In a surprising result, the No. 69 Middle School girls' football team yesterday beat their school's boys' team. The boys' team often helped the girls with their training (训练). They had never lost to the girls before, but this time the girls beat them 4 — 3.
After the game, Wu Nai, head of the boys' team, was very unhappy. "We all thought this would be an easy game," he said. "We never thought a team of girls could beat us. This is the saddest day of my life. "
But Mr Hu, the boys' PE teacher, said he thought the girls should win. "The boys were too confident (自信)," he said. "I told them before the match that they needed to play well. They all thought that girls' football was a joke. Now they know better. They didn't play care­fully, and they lost."
The match had started well for the boys. After 30 minutes, they were winning 2 - 0. Their best player, Lu Ming, scored in the thirtieth minute. Earlier, the mid-field player, Ma Zhengquan, had scored the first goal in only the second minute of the match.
After the first half hour, the boys seemed to become too confident. At first, the girls had felt a bit nervous (紧张), but then they became more and more confident. Just before half time, Li Xiaolin made the score 2 - 1.
In the second half, the boys were the first to score. It was from Lu Ming. After that the boys became lazy, but the girls kept on working hard. Hao Meiling scored in the 68th minute, to make the score 3 — 2. Then Li Xiaolin scored twice in the last six minutes to make the last score 4-3. It was a surprising finish.
The girls' PE teacher, Miss Wang, was very pleased with their work. "They were great!" She said. "I told them they could win. I told them that the most important thing was teamwork. The boys' team had some good players, but my girls were a better team!"
【小题1】   Who scored the first goal in the match?

A．Lu Ming.

B．Ma Zhengquan.

C．Li Xiaolin.

D．Hao Meiling.

【小题2】  How many goals did Li Xiaolin score?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D． Four.

【小题3】   Why could the girls' team beat the boys' in the football match?

A． Because the boys' team helped the girls with their training.

B． Because the boys had never lost to the girls before.

C． Because the boys' team won the first half.

D． Because the girls played together better and worked harder.

【小题4】   Which of the following is right?

A． The girls made only one goal in the first half.

B． The girls even made 3 more goals than the boys in the second half.

C． Many people thought the girls could beat the boys before the match.

D． The girls' team had some better players than the boys'.

【小题5】   Choose the right order according to the passage.
a.   The girls' PE teacher told them that they could win.
b.   Wu Nai, head of the boys' team was very unhappy.
c.   The match started well for the boys.
d.   The girls kicked the second goal in the match.

A． a-b-c-d

B． b-c-d-a

C． d-c-a-b

D．a-c-d-b

 The question was once asked of a highly successful businessman,“How have you done so much in your lifetime?”

He replied,“I have   41 .I have turned my mind free to imagine   42  I wanted to do.Then I have gone to bed and thought about my dreams.In the night I dreamt about my dreams.

And when I awoke in the morning,I saw the way   43  my dreams real.White   44  people were saying,‘You can’t do that,it is   45 ,’I was well on my way to achieving what I wanted,”As Woodrow Wilson,28th President of the U.S.,said:“We grow great by dreams.All big men are

  46 .”

They see things in the soft fog of a spring day,or in the red fire   47  a long winter’s evening.Some of us   48  these dreams die,but others feed,protect and look after them;keep them through bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light,it comes   49  to the people who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.

So please,don’t let anyone steal you dreams,  50  try to tell you they are too impossible.

“Sing your songs,dream your dreams,and hope your hope.”

1.A.dreamed            B.changed              C.learned

2.A.how                B.what                C.which

3.A.to make             B.to realize             C.to achieve

4.A.another             B.the other              C.other

5.A.possible            B.impossible             C.important

6.A.dreams             B.dreamer               C.dreamers

7.A.on                 B.in                   C.at

8.A.had                 B.let                   C.kept

9.A.never               B.sometimes              C.always

10.A.or                  B.and                   C.but

 

 I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场). He has let me use his       36     to raise money for youth at risk programs.

The last time I was there he told me his story. when he was young, his family is too    37    to have a house to live in. As a     38    , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about     39     he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of     40     a horse ranch. He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm. The next day he handed it in to his    41   . Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F. Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” He teacher said, “This is a(an)   42    dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your    43   .”

The boy went home and thought about it for a    44    and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to    45   your own mind on this. Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no    46   at all. He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I    47   keep my dream.

Monty tell me this   48    because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. He said a lot of kids’s    49   can be stole. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.    50   he had enough gumption(毅力) not to give up my dream.

36. A. name         B. company          C. ranch                D. school

37. A. small            B. busy             C. poor             D. lazy

38. A. present          B. return               C. punishment           D. result

39. A. what         B. which                C. whom             D. who

40. A. renting          B. donating         C. owning           D. kitchen

41. A. teacher          B. father               C. friend               D.wife

42. A. surprised        B. great                C. terrible         D. unrealistic 

43. A. work         B. grade                C. family               D. ability

44. A. easy         B. long             C. short                D. hurry

45. A. change           B. rewrite              C. have             D. give up

46. A. decision     B. reason               C. excuse               D. changes

47. A. never            B. still                C. sometimes            D. even

48. A. square           B. story                C. house                D. teacher

49. A. money            B. house                C. dream                D. hobbies

50. A. Quickly          B. Suddenly         C. Unluckily            D. Fortunately

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine.” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good.” or “I’m tired.”
One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused(不知所措). I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
I was also surprised by how hard-working US students are.
In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
【小题1】According to the writer, textbook English is ______ everyday English.

A．quite different from	B．the same as
C．more difficult than	D．easier than

【小题2】A good US student spends his / her time ______.

A．only in doing homework

B．only on sports or music

C．only in working for the public

D．on studies, sports or music and public work

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．The writer is now staying in the US.

B．American girls love to have white skin.

C．The US students are hard-working.

D．Schoolwork is almost everything in China.

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say,” I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “I’m tired”.
One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused . I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are.  In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
【小题1】 What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?

A．困惑

B．憧憬

C．悲痛

D．后悔

【小题2】A good US student spends his / her time ______ .

A．only in doing homework

B．on studies, sports or music and public work

C．only in working for the public

D．only on sports or music

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．The writer is now in US.

B．American girls love to have white skin.

C．US students are talented and hard working.

D．The writer regrets that he gave up playing the piano.