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  Ray Charles Robinson, a blind musician in America, was famous for his recordings of jazz, rock ’n’ roll, blues and country music.But the world knew him better as Ray Charles.He had a huge influence on American popular music.

  The song Let's Go Get Stoned is an example of Ray Charles’ own kind of music-his own sound.He worked hard for several years to create that sound.No one ever tried it before.He mixed black church music, blues and rock ’n’ roll.The sound was extremely successful.In the nineteen fifties, his records began to sell millions of copies.At the same time, Ray Charles recorded jazz music.Those records sold well, too.Critics said they were new and exciting.Listen to his jazz song, Sweet Sixteen Bars.

  Ray Charles became famous because he could play blues, rock and jazz.He also liked other kinds of music.He told record company officials that he wanted to record an album(专辑)of country-and-western music.

  The president of the record company told him it would be a mistake.He said Ray's fans would not buy the album.Charles disagreed.He said he believed he would gain many new fans to replace the few he might lose.He produced the album and it was an immediate success.

  The album was called Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.Many of the songs were major hits.One of the most popular was I Can't Stop Loving You.It is a country-and-western song with Ray Charles’ sound of blues and black church music.

(1)

Ray Charles became popular with Americans because ________.

[  ]

A.

he could play blues

B.

he recorded jazz music

C.

he worked hard to create his own sound

D.

he mixed black church music, blues and rock ’n’ roll

(2)

Which is NOT true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

His album about country-and-western music didn't sell well.

B.

Ray Charles Robinson had a great effect on American popular music

C.

Ray Charles thought he would gain new fans though he would lose some old fans

D.

The president of the record company didn't think that his new album would be popular with his fans.

(3)

Thanks to ________, he achieved a great success after producing his album.

[  ]

A.

his own confidence

B.

his supporters

C.

the president of the record company

D.

his own hard work

(4)

The song Let's Go Get Stoned consisted of all the following music EXCEPT ________.

[  ]

A.

black church music

B.

blues

C.

jazz

D.

rock'n'roll

(5)

The underlined word in the last paragraph “hits” can be replaced by “________”.

[  ]

A.

attacks

B.

successes

C.

strengths

D.

aims

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
I have decided to test myself every day in a different way. Today’s test: practice the art of   41  . It is something so simple, but so  42  to those who need a kind heart and a good listener. Sometimes, we all need someone to listen to us with no  43  . We just want to be heard.  44 , I really made sure that I listened to everyone who spoke to me throughout the day,  45  I was busy.
As I was  46  in the break room today, I had a conversation with a colleague I  47  talked to. She always looked like a(n)  48  lady, but today she seemed very troubled. So I sat down with my lunch and jut listened. She told me about her unlucky  49  who was killed in a car crash last year, and her  50  daughter who struggled with pain every day. I listened and made her  51  much better. At the end of the  52 , I gave the single mother a big warm hug and told her how  53  she was. Of course, we  54  friends after our first talk.
What an inspiration she is!  55  with so many difficulties and frustrations, she still comes to work with a positive attitude, a  56  to succeed and a big smile every day.
I believe everyone  57  a ray of sunshine in their life, someone that will give them a big warm 58  and say, “You’re amazing!” I hope I can always get need like this met.
I am a dreamer, but I move forward while I dream. My dream is to  59  happiness. Tomorrow, I will write “You are beautiful! :)” on small cards, hide them everywhere, and make those I work with    60  them by chance and with joy.

【小题1】
A.listeningB.speaking C.readingD.writing
【小题2】
A.complex B.funnyC.commonD.important
【小题3】
A.doubtB.concernC.opinionsD.answers
【小题4】
A.However B.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Afterwards
【小题5】
A.ifB.whileC.becauseD.even though
【小题6】
A.drinkingB.kiddingC.sittingD.lying
【小题7】
A.neverB.seldomC.alwaysD.sometimes
【小题8】
A.luckyB.positiveC.humorousD.outgoing
【小题9】
A.motherB.fatherC.husbandD.son
【小题10】
A.sickB.lazyC.carelessD.naughty
【小题11】
A.eatB.feelC.behaveD.recover
【小题12】
A.dayB.testC.lunchD.conversation
【小题13】
A.kindB.beautifulC.amazingD.hard-working
【小题14】
A.helpedB.becameC.encouraged D.comforted
【小题15】
A.FacedB.ShockedC.ConfusedD.Defeated
【小题16】
A.wayB.willC.dutyD.chance
【小题17】
A.hasB.deservesC.appreciatesD.needs
【小题18】
A.handB.welcomeC.hug D.home
【小题19】
A.shareB.seekC.enjoyD.spread
【小题20】
A.findB.openC.receiveD.read

