Diego Maradona acknowledged(承认)that he struck the ball with his hand in the famous“Hand of God”goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals．
Maradona appeared to hit the ball with his hand into the net, and officials allowed the goal to stand despite protests by the English team．Argentina went on to win 1986 quarterfinal match 2-1 and then win the World Cup．
In his most detailed comments yet, Maradona said he was unable to reach the ball for a header(头球)when he went up against the taller English goalkeeper, Peter Shilton．
Shilton was very tall．He didn't see anything．
After the score, Maradona said he quickly realized the line referee(裁判)had allowed the goal but none of his teammates had rushed to celebrate with him－themselves figuring the goal would not be effective．
“I was waiting for my teammates to hug me and no one came,”he said, who was the team captain．“I told them, ‘come and hug me or the referee isn't going to allow it．’”
In his 20-year career before retiring in 1997, he stared at Argentines Juniors and Boca Juniors and in Europe．He also led Argentina to the 1990 World Cup final and Italian and Argentine league titles(冠军)．
In 1991, Maradona failed a drug test and was banned for 15 months．Nine years later, FIFA chose him and Pele as the best players in soccer history．
Recently, he was appointed vice president of Boco Juniors．And with his new TV show, he, 45, has returned to public．eyes after years of dealing with drug and health problems．
(1)
This passage may come from ________．
[ ]
A．
a report of some newspaper
B．
Maradona's autobiography
C．
statement of official
D．
interview with Maradona's teammate
(2)
Maradona was chosen as the one of best players in soccer history in ________．
[ ]
A．
1986
B．
1997
C．
2000
D．
2001
(3)
The underlined word“figuring”is closest in meaning to ________．
[ ]
A．
pretending
B．
thinking
C．
hoping
D．
celebrating
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Striking the ball with one's hand into the net is effective．
B．
Maradona didn't pass a drug test．
C．
Argentina won the 1986 Word Cup．
D．
Maradona retired in 1997．
(5)
We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that ________．
[ ]
A．
Maradona was once a drug taker
B．
Maradona had planned to head the ball but failed
C．
his teammates rushed to congratulate him after Maradona had shot the goal
D．
Maradona once had some health problems
阅读理解
Athens Olympic．110 m hurdles(跨栏)champion Liu Xiang felt so relieved⑥to return to the race track after getting out of the great deal to social activities．
Liu arrived in hometown Shanghai Wednesday night and was about to resume⑦training shortly after．
“I am so exhausted from so many social activities, which made me even more tired than training,”said the 21-year-old Liu, who wrote a new chapter in China's Olympic．history by winning the country's first enter athletics short-distance running title in the men's 110 m hurdles in Athens in August．
“I am happy that I will resume my training soon back in Shanghai,”said the Shanghai native．He turned into an instant national hero with the Olympic．glory and one of the most popular Olympic．gold medalists, taking part in scores of celebration activities since he returned to China in early September．
“My regular training has been interrupted for such a long time that I think I can only run at about 13.5 seconds now,”said Liu, who clocked a world record-tying time of 12.91 to clinch the title．
“I would rather forget what I have achieved in the past and try my best to realize a higher goal,”said Liu．
Liu already missed the Berlin Golden League series on Sunday and won't be able to catch the IAAF Grand Prix final slated for September 18-19 in Monaco．
He plans on attending an IAAF all-star tournament in Japan at the end of this month．
(1)
This passage mainly talks about ________．
[ ]
A．
victory of Liu Xiang
B．
Liu Xiang's return to the track
C．
dream of Liu Xiang
D．
Liu Xiang's high dream
(2)
From this passage we can see ________．
[ ]
A．
Liu Xiang is content⑧ to go back to training
B．
Liu Xiang will win Golden League Series on Sunday
C．
Liu Xiang wasn't good at social activities
D．
Liu Xiang was refreshed⑨ after so many social activities
(3)
The underlined word“relieved”means“________”．
[ ]
A．
sad．
B．
glad
C．
worried
D．
excited
(4)
Which of the following is NOT wrong?
