John became a football coach in Sealion Middl...

John became a football coach in Sealion Middle School ______ the beginning of March.

A. on                   B. for              C. with             D. at

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How did a high school football coach build a championship dynasty by never playing to win? In Smith Center, Kansas, Roger Barta, 64, a longtime coach and former math teacher at Smith Center High School, wearing a red shirt, stood before his players. “…Guys. We don't talk about winning and losing. We talk about getting a little better every day, about being a team.” Over the next four months, his team went on to beat other teams, winning another perfect season.

Barta grew up in Plainville, and when a back injury ended Barta's playing career, he wasn't sure whether he wanted to be a college student. One summer, he took a job in the Kansas oil fields. It took him a single rainy day of working in the field to realize that university was for him. “I almost froze to death,” he says. He looked around at his co-workers, who were aged beyond their years. "They were all missing fingers and teeth. I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life."

He returned to Fort Hays State to earn a mathematics degree and went on to get a master's in math education at the University of Georgia. Today, Barta spends as much time helping players figure out what they want to do with their lives as he does coaching.

To most kids here, Barta is not just a winning coach but also a mentor(导师，顾问). Barta insists that the members of his team be well-rounded. During last year's playoffs(附加赛), for instance, Joe Osburn was struggling with Macbeth in English class. Barta told him that either he mastered Shakespeare or his season was finished. Barta got the captains involved, and they took turns quizzing Osburn on his lines of Shakespeare. He pulled his grades up and kept playing.

“Roger likes everything about football,” says Barta's wife, Pam. “But what he loves most is watching the boys learn a little more.”

1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A．How Barta built a championship dynasty?

B．Barta’s career as a coach.

C．How Barta taught his students football skills.

D．Barta’s attitude towards winning and losing.

2.From the the passage we know Barta________.

A．hurt his back in an oil field

B．didn’t want to be a college student

C．wasn’t satisfied with being an oil worker

D．began his playing career at high school

3.Which of the following statements about Barta is TRUE??

A．He earned his master’s degree from Fort Hays State.

B．He helps his players deal with life.

C．He likes Shakespeare very much.

D．He loves football more than anything else.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Be a Good Football Coach

B．A Brief Introduction to Roger Barta

C．Coach and Math Teacher—Roger Barta

D．Life Coach—Roger Barta

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How did a high school football coach build a championship dynasty by never playing to win? In Smith Center, Kansas, Roger Barta, 64, a longtime coach and former math teacher at Smith Center High School, wearing a red shirt, stood before his players．“…Guys．We don't talk about winning and losing．We talk about getting a little better every day, about being a team．” Over the next four months, his team went on to beat other teams, winning another perfect season．

Barta grew up in Plainville, and when a back injury ended Barta's playing career, he wasn't sure whether he wanted to be a college student．One summer, he took a job in the Kansas oil fields．It took him a single rainy day of working in the field to realize that university was for him．“I almost froze to death,” he says．He looked around at his co-workers, who were aged beyond their years．"They were all missing fingers and teeth．I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life．"

He returned to Fort Hays State to earn a mathematics degree and went on to get a master's in math education at the University of Georgia．Today, Barta spends as much time helping players figure out what they want to do with their lives as he does coaching．

To most kids here, Barta is not just a winning coach but also a mentor（导师，顾问）．Barta insists that the members of his team be well-rounded．During last year's playoffs（附加赛）, for instance, Joe Osburn was struggling with Macbeth in English class．Barta told him that either he mastered Shakespeare or his season was finished．Barta got the captains involved, and they took turns quizzing Osburn on his lines of Shakespeare．He pulled his grades up and kept playing．

“Roger likes everything about football,” says Barta's wife, Pam．“But what he loves most is watching the boys learn a little more．”

1．What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A．How Barta built a championship dynasty?

B．Barta’s career as a coach．

C．How Barta taught his students football skills．

D．Barta’s attitude towards winning and losing．

2．From the the passage we know Barta        ．

A．hurt his back in an oil field

B．didn’t want to be a college student

C．wasn’t satisfied with being an oil worker

D．began his playing career at high school

3．Which of the following statements about Barta is TRUE??

A．He earned his master’s degree from Fort Hays State．

B．He helps his players deal with life．

C．He likes Shakespeare very much．

D．He loves football more than anything else．

4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Be a Good Football Coach

B．A Brief Introduction to Roger Barta

C．Coach and Math Teacher—Roger Barta

D．Life Coach—Roger Barta

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Was it in 2008 ______ he was still at middle school _____ the boy became expert at computer?

A.that; where B.when; where C.that; when D.when; that

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Was it in 1997______he was still at middle school_______ this boy became an expert at computer?

A. that; where        B. when; where

C. in which; in which     D. when; that

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Was it in 2002 __________ he was still at middle school __________ the boy became expert at computer?

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– Who are playing football in the gym now?

– ________ the students from No. 1 Middle School.

A．They are          B．It is              C．There are         D．That is

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Camacho，the former Chinese football coach，__________ in China between 2011 and 2013

A. have worked　　 B．worked　　 C. had worked　　 D. works

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I'm sure our football team will ________ the team from NO.  Middle School.

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In the middle of a hot July afternoon, I became a thief of some sort — a thief of music.

For the first time, I created an original piano arrangement of one of my favorite songs. Using only my ears and iPad, I transformed a mix of sounds and melodies into the tones of a single instrument; I created complex harmonies (和声) and voices into something I could perform with only two hands. No help, no guide — I did it on my own.

I've been a pianist since my hands grew big enough to touch the piano. With my father as a musician, I was all but born on the piano bench. For many years, my musical identity was defined by the notes that others had written in the past centuries: elegant lines of neatly printed notes stamped across the sheet music became the script I had to perform. I valued classical music — adored it — but I felt such performances were shallow. I had nothing of my own to contribute to the masterful compositions of Bach or Rachmaninov.

This was why, when I put the finishing touches to my piano version of a modem song, my pride was glorious: this arrangement was mine. What I'd done seemed magical: an ability to take what had already existed — to "steal" a song from my favorite band — and to change it into something different all on my own. I was a thief but I was also an artist.

In music, as in other aspects of life, I believe that true originality rarely exists. Almost everything has been done before, in one form or another. The most passionate romance novel may be a slightly changed version of a play written by Shakespeare, which in turn was borrowed from the writers of Ancient Greece: the same themes, different characters, and different circumstances. But the novel no less deserves praise just because its uniqueness is compromised.

The gift of creativity is just like the ability to do what I did on the piano: to find out something beautiful, to analyze and change it and lose yourself in the mystery of its composition, and then to make it new. Such an act is not copying; it is finding inspiration and having the strength and the innovation to use it as fuel for your own masterpiece.

1.Why did the author create the piano arrangement?

A.Because he was not satisfied with the old one.

B.Because he wanted to create music of his own.

C.Because he was tired of his father's music-teaching method.

D.Because he wanted to show respect for Bach and Rachmaninov.

2.By mentioning Shakespeare, the author wants to tell us______.

A.there is no true creativity in music.

B.Shakespeare9s plays are totally original.

C.many of Shakespeare,s plays deserve no praise.

D.originality is connected with what has already existed.

3.We can conclude from the passage that______.

A.creativity is to find something beautiful.

B.adaptation has nothing to do with creativity.

C.a masterpiece can be a changed version of an existed work.

D.common people don't have the ability to create something new.

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