In 1891, a man named James Naismith was teaching physical education at a school in Springfield. One long, cold winter, he had to create a game for 18 young men to play indoors. So the Canadian-born Naismith wrote some rules.

Rule number one: “The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.” Two: “The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands (never with the fist).”

In all, there were 13 rules— the original rules of basketball. James Naismith is recognized as the inventor of basketball.

The National Association of Basketball Coaches established the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States in 1949. It opened in 1968 at Springfield College. A new, larger building opened in 1985. And, four years ago, the Hall of Fame moved into a newer building, just south of its former home. The new building increased the size by almost one hundred percent. 

Honors ring in Basketball Hall of Fame.

The Basketball Hall of Fame is a museum and entertainment center. It combines history with technology. And it tries to capture the energy and excitement of the game. In the Center Court area, for example, visitors can play interactive games of basketball and take part in skill competitions.

The Hall of Fame explores basketball at every level of the game. Visitors learn about professional basketball in the United States and other countries. They learn about women’s teams and how the game is played at the college level. They also learn about basketball for disabled people.

The Hall of Fame honors the best players, teams, coaches and officials in basketball. Earlier this month, six more honorees joined the more than 250 people in the Hall of Fame. The six new members are Geno Auriemma, Charles Barkley, Joe Dumars, Sandro Gamba, David Gavitt and Dominique Wilkins.

40. James Naismith is considered to be the forerunner of basketball mainly because ____.

A. he discovered the first basketball                

B. he created the earliest basketball games

C. he set up the Basketball Hall of Fame

D. he organized the earliest basketball games

41. From the passage, we can infer that ____.

A. the Hall of Fame only honors the best basketball players

B. James Naismith was employed as a coach in the Hall of Fame

C. visitors can compete with the professional players in the hall

D. a variety of basketball games are developed by the Hall of Fame

42. James Naismith made some rules in order to ____.

A. organize an indoor basketball game  

B. improve physical education at school

C. train his students for the Hall of Fame

D. invent the game of basketball for the young

43. The passage talks mainly about ____.

A. the Basketball Hall of Fame         B. the first basketball games

C. the original 13 basketball rules   D. the players in the Hall of Fame

It is impossible to think about “growing up” in modern America without considering “youth culture” which every young person—even those who do not attend public schools—is confronted by and must deal with. It is impossible to be so isolated that we are untouched by the surrounding culture. Nor should we wish to be—as we are called to be—salt and light in a very confused and broken world. Popular culture deserves neither uncritical acceptance nor knee-jerk rejection, but thoughtful critique（批评）.

On the contrary, China paid too little attention to youth culture in the past. However, with society developing, more and more people have realized the importance of analyzing, understanding and promoting youth culture.

About 100,000 young Chinese people from all over the world will attend the first China Youth Culture Week scheduled to open Saturday in Shenzhen’s China Folk Culture Villages, a press conference was told Thursday.

A series of cultural activities will be staged from Saturday to Wednesday, including a huge performance expected to challenge for a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records.

About 10,000 young people will attend the opening ceremony Saturday. A final list of the Chinese Youth Idol Award to five outstanding young Chinese was announced at the conference. They are the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, Chinese NBA star, Yao Ming, IT entrepreneur, Ding Lei, anchorperson, Wu Xiaoli, and Olympic Games gold medalist, Deng Yaping. The youth idols were selected by

Chinese teenagers with 380,000 votes cast nationwide.

During the past two months, the organizers received more than 3,000 applications from young people in Hong Kong and Macao who wanted to take part in the performance.

52. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “confronted by”?

A. Concerned about.        B. Thought of.  C. Confused with.    D. Faced with.

53. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1?

A. People can be isolated from the surrounding culture.

B. The American youth accept popular culture without any thought.

C. People shouldn’t refuse popular culture totally.

D. Americans ignore cultures at all while growing up.

54. The list of the five Chinese youth idols indicates that ____.

A. success is considered the most important factor in the Chinese youth’s values

B. the Chinese youth don’t care about their idols’ personalities

C. there are only five people admired by the Chinese youth

D. the parents want to set those people as examples

55. What can we infer from this passage?

A. America paid too much attention to youth culture.

B. China pays more attention to youth culture nowadays.

C. Chinese youth admire movie stars and regard them as their idols.

D. America thinks their youth are more important than the Chinese youth.

—I am traveling in France to spend the festival.

—_____

A. Congratulation!          B. Have fun!    C. See you later!     D. Take care!

翻译下列句子。（共5题，每小题3分，共15分）

                   题目在答卷上,请在答卷上作答。

Go and get your coat. It’s ________ you left it.

         A. there                               B. where                    C. there where      D. where there

--- Have you got any job offers?

--- No, I____.

A. am waiting     B. have waited   C. had been waiting    D. waited

---- He seldom goes abroad, does he?

---- ________. Only once when he was young.

A. Yes, he doesn’t    B. Yes, he does   C. No, he doesn’t      D. No, he does

Although he didn’t expect _______ me here, he advised _______ to the nearest restaurant.

   A. to find; going       B. finding; to go   C. to find; to go       D. finding; going

He is a man with rich experience , from ______much can be learned .

   A whom  B which  C where  D what

He thought the jar made of earth _____little value and let me have it ____only one dollar .

    A with; for  B of; for  C of ;by   D with ; by