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KIDS in a Sudanese refugee (难民) camp stir up a cloud of dust as they kick around a football. NBA superstar Tracy McGrady watches from a distance before offering to buy the kids a grass patch(草坪)for $1,000.
Perhaps he sees a Ronaldinho rising up out of the African soil. Or maybe he just wants to do something – anything – to give these children some hope. But he is told, politely, that grass is not what the kids need.
This scene appears in 3 Point, a new documentary, which shows the Houston Rockets star coming face-to-face with the reality that life is more than sport.
McGrady, 29, writes on his website that he traveled to Africa because he was tired of only reading about it in the news. “Who were the faces behind the statistics? ” he said. “I needed to see it for myself. ”
And he did. He stepped out of his mansion (别墅) and flew to a place torn to bits by war and famine (饥荒). He slept in a tent. He dodged minefields (躲避雷区). He talked with people who have been tortured. And he swallowed his pride.
But no one should blame McGrady for wanting to buy the kids a patch of grass. Sport gave him a chance, so perhaps he thought it would do the same for the refugees.
McGrady was eyed by NBA scouts as a teenager and he didn’t bother going to college. Instead, he leaped right into the NBA. Since that move, basketball has given him a handsome living, but one very far removed from the lives of ordinary people. As McGrady would learn in Africa, most people see sport as just a break from life’s difficulties. They don’t mistake it for life itself.
Only McGrady knows how this Africa trip changed him, but I’d bet that, at the very least, it has given him a new sense for what is truly meaningful.
McGrady doesn’t own an NBA championship ring. He hasn’t risen to the heights of Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan. But, perhaps, now he knows he doesn't have to in order to truly make a difference in the world.
76．The refugee children probably need most.
A．clean drinking water B．a grass football pitch
C．necessities of survival D．a tent to sleep in
77．What can we know about McGrady from the passage?
A．Basketball made him what he is today.
B．He is an NBA superstar as great as Kobe or Jordan.
C．He didn’t show his talent for basketball as a teenager.
D．He taught children to play football in refugee camp.
78．Which of the following statements is TRUE？
A．McGrady wanted to buy kids a grass pitch because he spotted a football genius among
them.
B．McGrady left his comfortable life behind to visit Africa because he wanted to meet fact to
face with the people.
C．McGrady was blamed for ignoring the kids’ real needs by offering something unnecessary.
D．McGrady’s future aim will be nothing but compete for an NBA Championship ring.
79．McGrady learned from his visit to Africa that .
A．he needn’t improve his basketball skills to reach the heights of his seniors
B．sport gave him a chance and means everything to him
C．people in hunger can never understand the importance of sport
D．What’s truly meaningful can be a world of difference to different people
Section C(5分)
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
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angry, live longer B．Nothing to see on the surface C．Try to overcome angry D．Which one causes which? E．Who is likely to get cancer? F．Why join stress and cancer? |
80． One of the reasons scientists think that there is a link between stress and cancer is the idea that there may be a cancer-prone personality. The cancer-prone(倾向的)personality consists of a set of personality traits(特征)that are found more frequently in people who have cancer than in those who do not.
81． What personality traits make up the cancer-prone personality? Most often, people who are polite, unaggressive, and agreeable are said to have this type of personality. They seem to have trouble showing, when they are angry. Even in situations in which they should be angry, they appear to be calm and happy.
82． When faced with a stressful event, people with the cancer-prone personality do not show stress outwardly. Instead, they keep their emotions bottled inside. They repress, or hide, their emotions, even from themselves.
83． The cancer-prone personality is liked to the likelihood of getting cancer, and same personality traits seem to help affect a cancer victim’s recovery. For example, some students have looked at cancer patients who accept the cancer without getting angry. These patients get sick faster and they die sooner than people who become angry at their cancer and fight the disease.
84． However, it is important to keep in mind that some scientists interpret these research findings differently. First of all, not everyone who has a cancer-prone personality gets cancer. And not everyone who has cancer has cancer-prone personality. Even more important, there is no proof that having a cancer-prone personality causes cancer. In fact, it may be the other way round: getting cancer may cause people to develop a cancer-prone personality.
