Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.
When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. 
Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.
He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.
Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.
Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.
【小题1】Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.

When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. 

Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.

He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.

Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.

Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.

1.Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?

2.The park offered people all of these EXCEPT ____.

3. How did Arthur meet Mr. Charity?

4.What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten?

5.This article is a(n) ____.

Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Yao Ming – people across the world know these Chinese faces. This year, Jeremy Lin has added himself to the line-up. The 23-year-old is the first Asian-American NBA player since the 1940s – his parents are from Taiwan. In early 2012, Lin was still sitting on the bench after two teams didn’t hire him one after another. He lived with his brother in a small flat, worrying that the New York Knicks would cut him, too.
　 But suddenly, the once-nameless young man became a basketball hero. As of February 16, this year he has led his team to seven straight victories (胜利), including a win over the Los Angeles Lakers in which he scored 38 points, and Kobe Bryant scored 34. In the game against the Toronto Raptors, he made a 3-pointer in the final half-second.
　 He’s scored 166 points in seven games, including 109 in his first four starts — that’s more than any player ever.
　 Kobe Bryant was surprised after playing with Lin, though he knew very little about the Knicks’ newest star before that.
　 “Players don’t usually come out of nowhere,” Bryant said. “If you can go back and take a look, his skill level was probably there from the beginning. But no one ever noticed. I am sure he has put in a lot of work to always have that belief in himself. Now, he has the opportunity to show it.”
　 Lin himself also said that, “there is more opportunity [with the Knicks].” The Knicks have been in need of a good point guard, and Lin is “a perfect fit”.
　 Lin became a basketball hero overnight. How long will his story last? Nobody knows. But, just like the USA today article says, for anyone who has ever had a dream, this is a great story.

36. Jeremy Lin plays the role of _______in his basketball team.

　 A. point guard 　　 B. bench player　　 　 　　　C. sixth man D. small forward

37. At the moment, the sign on Lin’s basketball clothes may be __________.

　 A.　　　　　 　　 B.　　　　　　　 　　 　　　C.　　　　 　　 D.

38.What makes Lin become the newest basketball star overnight?

　 A. He is the first Asian-American NBA player since the 1940s.

B. He’s scored 166 points in seven games.

C. Kobe Bryant thought his skill level was perfect.

D. He always does lots of training and he is very confident.

39. What may you learn from Lin’s story?

　 A. The early bird catches the worm.　　　 　 B. Many hands make light work.

　 C. The grass is always greener on the other side. D. Every dog has its day.