摘要：(10-11.四川省彭州中学高二十月月考) He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them in his lectures. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. to interest
Jeremy Shu-How Lin is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association．Lin was born on August on 23, 1988 in Los Angeles , California , and grew up in a Christian family in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Palo Alto．His parents, Gie-Ming and Shirley, emigrated from Taiwan to the United States in the mid-1970s．They are dual nationals of both Taiwan and the U．S．
Lin's parents are both 5 feet 6 inches tall．His maternal grandmother's family was tall, and her father was over 6 feet．Lin has an older brother, Josh , and a younger brother , Joseph．
In his senior year in 2005-2006, Lin captained Palo Alto High School to a 32-1 record and upset nationally ranked Mater Dei , 51-47 , for the California Interscholastic Federation(CIF)Division II state title．He was named first – team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year, ending his senior year averaging 15.1 points , 7.1 assists , 6.2 rebounds and 5.0 steals．
Lin sent his resume and a DVD of highlights of his high school basketball career to many universities．Harvard and Brown were the only teams that guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams．
In July 2005, then-Harvard assistant coach Bill Holden saw that Lin was 6 feet 3 inches, which fit the physical attributes he was seeking , and he had a 4.2 grade point average in high school , which fit Harvard's academic standards．However, Holden was not initially impressed with Lin's on-court abilities, and told Lin's high school basketball coach , Peter Diepenbrock , that Lin was a “Division III player”．Later that week, Holden saw Lin playing in a much more competitive game, driving to the basket at every opportunity with the “instincts of a killer”．Lin became a top-priority for Holden．Harvard coaches feared that Stanford, close to Lin's home, would offer Lin a scholarship, but it did not , and Lin chose to attend Harvard．
Joe Lacob, incoming Warriors' owner and Stanford booster, said Stanford's failure to accept Lin “was really stupid．The kid was right across the street．If you can't recognize that, you've got a problem．” Kerry Keating, the UCLA assistant who offered Lin the opportunity to walk-on , said in hindsight that Lin would probably have ended up starting at point guard for UCLA(University of California at Los Angeles)．
(1)
Which of the following statements about Shu-How Lin is NOT correct according to the passage ?
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A．
He is a professional basketball player of the NBA．
B．
He was brought up in a Chinese-American family．
C．
His parents are of medium height．
D．
He is the oldest son in his family．
(2)
The statistics in the third paragraph shows that ________．
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A．
Lin is an excellent basketball player
B．
Lin is an excellent captain of a basketball team
C．
Lin is an excellent organizer on the basketball court
D．
Lin has a large number of fans all over the country
(3)
Bill Holden gave a chance to Lin because ________．
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A．
he was tall enough with excellent records on the basketball court
B．
he finally found Lin with the instincts of a killer
C．
he found Lin was a very active basketball player
D．
his all-round abilities fit Harvard's academic standards
(4)
Joe Lacob thinks that ________．
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A．
It was a mistake for Stanford not to accept Lin
B．
Lin can make a good captain of the university basketball team
C．
Lin is hopeful to be an excellent point guard
D．
some Division I coaches have problems finding good basketball players
I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage．For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father．Totally loving．No ifs, ands or buts．
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio．The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives．Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will．A person can choose to love．” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband．Well, for two weeks that would change．
And it did．Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you．” “Oh, Tom, you noticed”, she said, surprised and pleased．Maybe a little puzzled．After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read．Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach．I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me．” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites．
So it went．Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums．Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed．I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love．?
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however．Evelyn and I still laugh about it today．On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression．
“What's the matter?” I asked her．
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “Do you know something I don't?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you've been so good to me…am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood．Then I burst out laughing．
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms．“You're not dying; I'm just starting to live．”
(1)
From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________．
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A．
with his family
B．
with Evelyn
C．
alone
D．
with his children
(2)
During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ________．
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A．
he decided to be a good husband
B．
he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm
C．
she looked lovely in her new clothes
D．
the doctor said his wife was seriously ill
(3)
The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment．” What does “one thing” refer to?
