Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the USA often   many hours as volunteers in hospital ,orphanages or    for the aged. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their    .
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up. Or repair houses, do their shopping and mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is an    called Big Brothers. College students and other    take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and    them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, the museums or other       of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as      because they are    enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.
Volunteers believe that some of the      people in the world are those who help to bring happiness. Helping others brings them much pleasure.

    Baseball is one of the favorite spots in the USA．Children play baseball in sports fields or in parks．At summer picnics，there is often an informal(非正式的)baseball game  1  Each team has nine players．  2  During this season，baseball games ale shown on TV and members of the important teams become America’s heroes．At the end of the season the two top teams play against each other．  3  Millions of others listen to the radio or watch TV．  4  Even long after it is over，they still talk about the result and the players

   American football may be one of the most popular sports in the USA The football season begins when the baseball season ends  5  When there is all important game，thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the TV for the result．

BASEBALL. It’s just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings much more than a word.

Hot dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons catch with each other on lawns (草坪) in the US. A father’s favorite team becomes his son’s. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons about games played long ago.

Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In school, friends trade (交换) baseball cards just like they trade their lunches.

Players are known as “the boys of summer” because people often play the sport mostly in warm months. You don’t need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball. You don’t have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer. You just need to want to have fun.

Baseball is not as fast-paced (快节奏的) a game as basketball. But when you go to see a game, there’s time to relax, talk and get to know other people.

Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US, but it is the most traditional. It’s not just a game any more, but an important part of American culture, like apple pie and grandma’s house.

1.Many American kids like to collect _______________.

   A. baseballs     B. baseball cards    C. lunches      D. apple pies

2.People like to play baseball in _____________.

   A. wet months   B. cool months     C. warm months   D. cold months

3.Most of the Americans play baseball just want to _______________.

   A. enjoy themselves               B. make money 

C. keep warm                    D. make friends

4.Which one is WRONG in the article?

A. We can find many children’s favorite baseball players on their cards.

B. If you are not strong enough, you can’t play baseball.

C. When you go to watch a baseball play, you’ll relax and have time to talk to other people.

D. Baseball is the most traditional sport in the US.

Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U.S.A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.
At summer picnic, there is often an informal（非正式的） baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to play. There are nine players on each team.
The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes（英雄）. At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U.S.A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.
【小题1】 There are           players on each baseball team.

Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U.S.A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.

At summer picnic, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. There are nine players on each team.

The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America’s heroes(英雄). At the end of the season the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch the television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.

American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U.S.A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.

（     ）56. According to the passage, which is wrong?

               A. Boys and girls like baseball games.

               B. Baseball is played in the open air.

               C. A baseball match has nine players.

               D. Children sometimes play baseball in parks.

（     ）57. American people play baseball in April, _______ and September.

               A. May, June, July, August

               B. March, May, July, August

               C. January, June, October, November

               D. February, May, July, December

（     ）58.What happens at the end of the baseball season?

               A. People talk only about football games.

               B. Many baseball fans become members of top teams.

               C. A lot of people join in the games.

               D. Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game.

（     ）59. _______ follows the baseball season in the U.S.A.

               A. The baseball season          B. The football season

               C. A baseball match                     D. A football match

（     ）60. This passage mainly tells us something about _______.

               A. the football season in the U.S.A.

               B. football is more interesting than baseball in the U.S.A.

               C. the difference between baseball and football

               D. the baseball season in the U.S.A.

A

    Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages (孤儿院) or homes for the aged. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.

  Other young people volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

  Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls

  Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

(  ) 1. Where can you often find volunteers in the United States?

A. At a bus-stop.　　B. In a park.　　C. In a hospital.　　D. In a shop.

(  ) 2. How do volunteers usually help those who are sick or old?

A. They mow their lawns, do their shopping and clean up their house.

B. They cook, sew or wash their clothes.

C. They tell them stories and sing and dance for them.

D. They clean, wax and repair their cars.

(  ) 3. What is Big Brothers?

A. It’s the name of a club.　　           

B. It’s a home for children who have no brothers.

C. It’s the name of a film.               

D. It’s an organization for boys who no longer have fathers.

(  ) 4. Why so most of the boys’ and girls’ clubs use many high school and college students as volunteers?

A. Because they have a lot of free time.

B. Because they can still remember what they felt when they were younger.

C. Because they know how to do the work.

D. Because they like younger boys and girls.

(  ) 5. What do volunteers believe?

A. To make others happy, they have got to be unhappy.

B. The happiest people in the world are those who make themselves happy

C. the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

D. when they are happy, the others will be happy.