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He is a lesson to every boy who ever picked up a basketball and dreamed that it would change his life.

The lights were never brighter and the crowds were never bigger for a homegrown sports hero than they were a quarter-century ago for Ray Hall. But his athletic achievements, as impressive as they are, are to my mind not what is most admirable about the man.

Known as “Sugar Ray” in his teens, Hall was rated among the country’s top 25 high school basketball players. An inner-city kid from a solid family, Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College — still recovering from its failure — back to respectability, rejecting more favorable offers. His status of a savior (救世主) brought more pressure than any 18-year-old should have to handle. However, I watched him mature into the player who led Canisius back to daylight.

After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for over 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career. The news that he would never play again shocked Hall but unlike so many others he was ready for life after basketball. When I met Hall — still fit at 46 — for lunch Monday, he wore a cut-sharp gray suit, designer tie and blazing white shirt that screamed Success. “That was always the question — when the cheers end, where do you go? Who do you turn to?” he said. “It starts and ends with that person in the mirror.”

Hall got the concept of academics-first from his parents. He graduated from Canisius a semester early. “No matter how good of an athlete you are, you are just one injury away from losing it all,” he said. “But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”

For the past 14 years, he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs. He figured out early what others learn too late: Athletics is part of a journey, not the destination.

Congratulations, Ray, you made it. In more ways than one.          

1.Ray was regarded as a savior because ________.

A．he liked to take on challenges

B．he helped his team to regain its glory

C．he was faithful to his hometown city

D．he fought hard against failure at a young age

2.According to the writer, which of the following best describes Ray’s success?

A．Unlike other athletes, he was academically superior.

B．He defeated his injury and returned to the playground.

C．He enjoys a successful job and a happy family.

D．He has gained impressive athletic achievements.

3.What’s the right order of the events related to Ray?

a. He was rated among the best high school basketball players.

b. He was in a car accident.

c. He graduated from Canisius College.

d. He started his computer sales job.

e. He gave up his athletic career.

A．a, c, b, e, d         B．a, c, e, b, d         C．c, a, b, d, e         D．c, a, e, b, d

4.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Ray was from an academic family

B．Ray was very mature in his teens

C．Ray was once desperate facing the cruel reality

D．athletics was not Ray’s final goal in life

5.What was the writer’s intention in writing this passage?

A．To describe the difficulties of being a professional athlete.

B．To explain the importance of choosing the right college.

C．To emphasize the need for a good education.

D．To warn against playing professional basketball.

He was just 12 years old when he died. But he brought courage and hope to people around the world.

Nkosi Johnson, who died last June, is remembered today as an AIDS fighter. This young boy challenged his government’s AIDS policies and millions of South Africans in the fight against the disease.

Johnson was the longest survivor born HIV positive（艾滋病病毒携带者）.He survived with this deadly disease for 12 years before it claimed his life.

At first, Johnson was expected to live for nine months when his foster mother, Gail Johnson took him in at the age of two. She now runs Nkosi’s Haven across town from her house in Melville. The Haven is home to 20 children living with HIV or AIDS, and 11 of their mothers.

Johnson attracted the world’s attention and stole the hearts of thousands of people across the world at the 13^th International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2000. He stood in front of a large audience including South African President Thabo Mbeki. He told them that he wanted AZT, a drug used to treat AIDS patients, to be given to HIV-positive pregnant（怀孕的） women to prevent the disease being passed on to their unborn babies. He received a loud cheer at the end of his speech.

Johnson’s speech was broadcast live across the world. With views beyond his age and even a sense of humor, Johnson soon became an international sign of the fight against AIDS and HIV.

1.The underlined words “claimed his life” (Paragraph 3) means _______.

A．did harm to Johnson’s life          B．helped Johnson to survive

C．caused the death of Johnson              D．made Johnson weak

2.The main idea in paragraphs 5 and 6 is ________.

A       Johnson attracted the world’s attention

B．Johnson stood in front of South African President Thabo Mbeki

C．Johnson wanted AZT to treat AIDS pregnant women

D．Johnson helped prevent the disease being passed on to an unborn baby

3.The AIDS child gave the speech in order to _________.

A．steal the hearts of thousands of people

B．be an AIDS fighter

C．get more help from the world

D．fight against the government

4.From the passage we can infer that _______.

         A．the government’s AIDS policies have to be improved

         B．the government did nothing to help those with HIV positive

         C．the boy’s speech changed the government’s policies

         D．no one lived longer than the boy

5.The best title for this passage is        .

         A．The Sad Story of an AIDS Child. B．The Courage of an AIDS Child

         C．AIDS, a Deadly Disease             D．A Hero in South Africa

Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a  26  job which gets him  27  at five o’clock every morning. He is a  28 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  29 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the  30 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In  31 , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each  32 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from    33 , rain or snow. His 34  think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  35 .
Billy  36 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  37 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to  38  money from his customers. Since many of them  39 during the day, Billy has to collect the money  40 . Sometimes, when Billy is   41 , his older brother has to  42 the newspapers. Once Billy’s father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now,  43  he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a  44 to Europe, but he will also be happy  45 he wins a new bicycle.

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Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  39  the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered （递）to the  40  by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.

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Billy has seventy customers now,  53  he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a  54  to Europe, but he will also be happy  55  he wins a new bicycle.

Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a  26   job which gets him  27  at five o'clock every morning. He is a  28  .

Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  29  the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the  30  by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.

In  31  , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each  32  on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from     33  , rain or snow. His  34  think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  35  .

Billy  36  about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  37  records and clothes. Once a month, he has to  38  money from his customers. Since many of them  39  during the day, Billy has to collect the money  40  . Sometimes, when Billy is   41  , his older brother has to  42  the newspapers. Once Billy's father had to help as well.

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1.A. full-time          B. strange          C. good         D. part-time

2.A. indoors            B. outdoors         C. down         D. up

3.A. schoolboy  B. newspaper boy    C. cowboy       D. clever boy

4.A. that       B. where            C. which       D. whether

5.A. house          B. porch            C. school   D. corner

6.A. autumn         B. winter           C. morning      D. summer

7.A. newspaper      B. magazine         C. letter       D. email

8.A. air                B. wind             C. water        D. fire

9.A. teachers       B. parents          C. bosses       D. customers

10.A. books         B. some bread       C. a new bike   D. tips

11.A. makes             B. saves            C. spends      D. pays

12.A. in                B. at      C. to       D. on

13.A. give              B. borrow       C. collect          D. catch

14.A. play          B. study    C. work            D. rest

15.A. in the morning    B. at night     C. in the afternoon D. at noon

16.A. sick          B. angry    C. at school       D. sad

17.A. carry         B. collect     C. deliver          D. sell

18.A. then          B. but       C. so              D. for

19.A. trip          B. car      C. bicycle          D. job

20.A. because           B. whether      C. unless           D. if