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   When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools began offering him scholarships. The Alcindor decided to send their only child to Power Memorial Academy, a small school on Manhattan’s West Side.
At Power, Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a strict young man who already gained his fames as one of the best coaches in the city. Donohue brought Alcindor along slowly. As a first-year student, the boy was not able to do much but wave his long skinny arms and shoot a basket now and then. But by the second year, when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall, Alcindor was quick and skilful enough to make the high school All-American team and to lead Power to an undefeated season.
From then on he simply got better. Some rival coaches (对方教练) used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they had to. Wearing size 16D shoes and sucking a chewing gum, Alcindor would loosen up by starting his leaping lay-ups (擦板球). Then he would casually shoot the ball with either hand, to the delight of the fans.
When reporters and photographers began to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his boy firmly. He simply ordered Lew to talk to no member of the press, and this suited Lew fine. He was not comfortable talking to grown-ups, perhaps because he towered over them. Discouraged photographers began following him in secret as though he were an easily-frightened giraffe. Once after ducking into a subway to escape, Alcindor told a friend that it was all becoming like policemen and robbers. “People want you not for yourself,” Donohue warned him, “But because you’re a basketball player. Don’t forget that.”
【小题1】Many schools offered Alcindor scholarships because ______.
A.he was youngB.he was hardworking
C.he was tall for his ageD.he was skillful at playing basketball
【小题2】Which of the following best describes Donohue as a young coach?
A.Serious, popular and slowB.Tall, skillful and successful
C.Kind, powerful and undefeatedD.Well-known, strict and experienced
【小题3】Why did some rival coaches take their teams away from the floor before Power warmed up?
A.Their teams refused to play against PowerB.Their teams feared to see Alcindor
C.Their teams would lose courageD.Their teams would lose interest
【小题4】What does the last paragraph mainly discuss?
A.How Donohue protect Alcindor from the pressB.How Alcindor disliked meeting reporter
C.Why the press followed Alcindor closelyD.Why the public wanted Alcindor badly
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   Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have_____feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common ___between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over ___rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children’s refusal to help with the ___. On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for ___the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.

The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different ___to these problems. However, some approaches are more ___than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but ___clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children’s ___. On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the ____of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don’t help their parents with the shopping don’t find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to ____their actions.

Psychologists say that ____is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should ____to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. Parents may ____their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and ____each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.

【小题1】
A.naturalB.strongC.guiltyD.similar
【小题2】
A.interestB.argumentC.linkD.knowledge
【小题3】
A.noisyB.crowdedC.messyD.locked
【小题4】
A.homeworkB.houseworkC.problemD.research
【小题5】
A.washingB.usingC.droppingD.replacing
【小题6】
A.approachesB.contributionsC.introductionsD.attitudes
【小题7】
A.complexB.popularC.scientificD.successful
【小题8】
A.laterB.deliberatelyC.seldomD.thoroughly
【小题9】
A.behaviorB.tasteC.futureD.nature
【小题10】
A.failuresB.changesC.consequencesD.thrills
【小题11】
A.defendB.delayC.repeatD.reconsider
【小题12】
A.communicationB.bondC.friendshipD.trust
【小题13】
A.replyB.attendC.attachD.talk
【小题14】
A.hateB.scoldC.frightenD.stop
【小题15】
A.lovingB.observingC.understandingD.praising

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   Shortly after the war,my brother and I were invited to spend a few days with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country,although he rarely spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture(家具)in it;many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked(渗漏),making the whole house terrible.

On our first evening,we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories which our uncle had to tell of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed;but I could not stand missing any of my uncle's exciting stories.

He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above,the one where my brother and I were going to sleep.

"It sounds as if the roof has fallen in!"cried out my uncle,with a loud laugh.

When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door,we could see nothing at first because of the thick clouds of dust which filled the room. When the dust began to clear,a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen down,falling right onto the pillow(枕头)on my bed.

I was glad that I had stayed up late to listen to my uncle's stories,otherwise I should certainly have been seriously injured,perhaps killed.

That night we all slept on the floor in the sitting room downstairs,not wishing to risk our lives by sleeping under a roof which might at any moment fall down on our heads. We left for London the very next morning and my uncle gave up his cottage in the country. This was not the kind of adventure he cared for either!

【小题1】Why did the uncle seldom spend much time in the country cottage?
A.Because the roof of the cottage had fallen.
B.Because the cottage was in bad condition.
C.Because he was used to living abroad.
D.Because the rooms were too small to live in.
【小题2】When the author and his brother opened the bedroom door,they could see nothing at first because.
A.it was completely dark inside
B.there was too much dust in the air
C.something strange stopped them
D.it was a mess inside
【小题3】The author felt glad that he had stayed up late because.
A.he did not miss the exciting stories
B.he spent more time with his uncle
C.he had a lucky escape
D.he saw a strange sight
【小题4】Which of the following can best describe the writer's uncle?
A.Adventurous and good at storytelling.
B.Humorous and good at making jokes.
C.Dependable and generous with money.
D.Thoughtful and sensitive to danger.