Lexi Peters, a 14-year-old girl in New York, loves hockey. She’s not only good at playing on her after-school team, but also at playing hockey video games. But when Peters played the popular NHL (National Hockey League) games made by Electronic Arts, something really bothered her. The virtual (虛擬的) character in the game could only be a boy — not a girl.
She didn’t think that was reasonable. There must be many girls playing hockey in the US. So she wrote a letter to Electronic Arts.
“Being represented by a man is unfair to women and girl hockey players,” Peters wrote. “Women’s hockey is a fast-growing sport. I am confident that I’m not the only woman interested in the opportunity to create herself in the game.”
Several weeks later, Peters received an unexpected e-mail from the senior producer for EA Sports’ NHL games, David Littman. “Hi, Lexi,” the e-mail began. “We agree with you!”
Electronic Arts said it would create a female player in the game. “I was thinking you could be the model,” Littman wrote. Peters almost couldn’t believe it. Later, she sent photos of herself taken at all different angles (角度).
And so, when Electronic Arts released the newest version of their game, NHL 12, this fall, Peters was the face of the female player. She can now skate with the NHL’s great players. “It’s strange at first, but you get used to it,” said Peters. “It’s really funny and cool.”
For Peters, there is also an important lesson that she will take with her the rest of her life. “If you have something to say, and you think it’s important, go for it!” she said.
小題1:What bothered Peters when playing NHL games?
A．There was no girl character in the game.
B．The characters were not real at all.
C．No girls would like to play the game.
D．It was not like playing real hockey games.
小題2:According to Peters’ letter, we can know that ________.
A．girls were not allowed to play hockey in the past
B．female players can be represented by men
C．boys don’t like to play hockey with girls
D．more and more girls are interested in hockey
小題3:What was David Littman’s opinion of Peters’ letter?
A．He ignored it.B．He disliked it.
C．He agreed to it.D．He voted against it.
小題4:Peters’ experience tells us that we should ________.
A．enjoy the fun of being a model
B．do what you think important to do
C．work hard to get used to any new situation
D．think about problems from different angles
  
小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了一個喜歡玩冰球游戲的女孩因?yàn)椴粷M游戲中虛擬人物只有男性，沒有女性而果斷寫信給美國藝電要求改變這一處境，最后藝電接受了這一建議，游戲中有了女性虛擬人物。其中給我們的啟示就是：一旦認(rèn)為有什么重要的事情，就去努力爭取。
小題1:從第一段 The virtual (虛擬的) character in the game could only be a boy — not a girl可知游戲中虛擬人物只有男孩，沒有女孩，故選A
小題2:從第三段Women’s hockey is a fast-growing sport...not the only woman interested in the opportunity to create herself in the game可知越來越多的女孩對冰球游戲感興趣。
小題3:從David Littman的回信中“We agree with you”可得知他贊同。
小題4:從文章最后一段If you have something to say, and you think it’s important, go for it!可知其中的啟示就是：一旦認(rèn)為有什么重要的事情，就去努力爭取。
點(diǎn)評：本文敘述了一個喜歡玩冰球游戲的女孩因?yàn)椴粷M游戲中虛擬人物只有男性，沒有女性而果斷寫信給美國藝電要求改變這一處境，最后藝電接受了她的建議。文中引述了一些相關(guān)人士的談話文中內(nèi)容較多，關(guān)系復(fù)雜，閱讀中要注意這些問題之間的關(guān)系，多讀幾遍，然后再完成閱讀。
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A．frequentlyB．seldomC．easilyD．often
小題10:
A．elderlyB．peopleC．friendsD．students
小題11:
A．matureB．weakC．relaxedD．old
小題12:
A．notesB．suggestionsC．secretsD．requirements
小題13:
A．courageB．dreamsC．confidenceD．friends
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)bilityB．timeC．moneyD．effort
小題15:
A．universityB．hopeC．trialD．change

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In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the sailing track and floating in a lifeboat, alone. His supplies were  36 . His chances of surviving were small.  37 when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive — much  38 than he was when he started, but alive.
His  39 of how he survived is interesting and attractive. His subtle act — how he  40 to catch fish, how he evaporated sea water to 41 fresh water — is very interesting. But the thing that  42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when it seemed no  43  continuing the struggle, when he was  44  greatly, when his lifeboat was pierced and after more than a week’s struggling with his weak body. He was starved and  45  exhausted. Giving up would have seemed the only sensible choice.
When people  46 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in  47 dangerous circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on  48 major difficulties.
"I tell myself I can  49 it," wrote Callahan in his book. "Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,  50  courage and strength."
I wrote that down after I read it  51 it struck me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too powerful. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my senses.
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad  53 to something better. But others have been through much worse, that is, in comparison with what  54 have been through, you're fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you  55 the rough spots with a little more perseverance(毅力) .
小題1:
A．lessB．littleC．fewD．enough
小題2:
A．AndB．YetC．StillD．While
小題3:
A．thinnerB．poorerC．worseD．fatter
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．imaginationC．instructionD．story
小題5:
A．tried B．tendedC．managedD．intended
小題6:
A．makeB．collectC．selectD．replace
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)ttacked B．caughtC．frozeD．cheated
小題8:
A．operationB．tasteC．messageD．use
小題9:A improving        B. suffering    C. strengthening        D. increasing
小題10:
A．firmlyB．completelyC．surelyD．generally
小題11:
A．dealB．defendC．surviveD．observe
小題12:
A．similarlyB．likelyC．probablyD．commonly
小題13:
A．for the lack ofB．in spite ofC．in support ofD．a(chǎn)s a result of
小題14:
A．handle B．carryC．followD．inspect
小題15:
A．rolling upB．using upC．building upD．making up
小題16:
A．butB．soC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．a(chǎn)nd
小題17:
A．farB．longC．nearD．short
小題18:
A．relatedB．measuredC．contributedD．compared
小題19:
A．youB．othersC．weD．a(chǎn)nother
小題20:
A．see throughB．cut throughC．get through D．think through

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