There are numerous similarities between Muhammad Ali and his 23-year-old daughter Laila. She is the only one of his nine sons and daughters to have those genes that led to the ring(拳击场). Her father’s great status had nothing to do with Laila’s decision to pursue a boxing career. She has always been proud of his achievements, but he was never a great man to her—just dad.

What attracted her to take up boxing was the unusual sight of two women in the ring on the television screen when she was about to watch a Mike Tyson fight five years ago. She was very excited and said to herself, “I can do that. ”

Laila’s father would prefer her not to take up the dangerous sport. Johnny McClain, her husband and manager (former boxer himself) feels the same way. Even though both the men in her life worry about her, they’re 100 percent supportive. “They don’t want me to get hurt, ” she says.

Long before entering the ring, Laila was a fighter. Being the daughter of an outstanding boxer made her an easy target for high school kids to see how tough she was. They, not she, failed in the test. For the public, her biggest test took place last summer in the New York State when she took on Jacqui Frazier Lyde, the daughter of Joe Frazier, her father’s most famous opponent (对手) during the 1970s.

That fight provided the biggest shot in the arm that women’s boxing has received. News reporters poured in. Some called it “Ali/Frazier-GenerationⅡ”. No match involving women had ever attracted so much attention. Laila had a narrow victory in the fight.

Like it or not, she accepts the fact that she is the face of female boxing. And she hopes that her name and fame will help get the public to take it more seriously.

The name Ali has and always will bring her attention. But she is determined to make her own mark on opponents’ faces as well as in boxing history books. She says, “I want women’s boxing to get its due respect. ” Zxxk

Laila took up boxing because of ________.

A. her father’s great status                   B. a Mike Tyson fight 

C. her admiration for her father           D. her interest in boxing

From the passage we can know ________.

   A. Laila’s husband is still a boxer now

B. Laila wants to make contributions to the sport of boxing

C. Laila’s husband doesn’t think boxing is a dangerous sport

   D. when Laila was in high school, she often failed in the fight with other kids

What does the underlined sentence in Para. 5 mean?

A. That fight proved that Laila was a person of physical power.

B. That fight made female boxing more popular.

C. That fight provided people with a good change to enjoy themselves.

D. Laila made her first public appearance in that fight.

Which of the following is the best title for the passsage?

A. A female boxer—Laila Ali                     B. The best-known fight

C. Ali/Frazie-GenerationⅡ Zxxk             D. Muhammad Ali and his daughter

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分, 满分20分)

阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

       Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges---a speech impediment (语言障碍), dyslexia (诵读困难), and auditory problems. __21__ today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make an acceptance __22__ for having been chosen one of the “Outstanding Young Citizens” in Ocean County, New Jersey __23__ his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.

       As I listened, I closed my eyes. I found myself __24__ those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul, __25__ his challenges. And now, as he stood at the platform, I knew his heart __26__ be racing. As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments(损伤) and how __27__ his tutors would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for ten years of service as a volunteer __28__. Russ was __29__ for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety, and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck.

         Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals. Then, pausing for a few seconds, he __30__ us by surprise by touching lovingly on the __31__ of his nephew, Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment, I had to close my eyes again __32__ a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence __33__ the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin. He __34__ his address by lifting up the audience with these words, “Austin taught me how to love.”

       I have never thought of this day. __35__, no one had ever thought that Russ would made __36__ as the star of the football team, and he had never been voted “most likely to succeed,” but he __37__ to be a true “star” in his community. Russ became a man of strong character __38__ his unselfish service to others. With so many impairments, Russ now sees and acts __39__ with his heart. His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ, our son, who has shown us what __40__ is.

21. A. And      B. While C. As      D. But

22. A. point    B. speech C. call     D. appeal

23. A. in spite of    B. regardless of      C. because of  D. in face of

24. A. recalling      B. recording   C. seizing       D. expecting

25. A. facing up to B. concerning about       C. escaping from    D. putting up with

26. A. could    B. might  C. would D. must

27. A. nervous       B. excited       C. proud  D. surprised

28. A. policeman    B. tailor  C. tutor   D. fireman

29. A. grateful       B. responsible C. anxious      D. fit

30. A. took     B. got     C. shocked      D. moved

31. A. birth     B. achievement      C. loss     D. disease

32. A. since    B. after   C. when  D. before

33. A. dropped down     B. got up C. took off     D. fell over

34. A. concluded    B. wrote  C. delivered    D. started

35. A. Generally     B. Surprisingly      C. Actually     D. However

36. A. it  B. him    C. one     D. that

37. A. happened     B. rose    C. appeared    D. reduced

38. A. at  B. on      C. by      D. in

39. A. cautiously    B. generously  C. closely       D. clearly

40. A. sharing B. love    C. sacrifice     D. confidence

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II、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

  Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important   36  : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you   37   money.

       This is how I   38   with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store   39  to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the   40  . If an accident takes place, the   41  of which I think the local police could use, I  42_____  him up and tell him about it, though I am not in   43  here. One discovery I made about this world is to give   44  getting something back, though the  45  often comes in an unexpected form.

       One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important  46  letter to my home, though it was   47  to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of   48  . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was   49  . I was told at the window that there were   50  boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long  51  list. As I was about to  52  , the postmaster appeared in the ___53  _.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office  ___54  we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get  55  but complaints(投诉).”

36.A.decision               B.research                  C.speech                    D.discovery

37.A.earn                    B.lack                        C.spend                     D.steal

38.A.experienced            B.connected            C.combined             D.agreed

39.A.happens                  B.flashes                    C.sticks                   D.leads

40.A.postmaster              B.headmaster              C.storekeeper             D.policeman

41.A.story                   B.damage                   C.challenge             D.material

42.A.call                        B.hold                       C.break                   D.pick

43.A.need                    B.trouble                   C.common                 D.charge

44.A.within                    B.without                   C.for                         D.before

45.A.process                   B.goal                       C.return                     D.concern

46.A.curious                   B.immediate            C.special                    D.heavy

47.A.realized                  B.addressed             C.forgotten             D.brought

48.A.invitation             B.apology               C.instruction               D.appreciation

49.A.dealing                   B.providing             C.operating             D.starting

50.A.enough                   B.some                   C.no                          D.more

51.A.admitting             B.relating                   C.examining            D.waiting

52.A.leave                   B.shout                   C.guess                   D.conduct

53.A.window                  B.doorway                 C.library                    D.yard

54.A.in case                   B.now that                 C.even if                    D.as if

55.A.anything              B.everything                  C.nothing                   D.something

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