The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break .She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36_ the crowd of boys on the playground .  She___37__ from them all.

  I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__.She would practice dribbling(运球) and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__. One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much. She looked __41___in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be __43__. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

  Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,___48__offered a scholarship. So she _49___stop dreaming about college.

  She was __50___ and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream. He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship,  __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

    The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter(招聘人员). She was indeed offered a __54__ .She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years.

A. through             B. across               C. over                 D. into

A. brought out         B. showed out       C. stood out          D. worked out

A. only                     B. lonely              C. simply              D. alone

A. dark                     B. dawn            C. midnight          D. daybreak

A. how                     B. when                C. why                 D. what

A. worriedly              B. shyly                C. quietly             D. directly

A. go                     B. get                   C. enter                D. attend

A. worse                B. better              C. the best            D. the worst

A. determined         B. encouraged       C. fixed                D. fascinated

A. covered            B. enclosed           C. dropped            D. buried

A. the affair              B. the wrong         C. matter              D. the matter

A. ever                     B. even                 C. once                 D. never

A. far more                   B. much less         C. much fewer      D. many more

A. should               B. must                C. can                  D. may

A. overjoyed             B. moved              C. embarrassed      D. heartbroken

A. understand          B. experience       C. learn                D. believe

A. even if              B. as if                 C. that if               D. only if

A. anything                   B. nothing            C. something        D. everything

A. prize                    B. medal               C. scholarship       D. position

A. dreamed of         B. accepted           C. thought of        D. appreciated

Oh, boy! Time for a game now. oldest brother is the seeker so k have to hide extra good because he’s smart and will find me quickly.But where? Behind the garage won’t work. The barn is too easy. Wait, I know. The door leading under the porch is perfect. No one would look for me under there.
It smells unpleasant under this porch. Wish I had picked another place to hide. Smelly cats! Too late now, I can hear brother seeking everyone out. I’ll just sit here quiet as a mouse. Hah hah hah! I can hear you out by the barn! You’ll never find me over there!
It’s been a while and he hasn’t found me yet. What’s that I hear? Now all my brothers are looking for me. They’ve all been caught, but not me. They’ll never trick me into coming out to catch me. Wait, is that Dad I hear calling my name? Oh no, now I hear someone going to call Grandpa to help look for me. I’m not coming out now because I’m in really big trouble.
What to do? If I come out and say I heard them calling me, I’ll be in big trouble. Think, think! How do I get out of trouble? I know what to do! I’ll tell them I fell asleep while waiting. Is that Grandpa’s voice? Heh heh heh! Now’s my chance. I’ll crawl out slowly and rub my eyes. Now that I see Grandpa go towards me quickly, I say. “I feel asleep.”
“Oh! You had us all worried!” says Grandpa. “You little devil, I’m just glad you’re all right, but next time try not to fall asleep and scare us like that, okay?” says Dad. Whew! I pulled it off (成功). Now to keep my mouth shut. And I did, for over 42 years. Once in a while, a kid pulls the wool over people’s eyes. So that’s one of my little secrets I’ve never revealed before. Don’t tell anyone now!
【小题1】The place where the boy was hiding smelt terrible because it         .

A.was too wet thereB.was used as a barn
C.was dirtied by animalsD.was just under the garage
【小题2】Which of the following correctly shows the boy’s emotional changes when he was under the porch?
A.Happy – excited – nervous. B.Regretted – happy – anxious.
C.Excited – nervous – disappointed.D.Happy – nervous – regretted.
【小题3】By saying “a kid pulls the wool over people’s eyes”, what does the writer mean?
A.Children can win others’ trust more easily than adults.
B.Children can tell a lie that others believe to be true.
C.Children can be easily fooled by adults.
D.Children are good at telling lies.
【小题4】The story is most probably written by          .
A.a teenagerB.a naughty boy child
C.a young adultD.a middle – aged man

