题目内容
Some people walk in their sleep, but 14-year-old Bianca Ryan sings in her sleep! It’s something she began doing as a baby. She was just born to sing!
Bianca was born on September 1 , 1994. She, her two brothers and sister had a very normal childhood in Philadelphia. For Bianca, though, her love of music began early. Dancing became her first interest at the age of 3. The little girl later entered and won national dance contests. But by the age of 7. Bianca discovered that she really enjoyed singing. She sang her first solos(独唱)in church.
At 8. Bianca entered a national talent show called Star Search(明日之星). Everyone was amazed by her wonderful voice. Even her father said he had never heard her sing like that. Bianca took second place and began looking for more contests to enter.
In 2006, Bianca, the 11-year-old girl, won the TV talent show called America’s Got Talent (美国达人). The performance of her first song immediately became one of the most-watched videos and she became popular.
Since winning the contest. Bianca’s life has changed greatly. Her first CD. Bianca Ryan, came out in November, 2006. Since then, she has made TV appearances(露面), gone on American and European tours and performed at Disney World. Once when she was asked about advice for other kids, Bianca said, “You have to …believe in yourself. Get your parents to help you make your dream come true. If you can see it, you can reach it.”
1.How many children are there in her family?
2.What was the first contest that she won?
3.In which contest did she win second place?
4.When did her first CD come out?
5.What does “it ” refer to(指)in the last sentence?
1.4/Four.
2.National dance contest./Dancing.
3.(A)national talent show called Star Search./(A)national talent show./(A)Star Search.
4.In November, 2006./2006/When she was 12.
5.Dream.
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We can not live a modern life without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a plane
one can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country he is traveling through.
Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars. They make even the longest journey enjo
yable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large luxury liners or river boats
.They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holi
day.
Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundred
s of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interestin
g or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why peopl
e choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.1.According to the passage, the fastest way of traveling is _______.
A.bycar |
B.bytrain |
C.byplane |
D.bysea |
2. If we travel by car, we can _________.
A.enjoythelongestjourney |
B.travelonlyfiftymilesaday |
C.makeourowntimetable |
D.traveltoaveryfarplaceinafewminutes. |
3. When people travel on business, they usually take _________.
A.aboatoratrain |
B.acaroratrain |
C.aplaneoracar |
D.atrainoraplane |
4. _______ have comfortable seats and dinning-cars.
A.Cars |
B.Moderntrains |
C.Planes |
D.Buses |
5.If possible, people like traveling by sea because _______ .
A.itisasfastastrainsandplanes |
B.itisapleasantwaytospendaholiday |
C.itisverycheap |
D.itcanstopwherevertheylike |
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