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第三篇
The World Cup
This summer's World Cup competition will see teams competing to play the world's best
football.But the football they play will not all be of the same kind.The fans expect different
styles of play from Brazil,Germany, or Italy.
What makes Brazilian football Brazilian?Our style of playing football contrasts with the
Europeans because of a combination of qualities of surprise,accuracy and good judgment.
This style has won Brazil five world cups.Yet many Brazilian fans only count four of these
victories.In 1994,the team abandoned this style for modern,scientific training and tactics.
The team won the cup,but in a boring way.
The Italians think differently."To many Italians,the score 0-0 has a glorious quality,
suggesting perfection,"says the British football writer Simon Kuper.In the Italian culture,
the idea of face is very important.This is why Italian teams are traditionally built around
strong defences.The Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff once said that Italian teams never
exactly beat you.It's just that you often lose to them.
In Holland,there is a tradition of decision making through argument and discussion.It is
a society where everybody is expected to have a point of view."Every Dutch player wants
to control the game,"says Arnold Muhren."You play football with your brains and not your
feet."
"A Dutch player argues,"says Simon Kuper."An English player obeys his superior.
He is a soldier."The qualities valued in English football are military-strength,aggression
and courage.This can make for exciting football.But it also means that the English find it
difficult to use skillful players.David Beckham is usually criticized for his failure to defend一
despite the fact that he is an attacker.
If the English like to fight,the Germans like to win.In recent years,Germany has tried
to change its image as a country of ruthless efficiency and a desire for victory at all costs.
But Germans are quite happy for these qualities to remain in their national football team.
"Football is a simple game,"Gary Lineker once said."You kick a ball about for ninety
minutes and in the end the Germans win."
It's difficult to predict who will win this year's World Cup.There is no strong favorite.But
a look at the track record of previous winners shows that it is the nations with the strongest
national characteristics in the football that perform best.It seems that you need to know
where you come from if you want to get to the top.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Brazilian style of playing football?
A:Accuracy.
B:Surprise.
C:Good judgment.
D:Ruthless efficiency.
第三篇
The World Cup
This summer's World Cup competition will see teams competing to play the world's best
football.But the football they play will not all be of the same kind.The fans expect different
styles of play from Brazil,Germany, or Italy.
What makes Brazilian football Brazilian?Our style of playing football contrasts with the
Europeans because of a combination of qualities of surprise,accuracy and good judgment.
This style has won Brazil five world cups.Yet many Brazilian fans only count four of these
victories.In 1994,the team abandoned this style for modern,scientific training and tactics.
The team won the cup,but in a boring way.
The Italians think differently."To many Italians,the score 0-0 has a glorious quality,
suggesting perfection,"says the British football writer Simon Kuper.In the Italian culture,
the idea of face is very important.This is why Italian teams are traditionally built around
strong defences.The Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff once said that Italian teams never
exactly beat you.It's just that you often lose to them.
In Holland,there is a tradition of decision making through argument and discussion.It is
a society where everybody is expected to have a point of view."Every Dutch player wants
to control the game,"says Arnold Muhren."You play football with your brains and not your
feet."
"A Dutch player argues,"says Simon Kuper."An English player obeys his superior.
He is a soldier."The qualities valued in English football are military-strength,aggression
and courage.This can make for exciting football.But it also means that the English find it
difficult to use skillful players.David Beckham is usually criticized for his failure to defend一
despite the fact that he is an attacker.
If the English like to fight,the Germans like to win.In recent years,Germany has tried
to change its image as a country of ruthless efficiency and a desire for victory at all costs.
But Germans are quite happy for these qualities to remain in their national football team.
"Football is a simple game,"Gary Lineker once said."You kick a ball about for ninety
minutes and in the end the Germans win."
It's difficult to predict who will win this year's World Cup.There is no strong favorite.But
a look at the track record of previous winners shows that it is the nations with the strongest
national characteristics in the football that perform best.It seems that you need to know
where you come from if you want to get to the top.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Brazilian style of playing football?
A:Accuracy.
B:Surprise.
C:Good judgment.
D:Ruthless efficiency.
Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners.
A:polite
B:similar
C:usual
D:bad
A:polite
B:similar
C:usual
D:bad
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A Lucky Break
Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones,and it always seems to happen when he's______(1) sport.In the film Play It to the Bone he______(2) the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson.______(3)the making of the film Harrelson______(4) complaining that the fight______(5)weren't very convincing,so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for real.The Spanish actor wasn't______(6)on the idea at first,but he was______(7) persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring.However,when he realized how seriously his______(8) was taking it all,he began to regret his decision to fight.
And then in the third round,Harrelson hit Banderas______(9)hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.His wife,actress Melanie Griffith,was furious that he had been playing“silly macho games”.“She was right,”confesses Banderas,“and I was a fool to______(10)a risk like that in the middle of a movie.”
