阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个佳答案。

    While I was at school, I 1 train with Spurs on Tuesdays　　 and Thursdays. I also 2 for English schoolboys, so I suppose I was 3 a school boy　　 star. I didn't really get into 4 at school. I had my two elder brothers　　 there for 5 of the time that I was there, so my stay at the school wasn't that hard. 6 other children had a really hard time.

    I left 7 the end of the Fourth Year, and　　 that caused a bit of trouble. I was allowed 8 maths and technical　　 drawing　　 early. I passed them 9, but unfortunately I failed in woodwork. If I'd stayed on 10 12 subjects like the other　　 children. It was a big decision to leave early so as 　　 11 take all my exams. It could have meant that I'd wasted 12 years. But how many could get　　 the 13 that I had? I'm told that only one in 1000 makes it in 14,soyou have only a very slim chance. But I decided to go for it and　　 looking back it was the 15 thing to do. I didn't support Spurs　　 16 a boy .I supported QPR, my local team.　　 But to play for Spurs,　　 17 had just won the FA Cup, was interesting to　　 me. There were so　　 many 18 , and of course Bill Nicholson was the 19　　 then ——a great manager. I didn't have any girlfriends at 　　 20 I was 21 　　 deeply involved(陷于) in football that I didn't have time. 　　 22I don't have direct contact with my old school friends, I own a　　 sports 23 in the area, so they often drop into the shop and talk　　 about the old days, 24 is really nice. I'm always pleased to see them.　　 I would advise anyone 25 to be a footballer to stay on at　　 school to do their exams. If a club wants you badly enough they'll come in for you later.　　

(1) A. am used    B. was used    C. used to    D. was used to

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(2) A. played    B. play    C. played with  D. played a joke

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(3) A. a little of B. a few    C. a lot    D. a bit of

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(4) A. troubles    B. trouble    C. any trouble  D. matter

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(5) A. most    B. the most    C. a most    D. many

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(6) A. Each    B. The    C. Every    D. Some

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(7) A. from    B. in    C. at    D.before

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(8) A. taking    B. to take    C. taken    D.to be taken

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(9) A. both    B. all    C. every    D. neither

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(10) A. I'd have    B. I had taken C. I took    D. I'd have taken

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(11) A. no    B. not    C. not to    D. no one

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(12) A. five    B. four    C. six    D. seven

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(13) A. chance    B. meeting    C. money    D. exam

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(14) A. basketball  B. volleyball  C. ping-pang    D. football

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(15) A. wrong    B. mistake    C. right    D. corrected

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(16) A. being    B. for    C. using    D. as

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(17) A. who    B. which    C. whom    D. when

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(18) A. moons    B. stars    C. suns    D. earths

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(19) A. teacher    B. master    C. manager    D. doctor

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(20) A. school    B. farm    C. factory    D. shop

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(21) A. too    B. very    C. quite    D. so

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(22) A. But    B. Although    C. Even if    D. Even though

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(23) A. field    B. room    C. shop    D. clothes

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(24) A. which    B. that    C. when    D. who

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(25) A. wanted    B. wanting    C. wants    D. to want

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

    While I was at school, I 1 train with Spurs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also 2 for English schoolboys, so I suppose I was 3 a school boy star.　　

　　     I didn't really get into 4 at school. I had my two elder brothers there for　　 5 of the time that I was there, so my stay at the school　　 wasn't that hard.6 other children had a really hard time.　　

　　    I left 7 the end of the Fourth Year, and that caused a bit of trouble. I was allowed 8 math and technical drawing early. I passed them 9 , but unfortunately I failed in woodwork. If I'd stayed on 10 12 subjects like the other children.　　 　　

    It was a big decision to leave early so as 11 take all my exams.It could have meant that I'd wasted 12 years. But how many could get the 13 that I had? I'm told that only one in 1000 makes it in 14 , so you have only a very slim chance. But I decided to go for it and looking back it was the 　　 15 thing to do.　　

　　    I didn't support Spurs 16 a boy. I supported QPR, my local team. But to play for Spurs, 17 had just won the FA Cup, was interesting to me. There were so many 18 , and of course Bill Nicholson was the 19 then—a great manager.　　 　　

    I didn't have any girlfriends at 20 , I was 21 deeply involved (陷　　 于) in football that I didn't have time. 22 I don't have direct contactwith my old school friends, I own a sports 23 in the area, so they　　 often drop into the shop and talk about the old days.　　 24 is really nice. I'm always pleased to see them. I would advise anyone　　 25 to be a footballer to stay on at school to do their exams. If a club wants you badly enough they'll come in for you later.　　

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　While I was at school, I 　1 　train with Spurs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also　　 　2 　for English schoolboys, so I suppose I was　　 　3 　a school boy star.

　I didn't really get into 　4 　at school. I had my two elder brothers there for　　 　5 　of the time that I was there, so my stay at the school wasn't that hard.　　 　6 　other children had a really hard time.

