China and how good a player could be．I knew for the first time where I stood among the best young players in the world．I thought \not that good，but I'm not that bad\．When I went to Paris，I learned what was possible．There was no way to really know that until I left China． 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

( ) 1．The first foreign country Yao Ming visited is _______． A．England B．the U.S.A C．France D．Canada

( ) 2．There were _______ players at the camp，and Yao Ming wore number 85． A．84 B．85 C．86 D．I don't know ( ) 3．How long did Yao Ming visit Paris in 1997? A．For three days． B．For seven days． C．For a month． D．For only six days．

( ) 4．What did Yao Ming learn from the Nick camp? A．How to play basketball well． B．How to be a man． C．How to improve his game． D．All of the above．

( ) 5．Which of the following is NOT right? A．Tim Hardaway was one of the camp counselors．

B．Yao Ming began to realize where he was in the world of basketball． C．Yao Ming dones't play for the Houston Rockets in the NBA．

D．Yao Ming is one of the best young players in the world． 答案：

1．C 根据短文第一句内容可知，the Nick camp 是在巴黎举行的，即法国的首都。 2．B 根据短文中 There were eighty-five players at the camp 可知，一共有 85 人。

3．D 根据短文第二段内容 I was there for only six days 可以确定在法国仅仅六天。

4．D 根据短文第二段中“I learned a lot — not just about basketball，but maybe about myself and my place in the world of basketball．”可以确定答案是 D。

5．C 根据短文内容及常识可以确定姚明是 NBA 的成员之一，所以 C 项错误。

五

Disney is a big family that has a lot of cartoon stars such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse．Donald Duck is the most bad-tempered one，but has got lots of fans around the world during these years．Now，Donald Duck turns 75．

From the beginning，the famous cartoonist Walt Disney created Donald Duck as a foil(陪衬) to Mickey Mouse．While Mickey is most loved by children，Donald Duck has more adult fans．The duck is a funny character with the wildest dreams． In his 75 years，Donald Duck has tried his hand at more than 100 different professions(职业)，but failed at them all．Donald always seems to be short of cash and make a habit of getting into all kinds of troubles．

But no matter how often he fails，Donald Duck keeps moving on — that's the reason why he has so many fans．\，not a quitter，and he'll go on fighting，\website．

Donald Duck is known for his funny speech and his good heart．His first show on the movie was in 1934 in a short cartoon film called Little Wise Hen．And，the achievement that would probably please Donald most is that he has appeared in 128 films — more than Mickey Mouse． 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

( ) 1．How old is Donald Duck this year?

A．75． B．100． C．128． D．I don't know． ( ) 2．What is Donald Duck like? A．He is funny．

B．He has a quick temper． C．He is warm-hearted．

D．All of the above．

( ) 3．Who likes Donald Duck all over the world? A．Some children． B．Some adults． C．Some young ladies． D．Walt Disney．

( ) 4．Why do people love Donald Duck? A．Because he is a good foil to Mickey Mouse．

B．Because he is a funny character with the wildest dreams． C．Because he's a loser，not a quitter，and he'll go on fighting． D．Because he has appeared in 128 films．

( ) 5．Little Wise Hen is his ________ film that he has appeared in．

A．one B．128 C．first D．last 答案：

1．A 根据短文第一段的最后一句可知，是第 75 个生日。

2．D 根据短文中所给的信息可知，他热心肠却脾气急躁，还非常滑稽可笑，所以答案选 D。

3．B 根据短文第二段 ...Donald Duck has more adult fans．可知，它有很多成人影迷，所以选 B。

4．C 根据倒数第二段的内容可以确定人们喜欢他的原因是他那种不服输的精神，所以答案是 C。

5．C 根据短文最后一段的内容可知，Little Wise Hen 是它参与的第一部作品。

六

Susan Boyle，a singer from the Britain's Got Talent show，won second place in that competition(比赛)．The competition has made her a global(全球的) star．Susan，the 47-year-old lady became very famous over the past several months after a video of her performance in the competition，I Dreamed a Dream，was posted on the Internet． Millions of people all over the world saw her performance on the Internet and were surprised by her talent．

A judge of the competition said，\，

I even couldn't believe my ears．It was one of my favorite moments．\

Susan is a volunteer church worker．She was called the %untidy hair．

Speaking from her home in Scotland，Susan said that she didn't want to change her appearance to become a pretty star．Her fans like her present appearance． Susan also spoke of the reason why she first began to explore(开发) her talents，\．I was not clever and I was not good at learning．So doing something like singing was a good way of getting past that and of having my confidence．\

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1．When she took part in the Britain's Got Talent show，Susan Boyle was _______ years old．

2．She sang _______ in the competition． 3．Susan works as a volunteer in _______．

4．Susan was called the \．

5．Why didn't Susan want to change her appearance to become beautiful? Because _______．

答案：

1．47／forty-seven 根据短文第一段的内容可以确定她的年龄是 47 岁。 2．I Dreamed a Dream 根据短文第一段最后一句可知，苏珊唱的是《我曾有梦》。 3．church 根据短文第四段首句内容可知，她在教堂工作。

4．hairy angel 根据短文第四段中的“She was called the \l%untidy hair．”以确定答案。

5．her fans like her present appearance 根据短文倒数第二段最后一句内容可知，她的歌迷喜欢她目前的容貌。

七

Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan，NBA star Yap Ming and Chinese pianist Lang Lang were chosen as ambassadors for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo(上海世博会形象大使) some days ago．

The Expo will take place from May 1st to October 31st，2010．The theme of the