He was______(11)of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Malaga.He had always______(12)of becoming a soccer star,of performing in front of a big crowd,but doctors told him his playing days were probably over.“That's when I decided to take______(13) acting；I saw it as______(14)way of performing,and achieving recognition.What happened to me on that football______(15)was,you might say,my first lucky break.”
8._________
A:competitor
B:contender
C:opponent
D:participant
A Lucky Break
Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones,and it always seems to happen when he's______(1) sport.In the film Play It to the Bone he______(2) the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson.______(3)the making of the film Harrelson______(4) complaining that the fight______(5)weren't very convincing,so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for real.The Spanish actor wasn't______(6)on the idea at first,but he was______(7) persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring.However,when he realized how seriously his______(8) was taking it all,he began to regret his decision to fight.
And then in the third round,Harrelson hit Banderas______(9)hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.His wife,actress Melanie Griffith,was furious that he had been playing“silly macho games”.“She was right,”confesses Banderas,“and I was a fool to______(10)a risk like that in the middle of a movie.”
He was______(11)of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Malaga.He had always______(12)of becoming a soccer star,of performing in front of a big crowd,but doctors told him his playing days were probably over.“That's when I decided to take______(13) acting；I saw it as______(14)way of performing,and achieving recognition.What happened to me on that football______(15)was,you might say,my first lucky break.”
8._________
A:competitor
B:contender
C:opponent
D:participant
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A Powerful Influence
There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives.Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet,hardly______(1) doing anything else in their spare time.Naturally,parents are______(2)to find out why the Internet is so attractive,and they want to know if it can be______(3) to their children.Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time______(4) their computers?
Obviously,if children are bent over their computers for hours,______(5) in some game,in-stead of doing their homework,then something is wrong.Parents and children could decide how much use the child should______(6) of the Internet,and the child should give his or her______(7) that it won't interfere with homework.If the child is not______(8) to this arrangement,the parent can take more drastic______(9)dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much dif-ferent from______(10) any other soft of bargain about behaviour.
Any parent who is______(11) alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to______(12)the matter with a teacher.Spending time in front of the screen does not ______(13)affect a child's performance at school.Even if a child is______(14)crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just______(15) through a phase,and in a few months there will be some-thing else to worry about!
5._________
A:supposed
B:occupied
C:interested
D:absorbed
A Powerful Influence
There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives.Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet,hardly______(1) doing anything else in their spare time.Naturally,parents are______(2)to find out why the Internet is so attractive,and they want to know if it can be______(3) to their children.Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time______(4) their computers?
Obviously,if children are bent over their computers for hours,______(5) in some game,in-stead of doing their homework,then something is wrong.Parents and children could decide how much use the child should______(6) of the Internet,and the child should give his or her______(7) that it won't interfere with homework.If the child is not______(8) to this arrangement,the parent can take more drastic______(9)dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much dif-ferent from______(10) any other soft of bargain about behaviour.
Any parent who is______(11) alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to______(12)the matter with a teacher.Spending time in front of the screen does not ______(13)affect a child's performance at school.Even if a child is______(14)crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just______(15) through a phase,and in a few months there will be some-thing else to worry about!
5._________
A:supposed
B:occupied
C:interested
D:absorbed
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Charter Schools
American public education has changed in recent years.One change is that increasing
numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public schools
_______(1)charter schools（特许学校）.
In 1991,there were no charter schools in the United States.Today,more than 2,300
charter schools_________(2)in 34 states and the District of Columbia.575,000
students___________(3)these schools.The students are from 5 years of age through 18
or older.
A charter school is_________(4)by groups of parents,teachers and community
（社区）members. It is similar in some ways__________(5) a traditional public school.
It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do.The_________(6)it
receives depends on the number of students.The charter school must prove to local or
state governments that its students are learning.These governments____________(7)the
school with the agreement,or charter that permits it to operate.
Unlike a traditional public school,__________(8),the charter school does not have
to obey most laws governing public schools.Local,state or federal governments cannot tell
it what to________(9).
Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to___________
(10)those goals.Class sizes usually are smaller than in many traditional public schools.
Many students and parents say _________(11)in charter schools can be more
creative.
However,state education agencies,local education-governing committees and unions
often_________(12)charter schools.They say these schools may receive money
badly__________(13)by traditional public schools.Experts say some charter schools
are doing well while others are struggling.
Congress provided 200 million dollars for________(14)charter schools in the
2002 federal budget（预算）.But,often the schools say they lack enough money for their
_________(15).Many also lack needed space.
_________(6)
A:attention
B:amount
C:expense
D:information
Charter Schools
American public education has changed in recent years.One change is that increasing
numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public schools
_______(1)charter schools（特许学校）.
In 1991,there were no charter schools in the United States.Today,more than 2,300
charter schools_________(2)in 34 states and the District of Columbia.575,000
students___________(3)these schools.The students are from 5 years of age through 18
or older.
