NBA commissioner David Stern was in Orlando on Thursday night, getting ready for Sunday’s All-Star Game. Of course, all he could talk about was the only player anyone wants to talk about these days: New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin.
Hours before Lin took the court against the Heat, a few hundred miles South down I-95 in Miami, Stern told reporters that Lin’s instant popularity hasn’t ever been matched in sports history, not even by Sunday’s biggest names, LeBron James or Kobe Bryant.
The Associated Press had the details.
“I haven’t done a calculation, but it’s fair to say that no player has created the interest and the craze in this short period of time, in any sport, that I’m aware of like Jeremy Lin has,” Stern said Thursday.
Lin, an undrafted(未選秀的)guard from Harvard, has become the NBA’s biggest story since coming off the Knicks’ bench earlier this month to lead them to nine wins in 11 games heading into their matchup with Miami on Thursday night.
With Lin’s popularity in Asia as the league’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, and with the religious community because of his strong Christian faith, Stern says he’s “never quite seen anything like” the attention on Lin.
“It’s fascinating,” Stern said after the All-Star Jam Session opening ceremonies.
The top five videos on NBA.com since Feb. 4, when Lin joined the circulation, are all Lin or Knicks related. Lin went from 190,000 followers on Sina, China’s version of Twitter, on Feb. 2 to more than 1 million as of Feb. 16.
Indeed, Lin’s popularity is so out of this world that the NBA made a late list switch to ensure his participation in the Rising Stars Challenge on All-Star Saturday, a game that includes the NBA’s best rookies(新秀球員)and sophomores. Lin is in such high demand that all of the game’s other participants will meet with the media following a team practice on Friday while Lin will have his own, separate press conference later in the night. 
This is Jeremy’s world, folks. We’re all just living in it. Even David Stern and the rest of the league’s All-Stars, at least for the moment. 
小題1:The following statements about Jeremy Lin’s instant popularity are true EXCEPT that ______.
A．Jeremy Lin led New York Knicks to win all the recent games this month
B．David Stern said Lin was the only instant popular player in NBA’s history
C．Lin has become the NBA’s greatest story though he was an undrafted guard
D．no player has created the interest and the enthusiasm in such a short period of time
小題2:Why did Jeremy Lin have so many followers in Asia on Sina, China’s version of Twitter?
A. Because Jeremy Lin was born in Taiwan with strong Christian faith.
B. Maybe because he is the first player born in America but has Chinese descent.
C. Because Sina has a large group of surfing people, maybe more than 10 million.
D. Because the top five videos on NBA. com since Feb. 4 are all Lin or Knicks related.
小題3:The underlined phrase “out of this world” in Paragraph 9 may probably be replaced by ______.
A．impossibleB．importantC．exceptionalD．excellent
小題4:What can we learn from the above passage about Jeremy Lin’s instant popularity?
A．Knowledge starts with practice.B．Failure is the mother of success.
C．Every dog has its day.D．No pains, no gains.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
文章向大家介紹了林書豪的故事，分析了他出名的原因。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)第五段第2行l(wèi)ead them to nine wins in 11 games heading into their matchup with Miami on Thursday night.可知并不是他參加的所有的比賽都贏了，11場贏了9場，輸了2兩場。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第六點第一行With Lin’s popularity in Asia as the league’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent。
小題3:猜測詞義題。本題可以使用代入法，A不可能；B重要；C不同一般，特殊的；D優(yōu)秀根據(jù)上下文可知林書豪的成功不同一般，他是突然崛起。
小題4:通讀全文可知C凡人皆有得意日。符合文意。
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Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.
The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he noticed that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again.”
Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.
小題1:Senior citizens in the story refer to       .
A．those who have special cards
B．old people with special cards
C．people who hold high positions in the government
D．those who wanted to travel cheaply
小題2:Women over sixty       .
A．don’t have to pay for taking buses
B．pay less for their ride if they have a special card
C．have to pay the full price for their ride
D．have to pay their special card
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A．she didn’t know the rule
B．she wasn’t old enough
C．she didn’t know where to get the card
D．she had reached sixty but had not got her senior citizen card
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A．she still had to pay for the ride
B．the card wasn’t hers
C．she felt she was now an old woman
D．the driver found out she was not honest
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B．because he thought that she shouldn’t have borrowed her mother’s card
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I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, What poster? when the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.
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B．It must be done in class.
C．It must be done on a construction sheet.
D．It must include the words on the blackboard.
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B．made an outline for
C．made some space for
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C．began to think about their designs
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A．loved their own designs more
B．thought they had a fair chance
C．put their own designs in a corner
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D．he is not good at communicating with his friend.
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B．wanted to share his story but no one listened.
