Basketball was his path out of poverty(贫穷). Had he not played the game, he would be Alan Iverson the car repairer, dustman or even drug dealer(毒贩), copying his father's lifestyle and those of most of his childhood friends.

But he saw fame and success in a basketball and the 28-year-old has built his kingdom on the courts of NBA. Though he was suffering flu, he scored a season-high 50 points as Philadelphia 76ers beat Atlanta Hawks 98-86 on November 30. He is now the league’s leading scorer with an average of 28.4 points per game.

Unlike other NBA stars, his success is not due to his size. At 1.83 meters, Iverson is no giant but he isn’t afraid to challenge bigger guys. “I just hit shots, ”he said. “The basket sometimes looks like an ocean. ”

He is known as “the answer” and 76ers' fans hope he can be the answer to their prayers for an NBA championship. They might be in luck as Iverson has had to find solutions to tough problems ever since he was a child.

“I used to come home and there would be no lights, no food, only unpaid bills, ”he remembers of his childhood. Never having met his real father, Iverson became man of the house at the age of 12 when his stepfather was arrested.

But his mother, despite being poor, never gave up hope for her son. “I have never looked up to anyone apart from(除……之外)my mum. She means everything to me, ”he said. “She inspired me and she made me believe I could be somebody and I could do something with my life. ”

1. The first paragraph mainly tells us Iverson______.

A. changed his fate of poverty by playing basketball

B. used to be poor

C. had an unhappy childhood

D. became famous out of his expectation

2. The author of the passage______.

A. is a friend of Iverson

B. is trying to make friends with Iverson

C. thinks highly of Iverson

D. believes Iverson is the best basketball player in the US

3. Which of the following about Iverson is NOT true?

A. He bases his success on his skills, instead of his size.

B. He is a man who can deal with difficult problems.

C. He shows a special interest in basketball.

D. He hates his father, and even his stepfather.

4. Iverson used the sentence “She means everything to me” to show______.

A. she is very important to him

B. he can get everything from her

C. she is willing to do everything for her son

D. she brought him up

 

It was 1:30 a.m. Monday at London’s Savoy Hotel and, with autograph books and cameras, a group of brighteyed tennis fans of all ages were waiting for just a glimpse of Maria Sharapova（莎拉波娃）.

    The 17-year-old girl defeated champion Serena Williams（威廉姆斯） 6-1 6-4 in the Wimbledon（温网）final on Saturday in London to become the first Russian to win a single title at the championships.

    A silver lining to a depressing, rain-hit Wimbledon, she has raised heated passion.

    Nobody was complaining, though, for the 1.83-metre Sharapova has created a welcome wave of interest in tennis, something missing in recent years.

    Not even Anna Kournikova（库尔尼科娃）evoked(唤起) such passion when she broke on to the scene. To look good on court is one thing, but Sharapova can actually play the game too. Extremely well.

    She proved it over 13 days at the world’s most prestigious tournament. Playing tennis of the highest quality throughout, the Russian’s triumph not only lifted the tournament from fits of rain-induced depression but also salvaged(拯救；挽回) the season for the woman’s tour.

    Sharapova was given no easy ride in the tournament, having to beat 1999 champion Lindsay Davenport（达文波特）in the semifinals and twice-champion Serena Williams for the title. Neither caused her much concern.

    “I don’t remember too much about the final,” Sharapova giggled. “I was in my own place.”

    She will find it increasingly hard to find any place to call her own from now on after advertisers identified her as the most marketable woman in sport.

    In Russia she is sensational news. She headlined the news bulletins and was telephoned by former Russian President Boris Yeltsin after her triumph.

   Sharapova will return to her adoptive Florida home knowing life will never be the same again.

    But the girl who arrived in the US aged seven with her father and just US$700 is determined not to let fame and riches detract from her number one love, tennis.

    “I know things will start coming up and that many more things will want to get involved, but I want to keep my head cool and play tennis,” she said.

