Jack Hawkins was the football coach at an Ame...

Jack Hawkins was the football coach at an American university， and he was always trying to find good players， but they weren’t always smart enough to be accepted by the university.

One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the president of the university and asked whether the student would be allowed to enter without an exam. "Well，" the president said after some persuasion(劝说)， "I’d better ask him a few questions as easy as ABC first."

Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions， but the student didn’t know any of the answers.

At last the dean (院长) said， "Well， what‘s five times seven?"

The student thought for a long time and then answered， "Thirty-six."

________， but the coach said sincerely， "Oh， please let him in， sir! He was only wrong by two."

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1. What does the underlined word “as easy as ABC” probably means in this passage?

A. interesting　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. very very easy　　　　　　　　　 C. hard

2.Some good player weren’t accepted by the university ， because 　　　　 .

A. they couldn’t cooperate as a team　

B. they were poor in playing skills

C. they were not good at studying.

3.One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the president of the university and asked whether the student would be allowed to enter without ____.

A. practice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a game　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C an exam

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The excellent young player gave the right answer.

B. The coach gave the right answer.

C. Five times seven equals Thirty-five.

5.The sentence “_____________” will be the missing one in this passage.

A. The president threw up his hands and looked at the coach in disappointment

B. The president wasn’t surprised to hear that

C. The president nodded his head and looked at the coach happily

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Jack Smith was a football coach at an American middle school, and he was always trying to find good players. But it was not easy because most of the players were not smart enough to be accepted by the school.

One day a history teacher of the school brought his cousin to Jack Smith and hoped that Jack could use the young player. The history teacher told Jack, “The boy is an excellent young player.” “Well,” Jack said after looking at the boy, “I will ask him a few questions first.”

Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions, but the student didn’t know any of the answers.

At last Jack said, “Well, what’s five times seven?”

The student thought for a long time and then answered, “Thirty-six.”

Jack threw up his hands and looked at the teacher in despair(绝望)，but the history teacher said, “Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two.”

1.What did Jack do?

A. He was a history teacher.　　 B. He was a football coach.

C. He was a young player.　　 D. He was a student.

2.Why was it NOT easy for Jack to find good players?

A. Because all the players were not good at playing football.

B. Because Jack didn’t like young players.

C. Because most of the players were not clever enough.

D. Because Jack regarded himself as the best player.

3.How did Jack choose the football player?

A. He would ask the player to sing a song.

B. He would ask the player a few questions.

C. He would ask the player to have a match with him.

D. He would ask the player to play football.

4.Jack used the cousin of the history teacher, didn’t he?

A. No, he didn’t.　　 B. Yes, he did.　　 C. Yes, he didn’t.　　 D. No, he did.

5.Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The cousin of the history teacher was not clever enough.

B. Jack knew the answer of the last question.

C. Jack didn’t find a good player.

D. The history teacher was good at math.

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Jack，　　　　 American teacher，is arriving at our school by 　　　　 car.

A. a；the　　　　　 B. an；不填　　　　　 C. an；the　　　　 D. a；不填

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(2015●南通市)Jack,　　　　 American teacher,is arriving at our school by 　　　　 car.

A. a; the　　 B. an; 不填　　 C. an; the　　 D. a; 不填

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A Little Coaching (指导)

I always felt nervous at the running race. I was too thin to be an athlete. So when our class needed a ________ in the two mile race around the lake, I hoped ______ would notice me.

I hid under a ________ when our teacher Bronto called the names of the runners. I got more nervous when I heard he called, “Noah! Where’s Noah? He’s in this race!”

He saw me under the tree and shouted, “Noah, we ________ a boy to run the two mile race.” He pushed me to the starting line. I pleaded(恳求) with him. “I don’t know the way around the lake!”

“It’s not a problem. Just _______ Craig and you’ll know the way.” Bronto smiled. Craig was the fastest runner in our class. Then Bronto said, “For the last hundred meters, ______ throw your head back and run.”

I stood next to Craig and trembled(颤抖). Then I heard the gun and sixteen of us started to run. I ran ______ behind Craig.

But gradually(逐步地), the distance(距离) between Craig and me became wider.

It was ______. I felt very tired. My energy was spent. I was about to ______. But then I looked ahead(向前) and _______ only three boys were in front of me. The crowd was shouting, but I could hear Bronto shouting, “Run!”

I threw my head back and told my legs to go. I never looked ahead and I never looked back for those last hundred meters. I felt ________. Nobody was telling me what I was, or what I wasn’t. My legs were running a race against my brain and I was winning!

I didn’t know when I crossed the finishing line. Bronto caught me and shouted, “You flew! You flew, man! ________! You passed two boys!”

However, the best prize that I got was _______. That year I discovered I could do a lot ______ I believe myself and put my energy into them.

I never got to say goodbye to Bronto right after the race. But later, I saw him over the lake. He was coaching another kid. I had no ______ that the kid was also going to win.

