Michael Lewis writes about the inner strategies of sports to fans’ delight, and yet describes the personalities and worlds of his real-life characters with such depth that nonfans will enjoy his writing just as much. He looked successfully at baseball management with Moneyball.  Now The Blind Side examines the increasing value placed on the left tackle(左后衛(wèi))position in football, the high pressure world of college football recruiting(招收隊員), and in particular, the life of one promising young left tackle, Mike Oher.
Oher’s story’s attractive. The big boy was silent to the point that many people thought he was mentally disabled. Then, in a lucky break, Oher and a friend are admitted to a very white, private high school, far across town from their own poor African-American neighborhood. Oher is unbelievably far behind academically, but he’s taken under the wing of Sean Tuohy, one of the school’s coaches, a wealthy man whose family Oher eventually joins. Before long, though Oher almost completely lacks football experience, he leads him to new athletic heights and brings on a fierce competition from eager college coaches.
Lewis’s book brings on many interesting questions: How did a kid like Oher get so lost in the college recruiting system at first? How far should the system bend to meet the needs of a few student athletes? Are the Tuohys the most selfless, or are they using Oher themselves? If so, does it matter, if it benefits him? And what should we think of the college recruiting system that comes after him? These are just a few subjects raised by this highly readable book.
No fan of football should pass on this good one, but even if your interest in sports is only mild, consider tracking down the works of Michael Lewis.
72．Michael Lewis is ________.
A. a football player              B. a high school student       C. a book writer     D. a football coach
73．People thought Oher was mentally disabled because ________.
A. he was too tall and heavy                                     B. he seldom spoke with others
C. he was too academically poor                               D. he was an African-American
74．The third paragraph is intended to ________.
A. explore deep meanings of the book              B. tell how hard it is to understand the story
C. question the poor quality of the book                    D. show what a hot topic the book becomes
75．Which of the following would be the best title?
A. The Blind Side: Progress of a Game               B. Michael Lewis: Thinker of Real Life
C. Where Is College Recruiting System Going?   D. Where Are the African-Americans Going?
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The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and
photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands．
“Who are these-people?”I asked．   
“Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items for
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camera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?”he added．
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“That was quick!”I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop．
On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．
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Found nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a car
park．I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between
should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there．
As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along．“Are
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I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．”
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I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took out
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41．The photos in the back of the shop showed
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C．Mr. Hopkins’former customers           D．the antique paintings
42．How did the writer like the shop?
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B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents．
C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．
D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．
43．Which of the following is true about the shop?
A．It was a well-known little shop in London。
B．It was a special shop selling special presents．
C．It was between a music shop and a department store．
D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago.
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A．the goods in the shop                    B. the writer’s works
C．Mr. Hopkins' photographs                D．Some presents left by other customers
45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．Christmas Shopping                    B．Hopkins and His Son
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C. To show his interest in the 3D film market in China.
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I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then, I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
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A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives．It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society．I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem．
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Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual．This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement．This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years． This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor．
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One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent．
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages．Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations．
41．What is the passage mainly about?
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C．How we can improve the lives of the old．
D．Where the old can go to get their pensions．
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A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire．
B．Increase savings levels of people during their working years．
C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old．
D．Make available pensions for those who have retired．
43．The underlined word "viable" most probably means"______________"．
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B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people．
C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem．
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3．  73 
Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget．We do not buy the goods we send．They are donated．  74  Nobody in our organization receives a salary．Even our full-time staff work on a voluntary basis．
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