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

I have decided to test myself every day in a different way. Today’s test: practice the art of   41  . It is something so simple, but so  42  to those who need a kind heart and a good listener. Sometimes, we all need someone to listen to us with no  43  . We just want to be heard.  44 , I really made sure that I listened to everyone who spoke to me throughout the day,  45  I was busy.

As I was  46  in the break room today, I had a conversation with a colleague I  47  talked to. She always looked like a(n)  48  lady, but today she seemed very troubled. So I sat down with my lunch and jut listened. She told me about her unlucky  49  who was killed in a car crash last year, and her  50  daughter who struggled with pain every day. I listened and made her  51  much better. At the end of the  52 , I gave the single mother a big warm hug and told her how  53  she was. Of course, we  54  friends after our first talk.

What an inspiration she is!  55  with so many difficulties and frustrations, she still comes to work with a positive attitude, a  56  to succeed and a big smile every day.

I believe everyone  57  a ray of sunshine in their life, someone that will give them a big warm 58  and say, “You’re amazing!” I hope I can always get need like this met.

I am a dreamer, but I move forward while I dream. My dream is to  59  happiness. Tomorrow, I will write “You are beautiful! :)” on small cards, hide them everywhere, and make those I work with    60  them by chance and with joy.

1.                A.listening        B.speaking        C.reading   D.writing

 

2.                A.complex        B.funny          C.common  D.important

 

3.                A.doubt          B.concern        C.opinions  D.answers

 

4.                A.However        B.Therefore       C.Besides   D.Afterwards

 

5.                A.if             B.while           C.because  D.even though

 

6.                A.drinking        B.kidding         C.sitting    D.lying

 

7.                A.never          B.seldom         C.always    D.sometimes

 

8.                A.lucky          B.positive         C.humorous D.outgoing

 

9.                A.mother         B.father          C.husband  D.son

 

10.               A.sick           B.lazy            C.careless   D.naughty

 

11.               A.eat            B.feel           C.behave    D.recover

 

12.               A.day            B.test            C.lunch D.conversation

 

13.               A.kind           B.beautiful        C.amazing   D.hard-working

 

14.               A.helped         B.became        C.encouraged    D.comforted

 

15.               A.Faced          B.Shocked        C.Confused  D.Defeated

 

16.               A.way           B.will            C.duty  D.chance

 

17.               A.has            B.deserves       C.appreciates D.needs

 

18.               A.hand          B.welcome       C.hug   D.home

 

19.               A.share          B.seek           C.enjoy D.spread

 

20.               A.find           B.open          C.receive   D.read

 

 

