【应试指导】词语搭配题。父亲认为这是他应该做的，并让大家去忙更重要的事情。be busy with意为“忙于……”。 34. 请选择最佳选项( )。

A. troubles

B. meetings

C. events

D. Accidents

【答案】C

【应试指导】词义辨析题。由上文可知，父亲乐于助人.为别人做了许多事。event“事情”;trouble“麻烦”;meeting“会议”;accident“事故”。故选C。

35. 请选择最佳选项( )。

A. notices

B. means

C. promises

D. Remembers

【答案】B

【应试指导】词义辨析题。作者从父亲身上了解到，要成为一个英雄.无论何时何地都应该做你应该做的事：mean doin9意为“意味着干某事”。

四、阅读理解：共l5小题;每题&分，共45分。阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题韵四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。 A

Many people earn their living with their hands. Ed earns his living with his feet! And a very good living it is, too.

Ed' s story began in a very small town in Brazil. His father and mother were very poor. Sevenpeople lived in their tiny house. Ed' s father often played football. Little Ed wanted to play footballtoo. So his father made a soft ball for him to kick. It was a sock filled with soft materials. The littleboy kicked it every day. At last Ed learned to kick a real football. By the time he was 11, he played footbal very well.One day Ed was playing with some men. A man passing by saw how fast the boy run. Hestopped to watch. How well Ed kicked the ball!

After the game, the man called Ed to him. %used to play 7football for a living. Will you let me teach youwhat I know?\yes !\

In the next four years, Mr. Dee trained Ed to be a fine player. The boy worked hard. At last Mr.Dee talked to Ed' s father. \with the big teams,\

Mr. Dee took Ed to Santos, Brazil. There ,the boy joined the Santos Football Club.

In his first big game, Ed helped his team win by seven points. He made four of the seven points !Many people thought he was the best football player in the world. He was \

36. What is said about Ed's family when he was a little child?

A. There were seven people in his family.

B. His father made soft balls for a living.

C. His parents liked playing football.

D. His parents bought him a football.

【答案】A

【应试指导】事实细节题。从第二段第三句可知，Ed家的小房子里住着七个人。故A正确。

37. When he first saw Ed playing football, Mr. Dee was attracted by

A. his young age

B. his running speed

C. his love for football

D. his playing with men

【答案】B

【应试指导】事实细节题。从第四段第二句可知，Dee先生路过的时候看见Ed跑得很快，就停下来看他踢足球=所以，Dee先生是被他的奔跑速度吸引了.故B正确。

38. What can we know about Mr. Dee from the text?

A. He joined the Santos Football Club.

B. He and Ed used to live in the same town.

C. He had been the best football player in Brazil.

D. He happened to find a very good football player.

【答案】D

【应试指导】推理判断题。从文章中可知，Dee先生发现了Ed踢足球的天分，并把他培养成世界著名的足球运动员。故D正确。

B

\along with the risingcost of tuition ( 学费), it ' s killing these students,\Jason, a college professor.\people in America. Almost half of them have atleast one part-time job. In fact, one of my students has three jobs. And she still manages to have highscores and go to school full-time. \