It was something she had dreamed of since she was five. Finally, after years of training and intensive (密集的) workouts, Deborah Duffey was going to compete in her first high school basketball game. The goals of becoming an outstanding player and playing college ball were never far from Deborah’s mind.

The game was against Mills High School. With 1:42 minutes left in the game, Deborah’s team led by one point. A player of Mills had possession of the ball, and Deborah ran to guard against her. As Deborah shuffled sideways to block the player, her knee went out and she collapsed on the court in burning pain. Just like that, Deborah’s season was over.

After suffering(拖着脚) the bad injury, Deborah found that, for the first time in her life, she was in a situation beyond her control. Game after game, she could do nothing but sit on the sidelines watching others play the game that she loved so much.

Injuries limited Deborah’s time on the court as she hurt her knees three more times in the next five years. She had to spend countless hours in a physical therapy(治疗；疗法) clinic to receive treatment. Her frequent visits there gave her a passion and respect for the profession. And Deborah began to see a new light in her life.

Currently a senior in college, Deborah focuses on pursuing a degree in physical therapy. After she graduates, Deborah plans to use her knowledge to educate people how to best take care of their bodies and cope with the feelings of hopelessness that she remembers so well. 

56. What is the best title for the text?

   A. A Painful Mistake

   B. A Great Adventure

   C. A Lifelong Punishment www.ks5u.com

   D. A New Direction in Life

57. How did Deborah feel when she first hurt her knee?

   A. Regretful.           B. Ashamed.                 C. Grateful         D. Discouraged.

58. What is true of Deborah Duffey?

   A. She refused to seek assistance to recover from injuries.

   B. She realized she couldn’t make a basketball player.

   C. She injured her hand when trying to block a player.

   D. She quitted on the court after the initial injury.

59. The new light that Deborah saw in her life was to become a ________.

   A. physical therapist                                              B. PE teacher                

   C. basketball player                                                 D. basketball coach

60. What does the author intend to tell us through the text?

 A. We should be careful when changing our mind.

 B. Success is something we can never reach.          

 C. It's necessary to make certain changes in life.  

 D. Basketball is a dangerous game for students.

  I’ve played the doctor Margaret Brent in an off-Broadway play for almost 25 years. Friends ask me, “How do you do that every night? Doesn’t it get boring?” “  36  ,” I tell them.  

   There are always unexpected events that   37   the performance, and there are things I do myself to make each performance a little   38  . I believe that anyone with a   39   job can do things to make it more   40  . Traffic cops who dance while   41   traffic are one example, and subway workers who

  42   entertaining announcements are another.

   I’ve heard of employers coming up with ideas to keep employees from   43   in certain jobs, but for me, the   44   does that. Near the end of the play, I tell the detective who is trying to arrest me that I love him. Sometimes the audience laughs, sometimes someone   45  “Oh, my God” and sometimes the audience is silent,   46   to hear what the detective will say next. Each   47   changes the energy in the room and our performances.   48   the night, the audience, and the particular actor playing the detective, there are hundreds of ways to say “I love you,” and I have   49   them all.

I’m sure people with repetitive jobs will tell you that they grow with the work   50  they’ve done it for a long time. I   51   challenging myself to bring something new to the role every single time I play it. It’s very satisfying to know I can do the job well   52  . These types of jobs    53  you to use different parts of your brain. www.ks5u.com

I love the idea that every night at 8 p.m. I will be   54   doing what I love. My job   55  me up and makes me happy.

36. A. Always                    B. Never                  C. Sometimes           D. Ever

37. A. delay                  B. measure                   C. affect                       D. determine

38. A. different                     B. longer                      C. difficult                    D. simpler

39. A. tough                         B. temporary                 C. steady                      D. repetitive

40. A. interesting                  B. boring                  C. demanding                D. convincing

41. A. instructing                  B. reducing                  C. directing                  D. controlling

42. A. submit                       B. broadcast                 C. require                            D. hear

43. A. sadness                      B. tiredness                   C. anxiety                    D. boredom

44. A. audience                    B. actor                        C. character                       D. play

45. A. questions                   B. adds                         C. whispers                  D. argues

46. A. offering                         B. waiting                    C. pretending                D. refusing

47. A. choice                       B. behavior                   C. reply                        D. response

48. A. Depending on           B. Deciding on              C. Judging from            D. Resulting from

49. A. rejected                      B. adopted                    C. tried                         D. explained

50. A. before                        B. if                             C. until                         D. as

51. A. enjoy                        B. avoid                        C. imagine                    D. suggest

52. A. here and there             B. face to face         C. now and then           D. over and over

53. A. warn                         B. inform                      C. force             D. command

54. A. indoors                      B. onstage                    C. outdoors                  D. offstage  

55. A. puts                           B. breaks                      C. picks                     D. fills

— What about having a drink?      

   —________.

  A. Help yourself                                B. Good idea 

  C. Go ahead, please                           D. Me, too

New York City, also known ________ Big Apple, is one of the world’s great business centers.

　 A. for                    B. by                      C. as                    D. to

Is it Torsion Theatre ________ you are going to put on the performance?

     A. where                      B. that                       C. which                     D. when

 To be on time for work, I ________ up at 6:30 every morning when I was in London.

   A. get                          B. have got              C. was getting            D. got

We were forced to ________ our plan for the picnic because of the bad weather.

   A. prepare                 B. cancel               C. present           D. announce

To learn more about the speech contest, if you like, ________ to www.jnjysh.sd.cn.

   A. going                 B. to go               C. gone                D. go

It seems that fantasy movies can make ________  unreal seem to be ________ real.

   A. /; the                   B. an; the              C. /; /                D. the; /

________ you understand the rule, you will have no further difficulty.

   A. While                   B. Once                  C. Though              D. Unless