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Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this 17-year-old boy has become a superstar in the music industry.

   Justin Bieber was born in Straford, Ontario and was raised by his single mother. Bieber learned to play musical instruments when he was very young. In 2007,he took part in a local singing competition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singing lessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then,with the help of his mother, he uploaded videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of viewers. His videos got popular through word of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views.

   Justin Bieber would have never gotten a career in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber’s videos and he was impressed by the boy’s talent. Braun then contracted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta 7 months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal.

   In 2009,Justin Bieber released his first single “One Time” while he was recording the debut album(首张专辑).The single “One Time” tells a story about love. This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market. Then he released his debut album “My World 2.0”in 2010 and the song “Baby” became the lead single. This album successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour in Hartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album.

46.Justin Bieber’s career in music began to take off when ________.

A. he met with Scooter Braun   

B. he released his debut album

C. he won second place in a competition 

D. his singing videos were uploaded to a website

 47. It can be inferred from the text that Justin Bieber ___________.

A. owed his success to good luck

B. showed a gift for music when he was young

C. is the youngest superstar ever in the music industry

D. released his debut album with the help of Scooter Braun

 48. What do we learn about Justin Bieber’s “One Time” according to the text?

A. It is about love and was released in 2010.

B. It attracted the world’s attention after released.

C. It successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries.

D. It is the lead single of his debut album “My World 2.0”.

 49. What is the best title for the text?

A. Justin Bieber’s journey to success

B. Lucky boy-- Justin Bieber

C. What made Justin Bieber a singer

D. Secrets of Justin Bieber’s succes

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1.我们要跟当地的村民一起生活在他们的村庄,他们吃喝什么我们就吃喝什么包括牛血。

We will live with the local people in their villages and eat and drink _______ they do,________ cow’s blood.

2.据说野人是一种身体庞大,多毛的动物,它像人一样用脚行走。

The Yeti is_____ _____ be a large ,hairy animal that walks like a human being.

3.出现一道闪光,我还听见Justin的叫喊,接着飞船就消失了。

There was a        of light and I heard Justin shout, and then the UFO just        .

4.幸运的是,他们放我回家了,我一点也没有受伤。

     , they returned me home without any         .

5.人们以前为到底哪个旅游景点应该获得香格里拉的名称争论不止。

There were arguments             tourist spot would win the name of Shangri la.

6.成群的牛,羊和马儿在绿色的草地上徜徉,周边的森林则是许多鸟类和动物的家园。

Sheep, cattle and horses       on the green grass, and the         forests are home to many birds and animals.

7.他还告诉我们,赢得尊敬的最佳途径就是全身心的投入学习,取得高分。

He also told us that the best way to       respect was to        ourselves to study and achieve high grades.

8.我很后悔服用了那些减肥药。

I              those weight-loss pills.

9.当你睡觉的时候,你的身体在为即将到来的一天做准备。

When you sleep, your body       you for the day      come.

10.我们的广播俱乐部不只是播放音乐。

Our club is      more       just music.

 

Justin, my brother, has been missing for two weeks. Now I   31   him very much. I’m worried that something   32  has happened to him. I’m sure he   33  that night at about 11 o’clock, because I heard him playing his favorite CD in his bedroom. But where has he gone?

Yesterday a girl named Marvies told me that   34  was once taken away by aliens(外星人) from outer space. They did some research on her. Marvies said that the whole experience was really terrible,   35  luckily they returned her home. If Justin has been taken away by aliens too, I hope they will   36  him soon.

My parents have been worrying about Justin. Soon after he was found missing, they called 37  . However, the police are not making   38  in the case (案子). They are very puzzled, saying Justin might have been murdered. Dad is very   39  with them. He doesn’t think they are doing their job well. Mum is so worried that she   40  sleep well. I hope Justin will come home soon and tell us what happened to him. I want all of us to be together again.

1.                A.dislike          B.respect         C.hate D.miss

 

2.                A.bad            B.good           C.wonderful D.simple

 

3.                A.came home     B.went out        C.fell asleep D.fell ill

 

4.                A.he            B.they           C.it    D.she

 

5.                A.because        B.so             C.or   D.but

 

6.                A.kill            B.hurt           C.return    D.catch

 

7.                A.the police       B.the teachers     C.the firemen   D.the doctors

 

8.                A.a face          B.a mistake        C.a living   D.much progress

 

9.                A.delighted       B.disappointed     C.satisfied  D.pleased

 

10.               A.shan’t        B.can’t         C.needn’t  D.mustn’t

 

 

Who says constant texting is just a bad habit? The teenager with the fastest thumbs in the country was crowned on Wednesday at the LG US National Texting Championship in New York City, winning $50,000 after a series of fierce texting battles.

