Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing（回响）across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted（爆发）. O'Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five（致礼）salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal. Mike happily and everyone sent their wishes to him.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."

1.Which is the most correct description of the author’s too? He was/had       .

A．brave            B．honest            C．sympathy          D．pride

2.The underlined word “hush” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “         .”

A．stare             B．silence            C．congratulation      D．noise

3.After Mike scored, the author help his breath, because     .

A．Mike cheated everyone                  B．everyone would accept the fact

C．the score was out of his expectation         D．his son might get angry with Mike

4.We can infer from the passage that Mike        .

A．was cared about by his teammates

B．was hared by his own team

C．was corbarrassed when he realized the fast

D．was warm-hearted and played soccer for both teams

 

 

Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing（回响）across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted（爆发）. O'Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five（致礼）salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal. Mike happily and everyone sent their wishes to him.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."

1.Which is the most correct description of the author’s too? He was/had        .

    A．brave          B．honest         C．sympathy       D．pride

2.The underlined word “hush” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “          .”

    A．stare          B．silence        C．congratulation D．noise

3.After Mike scored, the author help his breath, because      .

    A．Mike cheated everyone            B．everyone would accept the fact

    C．the score was out of his expectation               D．his son might get angry with Mike

4.We can infer from the passage that Mike         .

    A．was cared about by his teammates

    B．was hared by his own team

    C．was corbarrassed when he realized the fast

    D．was warm-hearted and played soccer for both teams

 

A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a meeting in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night’s dinner. In their rush, with tickets, one of these salesmen happened to kick over a table which held a display of baskets of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their boarding.

All but one stopped, took a deep breath and experienced a twinge（刺痛）of sorrow for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned. He told his friends to go on without him, waved goodbye, and told one of them to call his wife when they arrived and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned to where the apple stand had been overturned. He was glad he did.

The 16-year-old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her face. The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them into the baskets, and helped set the display up once more. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become damaged; then he set them aside in another basket. When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, “Here, please take the $20 for the damage we did.” He continued, “I’m sorry for what we did and hope we didn’t spoil your day too badly.”

She nodded with her tears. As the salesman started to walk away, the blind girl called out to him, “Mr. ...”. He stopped, and turned back. She continued, “Thank you very much”.

1.These salesmen were hurrying because they ________.

A．had to attend an important meeting

B．wanted to have plenty of time at home

C．almost missed reaching the airplane

D．hoped to have Friday night’s party

2.Which of the following is the correct order of what the salesman did?

a. He made an apology to the blind girl.

b. He told his friends to go on without him.

c. He experienced a twinge of sorrow.

d. He returned to the fallen apple stand.

e. He paid the girl $20 for the damage.

A．c-e-b-d-a	B．c-b-d-e-a
C．d-b-c-a-e	D．d-c-b-e-a

3.Which of the following can describe the salesman? 

A．Popular and friendly.	B．Good and humorous.
C．Honest and generous.	D．Kind and considerate.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Man’s Kind Action

B．Picking up the Fallen Apples

C．A Blind Girl’s Bad Luck

D．A Blind Girl Who Sold Apples

 

We can’t help but grow older physically, but we can stay young in other ways. Do you want to stay young？ If yes is the answer, here is what you can do:
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches （抱怨）pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.”
4.Enjoy the simple things. When the children are young, that is all that you can afford. When they are in college, that is all you can afford. When you are on retirement, that is all you can afford!
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. Laugh so much that you can be tracked in the store by your distinctive laughter.
6. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, or hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
7. Value your health. If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
8. The tears happen. Endure sorrow, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be alive while you are alive.
9. At every opportunity, tell the people you love that you love them.
【小题1】What does the underlined sentence “Throw out nonessential numbers” mean?

A．Try to forget some unimportant numbers.

B．Do not let your age, weight or height trouble you.

C．It is not interesting to remember some numbers.

D．Some unimportant things are difficult to remember.

【小题2】What is the fourth advice meant to tell us?

A．The children are so clever that we need not worry about their study.

B．Someone else can take care of the children and our late life.

C．We are rich enough to afford all the money that the children spend.

D．We needn’t worry about the children and our late life.

【小题3】Which of the following advice is NOT mentioned?

A．Laugh often.	B．Enjoy the simple things.
C．Drink eight cups of water a day.	D．Keep in good health.