61. Why is Savoy Hotel mentioned in the passage?

   A. Because the good-looking Kournikova would break on to the scene.

   B. Because the fans wanted to take a picture of Sharapova.

   C. Because Sharapova was expected to appear there.

   D. Because it gave the fanatics shelter from the rain.

62. Who has won the most times in Wimbledon?

   A. Sharapova.    B. Kournikova.   C. Serena Williams.  D. Davenport

63. Before Sharapova, there was(were) ______ Russian(s) who had won the title.

   A. Four.         B. Two.         C. One.            D. No.

64. Which of the following statements about this year’s Wimbledon is RIGHT?

   A. The rain caused depression in the tournament.

   B. Sharapova beat the 17-year-old Serena Williams with a silver lining.

   C. Sharapova won the title without effort.

   D. Lindsay Davenport met Sharapova in the final and lost the title.

65. What can be inferred from the passage?

   A. Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin will phone Sharapova for her success.

   B. It’s not easy for Sharapova to keep herself away from the advertisers.

   C. Sharapova doesn’t like fame or riches.

   D. Sharapova will continue to live a quiet life in her second homeland-Florida.

Basketball was his path out of poverty(贫穷). Had he not played the game, he would be Alan Iverson the car repairer, dustman or even drug dealer(毒贩), copying his father's lifestyle and those of most of his childhood friends.

But he saw fame and success in a basketball and the 28-year-old has built his kingdom on the courts of NBA. Though he was suffering flu, he scored a season-high 50 points as Philadelphia 76ers beat Atlanta Hawks 98-86 on November 30. He is now the league’s leading scorer with an average of 28.4 points per game.

Unlike other NBA stars, his success is not due to his size. At 1.83 meters, Iverson is no giant but he isn’t afraid to challenge bigger guys. “I just hit shots, ”he said. “The basket sometimes looks like an ocean. ”

He is known as “the answer” and 76ers' fans hope he can be the answer to their prayers for an NBA championship. They might be in luck as Iverson has had to find solutions to tough problems ever since he was a child.

“I used to come home and there would be no lights, no food, only unpaid bills, ”he remembers of his childhood. Never having met his real father, Iverson became man of the house at the age of 12 when his stepfather was arrested.

But his mother, despite being poor, never gave up hope for her son. “I have never looked up to anyone apart from(除……之外)my mum. She means everything to me, ”he said. “She inspired me and she made me believe I could be somebody and I could do something with my life. ”

1. The first paragraph mainly tells us Iverson______.

A. changed his fate of poverty by playing basketball

B. used to be poor

C. had an unhappy childhood

D. became famous out of his expectation

2. The author of the passage______.

A. is a friend of Iverson

B. is trying to make friends with Iverson

C. thinks highly of Iverson

D. believes Iverson is the best basketball player in the US

3. Which of the following about Iverson is NOT true?

A. He bases his success on his skills, instead of his size.

B. He is a man who can deal with difficult problems.

C. He shows a special interest in basketball.

D. He hates his father, and even his stepfather.

4. Iverson used the sentence “She means everything to me” to show______.

A. she is very important to him

B. he can get everything from her

C. she is willing to do everything for her son

D. she brought him up

 

 

V.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)

    此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一题做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划对号：如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下面情况改正：

    此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

    此行缺一词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

    此行错一词：在错词的下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

    注意：原文没有错误不要改。

   I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can                     76.______

watch TV after school. She holds view that senior school                   77.______

students have to make fully use of every minute to work                    78.______

hard at their lessons. It seems to me that once I am                        79._______

allowed to do that, I’ll unable to control myself and for                     80._______

get all about my homework. She also thinks it is bad for my eye. But I really can’t accept her idea. In my                                                            81._______

opinion , watch TV can set my mind at rest after a                         82.______

day’s work. Besides, it is important for us to know                         83._______

what had happened at home and                                        84.______

at abroad. Thus , we should be allowed to watch TV                        85______