2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登臺(tái)) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points (得分)in another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.
Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge(挑戰(zhàn)), the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
小題1:Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.
A.22B.23C.24D.26
小題2:Yao Ming said that _____.
A.playing in the NBA was difficult
B.it was hard to watch NBA games on TV
C.he was an NBA star    
D.it was boring to play basketball
小題3:From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ________.
A.will work hard for his team 
B.made the highest score in his first NBA game
C.can't understand his teammates
D.teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself
小題4:The passage is probably ______.
A.a(chǎn)n advertisement B.a(chǎn) noticeC.a(chǎn) news report D.a(chǎn)n instruction

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C
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A.lived B.reached C.made D.put
小題2:
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A.never B.a(chǎn)lready C.seldom D.a(chǎn)lmost
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“What’s that?” asked the pastor.
“I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.”
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“Well, to be honest, I’m puzzled by the request,” said the pastor.
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On a cold January morning in a Washington, DC Metro Station, a man with a violin played for about an hour. During that time about 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
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Finally only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money, but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $ 32. When he finished playing, no one applauded.
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The next morning, the man's face was still smooth. Two weeks later, the man was still unable to find any trace of whiskers on his face. It was more than he could take and he was frightened, so he returned to the barber shop.
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As I walked up to the start line, I saw my Dad on the sidelines. He was watching. Position, ready, set and off went the starting gun. Believe it or not, I closed my eyes and ran like I’d never run before.
I knew I didn’t have a chance of winning. But I started to hear cheering and thought for a minute, was it possible? I opened my eyes and to my disappointment, everyone else was crossing the finish line, inches away from each other and I was only half the distance.
That moment felt like days. I felt so stupid. I just wanted to melt into the ground and disappeared. Worse than that, my Dad was watching and then I felt ashamed. I kept running hard as I could, crying all the way towards the finish line. It seemed no one noticed me as I crossed the finish line. I saw my Dad standing there looking at me. I was ashamed to look at him. He walked over to me and said, “I’m so proud of you.” I was surprised, “For what? Everyone else finished before I even got halfway. I looked like a fool.” “Because you didn’t give up, not even when you realized what had happened. You gave it your all and finished.” I laughed and cried at the same time.
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A.the 50 yard dashB.the long jumpC.the long-distance runD.the high jump
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A.she had the chance to win the game
B.she left others inches away halfway
C.other competitors were encouraging her
D.somebody had won the game
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A.She cried at the sight of her father.
B.Everyone cheered her for her success.
C.Her farther came up and comforted her.
D.She felt ashamed to meet her classmates.
小題4:What lesson can we learn form the author’s experience?
A.What seems impossible always becomes possible.
B.Don’t lose heart halfway whatever you do.
C.Success will come as long as you expect it.
D.Try to do everything until you win in the end.

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