第Ⅱ卷 (共45分)
Translation(共20分)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1．会议是否举行还没有决定。(Whether)
2．饭后散一会步有益健康。(动名词)
3．这么短的时间里我们无法完成这项任务的。(impossible)
4．当时，那位出租车司机别无选择，只能求助于游客。(choice)
5．应该鼓励学生将课堂上所学的知识用于实践中去。(apply)
6．随着经济的发展，现在许多家庭都买得起轿车。(with, afford)
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Youth Science & Exploration Museum Visiting a museum usually means walking through rows of dusty exhibits, hoping to absorb the information on display. Well, don’t expect this at the Shanghai Youth Science & Technology Exploration Museum! Since science develops through exploring and experimenting with the unknown, this unconventional museum is all about interactivity. Come prepared to participate in the many games, activities and experiments here. Address:137Jianguo Road W., near Shaanxi Road S. To Get there: Metro station Shaanxi Road S.,line1. Tel: 5465-6808,5465-9866 |
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Sheshan Observatory & Astronomical Museum The Sheshan observatory is on the top of West Sheshan Hill, the highest geological point in Shanghai. It has two areas, which are known as the new and old areas respectively. The old area was first founded by a French catholic missionary in 1900. Now the French-style construction has become the center for the popularization of astronomy in China, with a 40cm double refracting telescope also built in 1900 and an astronomical museum. The new area is nowadays for |
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observation and study. It is not open to the public. Address: West Sheshan Hill, Sheshan National Forest Park, Songjiang district. To Get there: You can take tour bus Line 1 to get there, you also can choose to take the Bus Route “Shanghai-Sheshan line”. It will only cost 6 yuan to get there if you take the bus at the transportation hub on Longcao Rd.(near Shanghai Grand Stadium) |
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Shanghai Museum of Public
Security It is also widely known as the Police Museum and showcases the history and activities of the shanghai police since its formation in 1854. The exhibits cover the shadiest eras of Shanghai’s history. From the colonial period after the Opium War you can see gambling tools and illegal drugs of various kinds. From the Nationalist and civil war era you can see a newspaper, the earliest surviving, reporting local panic as inflation spiraled out of control. And from the later periods such as the Cultural Revolution of the 1950’s you can see paperwork from the infamous Gang of Four. There are also special exhibits themed around prisons, guns owned by famous historical figures, and fire-fighting. Address:518Ruijin Rd.S. To Get there: Bus No.17,41,43,89,72,92,146,205,253,572 Tel: 021-64720256 |
69．If you are a new Shanghaiese and want to visit a museum for a different and unique angle to understanding the history of the city, which museum will you be most likely to choose?
A．All of the three museums.
B．Sheshan Observatory & Astronomical Museum
C．Youth Science & Exploration Museum.
D．Shanghai Museum of public Security.
70．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．You can take part in many activities to enlarge your scientific knowledge in Youth Science & Exploration Museum.
B．The only area in Sheshan Observatory & Astronomical Museum that is open to the public is the old one.
C．“Shanghai-Sheshan line” is the only bus that you can take to Sheshan Observatory & Astronomical Museum.
D．You can not only know the history of the Shanghai Police in Shanghai Museum of Public Security, but see the objects like prisons and guns as well.
71．Which of the following best describes this passage?
A．A classified advertisement B．A historical report
C．An indexed city-guide D．An exploratory report
40．Only when you come to know him with him. ( )
A．do you get along B．will you get along
C．you get along D．you will get along
Section B(9分)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you nee.
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Teachers in some secondary schools in Britain are worried that their jobs may become impossible shortly unless something can be done to restore discipline in the classrooms. In the problem schools, 41 in large cities, a small minority of pupils deliberately disrupt lessons. Teachers complain that they cannot teach their classes 42 .
Some within the teachers' unions consider that the society is 43 because it permits the students to do so. There is no one to restrict the small children. Instead, they are 44 to express their individuality. Such children are naturally 45 to accept school discipline when they grow older. 46 , modern teaching techniques appear to put much more emphasis on personal enjoyment than on serious academic work. This might be teaching the child to put his own selfish interests 47 his duties to the communities in which he lives.
Perhaps the problem can be solved by improving facilities for the psychological guidance of these difficult children or by better 48 between the school and parents-for the parents may be mainly responsible for their children’s behavior. But some people believe that there ought to be a return to more old fashioned methods. At present in some schools teachers may not even slap a child who misbehaves, but more and more people feel that slapping might 49 desired results.