At a nation’s saddest moment, its greatest heroes are born.
On September 11th, 2001, many police officers and government officials in America worked day and night to save lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre. And in Japan, after the serious earthquake, a group of workers showed their courage.
The earthquake on March 11th made Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant(福岛核电站) turn off and stop its protective cooling systems. And later, a fire broke out.  Workers were told that the plant’s radiation(辐射) could be harmful to human health. Hundreds of workers left the plant quickly. However, a group of workers decided to fight against the fire and the damage, though they knew it could cause very serious health problems. There were 50 workers in all, so they were also named the "Fukushima 50". The workers worked in shifts(轮班).
People knew little about the workers, who were mainly experts (专家) with the skills to control the situation. One woman said that her father had volunteered to stay there. "I heard that he volunteered even though he would retire(退休) in just half a year and my eyes were filled with tears. I am really proud of him. And I pray for his safe return.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us       

A．what happened in America on September 1l th, 2001

B．"Fukushima 50" stayed in the nuclear power plant bravely

C．who saved many lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre

D．what Japanese government did after the nuclear power plant was turned off

【小题2】 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was turned off because

A．there were no heroes there	B．many workers left the plant
C．it was destroyed by a big fire	D．the earthquake damaged it heavily

【小题3】       workers stayed in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant after the earthquake.

A．11

B．50

C．100

D．150

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The woman learned something about her father.

B．A woman’s father who had retired from work still stayed there.

C．Little was known about the workers when the passage was written.

D．The workers didn’t know staying in the nuclear plant was harmful to their

health.
【小题5】 The writer thinks        

A．American police officers were very strong

B．the nuclear radiation would do no damage to humans

C．all the workers who stayed in the plant should return quickly

D．all the workers who stayed in the plant are great heroes

选择填空，在方框内选择正确词汇或者短语，补全下列句子。（10分）

A. relax yourself  B. invented  C. Would you mind      D. exciting  E. repair F. instead of     G. lost      H. the day after tomorrow  I. right     J. contact

【小题1】Try to___    __ before you begin to run.
【小题2】James Naismith was a P.E teacher . He______   __ basketball in 1891.
【小题3】China gained the___    ___ to host the 2008 Olympics.
【小题4】—How can we_____    _ you?  --My cell phone number is 13913450026.
【小题5】Lighting the Olympic Torch is the most____   __ moment of the Olympic Games.
【小题6】—My bike is broken.  –You should ask someone to_____   _ it.
【小题7】Are you going to visit the sports woman____   __?
【小题8】Yesterday I went home on foot___  ___ by car.
【小题9】--___   ___answering us another question?  --Not at all.
【小题10】Dave, you’re always so careless, you _____   _ your pen once again.

从方框中选择正确的选项补全对话：

Tom: ___1______ , do you know?
Jim: James Naismith. Am I right?
Tom: That’s right! _____2_____
Jim: Was he from the U.S.A.?
Tom: No, he was a Canadian.
Jim: ____3_____
Tom: He invented it in 1891.
Jim: Wow, that was a long time ago!______4______
Tom: He just hoped the students could play it indoors and even in bad weather.
Jim: ______5_____. Can you tell me?
Tom: Well, just put the ball into the other side’s basket.
Jim: That’s easy. Let’s play basketball together.
Tom: OK, let’s go.

词语运用。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5
根据下列句子的意思及所给的汉语提示，写出空缺处单词、固定短语或固定搭配的正确形式。
1.Basketball                (发明) by a Canadian doctor, Jatnes Naismith.?
2.Some students            (抱怨) that they have too much homework.?
3.What made you so             (生气)??
4. Look! The sick man is very tired, but he is still            _(练习走) without any help.
5. By the time I arrived there, the film had        (开始)for about five minutes.

Basketball is still a young game. It's over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn't play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.

　　Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.

　　Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.

1. How long is it since basketball was invented?

A．1000 years                            B．More than 100 years

C．1100 years                            D．Less than 100 years

2.The students felt unhappy because _______.

A．they had much homework to do

B．they often got into fights

C．they couldn't play outdoors

D．they had little time to study

3.Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?

A．Some students                         B．Some teachers

C．Some students' parents                   D．Some of his friends

4.When a student ______ , he makes a score.

A．receives the ball. 　　　　　　

B．throws the ball to another student

C．runs quickly with the ball in his hand

D．throws the ball into the basket

5. Which sentence is right?

A．Dr. Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.

B．It was easy to invent the game.

C．The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.

D．The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.