Sporting activities are essentially modified（变更） forms of hunting behavior．Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group．His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey（猎物） into a goalmouth．If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter's joy of killing his prey.
To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look back at our forefathers．They spent over a million years evolving（进化） as cooperative hunters．Their very survival depended on success in the hunting-field．Under this pressure their whole way of life, even their bodies, became greatly changed．They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers, throwers and prey-killers．They cooperated as skillful male-group attackers.
Then about ten thousand years ago, after this great long period of hunting their food, they became farmers．Their improved intelligence, so important to their old hunting life, was put to a new use — that of controlling and domesticating（驯养） their prey．The hunt became suddenly out of date．The food was there on the farms, awaiting their needs．The risks and uncertainties of the hunt were no longer essential for survival.
The skills and thirst for hunting remained, however, and demanded new outlets．Hunting for sport replaced hunting necessity．This new activity involved all the original hunting sequences but the aim of the operation was no longer to avoid starvation．Instead, the sportsmen set off to test their skill against prey that was no longer to their survival．To be sure, the kill may have been eaten but there were other much simpler ways of obtaining a meaty meal.
1．The author believes that sporting activities ________.
A．are forms of biological development
B．have actually developed from hunting
C．are essential forms of domesticating the prey
D．have changed the ways of hunting
2．For over a million years, our forefathers were basically ________.
A．cooperating hunters B．successful farmers
C．runners and jumpers D．skillful sportsmen
3．The underlined word “operation” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A．hunting
B．prey killing
C．sports activities
D．domesticating animals
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What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes — the list goes on and on
The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child. At high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started Bay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade (升级) and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skill, and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in the great crashes of the late 1990s, ebay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet
Ebay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is lake an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business. The world is your market place. Of course for each item, eBay gets a percentage and that is a great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold.
We learn from the text that eBay provides people with _________.
A. a way of buying and selling goods
B. a place to show their own photos
C. a website for them to upgrade
D. a chance to buy things at low prices
Why did Peter create eBay after graduating from university?
A. For fun B. To make money
C. For gathering the engineers D. To fulfill a task of his company
From “he has never looked back” in Paragraph 2 we learn that Peter _________.
A. did not feel lonely B. was always hopeful
C. did not think about the past D. became more and more successful
How does eBay make money from its website?
A. By bringing sellers together. B. By charging for each sale
C. By listing items online D. By making e-photos.
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Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides. Following the rules...planning your next move...acting as a team member...these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope－jumping and hide－and－seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate_life_into_exciting_dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating(合作)．
Many children's games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown－ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones. Which sharpens the hand－eye coordination(协调)needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
1. Through playing hide－and－seek, children are expected to learn to ________.
A. be a team leader B. obey the basic rules
C. act as a grown－up D. predict possible danger
2. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.
A. describe life in an exciting way
B. turn real－life experiences into a play
C. make learning life skills more interesting
D. change people's views of sporting events
3. According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?
A. It inspires people's deep love for the country.
B. It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.
C. It helps the country out of natural disasters.
D. It earns the winners fame and fortune.
4. Iribarne's goal of forming the foundation is to ________.
A. bring fun to poor kids
B. provide soccer balls for children
C. give poor kids a chance for a better life
D. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids
5. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Games benefit people all their lives.
B. Sports can get all athletes together.
C. People are advised to play games for fun.
D. Sports increase a country's competitiveness.
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My husband Sid and I were never able to have children. I had always wanted a family and that feeling 36 after his death. He was all I had. When he 37 , I felt like I had lost my entire family. I never 38 I would finally get the family I had always wished for. A few years later I met Tom. When we married, I 39 got four grown children and eight grandchildren.
I was 40 about my first meeting with his children. My worries melted away when I realized that they 41 me and were more than willing to bring me into their family. And when his daughters 42 me if their children could call me “Mimi,” I was excited, Tom was divorced, and 43 I was also concerned about the 44 that the children already had two grandmothers. Would the little ones understand 45 I fit into the family？
At our first extended family gathering, I 46 our six-year-old grandson Jim staring at me with a 47 look. He seemed to be thinking about something serious. 48 sporting a big grin(咧嘴笑)，he jumped and said, “I know who you are! You are our 49 grandma!” At that moment, I know it was time to just relax and enjoy my new 50 .
People say when a door close, God opens a window. Now I know what that 51 . I lost so much joy when Sid died, 52 now I have a new happy life. I am enjoying so many things I 53 got to experience before like reading bedtime stories. My refrigerator is covered with drawings, and my walls are 54 with photos of the kids. I may be an instant “extra” grandma in Jim’s eyes, but I am just as 55 any other “regular” grandma I know.
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My husband Sid and I were never able to have children. I had always wanted a family and that feeling 36 after his death. He was all I had. When he 37 , I felt like I had lost my entire family. I never 38 I would finally get the family I had always wished for. A few years later I met Tom. When we married, I 39 got four grown children and eight grandchildren.
I was 40 about my first meeting with his children. My worries melted away when I realized that they 41 me and were more than willing to bring me into their family. And when his daughters 42 me if their children could call me “Mimi,” I was excited, Tom was divorced, and 43 I was also concerned about the 44 that the children already had two grandmothers. Would the little ones understand 45 I fit into the family？
At our first extended family gathering, I 46 our six-year-old grandson Jim staring at me with a 47 look. He seemed to be thinking about something serious. 48 sporting a big grin(咧嘴笑)，he jumped and said, “I know who you are! You are our 49 grandma!” At that moment, I know it was time to just relax and enjoy my new 50 .
People say when a door close, God opens a window. Now I know what that 51 . I lost so much joy when Sid died, 52 now I have a new happy life. I am enjoying so many things I 53 got to experience before like reading bedtime stories. My refrigerator is covered with drawings, and my walls are 54 with photos of the kids. I may be an instant “extra” grandma in Jim’s eyes, but I am just as 55 any other “regular” grandma I know.
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This year’s Olympic Games will be the biggest ever sporting _____.
A. affair B. matter C. event D. thing
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