My mother always says that I’m born to dance ballet. But that September when I was in a ballet class and went to do a turn, something just happened. I heard it and I surely 1 it. I went right to a doctor and got an X-ray examination, which 2 a lot of damage to my knee — a(n) 3 injury for a dancer. I had to have a(n) 4.Everything had been going so well and now I had this huge injury. Dance was my life, but5, I wasn’t going to be able to do it for a year or 6 never again.
My dad was really a big inspiration for me. He was 7 a battle against cancer at that time. He showed me how to make it through a 8 situation. I thought that if he could do that, I could handle this, too. 9 my operation, I had great difficulty walking, but I knew that if I really worked hard, my injury would heal.
Several months later, I definitely wasn’t at my strongest, but I could 10 a class. The dancing I did was 11 at first — moves that my knee could handle.
Once we started practicing in the fall, I was beginning to feel like myself 12. One day, I13 the schedule and my name was next to Eliot Feld. I thought it must be a(n)14 because he is very famous in the ballet world. But it wasn’t. He 15 me and taught me a lot of things. At l8, I had a solo performance! It was a big 16. I was so excited and felt like a real ballerina. After the 17, Eliot said, “You know, you have a(n) 18 — and you are also made of steel.” That, coming from him, was the 19 compliment (赞美) I have ever received. I’d like to think that 20 my injury made me strong.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      touched
    2. B.
      accepted
    3. C.
      broke
    4. D.
      felt
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      pointed
    2. B.
      said
    3. C.
      read
    4. D.
      showed
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      necessary
    2. B.
      deadly
    3. C.
      practical
    4. D.
      important
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      holiday
    2. B.
      cry
    3. C.
      operation
    4. D.
      test
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      in time
    2. B.
      all of a sudden
    3. C.
      at present
    4. D.
      once in a while
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      possibly
    2. B.
      luckily
    3. C.
      surprisingly
    4. D.
      hardly
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      leading
    2. B.
      fighting
    3. C.
      losing
    4. D.
      inventing
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      wonderful
    2. B.
      difficult
    3. C.
      positive
    4. D.
      heavy
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      After
    2. B.
      During
    3. C.
      At
    4. D.
      Over
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      set out
    2. B.
      take up
    3. C.
      break into
    4. D.
      get through
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      basic
    2. B.
      quick
    3. C.
      formal
    4. D.
      hard
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      before
    2. B.
      then
    3. C.
      again
    4. D.
      too
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      stole
    2. B.
      borrowed
    3. C.
      faced
    4. D.
      checked
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      mistake
    2. B.
      opportunity
    3. C.
      problem
    4. D.
      task
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      held
    2. B.
      obeyed
    3. C.
      encouraged
    4. D.
      received
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      surprise
    2. B.
      secret
    3. C.
      success
    4. D.
      position
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      speech
    2. B.
      performance
    3. C.
      competition
    4. D.
      match
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      gift
    2. B.
      chance
    3. C.
      luck
    4. D.
      exercise
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      simplest
    2. B.
      deepest
    3. C.
      greatest
    4. D.
      smartest
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      dealing with
    2. B.
      letting out
    3. C.
      setting up
    4. D.
      turning to

Ray Charles Robinson, a blind musician in America, was famous for his recordings of jazz, rock ’n’ roll, blues and country music. But the world knew him better as Ray Charles. He had a huge influence on American popular music.

  The song Let’s Go Get Stoned is an example of Ray Charles’ own kind of music—his own sound. He worked hard for several years to create that sound. No one ever tried it before. He mixed black church music, blues and rock ’n’ roll. The sound was extremely successful. In the nineteen fifties, his records began to sell millions of copies. At the same time, Ray Charles recorded jazz music. Those records sold well, too. Critics said they were new and exciting. Listen to his jazz song,Sweet Sixteen Bars.

  Ray Charles became famous because he could play blues, rock and jazz. He also liked other kinds of music. He told record company officials that he wanted to record an album of country-and-western music.

  The president of the record company told him it would be a mistake. He said Ray’s fans would not buy the album. Charles disagreed. He said he believed he would gain many new fans to replace the few he might lose. He produced the album and it was an immediate success.

  The album was called Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Many of the songs were major hits. One of the most popular was I Can’t Stop Loving You. It is a country-and-western song with Ray Charles’ sound of blues and black church music.

56. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. Ray Charles thought he would gain new fans though he would lose some old fans

  B. Ray Charles Robinson had a great effect on American popular music

  C. The president of the record company didn’t think that his new album would be popular with his fans. 

D. His album about country-and-western music didn’t sell well. 

57. Thanks to         , he achieved a great success after producing his album.

  A. his own confidence                                   B. his supporters

  C. the president of the record company           D. his own hard work

58. The song Let’s Go Get Stoned consisted of all the following music EXCEPT ____.

  A. black church music     B. blues            C. jazz              D. rock ’n’ roll

59. The underlined word in the last paragraph “hits” can be replaced by “__   __”.

  A. attacks                              B. successes     C. strengths      D. aims

                           

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