Michael Jordan told me not to mention this until the season was over and I promised him at that time. Now I think it’s time.
Early last season, I wrote a column about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the Stadium. After it ran ,I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said, “I read what you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.” Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Has Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?
“Not two boys,” Jordan said, “but four.”
And he named them. He said four names.
And what did they talk about?
“Everything,” Jordan said. “I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check whether they’re paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”
It’s just one more part of Michael Jordan’s life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing Jordan does right. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do I! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan, as they surely will, I’ll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come, for someone they can depend on.
1.That man called after reading about what Jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to ____.
A.become famous himself
B.know why Jordan appeared in a poor area
C.let the author know that Jordan was not that nice
D.offer another example to show that Jordan was a nice man
2.What can we learn from this passage?
A.Jordan is not such a great person.
B.Jordan deserves the admiration he had from others.
C.Jordan is always ready to make friends with young people.
D.Jordan is always misunderstood by expert reviewers.
3.What does the underlined word “ran” probably mean?
A.Published. B.Finished. C.Disappeared. D.Drove
4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author wrote this passage?
A.He would like to keep the promise he had made.
B.He thought it was time to help the disabled children.
C.He hated to see Jordan become someone else’s target.
D.He was impressed by Jordan’s deeds for the ordinary poor.
5. What’s the purpose of the writer writing the passage?
A.to show us the life of Jordan
B.to tell us everybody will make mistakes including Jordan
C.to criticize Jordan
D.to defend Jordan against attack
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Michael Jordan told me not to mention this until the season was over and I promised him at that time. Now I think it’s time.
Early last season, I wrote a column about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the Stadium. After it ran ,I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said, “I read what you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.” Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Has Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?
“Not two boys,” Jordan said, “but four.”
And he named them. He said four names.
And what did they talk about?
“Everything,” Jordan said. “I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check whether they’re paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”
It’s just one more part of Michael Jordan’s life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing Jordan does right. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do I! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan, as they surely will, I’ll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come, for someone they can depend on.
1.That man called after reading about what Jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to ____.
A.become famous himself
B.know why Jordan appeared in a poor area
C.let the author know that Jordan was not that nice
D.offer another example to show that Jordan was a nice man
2.What can we learn from this passage?
A.Jordan is not such a great person.
B.Jordan deserves the admiration he had from others.
C.Jordan is always ready to make friends with young people.
D.Jordan is always misunderstood by expert reviewers.
3.What does the underlined word “ran” probably mean?
A.Published. B.Finished. C.Disappeared. D.Drove
4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author wrote this passage?
A.He would like to keep the promise he had made.
B.He thought it was time to help the disabled children.
C.He hated to see Jordan become someone else’s target.
D.He was impressed by Jordan’s deeds for the ordinary poor.
5. What’s the purpose of the writer writing the passage?
A.to show us the life of Jordan
B.to tell us everybody will make mistakes including Jordan
C.to criticize Jordan
D.to defend Jordan against attack
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Simon put up a picture of Michael Jordan beside the bed to keep himself_______of his own dreams.
A. reminding B. to remind
C. reminded D. remind
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Here's a list of books I'm looking forward to this fall season. Not all of them will rise to the level of the advertisement, but it's an abundant crop.
"Home After Dark" by David Small (Liveright, Sept. 11 )
In 2009, Small published a celebrated graphic memoir (回忆录) called"Stitches". Now the Caldecott Medal winner is back with a graphic novel about a motherless 13-year-old boy brought up in an unhappy home in California. This is a tale told in few words and many striking images. On Sept. 11 at 3p.m., Small will be at Amazonbooks at Union Market. More information at www. amazon.com/graph-tale.
"Waiting for Eden" by Elliot Ackerman (Knopf, Sept. 25)
This brief novel is related by a dead soldier who is watching over a horribly burned partner in a Texas hospital. That sounds embarrassingly emotional, but Ackerman, who served in a Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of the best soldier-writers of his generation. More information at www. amazon. com/military-essay.
