Mary Kom from Manipur won the world women’s boxing championship thrice consecutively （三连冠）or in three straight years in the 46 kilogram category．She won her titles in Turkey in 2004，in Russia in 2005 and in Delhi in 2007．  

    How many of us know of the achievements of this powerhouse of punches who comes from a remote village in the northeastern state of Manipur．She is a known name，the best in her sport．But in India，many people would be surprised even to know that there is something called women’s boxing．

    Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom was born into a farming family in Kangathei village．Life was hard．For her father，who lived by farming，looking after the needs of three daughters and a son was not very easy．At school Mary Kom played football and took part in athletics，but boxing was her secret love．Her inspiration was the Manipuri boxer Dingko Singh who had made a name for himself in the country and abroad．She had al so heard of greats like Muhammad Ali．

    In 2000，the teenager had made up her mind．One day she went to the boxing coach at the local centre of the Sports Authority of India and said she wanted to take up boxing．The coach soon discovered that the small built girl had a tremendous fighting spirit．  

    Mary Kom insisted on going through the same training as the boys．In two weeks she had learnt all the basics．However，her family had no idea of the sport Mary Kom had got  into-boxing is seen as a boys’ game and forbidden to girls．That very year Mary Kom won a state championship title in Manipur．Her photograph appeared in the newspapers．Her secret was out and her father was very angry．   

1．In her ______year，she got the first world women’s boxing championship since she took up boxing．

A．third                    B．fourth                  C．fifth                    D．sixth

2．The third paragraph tells the background of Mary Kom in order to tell us ______．

    A．Mary Kom was a self--independent and determined girl

B．Mary Kom’s father didn’t give her any help 

    C．Mary Kom wasn’t fit to take up boxing

    D．how hard Mary Kom's childhood was

3．From this passage we can infer that ______．

A．Mary Kom took up boxing because of her family’s poverty

    B．Mary Kom took up boxing breaking through great resistance   

    C．Mary Kom’s family were in favour of her choice

    D．Mary Kom had quality to take up boxing

4．The most important quality to be a boxer is _____．

    A．a strong body                                          B．a small built body

    C．tremendous fighting spirit                           D．strong inspiration

5．This passage mainly tells us that ______．   

    A．how Mary Kom began to take up boxing

B．Mary Kom's way to success

    C．Mary Kom’s idea to be a boxer   

    D．Mary Kom’s difficulties to become a boxer

Every time Lionel Messi breaks a record, it seems appropriate to compare him to the legends that came before him.

In 2012, he rewrote soccer history on multiple occasions, and his latest record came when he scored his 86th goal of the calendar year, breaking Gerd Muller’s previous mark, before wrapping up the year with 91 goals.

All statistics indicate that Messi is currently the best player in the world, and that he will go down in history as the top footballer of his generation. But when he is judged against all-time greats like Pele and Diego Maradona, he still has work to do.

We don’t know whether the Barcelona striker will have another year in which he records more than 90 goals, but he must still sustain(维持)a similar level of production for the next several seasons.

Messi has already taken part in three of Barcelona’s victorious Champions League(冠军联赛)campaigns, and he played an important role in two of them. In order to firmly establish himself as the greatest club football player in history, he must win the tournament a few more times.

Most importantly, the Argentine(阿根廷人)needs to win on the international stage. Regardless of what Messi does for Barcelona, his legacy will be incomplete if he cannot win the World Cup with Argentina.

Both Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers, and Messi’s performances for his country have been severely disappointing.

While he was still a teenager in 2006 —and his lackluster(平淡的)showing is excusable due to his youth—he cannot brush off the disappointment that characterized Argentina’s performance in 2010.

But the 4-0 loss to Germany in the 2010 World Cup Quarter Final seems to have sparked Messi. He scored 12 times for Argentina last year, and the next World Cup could finally be Messi’s breakout performance in blue and white stripes.

Due to all of his accomplishments, it is easy to forget that the extraordinary footballer is just 25 years old. If he can avoid injury or lengthy slumps(低潮状态)until his speed and skills start to decline due to age, he may continue to break records and win trophies.

56. What will Messi have to do in order to be complete in his soccer career?

A. He must win the World Cup with Argentina.

B. He must win the tournament a few more times.

C. He must defeat Pele and Maradona.

D. He must avoid injury or lengthy slumps.

57. How was Messi’s performance in 2010 World cup?

A. Excellent　 　 B. Inspiring　 　　 C. Disappointing 　　D. Normal.

58. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Messi has firmly established himself as the greatest club soccer player in history.

B. Messi will try his best to win the next World Cup with Argentina.

C. Messi can avoid injury and lengthy slumps to break records and win trophies.

D. Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers.

59. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Lionel Messi, the Best Soccer Player of All Time ?

B. Lionel Messi, the Greatest Soccer Player in History.

C. Barcelona and Lionel Messi.

D. World Cup and Lionel Messi.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在相应的横线上写出各单词的正确形式。

1.He was deeply ________ (留下印象) by his speech.

2.As we know, there are seven ________ (大洲) in the world.

3.We were ________ (使…相信) that the film was worth seeing.

4.Please ________ (观察) the two pants carefully and tell me the differences.

5.The heroes in his novel were  ________ (以……为基础)on the workers here.

6.He suggested the classrooms should be ________ (配以设备) with computers.

7.Look at the kite. It’s ________ (漂浮) on the surface of the water.

8.The boy ________ (道歉) to his teacher for being late for class yesterday.

9.All these rules will ________（使…受益）everyone here.

10.Football is played ________ （遍及）the world.

11.You can ________ (咨询) your teacher if you have problems with your study.

12. New Zealand is ________ (包围)by the Pacific Ocean to the north and east.

13.Kids should be ________（保护）from all that violence.

14.“I don’t like the film,” he ________ (低语) to me.

15. It is good manners to show ________（尊重）to the old.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在相应的横线上写出各单词的正确形式。
【小题1】He was deeply ________ (留下印象) by his speech.
【小题2】As we know, there are seven ________ (大洲) in the world.
【小题3】We were ________ (使…相信) that the film was worth seeing.
【小题4】Please ________ (观察) the two pants carefully and tell me the differences.
【小题5】The heroes in his novel were  ________ (以……为基础)on the workers here.
【小题6】He suggested the classrooms should be ________ (配以设备) with computers.
【小题7】Look at the kite. It’s ________ (漂浮) on the surface of the water.
【小题8】The boy ________ (道歉) to his teacher for being late for class yesterday.
【小题9】All these rules will ________（使…受益）everyone here.
【小题10】Football is played ________ （遍及）the world.
【小题11】You can ________ (咨询) your teacher if you have problems with your study.
【小题12】 New Zealand is ________ (包围)by the Pacific Ocean to the north and east.
【小题13】Kids should be ________（保护）from all that violence.
【小题14】“I don’t like the film,” he ________ (低语) to me.
【小题15】 It is good manners to show ________（尊重）to the old.