A charter school is_________(4)by groups of parents,teachers and community
（社区）members. It is similar in some ways__________(5) a traditional public school.
It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do.The_________(6)it
receives depends on the number of students.The charter school must prove to local or
state governments that its students are learning.These governments____________(7)the
school with the agreement,or charter that permits it to operate.
Unlike a traditional public school,__________(8),the charter school does not have
to obey most laws governing public schools.Local,state or federal governments cannot tell
it what to________(9).
Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to___________
(10)those goals.Class sizes usually are smaller than in many traditional public schools.
Many students and parents say _________(11)in charter schools can be more
creative.
However,state education agencies,local education-governing committees and unions
often_________(12)charter schools.They say these schools may receive money
badly__________(13)by traditional public schools.Experts say some charter schools
are doing well while others are struggling.
Congress provided 200 million dollars for________(14)charter schools in the
2002 federal budget（预算）.But,often the schools say they lack enough money for their
_________(15).Many also lack needed space.
_________(6)
A:attention
B:amount
C:expense
D:information
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Child Consultants
These days,"what do you want to do when you grow up?"is the wrong question to ask
children in the US
A.The________(1)should be:"what job are you doing now?"
American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants to evaluate
products for child ________(2).The 12-to-19 __________(3) group spends more
than $100 billion a year in the US
A.Specialist agencies have been created to help
manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes,food and_________(4)
markets. One__________(5),Teenage Research Unlimited , has panels（评判小组）of
teenagers who give their verdict(裁决)on products. ________(6) jeans（牛仔裤）.
Another company,Doyle Research Associated,holds two-hour sessions in a room
_________(7) the"imaginarium（想象室）."Children are encouraged to play games to
get________ (8)a creative mood.They have to write down any ideas that
__________(9)into their heads.
Some manufacturers prefer to do their own___________(10)research.The software
company Microsoft runs a weekly"Kid's Council"at its headquarters in Seattle,
___________(11)a panel of school children give their verdict on the________(12)
products and suggest new ones. One 11-year-old,Andrew Cooledge,told them that they
should make more computer games which would appeal equally__________(13)boys
and girls.Payments for the work are increasingly attractive.Andrew Cooledge was paid
$250 and given some software.__________(14),even if their ideas are valuable,the
children will never make a fortune.They cannot have the copyright to their ideas.These
are not jobs they can hold for long.__________(15)their mid-teens they can be told that
they are too old.
_________(3)
A:age
B:year
C:time
D:generation
Child Consultants
These days,"what do you want to do when you grow up?"is the wrong question to ask
children in the US
A.The________(1)should be:"what job are you doing now?"
American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants to evaluate
products for child ________(2).The 12-to-19 __________(3) group spends more
than $100 billion a year in the US
A.Specialist agencies have been created to help
manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes,food and_________(4)
markets. One__________(5),Teenage Research Unlimited , has panels（评判小组）of
teenagers who give their verdict(裁决)on products. ________(6) jeans（牛仔裤）.
Another company,Doyle Research Associated,holds two-hour sessions in a room
_________(7) the"imaginarium（想象室）."Children are encouraged to play games to
get________ (8)a creative mood.They have to write down any ideas that
__________(9)into their heads.
Some manufacturers prefer to do their own___________(10)research.The software
company Microsoft runs a weekly"Kid's Council"at its headquarters in Seattle,
___________(11)a panel of school children give their verdict on the________(12)
products and suggest new ones. One 11-year-old,Andrew Cooledge,told them that they
should make more computer games which would appeal equally__________(13)boys
and girls.Payments for the work are increasingly attractive.Andrew Cooledge was paid
$250 and given some software.__________(14),even if their ideas are valuable,the
children will never make a fortune.They cannot have the copyright to their ideas.These
are not jobs they can hold for long.__________(15)their mid-teens they can be told that
they are too old.
_________(3)
A:age
B:year
C:time
D:generation
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US to Start$3.2 Billion Child Health Study in January
A stu街that will cost $3.2 billion and last more than two decades to track the health of 100,000 US children from before birth to age 21 will be launched in January,US health officials said on Friday.
Officials from the US government's National Institutes of Health said they hope the study,to be conducted at 105 locations throughout the United States,can help identify early-life influences that affect later development,with the goal of learning new ways to treat or prevent illness.The study will examine hereditary（遗传的）and environmental factors such as exposure to certamn chemicals that affect health.Researchers will collect genetic and biological samples from people in the study as well as samples from the homes of the women and their babies including air,water,dust and materials used to construct their residences,the NIH said.
Officials said more than $200 million has been spent already and the study is projected to cost $3.2 billion."We anticipate that in the long term（从长远说来）,what we learn from the study will result in a significant savings in the nation's health care costs,"Dr. Duane Alexander,who heads the NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,told reporters.The study will begin in January when the University of North Carolina and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York start signing up pregnant women whose babies will then be followed to age 21.
