Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn’t play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
  Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.
  Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.
1. How long is it since basketball was invented?
  A. 1000 years                              B. More than 100 years
  C. 1100 years                                D. Less than 100 years
2. The students felt unhappy because _______.
  A. they had much homework to do
  B. they often got into fights
  C. they couldn’t play outdoors 
  D. they had little time to study
3. Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?
  A. Some students                           B. Some teachers
  C. Some students’ parents              D. Some of his friends
4. When a student ______ , he makes a score.
  A. receives the ball.                    
  B. throws the ball to another student
  C. runs quickly with the ball in his hand  
  D. throws the ball into the basket
5. Which sentence is right?
  A. Dr. Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.
  B. It was easy to invent the game.
  C. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.
  D. The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.

Your peers are people your age or close to it. Besides close friends, your peers include other children you know who are the same age------like people in your grade, sports team, or neighborhood. Peers may have a positive influence on each other and play important roles in each other’s lives:
Positive examples
Peers set plenty of good examples for each other. Having peers who do well in school or do their best in a sport can influence you to work hard to realize your dream, too. Peers who are kind and helpful can influence you to build these qualities in yourself. Even peers you’ve never met can be role models(模范). For example, watching someone your age compete in the Olympics or give a piano concert might inspire you to go after a dream of your own.
Feedback(反馈) and advice
Your peers listen and give you feedback as you try out new ideas. They can help you make decisions, too: what courses to take, whether to get your hair cut or let it grow, or how to solve a problem. Peers often give each other good advice. Your peers will be quick to tell you when they think you’re making a mistake or doing something dangerous.
Socializing(交际)
Being with your peers----such as classmates or teammates----gives you a chance to learn how to make friends and deal with disagreements with people.
New experiences
Your peers might get you involved(参与) in clubs, sports, or volunteer groups. Your world would be far less rich without peers encouraging you to try some new food for the first time, or listen to a CD you have never heard before.
【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly about     .

A.who your peers are
B.how to find peers whose interests are similar to yours
C.the negative influence of peers on each other
D.the difference between your close friends and your peers
【小题2】The author makes  points of how peers have a positive influence on each other.
A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six
【小题3】With which of the following may the author agree?
A.Peers you have never met cannot influence you.
B.You can ask your friends to make a decision for you.
C.You should not play with peers you don’t like.
D.Your peers may cause you to experience new things.
【小题4】The author mentions that good role models can influence you to      .
① work hard to realize your dream
② do something dangerous
③ build good qualities in yourself
④ have fewer friends
A.①③B.②④C.②③ D.③④
【小题5】From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that being with your peers gives you a chance to       .
A.influence other people
B.play an important role
C.learn how to make more friends
D.improve your English skills

Born as the only child in the family, I am the king of the family. My parents are both businessmen and they come home every two weeks. Because they dont spend much time with me, they always feel guilty* and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores because they want me to do my schoolwork.

?? I used to take everything for granted*. I never said thank you to people. As time went by, I found that my classmates didnt like me and my best friends left me. one day, I asked Leo, who used to be one of my best friends. He said that I was selfish, rude* and bad-tempered*. No one wants to make friends with a person who always receives but never gives anything! he said. I was shocked* at his words. Oh, no! Please dont leave me. I need friends! I will be lonely and unhappy without friends! I locked myself up in the room and cried. “I want my friends back. But how?

?? Then I noticed that all the popular kids in the class friendly to others. They always smile and say thank you to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble. Other kids like them and always play with them. “I need to change! I will get my friends back, I said to myself. From then on, I started to change myself. I learned to say thank you to others. I smiled and volunteered to help other kids. I tried to be as nice as I could. Gradually, I found that other kids liked to talk with me and they would ask me to play with them and even told me their secrets. My friends came back to me again.

?? Now I have more friends than I used to do and I am happier than I used to be.

1.Whats the boys life like at home?

A. His parents spend much time with him.????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. He has to do lots of housework.

C. He can do what he wants to do.?????????????

D. He does much more homework than other kids.

2.What did the boy do to change himself?

A. He learned to say thank you.

B. He always smiled at others.

C. He helped others as much as he could.?????????????

D. All of the above.

3.The underlined word gradually means ___________.

A. To begin with????????????? ????????????? B. Sometimes????????????? ????????????? C. In a word????????????? ????????????? D. Slowly

4.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A. To make more friends, you need to try to please them.????????????? ?????????????

B. A person who always received but never gives can still have many friends.

C. The boy lost his friends at first because he didnt like them.

D. To be a nicer and better person, we need to make some changes.

 

Mrs. Thompson, a school teacher, told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t get along well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy bought her a present, too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水).

Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom used to.” After the children left she cried for an hour. On that very day, she stopped being busy teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to care more about the children.

Mrs. Thompson paid more attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of Grade 6, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.(医学博士).

The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard said, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel good about myself and showed me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, said, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

1.What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A.She made Teddy feel sad.

B.She told the class something untrue about herself.

C.She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

D.She asked the children to play with Teddy.

2.Why didn’t Teddy get along well with the other children?

A.He always needed a bath.                 B.Mrs. Thompson did not like him.

C.He felt lonely without his mother.           D.He didn’t enjoy playing with others.

3.What does the underlined sentence “Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself” mean in the passage?

A.Mrs. Thompson was pleased with what she had done.

B.Mrs. Thompson was angry with the boy’s mother.

C.Mrs. Thompson was surprised that the boy’s mother was gone.

D.Mrs. Thompson was very sorry because she didn’t like the child before.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the reading?

A.Mrs. Thompson gave Teddy Stoddard motherly care and encouragement.

B.Teddy had probably become a doctor before he got married.

C.Mrs. Thompson agreed with Teddy that she had made a difference in his life.

D.Teddy thought Mrs. Thompson was the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life.

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the reading?

A.Making a Difference.

B.Not a Really Good Teacher

C.A Clever Student

D.Friendship between Students and Teachers.

 

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