Basketball star Yao Ming announced his retirement on July 20^th of 2011 after a great career that made him China’s best-known athlete and helped improve the game’s global growth.

The 2.26m star said, “Today I announce a personal decision. I’m officially retiring and ending my career as a basketball player. The retirement means one door has been closed for me, but a new one has opened to a whole new life outside for me to enjoy. Though I’ll leave the sporting arena(竞技场), I’m not leaving basketball.”

　 No professional athlete hasn’t got hurt, and Yao, is no difference. Unfortunately for the big man, the old saying,” the bigger they are, the harder they fall,” was true for his NBA career. Along the way, Yao picked up knock after knock but kept working hard and this helped to make him a fan favorite. However, in the end, the stress was too much for his body to take.

Yao said he planned to keep developing his role as the owner of the Shanghai Sharks, the team where he started his professional career and which he bought in 2009. Yao joined the Rockets as the first pick in the 2002 NBA games. He won over Americans and became a national model in China through his strong play, his grace and self-confidence. He was not China’s first player in the NBA, but he was certainly the best-known.

“I would like to thank you for giving me a great nine-year career,” he said. “Nine years ago I came to Houston as a young, tall, thin player and the city and team changed me into a grown man, not only a basketball player... I’m leaving the basketball court but I am not leaving the game. I’ll do my best to bring honor and glory to my hometown and to Chinese basketball.”

46．Yao Ming played in the NBA for ______ years.

A. 8　　　　　　　　 B. 9　　　　　　 C. 10　　　　　　 D. 11

47. Yao Ming became a national model in China because______.

A. He is the excellent basketball player B. He is the owner of the Shanghai Sharks

C. He has strong play, personal grace and self-confidence D. His height is 2.26m

48. Why did Yao announce his retirement on July 20^th of 2011?

A. The stress was too much for his body　　　 B. He can’t sand working hard

C. He often picked up knock after knock　　　 D. His injury made him leave

49. What does the word “career” mean in the fourth paragraph?

A. 领域　　　　　　 B. 生涯　　　　　 C. 运动　　　　　 D. 联赛

50. The passage is mostly from _________.

A. An ad.　　　　 B. A newspaper　　　 C. A novel　　　　 D. A letter

Mr. Green once worked in a big company．He was quite busy so that he couldn't do any reading．So he gave up his job and opened a bookshop in the center of the town．It wasn't big but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there．When the shop was closed，he could read at home．He knew a lot and many learned people were glad to make friends with him．

It was Sunday and it was cold outside．Mr. Green was very busy．At nine in the evening all the buyers left but a woman was still there．She was dressed up and seemed to be waiting for somebody there．Standing by the shelves，she looked over the books one after another，and made them in a terrible mess．Mr. Green came up to her and asked，" Excuse me，madam．What can I do for you?"

"Your books are not interesting at all，"said the woman，"I want a delicious one．"

"That's easy，" Mr. Green smiled．He brought out a cookbook and said，" Here you are，madam．"

1．Why did Mr. Green change his job? _________

A．He didn't like reading

B．He was too busy to read books

C．He liked the life in the center of the town

D．He wanted to write a cookbook himself

2．Most people liked to buy books in the shop because _________

A．the bookshop was in the center of the town

B．all the books were nice cookbooks

C．it was very large

D．the books there were all good for people

3．Which is WRONG? _________

A．Mr. Green liked to lend his books to the learned persons．

B．When Mr. Green came back home from the，bookshop，he often did some reading．

C．Many learned people liked to make friends with Mr. Green．

D．At nine on that Sunday evening all the buyers left the bookshop except a woman．

4．From the story we know that "learned people" means_________

A．people who are free

B．people who are studying hard

C．people who have much knowledge

D．people who have much money

5．What's the most suitable ending of the story? _________

A．Mr. Green would make friends with the woman．

B．Mr. Green would teach the woman how to cook delicious food．

C．The woman left the bookshop without buying any books．

D．The woman bought many books in order to be a learned person．

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In 1955, Ray Kroc   1  a small restaurant in California. It   2  next to the road, so customers could drive up to the restaurant and drive away   3 . It was owned by the McDonald brothers, Dick and “Mac”.

The McDonald brothers had developed a new idea: “drive-in” restaurant, where people can order food   4  their cars.

The restaurant also   5  on the number of choices on the menu, so the cooks could make the food very   6 . The restaurant specialized in   7  hamburgers, French fries, and chocolate shakes.

Ray Kroc recognized the potential of the McDonald brothers’ restaurant, and he bought the rights to their idea. Mr Kroc wanted to   8  his own restaurant, and he wanted to use the brothers’ family   9 . The brothers agreed, and the McDonald’s restaurant chain   10 .

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We all like watching TV about Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse（唐老鸭和米老鼠）. They are very interesting. Do you know who_1__ the cartoons firstly? It was Walt Disney.I’ll__2__ you something about him. Walt loved to draw pictures when he was young. But his father had much _3__ to do and often _4__ him from drawing. He had to help his father with it. When he grew up, he began to make cartoon films. But he __5__ much money and always went hungry. Once, he caught a mouse and kept it __6  a pet. A few years later Walt ___7___ the mouse and decided to make a cartoon about it. Walt Disney __8__ the mouse Mickey Mouse. People all over the world saw Mickey and loved him. Mickey made Walt Disney __9__ soon. Then Walt made Donald Duck and others for television. In 1956,he _10_ a wonderful land in California. There were real boats, castles, trains, rivers and all kinds of birds in one beautiful park. Many people went there. Disney died in 1966, but the world will never forget him.