题目内容
If he could help us, I am sure he ________.
- A.should
- B.had
- C.would
- D.did
David Beckham had a dream: to be the first English player to appear in four World Cups.But now it appears that dream is over after a serious injury to his Achilles tendon (跟腱)
which means he could be out of action for around six months.With this year's World Cup in South Africa only three months away, sadly Beckham looks set to miss out.The injury happened while Beckham was playing for AC Milan against AC Chievo in the Italian league.After attempting to kick the ball he fell to the ground and hobbled off the pitch before being stretchered (被担架抬走)away.
It is not yet known whether he has completely severed (切断)his Achilles tendon or only torn it.The player has now flown to Finland for assessment and treatment by a knee specialist.
England manager Fabio Capello fears the worst for Beckham's World Cup chances.
"We have to wait for the results of the scan but it looks like he is out of the World Cup," he said in a statement."I spoke with him after the game on Sunday night to offer my support.
"David is a great professional and has worked very hard to be ready for the World Cup, so missing it will be a big blow."
Beckham's former manager at American club LA Galaxy, Alexei Lalas, echoed (共鸣)Capello's words of support:
"It is a horrible situation for Beckham.I know how much it meant to him to be in the World Cup and how important he was to the England team.
David Beckham is now 34 and some are asking whether this serious injury could mean his whole career is over.
Whatever happens, as one of football's best-known and popular players, Beckham will have no shortage of encouragement from fans around the world.
Some will remember Beckham's miraculous recovery from an Achilles injury in 2006, when he was back on the pitch after only eight weeks.
If he could repeat the same feat in time for the World Cup it really would be the stuff of fairytales.
So, perhaps all is not lost.Optimists will take heart from Alexei Lalas' words:
"You never want to write off (排除) David Beckham as he has shown us his ability to bounce back (恢复原状)."
【小题1】What is the best title of the passage ?
A.Beckham had a dream ? |
B.Beckham--- a great football player ! |
C.The end for Beckham ? |
D.World Cup in South Africa ! |
A.Missing the world cup will be a big success. |
B.Missing Beckham means a great failure . |
C.Missing Beckham means an important opportunity for the American club LA Galaxy. |
D.Missing the world cup means a big disappointment for Beckham . |
A.Beckham will definitely not be able to play football again |
B.Beckham was cured by a great knee specialist he found |
C.Beckham has his ability to bounce back |
D.Beckham is likely to miss the world Cup |
A.get disappointed |
B.get help |
C.get encouraged |
D.get hurt |
Betty and Harold have been married for years .But one thing still puzzles (困扰) old Harold .How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa ,talking ,go out to a ballgame ,come back three and a half hours later ,and they’re still sitting on the sofa ? Talking ?
What in the world ,Harold wonders ,do they have to talk about ?
Betty shrugs .Talk ? We’re friends .
Researching this matter called friendship ,psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men .No matter what their age ,their job ,their sex ,the results were completely clear :women have more friendships than men ,and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable .”
More than two –thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman .Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend ,and almost always it was a woman .More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend ,most trusted person ,or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress (感情危机).“Most women ,”says Rubin ,“identified (认定) at least one ,usually more ,trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment ,and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives .”
“In general,”writes Rubin in her new book ,“women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support ,but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the most part ,Rubin says ,interactions (交往)between men are emotionally controlled –a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior .”
“Even when a man is said to be a best friend ,”Rubin writes ,“the two share little about their innermost feelings .Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage ,it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa .”
1.What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that .
A.he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband |
B.women have so much to share |
C.women show little interest in ballgames |
D.he finds his wife difficult to talk to |
2.Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to .
A.a male friend |
B.a female friend |
C.her parents |
D.her husband |
3.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph ?
A.Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves. |
B.Women are more serious than men about marriage. |
C.Men often take sudden action to end their marriage. |
D.Women depend on others in making decisions. |
4.The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around________ .
A.happy and successful marriages |
B.friendships of men and women |
C.emotional problems in marriage |
D.interactions between men and women . |