．
you have done your best to do it
C．
you never gave up doing it
D．
you succeeded in everything
(3)
The hero lost his match．Both his coach and friends thought that ________．
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A．
he really showed his strength in it
B．
he shouldn’t be encouraged and thought highly of
C．
he could not match his opponent
D．
he had lost heart at the end of the competition
(4)
According to the hero, at the end of the passage, we can suppose that ________．
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A．
he had made up his mind to win all the matches the next season
B．
he looked down upon his opponent and though nothing of it
C．
he had strong will to become the best wrestler in the world
D．
he wanted to end his career as a professional wrestler
阅读理解：
ENGLAND coach Sven-Goran Eriksson faces an anxious wait to see if David Beckham will be available for England’s Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey on October 11．Beckham injured his right foot in Real Madrid’s 0-2 loss to Valencia on Saturday in Madrid．He landed heavily on his foot, bruising the instep, after the studs of his left boot caught in the turf as he took a free-kick late in the game．
CHINA’S hope of snatching its first-ever ATP(Association of Tennis Professionals)tide was dashed on Sunday as Zhu Benqiang and Zeng Shaoxuan were beaten 2-6,4-6 by Australia’s Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley in the doubles final of the Shanghai Heineken Open．But the event was a historic achievement for China anyway, as prior to it, no Chinese player had made it to the final of an ATP tour event．“We need more time to get used to the way foreign players play,”said 22-year-old Zeng．“We are still young, which means we have many opportunities to improve ourselves,”he said．
(1)
Valencia is the name of ________．
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A．
a man
B．
a woman
C．
a football team
D．
a place
(2)
Who are tennis players?
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A．
Zhu Benqiang and Arthurs．
B．
Eriksson and Zeng Shaoxuan．
C．
Zhu Benqiang and Beckham．
D．
Beckham and Zeng Shaoxuan．
(3)
The underlined word“instep”in paragraph one means ________．
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A．
part of a shoe
B．
part of a foot
C．
leg
D．
back
(4)
Which of the following statements is wrong?
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A．
Australian players won the game．
B．
China’s players joined in the ATP games for the first time．
C．
It is likely that David Beckham will not attend England’s Euro in 2004．
D．
The two Chinese tennis players haven’t lost heart．
阅读理解：
We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen? ”“When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck? ”“And Paul-why didn't pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car? ”When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad．But when we look back, it's too late．
Why do we go wrong about our friends-or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning．And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words．Suppose someone tells you, “You're a lucky dog．”That's being friendly．But“lucky dog”? There is a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn't see it himself．But bringing in the“dog” bit puts you down a little．What he may be saying is that he doesn t think you deserve your luck．
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for”is another noise that says one thing and means another．It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole．But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important．It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night．
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking．Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think．The minure you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake．
(1)
According to the passage, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ________．
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A．
we fail to listen carefully when they talk
B．
we tend to be annoyed when we check what they say
C．
they sometimes state one thing but mean another
D．
we tend to doubt what our friends say
(2)
What does the underlined word“it”in the second paragraph refer to?
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A．
Being friendly．
B．
A bit of envy．
C．
A lucky dog．
D．
The good luck．
(3)
According to the passage．the writer most probably is a ________．
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A．
teacher
B．
psychologist
C．
philosopher
D．
doctor
(4)
This passage is mainly about ________．
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A．
how to tell the real meaning behind our words
B．
what to do when you listen to others talking
C．
how to avoid mistakes when communicating with people
