【正文】 throw a niy – mile – per – hour fastball． I was also 30 : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 31 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief． One particular 32 with him changed my life forever． It was a summer and a friend remended me for a summer 33 ． This meant a chance for my first ine – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 34 of savings for a house for my mother． The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 35 at it． Then I realized I would have to 36 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing． I was 37 about this． When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 38 as I expected him to be． ―You have your whole life to work,‖ he said． ―Your 39 days are limited． You can’t afford to waste them． ‖ I stood before him with my head 40 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 41 his disappointment in me． ―How much are you going to make at this job?‖ he demanded． ―$ 3． 25 an hour,‖ I replied． ―Well, is $ 3． 25 an hour the price of a 42 ?‖ he asked． That 43 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal． I devoted myself to 44 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract． I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1． 7 million, and bought my mother the 45 of my dreams． 26． A． some B． little C． no D． much 27． A． happy B． lovely C． angry D． noisy 28． A． only B． ever C． still D． almost 29． A． teacher B． coachC． doctor D． sportsman 30． A． lucky B． satisfied C． hopeful D． surprised 31． A． taught B． asked C． told D． trained 32． A． match B． story C． moment D． incident 33． A． job B． camp C． holiday D． course 34． A． cause B． start C． need D． amount 35． A． stand B． call C． look D． jump 36． A． take out B． cut off C． put on D． give up 37． A． excited B． curious C． anxious D． disappointed 38． A． mad B． puzzled C． regretful D． discouraged 39． A． working B． playing C． learning D． shining 金太陽 新課標資源 網(wǎng) 第 4 頁 共 10 頁 金太陽新課標資源 網(wǎng) 40． A． shaking B． hanging C． holding D． nodding 41． A． feeling B． suffering C． facing D． expressing 42． A． dream B． game C． chance D． life 43． A． offer B． price C． question D． order 44． A． study B． sports C． homeworkD． business 45． A． clothes B． bike C． house D． goods 第二部分：閱讀理解（共 20 小題，每題 2 分，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，共 30 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 A Obama Still Smokes in Secret US President Barack Obama has just made life more difficult for cigarette makers． He has just signed a law that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry． The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and marketing of tobacco products． At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said that he was among the nearly 90% of smokers who took up the habit before their 18 th birthday． Obama, who has publicly struggled to give up smoking, said he still hadn’t pletely kicked the habit． Every now and then he still smokes in secret． ―As a former smoker I struggle with it all the time． Do I still smoke sometimes? Yes． Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No． ‖ Obama said at a news conference． ―I don39。 t do it in front of my lads． I don 39。t do it in front of my family． I would say that I am 95% cured, but there are times when I mess up, he said． Once you go down this path, it39。 s something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the law is so important． The new law is not about me, it39。 s about the next generation of kids ing up． What we don 39。 t want is kids going down that path, he said． Nearly 20% of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the United States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases． 46． The new law makes life difficult for ． A． Obama B． tobacco industry C． White House D． US Food and Drug Administration 47． What do we know about Obama? A． He no longer smokes． B． He still smokes as usual． C． He began to smoke at eighteen． D． He is trying hard to give up smoking． 48． According to the passage, Obama is most concerned about ． A． children B． officials C． his family D． businessmen B Thanks a Million, Dad I was born disabled． A difficult birth, feet first, my head stuck． By my first birthday, I couldn39。t stand or walk． When I was three, the doctor told dad I had cerebral palsy （ 腦癱 ）． A loss of oxygen to my 金太陽 新課標資源 網(wǎng) 第 5 頁 共 10 頁 金太陽新課標資源 網(wǎng) brain had destroyed brain signals to the right side of my body． But no son of my dad39。 s was going to be disabled． Every morning before breakfast and every even