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  A year ago, at the annual pre-Grammy party, Whitney Houston, the great star, walked on stage and closed the evening with a brilliant performance.

  Last Saturday, Houston was once again the focus before the Grammy, but her presence was a regrettable one.Earlier that day, the pop music's former queen was found dead in her hotel room.She was 48.This, no doubt, is sad news to the whole music industry and her fans all over the world.

  At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music world.From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists.She impressed audiences with her effortless, powerful and peerless performance.

  Besides multi-million record sales, Houston made countless hits such as The Greatest Love of All, I Ha-oe Nothing, and the mostly famous I Will Always Love You.She also influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey.

  But by the end of her career, there was a shocking fall for this superstar.Houston had been addicted to drugs.Her album sales declined and the hits stopped coming and her once beautiful voice became hoarse(嘶哑的), unable to hit the high notes as she used to.

  In 2009, Houston staged a successful comeback with the album I Look To You, which fell on top of the charts.But hoarse voice, canceled concerts, and continuous illness-Houston's comeback trail wasn't smooth at all.In an interview with Oprah Winfreyin2009, Houston admitted:"It(show business)is too much for me and I wanted out."

  Now that Houston has finally taken a break from all the chaos, may she rest in peace.

(1)

Whitney Houston died ________.

[  ]

A.

shortly before the Grammy this year

B.

earlier last Sunday

C.

a year ago

D.

at the annual pre-Grammy party

(2)

The underlined word "peerless" in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.

[  ]

A.

having great power

B.

having no equal

C.

requiring no effort

D.

leaving no impression

(3)

The cause of the fall of Whitney Houston was that ________.

[  ]

A.

her album sales declined

B.

show business was too much for her

C.

her once beautiful voice became hoarse

D.

she had been addicted to drugs

(4)

Whitney Houston's achievements include the following except that ________.

[  ]

A.

She made countless hits such as I Have Nothing

B.

She influenced a generation of younger singers

C.

She became the focus before the Grammy this year

D.

She staged a successful comeback in 2009

It was a beautiful day at the beach—blue sky, gentle wind, calm sea.I knew these things because a man sitting five feet from me was shouting them into his mobile phone, like a play-by-play announcer (实况解说员).

“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY,” he shouted.“THE SKY IS BLUE, AND THERE’S A GENTLE WIND, AND THE WATER IS CALM, AND…”

Behind me, a woman, her mobile phone pressed to her ear was walking back and forth.

“She DIDN’T,” she was saying.“No.She DIDN’T.She DID? Really? Are you SERIOUS? She did NOT.She DID? No she…”

And so on.This woman had two children, who were playing in the sea.I found myself watching them, because the woman surely was not.A huge squid could have caught and snatched the children, and this woman would not have noticed.Or, if she had noticed, she’d have said, “Listen.I have to go, because a huge squid just……No! She didn’t ! She DID? No! She……”

And next to me, the play-by-play man would have said: “…AND A HUGE SQUID JUST ATE TWO CHILDREN, AND I’M GETTING A LITTLE SUNBURNED, AND …”

It used to be that the major trouble at the beach was the fellow who brought a boom box (便携式录音机) and turned it up so loud that the bass notes caused seagulls to explode.But at least you knew where these fellows were; you never know which beachgoers have mobile phones.You’ll settle next to what appears to be a sleeping sunbather, or even (you hope) a corpse , and you’ll lie happily on your towel, and you’ll get all the way to the second sentence of your 467-page book before you fall asleep to the hypnotic surge of the surf (催人入梦的潮声), and …

BREEP! BREEP! The corpse sits up, feels urgently for its mobile phone, and shouts “Hello! I’m at the beach! Yes! It’s nice! Very peaceful! What? She did? No, she didn’t! She DID? No, she…”

Loud mobile-phoners never seem to get urgent calls.Just once, I’d like to hear one of them say, “Hello? Yes, this is Dr.Johnson.Oh, Dr.Smith.You’ve opened the abdominal cavity (腹腔)? Good! Now the appendix should be right under the … What? No, that’s the liver.Don’t take THAT out, ha ha! Oh, you did? My God! OK, now listen carefully…”

From the passage we can know that the writer of the passage _____.

       A.had a wonderful holiday at the beach

       B.must have suffered a lot because of the terrible weather

       C.is only interested in talks by doctors about operation

       D.experienced an unhappy holiday at the beach

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

       A.The writer often spends his holidays at the beach.

       B.A huge squid ate two children while their mother was not watching.

       C.Some people used to play boom box while spending their holidays at the beach.

       D.Some people often make loud mobile phone calls without caring for others.

The underlined word“ corpse”in this passage has the closest meaning to________.

       A.a dead body           B.a loud mobile phone        

       C.a sound sleeper        D.a sleep lover

In the past the fellow who brought a boom box_________.

       A.turned it up to make the seagulls happy

       B.turned it up to cause the seagulls to explode

       C.might cause less trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones

       D.might cause more trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones

We can infer from the passage that _______.

     A.the writer is interested in mobile phone.

     B.the writer hates people using mobile phone

     C.the writer hates to be disturbed while enjoying holidays on the beach.

     D.the writer seldom finishes reading a book before going to sleep.

My first most vivid and broad impression of the identity of things seems to me to have been gained on a memorable raw afternoon towards evening near my parents’ tomb in the churchyard.

    “Hold your noise!” came a terrible voice, as a man started up from among the tombs at the side of the church. “Keep still, you little devil(小鬼), or I’ll cut your throat!”

