Kevin is a boy who might be described as “slow”. He didn’t learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. But Kevin was__1__with people, for his bright smile and big heart won him plenty of friends.
My friend Randy decided they needed a__2__team for boys.Kevin__3__up and practiced hard. But he simply shot baskets. Or more correctly, he threw the ball at the basket. He had a __4__spot near the free throw line(罚球线). He threw and threw, and it __5__went in.
The team did well but they never won a game that season except the night when it snowed and the opposing team never__6__. At the end of the__7__lot(签)of playing against the best team.
Game day arrived. The game went as__8__.Near the end of the last quarter, Kevin’s team stood nearly 30 points behind. It was then that one of the boys called timeout. ”Coach Randy, ” he said, ”this is our__9__game and Kevin has never made a basket. I think we should let him make a basket.”
The team agreed. Kevin wan __10__to stand at his special place near the free throw line and wait. When the ball was__11__to him, he shot and missed. A moment later, Kevin got the ball again, but shot and missed again.
Slowly the other team seemed to__12__what was going on. Both teams circled the boy by their time and all the other players were shouting, “Kevin! Kevin!” Soon everyone in the __13__ joined in.
Kevin attempted again and again, and one of his shots took a crazy bounce on the basket. Everyone held their__14__.The ball dropped in. Nobody remained __15__. Everyone stood and cheered as if one boy had won a world champion.
That day, an undefeated team kept their perfect record. But everybody won because everybody had participated in a crazy conspiracy(密谋)  of kindness.

【小题1】
A.patientB.familiarC.popularD.careful
【小题2】 
A.basketball B.footballC.swimmingD.climbing
【小题3】 
A.gotB.signedC.wentD.set
【小题4】
A.strangeB.specialC.wrongD.safe
【小题5】
A.randomlyB.automaticallyC.possiblyD.occasionally
【小题6】
A.showed upB.took upC.started offD.gave in
【小题7】
A.favoriteB.difficultC.unfortunateD.important
【小题8】
A.reportedB.designedC.arrangedD.expected
【小题9】
A.firstB.lastC.excellentD.poor
【小题10】
A.forbiddenB.wishedC.trainedD.instructed
【小题11】
A.passedB.kickedC.carriedD.shot
【小题12】
A.give upB.bring aboutC.figure outD.believe in
【小题13】
A.schoolB.gymC.townD.team
【小题14】
A.handsB.breathC.placesD.ground
【小题15】
A.seatedB.excitedC.amazedD.puzzled

I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.
I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.
I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.
I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.
This is an adventure.
【小题1】How did the author feel when he was on the plane?

A.ConfidentB.Foolish
C.DoubtfulD.Childish
【小题2】The author traveled to Australia alone mainly because he wanted to__.
A.search his fortune thereB.find more about his mother
C.look for his grandparents thereD.find more about this wonderful place
【小题3】The third paragraph is mainly concerned with__.
A.the author's first impression of Australia
B.the author's brief impression of his mother
C.the reason why the author loved his mother
D.the difference between his mother and father
【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?
A.The author writes this passage to honor his mother.
B.The author decides to learn taking photos in Australia.
C.The author had a good time when his mother was still alive.
D.The author didn't like to live with his father after his mother died.
【小题5】Where did the author most probably write this passage?
A.In America.B.In Australia.C.At homeD.On the Plane

International experts meeting in Australia say global carbon emissions (排放) can be reduced by more than 50 percent through simple energy saving measures. People at a conference in Australia, which increasingly relies on coal for power, say that reducing power consumption is an affordable way to both cut energy costs and reduce pollution.

While many nations turn to cheap and dirty energy sources, such as coal, to meet their increasing energy needs, analysts in Australia say the best way to meet those needs is to improve energy efficiency.

A range of simple solutions include using energy-efficient homes, household appliances and lighting, and driving electric cars. Encouraging homeowners and office workers to switch off their televisions and computers at the end of the day is also seen as an effective way to save electricity.

Grayson Heffner, from the Paris-based International Energy Agency, says reducing consumption could greatly cut global carbon emissions. He calls efficiency strategies (策略) the “soft giant” of clean energy.

“We forecast that energy efficiency will deliver something like three-quarters of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the next 20 years. So in the short term energy efficiency is the main way that we reduce greenhouse gas emissions but oftentimes it is not so importantly stressed in the discussions,” said Heffner.

