Please tell me ______you want me to say.

A. what is it that    B. what it is that   C. how is it that  D. how it is that

Please tell me ______you want me to say.

A．what is it that

B．what it is that

C．how is it that

D．how it is that

 

My basketball coach at Princeton used to say, "On the court, you can tell who is selfish(自私的)."

  　When my sister Michelle brought Barack Obama home to meet the family, she said to me, "I want you to take him out to play, to see what type of man he is when he’s not around me." So I invited Barack to play basketball with a few friends of mine.

   　I was very nervous although I had already met Barack a few times. I was thinking this guy seemed like a good guy. We played a hard five-on-five. He was thin but not weak. He played extremely left-handed. He dealt with everything perfectly. He wasn’t the best guy out there or the worst guy. I liked the fact that he was confident but wasn’t proud. Barack was very team-oriented (有团队精神的), very unselfish. He played as if he was one of us —he wasn’t trying to be president of Harvard Law Review. But the best part about it was that when we were on the same team, he did not pass me the ball each time. He wasn’t trying to suck up to my sister through me. I was glad to give my sister the good news, "Your boy is straight."

   　He isn’t selfish, which is the greatest praise you can give both a player and a leader. America has got a guy who is running a government in an efficient (有效率的) manner. That’s the same guy I got to know playing basketball when he was visiting my family.

1. Why does the author begin the passage with his coach’s words?

　A. He wants to remember and thank his coach.

　B. He wants to show that he is a basketball player.

　C. He wants to tell his sister about the words.

　D. He wants to use the words to test a person.

2.Why did Michelle ask the author to take Barack to play basketball?

　A. To see whether he was confident.

　B. To see whether he was good at sports.

　C. To see whether he was selfish or not.

　D. To see whether he could get along with others.

3.During the basketball game, Barack ______.

　A. played best all the time        B. was strong enough to play

　C. was not confident             D. wanted to be the team leader

4. The underlined phrase in the third paragraph can be replaced by "______".

　A. please （使满意）   B. know about       C. help       D. look for

 

完形填空（共20题，满分1.5分）

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be 1. .

One day the child asked God, "They tell me you are going to send me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and 2.  ?"

God 3. , "Among the many angels, I have chosen one for you. She will be waiting for you and will 4.  you."

"But", said the child, "tell me here in 5.  I don't do anything else but sing and smile. That's what I need to be6.  !"

　God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you everyday. And you will feel your angel's love and be happy."

"And", said the child, "How am I going to be able to 7.  when people talk to me, if I don't know the language that men talk?"

"That's easy", said God, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and 8.  words you will ever hear, and with much 9.  and care, your angel will teach you how to 10. ."

The child looked up 11.  God saying, "And what am I going to do when I want to talk you?"

God smiled at the child saying, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to 12. ."

The child said, "I've heard on earth there are bad men. Who will 13.  me?"

God put his arm around the child, saying, "Your angel will defend you - even if it means 14.  life!"

The child looked sad, saying, "But I will always be15.  because I will not see you anymore."

God hugged the child, "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way to come back to me，16.  I will always be next to you."

The child, in a hurry, asked softly, "Oh God, if I am about to leave now please tell me my angel's 17.  !"

God replied, "Your angel's name is of no 18. ... you will 19.  call her 20. !"

  21. A. delivered      B. born         C. multiplied        D. reproduced

 22. A. young         B. lonely       C. helpless          D. naughty

 23.A. supplied       B. replied      C. applied           D. complied

 24.A. take care      B. look after    C. tend to           D. pretend

  25.A. Heaven       B. Sky         C. Hell              D. Space

  26. A. sad           B. happy      C. embarrassed      D. awkward

  27. A. think          B. suppose      C. utter              D. understand

28. A. sweet         B. hard        C. fluent             D. bitter

29. A. patience       B. tolerance    C. joy               D. happiness

30. A. speak         B. state        C. put               D. say

31. A. to             B. at          C. in                 D. on

32. A. behave       B. perform     C. pray                D. wave

33. A. prevent      B. protect       C. tend               D. accompany

34.A. to risk       B. risking       C. to devote            D. devoting

35.A. sorrowful     B. happy       C. cheerful              D. confused

36. A. as though    B. now that     C. even though          D. so that

37. A. name        B. address      C. appearance          D. quality

38. A. meaning     B. importance    C. usage              D. value

39. A. simply       B. faithfully      C. sincerely           D. devotedly

40. A. MOMMY     B. DADDLY     C. SISTER            D. BROTHER

 

阅读理解

    Habiba keeps a record of new words and expressions in English．She usually writes them in a notebook．Then, later in the day, she asks her teacher about them．“Mrs．Thomas, these expressions are completely new to me．She is blue today．What’s the matter ? You’re yellow ? A little white lie．She has a green thumb （拇指）．Blue and yellow people with green thumbs ? White lie ? ”After looking at the notebook, Mrs．Thomas says, “In everyday English, Habiba, blue sometimes means sad．Yellow means afraid．A person with green thumb grows plants successfully, but a green hand means a new worker without much experience．And a white lie is not a bad lie．Understand now ?” “I still don’t understand．Would you please give me an example ?” “For example, ” said Mrs．Thomas patiently, “I offer you some cake．The truth is, you don’t like my cake．You don’t say that．Instead, you say, ‘No, thanks, I’m not hungry．’ That’s a white lie．” “I see．Thanks for the explanation．”

1．“You’re yellow to cross the river” means ______

[　　]

A．“You dare not cross the river”．

B．“you are eager to cross the river”．

C．“you are ready to cross the river”．

D．“you can surely cross the river”．

2．“He is a green hand” means ______

[　　]

A．“His hand is green”

B．“He is a young man without much knowledge”．

C．“He is a new but an experienced worker”．

D．“He is an unskilled worker”．

3．Habiba keeps a record of new words and expressions in English because ______

[　　]

A．She is a foreign student．

B．She knows how to use them．

C．She is interested in them．

D．She is going to ask the teacher．

4．Which statement is NOT TRUE according to this passage?

[　　]

A．A person with a green thumb is a good gardener．

B．If you say ‘It is a white lie．’, it means that someone doesn’t want to tell the truth in a polite way．

C．Blue sometimes sad in everyday English．

D．The weather is bad and I’m white today．

5．Which topic of the following is best fit for this passage?

[　　]

A．Everyday English

B．Colorful Language

C．Different Colors

D．Habiba Learns Language