Most 23-year-olds have not done enough in life to be worthy of having their own documentary(纪录片)

  Most 23-year-olds aren't LeBron James.

  The NBA superstar, who recently won gold at the Beijing Olympics, has just released More Than a Game. It is a documentary that follows his rise to stardom (明星地位) and how he and four childhood friends overcame long odds to win a national championship in high school.

  Combining footage (镜头) taken during James' career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, US, along with one-on-one interviews by writer/director Kris Belman, home videos, and personal family photographs, the film is about much more than basketball. At its core (核心) is a story of friendship, loyalty and love.

  "We set out with a goal as kids and we wanted to accomplish that someway, somehow by using basketball as a tool, not knowing that it was going to create other opportunities for us," James said. "We didn't know it was going to create a brotherhood and trust. We grew from kids into young men."

  While James is the star, his former teammates, Dru Joyce III, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee and Romeo Travis, play a major role in the film.

  Their journey began together as 8-year-old boys, winds through years traveling all over America playing in basketball tournaments and finishes in their senior season at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.

  At the time, Belman was a college film student. He set out to film James and his friends' season as his final school project, a 10-minute documentary. But after gaining the trust of the players and coach Dru Joyce, Belman spent two months filming and eventually teamed with producer Harvey Mason Jr to the full-length feature.

  James hopes the film will inspire youngsters (年轻人).

  "We set out with a goal when we were eight and we accomplished it when we were 18," he said. "It's a great story and I wanted to get it out to kids that have a dream, that they should continue to go after it, believe in it and live it if they want to accomplish something."

LeBron James achieved his goal set at 8 when         .

       A.he won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics

       B.He won a national championship in high school

       C.he became a collage student

       D.he was interviewed by Kris Belman

Which of the following is unlikely to be included in the description of James?

       A.Friendly.  B.Faithful.   C.Hardworking.   D.Self-centered.

More Than a Game is           .

       A.James’ favorite story about his childhood

       B.a documentary filmed by James’ classmate

       C.a film made by Belman

       D.an article a bout James’ high school life

We can learn from the passage that More Than a Game is        .

       A.inspiring B.dull   C.puzzling   D.imaginary


第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)K^S*5U.C#O%M
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.
I first   36   a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His obvious   37   and shyness made him appear weak and lonely. Nearby, 200   38  campers were playing and joking, but the boy seemed to want to be anywhere   39   where he was.
I was instructed to care more about campers who might feel   40  . So I   41   him and said, “Hi, I’m Kevin. It’s nice to meet you. How are you?”
42   a shaky voice he   43  answered, “Okay, I guess.”
I calmly asked him to join in the activities and   44   some new people. He quietly replied, “No, this is not really my thing.”
I could   45   that this whole experience was   46   to him. But I somehow knew it wouldn’t be right to   47  him, either. It was going to take more time and   48  .
The next day, I was leading camp songs for the campers. They eagerly participated. But the boy was just sitting alone,   49   out the window.
That evening at our nightly staff meeting, I made my   50  about him known. I asked them to pay special attention and spend time with him   51   they could.
The days flew by fast. When the “last dance” came, surprisingly, the boy from under the tree was now a shirtless dancing   52  . He owned the dance floor   53   meaningful time with others. I couldn’t’ believe it was him.
In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of   54  every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as   55   as I can, and I advise others to look out for their own “boy under the tree.”
36.A.learned     B.recognized       C.noticed     D.heard
37.A.anger       B.discomfort       C.excitement       D.satisfaction
38.A.ambitious B.curious     C.anxious     D.eager
39.A.other than B.just as       C.or rather   D.as well as
40.A.left out     B.put out     C.made out  D.let out
41.A.passed     B.left    C.visited      D.approached
42.A.At     B.In     C.On    D.By
43.A.unfortunately   B.unwillingly      C.unconsciously   D.uninterestingly
44.A.help  B.interview  C.find   D.meet
45.A.sense B.suggest     C.consider    D.prove
46.A.familiar    B.similar      C.strange     D.typical
47.A.push  B.pull   C.pardon      D.punish
48.A.effects      B.exercises   C.efforts      D.expenses
49.A.observing B.examining C.admiring   D.staring
50.A.trouble     B.concern    C.devotion   D.understanding
51.A.unless       B.before      C.when D.since
52.A.wonder     B.danger      C.scene D.instructor
53.A.sparing     B.saving      C.spreading  D.sharing
54.A.himself     B.yourself    C.themselves       D.itself
55.A.soon  B.far    C.often D.long

