He liked reading very much. he went, he took a book with him. A. Whenever B. Whichever C. Wherever D. However 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　His teacher thought he was dumb(愚笨的)．Talent spotters(星探)thought he was ugly．But Jay Chou, 24, is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars．

　　Last week he had the honour of being the first Asian male singer to make the cover of Time, a popular magazine based in the US．He has won more than 30 entertainment awards over the past two years．

　　Chou released(发行)his first album Jay in November 2000, and with two follow up albums－Fantasy and Eight Dimensions－his music has come to rule the Asian pop world．

　　The entertainment industry has nicknamed him “a small heavenly king”．But Chou says, he is not a king, at least he wasn’t before he shot to stardom．As a boy, he was called “stupid”．His high school English teacher said young Chou had a learning disability．“He had very few facial expressions(面部表情)．I thought he was dumb．”

　　Chou did poorly at maths, science and English．But his mother noticed the quiet, shy boy was sensitive to music：when he heard western pop music, he seemed to vibrate(摇摆)．So she took Chou to a piano school at four years old．He practiced all the time, focusing on the keys the way other children focus on ice-cream．At the end of the high school, he failed his exams and didn’t go to university．

　　In a show he was seen playing the piano by a major Taiwanese entertainer, Jacky Wu．The 18-year-old Chou became a contract(签约)song writer for Wu’s music studio．There he spent one and a half years writing songs for famed artists such as a Valen Hsu and Coco Lee．

　　He proved that he could be more than a songwriter．His catchy tunes have mainstreamed(成为主流)rap and R&B in the Mando-pop world(华语音乐)．And his success proves that the music still matters more than looks and image．

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true?
[　　]
A．	Jay Chou was thought to be clever when he was a boy．
B．	Jay Chou is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars．
C．	Now Chou is nicknamed “a small heavenly king”．
D．	Chou did poorly at maths, science and English in high school．

(2)

Chou’s teacher thought he was dumb because _________．
[　　]
A．	he was ugly
B．	he liked music
C．	he had learning disability and he had very few facial expressions
D．	he didn’t pass the exam

(3)

From the passage we can learn that _________．
[　　]
A．	Jay Chou thinks he is the King of Asian pop
B．	Jay Chou was hard working at practicing playing piano although he did poorly at his studies
C．	Time is a popular magazine based in the UK
D．	Jay Chou had written songs for famed artists for two years before he became a famous singer himself

(4)

The underlined expression “shot to stardom” means _________．
[　　]
A．	fire a gun
B．	throw a ball in a game
C．	became famous
D．	damage or wound by shooting

(5)

The author wrote the passage mainly to _________．
[　　]
A．	tell us something about Jay Chou
B．	tell us the new album of Jay Chou
C．	tell us Chou is the first Asian male singer to make the cover of Time
D．	tell us Jay Chou is a very successful signer

阅读理解

　　His teacher thought he was dumb(愚笨的)．Talent spotters(星探)thought he was ugly．But Jay Chou, 24, is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars．

　　Last week he had the honour of being the first Asian male singer to make the cover of Time, a popular magazine based in the US．He has won more than 30 entertainment awards over the past two years．

　　Chou released(发行)his first album Jay in November 2000,and with two follow up albums－Fantasy and Eight Dimensions－ his music has come to rule the Asian pop world．

　　The entertainment industry has nicknamed him “a small heavenly king”．But Chou says, he is not a king, at least he wasn’t before he shot to stardom．As a boy, he was called “stupid”．His high school English teacher said young Chou had a learning disability．“He had very few facial expressions(面部表情)．I thought he was dumb．”

　　Chou did poorly at maths, science and English．But his mother noticed the quiet, shy boy was sensitive to music：when he heard western pop music, he seemed to vibrate(摇摆)．So she took Chou to a piano school at four years old．He practiced all the time, focusing on the keys the way other children focus on ice-cream．At the end of the high school, he failed his exams and didn’t go to university．

　　In a show he was seen playing the piano by a major Taiwanese entertainer, Jacky Wu．The 18-year-old Chou became a contract(签约)song writer for Wu’s music studio．There he spent one and a half years writing songs for famed artists such as a Valen Hsu and Coco Lee．

　　He proved that he could be more than a songwriter．His catchy tunes have mainstreamed(成为主流)rap and R&B in the Mando-pop world(华语音乐)．And his success proves that the music still matters more than looks and image．