Energy experts working in China say the government is making significant cuts in power usage.

Wan Xingwang, a Beijing-based representative of the Energy Foundation, a U.S. non-government organization, says the results have been impressive.

“In the past five years China achieved about 19.1 percent of energy reduction of its GDP. That translates to something like more than 600 million tons of coal savings,” said Wan Xingwang.

While most nations have some sort of government-sponsored energy efficiency programs, energy analysts say initiatives (主动性) by individuals and companies can also help cut demand.

Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, a non-profit group based in Washington, says other developing nations are recognizing the benefits of cutting power consumption and taking action.

1.To increase their energy supplies, many nations _____________________.

A.turn to new energy                      B.turn to cheap energy

C.develop solar energy                    D.introduce clean energy

2.Which of the following cannot help to reduce energy consumption effectively?

A.Using electronic products in small size.

B.Using more electric cars.

C.Turning off computers after work.

D.Building energy-efficient houses.

3.What can we learn from what Grayson Heffner said?

A.75% of the greenhouse gas emissions can easily be cut in the next 20 years.

B.Ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should be discussed.

C.Using clean energy is the strategy to cut global carbon emissions.

D.The key to reducing greenhouse gases in the short term is to improve energy efficiency.

4.According to the last two paragraphs, which of the following statements is true?

A.The programs reducing energy consumption shouldn’t be sponsored by individuals and companies.

B.All nations have government-sponsored energy efficiency programs.

C.It is time that all nations should combine their efforts to save energy.

D.Some developing nations are taking action to cut power consumption.

 

 

Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become spectators (旁观者) in the lives of their children and shrug, "It' s their life," and feel nothing?

When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in my son' s head. I was asked, "When do you stop worrying?" A nurse said, "When they get out of the accident stage." My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little chair in a classroom and heard how one of my children talked incessantly, disrupted (打断) the class, and was headed for a career making license plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher said, "Don't worry. They all go through this stage, and then you can sit back, relax, and enjoy them." My mother listened and said nothing.

When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting for the phone to ring and the cars to come home, the front door to open.

My friends said that when my kids got married I could stop worrying and lead my own life. I wanted to believe that, but I was haunted by my mother' s wan ( 淡淡的 ) smile and her occasional words, "You look pale. Are you all right? Call me the minute you get home."

Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of human frailties and the fears of the unknown? Is concern a curse? Or is it a virtue that elevates us to the highest form of life?

One of my children became quite irritable recently, saying to me, "Where were you? I' ve been calling for three days, and no one answered. I was worried! ! !"

I smiled a wan smile.

1.What can we know about the author’s mother from the passage?

A. She seems to laugh at the author.        

B. She is not concerned about the author.

C. She has a thorough understanding of the author.     

D. She tries to give the author some encouragement.

2.What did the author do in her forties?

A. She was less concerned about her children.          

B. She couldn't stop worrying about her children.

C. She would like her children to see her often.        

D. She became more patient with her children.

3.Why did the author smile a wan smile at the end of the passage?

A. She wanted to learn from her mother.                

B. She stopped worrying about her children at last.

C. She succeeded in tricking her children.              

D. She got a kind of satisfaction from her child's concern.

4.The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that ______.

A. the concern between parents and children is natural

B. parents’ love for their children is selfless

C. parents show more concern for their children        

D. parents will worry about their children all their lives

 

I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.

I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.

I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.

I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.

I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.

This is an adventure.

1.How did the author feel when he was on the plane?

A.Confident

B.Foolish

C.Doubtful

D.Childish

2.The author traveled to Australia alone mainly because he wanted to__.

A.search his fortune there

B.find more about his mother

C.look for his grandparents there

D.find more about this wonderful place

3.The third paragraph is mainly concerned with__.

A.the author's first impression of Australia

B.the author's brief impression of his mother

C.the reason why the author loved his mother

D.the difference between his mother and father

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The author writes this passage to honor his mother.

B.The author decides to learn taking photos in Australia.

C.The author had a good time when his mother was still alive.

D.The author didn't like to live with his father after his mother died.

5.Where did the author most probably write this passage?

A.In America.

B.In Australia.

C.At home

D.On the Plane

 

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