题目内容
David Beckham was born in 1975, in London, at a place called Leytonstone.When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was football.He played it whenever he had chance.Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends.When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led him to go for a visit to a football training camp in Spain.As a boy he played for the schools of Essex and also for his country team.
In 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United.This meant that he could practise football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team.In April, 1995, he played his first football league game against Leeds United.During 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons, with David scoring many goals.
His goals made him a popular name.In the first game of the 1996 - 1997 season, he scored a surprising goal from beyond the halfway line; seeing the goalkeeper (守门员) a little way out of his goal, Beckham sent the ball over the goalkeeper's head and into the goal.It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight.He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free kicks.He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose.Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.
1.Which word can replace the underlined word passion in Paragraph 1?
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2.The unusually surprising way that he scored goals________.
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A.made him popular in many British homes
B.helped him to gain many prizes for Essex
C.kept him playing for Leeds United
D.offered him the chance to join the national team
3.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Beckham?
a.Beckham played his first football league game.
b.Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.
c.Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team.
d.Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp.
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4.The passage is mainly talking about________.
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A.when Beckham became famous all over Britain
B.how Beckham became a successful football player
C.why Beckham could win in football league games
D.Beckham had to score so many goals to become famous
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Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. “Lauren's 1 concert,” she thought. “I've 2 this moment for years and years and now it is here 3 . How pretty she is! 4 beautiful 5 she has!“ As she listened to her young daughter 6 , she remembered when she was Lauren's 7 .
8 a young girl, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer, 9 . She studied in France, Italy, and in the United States. “You can be a fine singer 10 ,” her teachers told her, “but you must 11 to study hard and work for many years.” There will be 12 time for anything 13 music in your life.
Dorothy was eighteen 14 that time and she was sure that music was 15 she wanted or needed to fill her life.
For almost a year Dorothy thought of nothing 16 . Then she met David, a young engineer 17 in Europe. They met in Italy where Dorothy was studying with Giovanni Bernini, one of 18 voice teachers in the world. Dorothy and David saw 19 nearly every day and 20 a few months David asked her to be his wife. Dorothy wanted to 21 David, but she wanted a career (事业) 22 music, too. She didn't know 23 to do.
Finally she told Bernini. He wasn't 24 at all. “No,” he said. “If you want to be a concert singer, you must forget about getting married .”“But I can do 25 ,” Dorothy argued (反驳). “No, no, no,” Bernini answered. “You can't possibly do both! You must be prepared to sacrifice (奉献) your life for your music. How can you think about anything else just before your first concert!”
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1.A.the first |
B.second |
C.last |
D.first |
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2.A.stood for |
B.stayed for |
C.waited for |
D.sang for |
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3.A.at first |
B.at all |
C.at last |
D.at the end |
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4.A.How |
B.What |
C.What a |
D.How a |
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5.A.sound |
B.noise |
C.voice |
D.noises |
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6.A.singing |
B.to sing |
C.sung |
D.to singing |
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7.A.ages |
B.age |
C.old |
D.years old |
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8.A.Like |
B.As |
C.When |
D.While |
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9.A.also |
B.either |
C.as well |
D.too |
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10.A.sometimes |
B.some time |
C.some days |
D.some day |
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11.A.prepared |
B.be prepared |
C.preparing |
D.to prepare |
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12.A.not |
B.no |
C.not a |
D.some |
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13.A.but |
B.besides |
C.and |
D.but that |
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14.A.in |
B.at |
C.on |
D.during |
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15.A.all |
B.that |
C.which |
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16.A.other |
B.else |
C.others |
D.something else |
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17.A.traveling |
B.travel |
C.travelled |
D.to travel |
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18.A.the fine |
B.the finer |
C.the finest |
D.most fine |
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19.A.one another |
C.them |
B.each other |
D.each one |
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20.A.in |
B.after |
C.later |
D.before |
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21.A.marry with |
B.get married |
C.marry |
D.marrying to |
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22.A.in |
B.with |
C.about |
D.of |
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23.A.what |
B.how |
C.when |
D.where |
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24.A.sad |
B.sorry |
C.pleased |
D.afraid |
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25.A.both |
B.neither |
C.all |
D.either of them |
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