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A．
He praised her sweater, which puzzled her．
B．
She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated．
C．
He knew something about her illness but didn't tell her．
D．
He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying．
(4)
By saying “I'm just starting to live,” Tom means that ________．
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A．
he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
B．
he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
C．
he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D．
he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before
Five people are at our table, including myself．I've already learnt a great deal about them in the short time we've been at sea, although we rarely meet except at mealtimes．
First of all, there's Dr Stone．He's a man．of about sixty - five, with gray hair and a friendly face．He gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quiet country village．As a young man, he served for many years as a doctor in the Army and visited many countries．He's told us a great deal about the city to which we are going．
Then there's "Grandmother"．I call her that because her name escapes me．In spite of being a grandmother, she looks remarkably young, not more than fifty．She's on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years ago．Naturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and her three grandchildren, whom she has never seen．
Then there's a man I don't care for very much, an engineer by the name of Barlow．He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore．
The other person who sits at our table is Mrs．Hunt．I've found out hardly anything about her．She's extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult the doctor about children's various illnesses．She's on her way to join her husband in India．
(1)
What can we know about Mr．Stone?
[ ]
A．
He is a doctor in the Army now．
B．
He is going to give up his work．
C．
He knows a lot about the city the author is going to．
D．
He has been retired for many years．
(2)
The writer calls the second person " Grandmother" because ________．
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A．
she looks old
B．
she has three daughters
C．
he respects her
D．
he can't think of her name
(3)
The underlined phrase "on leave"(in Paragraph 4)means " ________．
Rahfeal Gordon has come a long way from the homeless shelters and streets of Newark, New Jersey．The 25-year-old was honored this year by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship for his work－giving motivational speeches to youth groups．
Rahfeal Gordon tells his audience, "If nobody ever says that you're brilliant, say it to yourself every day．Look yourself in the mirror：if you have survived something, I don't care how small, how big, you’ve survived it," he said．
Rahfeal Gordon 's speech is simple：He tells the story of his own life in three chapters．Each begins with a hip hop lyric(歌词)that he knows will be meaningful to a young audience．
Gordon says he uses positive hip hop lyrics to encourage youths, especially those who grew in poverty and abuse, as he did．His talk is called "Hip Hop Saved My Life"．
“ When I had my very dark moments in life, I would put on certain songs, whether it is from Jay-Z, Tupac, Kanye West," Gordon said．"They kept me going through the hard times．They fulfilled a certain void(空白)that I couldn't fulfill, like not having a father or mother there, so I felt they could relate because they would tell these stories．"
Gordon says his childhood was happy until his father became addicted to drugs and began to beat his three brothers and mother．They left to live on the streets and in homeless shelters．Gordon says he tries now to be a voice for others, including a brother who was murdered at the age of 19．
“When I lost my brother, that was, really, a moment when things really started to take off, in the sense of saying, ‘I really, really want to be that individual to help people, to help individuals,’ ”Gordon said．“I can't be Superman．I can't save the world, but I think that if I can help an individual, I am saving the world．”
(1)
Rahfeal Gordon was honored because he ________．
[ ]
A．
has changed the lives of young people worldwide
B．
inspires young people to better themselves
C．
encourages his students to improve the community
D．
has made great achievements in his teaching career
(2)
Rahfeal Gordon uses hip hop lyrics in his lecture because ________．
Rahfeal Gordon has come a long way from the homeless shelters and streets of Newark, New Jersey．The 25-year-old was honored this year by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship for his work－giving motivational speeches to youth groups．
Rahfeal Gordon tells his audience, "If nobody ever says that you're brilliant, say it to yourself every day．Look yourself in the mirror：if you have survived something, I don't care how small, how big, you’ve survived it," he said．
Rahfeal Gordon 's speech is simple：He tells the story of his own life in three chapters．Each begins with a hip hop lyric(歌词)that he knows will be meaningful to a young audience．
Gordon says he uses positive hip hop lyrics to encourage youths, especially those who grew in poverty and abuse, as he did．His talk is called "Hip Hop Saved My Life"．
“When I had my very dark moments in life, I would put on certain songs, whether it is from Jay-Z, Tupac, Kanye West," Gordon said．"They kept me going through the hard times．They fulfilled a certain void(空白)that I couldn't fulfill, like not having a father or mother there, so I felt they could relate because they would tell these stories．"
Gordon says his childhood was happy until his father became addicted to drugs and began to beat his three brothers and mother．They left to live on the streets and in homeless shelters．Gordon says he tries now to be a voice for others, including a brother who was murdered at the age of 19．
“When I lost my brother, that was, really, a moment when things really started to take off, in the sense of saying, ‘I really, really want to be that individual to help people, to help individuals,’ ”Gordon said．“I can't be Superman．I can't save the world, but I think that if I can help an individual, I am saving the world．”
(1)
Rahfeal Gordon was honored because he ________．
[ ]
A．
has changed the lives of young people worldwide
B．
inspires young people to better themselves
C．
encourages his students to improve the community
D．
has made great achievements in his teaching career
(2)
Rahfeal Gordon uses hip hop lyrics in his lecture because ________．