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.
I first   36   a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His obvious   37   and shyness made him appear weak and lonely. Nearby, 200   38   campers were playing and joking, but the boy seemed to want to be anywhere   39   where he was.
I was instructed to care more about campers who might feel   40  . So I   41   him and said, “Hi, I’m Kevin. It’s nice to meet you. How are you?”
42   a shaky voice he   43   answered, “Okay, I guess.”
I calmly asked him to join in the activities and   44   some new people. He quietly replied, “No, this is not really my thing.”
I could   45   that this whole experience was   46   to him. But I somehow knew it wouldn’t be right to   47   him, either. It was going to take more time and   48  .
The next day, I was leading camp songs for the campers. They eagerly participated. But the boy was just sitting alone,   49   out the window.
That evening at our nightly staff meeting, I made my   50  about him known. I asked them to pay special attention and spend time with him   51   they could.
The days flew by fast. When the “last dance” came, surprisingly, the boy from under the tree was now a shirtless dancing   52  . He owned the dance floor   53   meaningful time with others. I couldn’t’ believe it was him.
In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of   54  every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as   55   as I can, and I advise others to look out for their own “boy under the tree.”
36.A.learned      B.recognized         C.noticed       D.heard
37.A.anger          B.discomfort          C.excitement         D.satisfaction
38.A.ambitious  B.curious       C.anxious      D.eager
39.A.other than B.just as        C.or rather    D.as well as
40.A.left out       B.put out       C.made out   D.let out
41.A.passed      B.left     C.visited        D.approached
42.A.At       B.In        C.On      D.By
43.A.unfortunately    B.unwillingly C.unconsciously    D.uninterestingly
44.A.help   B.interview   C.find    D.meet
45.A.sense          B.suggest      C.consider     D.prove
46.A.familiar      B.similar        C.strange      D.typical
47.A.push  B.pull     C.pardon       D.punish
48.A.effects        B.exercises   C.efforts        D.expenses
49.A.observing  B.examining C.admiring    D.staring
50.A.trouble       B.concern      C.devotion    D.understanding
51.A.unless         B.before        C.when D.since
52.A.wonder      B.danger       C.scene          D.instructor
53.A.sparing       B.saving         C.spreading  D.sharing
54.A.himself       B.yourself      C.themselves        D.itself
55.A.soon  B.far      C.often D.long

