初三英語(yǔ)上冊(cè) Unit 1 Wise men in history 課堂小練
education was very important to adu's mother，and she wasn't sure that her son could receive a good education in ghana.so she tried hard and moved to maryland，u.s. in 1997，when he was eight years old.his new school friends soon noticed his talent for soccer，and the parents of one friend encouraged him to join a soccer club.this was his first time playing organized soccer，and he helped his team from the potomac soccer association win a tournament in italy in .one professional italian team was so impressed by adu that they offered him $750，000 to play for them.adu's mother refused the offer and thought that her elevenyearold son needed to finish school first.
adu did finish high school at the age of 14.nowadays，he is playing professional soccer and living with his mother in a house he bought for her.his salary with the d.c. united team is $500，000 a year，and adu is also paid to advertise products such as sports shoes and drinks.adu is happy that his mother no longer has to work at two jobs，and his fans are happy that they can watch him play their favourite sport for many years to come.
1.freddy adu was ____ years old when he became the youngest ever allstar team player.
a.eight b.ten c.thirteen d.fifteen
2.adu's mother helped him develop his talent by ____.
a.making him play soccer every day
b.finding him a soccer coach
c.offering him soccer balls
d.making him join the school team
3.which is the correct order of the following events？____
a.adu became the youngest professional soccer player in the usa.
b.adu's family moved to the united states.
c.adu's mother noticed his special ability to play soccer.
d.adu is paid to advertise sports shoes and drinks.
a.b—c—d—a. b.a—c—b—d.
c.d—c—a—b. d.c—b—a—d.
4.what can we learn from the passage？____
a.as a child，adu taught other children to play soccer in his hometown.
b.adu moved to the usa because there were no soccer teams in ghana.
c.adu helped his team win a tournament and got $750，000 in italy in .
d.adu gets more than $500，000 a year and lives happily with his mother now.
答案
一、英漢互譯
1.fill…with 2.send…to prison 3.ask sb to do sth 4.be happy of
5.be made of 6.find out the truth 7.run over 8.be amazed of
9.put ….into 10.the ancient olympics 11.as…as one can
12.each other 13.take part in 14.both ….and…