We were going to play against a team from a country school.They didn’t come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.We sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn’t need any practice against a team like that.
     The game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward （前锋）. From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style, he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.
    After that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can’t look down upon the others and still need to do you best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can’t judge (判断) a person or a team only by their clothes.

(    )51. The team from the country were in old clothes so the writer’s team _______.

           A. looked down upon them               B. couldn’t win

C. didn’t like the city boy                 D. were afraid of them
(    )52. The country team arrived so late that _________.

A. nobody saw them                     B. the writer’s team were angry

C. they had no time to warm up（热身）    D. they looked worse
(    )53. The team from the country won because _________.

A. they were in old clothes               B. they didn’t practice before the game

C. they practiced before the game          D. the team was better than the writer’s
(    )54. From the text, we can guess the writer’s team is _________.

A. a basketball from a country school

B. a football team from a school in the city

C. a basketball team from a school in the city

D. a football team from the country
(    )55. The writer’s team learned a lot from the game. They got to know how to ______.

A. do better from then on      B. fight against the country boys

C. play against a weak team    D. judge a man or a team by clothes
                                  

    Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here:

      Education（教育）

      School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford（支付不起）school uniforms（校服）or exercise books even though（尽管）they don't have to pay for school.

    For those lucky enough to go to school, they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also maths, science, history, social（社会的）studies and geography. Chores take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning, washing and helping mum with the meal.

    Daily（日常）fun

    It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals（球门） with twigs（树枝）and their own footballs with string（绳子）. They play in the country（乡村）and streets of old towns. There're many football teams for young people in Africa.

    Internet

    It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To get online （上网）for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. Most people don't have enough money for the fee（费用）. Egypt（埃及）and South Africa are the top two users（用户）of the Internet in Africa. All the people in the two countries can get on Internet.

    Some schools offer（提供）computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1 The underlined word "Chores" probably means_______.

    A. 网上冲浪      B. 家务杂活      C. 体育活动      D. 家庭作业

2 Sports are very popular in Africa because children_______.

    A. don't need to pay for sports          B. can play all kinds of ball games

    C. don't like to go to school              D. don't like to do their homework

3 The passage is mainly（主要）about_______

    A. education in Africa                      B. children's school life in Africa

    C. the Internet in Africa                    D. children's daily（日常的）life in Africa

4 From the passage, we can infer（推断）that in Africa_______.

    A. basketball is popular among children

    B. children in Africa have to pay for school

    C. some children in Africa have to take two foreign language classes

    D. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay（赚的更多）than people in other countries.

 “Do you want to come with me?” Sally asked her brother. “I’m going to meet some friends at the bike course（赛道，路线）down the block. We’re going to practice for the race next week.”

“No, thanks,” Mark replied. “Sam’s coming over to play basketball.”

Sally rode off on her bike while Mark waited for his friend. Mark was fast,   35   he usually did well in most sports. He didn’t think it would   36   if he practiced the course. It could be hilly or sandy, and Mark knew he would   37   speed along.

The race day finally arrived. “My stomach feels like I ate some butterflies,” Sally told Mark when she saw so many kids around. Then they   38   the other riders at the start line.

“Sally is always nervous,” Mark thought. “Don’t worry.   39   will do fine,” he said. As soon as the starter shouted “Go!”, Mark’s legs pumped up and down like two machines. He moved   40   to the front.

A few minutes later, there wasn’t anyone ahead of him! Mark raced along the course. He rode past some pine trees. Then the path looped(环绕)around a pond. Mark was surprised that the course was so   41  .

His tired legs felt like they weighed a hundred pounds. All at once, a flash of color caught his eyes. There was a line of bike riders on the course ahead of him! “How could this be?” Mark said to himself. “I must have taken a wrong   42   and made one more loop in the course,” he thought.

Mark pushed his achy muscles(肌肉)harder. He realized his   43   alone wouldn’t be enough this time;   44   the course was just as important. He managed to ride past a couple of bike riders, but he couldn’t   45   the riders who were in the lead.

After the race Mark saw his sister. “Wow, you must have done a good job in the race. What place did you get?” Mark asked.

“Third place!” Sally answered excitedly.

“That’s great! I came in ninth place. But I’ll do better next year because I’ll be     46   enough to practice the course with you,” Mark made a face at his sister and replied.

35. A. but                           B. as                        C. and                      D. or

36. A. help                          B. move                   C. care                     D. come

37. A. just                           B. even                     C. never                   D. still

38. A. joined                       B. passed                  C. visited                  D. invited

39. A. I                              B. You                      C. They                    D. She

40. A. quickly                     B. quietly                  C. clearly                  D. carefully

41. A. hard                         B. wide                    C. long                     D. tidy

42. A. chance                      B. turn                     C. step                     D. ride

43. A. patience                    B. spirit                    C. speed                   D. imagination

44. A. accepting                  B. changing              C. knowing               D. finishing

45. A. leave                         B. touch                   C. face                     D. reach

46. A. honest                      B. smart                   C. brave                   D. confident

Do you want to know something about chil­dren in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:
Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can’t afford school uniforms or ex­ercise books even though they don’t have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language clas­ses: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children’s time after school. They have to get water and fire­wood for the family every day. Also there’s clean­ing , washing and helping Mum with the meal.
Daily fun
It’s not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It’s really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均的) monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home

1. 1.

   The underlined word "Chores" probably means

   1. A.
      网上冲浪
   2. B.
      家务杂活
   3. C.
      体育活动
   4. D.
      家庭作业
2. 2.

   Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________

   1. A.
      do not need money to play
   2. B.
      can play all kinds of ball games
   3. C.
      don’t like to go to school
   4. D.
      don’t like to do their homework
3. 3.

   The passage is mainly about_________

   1. A.
      education in Africa
   2. B.
      children’s school life in Africa
   3. C.
      the Internet in Africa
   4. D.
      children’s daily life in Africa
4. 4.

   From the passage, we can infer (推断) that in Africa_________

   1. A.
      basketball is popular among children
   2. B.
      children in Africa have to pay for school
   3. C.
      some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes
   4. D.
      people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries