“Together Everyone, Achieves More” ----TEAM

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．

1．What does the sentence “there is no ‘I’ in ‘team’” mean in this passage? ______

    A．If a player joins a team, he is no longer important．

    B．If a player joins a team, he should ignore himself．

    C．If a player joins a team, what he cares should be whether his team can win rather than whether his performance is outstanding．

    D．If a player joins a team, he has to lose his personality because he has become a member of  a team．

2．Which of the following is right according to the passage? ________

    A．Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett used to be in the same team．

    B．When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost over, their friends and teammates would stand up to cheer and scream for Garnett, Pierce and Allen．

C．The Boston Celtics are considered the most hopeful to win the Western Conference championship again this year．

D．The Boston Celtics is a successful team which beats with one heart．

3．After reading the passage, we can draw the conclusion that _______．

    A．The Boston Celtics will win the 2009 NBA championship．

    B．Garnett, Pierce and Allen set a good example for their teammates．

    C．Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years when Garnett and Allen joined the Boston Celtics．

    D．The guys who don't play scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing because they know they can still affect the game by cheering．

The luxury of eating an apple on Mars could cost as much as US $22,000．That's because it costs about US $120,000 to launch a kilogram of anything into deep space．So getting enough food into orbit is a big problem facing astronauts on a trip to Mars．

After NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has no current plans to send astronauts to Mars, related research is being carried out-including the production of food．Astronauts on the international Space Station usually eat primarily freeze-dried food to which they add water．However, the weight of the packaging--almost as much as the food inside--costs a lot of money．The biggest problem of all is a psychological（心理上的）one．Scientists believe that astronauts will suffer without the variety offered by fresh vegetables．The answer is to grow at least some of the food．On a short trip it is imagined that astronauts will eat vegetables such as lettuce, spinach and carrots grown in a refrigerator-sized unit known as a "salad machine"．On longer journeys they will actually grow vegetables in greenhouses on Mars． Martian astronauts will eat a vegetarian diet since it will not be practical to raise animals．To make up for the lack of meat, recipes have been created to add as much variety to the diet as possible, using only a basic number of products．It uses heat and mechanical force to transform soybeans into meat and cheese substitutes（替代物）． The prized result of this research is a purely vegetable-based pizza with meat and cheese substitutes．

1．What is the best title for this story?

A．Space Food 

B．Astronauts' Problem

C．The Packaging of Space Food      

D．Mars Rover-Spirit

2．What is the main problem with the diet of astronauts on the international Space Station now?

A．The packaging is too expensive．

B．Only fresh vegetables are offered．

C．Too much water is needed for dried food．

D．There are not enough choices of food．

3．What is the "salad machine" in the spaceship for?

A．It stores vegetables．       

B．It grows vegetables．

C．It cooks green salad．       

D．It mixes green salad．

4．Which of the following will possibly NOT be included in the diet plan for Martian astronauts?

A．Vegetables．              

B．A special kind of Pizza．

C．Meat．                  

D．Soybeans

Youth volunteers from Beijing university visited Song tang hospital, a care clinic for the aged and dying patients, during the second global youth service day on April 21．

Thirty student volunteers from the university’s school of international studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially – decorated “ care huts”． They talked with them and gave massages （按摩）to patients kept in their beds．

“I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up．” said Deng Yetao, 20, a third - year student． “But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies． They are afraid of the coming death． Their loneliness is worse than physical pains．”

“Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us． Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies to share． Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was gaining a valuable lesson．” said Mao Xiaohua, another third - year student．

Mao talked with two elderly patients for a whole afternoon． The fact that most of the patients in the 80 - room clinic are aged people with diseases which will lead to death soon made the volunteers’ hearts heavy．

Ninety - one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic, according to a survey by the hospital．

Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their programmers． A total of 330, 000 Beijing students from 119 universities and colleges have visited the hospital． Many continue to offer services in their spare time． Some of them volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives．

Yin hang, a student from Beijing medical college, said he felt“ the glory of life” as he saw the fading smile on the face of the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness（昏迷）while he was holding his hands．

1．Youth volunteers from Beijing University went to Song tang hospital to________．

A．pay a visit to the aged

B．talk to the aged

C．show their love for the aged

D．help the aged out

2．What the aged are most worried about is________．

A．loneliness

B．death

C．physical pains

D．wealth

3．The underlined sentence probably means________．

A．I taught myself a lesson by talking to them

B．I learned something important instead of only helping them

C．I only wanted to get something rather than do them a favor

D．I was glad to have given them a favor

4．After reading the passage, we know________．

A．The youth are fond of doing popular things

B．The second youth service day is started by the Chinese government

C．91% of the aged in china are facing death

D．The volunteers are taking an active part in the activity

They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that explains the cause of 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed．A storm of anger boils up at the government -sponsored（政府资助的）youth center, event among those who are continuing their studies．

“We study for jobs that don’t exist, ” Nicollet Steggerda, 23, said．

After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12．3 million people, and the number is climbing．

The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the continent． The title of a rock song “No future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France．

Recent surveys have found that the increasing argument in the last few years over the deployment（部署）in Europe of North Atlantic Treaty Organization missiles and the possibility of nuclear war have clouded European youths’ confidence（信心）in the future．

One form of protest （an action that shows disagreement ）tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from third world nations, people welcomed in western Europe in the years of prosperity．

Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents．Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, even the right, to a standard of living that they see around them．

“And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the cafe, and sit and stare, ” said Isabella Cault．“There is usually not much conversation．You look for happiness．Sometimes you even find it．”

1．What Nicollet Steggerda said（para．2）means that________．

A．what the students learn is more than necessary

B．the students cannot get work after graduation

C．the students’ aim in study is not clear

D．school education is not sufficient（enough）

2．What does the underlined word “prosperity” most probably mean?

A．advance in politics

B．economic troubles

C．political crisis（危机）

D．achievements in economy

3．British youths________．

A．have pity on the unemployed on the continent

B．have been the first to show their disappointment over joblessness

C．care about unemployment in France and Belgium

D．are trying to find work on the continent

4．It seems that young Europeans________．

A．are more like Americans than their elders in their way of thinking

B．look more like Americans than their elders do

C．expect more from Americans than from their elders

D．look upon life as their elders do

Music is most important part of our lives．Music                                            1．       

is about dancing, drinking, eating, loving or thinking． Some                             2．        

songs remind us of our childhood and youth．Others reminded                          3．        

us of the people about whom we love．Many important occasions                      4．        

like a wedding has special music．Every nation has a national song．                5．        

With years passed,music grows and changes．Modern science                          6．        

has also changed music．Invention like records,radios, movies,                          7．        

electric instruments, tapes, recorders and videos have changed the                    8．        

way we play and listen to music; they have helped making                              9．        

music be an important form of international communication．                            10．       

—How many passengers were in the plane?

—It ______ 100, 20 Japanese ________.

A．contained; included                           B．contained; including

C．included; contained                         D．contained; containing

---How did you like your visit to the museum?

---I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was_____than I expected.

A．far more interesting                  B．even much interesting  

C．so more interesting                   D．.a lot of more interesting

It is ______ breakouts of bird flu that many monitoring stations have been set up, not to disturb the living environment of wildlife.

A．controlling        B．having controlled         C．to control        D．controlled

The police are trying to find out the        of the woman killed in the traffic accident.

A．evidence           B．recognition             C．identity           D．status

--It is the 2nd time that you _______in the driving test.

--Well.It is high time that I ______practising more.

A．failed; got down to                     B．have failed ;set about

C．have failed ;should set out               D．has failed; set off