Having driven almost thirty hours, I decided to stay in South Carolina for a few days. The next morning, I purchased a three-day fishing license and bait (饵料) before heading to the lake.
Opening my trunk, I carefully took out my fishing gear (用具), put it on the lake’s edge, baited up and began to fish.
“Good morning,” said someone, walking up from behind me.
Turning around, I saw a game warden (猎场管理员) with a clip-board.
“Good morning,” I said, nodding my head.
“Catch any fish?” he asked.
“No sir, just relaxing and killing time.”
“Can I see your fishing license?”
I handed him the license I had purchased at the bait shop.
“Can I see your driver’s license, too?” he requested.
“I see the name on the driver’s license is spelled Kiser and the name on the fishing license is Kaiser,” said the warden.
“The gentleman at the bait shop must have written it wrong,” I told him.
“Well, I’m afraid I’ll have to write you up for fishing with an invalid license and take away your fishing gear.”
“You’ve got to be kidding,” I responded, with a surprised look on my face.
Sure enough I was written up and my fishing gear taken away. I was told that I would have to pay a fine and that my stuff would be sold at auction(拍卖).
I stood there almost in tears as he drove away. Those rods and reels were very special to me. I had used them over twenty years, fishing with my friends, who were now all dead.
       After returning home in Georgia, I telephoned South Carolina trying to explain the situation, but no one would listen. I was told that the Department of Fish and Game had a “zero tolerance” for fishing and hunting violations. Finally, in tears I paid the fine and gave up the fight.
Nine months later, I received a letter. I had no idea who it was from as there was no return address. On a plain piece of notebook paper was written “Auction for the Department of Fish and Game held this Saturday at 11:00 am.”
On Saturday, at six in the morning I headed to South Carolina. By ten o’clock I had found the auction. There were numerous boats and piles upon piles of fishing equipment. All at once, there it was—my wonderful stuff all thrown in a pile as if it was worth nothing.
As the auction began I took my seat. In my wallet was twenty-seven dollars. For more than an hour I waited for my property to be brought to the auction block.
“We have three rods and reels here. I guess we will sell this as a unit,” said the auctioneer.
“50 dollars,” yelled someone in the crowd.
“51 dollars,” yelled another man.
I rose from my seat and walked out of the auction.
“66 dollars,” I heard as the bidding continued.
“100 dollars,” came another bid. The auction became silent.
“100 dollars once, 100 dollars twice, 100 dollars three times. Sold for 100 dollars,” went the auctioneer.
I walked to my truck, got in and just sat there. Suddenly I heard something hit the side of my truck. Turning around, I saw the back of a man putting my three rods and reels into my truck. It was the same game warden who wrote me the ticket almost a year ago!
As I got out of the truck he stuck out his hand and said, “I wasn’t wrong. It’s the law that is wrong.
I shook his hand, thanked him and drove away. I cried as I crossed the South Carolina Georgia state line.
【小题1】 Who wrote a letter to the writer telling him about the auction?

A.The Department of Fish and Game.B.The game warden.
C.A person unmentioned in the passage.D.The auction organizers.
【小题2】Why did the writer walk out of the auction while it was going on?
A.He realized he was unable to get back his fishing gear.
B.He was too nervous to stay inside till the auction ended.
C.He couldn’t bear hearing people selling his fishing gear.
D.He knew the game warden was waiting for him outside.
【小题3】What did the game warden mean by saying “It’s the law that is wrong”?
A.It didn’t make any sense to prohibit people from fishing freely in South Carolina.
B.The writer did break the law by fishing with an invalid license whatever the reason.
C.The writer should have been allowed a chance to explain and get his things back.
D.The auction should not have been held to sell the boats and fishing equipment.

Jason had been watching the X Games on TV. Athletes from all over the world were competing in the most amazing sports. Just then his grandmother walked into the room. “I want to be extreme. Would you really let me do that? You always worry about my safety!” said Jason.
“You will have to follow some rules,” said his grandmother. “You can only ride in the park — never on the streets. You have to promise to wear a helmet (头盔). If you hurt yourself too much, I have the right to take your skateboard away. Is it a deal?”
“You bet!” Jason was so excited that he jumped off the sofa. A week later he had a board and a helmet.
On Saturday, his grandmother dropped him off near the park. He was happy to have a grandmother who let him try new things.
Kids in the park were moving quickly up and down the ramps (坡道). They flew into the air and landed as easily as birds. When he watched the X games, Jason felt like he was doing the tricks himself. But watching these kids up close, he knew that none of it was going to be easy. He felt a little bit scared.
Very slowly he carried his board to the ramp. Taking a deep breath, he put his right foot on the board. He kicked off with his left foot. For a few seconds he glided (滑行) along, just waiting to fall. Then he came to a stop. Kicking off again, he waited for the worst to happen. Again, he stayed up. The third time he kicked, lost his balance, and fell hard on his left knee.
It hurt, but it was no big deal! Why had he been so scared? Now he felt calm because things had gone wrong, and he was fine!
Next time he kicked off harder and went fast and farther. “Excellent!” said a girl as she passed him. “Extreme!” laughed Jason to himself. “Not quite.”
【小题1】Jason’s grandmother agreed to let him try skateboarding unless _____.

A.he finished his homework B.he liked the sport
C.he observed some rules D.he won a bet
【小题2】Jason jumped off the sofa because _____.
A.he was allowed to go skateboarding
B.he was angry at his grandmother
C.he was going to play outside
D.he was given a board and a helmet
【小题3】The girl praised Jason for his _____.
A.skill B.honesty C.courage D.kindness

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