16-year-old Austin Wiershke comes from Rhinelander, Wisconsin of the United States. He took home the top prize at the fifth annual texting event, beating 11 other competitors in the final, including last year’s champion Brianna Hendrickson from Brooklyn, New York.

Wiershke, who was wearing a gray shirt and having Justin Bieber’s hairstyle, sailed through each level of the competition by typing passages of text on a QWERTY keyboard rapidly without any mistaken. One special round even included being blindfolded(蒙眼) on the state to make up phrases by memory.

“I’m extremely nervous,” Wiershke said while waiting for the results after the final round. “I’m getting ready to hear Brianna’s name. When I heard my name was announced, I really couldn’t believe my ears.” After the announcement was made, confetti(五彩纸屑) dropped from the ceiling and Wiershke was met on the stage by the singer who said that she liked texting very much. She was Ashley Tisdale, a famous and beautiful singer, who awarded him his check.

In August, a film on Music Television called “Thumbs” took a behind-the –scenes look at the teenager’s life. It shows how he practiced texting to be the fastest. The film followed a series of young texting competitors, including Brianna Hendrickson, in the weeks leading up to this year’s LG US National Texting Championship. Besides showing the always –connected lifestyle of these teenagers nationwide, the mover also shows the studies, sports , dreams and friendships among these competitors.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.A teenager receiver $50,000.

B.Teenagers in the US make money by texting.

C.A teenager was named the fastest texter in the US.

D.The LG US National Texting Championship was held in New York City.

2. During the special round, competitors were required to text_____________.

A.among confetti

B.without using their eyes

C.using a special keyboard

D.extremely difficult words

3.We can infer that Austin Wiershke_________.

A.wasn’t used to using the QWERTY keyboard

B.didn’t think Brianna Hendrickson would win this time

C.didn’t expect he would beat Brianna Hendrickson

D.was very confident when he was waiting for the result of the contest

4.Through the film called “Thumb”, people can know____________.

A.the development of the LG US National Texting Championship

B.various parts of the competitors’ life

C.what happened to the competitors after the contest

D.the details of the texting contest

 

An astronomer is making a case for launching pop singer Justin Bieber into suborbital(亚轨道的)space aboard a private rocket ship. The idea is not to rid the world of the Canadian teenager — he would come back down to Earth eventually, after all — but rather to help jump-start the emerging suborbital spaceflight industry.

It would generate a lot of public interest, which would help commercial spaceflight pick up some much-needed momentum, said Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute in Mountain View, California. “If there’s more interest, there are more customers. If there are more customers, there's more technical development. It's a positive feedback loop, and obviously that's good.”

Such missions would return to Earth without completing a full lap around the planet. Instead, the flights would hit the edge of space about 62 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth, experience a few minutes of weightlessness, then re-enter the atmosphere and land back at a spaceport.

None of these firms are ready to fly customers yet, but some are getting close. For instance, Virgin Galactic hopes to begin powered test flights of its SpaceShipTwo vehicle later this year, with commercial operations perhaps beginning in 2013 or 2014. It is SpaceShipTwo that reportedly grabbed the attention of Beyonce and Jay-Z.

Virgin Galactic has collected deposits from nearly 500 customers willing to pay $200,000 for a ride aboard SpaceShipTwo, and both Virgin and XCOR have inked deals to fly scientists and their experiments on research flights. So a suborbital market already exists — but Shostak is thinking about ways to make it grow.

A celebrity launch isn't Shostak’s only idea. Suborbital firms should also promote their activities aggressively via social media, Shostak said, and they should make sure their spaceships are bristling(充满)with cameras both inside and out, to give the public dramatic views of every mission.

Some observers view commercial suborbital spaceflight as a potentially transformative industry, saying it could serve as a stepping stone to the exploration and exploitation of space on an unprecedented scale. While the industry’s success is far from assured, Shostak offered some reason for optimism: The American public remains keen on space.

1.Why may Justin Bieber be sent into suborbital space?

A.To show his bravery and make him a role model for teenagers.

B.To arouse the American public’s interest.

C.To help reform the spaceflight industry.

D.To film an advertisement about space.

2.What can we learn about suborbital spaceflight?

A.A trip will return to Earth before finishing a lap.

B.The whole trip will leave passengers weightless.

C.Each trip can take 500 passengers.

D.The trip will be too expensive even for celebrities.

3.What can we infer from the text?

A.SpaceShipTwo will be the first to fly.

B.Famous people will be the main passengers in the future.

C.The space trip is still in preparation.

D.Every space trip will be made into a film.

4.The last paragraph suggests that _________.

A.space is too mysterious to explore

B.the suborbital market is promising

C.the spaceflight industry is more successful than people think

D.developing the industry is risky

5.What is the main purpose of the text?

A.To predict a change in the space market.

B.To discuss a recent launch.

C.To introduce the status of the spaceflight industry.

D.To remove public doubt about the spaceflight industry.

 

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