When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, “I’ll give you whatever you want before you are 18. But after that, I won’t care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want.” When his 18^th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job. So he sent resumes(简历) to many companies he liked on the Internet. But, most got no reply, he said, “Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education.”
By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(搬运工) in the supermarket, for 0.5 Yuan a box. Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, “I’ll take this job. At least I can make some money for my petrol(汽油).” Then every day, he drove his car, his 18^th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket. He did that for three months.
Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员), so he asked for it. But they were also worried about his school education. He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed. He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year.
And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss. In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief（主编）. And the only writer was his father.
【小题1】It was difficult for the young man to get a job because _______.

A．he was only 18 years old

B．his father cared too much about him.

C．he had an expensive car

D．he didn’t have enough school education

【小题2】What did the 18^th birthday mean to the young man?

A．He could get a car as a gift.

B．He had to make a living all by himself.

C．He had to leave his parents.

D．He had to work in a supermarket.

【小题3】The young man’s father might be_______.

A．a well-know and rich writer	B．a computer programmer
C．a very old and kind man	D．a manager of a big company

【小题4】The magazine the young man started was perhaps______.

A．about network technicians	B．about working for newspapers
C．made of many funny stories	D．sold only in supermarkets

 

On a recent day, “Linsanity” is popular all over the world. It’s the combination of “Lin” & “insanity”, referring to the person who made surprising success.

“Lin” refers to Jeremy Lin, an American professional basketball player, with the Chinese name Shu How Lin. He is the first American player with Chinese descent（血统）.

Jeremy Lin was born on August 23, 1988. At the age of 5, He started playing basketball at the kindergarten. He went to Harvard University after playing at Palo Alto High School in California. He graduated in 2010 and joined the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team in California. In late 2011, Lin moved to another team - the New York Knicks at the very end of the year. The Knicks added him to their starting lineup（阵容）that month. He began averaging more than 20 points a game and leading the team to a series of wins.

Here is his career statistics（统计表）.

NBA Regular Season Accurate as of February 20, 2012

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–2011	Golden State	29	0	9.8	0.389	0.200	0.760	1.2	1.4	1.1	0.3	2.6
2011–2012	New York	19	9	23.1	0.487	0.343	0.742	2.7	5.7	1.4	0.2	14.6

GP: Games played        GS: Games started               MPG: Minutes per game

FG%: Field-goal         3P%: 3-point field-goal         FT%: Free-throw

RPG: Rebounds per game  APG: Assists per game           SPG: Steals per game

BPG: Blocks per game    PPG: Points per game

1.“Linsanity” is an expression referring to the person who ______.

    A. made surprising success

B. played basketball young

C. was very popular

2.Jeremy Lin is the first American player with _______ descent.

    A. French                       B. Chinese                  C. English

3.According to the passage, Jeremy Lin started playing basketball at ________.

    A. kindergarten             B. high school                  C. university

4.Jeremy Lin is playing for ________ team in NBA now.

    A. the Golden State Warriors

B. the Los Angeles Lakers

C. the New York Knicks

5.Jeremy Lin got 14.6 _________ in Regular Season 2011-2012.

    A. PPG                      B. SPG                      C. MPG

 

Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.
Feb. 10, 2012

5:00	Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel, packed bags. Took taxi to airport.
7:30	Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather.
8:30	Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport.
9:45	Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest.
10:00	Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters.
11:00	Went to radio station to attend the live show.
12:00	Had lunch with local producer.
13:00	Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band(乐队) did poorly.
17:00	Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band.
18:00	Had supper, but eat little.
18:30	Went to theatre again and got ready for show.
19:00	Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little.
22:00	Show was over. Very tired from it.
23:00	Back to hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV.
0:00	Fell asleep, with TV on.

【小题1】According to the chart, the pop star was a ________________.

A．singer

B．dancer

C．player

D．pianist

【小题2】According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________________.

A．6:30

B．7:00

C．7:30

D．8:00

【小题3】From this passage, we get to know that ________.

A．not all people like pop stars

B．pop stars have their own bands

C．fans are troublesome for pop stars

D．to be a pop star is not all fun

Jyoti Amge , an Indian girl, is the world’s smallest woman. She is only 0.628 metres tall. She is small, but her dream is great. On her 18^th birthday in 2012, she shared the good news with others. She would act in two movies.
Jyoti is the youngest of the five children in her family. She stopped growing after her first birthday. Because of her size, Jyoti has special clothes and jewellery(珠宝首饰). She even has her own desk and chair in a regular(普通的)school. Jyoti also loves movies and fashionable dresses like others. Before 18, she acted in a music video along with a famous Indian singer.
Jyoti said, “ I’m just the same as other people. I eat like you, and dream like you. I don’t feel I am different.”
【小题1】How old is Jyoti Amge in 2013?  ____________________

A．16 years old	B．17 years old
C．18 years old	D．19 years old

【小题2】How many sisters and brothers does she have?  ___________________

A．3	B．4
C．6	D．we don’t know

【小题3】 Jyoti’s _________is (are) not different from others’.

A．clothes	B．jewellery
C．chair	D．school

【小题4】 What did Jyoti do before 18?  __________________

A．She acted in a music video

B．She played in two movies

C．She sang a song in a movie

D．She made special clothes for herself

When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, “I’ll give you whatever you want before you are 18. But after that, I won’t care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want.” When his 18th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job. So he sent resumes(简历) to many companies he liked on the Internet. But, most got no reply, he said, “Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education.”
By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(搬运工) in the supermarket, for 0.5 Yuan a box. Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, “I’ll take this job. At least I can make some money for my petrol(汽油).” Then every day, he drove his car, his 18th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket. He did that for three months.
Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员), so he asked for it. But they were also worried about his school education. He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed. He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year.
And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss. In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief（主编）. And the only writer was his father.
【小题1】It was difficult for the young man to get a job because _______.

A．he was only 18 years old

B．his father cared too much about him.

C．he had an expensive car

D．he didn’t have enough school education

【小题2】What did the 18th birthday mean to the young man?

A．He could get a car as a gift.

B．He had to make a living all by himself.

C．He had to leave his parents.

D．He had to work in a supermarket.

【小题3】The young man’s father might be_______.

A．a well-know and rich writer	B．a computer programmer
C．a very old and kind man	D．a manager of a big company

【小题4】The magazine the young man started was perhaps______.

A．about network technicians	B．about working for newspapers
C．made of many funny stories	D．sold only in supermarkets