We were going to play a team from a country school. They didn’t come 1 the match nearly began. They looked 2 than we thought. They wore dirty T-shirts and blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We thought they 3 saw a basketball before. We felt that we didn’t 4 any practice to play with such a team. It was very late so they couldn’t have any time to practice.
The match began, one of our boys 5 the ball and he tried to give it to another one. But from out of nowhere a boy in a T-shirt 6 the ball and he quickly and beautifully got the ball into our basket and had two points. They 7 us. They had another two points in a minute. Soon it was all over. The country team 8 the match.
Of course we knew that there was still another team 9 than any good team. But the important lesson we learn this time was: One can’t tell a man or a team by the 10.
( )1. A. when B. so C. until D. at
( )2. A. stronger B. younger C. worse D. better
( )3. A. never B. often C. sometimes D. always
( )4. A. have B. make C. use D. need
( )5. A. got B. played C. took D. carried
( )6. A. caught B. changed C. held D. stopped
( )7. A. surprised B. frightened C. admired D. smiled
( )8. A. lost B. won C. got D. had
( )9. A. worse B. less C. better D. more
( )10. A. T-shirt B. appearance C. name D. points
重点单词与短语
核心单词
country /ˈkʌntri/ adj. 乡村的；国家的
match /mætʃ/ n. 比赛
nearly /ˈnɪəli/ adv. 几乎；将近
dirty /ˈdɜːti/ adj. 脏的
jeans /dʒiːnz/ n. 牛仔裤
farm /fɑːm/ n. 农场
suddenly /ˈsʌdənli/ adv. 突然
beautifully /ˈbjuːtɪfəli/ adv. 漂亮地；完美地
point /pɔɪnt/ n. 得分；点
lesson /ˈlesn/ n. 教训；课
重点短语
come until 直到…… 才来（文中为 didn’t come until，即 “直到比赛快开始才来”）
look like 看起来像
get the ball 拿到球
give sth. to sb. 把某物给某人
from out of nowhere 突然；不知从哪里冒出来
get into the basket 投进篮筐
have two points 得两分
win the match 赢得比赛
tell... by... 通过…… 辨别……
短文中文翻译
我们要和一支来自乡村学校的球队比赛。直到比赛快要开始，他们才赶来。他们看起来比我们预想的更糟糕。他们穿着脏兮兮的 T 恤和蓝色牛仔裤，看起来就像农场里的男孩。我们以为他们从未见过篮球。我们觉得和这样一支球队比赛，我们无需任何练习（就能赢）。时间已经很晚了，所以他们根本没时间练习。
比赛开始了，我们队的一个男孩拿到了球，他试图把球传给另一个队友。但突然，一个穿 T 恤的男孩断下了球，他迅速且漂亮地把球投进了我们的篮筐，得了两分。他们震惊到了我们。片刻之间，他们又得了两分。很快比赛结束了，乡村球队赢得了比赛。
当然我们知道，总有比强队更强的球队。但这次我们学到的重要教训是：人不可貌相（不能通过外表去判断一个人或一支球队）。
答案:
CCADA
AABCB
