2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut（初次登臺(tái)）on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points（得分）in another game.

   Yao Ming , 22, has been a star in China for some time, but it is still under question as to whether he can play well in the NBA. Yao Ming said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really tough.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said

   Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem.

While Yao Ming faces this new challenge,  the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy （活力） to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

1.On October 23, 2002, Yao Ming played his______ game in the NBA

A. first    B. second    C. third    D fourth

2.Yao Ming got __________ points in the two games for the Houston Rockets in October ,2002.

　　A. 6　　　 　B.13　　　　C.19　　　D.23

3.Yao Ming thinks that _____.

    A. it is boring to play basketball                 

B. playing in the NBA is not easy

    C. it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV       

D. he is an NBA star

4.From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. Yao Ming will work hard for his team

B. Yao Ming often watches TV

　　C. Yao Ming is the best player in the team

D. The Rockets has lost several games

 

Many people think that Americans  21   their cars almost more than anything else. When   22__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __23_  cars. They don’t ask for a car from their   24__. So many of them work in  _25_  time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to   26 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

Some people almost   27 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __28_  their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a   29  . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may   30   most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

1.A. prefer     B. love         C. drive        D. play

2.A. little     B. big          C. old          D. young

3.A. new            B. own          C. expensive    D. cheap

4.A, friends        B. teachers     C. parents      D. brothers

5.A. free           B. busy         C. study        D. good

6.A. make           B. mend         C. wash         D. drive

7.A. always     B. never        C. often        D. usually

8.A. take           B. carry        C. pull         D. lift

9.A. question       B. wrong        C. mistake      D. problem

10.A. cost          B. get          C. spend        D. use

 

When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined that she would become a writer one day. Like many 16  writers on the Internet, the  17  woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).

Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost  18  to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing  19  on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life 20  she is familiar with.

Amy has been interested in writing  21  she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels  22  people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her 23  she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授權(quán)) of one of her novels. She  24  immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.

Now Amy is a full-time  25  . So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them  26  .

“The Internet made me famous and brought me  27  ,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am 28  with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to  29  to work in the medical industry.”

“ Before that day comes, I’ll keep  30  for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.

16. A. other            B. others           C. another          D. the other

17. A. 28-year-old      B. 28-years-old         C. 28 years old     D. 28-year old

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

19. A. reports          B. novels           C. diaries          D. plays

20. A. who              B. which            C. that             D. whom

21. A. when             B. while            C. since        D. until

22. A. about            B. of               C. to           D. with

23. A. that             B. if                   C. why              D. how often

24. A. agreed       B. disagreed            C. refused          D. left

25. A. housewife        B. editor           C. saleswoman  D. writer

26. A. will print       B. were printing        C. printed          D. were printed

27. A. success          B. succeed              C. successful  D. successfully

28. A. unhappy          B. angry            C. satisfied        D. proud

29. A. come         B. go               C. return       D. get

30. A. to write         B. writing              C. write        D. written

 

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Do you often     26     late? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan invented a     27      bed for you. His bed will wake you up! Here is    28     it works.

There is an alarm clock and a recorder（錄音機(jī)） in the bed. When the clock      29    a sound, you’ll have a few minutes to wake up. Then the recorder plays light music with a little girls’    30      voice. She says quietly, “Wake up, my dear.” A few     31      later, a second recording plays. It can be unpleasant sounds, “Wake up,    32     you’ll be late!”

If you don’t get up after the     33     recording, you’ll be sorry. There is a mechanical (機(jī)械的) “    34     ” in the bed. It can kick（踢） you in the head. Then the bed ­    35     for a few more minutes. What? You’re     36      lying in bed! Slowly the top of the bed goes     37     . The end of the bed goes lower and lower.     38      the bed is straight. You slide off(滑下)the bed and fall onto the    39      . You are     40     the bed and awake.

1. A. go home   B. go to school   C. go to bed   D. have supper

2.A. special    B. big           C. small      D. long

3.A. where     B. when        C. how       D. why

4.A. needs     B. hears         C. makes     D. gets

5. A. loud      B. unhappy      C. terrible     D. sweet

6. A. minutes   B. hours         C. days       D. weeks

7.. A. and       B. but          C. or         D. until

8. A. first      B. second        C. third       D. fourth

9. A. mouth    B. hand          C. arm       D. foot

10.A. asks      B. sleeps         C. waits      D. wakes

11. A. also      B. still           C. even       D. already

12. A. higher and higher    B. lower and lower

C. longer and longer   D. shorter and shorter

13. A. At first    B. At last        C. As usual    D. As well

14. A. bed       B. chair         C. table       D. floor 

15. A. in        B. on           C. under       D. out of

 

 

A. I’ve gone to a paper factory.      B. That would be fine.     C. That’s terrible!                D. Yes, of course.     E. Good idea!                   F. The river has become very dirty.     G. I’ve been to a paper factory.

Jack: Hi, Kate, What are you going to do this weekend?

Kate: I’m going to Wuhan.

Jack: Wuhan? 26            ?

Kate: Because there is going to be a match between China and Russia.

Jack: How wonderful!

Kate: Would you like to go with me?

Jack: I’d like to very much.27           ?

Kate: It’s a volleyball match.

Jack: 28           ?

Kate: It will be held in Wuhan Gym.

Jack: By the way, 29             ?

Kate: Let’s take the bus there tomorrow, shall we?

Jack: 30            . Good-bye!