On a recent day, “Linsanity” is popular all over the world. It’s the combination of “Lin” & “insanity”, referring to the person who made surprising success.

“Lin” refers to Jeremy Lin, an American professional basketball player, with the Chinese name Shu How Lin. He is the first American player with Chinese descent（血統(tǒng)）.

Jeremy Lin was born on August 23, 1988. At the age of 5, He started playing basketball at the kindergarten. He went to Harvard University after playing at Palo Alto High School in California. He graduated in 2010 and joined the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team in California. In late 2011, Lin moved to another team - the New York Knicks at the very end of the year. The Knicks added him to their starting lineup（陣容）that month. He began averaging more than 20 points a game and leading the team to a series of wins.

Here is his career statistics（統(tǒng)計(jì)表）.

NBA Regular Season Accurate as of February 20, 2012

GP: Games played        GS: Games started               MPG: Minutes per game

FG%: Field-goal         3P%: 3-point field-goal         FT%: Free-throw

RPG: Rebounds per game  APG: Assists per game           SPG: Steals per game

BPG: Blocks per game    PPG: Points per game

1.“Linsanity” is an expression referring to the person who ______.

    A. made surprising success

B. played basketball young

C. was very popular

2.Jeremy Lin is the first American player with _______ descent.

    A. French                       B. Chinese                  C. English

3.According to the passage, Jeremy Lin started playing basketball at ________.

    A. kindergarten             B. high school                  C. university

4.Jeremy Lin is playing for ________ team in NBA now.

    A. the Golden State Warriors

B. the Los Angeles Lakers

C. the New York Knicks

5.Jeremy Lin got 14.6 _________ in Regular Season 2011-2012.

    A. PPG                      B. SPG                      C. MPG

London’s Chinese community(社區(qū)) dates back to the 18^th century, when a small number of Chinese sailors moved to the city to work in Limhouse, east London. As time went on, other Chinese came to this area and Limhouse began to be known as “Chinatown”. However, London’s Chinese community remained every small for many years: at the start of the 20^th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain.
After the Second World War, many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs and came to London. As Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war, they settled (定居) in a different area—a port of central London near Leicester Square. This area is now what Londoners call Chinatown.
At first, the new immigrants found it difficult to get jobs. In the 1950s, however, a small Chinese restaurant opened in London. Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful! Suddenly, Chinese restaurants and take-ways started opening in every part of the city. Instead of too little work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! They worked as cooks, managers or waiters. Most of them enjoyed their lives and arranged their friends and relatives to join them from overseas.
As time went by, London’s Chinese community became more and more successful. The sons and daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard. And most went on to get highly paid jobs. Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to more expensive outskirts. Chinatown, however, is still as lively as ever.
【小題1】When did the first Chinese immigrants come to London?
A. In the 1950s.
B. B. More than 200 years ago.
C. C. At the start of the 20 century.
【小題2】Why did many Chinese immigrants come to London in the 1950s?
A. Because it was easy for them to get jobs there.
B. Because many British people enjoyed Chinese food.
C. Because their children could study there and get highly paid jobs.
【小題3】In the 1950s, Chinese immigrants came to London and worked as _______.
A. sailors
B. sailors and farmers
C. restaurant workers
【小題4】Where is London’s Chinatown now?
A. In the east of London.
B. In Limhouse.
C. Not far from Leicester square.
【小題5】According to this passage, if people live in the outskirts of a city, they live ______.
A. in the center of the city
B. in the outer areas of the city
C.in the busiest part of the city.

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 each hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”
The little boy went to his room with no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry！Maybe I was too strict with you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you Daddy!” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
【小題1】How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

默寫（共40小題，每小題0.5分，滿分20分）

1.: Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who 1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only 4.__________ 5.__________ 6.__________, but is extremely accurate as well.

Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it 7.__________ 8.__________ give the correct time.

2.: It was over 30 feet 1.__________ 2.__________ and had a 2,500-horsepower engine. Although Campbell 3.__________ 4.__________5.__________ 6.__________ over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.

3.: They have all 1.__________ 2.__________3.__________ 4.__________ by a boy who, while playing truant, traveled 1,600 miles.

He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who 5.__________ 6.__________ evading school.

4.:   He 1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ Paris

until he built his home on the island.

British theatre is especially 5.__________ 6.__________ 7.__________  8.__________ William Shakespeare and his plays.

Also, it is still common to throw things onto the stage after a performance in a British theatre, but it is more usual fore people to throw flowers

9.__________ 10.__________ money or vegetables today.

5.: Han often said, “1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.”

After looking through the concerto, Mozart’s father was 5.__________6.__________ 7.__________ speak.

For example, when he was travelling, he often 8.__________ 9.__________ 10.__________ where he had placed his tickets.