strong. The boys in his town often met at Martin's house for a game of football or basketball.

Martin liked school and was a very good student. He went to college at fifteen. At first, he didn't know what he wanted to study. He knew the black people didn't have the same rights as the white people, and he also knew that the black people were not as happy as the white people. He wanted to work for the black people. He wanted to help the poor black people.

Later he really became a famous man. He was fighting for the men's rights all his life. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. He was murdered(谋杀) on the evening of April 4, 1968.

56. We can infer that Martin made his famous speech in .

A. 1962

B. 1963

C. 1968

D. 2013

57. When Martin was a boy, .

A. he didn't like singing B. he was not strong

C. he enjoyed playing football and basketball D. he didn't go to school

58. As a little boy, Martin knew that it was very important to .

A. do sports B. go to the church

C. be a very good student D. love and be kind to others

59. According to the passage, Marin knew that .

A. he would not study again

B. he would work for the black people

C. what he studied at college was not important to him D. the black people had the same rights as the white people

60. Martin was famous all over the world because .

A. he fought for the men's rights B. he was a kind man C. he was murdered

D. he went to college at fifteen

B

Many people think sports are just for winning and honor, but there is a lot more you can gain from (get out of) them. I have learned over the past years that sometimes when I lose, I get a lot more out of it than winning. Also, I find a lot of times in sports, people are getting too caught up in the game instead of just having fun. The real purpose of sports is to have fun and learn life lessons along the way.

I greatly encourage you to be a part of the school sports. Even if you are not the best, you can still have fun. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending an afternoon, instead of lying around playing video games or even getting into bad things. Sports also give us a sense of achievement. There isn't a better feeling than to have done something fun and productive for my day.

I think that we all need sports to give us courage. If we try hard in sports, we usually do well. If we did the same in study, we would all be champions. Another reason why I encourage you to play sports is that it's just fun. Without sports, our lives would just be boring. So as you may be able to tell, sports are amazing!

Our coaches not only teach us to play sports, but show class and good sportsmanship while playing them. It's never fun when you lose to have the competitor rub it in your face. That's why our coaches teach us to show class when we lose; also, when coaches get onto you, don't get down. They only want to see you improve and learn from what they say. When you do badly and they don't shout loudly is when you should start worrying because they are giving up on you. Overall, sports are great! They bring out the best and worst of a lot of us. However, we can't let sports get too serious to where it brings down all the fun. So to have the most fun in sports, you just need try your best and not worry so much about the winning or losing.

61. The underlined phrase “get onto you” in Paragraph 4 probably means .

A. point out your mistakes B. take up your time C. worry about your future D. look into your privacy

62. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sports bring us great fun only if we have the talent B. Sports give us the best way of spending free time C. We can get more out of winning than losing

D. We should take pleasure in doing sports

63. What is the best title of this passage?

A. Are we too caught up?

B. To win or to gain?

C. Are sports really great? D. For honor or for health?

C

Recently, Chinese netizens(网民) enjoy themselves on \crops\on the Internet. This is a game called \Farms\Now more and more people are joining in the game and getting addicted. Because of this game, some players have been fired(解雇), lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.

Here we interviewed some young netizens and let's see what their opinions were.

Nongmin: Playing Happy Farms at work, that's terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.

King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the game. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.

Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.

Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I can't breathe(呼吸). I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual(虚拟) nature for my own house and farm. 64. From this passage, we know that \ game.

A. boring

B. popular

C. dull

65. In the first paragraph, the underlined phrase \addicted\means \\

A. be sorry to

B. be afraid of

C. be crazy about

66. Nongmin told us a(n) story about playing the game at work.

A. shocking

B. exciting

C. relaxing

67. From Kaixin's words, we can guess that he is most probably a .

A. farmer

B. worker

C. student

68. have the similar idea about the game.

A. Nongmin and King

B. King and Kitty

C. Kaixin and Kitty

D

When I was a kid, I got interested in astronomy(天文学), I often watched northern lights in my hometown in Lapland. I used to wonder how big the universe might be and what are \the stars. But as I grew up and finally went to college, I hardly had any time to develop my hobby because of too much homework. It was in 2009 that I rediscovered astronomy. I found an astronomy magazine in a library and immediately I got interested in astronomy again.

When I start reading astronomy books and magazines, I start finding out how many interesting things there are outside the planet. I realize that the information I am reading, hearing and watching opens a door to a huge world of interesting things.

However, I do not have much time for my hobbies. Many times I would like to observe an object in the night sky, but I am working or I have to look after my kids. So I share my hobbies with my kids. I encourage them to observe the stars together with me. I need kids' astronomy books for them and tell them about the moon, stars, the sun and many other interesting things. We all find it interesting at the same time.

I enjoy astronomy as a hobby and I hope other parents like me can read books and magazines about it. Just imagine that you and your family sit together watching the stars and talking in the yard on a summer night! How cool it will be! 69. We can know from the passage that .

A. the writer was married when she took her hobby for the second time B. the writer has written many articles about astronomy since 2009 C. the writer's children are not interested in astronomy at all

70. What does the underlined word \

A. 大学

B. 天空

C. 宇宙

71. The writer wants to in the last paragraph.

A. advise readers to watch the sky at night B. show the importance of books and magazines C. encourage people to develop a hobby in astronomy

72. What would he the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. It Is Hard to Keep a Good Hobby B. My Life-long Hobby—Astronomy C. Encourage Your Kids to Love Astronomy

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