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true?
[　　]
A．	Jay Chou was thought to be clever when he was a boy．
B．	Jay Chou is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars．
C．	Now Chou is nicknamed “a small heavenly king”．
D．	Chou did poorly at maths, science and English in high school．

(2)

Chou’s teacher thought he was dumb because ________．
[　　]
A．	he was ugly
B．	he liked music
C．	he had learning disability and he had very few facial expressions
D．	he didn’t pass the exam

(3)

From the passage we can learn that ________．
[　　]
A．	Jay Chou thinks he is the King of Asian pop
B．	Jay Chou was hard working at practicing playing piano although he did poorly at his studies
C．	Time is a popular magazine based in the UK
D．	Jay Chou had written songs for famed artists for two years before he became a famous singer himself

(4)

The underlined expression “shot to stardom” means ________．
[　　]
A．	fire a gun
B．	throw a ball in a game
C．	became famous
D．	damage or wound by shooting

(5)

The author wrote the passage mainly to ________．
[　　]
A．	tell us something about Jay Chou
B．	tell us the new album of Jay Chou
C．	tell us Chou is the first Asian male singer to make the cover of Time
D．	tell us Jay Chou is a very successful singer

阅读理解

　　His teacher thought he was dumb(愚笨的)．Talent spotters(星探)thought he was ugly．But Jay Chou,24, is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars．

　　Last week he had the honour of being the first Asian male singer to make the cover of Time, a popular magazine based in the US．He has won more than 30 entertainment awards over the past two years．

　　Chou released(发行)his first album Jay in November 2000, and with two follow up albums－Fantasy and Eight Dimensions－his music has come to rule the Asian pop world．

　　The entertainment industry has nicknamed him “a small heavenly king”．But Chou says, he is not a king, at least he wasn’t before he shot to stardom．As a boy, he was called “stupid”．His high school English teacher said young Chou had a learning disability．“He had very few facial expressions(面部表情)．I thought he was dumb．”

　　Chou did poorly at maths, science and English．But his mother noticed the quiet, shy boy was sensitive to music; when he heard western pop music, he seemed to vibrate(摇摆)．So she took Chou to a piano school at four years old．He practiced all the time, focusing on the keys the way other children focus on ice-cream．At the end of the high school, he failed his exams and didn’t go to university．

　　In a show he was seen playing the piano by a major Taiwanese entertainer, Jacky Wu．The 18 year old Chou became a contract(签约)song writer for Wu’s music studio．There he spent one and a half years writing songs for famed artists such as a Valen Hsu and Coco Lee．

　　He proved that he could be more than a songwriter．His catchy tunes have mainstreamed(成为主流)rap and R&B in the Mando pop world(华语音乐)．And his success proves that the music still matters more than looks and image．

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true?
[　　]
A．	Jay Chou was thought to be clever when he was a boy．
B．	Jay Chou is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars．
C．	Now Chou is nicknamed “a small heavenly king”．
D．	Chou did poorly at maths, science and English in high school．

(2)

Chou’s teacher thought he was dumb because ________．
[　　]
A．	he was ugly
B．	he liked music
C．	he had learning disability and he had very few facial expressions
D．	he didn’t pass the exam

(3)

From the passage we can learn that ________．
[　　]
A．	Jay Chou thinks he is the king of Asian pop
B．	Jay Chou was hard working at practicing playing piano although he did poorly at his studies
C．	Time is a popular magazine based in the UK
D．	Jay Chou had written songs for famed artists for two years before he became a famous singer himself

(4)

The underlined expression “shot to stardom” means ________．
[　　]
A．	fire a gun
B．	throw a ball in a game
C．	became famous
D．	damage or wound by shooting

(5)

The author wrote the passage mainly to ________．
[　　]
A．	tell us something about Jay Chou
B．	tell us the new album of Jay Chou
C．	tell us Chou is the first Asian male singer to make the cover of Time?
D．	tell us Jay Chou is a very successful singer

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

下面是一篇关于2006年美国逝去的五位特别人物的情况报道。请阅读下列关于他们的相关信息，并按照要求把这五个人物的信息进行匹配。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先，请阅读以下六位美国名人的信息，然后与下面的信息进行匹配。

A

Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 1990s. She began singing in church. Soon, her rich deep voice became widely known in the area. Marian Anderson received many honors and awards during her life. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in nineteen sixty—three. Marian Anderson died at the age of ninety—six. Experts say she is remembered not only for the quality of her voice, but also because of the way she carried out her right to be heard.

