20、If you are a teenage boy，and you want to succeed in life，you’d better read this great     book．“From Boys to Men” by an American author，Michael Gurian，tells teenage boys that they are living through the best years of their lives．There is no reason for them not to love life．

You may think that only your body is growing at the moment．But the book says that your mind is growing，too．The book tells teenage boys that they need to help their bodies and minds grow．To do this，they should stop spending their time playing computer games and should start playing sports．Sports，the book says，keep you healthy and teach you important life skills．They teach you how to be a leader and how to work as part of a team．

The book also tells boys how to love life if they are being bullied(被欺負(fù))．It says boys have to stop being scared(害怕的)of such bullies．It is the only way they can become more successful people．

    To become the man you want to be，you have to think for yourself and believe in yourself．But，most importantly，the book says，you must always dream of success．Never be happy with what you’ve got，and always want more．

1．“From Boys to Men” is     ．

        A. an American book      B. a piece of music  

        C. a Chinese magazine     D. a name of a machine

2．Michael Gurian tells teenage boys to       ．

        A．play games with other boys    B．learn to repair machines

        C．play computer games          D．love their life

3．The book tells us that          

A．our minds grow faster than our bodies

B．Our bodies are much stronger than our minds

C．Our bodies and minds grow at the same time

D．boys should not work as hard as girls

4．The book says that sports can      ．

        A．teach you how to keep healthy

        B．teach you important life skills

        C．teach you how to work and to be a leader

        D．A，B and C

5．The writer of the passage wishes us to       ．

        A. help him sell the book soon     B. read “From Boys to Men”

        C. send the book to others         D. play sports

19、A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(頑童)was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul?” he asked．Paul answered， “Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing?Boy,I wish…’’He hesitated(猶豫)．

  Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that．But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly．

  “1 wish，”the boy went oil，“that I could be a brother like that．’’Paul looked at the boy in surprise，then he said again，“Would you like to take a ride in my car?’’

  “Oh yes，I'd love that．”

After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked．He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back，but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled(殘疾)brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car．“There she is，Buddy，just like I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent．And some day I'm going to give you one just like it then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about．”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car．The shining—eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride．

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從每小題A、B、C、D中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。

1．The street urchin was very surprised when       ．

        A. Paul received an expensive car    B. Paul told him about the car

        C. he saw the shining car            D. he was walking around the car

2．From the story we can see the urchin         ．

        A. wished to give his brother a car

        B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

        C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

        D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

3．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house         ．

        A. to show his neighbors the big car    B. to show he had a rich friend

        C. to let his brother ride in the car      D. to tell his brother about his wish

4．We can infer(推斷)from the story that      ．

        A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

        B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

        C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

        D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5．The best name of the story is        ．

       A．Christmas Present      B．A Street Urchin

       C．A Brother Like That    D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

18、You may play ping—pong but perhaps you don’t know who invented it．The story is that it started when two students at Cambridge University began knocking a cork(軟木塞) to each other across a table，using old boxes．In about the year l800，an American businessman of sports goods produced a game that he called“ indoor tennis”．The Americans showed no interest in it．He shipped it to London and it soon became popular in Britain．The game was then played across dining room tables，or on the floor with the net string(網(wǎng)子)between chairs．The players used a ball made of cork or rubber．

A few years later，a hollow(中空的)ball like the one we use today was invented． People all over the world loved it at once．(3)A man called Mr Wood in London had the idea of covering the bats with rubber．The London businessman who first sold the game in England called it “ ping--pong”--“ping” was the sound of the bat beating the ball．a(chǎn)nd“ pong’’ was the sound of the ball beating the table．

    (4)The game is played everywhere, but not everybody likes it．Some even think it is a silly game．

(一)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡要回答問題。

1．Who first played table tennis，knocking a cork across a table，using old boxes．          

2．What do “ping” and “pong’’ mean?                     

(二)將短文中劃線的(3)(4)兩個句子譯成漢語。

3．                                     

4．                                    

(三)請給短文擬一個適當(dāng)?shù)臉?biāo)題。

5．                                    

16、從方框中選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)完成下列對話，并將答案寫在相應(yīng)的橫線上。(方框中有兩項(xiàng)是多余的)

Kevin：Hi，Mary! How was your weekend?

Mary：Oh，hi，Kevin．It was OK．But I was very busy．

Kevin：Why is that?

Mary：Well，(1)      I went to the library and studied all day on Saturday．

Kevin：(2)     What did you do on Sunday?

Mary：I read books in the morning, and I slept in the afternoon．

Kevin：That sounds terrible!

Mary：I enjoy sleeping．How about you? Didn’t you study?

Kevin：(3)       But on Saturday afternoon I went to the aquarium．

Mary：That sounds really nice．How about Sunday?(4)       

Kevin：I went hiking．Dave came with me．(5)            

15、——Where is Li Ping?

——I'm not sure．He    in the library．

A．is    B．must be    C．was    D．may be

14、——None of us know the way to the museum．

——         ask the policeman?

A．How about   B．Why    C．Why not    D．Why won't

13、——Can you tell me the way to improve my English?

——Practice         every day and do more reading．

A．speaking    B．speaks    C．speak    D．spoke

12、——I think it's important for teenagers     problems over with their parents and teachers．

——Yes，I think so．

A．talk    B．to talk    C．talks    D．talking

11、——How much did you     the bike?

——Three hundred yuan．

A．pay    B．cost     C． pay for    D．take