1.A. runner　　 B. jumper　　 C. swimmer　　 D. diver

2.A. somebody　　 B. anybody　　 C. nobody　　 D. everybody

3.A. desk　　 B. tree　　 C. bed　　 D. chair

4.A. get　　 B. teach　　 C. help　　 D. need

5.A. forget　　 B. beat　　 C. follow　　 D. trust

6.A. also　　 B. just　　 C. still　　 D. yet

7.A. slowly　　 B. hardly　　 C. closely　　 D. happily

8.A. surprising　　 B. difficult　　 C. boring　　 D. wonderful

9.A. catch up　　 B. come up　　 C. hurry up　　 D. give up

10.A. saw　　 B. heard　　 C. guessed　　 D. remembered

11.A. nervous　　 B. tired　　 C. free　　 D. lucky

12.A. First　　 B. Second　　 C. Third　　 D. Fourth

13.A. love　　 B. respect　　 C. teamwork　　 D. confidence

14.A. before　　 B. unless　　 C. until　　 D. if

15.A. question　　 B. doubt　　 C. value　　 D. thought

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A Little Coaching (指导)

I always felt nervous at the running race. I was too thin to be an athlete. So when our class needed a ________ in the two mile race around the lake, I hoped ______ would notice me.

I hid under a ________ when our teacher Bronto called the names of the runners. I got more nervous when I heard he called, “Noah! Where’s Noah? He’s in this race!”

He saw me under the tree and shouted, “Noah, we ________ a boy to run the two mile race.” He pushed me to the starting line. I pleaded(恳求) with him. “I don’t know the way around the lake!”

“It’s not a problem. Just _______ Craig and you’ll know the way.” Bronto smiled. Craig was the fastest runner in our class. Then Bronto said, “For the last hundred meters, ______ throw your head back and run.”

I stood next to Craig and trembled(颤抖). Then I heard the gun and sixteen of us started to run. I ran ______ behind Craig.

But gradually(逐步地), the distance(距离) between Craig and me became wider.

It was ______. I felt very tired. My energy was spent. I was about to ______. But then I looked ahead(向前) and _______ only three boys were in front of me. The crowd was shouting, but I could hear Bronto shouting, “Run!”

I threw my head back and told my legs to go. I never looked ahead and I never looked back for those last hundred meters. I felt ________. Nobody was telling me what I was, or what I wasn’t. My legs were running a race against my brain and I was winning!

I didn’t know when I crossed the finishing line. Bronto caught me and shouted, “You flew! You flew, man! ________! You passed two boys!”

However, the best prize that I got was _______. That year I discovered I could do a lot ______ I believe myself and put my energy into them.

I never got to say goodbye to Bronto right after the race. But later, I saw him over the lake. He was coaching another kid. I had no ______ that the kid was also going to win.

1.A.runner B.jumper C.swimmer D.diver

2.A.somebody B.anybody C.nobody D.everybody

3.A.desk B.tree C.bed D.chair

4.A.get B.teach C.help D.need

5.A.forget B.beat C.follow D.trust

6.A.also B.just C.still D.yet

7.A.slowly B.hardly C.closely D.happily

8.A.surprising B.difficult C.boring D.wonderful

9.A.catch up B.come up C.hurry up D.give up

10.A.saw B.heard C.guessed D.remembered

11.A.nervous B.tired C.free D.lucky

12.A.First B.Second C.Third D.Fourth

13.A.love B.respect C.teamwork D.confidence

14.A.before B.unless C.until D.if

15.A.question B.doubt C.value D.thought

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The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it running towards him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face clearly.

“Where have I seen that face before?” he though. “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!” He took all the newspapers from his bag and turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small eyes, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.

“Wanted by the police,” read by Jack. “The city Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man.”

“Call the police at once,” he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. “This man was caught this morning,”　 answered the police.

1. The story happened _______.

A. in England　 B. in America

C. in a bank　 D. in a police station

2.Why did Jack stop his car?

A. Because he wanted to see the driver.

B. Because he didn’t want to pass by first.

C. Because it was good for drivers to stop to let others go first.

D. Because the road was not wide enough for the two cars to pass at the same time.

3. What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

A. He drove to the city bank.

B. He drove to the police.

C. he made a telephone call.

D. He stopped the American car.

4.What would the person get if he　 caught the man the police wanted?

A. A lot of English cars.

B. A lot of money.

C. A lot of American cars.

D. A lot of newspapers.

5.Who caught the man with large mouth and small eyes?

A. The American.　 B. The police.

C. Jack. 　　　　　　 D. the driver.

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The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he would see the driver’s face quite clearly.

“Where have I seen that face before?”he thought. “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!” He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small ears, his eyes were behind dark glasses.

“Wanted by the police,” read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man.”

“Call the police at once,” he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad . “This man was caught this morning,”answered the police.

1.In which country did the story happen?

2.Why did Jack stop his car?

3.Was the man with dark glasses wanted by police?

4.What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

5.Who caught the man with the large mouth and small ears?

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We were shocked at the ______ that Jack, an honest man, was a criminal.

A. hoax　　 B. discovery

C. goal　　 D. suggestion

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—Jack was great and he didn’t ________ his coach(教练)________.

—Yeah. He scored two goals in the football match.

A.leave…alone B.let…down C.cheer…up

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