Zinedine Zidane, who dreams of leading France to its second World Cup title in a row next month, has always preferred to express himself with a football rather than with words.

    Last Wednesday Zidane scored the decisive goal when Real Madrid of Spain won the Champions League final against Germany’s Leverkusen 2－1.

He became one of the world’s most expensive players when he joined Real Madrid from Italy’s Juventus for US $ 66 million. And he has been a national hero since he scored twice in the 3－0 defeat of Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final.

    But despite his success, Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground. He leads a quiet family life, there is hardly any gossip^① about him and he avoids putting his wife and two children in the spotlight^②.

“Just because I’m a public figure it doesn’t mean I have to express myself on everything. I don’t like to discuss some personal matters publicly.” he said.

    Even as a child playing football in the slum area of Marseille, France, where he was raised by his Algerian parents, Zidane was shy.

    He loved football even as a little kid. “I realized football is a wonderful mixture of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking,”he said.

    Even when the match awards were just chocolate and bread, Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich.

    Before he was 10 years old, it was obvious that he could become a great footballer. He was offered his first professional contract^③ when he was just 20. Now, at the age of 29, he has already picked up two World Player of the year awards.

This quiet striker has not yet spoken of his hopes for the coming World Cup. But his fans across the world will be eagerly watching him to see what he’ll do this time.

Notes:

gossip  n. 流言蜚语

spotlight  n. 聚光灯

contract  n. 合同

What did Zidane learn from his childhood football experience? He learned that _______.

A. he could become a great footballer

B. he could become rich if he became a footballer

C. football is a mixture of a sharp mind and hard training but not just talking

D. football is a favorite sport in the future

According to the article, what are Zidane’s main characteristics?

A. He is a shy but successful man.

B. He loves his wife and children.

C. He doesn’t like to speak in public.

D. He is a quiet, down-to-earth person of few words.

When the writer says “Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground”, he means that _______.

A. Zidane spends more time standing than sitting most days

B. Zidane is a down-to-earth person

C. Zidane has spent most of his time training on the pitch

D. Zidane likes standing when he succeeds

The sentence “Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich” means ________.

A. football made Zidane’s poor family wealthy when he was a child

B. Zidane knew that football could bring him fame and wealth even when he was a child

C. football brought happiness to Zidane when he was a child in a poor family

D. Zidane knew that if he wanted 10 be rich he must play football from childhood

From poor beginnings to most expensive player

      ZINEDINE Zidane，who dreams of leading France to its second World Cup title in a row next month，has always preferred to express himself with a football rather than with words．

      Last Wednesday Zidane scored the decisive goal when Real Madrid of Spain won the Champions League final against Germany's Leverkusen 2一1．

      He became one of the world’s most expensive players when he joined Real Madrid from Italy's Juventus for US $ 66 million．And he has been a national hero since he scored twice in the 3-O defeat of Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final．

      But despite his success，Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground．He leads a quite family life，there is hardly any gossip about him and he avoids putting his wife and two children in the spotlight．

      “Just because I'm a public figure it doesn't mean I have to express myself on everything．I don't like to discuss some personal matters publicly．”he said．

      Even as a child playing football in the slum area of Marseille，France，where he was raised by his Algerian parents，Zidane was shy．

      He loved football even as a little kid．“I realized football is a wonderful mixture of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking，”he said．

      Even when the match awards were just chocolate and bread，Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich．

      Before he was 10 years old，it was obvious that he could become a great footballer．He was offered his first professional contract(合同)when he was just 20．Now，at the age of 29，he has already picked up two World Player  of the year awards．

      This quiet striker has not yet spoken of his hopes for the coming World Cup．But his fans across the world will be eagerly watching him to see what he'll do this time．

What did Zidane learn from his childhood football experience? He learned that_____________.

A．he could become a great footballer

B．he could become rich if he became a footballer

C．football is a mixture of a sharp mind and hard training but not just talking

D．football is a favorite sport in the future

According to the article，what are Zidane’s main characteristics?

A．He is a shy but successful man．

B．H e loves his wife and children．

C．He doesn't like to speak in public．

D．He is a quiet，down—to earth person of few words．

When the writer says“Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground”,he means_________.