B

Movie director Robert Altman died in November 2006, in Los Angeles, California. He was eighty—one years old. During his fifty-year career, he made some of the most influential movies of modern times.

C

Ann Richards died in September 2006 at the age of seventy-three. At her funeral service, leaders from around the country gathered to celebrate her life. Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the service. He said Ann Richards helped create a world where young girls could be scientists, engineers and police officers. He said she was a great woman with a big heart and big dreams.

D

Journalist R.W. Apple died in October 2006 at the age of seventy—one. Earlier this month his friends and family gathered in Washington, D.C. for a large memorial service. Famous writers, politicians, and cooks told about his warm personality, sharp intelligence, and extraordinary energy. After the service, guests enjoyed fine foods provided by some of the best cooks in the area.

E

William Styron died in November 2006 at the age of eighty—one. His stories are filled with rich language and complex moral questions. Many of his books try to understand the evil actions of people. Later in life William Styron suffered from severe depression. After recovering, he wrote honestly and bravely about his experience in “Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness.” He received great praise for educating people about the difficulties of mental illness.

F

Ruth Brown was born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1928 and died in October 2004. Brown recorded many rhythm and blues hits in the 1950s. She also fought for musicians rights. In 1988, Atlantic Records agreed to pay her and thirty-five other musicians the money they owed them for using their songs for twenty years.

请阅读下列有关的信息：

56．As a young woman, she worked as a teacher and raised four children. She and her husband were very involved in local politics. Then one day, she decided to run for officer herself—and she won. She served first as country commissioner, then as Texas state treasurer. In nineteen ninety she was elected governor. She fought for equal rights, environmental protection and laws to restrict guns. She created a government in which women, Hispanics, and African-Americans played important roles.

57． “MASH”, was released in nineteen seventy. It tells about a group of American medical workers in a temporary military hospital in Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s. It questions the rules of the military establishment in a way that was sharply funny and intelligent; “Nashville” came out in nineteen seventy—five. It provides a complex look at changes in the country music industry. Many of his thirty—three films were nominated for Academy Awards, including “The Player” and “Gosford Park”

58．She learned to traditional music at her Christian religious center. But she liked the popular jazz and rock music of the time even more. She left home at a young age to build a career in music. Soon, she became known as “the girl with the tear in her voice” because of her emotional way of singing. Her popular songs helped build the Atlantic Records company and she continued performing for the rest of her life until she died recently at the age of seventy six.

59．He is known as Johnny, wrote about many subjects, from politics and war to food and drink. During his forty—three years writing for the New York Times newspaper, he enjoyed a rich and eventful career. He was the paper’s chief reporter in cities like London, Moscow, Lagos and Nairobi. He covered events such as the Vietnam War, the Iranian revolution and the Gulf War. He reported on ten presidential elections. And, his opinions on fine foods, travel and the world’s best restaurants were very influential.

60．He wrote “Lie Down in Darkness” published in nineteen fifty—one when he was only twenty-five. It is about a troubled young woman who kills herself. It established him as a great new voice in American literature; he also wrote “The Confessions of Nat Turner” in nineteen sixty-eight which told about a nineteenth century slave revolt in the southern state of Virginia; and “Sophie’s Choice ” won the American Book Award in nineteen eighty. It is a tragic story about a woman and her children who are sent to a Nazi death camp in Poland during World War Two.

单词拼写

56. I can hardly r_____________ him since he wears a pair of thick glasses now.

57. Now you are poor at English, but if you try to do more listening and reading, you will make progress g_______________.

58. Let’s play badminton o______________ so that we can enjoy the fresh air and the sunshine.

59. Yushu was in r_____________ after the earthquake.

60. We were c______________ about the girl who got injured in the accident.

61. London Olympics is the big e_____________ of the year of 2012.

62. He is so d_____________ that once he makes up his mind, he will try to achieve his goal.

63. He liked Paris so much that he decided to s_____________ there.

64. The little girl was f_____________ by the sudden noise.

65. The new office building has been finished one month ahead of s_____________.

66. You had better buy the _____________(保险) for your new car.

67. He will _____________ (恢复) soon if he stays home and has a good rest.

68. Don’t rely too much on the weather _______________(预报).

69. Sometimes we will get burnt by the ______________( 蒸汽)．

70. It’s quite natural for one to run away in a _______________(灾难)

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