"All You Can Ever Know" by Nicole Chung (Catapult, Oct. 2)
Chung, the editor of the literary magazine Catapult, was adopted as a baby by a white family in Oregon. In this memoir, she writes about her childhood, her Asian American identity and her search for the Korean parents who gave her up. More information at www. amazon. com/politics-prose.
"Unsheltered" by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper, Oct. 16)
Alternating between past and present, this novel tells the story of a woman investigating a late-19th-century science teacher who was caught up in the controversy over Darwinism. Like her other novels, this one promises to explore social and scientific problems. Visit www. amazon. com/tech-science for more information.
1.If you hope for a signature of the author, you will probably buy a copy of ________.
A.All You Can Ever Know
B.Waiting for Eden
C.Home After Dark
D.Unsheltered
2.Who joined the army and was sent to the Middle East?
A.Elliot Ackerman.
B.David Small.
C.Barbara Kingsolver.
D.Nicole Chung.
3.If you want to read books about non-fiction, you can surf________.
A.www. amazon. com/graph-tale
B.www. amazon. com/politics-prose
C.www. amazon. com/military-essay
D.www. amazon. com/tech-science
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jordan was the second player ________ more than 3,000 points in a season.
A. scoring B. to score
C. has scored D. had scored
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I wanted to park my car by the roadside, but a policeman came up and told me ____.
A.not to B.not to do C.not do it D.do not to
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I wanted to park my car by the roadside, but a policeman came up and told me ____.
A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to
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Work ethic(道德) is important. but I didn’t realize this until I grew up although my dad told me a lot about this. In my memory, the biggest ______ he taught me was about how a person should have a strong work ethic.
When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed (修剪) yards during the summer to ______ our pocket money. Dad seemed to be our ______. He told our neighbors about our service and offered a price they could not ____. My brother and I got $10 per yard. I later found out that our friends were charging $20 for the same ______ of work.
Every time we headed out to mow grass, Dad was there to ______. He stood supervising (监督) our work ______ when he could have been inside ______with air conditioning and an icy drink.
One day we were cutting our next-door neighbor’s yard. She always waited ______ the grass was knee-high to call us over. ______, we had an old grass mower. This particular afternoon, I was finishing up and was ______ and sweaty.
I was just about to cut off the grass mower ______ I saw Dad pointing to one piece of grass. He shouted: “You ______ a piece.”
I frowned, hoping he would let it ______ and let me go home. He kept pointing. So, tired and disappointed, I went back to ______ that piece of grass. I thought to myself: “That one piece isn’t hurting ______. Why does he insist?”
But when I reached adulthood, I understood his ______: When you’re running a business, the work you do ______ a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as an entrepreneur (企业家) with ______, you must deliver a quality product. That single piece of ______ meant the job was not done.
1.A. lessons B. suggestions C. views D. courses
2.A. gain B. make C. achieve D. expand
3.A. host B. assistant C. manager D. saver
4.A. refuse B. give C. agree D. offer
5.A. yard B. quality C. number D. amount
6.A. help B. check C. watch D. confirm
7.A. in the air B. in the heat C. in the distance D. in the way
8.A. relaxing B. working C. talking D. sleeping
9.A. when B. before C. unless D. until
10.A. Worse Still B. In general C. In addition D. Above all
11.A. satisfied B. inspired C. amused D. exhausted
12.A. while B. when C. as D. until
13.A. lost B. missed C. ignored D. blocked
14.A. flow B. grow C. stand D. go
15.A. approach B. search C. cut D. check
16.A. anyone B. everyone C. itself D. others
17.A. function B. reaction C. message D. hope
18.A. circulates B. performs C. explains D. shows
19.A. honesty B. consideration C. respect D. intelligence
20.A. work B. grass C. determination D. failure
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
In order not to let the others hear what he said, he ______ the news to me.
A. shouted B. told C. whispered D. said
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It was not until he told me ______ what had happened.
A. that I knew B. did I know
C. when I knew D. I had known
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
— Jordan scored more than thirty points in each game in this season.
— There’s no doubt that he ____________ the title “The Best Scorer”.
A.declares | B.deserves | C.likes | D.confirms |
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