阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

    Have a look at the man in the picture. You must know him. He is our star, Yao Ming. He was chosen to be the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 because he did a lot to make basketball popular in China. He became the first Chinese player to get the honor(荣誉).

Yao Ming was born on September 12, 1980. He was born in Shanghai, China. He started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager. And he led Shanghai Sharks to a China Basketball Association(CBA) Championship(冠军赛) in 2002. Then he played eight seasons in the NBA with the Houston Rockets. In 2011, he retired(退役) because of a series of foot and ankle injuries. But he was still one of China's best-known players. He also won the Asian Championships with China in 2001, 2003 and 2005.

 “I am honored to play basketball. It is a great sport that so many people love, care and watch. Thanks to the support from the fans. I hope I will continue to make my contribution to the sport.” He said.

    In 1883, an engineer named John Roebling got an idea to build a bridge between New York and Long Island. However, bridge-building experts around the world thought that it was impossible. It had never been done before.

    After much discussion, he made his son Washington, a great engineer, believe that the bridge could be built.

    The project started well, but a few months later, an accident took the life of John Roebling. Washington was badly hurt and he was not able to walk or talk. However, Washington never lost his heart. He still wanted to complete the bridge. But all he could do was to move one finger. So he decided to make the best use of it. By moving his finger, he slowly developed a way of communicating with his wife.

    He touched his wife's arm with his finger, “telling” her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same way to tell the engineers what to do. The project carried on again.

    For 13 years, Washington tapped out (敲出) his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands as a monument(纪念碑) to one man's unbeatable spirit.

    It is also a monument to engineers and their teamwork, and to their faith in a man who was considered crazy by half the world.

    Mark Twain is someone Americans are taught to love. Older relatives, English teachers and the media always praise him. But when you actually take the time to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you find that his work is more wonderful than you could ever imagine.

    The novel describes a young boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. He explores the countryside on a riverboat with his friends, falls in love with girls, starts secret clubs and searches for treasure. Twain's idea of childhood is magical – a time of imagination, wonder and, of course, adventure.

    More importantly, through the eyes of Tom Sawyer, Twain cleverly makes fun of US culture. For example, Tom hates going to church, and Twain uses scenes of Tom there to mock religion and its old traditions.

    Twain's writing is full of these kinds of critical (批判的) points about culture and politics. That's why he is so loved in the US – he wasn't afraid to state his opinions, and he did so clearly.

    He also believed strongly in women's right to vote in elections and gave a famous speech on the subject, called "Votes for Women", in 1901.

    "Tom was a great hero once more – the pet of the old, the envy of the young," Twain writes in Tom Sawyer. But he could just as well be describing himself.

    One day, a woman traveled alone in the mountains．When she was walking, she found a precious (珍贵的) stone．She was very happy and put the stone into her bag.

    The next day, the woman met another traveler．The traveler was hungry and the woman opened her bag to s hare her food with him．The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and said, “How beautiful the stone is! Can I have a look?” The woman gave it to the traveler．The traveler looked and looked, and then he asked the woman whether she would like to give it to him．She gave the stone to him without hesitation (犹豫).

    The traveler left．He was very happy because he knew he could get lots of money by selling the stone and he could live a rich life．But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

    “I know how precious the stone is,” the traveler said． “But I gave it back．I hope that you can give me something even more precious.” “Even more precious? What is that?” the woman asked． “Your beautiful mind is more precious than the stone,” the man said.

    Mr. and Mrs. Green come from Australia. They are in Beijing now. Mr. Green is a teacher in a high school.

    He teaches English. He likes reading and running. He isn't good at cooking. His son. Jim, is a student. He is in the school football team. He likes playing football very much. He is the best football player in his class. He likes school too. He does his homework every day. Mrs. Green is a teacher, too. She can speak a little Chinese. She likes Chinese food. She doesn't like doing housework at all. But she likes cooking. They all like China very much.

    There is a big supermarket near Mrs. Green's home. She usually goes there to buy food. The shop assistants are polite and helpful. The things are cheap, too. One day, Mrs. Green goes to the supermarket. She buys some noodles.

    Biscuits are also their children's favorite food. And she buys some milk.

    Her children always have milk for breakfast. Mimi likes fish and Tim likes hot dogs. She buys some fish and sausages(香肠)for them, too. Mrs. Green doesn't have any rice at home. So she buys a bag of rice, but she can't take it. It is very heavy. Her husband, Mr. Green is coming to the supermarket and carry (搬运)the rice.