He has vowed that he will not stop building his business until it is worth £100 million. But hard-working Owens can stop for at least a moment's celebration after making his first £1 million at the age of 16. Owens, who has used a computer since the age of seven, began teaching himself basic web design at the age of ten when he was given his first Mac computer. He used his pocket money to fund his first business project, website Mac Box Bundle at just 14 which has made £700,000 since its establishment in 2008. Mac Box Bundle sells a combination of popular Mac applications which are worth up to $400 together for under just $100 and donates 10 percent of the money to charities.
He then established an advertising company Branchr a year later and worked on the business after school and at weekends. Branchr made a surprising £500,000 in its first year. Branchr works as a platform for website owners to sell advertising.
Owens, from Northampton, currently employs eight staff---all adults---around the UK and America as sales and technical assistants. The young man lives with his parents. His mother who is a company secretary said he was inspired to go into business after observing the huge success achieved by Apple's chief executive officers(首席执行官) Steve Jobs.
Owens said, "I think everyone has business sense in them, and they just need to gain experience and be determined to make it. There is no magical formula(法则) for business, It takes hard work, determination and the drive to do something great. My aim is to become a leading name in the world of Internet and mobile advertising and push myself right to the top of the game.
The teenager insists his professional success has not affected his personal life, and says his interests include photography and playing the guitar. "My friends and I don't really talk about my success. To them I'm just a normal teenager and it doesn't change anything between us."
【小题1】 What can we know from Paragraph 1?

A.Owens' company is worth £1 million now.
B.Owens learned to use computers at the age of 10.
C.Owens made £700,000 from Mac Box Bundle in 2008.
D.Owens is successful and enthusiastic about public welfare.
【小题2】From Paragraph 2 we know that Branchr _____________.
A.takes up all Owens' spare time
B.offers a platform for advertising business
C.designs practical software for website owners
D.takes up advertising business for Nac Box Bundle
【小题3】Why did Owens come up with the idea of doing business?
A.Because eight adults were ready to help.
B.Because it was easy to establish web companies.
C.Because his parents wanted him to have a try.
D.Because he drew inspiration from Steve jobs.
【小题4】Owens tends to think that ____________.
A.every person has potential talent for business
B.getting experienced in business needs determination
C.it is hard work for people to decide to do something great.
D.he is sure to play a leading part in the world of the Internet.
【小题5】What do Ownes' friends think about him?
A.He sets a good example.B.He does quite well in music.
C.He is a common school boy.D.He puts friendship above anything else.

Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle?class peers (同龄人), the shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said today.?The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend, he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’annual conference.?
Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons.?
He told delegates (代表) in Manchester: “For children who come from homes where parents don’t have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences, there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment, in school, for longer.”?
“Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances, and certainly going on later in the afternoon, given the reality of their working lives,” he said. He held up the example of Kipp (Knowledge is Power Program) schools in the US, which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30 am to 5pm on weekdays, plus Saturdays.?
But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours, Gove added. ?
Parents said Saturday classes could become a “badge of dishonor”if pupils were forced to go, while teachers raised concerns about their workload.?
Margaret Morrissey, of Parents Outloud, said: “I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children’s performance. I’m just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week.”?
The ATL’s general secretary, Mary Bousted, said: “If we want Saturday schools, then we need more teachers doing the extra hours, not the same teachers working longer.”?
66. The program is intended for children____________. ?
A. who are from middle-class families?
B. whose parents can’t afford extra help ?
C. who perform poorly academically ?
D. whose weekends are mostly unoccupied
67. “Additional stretch” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to_________.?
A. music lessons
B. physical relaxation ?
C. entertainment activities?
D. out-of-school improvement
68. Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US? ?
A. To make a comparison.?
B. To introduce a new program.?
C. To seek supportive evidence.?
D. To prove his program is better.
69. What is Margaret Morrissey’s opinion about the new program? ?
A. Favourable.          B. Doubtful.           C. Optimistic.         D. Acceptable.
70. Which of the following is true??
A. Teachers may not like the program. ?
B. Schools are trying to make profits.?
C. The program is already under way. ?
D. The program is popular with children. ?

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