Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!

Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn't retire（退役） until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.

Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（半决赛） at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were 'surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches.

1.Who is the youngest player in the passage?

    A. Pele.          B. Yao Ming.       C. Steffi Graft.        D. No one.

2. __________ comes from South America.

    A. Pele          B. Yao Ming        C. Steffi Graft        D. No one

3.Yao Ming began to learn to play basketball __________.

    A. when he was 15                   B. when he was young

    C. when he was tall enough            D. when he was strong enough

4.From the passage, we learn __________.

    A. Steffi Graf was born in 1985 in Wimbledon

B. Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player

C. Steffi Graf won few of the main matches

D. Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 16

Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!
Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn’t retire（退役） until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（半决赛） at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were ’surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches

1. 1.

   Who is the youngest player in the passage?

   1. A.
      Pele
   2. B.
      Yao Ming
   3. C.
      Steffi Graft
   4. D.
      No one
2. 2.

   __________ comes from South America

   1. A.
      Pele
   2. B.
      Yao Ming
   3. C.
      Steffi Graft
   4. D.
      No one
3. 3.

   Yao Ming began to learn to play basketball __________

   1. A.
      when he was 15
   2. B.
      when he was young
   3. C.
      when he was tall enough
   4. D.
      when he was strong enough
4. 4.

   From the passage, we learn __________

   1. A.
      Steffi Graf was born in 1985 in Wimbledon
   2. B.
      Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player
   3. C.
      Steffi Graf won few of the main matches
   4. D.
      Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 16

Who do you admire(崇拜)?Different people may have different ideas.

    If you’re a sports fan, perhaps the person you admire most is a great basketball player, and Yao Ming is probably the one in your mind. If you study music or play an instrument, perhaps the person you admire most is gifted musician like Mozart, who began to write beautiful music at a very young age. Or maybe you admire great scientists, for example, Yuan Longping.

    We have many reasons to admire famous people and we often give much of our respect to them. However, we shouldn’t neglect those who are common, such as nurses, train drivers, firemen, cleaners and so on. They may be working in a corner of the world without being noticed, but all these people spend their working days serving the public. They show great dedication(奉献).However, what they do is often unnoticed by us. Have you ever thought of what our life will be like if they stop working?

    So next time when you appreciate famous people, don’t forget those who are common around you.

根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

1.Yao Ming is a great ______.

   A. pop singer                B. actor                C. basketball player

2.Mozart began to write ______ when he was very young.

   A. music                 B. letters              C. books

3.The underlined word“neglect”in Paragraph 3 means______.

   A. give comments on          B. make fun of          C. care little about

4.In Paragraph 3,the writer mainly points out ______.

A. the reasons why we admire famous people

B. the importance of common people’s work

C. the places where common people are working

5.What’s the main idea of this passage?

   A. Famous people are admired by most of us in our life.

   B. Common people should also be given respect as the famous ones.

   C. Common people should be given the most respect in our society.

Who do you admire(崇拜)?Different people may have different ideas.
If you’re a sports fan, perhaps the person you admire most is a great basketball player, and Yao Ming is probably the one in your mind. If you study music or play an instrument, perhaps the person you admire most is gifted musician like Mozart, who began to write beautiful music at a very young age. Or maybe you admire great scientists, for example, Yuan Longping.
We have many reasons to admire famous people and we often give much of our respect to them. However, we shouldn’t neglect those who are common, such as nurses, train drivers, firemen, cleaners and so on. They may be working in a corner of the world without being noticed, but all these people spend their working days serving the public. They show great dedication(奉献).However, what they do is often unnoticed by us. Have you ever thought of what our life will be like if they stop working?
So next time when you appreciate famous people, don’t forget those who are common around you.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。

1. 1.

   Yao Ming is a great ______.
   

   1. A.
      pop singer               
   2. B.
      actor               
   3. C.
      basketball player
2. 2.

   Mozart began to write ______ when he was very young.
   

   1. A.
      music                
   2. B.
      letters             
   3. C.
      books
3. 3.

   The underlined word“neglect”in Paragraph 3 means______.
   

   1. A.
      give comments on        
   2. B.
      make fun of         
   3. C.
      care little about
4. 4.

   In Paragraph 3,the writer mainly points out ______.

   1. A.
      the reasons why we admire famous people
   2. B.
      the importance of common people’s work
   3. C.
      the places where common people are working
5. 5.

   What’s the main idea of this passage?
   

   1. A.
      Famous people are admired by most of us in our life.
   2. B.
      Common people should also be given respect as the famous ones.
   3. C.
      Common people should be given the most respect in our society.