[ ]
A．
Liu Xiang has had a quiet life for as long as half a month．
B．
Liu Xiang has missed two races because of his social activities．
C．
Liu Xiang has made up his mind to stop his social activities．
D．
Liu Xiang has deserted(放弃)his present career．
(5)
What did Liu Xiang feel from so many social activities?
[ ]
A．
Exhausted．
B．
Happy．
C．
Anger．
D．
Disappointed．
Sports Stars and Superhero
(1)
Who trained the two sisters as their first teacher?
[ ]
A．
Their mother．
B．
Their father．
C．
Their coach．
D．
Their teacher．
(2)
Which of the followings is NOT true about the sisters?
[ ]
A．
Their background is bad．
B．
They trained very hard．
C．
They were interested in design．
D．
They couldn't get on well．
(3)
What was Christopher Reeve before the disaster came to him?
[ ]
A．
He had everything．
B．
He was a successful actor．
C．
He was famous for the Superman films．
D．
All of above．
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true about Christopher Reeve?
[ ]
A．
He fell off his horse and broke his back．
B．
The doctors didn't believe he could live．
C．
He made remarkable progress．
D．
He can't still breathe on his own until now．
(5)
He did all of these things except that ________．
[ ]
A．
he had made speeches all over the world
B．
he even thought of committing suicide
C．
he got involved with charity work
D．
he never thought of giving up
National eroes
(1)
What did Yang Liwei feel when the spaceship separated from the rocket?
[ ]
A．
Falling．
B．
Soaring．
C．
Dizzy．
D．
Excited．
(2)
How long did Yang Liwei sleep in the flight?
[ ]
A．
One hour．
B．
Two hours．
C．
Three hours．
D．
Four hours．
(3)
What did Yang Liwei show in the spaceship?
[ ]
A．
The flags of China．
B．
The flags of UN．
C．
The pictures of China．
D．
The flags of the UN and China．
(4)
Which is NO the thing Yang Liwei did when the spaceship circled the earth?
[ ]
A．
He slept．
B．
He spoke with the ground control．
C．
He did many scientific experiments．
D．
He showed the flags of the UN and China．
(5)
How was the surface when the spaceship returned into the earth's atmosphere?
[ ]
A．
It turned red．
B．
Nothing changed．
C．
It turned black．
D．
It turned soft．
阅读理解
Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day．“I was a clothes addict,”he jokes．“I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled．”Today David wears casual clothes－khaki pants and sports shirt－to the office．He hardly ever wears a necktie．“I'm working harder than ever,”David says,“and I need to feel comfortable．”
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the United States．The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual．In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday)．This became known as“dress-down Friday”or“casual Friday．”“What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing,”said business consultant, Maisly Jones．
Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code．“A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work,”says the owner of a software company,“so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code．”Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes．In a study conducted by Levi Strauss Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale．Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact(影响)on productivity．Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money．“Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,”one person said．“For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes．”
(1)
David Smith refers to himself as having been“a clothes addict”because ________．
[ ]
A．
he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B．
he couldn't stand a clean appearance
C．
he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time
D．
he didn't want to spend much money on clothes
(2)
David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ________．
[ ]
A．
they make him feel at ease when working
B．
he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C．
he looks handsome in casual clothes
D．
he no longer works for any company
(3)
According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago．
B．
Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 90s．
C．
“Dress-down Friday”was first given as a favor from employers．
D．
Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people．
阅读理解
Life is never easy for the disabled．To improve understanding and raise support for people with disabilities, the United Nations made December 3 the International Day of Disabled Persons in 1992．
One way that life for the disabled can be improved is through new technology．
A recent development is an“electronic eye”that can be fitted to a pair of glasses to help the blind cross roads more safely．Last Monday, Japanese researches said the new device(装置)uses a camera and computer to sense the location of a crossing point, its width and the color of traffic lights．The camera would be at eye level, and be connected to a tiny computer．It would relay information using a voice speech system．It would give commands and information through a small speaker placed near the ear．The scientists are now working on the best way to put the device into a pair of glasses that a blind person can wear．
In another development, new technology is opening up the world of computers for the disabled．Thanks to a hands-free device invented in Canada, using a computer will soon be a lot easier for disabled people．The“Nouse”, short for“nose as mouse”, uses movements at the tip pf the user's nose to direct the cursor(光标)on the screen．Once the computer is turned on, an ordinary Web cam(computer camera)takes a close up photo of the tip of nose．It then mirrors the nose's movements on screen to move the cursor, just as a hand would normally move a mouse．
