WHEN an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no "I" in "team".

  There is no better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.

  It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too.

  Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that mattered.

  When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. Instead, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and teammates.

  Now, the guys who don't play know they can still affect the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong relationship. They are more than just teammates. They are brothers.

  The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year.

  There is a saying that goes, “A successful team beats with one heart.” If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.

66. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The stories of three famous basketball superstars.

B. The importance of teamwork among teammates.

C. A famous basketball team named the Boston Celtics.

D. Matches between the Boston Celtics and other teams.

67. From the passage, we can see that _______.

A. most mature NBA players believe they can win the championship by themselves

B. Pierce, Garnett and Allen had to give up personal glory for team success

C. Allen, Pierce, together with Garnett had been the stars of the Celtics for many years

D. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett had won NBA championships before they joined hands.

68. What does this sentence “there is no ‘I’ in ‘team’.” mean in Paragraph 1?

A. “I” will be missing once "I" am on the court.

B. “I” work so hard in a team that “I” will forget who “I” am.

C. The members of the team are more important than the individual.

D. Surrounded by other players, “I” don’t seem to exist.

69. Which of the following is NOT true about Pierce’s recent performance?

A. He became an even better shooter with others’ help.

B. He focused much more attention on defence.

C. He created more chances for teammates.

D. He stood and cheered for his teammates.

70. Which of the following didn’t contribute to the success of the Boston Celtics?

A. The whole team has become devoted to each and every stage of the game. 

B. The cooperation and teamwork among the teammates in the match.

C. The influence of Garnett, Allen, Pierce and other teammates’ cheering.     

D. The increasing frequency of team players on the bench.

 Today CCTV offers a great _______ of programs to meet different needs and _______.

A. variety; tastes        B. many; interests     C. deal; likes             D. number; habits

To my delight, the snakes,        carefully, turned out to be no trouble and all went well according to the plan.

   A. monitoring      B. being monitored    C. having monitored  D. monitored

 --- If John does not come to work on time, he may be fired.

---Surely he is not so foolish _________ that.

A. as not to realize     B. as not realizing     C. that doesn’t realize   D. as to realize

VIII、书面表达（满分25分）

书面表达：

假如你是李华，你的舍友经常有一些不为他人着想的行为，如其朋友经常来访吵闹，他经常晚上打电话，未经允许就用你的东西等，这些严重影响了你的学习。为此，给宿舍管理员写一封120词左右的抱怨信，并提出你认为有效的解决方法。

Dear dormsupervisor,

_______________________________________________________________________________

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

. He apologized for _____.

       A. his not being able to come       B. his being not able to come

C. his being able not to come       D. him not being able to come

Only when his mother arrived ___________.

       A. the boy stopped crying     B. stopped the boy crying

       C. the boy did stop crying     D. did the boy stop crying

 The new student was very slow to __________ the unusual rules of the school.

A. adapt for                       B. adapting for    C. adapt to                       D. adapting to

. We ______________ last night, but we went to the concert instead.

A. must have studied                 B. might study 

C. should have studied               D. would study

Johnny was a cashier (收银员) in a large store. Every night when he came home from work, he would find a saying for the day and print it out on fifty pages of paper. Johnny would cut out each saying and sign his name at the bottom of each one. Then he would put them in a paper bag and put the bag beside him at work. Each time he finished bagging someone’s purchases, he would put one of his saying pieces in the customer’s bag as well. It touched me to think that this young man —with a job that most people thought not important —had made it important by creating precious memories for all of his customers. A month later the store manager called me and said, "Barbara, you won’t believe what happened today. When I went up to where the cashiers were, I found Johnny’s line was three times longer than anyone else’s! So I got more cashiers out there and opened more lanes (通道), but no one would move. They all said they wanted Johnny’s saying for the day." The store manager continued, "I got a lump in my throat when a woman came up to me and said, 'I used to shop at your store only once a week, but now I come in every time I go by for Johnny’s sayings.’" A few months later, the store manager called me again. "Johnny has changed our store completely," he said. "All of our cashiers now have their own personal signatures (签名). Everyone’s having a lot of fun creating good memories. Our customers are talking about us in a good way and are coming back with their friends."

1. How did Johnny deal with his saying pieces?

A. He put them in customers’ pockets.

B. He had others hand them to customers.

C. He put them in customers’ shopping bags.

D. He handed them to customers before they left.

2. With those sayings Johnny ___________.

A. drew the other cashiers’ attention to himself

B. got paid more than before

C. made good memories for his customers

D. encouraged himself to work harder

3. What did the store manager see a month later?

  A. All of his cashiers had their own personal signatures.

B. Many customers chose Johnny’s lane to pay for their goods.

C. The store went out of order because there were too many customers.

D. Customers asked for Johnny’s sayings instead of buying goods.

4. The underlined part in the passage showed the store manager _________.

A. didn’t know why this happened

B. felt a little uncomfortable

C. felt extremely sad

D. was moved by what Johnny had done