题目内容
Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards again this year, and his talks always ________ the expectation of most audience.
A. put up with B. end up with C. live up to D. add up to
C
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn’t see some rain soon we would lose everything.
I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.
Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.
He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill(溅出) the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.
Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer laying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap(舔) up the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hand.
I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride.
【小题1】What can be learned from Paragraph 1?
A.The writer lived in the hottest place. |
B.It wouldn’t rain during the dry season. |
C.All the crops in the area were dead. |
D.People were in great need of rain. |
A.he was not old enough to walk freely |
B.he didn’t want to be followed by his mother |
C.he tried not to spill the water in his hands |
D.he wanted to attract his mother’s attention |
A.Because she saw the most amazing site in the woods |
B.Because those large deer appeared dangerous |
C.Because she saw a baby deer laying on the ground |
D.Because the deer suffered from heavy loss of water |
A.curious and confused | B.scared and excited |
C.moved and curious | D.proud and moved |
A.The Water of Life | B.Importance of Water |
C.How to Save Animals | D.Animals in Danger |
Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth and new life. The long, cold winter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming. The season represents hope, joy and beauty. At this time, many people think of this classical music piece — Spring, which shows happiness. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundred.
However, not all songs about spring are happy. This song written and sung by K.D. Lang is about dreaming of spring in cold dark places. She recorded I Dream of Spring in 2008.
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote It Might as Well Be Spring for the movie State Fair in 1945. Frank Sinatra sings it. It is a feeling of restlessness or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers also wrote Spring Is Here, this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.
Frank Loesser wrote the sad song, Spring Will be a Little Late This Year. Why has the season been delayed? Because the singer’s lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released(发行) her version of the song in 1953.
By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’s Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.
And finally, we’ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.
1. If you are in a bad mood, you’d better listen to _____.
A.Up Jumped Spring |
B.I Dream of Spring |
C.Spring Is Here |
D.Spring Will be a Little Late This Year |
2. It Might as Well Be Spring is a song that ______.
A.is also called State Fair |
B.is sung by Ella Fitzgerald |
C.has a lonely feeling |
D.was written by two people |
3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers.
B. K.D. Lang was good at writing happy songs.
C. Sarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first.
D. Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K.D. Lang.
4. Which of the following songs was first written or recorded?
A.Spring. |
B.I Dream of Spring. |
C.When It’s Springtime in the Rockies. |
D.Spring Will be a Little Late This Year. |
5. What’s the purpose of the author to write the passage?
A.Introduce some songs about spring. |
B.Introduce some wonderful music. |
C.Introduce some famous singers. |
D.Express his/ her love to spring. |