1、I held myself together as I walked out, bat when I got home I began to cry. For the first time in my life, I had been told officially that I wasnt good enough. Sports meant everything to boys of that age. If you were on the team, it put you in the desirable group. If you were not, you might as well
2、not be alive.All these years later, I remember it as if 1 were still standing right there in the gym. I dont know how the mind works in matters like this. I dont know what went on in my head following that day of cut. But I know that my determination has been so strong ever since then. I have known
3、that for all my life since that day. I have done more work than I had to be doing and pat in more hours than I had to be spending, I dont know if all of that came from a determination never to allow myself to be cut againnever to allow someone to tell me that Im not good enough againbut I know it is
4、 there. And clearly its there in a lot of other successful men too.1.From the text we learn that the cut list had names of pupils _.A.who were cut out B.who were still on the teamC.who were the old players D.who were not good enough2.Why did the author react so strongly to the cut?A.It hurt his prid
5、e deeply. B.It was open to the public.C.It listed his name at the bottom. D.It forced him to change the team.3.We can infer from the text that the author _.A.has made friends with many other menB.has never learned the truth of the cutC.has become quite successful in lifeD.has learned to play basketb
6、all very wellBI have a neighbour we call Happy. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh(难听的) word to anyone or about anyone.Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbours watched interestin
7、gly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Bens beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her backyard.Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighbour
8、hood over for an “allday food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didnt know what was about to take place.By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of sto
9、ries. By 5:00 pm, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty(大量给予之物) of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!Well, the point wasnt so much about t
10、he food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one anothers company. None of it would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Bens garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decide to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!4. We can infer that Happy and her h
11、usband Ben_A. are a generous and warmhearted coupleB. sometimes quarrel with each otherC. live on the food they grow in their gardenD. dont like spending time with others5.According to Paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that _A. they didnt have to spend so much money on foodB. they
12、 could grow vegetables and sell them at the marketC. they could invite their neighbours and hold parties in itD. they could spend happy hours together with their families in it6. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbours to their garden?A. To ask them to attend a birthday party.B. To
13、help them get to know each other.C. To ask them to share some interesting stories.D. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.7.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?A. It was too long.B. It was wonderful.C. It was not as good as he thought.D. It was too te
14、rrible.C Sleep is a basic human need, as basic as the need for oxygen. Getting a good nights sleep is not only directly related to how we feel the next day, but to our long-term health as well. However, many of us suffer from insomnia (失眠). Even more of us report at least one night of restless sleep
15、 per week. This is a serious problem.Well, how can we make sure that we rest well and stay healthy? Here are some suggestions.If you cant sleep in the middle of the night, dont get up. The bright light will affect your body clock and worsen your insomnia. Stay in bed!Avoid short sleep during the day
16、, except for a brief ten to fifteen-minute sleep between 2:00 and 4:00 P.M.Limit your time in bed to the average number of hours youve actually slept per night last week. Dont try to make up for lost sleep. It cant be done.Get regular exercise each day, but finish at least six hours before bedtime.
17、Exercising in the evening can help keep you awake.Take a hot bath for thirty minutes within two hours of bedtime. The bath will warm you, relax you, and make you feel sleepy.Keep our bedroom dark, quiet, and well ventilated (通风).Keep a regular schedule seven days a week. Avoid sleeping late on weeke
18、nds. Although it may feel good while youre doing it, sleeping late on weekend can lead to insomnia during the week.Dont drink alcohol (酒精). Although, having a drink before bed makes you sleep, alcohol loses its effects after a while. The secondary effects of alcohol can wake you up during the second
19、 half of your nights sleep.Keep the face of the clock in your bedroom turned away, and dont find out what time it is when you awaken in the night.8.The first paragraph serves as a(n) _.A. argument B. introduction C. comment D. explanation9. Which of the following is NOT advised for a good nights sle
20、ep?A. Staying in bed after failing to sleep.B. Dont exercise six hours before sleepingC. Dont drink alcohol before sleeping.D. Preventing the wind from blowing into your room.10. To sleep well, you need to _.A. get up late on weekendsB. sleep during the day sometimesC. avoid looking at your clockD.
21、have a bath in the morning11.The text mainly about_ .A. some keys to a better nights sleepB. some advantages of having a good sleepC. some effects of bad nights sleepD. some reasons for insomniaD Teenagers who talk on the cell phone a lot, and hold their phones up to their right ears, score worse on
22、 one type of memory test. Thats the finding of a new study. That memory impairment might be one side effect of the radiation (放射线) that phones use to keep us connected while were on the go.Nearly 700 Swiss teens took part in a test of figural memory. This type helps us remember abstract (抽象的) symbol
23、s and shapes, explains Milena Foerster. The teens took memory tests twice, one year apart. Each time, they had one minute to remember 13 pairs of abstract shapes. Then they were shown one item from each pair and asked to match it with one of the five choices. The study volunteers also took a test of
24、 verbal memory. Thats the ability to remember words. The two memory tests are part of an intelligence test. The researchers also surveyed the teens on how they use cell phones. And they got call records from phone companies. The researchers used those records to figure out how long the teens were us
25、ing their phones. This allowed the researchers to work out how big a radiation exposure (接触) each person could have got while talking.A phone users exposure to the radiation can differ widely. Some teens talk on their phones more than others. People also hold their phones differently. If the phone i
26、s close to the ear, more radiation may enter the body, Foerster notes. Even the type of network signal that a phone uses can matter. Much of Switzerland was using an older “second-generation” type of cell phone networks, the study reports. Many phone carriers (通讯公司) have moved away from such network
27、s. And more companies plan to update their networks within the next few years.The teens scores in the figural memory tests were roughly the same from one year to the next. But those who normally held their phones near the right ears, and who were also exposed to higher levels of radiation, scored a
28、little bit worse after a year. No group of teens showed big changes on the verbal memory test. Why might one type of memory be linked to cell phone use, but not another? Foerster thinks it could have to do with where different memory centers sit in the brain. The site that deals with the ability to
29、remember shapes is near the right ear.12.According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is TRUE?A.The teens took two types of memory tests four times in total.B.The teens needed to report the average time spent on their phones.C.Researchers paid little attention to the teens habits of using phones.D.The teens ability of remembering words is shown in figural memory test.13.What
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