“The Nouse is also programmed to let users give orders by blinking(眨眼)．”For example, the right mouse click would require the user to blind twice and the left mouse click would require the user to blink three times, explained a researcher．
“Devices such as the Nouse are wonderful because they give disabled people greater independence,”said Penn-Symons, chief executive(首席执行官)of British charity(慈善团体)Disabled Living Foundation．
(1)
Through an“electronic eye”, a blind man could ________ how far to go forward．
[ ]
A．
see
B．
hear
C．
feel
D．
guess
(2)
If a disabled person wants to make two right mouse clicks and three left mouse clicks, how many times should he blink, according to the example of using the Nouse in the fifth paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Five times．
B．
Ten times．
C．
Fifteen times．
D．
Thirteen times．
(3)
How many main ways to help the disabled person does this passage refer to?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Four．
阅读理解
If parents bring up child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才), they will cause great damage to him．According to several leading educational psychologists(心理学家), this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make．Generally, the child will understand very well what the parent expects, and will fail．
Unrealistic⑩(不现实的)parental expectations can cause great damage to children．
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in sensible(有理智的)way, the child may succeed in doing very well-especially if the parents are very supportive of their child．
Michael Li is very lucky．He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him．They even drive him 50 kilometres twice week a for violin lessons．Although Michael's mother knows very little about music．Michael's father plays the trumpet(小号)in a large orchestra(管弦乐队)．However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling．
Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky．Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston．They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held．They are very unhappy when he does not win．“When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered．”Winston's father tells him．Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy．
(1)
The main idea of the passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
how parents should make a child a musician
B．
how parents should bring up a child
C．
what differences there are between two kinds of parents
D．
what aim of a child can be much easier to reach
(2)
Michael is lucky because ________．
[ ]
A．
his parents help him in a sensible way
B．
his family is rich enough to have a car
C．
his father is a musician in a orchestra
D．
he is free to do anything that he likes best
(3)
Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that ________．
[ ]
A．
he has to do his best to do everything
B．
he has made greater progress in music
C．
he is afraid he may disappoint them
D．
he often wants to kill himself some day
(4)
It is one of parents' worst mistakes if ________．
[ ]
A．
they want their child to be a musician
B．
they help their child to win music competitions
C．
they don't care for their child's education much
D．
they make their child try to achieve too much
(5)
According to the author's opinion, ________．
[ ]
A．
it is unimportant to let the children develop in the way they want
B．
parents should be supportive of their children
C．
all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything
D．
unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children
阅读理解
I entered St Thomas's Hospital as a medical student at the age of 18 and spent five years there．I was an unsatisfactory student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it．I wanted, I had always wanted, to be a writer, and in the evenings, after my high tea, I wrote and read．Before long, I wrote a novel, called“Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher, was accepted．It appeared during my last year at the hospital and had something of a success．It was of course an accident, but naturally I did not know that．I felt I could afford to give up medical and make writing my profession(职业)⑨, so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I set out for Spain to write another book．Looking back now, and knowing as I do the terrible difficulties of making a living by writing, I realize I was taking a fearful risk(冒险)．It never even happened to me．
The next ten years were very hard, and I earned only 100 pounds a year．Then I had a bit of luck．The manager of the Court Theatre put on a play that failed; the next play he had planned to put on was not ready, and…he was at his wits' end．He read a play of mine and, though he did not much like it, he thought it might just run for six weeks till the play he had in mind to follow it could be produced．It ran for fifteen months．Within a short while I had four plays running in London at the same time．Nothing of the kind had ever happened before．I was the talk of the town．One of the students at St Thomas's Hospital asked the famous doctor with whom I had worked whether he remembered me．“Yes, I remember him quite well,”he said,“One of our failures, I'm afraid．”
(1)
The author wanted to be a writer because ________．
[ ]
A．
his heart was not in medicine
B．
he found it easier to make a living by writing
C．
he liked taking risks
D．
he was interested in writing
(2)
Which of the following statements is not true?
