Nate Robinson is unlike any other player in the NBA. This player is the shortest in the NBA, but he is one of the most fearless players. He is 1.75m tall. “In NBA, he looks like a fourth-grader among a group of high school students,” according to The Atlantic.

How can he compete (竞争) with them? Robinson makes up(弥补) for this with his ability to jump. Without moving forwards or backwards, he can jump up to 110cm. However, confidence helps him more. “People talk about my height all the time, but I don’t really feel smaller than anyone else,” said Robinson. “I always think I’m on fire (充满激情的).” No matter who you are or what you’ve won, he’s going to come at you. With that spirit, he has won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest(灌篮大赛) three times. Also, he has made many wonderful blocks (盖帽).

Chicago Bulls played Miami Heat on May 10, 2013. LeBron James, the 2.03-meter-tall player from Miami Heat, went to shoot. But Robinson blocked him. He also blocked Shaquille O’Neal in Cleveland Cavaliers and even Yao Ming in Houston Rockets.

Nate Robinson is a hero. He has given many basketball fans hope. Maybe one day, you can also block big guys like LeBron James!

1. According to the report, Nate Robinson once played for .

A. Chicago Bulls B. Miami Heat

C. Houston Rockets D. Cleveland Cavaliers

2.Paragraph 1 of the report mainly talks about ____________.

A. how great Nate Robinson is

B. how Nate Robinson is unlike any other player

C. how fearless Nate Robinson is

D. who Nate Robinson is

3.Nate Robinson’s is the main reason why he can compete with others.

A. ability to jump B. confidence

C. shooting skills D. blocks

4.Which is TRUE about Nate Robinson?

A. He once blocked Yao Ming from Miami Heat.

B. He won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest more than once.

C. He gives hope to all NBA players.

D. He feels himself smaller than others and he practises hard.

A young man went to a gemologist (宝石学家) and said he wanted to be one like him.

The gemologist didn’t want to teach the young man because he thought the young man have no patience (耐心). The young man asked for a chance. Finally the expert had to agree.

The next morning, the gemologist put a jade (玉) stone in the young man’s hand and told him, “Hold it!” The expert then went about his work: cutting, weighing, and making. The big boy felt a bit strange (奇怪的), but he said nothing. He just sat quietly and waited.

The following morning the expert again placed the jade stone in the young man’s hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth, and fifth day the young man did the same job.

A month went by, and the young man felt more and more boring because of holding the same stone.

One morning, the gemologist came and asked him to hold out his hand, he couldn’t go on any longer. But just as the gemologist put the stone in his hand, he said loudly,“This is not the same jade stone!”

“You have begun to learn,” said the gemologist with a smile.

1.What did the young man want to be?

A. A gemologist B. A good student

C. A stone maker D. A businessman

2.When the gemologist asked the young man to hold the jade, he________.

A. didn’t do like that

B. felt excited

C. didn’t know why

D. did the job happily

3.In the end the young man probably (可能)________.

A. got some real jades

B. became a gemologist

C. went home without learning anything

D. was angry with the expert

4.What does the story want to tell us?

A. It’s lucky to find a good teacher.

B. You have to believe in yourself.

C. Keep on, and you can get you what you want.

D. Don’t spend time doing anything boring.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager came over and said that our meal was free. He stood there at me, he seemed to know me. I asked if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably _ him, but I had changed his life. He said that twelve years ago he was in stress management class. I asked the group what their number one stress was and of them, including him, said it was their .

He said I listened carefully and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I on the chair for a few minutes and then I invited everyone to do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to think about how the room looked when they changed their perspective(角度).

Then I asked them to their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good__ and hired(雇佣) them? Do they remember how happy they were to be for the job? How did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

He said I looked at him and asked if he had said thank you to his boss for the opportunity to make a living. He answered no.

He told me his changed that night. He went back to work with a card to his boss. He had been the manager for 8 years. He said he owed(把……归功于) it all to me: I had taught him to look at life from different perspectives and I had taught him to express gratitude(感激之情).

1.A.to B.on C.with D.from

2.A.why B.whenC.where D.how

3.A.so B.or C.but D.and

4.A.ask B.train C.asking D.training

5.A.later B.ago C.for D.away

6.A.easy B.easily C.hard D.difficult

7.A.proved B.seems C.were D.looks

8.A.failureB.success C.fall D.succeed

9.A.oldB.experienced C.more experiencedD.older

10.A.stopB.continue C.to continueD.to leave

11.A.won B.beat C.broke D.defeated

12.A.talkedB.talk about C.review D.reviewed

13.A.thatB.which C.what D.whatever

14.A.oneB.two C.three D.four

15.A.near B.never C.hardly D.almost

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