Some of the early findings will be about factors behind preterm birth（早产）,which has become more common in recent years,according to Dr. Peter Scheidt of the NIH,who heads the study.The people taking part will be from rural,urban and suburban areas,from all income and educational levels and from all racial groups,the NIH said.
The aim of the study is to find new ways to_______.
A:conduct research
B:track public health
C:prevent or treat illness
D:speed up development
第一篇
US to Start$3.2 Billion Child Health Study in January
A stu街that will cost $3.2 billion and last more than two decades to track the health of 100,000 US children from before birth to age 21 will be launched in January,US health officials said on Friday.
Officials from the US government's National Institutes of Health said they hope the study,to be conducted at 105 locations throughout the United States,can help identify early-life influences that affect later development,with the goal of learning new ways to treat or prevent illness.The study will examine hereditary（遗传的）and environmental factors such as exposure to certamn chemicals that affect health.Researchers will collect genetic and biological samples from people in the study as well as samples from the homes of the women and their babies including air,water,dust and materials used to construct their residences,the NIH said.
Officials said more than $200 million has been spent already and the study is projected to cost $3.2 billion."We anticipate that in the long term（从长远说来）,what we learn from the study will result in a significant savings in the nation's health care costs,"Dr. Duane Alexander,who heads the NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,told reporters.The study will begin in January when the University of North Carolina and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York start signing up pregnant women whose babies will then be followed to age 21.
Some of the early findings will be about factors behind preterm birth（早产）,which has become more common in recent years,according to Dr. Peter Scheidt of the NIH,who heads the study.The people taking part will be from rural,urban and suburban areas,from all income and educational levels and from all racial groups,the NIH said.
The aim of the study is to find new ways to_______.
A:conduct research
B:track public health
C:prevent or treat illness
D:speed up development
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Look on the Bright Side
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic,someone who always________(51)to be successful?
Having someone around__________(52)always fears the worst isn't really a lot of________(53).We
all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says,"It looks__________(54)rain."But if
you catch yourself thinking such things,it's important to do something_________(55)it.
You can change your_________(56)of life,according to psychologists.It only takes a little effort,
and you'll find life more rewarding as a_________(57).Optimism,they say,is partly about self-respect
and confidence but it's also a more positive way of ______(58)at life and all it has to offer. Optimists
are more__________(59)to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in________(60)your attitude to the world.Some people are
brought up to_________(61)too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything
_________(62)wrong. Most optimists,on the_______(63)hand,have been brought up not to
_________ (64)failure as the end of the world一they just___________(65)on with their lives.
_________(51)
A:failed
B:felt
C:expected
D:waited
Look on the Bright Side
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic,someone who always________(51)to be successful?
Having someone around__________(52)always fears the worst isn't really a lot of________(53).We
all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says,"It looks__________(54)rain."But if
you catch yourself thinking such things,it's important to do something_________(55)it.
You can change your_________(56)of life,according to psychologists.It only takes a little effort,
and you'll find life more rewarding as a_________(57).Optimism,they say,is partly about self-respect
and confidence but it's also a more positive way of ______(58)at life and all it has to offer. Optimists
are more__________(59)to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in________(60)your attitude to the world.Some people are
brought up to_________(61)too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything
_________(62)wrong. Most optimists,on the_______(63)hand,have been brought up not to
_________ (64)failure as the end of the world一they just___________(65)on with their lives.
_________(51)
A:failed
B:felt
C:expected
D:waited
The storm caused severe damage.
A:physical
B:accidental
C:serious
D:environmental
A:physical
B:accidental
C:serious
D:environmental
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The First Bicycle
The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac ______(51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed______(52)his two-wheeled inven-tion,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(53)version of a children's toy which had been in use for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the ______(54)of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(55)against the______(56)with your legs-there were no pedals.It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(57)to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(58)races up and down the streets.
Minor______(59)werecommonasridersattemptedafinalburstof_____(60).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(61)was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé”and_____(62)it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. “Celeriferés”were not popular for long,______(63),as the______(64)of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the______(65)of the modern bicycle.
64._________
A: mixture
B: link
C: combination
D: union
The First Bicycle
The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac ______(51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed______(52)his two-wheeled inven-tion,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(53)version of a children's toy which had been in use for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the ______(54)of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(55)against the______(56)with your legs-there were no pedals.It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(57)to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(58)races up and down the streets.
Minor______(59)werecommonasridersattemptedafinalburstof_____(60).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(61)was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé”and_____(62)it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. “Celeriferés”were not popular for long,______(63),as the______(64)of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the______(65)of the modern bicycle.
64._________
A: mixture
B: link
C: combination
D: union