[ ]
A．
The success of his first book led the author to think he could afford to make writing his profession．
B．
The author knew he was running a terrible risk when he decided to become a writer．
C．
The author became a writer after graduation but was not a successful one．
D．
The author was very pleased to have his first book published but he didn't realize what it really meant to him．
(3)
In the second paragraph,“…he was at his wits' end”means ________．
[ ]
A．
he didn't know what to do
B．
he was out of his wisdom
C．
he almost went mad
D．
he was having a nervous breakdown
(4)
The manager of the Court Theatre agreed to put the author's play on the stage because ________．
[ ]
A．
he thought it would run for fifteen months
B．
he had just put on a play that failed
C．
the play he had planned to put on was not ready
D．
he knew it was one of the author's best plays shown in London
(5)
The author became the talk of the town．The reason was that ________．
[ ]
A．
he talked with a great many people in London about his plays
B．
the plays he wrote were excellently performed in London
C．
his performances in the Court theatre were unexpectedly successful
D．
he was scolded by a famous doctor as one of their failures
阅读理解
Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV, according to results of a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences(CASS)published Thursday．
The survey, of citizens of five Chinese cities, found that 79 percent of interviewees use the Internet for information, and 55.1 percent read news on the Internet．About 63 percent of the interviewees use e-mail．The average times spent surfing the net and watching TV were 2.73 hours and 1.29 hours, respectively．
Only 10.4 percent reported use the Internet primarily to send and receive e-mail; 65.9 percent read online news; 62.2 percent quite often play games on-line．More and more people have taken an interest in the entertainment opportunities online．Up to 56.5 percent of interviewees quite often download music, and 53.5 percent get entertainment messages from the Internet．
Yet the survey found that television is still the dominant(占优势的)⑦ mass medium．Seventy-nine percent of interviewees choose to watch TV to get information, and another 75 percent take newspapers as important as TV．
Five major web sites in the Chinese language, namely Sina, Sohu, Netease, Baidu and Yahoo are still ranked top ones by web users, and those that voted for Sina as the best among them were 30.9 percent．
Authorized statistics showed that web users in China have already exceeded⑧ 100 million, second to that of the United States．
(1)
Which of the following is not true?
[ ]
A．
Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV．
B．
There are more Chinese people using the Internet for information compared with those reading news on the Internet．
C．
There are more people using e-mail compared with those searching information on the Internet．
D．
There are more people using e-mail compared with those reading news on the Internet．
(2)
The survey shows that ________．
[ ]
A．
only 10.4％ reported use the Internet to send and receive e-mail
B．
less than half of the people use the Internet for enter fain-ment
C．
all of the people reported like to play games on-line
D．
most of the people reported read online news
(3)
Which will you choose if you want to chat with your friends on the Internet?
[ ]
A．
TV．
B．
Sina．
C．
Telephone．
D．
QQ．
(4)
The underlined word“exceeded”means ________．
[ ]
A．
increased to
B．
increased by
C．
risen
D．
decreased
City and Country
(1)
The passage is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
what the city life is like
B．
what the country life is like
C．
different lifestyles in city and country
D．
both Debbie and Paul love their lifestyles
(2)
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
Both of them are very busy all the day．
B．
Not only Debbie but also Paul is a movie fanatic．
C．
They both attend language classes on weekends．
D．
Debbie gets up earlier than Paul．
(3)
It can be learned from the passage EXCEPT that ________．
[ ]
A．
there's no cinema in the village
B．
Debbie has to commute to work but Paul doesn't
C．
Debbie is good at dealing with numbers and paperwork
D．
they are both interested in foreign languages
(4)
Debbie attends dance classes and goes to gym in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
satisfy his interests
B．
help his career
C．
get enough exercise
D．
meet his friends there
(5)
It can be inferred that ________．
[ ]
A．
Paul always has a good time with his children
B．
Debbie wants to travel France
C．
Paul wants to see the Great Wall
D．
Paul is not always very busy all the time like Debbie