C．took it for granted that he was made fun of
D．was always of sad appearance
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C．How to get rid of depression
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A．distantB．hugeC．narrowD．loose
小題2:
A．immediatelyB．finallyC．graduallyD．recently
小題3:
A．imaginingB．paintingC．describingD．climbing
小題4:
A．gardenB．homeC．labD．palace
小題5:
A．materialB．resourcesC．wasteD．goods
小題6:
A．beyondB．a(chǎn)gainstC．overD．within
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A．moreB．mostC．lessD．least
小題8:
A．throwing awayB．picking upC．breaking downD．digging out
小題9:
A．killB．saveC．waitD．spend
小題10:
A．satisfied withB．delighted inC．tired ofD．used to
小題11:
A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．everythingD．nothing
小題12:
A．cleanupB．partyC．picnicD．concert
小題13:
A．dropped outB．showed upC．looked aroundD．called back
小題14:
A．demandB．receiveC．a(chǎn)ccomplishD．overcome
小題15:
A．planB．visitC．contactD．difference
小題16:
A．crossedB．measuredC．coveredD．designed
小題17:
A．talkB．complainC．a(chǎn)rgueD．quarrel
小題18:
A．doingB．thinkingC．questioningD．watching
小題19:
A．methodB．explanationC．exampleD．research
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．ifC．whenD．useless

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中選出最佳選項。
Last week I went to a supermarket. After I   36  the bill and was passing through the door, the alarm suddenly started to ring. Suddenly, a young guard ran toward me and ordered me to   37  him. I felt so upset and   38 . He took me to a small room, but I was   39  frightened that I stopped at the door. Finding me   40 to enter the room, he shouted that I had to go into the room.
He closed the door. I thought he was going to hurt me. Suddenly, a   41  voice said in my ear: “Take out the things you’ve stolen!” “I stole nothing.” I said. “Do as I tell you. If we find them, you’ll be in trouble.” “There is nothing.” I answered. “I didn’t take anything.” I said, taking everything out of my pockets and bag.
  42  this point, a guard came in and asked a salesgirl to   43  me.   44 , they found nothing.
But they didn’t believe that I hadn’t stolen anything. So the young guard ordered me to pass through the door alarm again.
I was   45 when it rang again. I felt   46  and burst into tears. I didn’t know how to prove   47  I was innocent(清白的).
They made me go into the small room again.
“Take out the stolen things quickly,  48  we will dial 110.” They said.
“OK, call the police. I’ m not afraid.” I said   49 .
Suddenly,  they  50  their tone. After a while, a salesgirl asked me to raise my feet. I did   51  she had told me. There was a label (標簽) on the bottom of my shoe. That was it! That was the   52 thing that had brought me such great trouble. But it   53 my innocence.
After that, they   54  to me in the small room, But they should have apologized  55 , shouldn’t they? A lot of people were there when I was taken away. What did they think of me?
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A．buyB．paidC．passedD．paid for
小題2:
A．obeyB．begC．followD．listen to
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)ngryB．excitedC．happyD．puzzled
小題4:
A．veryB．muchC．suchD．so
小題5:
A．disagree B．unwillingC．voluntarilyD．willingly
小題6:
A．highB．lowC．soundD．sharp
小題7:
A．OnB．InC．AtD．From
小題8:
A．look atB．watchC．examineD．keep
小題9:
A．Needless to sayB．So farC．On one handD．As a result of
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)fraidB．frightenedC．shockedD．sad
小題11:
A．wrongedB．upsetC．scaredD．unpleasant
小題12:
A．whatB．whetherC．thatD．how
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．orD．so
小題14:
A．unhappilyB．forcefully C．terriblyD．widely
小題15:
A．changedB．raisedC．increasedD．closed
小題16:
A．likeB．a(chǎn)sC．a(chǎn)ccording toD．a(chǎn)s if
小題17:
A．onlyB．lastC．veryD．just
小題18:
A．testedB．showedC．provedD．gave
小題19:
A．saidB．a(chǎn)pologizedC．a(chǎn)greedD．promised
小題20:
A．loudly B．togetherC．politelyD．in public

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What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?
This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming. and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.
I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.
Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.
小題1:The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was______.
A．doing shoppingB．having a debate
C．reading a messageD．leaving for Wyoming
小題2:The author's inspiration for the gift came from_____.
A．a(chǎn) photo of a flowerB．a(chǎn) story about a kid
C．a(chǎn) call from the motherD．a(chǎn) text about Christmas
小題3:The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by_____.
A．the father B．the author
C．William BlakeD．Edgar Allan Poe
小題4:The author made the gift by_____.
A．searching for the poems online
B．drawing the background by hand
C．painting the letters in three colors
D．matching the words with pictures
小題5:What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To show how to design images for gifts.
