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Jeremy Shu -How Lin is an NBA player on the New York Knicks. He is an Asian-American NBA rising star. He was born on August 23rd, 1988. He is 1.91meters tall. He weighs 91 kilos. He is also a graduate of Harvard University. Months ago, few people knew of him, but in February, 2012, Lin started to shine. He led his team to a series of (一系列)wins. He surprised everybody and quickly became famous in the sports world.

US Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote an article about Lin for Time. He said Lin breaks lots of wrong ideas. One of them is that Asian Americans can’t play basketball well. Another is that you can’t be a great sports player and an excellent student at the same time.

Duncan also noted that Lin’s success was not an accident(偶然). He worked hard and stayed humble(谦虚的). He lives the right way. He plays the right way.

What makes Lin stand out from other players is his hard work and never-give-up spirit.

1. Which team does Jeremy Shu-How Lin play for?

A. The Houston Rockets.                 B. The Los Angeles Lakers.

C. The New York Knicks.                 D. The New Jersey Nets.

2.. How old is Jeremy Shu-How Lin this year?

A. He is twenty.                        B. He is twenty-two.

C. He is twenty-four.                    D. He is twenty-six.

3. Which university did he graduate from?

A. Taiwan University.                   B. Harvard University.

C. Oxford University.                     D. Cambridge University.

4.. According to the passage, do you think a person can be a great sports player and a good student at the same time?

A. Yes, I think so.                    B. No, I don’t think so.

C. Yes, I don’t think so.               D. No, I think so.

5.What makes him a great success?

A. Hard work and his height.

B. His coach and his weight.

C. His character(性格) and his family.

D. Hard work and never-give-up spirit.

先阅读短文，然后根据要求答题。

President Obama has said that he gives each of his seven and ten-year-old daughters just a dollar a week for their chores, such as setting the table, washing dishes, and cleaning up their play /' ɛəriə / and bedrooms.

People have different opinions about paying little kids for doing

chores or just giving money to them. Some families think that everyone

in the family should do housework, and that kids shouldn’t be paid for

doing so. The supporters(支持者),however, believe that kids should get

paid, and that the money they get will help kids learn important skills of

how to use it.

But for those who /tʃu:z/ to give the money, it can be a headache  

deciding on how much they should give, especially in these difficult economic（经济的）times. A good idea is that you can keep /'rekɔ:dz/ of how much you spend on your child daily for two weeks and then decide how much you should give according to the average（平均的）daily amount. Kids can start receiving money around ages 4 or 5, when children start to understand how money works.

A)根据短文内容完成下列语音题：

1.Write out the word/' ɛəriə /：_________

2. Write out the word/tʃu:z/：_________

3.Write out the word/'rekɔ:dz/：_________

4.In the underlined sentence find one word whose last sound can have incomplete plosion（失去爆破）：______________

5.In the underlined sentence find two words that can be read together（连续）：

_____________  _____________

B) 根据短文内容填入一个适当的词

6.President Obama’s two daughters _________ paid for doing chores.

7. In the passage there are ________ different opinions about paying to kids for doing chores.

8. Some people think that children should do housework _________ being paid.

9.Some people think that it’s important for children to ________ how to use money.

10.It’s __________ for parents to decide on how much money they should give to their children.

You are going to high school , aren’t you ? Maybe you don’t know what to do . Here is a list of the top six things to do when you are in high school . These things will give you ideas of what  your high school life could be like . Here you go !
①Find your passion (激情)and what kind of person you are : Whether it’s dance ,basketball ,or drawing ,the important thing is that you have found something you are interested in .
② Talk to people you wouldn’t usually talk to : Meet new people ,find new friends and even talk to the people you don’t like. It will show what a great person you are . You never know what will happen after high school.
③Take part in at least one contest: This will give you tears of laughter, happiness and memories .
④Get a job : This will help you see what it’s like to have responsibility(责任 ) . It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself .
⑤Take a trip with your friends :It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do , the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place .
⑥Do your best at school : Don’t ever get lazy . Working hard now will help you in the future.
【小题1】The writer mainly tells you six things you should do         .

阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。（本大题共5小题，满分10分）

There are many advantages and disadvantages for being a musician.

The biggest advantage is being able to do something you love. (1)You will have the        chance to travel to many different ______ and meet a lot of different ______. That will open up your eyes.

However, there are also disadvantages of being a professional(专业的) musician. (2)One of the biggest disadvantages for most musicians is that they don’t always have enough money. Most of the time, you will be looking for jobs. Sometimes you won’t be able to find a good job easily. Another disadvantage is the place you live in. If you want to be a musician, you usually have to move to an area that has a lot of jobs, such as New York City. The cost of living in these areas is usually very high. The third disadvantage is that you can’t have a stable（稳定的） family life. Different jobs will take a musician to different places, so most musicians are unable to have a regular family.

1.在(1) 空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。

2.将(2)处的英文翻译成中文

3.在文中找出与It’s difficult for some musicians to find a good job sometimes.的同义句：

4.回答问题：How many disadvantages for being a musician are there in this text?

5.写出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子。

根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

1.The first step towards forming ____________ (习惯) is that you can plan everything well.

2.My parents always _________(比较) me with my sisters before. That made me feel unhappy.

3.Wine and other goods ____________ (进口) from France are popular in China.

4.Look! There are two coats hanging over there. The blue one is the ________(干的) of the two.

(B)根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

5.Look at _________ (you) in the mirror. How dirty your faces are!

6.Grandpa told me that he joined the Party in his early ___________(twenty).

7.Here comes the most exciting moment! One of the ______（spaceman）is out of the spacecraft.

8.If you want a strong body, you must eat and drink ____________（health）.