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We gave the droughts names :“longoza”was the drought when many animals died ; there was the drought of the “planes” because food was dropped from the air by planes; and one particularly bad drought was called “ man who dies with his money in his fist (拳头)”，because ,even if there was money , there was simply no food to buy .
I was born in 1951 in Machakos. From what my mother tells me , when I was 7, there was a serious drought . I clearly remember the terrible weather and the hunger. I can’t tell you how many times I went to bed without eating . “ I slept like that ,” is how we described it . I can’t count the number of days when “ I slept like that,” or describe the feeling of going to sleep hungry ,knowing I’d wake up and there would still be no food for breakfast.
My father would leave early in the morning carrying a little basket to ask for food on credit (赊欠). Each night he would return home around 10:00p.m. My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water . I would keep the fire burning and the water boiling , along with the hopes that we would eat that night. But my father would arrive frustrated and empty -handed. And I would sleep like that.
小题1:The best title for the text is ________.
| A．A Hungry Childhood Caused by Droughts |
| B．Food and Hunger |
| C．Protecting the Environment |
| D．Droughts and Their Names |
| A．Many animals needed food dropped by planes. |
| B．People had to eat animals because of hunger. |
| C．Many animals died because of the droughts. |
| D．People died of hunger even if they had money. |
| A．To wait for her father to come back to have supper. |
| B．To cook the food that her father would bring back. |
| C．To keep her house warm all night. |
| D．To make her hungry mother happy. |
| A．I was disappointed when my father came back empty-handed |
| B．I felt sorry because my family got hungry again |
| C．I went to sleep with no food for breakfast. |
| D．I went to bed with nothing to eat |
Most people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to be or want to have. A student's ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams and then get a good job. An athlete's（运动员） ambition could be to win an important competition（竞赛）． A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money.
Not all ambitions are about success at work. HO-Never, some people just want to be good peo
ple, have a family or help others.
Ben's ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, but swimming and football are his favourites. Trudy's ambition is to be a concert (音乐会)pianist. She is very serious about it and practises every day with her b
est friend Lily. It is very important to her.
Harry's ambition changes every day. One day he wants to be an astronaut（宇航员）． The next day he wants to be a pop singer. The next day he wants to drive a racing car（赛车）． His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day.
48. Most busine
ssmen want_______.
A. to pass exams and get good jobs B. to win important competitions
C. to make a lot of money D. to be a sportswriter
49. What does Harry's mother want him to do?
A. To be an astronaut. B. To drive a racing car.
C. To get up in time for school every day. D. To be a pianist.
50. What's the meaning of the word "ambition"?
A．习惯 B．爱好 C．抱负、志向 D．兴趣
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Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master (南部象棋大师) in 1997. He was given the silver(银)cup
“It isn't rightly mine, ”he said, when he was holding the cup. “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in…”
“A family was staying at my hotel(旅馆)at that time. Mrs Prag, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. He's only ten, she said. I've been told that he plays quite well. ”
“Well, as you can guess, I wasn't too happy. A player likes the opponent(对手)to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board(棋盘)in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would quick—and so it was. ”
“I soon knew that David Prag was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game . He moved a piece(棋子)without care. I gave my attention to the board.”
“Call me when you are ready, Mr. Watson,”he said.
“When I was ready, I looked up . He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board-and found I was driven into a corner. So it went on with David : a quick move , then tennis , back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten. Oh so easily, by a ten－year－old chess player. He was the winner in twenty-eight minutes. ”
“David Prag : a name to remenber. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me . To him , of course , it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games. ”
l．When Mr. Watson said, “It isn't rightly mine. I was won…”, he meant________ two years before.
［ ］
A．he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutes
B．he had had a chance to take part in an important game
C．he had learned how to play chess from a child
D．he had learned a good game from a child
2．Befor the game, Mr. Watson was quite sure that ________.
［ ］
A．the boy played as well as he did
B．he would be Southern Chess Master two years later
C．he could win the game easily
D．the boy would win the game quickly
3．Why did David. play tennis while he was playing chess with watson? Because he ________.
［ ］
A．had no interest in playing chess with adults(成年人)
B．was not good at playing chess
C．liked playing tennis much better than playing chess
D．played chess much better than Watson
4．From the story, we know that ________.
［ ］
A．David Prag was the real winner
B．Mr. Watson was the real winner
C．neither of them was the real winner
D．both of them were the real winners
5．Which of the following(下列)is NOT ture ?
［ ］
A．Sometimes young children can beat adults in playing chess.
B．Watson thought he could win the game quickly, and so he did.
C．Watson learned something from David and won the sliver cup.
D．Watson would never forget the name of the boy.
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Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master (南部象棋大师) in 1997. He was given the silver(银)cup
“It isn't rightly mine, ”he said, when he was holding the cup. “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in…”
“A family was staying at my hotel(旅馆)at that time. Mrs Prag, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. He's only ten, she said. I've been told that he plays quite well. ”
“Well, as you can guess, I wasn't too happy. A player likes the opponent(对手)to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board(棋盘)in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would quick and so it was. ”
“I soon knew that David Prag was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game . He moved a piece(棋子)without care. I gave my attention to the board.”
“Call me when you are ready, Mr. Watson,”he said.
“When I was ready, I looked up . He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board-and found I was driven into a corner. So it went on with David : a quick move , then tennis , back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten. Oh so easily, by a ten－year－old chess player. He was the winner in twenty-eight minutes. ”
“David Prag : a name to remenber. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me . To him , of course , it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games. ”
l．When Mr. Watson said, “It isn't rightly mine. I was won…”, he meant________ two years before.
［ ］
A．he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutes
B．he had had a chance to take part in an important game
C．he had learned how to play chess from a child
D．he had learned a good game from a child
2．Befor the game, Mr. Watson was quite sure that ________.
［ ］
A．the boy played as well as he did
B．he would be Southern Chess Master two years later
C．he could win the game easily
D．the boy would win the game quickly
3．Why did David. play tennis while he was playing chess with watson? Because he ________.
［ ］
A．had no interest in playing chess with adults(成年人)
B．was not good at playing chess
C．liked playing tennis much better than playing chess
D．played chess much better than Watson
4．From the story, we know that ________.
［ ］
A．David Prag was the real winner
B．Mr. Watson was the real winner
C．neither of them was the real winner
D．both of them were the real winners
5．Which of the following(下列)is NOT ture ?
［ ］
A．Sometimes young children can beat adults in playing chess.
B．Watson thought he could win the game quickly, and so he did.
C．Watson learned something from David and won the sliver cup.
D．Watson would never forget the name of the boy.
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