Brothers on the court本文作者：21ST期号：354 阅读数：205评论(0) 打印收藏加索尔兄弟欧锦赛所向披靡！词数244 建议阅读时间7分钟About MarcBirthday:January 29, 1985Height: 2.16mWeight: 120kgAbout PauBirthday:July 6, 1980Height: 2.13mWeight: 113kgSPANISH basketball fans should buy Mr and Mrs Gasol dinner. Their sons – Pau and Marc Gasol – led Spain to become the champion of European basketball. Spain beat France 98-85 in the final of the 2011 EuroBasket on September 18.“The Gasol brothers rule the court (球场),”Slovenia guard Saso Ozbolt said. “You have to pay attention to them, then the other players move in. That’s why it’s so tough to play against Spain.”The Gasol brothers both play in the NBA. Pau is the forward (前锋) of the Los Angeles Lakers and Marc plays for the Memphis Grizzles (孟菲斯灰熊队) as a center. But, besides their height, the brothers do not have much in common.On the court, Pau moves gracefully around opponents (对手) and Marc charges through them. In their spare time, Pau goes to art house theaters while Marc goes fishing.Yet Marc talks to Pau at least every other day and lives in Pau’s old apartment. “Little brothers have to go their own way sometimes,” Marc says. “But Pau has always been the best example for me to follow.”As a big NBA star, Pau has won two NBA championships with the Lakers and four All-stars. But Marc is catching up with his brother. During the last NBA season, Marc had an average of 15 points and 12 rebounds (篮板球) a game in the playoffs (季后赛), compared wit h Pau’s 13 and eight. Marc did better than his famous brother.【中考词汇】height n. 高度用法：at the height of 在某个高度上；high adj. 高的。
She is at the height of her career.catch up with 赶上用法：一般指在某领域赶上或追上。
As a new student, he quickly caught up with his classmates.（1）SCHOOL TIMEIs where you sit in class important?本文作者：21ST本期话题：你坐在教室的前面还是后面？有人说座位是影响学习成绩的重要因素之一。
坐在教室的什么位置，你认为对于学习的影响如何？本期主持：北京市第二中学分校本期主持人：蔡文捷同学Yes.Yang Cen, 13:I think my seat is very important for my studies. If I sit in the front of the classroom, I can listen to teachers more carefully and learn more things. So I will get good grades. Second, teachers will ask me to answer questions more often. This gives me more confidence (信心).Tang Xiaohan, 14:I sit in the back of the classroom. But my eyesight (视力) is not very good, and the boy in front of me is very tall. It is hard for me to see the blackboard. And students in the back are always talking. I can’t hear the teacher clearly. I believe sitting in the front will not only improve my grades but also my eyesight.No.Kang Yuchen, 13:I don’t think where I sit in the classroom matters. I’m a tall boy and because of this, my teacher always asks me to sit in the back of the classroom. I never think about it. It doesn’t affect (影响) my studies. In fact, my grades are always at the top of my class. And, if I sit near the teacher, I sometimes feel a little nervous (紧张的).Sun Haotian, 14:I never care about (关心) where I sit in the classroom. In my opinion, the most important thing for good grades is to have a good attitude (态度) and to work hard. It couldn’t be the seat. If you want to study, no one can stop you. Anything else is just an excuse.（2）我的课外活动时间我做主。
词数250 建议阅读时间6分钟DO your parents make you join in lots of after-school activities? My parents did, once, and I listened to them. But now, I decide what I do.My parents made me do a lot of extracurricular (课外的) activities: basketball, soccer, swimming, tennis, ice-skating and so on.I didn’t like many of them. Each time I would ask my parents to stop enrolling (招收) me next time.This year, I began to quit (停止) some activities. I quit choir (唱诗班) because the music wasn’t so good. I also quit orchestra (管弦乐队). I decided I could learn Chinese at home, so I quit Chinese school. So, now I only do school band, after-school Spanish and violin lessons.My mother thinks that I don’t get enough exercise. But I don’t think so. I walk home 2 miles (3.2km) every day. Walking is a kind of sport.One day, in the middle of class, a voice (声音) from the loudspeaker asked me to come to the meeting for Archery (射箭) Club. I didn’t think it was for me, so I didn’t go.When I got home, my mother was very angry that I didn’t go. She was looking for a program to enroll me in, and found this one at the last minute. My mother says it’s never too late to learn new things. Maybe that’s true, but I really didn’twant to go.What would you do if you were me?（3）Crew cut本文作者：Liu Tao期号：354 阅读数：36评论(0) 打印收藏我被迫理了一次平头。