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  Basketball legend Michael Jordan arrived in Beijing on Monday night to begin his first Asia tour.

  A five-time winner of the NBA’s most valuable player award, Jordan’s schedule covers four public activities in the capital on Tuesday and Thursday.

  Among his stops is an appearance at a ceremony to donate funds for the rebuilding of the Beijing Dongdan Sports Centre Wednesday morning.On Thursday he will attend a media conference in the morning and visit the “Jordan’s sports career” fan exhibition in the afternoon.He will also go to Beijing Worker’s Gymnasium to present an award to the champion of the second Nike China High School Men’s Basketball League.Jordan will also use the tour to speak to youth about the constant struggle to succeed and the importance of hard work on and off the court.

  “If you want excellence in everything you do, the sky is the limit, ” said Jordan.“During my tour of Asia, I want to pass along this knowledge and encourage youth around the world that positive energy and high aspirations will lead to excellence.”

  The tour continues to Hong Kong and Taiwan on May 21 and 22 before con-cluding in Tokyo on May 23.

(1)

Which of the following about Jordan is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

He is a legend basketball player.

B.

He is five?time winner of NBA’s most valuable player award.

C.

He is a talented basketball player and he needn’t work hard at it.

D.

He has both positive energy and high aspirations in himself.

(2)

Where will he be on May 22?

[  ]

A.

Beijing.

B.

Hong Kong.

C.

Taiwan.

D.

Tokyo.

(3)

What does the word “concluding” mean in the last paragraph?

[  ]

A.

deciding

B.

coming to an end

C.

arranging

D.

arrive at an opinion

(4)

Which of the following is not what Jordan want to do while in Beijing?

[  ]

A.

He will attend a media conference in the morning.

B.

He will visit the “Jordan’s sports career” exhibition in the afternoon.

C.

He will go to present an award to the champion of the Second Nike China High School Men’s Basket ball league.

D.

He will appear at a ceremony to donate funds for the rebuilding of the Beijing Dongdan Sports Centre.

(5)

According to the passage, how long will Jordan’s Asian tour last?

[  ]

A.

Three days.

B.

Four days.

C.

Five days.

D.

At least six days.

Have you ever wished you could solve complex math problems without thinking? What about learning to play the piano in just three days? Or mastering several foreign languages within a month?

Eddie Morra, the main character in the movie Limitless can do all these things. But he isn’t Superman or Harry Potter. Eddie has taken pills called NZT.

Thriller Limitless came out in China on October 13. In the movie, Eddie is faced with “writer’s block”. He hasn’t written a single word of a novel, and his deadline has passed. And there’s more bad news: his girlfriend breaks up with him. By chance, Eddie runs into a relative who is a drug dealer. He gives Eddie some pills called NZT that allow people to make use of 100 percent of their brains. With the magic pills, Eddie’s life changes completely. He can recall everything he has ever read, seen or heard. He gains a sixth sense that allows him to predict future events. He even becomes a kungfu master by simply memorizing actions in Bruce Lee’s movie.

Before long he has finished his novel, won back his girlfriend and stepped into the financial world. He becomes rich incredibly quickly and is soon employed by a powerful Wall Street company. However, bad side effects are just around the corner. The effects of the pill last for only one or two days, and Eddie has to find more supplies of the pills. Meanwhile, the pills start to have other effects on him. Eddies’ mind loses the ability to control the actions of his body. What does destiny hold for him? Will he be able to go back to his normal life?

“Eddie’s fate turns out to be a barbed (讽刺的) joke… a sharp-eyed comic fable for an age of greed (贪婪)and speed.” writes A. O. Scott, a movie critic with the New York Times.

The drug isn’t real-----yet, some researchers say such memory-enhancing drugs might not be far off. Would you take such a pill despite its side effects? Is the ability to remember everything a blessing or a curse?

1.Which of the following happened to Eddie after he took the pill?

A.He can easily call everyone in the world.

B.He can expect what will happen next with his sixth sense.

C.He can control a powerful Wall Street company and becomes rich.

D.He can make a special pill to improve his own memory.

2.What’s A. O. Scott’s opinion of the movie?

A. The movie can help slow our pace in life.

B. The movie turned out to be only a joke.

C. The movie can help invent a memory-enhancing drug.

D. The movie aims to show something is wrong with our society.

3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Memory-enhancing is sure to do good to us.

B.More people will take pills to enhance their memory.

C.People are soon likely to remember everything.

D.Such a pill to enhance memories may soon be invented.

4.What is writer’s purpose of writing the passage?

A.To give us the information of a new movie.

B.To inform us of a new research on a new drug.

C.To suggest a good way to improve memory.

D.To tell us something about a new drug to enhance our memory.

 

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