题目内容
_____ it was hard to leave family and friends, many young people chose to go to America.
A. Because B. Although C. If D. As
B
He met her at a party. She was so outstanding that many guys were chasing after her, while he was so ordinary. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised but due to being being polite, she promised.
They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, too. Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.” Everybody stared at him. It was so strange! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, my hometown, and my parents who are still living there.” While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. Then she also started to speak, speaking about her faraway hometown, her childhood, and her family.
That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their love. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who met all her demands. He had tolerance, kind-hearted, warm and careful. Thanks to his salty coffee! They married. And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that was the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life’s lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I didn’t like the salty coffee then, what a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life, for it was prepared by you.”
【小题1】 The man was nervous at the coffee shop, because _______.
A.everybody stared at him at that time |
B.many guys chased after the woman |
C.he didn’t feel himself a match for the woman |
D.he had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee |
A.the man’s lie won the woman’s love |
B.the man’s parents onced lived near the sea |
C.the woman talked with the man, for they had the same experience |
D.the woman realised what salty coffee had to do with a good man |
A.He had intended to give his wife a surprise at his death |
B.He unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriage |
C.He was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didn’t like |
D.He enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love |
A.A Foolish Lie | B.Salty Coffee |
C.A Sad Love Story | D.Love in a Coffee Shop |
2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points (得分)in another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.
Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge(挑战), the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
【小题1】Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.
A.22 | B.23 | C.24 | D.26 |
A.playing in the NBA was difficult |
B.it was hard to watch NBA games on TV |
C.he was an NBA star |
D.it was boring to play basketball |
A.will work hard for his team |
B.made the highest score in his first NBA game |
C.can't understand his teammates |
D.teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself |
A.an advertisement | B.a notice | C.a news report | D.an instruction |