Li Anqiang is a hero in his school for saving the life of a classmate during the Sichuan earthquake.?

He has a hero ,too： NBA star Kobe Bryant.?Even though the 17-year-old student of Beichuan High School in Sichuan has lost both legs, he hasn’t lost his passion for basketball because he loves the Los Angeles shooting guard′s skills.?

Now, he has a basketball signed by Bryant ,and words of encouragement from his idol（偶像）.

On February 27, Li e-mailed Bryant through the popular website Sina.com, expressing his admiration and asking for a signed basketball.?

"I can no longer stand up or run but I can still shoot hoops（投篮）from my wheelchair. I will not give up ,but will keep on playing because you are my idol."?

Li sent a picture of himself playing basketball from his wheelchair, saying： "I will keep the basketball in my room and look at it every day .It will give me strength. I want to be a real man ,a man useful to society."?

In his reply ,Bryant said he was moved ,and praised Li as a "strong boy whose attitude toward fate（命运）was amazing".?

He said he was happy that Li still loved basketball, and added he thought Li looked cool shooting a hoop from his wheelchair.?

Bryant said he hoped that all the people in the quake zone could be as strong as Li.Li was good at other sports like table tennis and swimming before losing his legs.?

Standing 1.74m tall before the quake ,the teenager now reaches 87cm without his artificial limbs（假肢）-but that has not stopped him playing basketball.?

Li′s mother Wang Fengqiong,36,said her son has been in high spirits ever since receiving Bryant’s letter and autographed（签名的）basketball.?

With his mind on good grades, Li gets up at 5：30 am every day to prepare for school .He also works hard at English before going to bed. That’s because Li has heard that Bryant might visit China this year, said Huang Peng , an editor at Sina .com.?

"He is studying English so that he can talk to Kobe," said Li Yong, the student’s 38-year-old father. "Kobe told him that ,like playing basketball, one has to practice to become perfect."?

1．Though he lost his legs ,Li Anqiang is still crazy about basketball because_____________.?

A．he dreams of becoming an NBA star one day ?

B．he has a basketball signed by Bryant?

C．he is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers?

D．he thinks it’s cool to play basketball from his wheelchair?

2．Before the earthquake , Li Anqiang was good at the following sports EXCEPT____.?

A．football    B．basketball         C．table tennis              D．swimming?

3．What’s Bryant’s attitude towards Li Anqiang ??

A．Pitying..    B．Admiring.. C．Indifferent..            D．Amused..?

4．From the passage ,we can learn that Li Anqiang is _______.?

A．ambitious B．easy-going       C．strong-minded               D．sorrowful?

5．Which is the best title for the passage ??

A．Li Anqiang′s story                   B．A brave boy?

C．Bryant’s basketball                  D．Reply from Kobe?

Li Anqiang is a hero in his school for saving the life of a classmate during the Sichuan earthquake.

He has a hero, too: NBA star Kobe Bryant. Even though the 17-year-old student of Beichuan High School in Sichuan has lost both legs, he hasn’t lost his passion for basketball because he loves the Los Angeles shooting guard’s skills.

Now, he has a basketball signed by Bryant, and words of encouragement from his idol(偶像).

On February 27, Li e-mailed Bryant through the popular website Sina. com, expressing his admiration(崇拜) and asking for a signed basketball.

“I can no longer stand up or run but I can still shoot hoops(投篮) from my wheelchair. I will not give up, but will keep on playing because you are my idol. ”

Li sent a picture of himself playing basketball from his wheelchair, saying：“I will keep the basketball in my room and look at it every day. It will give me strength. I want to be a real man, a man useful to society. ”

In his reply, Bryant said he was moved, and hailed(称赞) Li as “a strong boy whose attitude toward fate(命运) was amazing”.

He said he was happy that Li still loved basketball, and added he thought Li looked cool shooting a hoop from his wheelchair.

Bryant said he hoped that all the people in the quake zone could be as strong as Li.