　I left 　7 　the end of the Fourth Year, and that caused a bit of trouble. I was allowed　　 　8 　maths and technical drawing early. I passed them　　 　9 　, but unfortunately I failed in woodwork. If I'd stayed on　　 　10 　12 subjects like the other children.

　It was a big decision to leave early so as 　11 　take all my exams. It could have meant that I'd wasted　　 　12 　years. But how many could get the　　 　13 　that I had? I'm told that only one in 1000 makes it in　　 　14 　, so you have only a very slim chance. But I decided to go for it and looking back it was the　　 　15 　thing to do.

　I didn't support Spurs 　16 　a boy. I supported QPR, my local team. But to play for Spurs,　　 　17 　had just won the FA Cup, was interesting to me. There were so many　　 　18 　, and of course Bill Nicholson was the　　 　19 　then—a great manager.

　I didn't have any girlfriends at 　20 　.I was 　21 　deeply involved (陷于) in football that I didn't have time.　　 　22 　I don't have direct contact with my old school friends, I own a sports　　 　23 　in the area, so they often drop into the shop and talk about the old days,　　 　24 　is really nice. I'm always pleased to see them.

　I would advise anyone 　25 　to be a footballer to stay on at school to do their exams. If a club wants you badly enough they'll come in for you later.

China is working hard to deal with the contaminated(被污染的)milk products scandal（丑闻）, which has so far left four babies dead, a senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday.
Dr Shigeru Omi, director of the WHO Western Pacific regional office, told a press conference that China is taking the issue "seriously".
"After admitting the problems, the Chinese government is very serious about the matter and I hope the situation will be brought under control as soon as possible," Omi said.
The WHO is assisting China in looking into the scandal but will not conduct its own investigations(调查), Omi said.
Globalization means the scandal that started in China is a problem for people around the world, he said.
"Every country can be affected, so the international community should work together to solve the problem," he said.
Since the scandal over the contaminated dairy products broke, 6,244 infants have fallen ill, 150 have been diagnosed with acute kidney failure(肾衰竭), and four have died.
Investigations have shown the babies were made sick by the presence of melamine （三聚氰胺）in milk formula（配方奶粉）. Anothony Hazzard, a food safety specialist at the WHO's Western Pacific regional office, said the decision by some countries to recall milk products imported from China was "reasonable".
"I think many countries decided on the recall, I think under this kind of situation when the picture is not yet clear, it a very reasonable position that countries take."
52. How many babies have died since the scandal broke?A. NoneB. 150C. 6244D. Four
53. The underlined word “ infants” probably means____.
A. babiesB. adultsC. grown-upsD. teenagers
54. What is the best title of the passage?
WHO: China is taking milk scare “very seriously”.
WHO: A rumour is spreading about the contaminated diary products in China
WHO: China isn’t taking any measures about the scandal.
WHO: China is recalling as many contaminated diary products as possible.
55 According to Anothony Hazzard，the decision by some countries to recall milk products imported from China was _____.A. reasonable B. unreasonable C. wrong D. unwise
56. The passage is probably from _______.
A. a textbook     B. a guidebook      C. an advertisement      D. a newspaper

Can you remember a morning when you’ve woken up to the ring of your alarm clock and wished you could stay in bed? You haven’t slept well, your hair is a mess. Worse, you can’t stop yawning. Yawning is universal to humans and many animals. Cats, dogs and fish yawn just like humans do! Yawning is an involuntary(无意识的,不自觉的) action during which you open your mouth and breathe deeply. The average duration of a yawn is about 6 seconds.
The purpose and cause of yawning are still a mystery. Scientists are not sure what causes a yawn. People yawn when they are tired or bored, but they also yawn when they aren’t. There are many ideas explaining why we yawn.
One idea is that yawning is a way for the body to become more alert by taking in more oxygen. A yawn increases the heart rate, forces carbon dioxide out of the lungs and blood stream, and brings oxygen to the brain. But one study showed that volunteers given a lot of oxygen did not yawn any less than before, while those given a lot of carbon dioxide did not yawn more.
Another idea is that early humans used yawning as a form of communication. If one decided it was time to sleep, they would tell the others by yawning and they would do it in return to show they agreed.
A third explanation comes from psychology professor Gordon Gallup of University at Albany in New York. He said that as people yawn, they cool off their brains. “Brains are like computers.” he said. “They only operate efficiently and effectively when they’re cool. Many things connected to yawning, like being tired, make the brain hot, and yawning can reduce the heat.”
Scientists have sent people into space, and created terrible nuclear weapons, but there are lots of seemingly simple things, such as why we yawn, or hiccup（打嗝）, that they can’t figure out. Next time you are in class in the morning, let out a big yawn and watch to see how many of your classmates yawn in response!
【小题1】What’s the purpose of the description of how bad you may feel when you’re woken up in the morning?