B．To suggest making gifts from one's heart.
C．To explain how computers help create gifts.
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Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen. Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count. So even the shyest person can become a chat room star.
Usually, this “faceless” communication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis(強調(diào),重視) on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people come together to chat? But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with. They’re looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail miserably.
Supporters of online relationships state that the Internet allows couples to get to know each other intellectually first. Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way. But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why? Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them. Internet users can carefully craft their words to fit whatever image they want to give. And they don’t have to worry about what their “nonverbal” (非言語交際的)communication is doing for their image. In a sense, they’re not really themselves.
All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace. But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.” This inevitably(不可避免地) leads to disappointment when couples meet in person. How someone imagines an online friend is often quite more different than the real person. So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”
小題1:According to the passage, chatting in the cyberspace ________.     
A．puts emphasis on people’s thoughts
B．needs people to be rich in knowledge
C．stresses more about people’s identity
D．a(chǎn)llows people to discuss politics secretly
小題2:People who are against online love think ________.      
A．what is said online is under control of the Internet
B．it is hard to protect the other’s identity
C．the faceless communication is exciting
D．one may not show the real self in cyberspace
小題3:By saying “With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination ‘fill in the blanks’”, the writer means that ________.
A．the Internet allows people to get more information about their loved ones
B．the Internet makes it easy for people to imagine how others view them
C．people usually get to know each other by chance through the Internet
D．people may be disappointed when they meet in person
小題4:We can infer from the last paragraph that Clifford________.
A．supports to look for love in the real life
B．demands to develop the computer system
C．encourages people to enjoy modern life
D．believes it hopeless to find love online
小題5:What’s the attitude of the author?
A. Subjective      B.Objective       C Positive     D.Negative

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He was a hero that saved two children from the jaws of a cougar(美洲獅). Standing barely 1.7 meters, the 22-year-old with black-frame glasses might pass more for a Chinese Harry Potter. Yet Shen Huigang is now getting recognition for his bravery in fighting off a cougar on Vancouver Island, Canada, during a family outing. Shen, also known as Ian, was then an exchange student. With him was a friend, Myles Hagar, and Hagar’s two grandchildren. Silently and suddenly a cougar appeared out of nowhere. By the time they spotted the cat, it already had the head of 18-month-old Julien in its mouth.
“At first, my brain was nothing but blank,” Shen recalled. “But I believed I could get the child back.” He gestured as if he were ready for a fight, and tried to scare the beast off with his bag. Hearing the noise Shen made, the animal dropped the baby and Hagar rushed to grab his grandson. But the animal didn’t run, instead turned toward 3-year-old Iris standing beside Shen. “Had Ian not been there, shouting at the cougar, remaining calm and standing firm, it would certainly have attacked Iris.” Hagar recalled.
They chased the animal back into the woods. “We moved slowly to our vehicle as we waved our fists and bags, pretending to wrestle it,” Shen said. “The vehicle wasn’t far away but it felt like it took us a century to travel the short journey.” As Hagar drove for help, Shen held the heavily-bleeding boy in the passenger seat and calmly kept him awake by hugging and kissing him in case he would go into a coma(昏迷). The boy was flown to a hospital nearby. Doctors later said his little skull had been punctured(刺穿) through to his brain in two places. Luckily, Julien made a full recovery.
“Any hesitation, even a second delay, would have resulted in certain death for Julien, but Ian was there…” Hagar said. Following the incident, the story appeared on Canadian TV networks in every city, and in many small town newspapers---plus many US Internet news sites. The Royal Canadian Humane Association planned to give Shen a Canada Bravery Award, but it couldn’t reach him because he had returned to China.
小題1:Why did the cougar drop the baby?
A．Because it was scared by the noise made by Ian’s shouting.
B．Because Hagar rushed to grab the baby from its jaws.
C．Because it wanted to attack Iris and took her away.
D．Because Hagar and Ian were chasing it back into the woods.
小題2:Which of the following statements about Shen Huigang is TRUE?
A．He was called Chinese Harry Potter because he was very brave.
B．His deed was spread both in Canada and the US.
C．He was better at fighting and wrestling compared with Hagar.
D．He was too shocked to move to the vehicle in the incident.
小題3:What did Ian do in the car to keep the baby awake?
A．He held, hugged and kissed the baby in the passenger seat.
B．He drove the car as quickly as possible to find a hospital.
C．He encouraged the baby telling him to be awake.
D．He held the heavily- bleeding wound of the baby.
小題4:Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A．Saving Lives From the Jaws of Death
B．Experiencing a Family Outing
C．Taking Care of Two Children
D．Interviewing a Clever Young Student

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