Li was good at other sports like table tennis and swimming before losing his legs.

Standing 1. 74m tall before the quake, the teenager now reaches 87cm without his artificial limbs(假肢)—but that has not stopped him playing basketball.

Li’s mother Wang Fengqiong, 36, said her son has been in high spirits ever since receiving Bryant’s letter and autographed(签名的) basketball.

“With his mind on good grades, Li gets up at 5:30 a. m. every day to prepare for school. He also works hard at English before going to bed. That’s because Li has heard that Bryant might visit China this year, ” said Huang Peng, an editor at Sina. com.

“He is studying English so that he can talk to Kobe, ”said Li Yong, the student’s 38?year?old father. “Kobe told him that, like playing basketball, one has to practice to become perfect. ”

1. Though he lost his legs, Li Anqiang is still crazy about basketball because ________.

A. he dreams of becoming an NBA star one day

B. he has a basketball signed by Bryant

C. he is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers

D. he thinks it’s cool to play basketball from his wheelchair

2. Before the earthquake, Li Anqiang was good at the following sports EXCEPT________ .

A. football　　 B. basketball　 C. table tennis　　　 D. swimming

3. From the passage, we can learn that Li Anqiang is _____.

A. ambitious　　　 B. easy-going　 C. strong-minded　 D. sorrowful

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Life after earthquake　　 B. Love for basketball

C. Bryant’s basketball　　　 D. Reply from Kobe

We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store. 11  we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than  12  and making a sale.
One lesson stands out in my  13 . It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was  14  a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed （磨破）and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me — too poor to   15  to buy anything. He looked   16  the toy section, picked up this item and   17 , and carefully put them   18  in their place.
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes   19  and the dimple（酒窝）in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas _20____ to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his   21  and look around. He did.
After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy   22 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”
“How much you got?” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and  23  it. His hand was creased(起皱) with   24  lines of dirt from holding his  25  too tightly. In his hand  26  two dimes, a nickel and two pennies—27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.
“That’ll just  27  it,” Dad said as he   28  the sale. Dad’s reply still   29  in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a   30 .

I took the bus to work for many years. No one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent.

One of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent.

The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “ good morning” in reply.

The following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.

One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked, “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat.

Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place.

Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn’t waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or hopefully---on holiday somewhere. When we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers even asked the driver to wait.

We all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentleman was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.

The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, and without a tie. Inside the bus was silent.

The story is mainly developed by ______.

A. time   B. logic    C. comparison    D. cause and result 

Greeted with “good morning” from the old man, people aboard the bus at first _____.

A. felt tired and sleepy and didn’t want to talk   B. greeted him back loudly and politely

C. guarded against the conversation from strangers D. felt surprised and became angry with him.

When the passengers found the old man was not waiting at the bus stop as usual, they did NOT _____.

A. buy flowers and wait for him to come   B. feel anxious and worried about him 

C. miss him and expect to see him    D. hope he was going on holiday rather than falling ill

It can be inferred from the text that _____.

A. the driver didn’t like the old man at first  B. people usually wear a tie when they are happy

C. passengers brought flowers to express gratitude（感激） to the old man 

D. the old man had a great influence on the passengers’ emotion

The purpose of the passage is to _____.

A. introduce the old gentleman and praise his good deeds

B. persuade us to become friendly and considerate to people around

C. tell us to keep silent when somebody passes away

D. criticize those who remain silent when they are greeted

One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk．He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase．I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store．
On the outside was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties．His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, bright smile covered his face．I gave in immediately．The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding．
"Beautiful day, isn't it?" I remarked, passing．Then I turned back．"I really owe you a debt of thanks," I said softly．
His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, "Sir, but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?" In that moment I felt transformed．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall．
“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you!’”
“Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzled．
I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave．"Just tell him that," I insisted．"He'll understand．I am sure!"
Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．n
【小题1】Why did the author leave the store angrily?