     A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg. A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head. He seized me by the chin(下巴).

    “Tell us your name!” said the man. “Quick!”

    “Pip, sir.”

    “Show us where you live,” said the man. “Point out the place!”

    I pointed to where our village lay, on the flat in-shore among the alder-trees and pollards, a mile or more from the church.

    The man, after looking at me for a moment, turned me upside down, and emptied my pockets. There was nothing in them but a piece of bread.

    “You young dog,” said the man, licking his lips, “what fat cheeks you ha’ got. Darn me if I couldn’t eat em, and if I han’t half a mind to’t!”

I earnestly expressed my hope that he wouldn’t, and held tighter to the tombstone on which he had put me; partly, to keep myself upon it; partly, to keep myself from crying.

“Now then lookee here!” said the man. “Where’s your mother?”

“There, sir!” said I.

He started, made a short run, and stopped and looked over his shoulder.

“There, sir!” I timidly explained, pointed to the tombstone. “That’s my mother.”

“Oh!” said he, coming back. “And is that your father alonger your mother?”

“Yes, sir,” said I; “him too; late of this parish(教区).”

1. The “voice” in the second paragraph came from______.

A. the church           B. the man          C. the bank         D. the boy

2.The boy probably lived  _____.

A. in the parish        B. in the valley        C. in the city      D. in the country

3.We can infer from the passage _____.

A. the boy was very calm and smart

B. the man hit the boy in the face

C. the boy would forever remember the raw afternoon

D. the man was very kind and considerate

4.The passage is most probably adapted from________.

A. a news report        B. a science fiction        C. a novel      D. a review

 

 

A year ago, at the annual pre-Grammy party, Whitney Houston, the great star, walked on stage and closed the evening with a brilliant performance.

Last Saturday, Houston was once again the focus before the Grammy, but her presence was a regrettable one.Earlier that day, the pop music's former queen was found dead in her hotel room.She was 48.This, no doubt, is sad news to the whole music industry and her fans all over the world.

At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music world.From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists.She impressed audiences with her effortless, powerful and peerless performance.

Besides multi-million record sales, Houston made countless hits such as The Greatest Love of All, I Ha-oe Nothing , and the mostly famous I Will Always Love You.She also influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey.

       But by the end of her career, there was a shocking fall for this superstar.Houston had been addicted to drugs.Her album sales declined and the hits stopped coming and her once beautiful voice became hoarse (嘶哑的), unable to hit the high notes as she used to.

In 2009, Houston staged a successful comeback with the album I Look To You, which fell on top of the charts.But hoarse voice, canceled concerts, and continuous illness-Houston's comeback trail wasn't smooth at all.In an interview with Oprah Winfreyin2009, Houston admitted: "It (show business) is too much for me and I wanted out."

       Now that Houston has finally taken a break from all the chaos, may she rest in peace.

64.Whitney Houston died ______.

       A.shortly before the Grammy this year     B.earlier last Sunday

       C.a year ago                        D.at the annual pre-Grammy party

65.The underlined word "peerless" in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______.

       A.having great power                   B.having no equal

       C.requiring no effort                   D.leaving no impression

66.The cause of the fall of Whitney Houston was that _____ .

       A.her album sales declined

       B.show business was too much for her

       C.her once beautiful voice became hoarse

       D.she had been addicted to drugs

67.Whitney Houston's achievements include the following except that     .

       A.She made countless hits such as I Have Nothing

       B.She influenced a generation of younger singers

       C.She became the focus before the Grammy this year

       D.She staged a successful comeback in 2009

My first most vivid and broad impression of the identity of things seems to me to have been gained on a memorable raw afternoon towards evening near my parents’ tomb in the churchyard.
“Hold your noise!” came a terrible voice, as a man started up from among the tombs at the side of the church. “Keep still, you little devil(小鬼), or I’ll cut your throat!”
A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg. A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head. He seized me by the chin(下巴).
“Tell us your name!” said the man. “Quick!”
“Pip, sir.”
“Show us where you live,” said the man. “Point out the place!”
I pointed to where our village lay, on the flat in-shore among the alder-trees and pollards, a mile or more from the church.
The man, after looking at me for a moment, turned me upside down, and emptied my pockets. There was nothing in them but a piece of bread.
“You young dog,” said the man, licking his lips, “what fat cheeks you ha’ got. Darn me if I couldn’t eat em, and if I han’t half a mind to’t!”
I earnestly expressed my hope that he wouldn’t, and held tighter to the tombstone on which he had put me; partly, to keep myself upon it; partly, to keep myself from crying.
“Now then lookee here!” said the man. “Where’s your mother?”
“There, sir!” said I.
He started, made a short run, and stopped and looked over his shoulder.
“There, sir!” I timidly explained, pointed to the tombstone. “That’s my mother.”
“Oh!” said he, coming back. “And is that your father alonger your mother?”
“Yes, sir,” said I; “him too; late of thisparish(教区).”
【小题1】 The “voice” in the second paragraph came from______.

A.the churchB.the manC.the bankD.the boy
【小题2】The boy probably lived  _____.
A.in the parishB.in the valleyC.in the cityD.in the country
【小题3】We can infer from the passage _____.
A.the boy was very calm and smart
B.the man hit the boy in the face
C.the boy would forever remember the raw afternoon
D.the man was very kind and considerate
【小题4】The passage is most probably adapted from________.
A.a news reportB.a science fictionC.a novelD.a review

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