A．Zidane spends more time standing than sitting most days

B．Zidane is a down-to earth person

C．Zidane has spent most of his time training on the pitch

D．Zidane likes standing when he succeeds

The sentence“Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich”means___________．

A．football made Zidane's poor family wealthy when he was a child

B．Zidane knew that football could bring him fame and wealth even when he was a child

C．football brought happiness to Zidane when he was a child in a poor family

D．Zidane knew that if he wanted to be  rich he must play football from childhood

From poor beginnings to most expensive player
ZINEDINE Zidane，who dreams of leading France to its second World Cup title in a row next month，has always preferred to express himself with a football rather than with words.
Last Wednesday Zidane scored the decisive goal when Real Madrid of Spain won the Champions League final against Germany's Leverkusen 2一1.
He became one of the world’s most expensive players when he joined Real Madrid from Italy's Juventus for US $ 66 million.And he has been a national hero since he scored twice in the 3-O defeat of Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final.
But despite his success，Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground.He leads a quite family life，there is hardly any gossip about him and he avoids putting his wife and two children in the spotlight.
“Just because I'm a public figure it doesn't mean I have to express myself on everything.I don't like to discuss some personal matters publicly.”he said.
Even as a child playing football in the slum area of Marseille，France，where he was raised by his Algerian parents，Zidane was shy.
He loved football even as a little kid.“I realized football is a wonderful mixture of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking，”he said.
Even when the match awards were just chocolate and bread，Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich.
Before he was 10 years old，it was obvious that he could become a great footballer.He was offered his first professional contract(合同)when he was just 20.Now，at the age of 29，he has already picked up two World Player  of the year awards.
This quiet striker has not yet spoken of his hopes for the coming World Cup.But his fans across the world will be eagerly watching him to see what he'll do this time.

1. 1.

   What did Zidane learn from his childhood football experience? He learned that_____________.

   1. A.
      he could become a great footballer
   2. B.
      he could become rich if he became a footballer
   3. C.
      football is a mixture of a sharp mind and hard training but not just talking
   4. D.
      football is a favorite sport in the future
2. 2.

   According to the article，what are Zidane’s main characteristics?

   1. A.
      He is a shy but successful man.
   2. B.
      H e loves his wife and children.
   3. C.
      He doesn't like to speak in public.
   4. D.
      He is a quiet，down—to earth person of few words.
3. 3.

   When the writer says“Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground”,he means_________.

   1. A.
      Zidane spends more time standing than sitting most days
   2. B.
      Zidane is a down-to earth person
   3. C.
      Zidane has spent most of his time training on the pitch
   4. D.
      Zidane likes standing when he succeeds
4. 4.

   The sentence“Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich”means___________.

   1. A.
      football made Zidane's poor family wealthy when he was a child
   2. B.
      Zidane knew that football could bring him fame and wealth even when he was a child
   3. C.
      football brought happiness to Zidane when he was a child in a poor family
   4. D.
      Zidane knew that if he wanted to be rich he must play football from childhood

阅读理解

　　Mr. Scott was born in a poor family. His father was blind and his mother was missing after he was born. It was difficult for his father to bring him up. With their friends' help, he grew up and now works in a shop. He can't forget his terrible past and thanks the kind and he tries his best to help the poor though he isn't rich enough himself.

　　He passes a crossing every morning on his way to the shop. And he always sees an old man with black glasses begging at the corner. In front of him there's a dog on whose neck hangs a board with the words written on it “I am blind”. He has pity on the poor man and gives some money to him.

　　Yesterday evening Mrs. Scott felt terrible and he had to send her to a hospital. The doctor looked her over carefully and told her to take some medicine. She didn't feel better until two in the night. As soon as they got home, he lay down and fell asleep. And when he woke up in the morning, the sun had risen. He got up quickly, Without breakfast he hurried to the shop by bike. And he didn't stop at the crossing for the first time. Having seen this, the blind man stood up and called out, “You've forgotten to give me money.”

　　“Aren't you blind！”Mr. Scott asked in surprise.

　　“No, I'm not, sir” said the man, “but my dog is.”

（1）Mr. Scott tries his best to help the poor because ________.

[　　]

A. he was born in a poor family

B. he was helped when he was young

C. he's kind-hearted

D. he can't forget his terrible past

（2）The meaning of the word “blind” is _________.

[　　]

A. not able to hear

B. not able to see

C. not able to speak

D. not able to stand

（3）The old man brings the dog with him in order that _________.

[　　]

A. it can lead the way

B. it's blind

C. he feels lonely

D. it can help him beg more money

（4）From the passage we know “I'm blind” refers to ________.

[　　]

（5）Mr. Scott hurries to work this morning because ________.

[　　]

A. he was afraid to be late to get to the shop

B. he went to bed late last night

C. something was wrong with his wife

D. he had something important to do