Jesse McCartney began entertaining and delighting audiences at a very early age in off-Broadway stage shows including Oliver, A Christmas Carol, and Annie Get Your Gun. At the age of seven, he began a national tour the stage musical show of The King and I. 1998 brought his big chance in television with the role of Adam Chandler, Jr. on All My Children. McCartney stayed with the show for the next three years and won several awards for his role of Chandler.

In 1999 he showed great interest in music, when he auditioned(试听) for and won a spot in a boy band called Dream Street. Sales of the group's album(唱片) once reached up to 300,000 copies. Shortly after the album went platinum, they toured around the USA with Britney Spears(布兰妮) before the band broke up in 2002.His first band was called the Sugar Beats, and in 2003 McCartney partnered with their producer Sherry Kondor to launch his solo(个人专辑)career. The song Beautiful Soul became the title track for McCartney's first solo album. Following the great success of his album, it took McCartney one and a half year to make his new one, Right here You Want Me, which, according to McCartney himself, has had more personal experiences and thoughts.

McCartney never gave up acting and appeared the films The Pirates of Central Park and The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz. In 2004 he successfully played the role of Brandin Westerly on the TV series SummerlanD.He has also combined music and film, contributing songs to films .

Born April 9, 1987, Jesse is the oldest of three children. His parents were actors in New York City. His sister Lea Joyce was born in 1991 and brother Timmy, with whom Jesse is very close, came along in 1996.He graduated from Ardsley High School (New York) in 2005, where he was a junior baseball pitcher(投手). Jesse's best friend is former band mate Greg Raposo.

61.Which of the following is NOT mentioned of Jesse McCartney?

       A.education             B.family         

       C.success in music          D.tours abroad

62.Choose the right order about Jesse McCartney’s achievements .

       ①launched the song Beautiful Soul    

       ②successfully played the role of Brandin Westerly

       ③a national tour of The King and I 

       ④launched the album, Right here You Want Me

       ⑤played the role of Adam Chandler, Jr. on All My Children.

       A.③⑤①②④    B.③⑤①④②       C.③⑤④②①      D.④③⑤①② 

63.Which of the following is not films or TVs where McCartney acted?

       A.All My Children                      B.A Christmas Carol   

       C.The Pirates of Central Park        D.The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz

64.The underlined phrase “went platinum” (Paragraph 2)probably means_____.

       A.went worse and worse        B.lost reputation  

       C.became very popular         D.became a failure

65.Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?

       A.The role of Adam Chandler McCartney played was very popular

       B.McCartney's solo album Right here You Want Me was a great success

       C.Brandin Westerly is a leading character of the TV series Summerland

       D.McCartney's brother Timmy is nine younger than him

                                                                  Getting a Grant (补助)
     Who Pays?
     The Local Education Authority ( LEA) for the area in which the student is living.
     Who Can Get the Money?
     Anyone who gets a place on a first-degree course, although a student who has already attended a
course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been resident(常住的) in the
UK for at least three years, which can exclude(排除)  some students from overseas.
     Special Classes
     If a Student Has Studied in a College
     A student who is 26 0r more before the course starts and who has worked for at least three of the
previous(早先的)six years will get extra money  $ 155 a year at 26, increasing to a maximum (最多的)
of  $ 615 at 29 or more.
     If a Student Is Handicapped(残疾的)
     LEAs will give up to  $ 500 to help meet extra expenses-such as buying a tape recorder for blind
students, extra heating or special food.
   Banlang   
   Most of the big banks offer special services tostudents who open accounts(账户) (in the hope that
they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials). A student won't usually have to pay bank
charges as long as the account stays in credit (信用). Some banks allow students to overdraw by $ 100
or so, and still don't make charges (though they do charge interest).
1. A student from Japan who has been staying in England for a year and intends to go to college in a
few months will       .
A. get money if he is taking a first degree course
B. be unable to get money from any LEA
C.get money from any LEA when he has finished his course
D. have to open a bank account before he gets any money
2. A 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify(具有……资格) as a doctor at a university. She has worked
since she was 25. How much extra money will she get a year?   
A. None.                      
B. $ 155.
C. $615.                      
D. $515.
3. A student who can not walk has to buy a wheel chair costing $ 750 to go to classes. How much of
the cost will he have to pay himself?    
A. $ 150.                      
B. $ 250.
C. $500.                      
D. $ 750.
4. You are a new student. Why may a bank welcome you as a customer?      
A. They know you receive money regularly.
B.They charge students extra money.
C. They hope you will be rich in the future.
D. They need student accounts in their time.

Who pays?

The local education authority(LEA)for the area in which the student is living.

Who can get this money?

Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been resident(居住) in the UK. for at least three years, which can exclude some students from overseas.

If a student has studied in a college:

A student who is 26 or more before the course stars and who has worked for at least three of the six previous six years will get extra money — £155 a year if 26, increasing to a maximum of£615 at most at 29 or more.

If a student is handicapped:

LEAS will give up to £500 to help meet extra expenses—such as buying a tape recorder for a blind student, extra heating or special food.

Banking:

Most of the big banks offer special services to students who accounts(in the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials). A student won’t usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit. Some banks allow students to overdraw by £110 or so, and still don’t make charges (although they do charge interest).

1.A student from Japan who has been staying in England for a year and intends to go to college in a few months will ________.

       A.get money if he is taking a first degree course

       B.be unable to get money from any LEA

       C.get money from any LEA when he has finished his course

       D.have to open a bank account before he gets any money

2.A student who can not walk has to buy a wheel chair costing £750 to go to classes. How much of the cost will he have to pay himself?

       A.£150.               B.£250.                C.£500.               D.£750.

3.Why may a bank welcome freshmen as customers?

       A.They know they receive money regularly.

       B.They charge students extra interest.

       C.They hope they will be rich in the future.

       D.They need student accounts in term-time.

4.The underlined word “exclude” is closest to the meaning of        .

       A.introducing                                         B.offering reward to

       C.advertising for                                     D.preventing

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