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Basketball

　　Basketball is still a young game. It's a hundred years old. In the year of 1891, a certain college (某一大學(xué)) was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad. They had to stay indoors. As they could not take part in their usual outdoor sports, they were unhappy, and some of them even went into fights from time to time.

　　Finally, some of the teachers at the college asked Dr Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play at. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors, and the court (場(chǎng)地) was not very large.

　　Dr Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, exciting game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. In order to make a score (為了得分), the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet above the floor. At each of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr Naismith had planned (計(jì)劃) to have the ball thrown into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets.

　　Dr Naismith put two fruit baskets on the walls of both sides. There were nine players on each side. The players tried to throw the ball into the baskets. There were no holes in the bottom (底部) of the basket. When a ball went into the basket, it stayed there. The game had to stop. A player had to climb up to get the ball out. Later, net (網(wǎng)狀) baskets were used. Their bottoms were cut out of the baskets.

　　At first, many people could play. Now only ten team members play the game. There are five players on each side. Basketball today is played in many countries.

1．The article (文章) tells us ________.

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A．what basketball was

B．the origin (起源) of basketball

C．why people like basketball

D．who played basketball

2．The word “indoors” means ________.

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3．When a student threw a ball into the basket ________.

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A．he made a score

B．he won the game

C．he lost the game

D．he made a hole in the bottom of the basket

4．The game got its name from ________.

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5．________ play the game today.

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A．Nine players on each side

B．Ten players on each side

C．Five players on both sides

D．Ten players on both sides

Are Sports Important?

Sports are all around us．We watch and read sports news．There are also sports clubs，and even sports—only channels（頻道）on TV．In many countries，players make millions of dollars every year．

But why are sports so important? They're only games，right?

Our readers answer：

Vlad（Ukraine烏克蘭）

Sports bring people together．In 2006，our team was able to play in the 2006 World Cup for the first time．Everyone was happy．Rich and poor，old and young，men and women—everyone was in the streets together!

Mike（USA）

Sports bring people together，but they divide them，too．Fans of different teams fight all the time—they shout and hit each other．And here's another example：My brother plays high school baseball．Last week，his team played an important game．At the game，two parents fought about a call．Come on… baseball is only a game! Sports are so competitive（有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的）these days．It's all about winning．Then the game isn't fun．

Oba（South Africa）

Right now，some of the world's best soccer players are from African countries，and the 2010 World Cup games will be in South Africa．Yes，some players make a lot of money—may be too much．But sporting events（like the World Cup）bring tourists and money to countries and people．And that is good for Africa．

1．What does Mike think of a game when players and fans only think about winning?

A．It's important．                                        B．It's exciting．

C．It's not fun．                                             D．It's not necessary．

2．Why are sports important for Oba?

A．Because sports are competitive these days．

B．Because sports can make money for a country．

C．Because sports can make players rich every year．

D．Because sports can make people happy．

3．What does the underlined word “call” mean?

A．Decision．           B．Telephone．            C．Suggestion．          D．Seat．

4．What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Sports are popular all over the world．

B．Sports divide people from different countries．

C．People have different opinions about sports．

D．Sports bring tourists and money to Africa．

Dear Grace,
How are you? Thank you for your last e-mail. You want to know about my school clubs, right ? Well, it’s time for us to join the school clubs now. There are many clubs in my school, like the English club, the art club, the music club and the sports club. I have two good friends, Jack and Lisa. We all want to join the school clubs.
I want to join the music club, because I can play the guitar. I can’t speak English well, but I also want to join the English club.
Jack likes sports. He can play soccer and basketball. He is in the school soccer team(隊(duì)). He wants to join the sports club. He can play the guitar, too. But he doesn’t want to join the music club.
Lisa likes drawing. She wants to join the art club. She also speaks English very well. I think she can be in the English club. But she can’t be in the music club. She can’t play any instruments(樂器).
Are there any clubs in your school? What club are you in?
Please write an e—mail and tell me about your school clubs.
Yours,
Jane
【小題1】Grace wants to know Jane’s  _______ .

A．school clubs

B．school life

C．new friends

D．favorite sports

【小題2】Jane wants to join the _______  club.

A．a(chǎn)rt

B．sports

C．music

D．science

【小題3】下面哪項(xiàng)陳述是正確的？

A．Jack speaks English well	B．Jack is Jane’s good friend
C．Jack is in the art club	D．Jack can play the violin

【小題4】Lisa can NOT__________.

A．draw well	B．play the guitar
C．join the English club	D．speak English well

【小題5】Grace 下次給Jane寫的郵件的主題可能是什么？

A．Grace’s birthday party.	B．Grace’s favorite subjects.
C．Grace’s school clubs.	D．Grace’s school day