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1. I shall never (感到厌倦) life,I hope.
1. get tired of
4. We first met on a train in 2007. We both felt immediately that we (know) each other for years.
Do you like singing? Nowadays we often hear of people talking about karaoke. But what on earth it is about still remains a question for many people.
Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment which was invented inJapanaround the middle of the 1970s. It means “a band without people” in Japanese. In fact,it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars,and mainly for the customers to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in karaoke was popular music. Therefore,at times,when anyone felt like it,he might sing songs to the accompaniment(伴奏) of the music that came from the equipment.
Shortly after its invention,karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was introduced toChinaand was welcomed by many people. Although you are not a good singer,or even sometimes you may sing out of tune,you can always enjoy yourself by singing karaoke.
1. The underlined word “band” means a group of persons .
A. who play music together
B. who play games on the sports ground
C. living in the same neighbourhood
D. doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose
2. Karaoke is just a .
A. band fromJapan
B. cassette tape recorder
C. cassette tape with only music
D. voice recording equipment
3. People went to public houses and snack bars when karaoke appeared.
A. to have a good time
B. to have something to drink
C. to get something to eat
D. to buy the equipment
4. Karaoke was spread to the whole world .
A. as soon as it was invented
B. long ago
C. not long after it was invented
D. before long
5. The main idea of this passage is .
A. all persons like to play karaoke
B. to introduce karaoke to the people
C. karaoke is a sort of wonderful acoustic equipment
D. karaoke is used everywhere including snack bars
4. The kind-hearted couple decided to the little boy whose parents had been killed in the flood.
2.由于物价上涨很快，我们买不起高档商品。
, we can’t afford luxuries.
CARDIFF,Wales—Poets，singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in Wales to celebrate the tradition of storytelling.
“It might seem strange that people still want to listen in age of watching television，but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again，” said David Ambrose,director of Beyond the Border，an international storytelling festival(节) in Wales.
“Some of the tales,like the Inuit from Canada，are thousands of years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time，” he said early this month.
Two Inuit women,both in their mid-60s，are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait,or throat singing,which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings,forcing them to say little but listen attentively.
Ambrose started the festival in 1993，after several years of working with those revivingC coming back into use or existence) storytelling in Wales.
“It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions,and as all the Welsh are storytellers,it was in good hands here，” Ambrose said.
1. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling .
A. will be more popular than TV
B. will be popular again
C. started in Wales
D. is in the hands of some old people
2. From the tales told by the Inuit,people can learn .
A. about their life as early as thousands of years ago
B. why they tell the stories in a throat-singing way
C. how cold it has been where the Inuit live
D. how difficult it is to understand the Inuit
3. According to the writer,which of the following is NOT true?
A. Storytelling once stopped in Wales.
B. Storytelling has a long history in Wales.
C. Storytelling is always well received in Wales.
D. Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales.
4. The underlined phrase “in good hands” means “ ”
A. controlled by rich people
B. grasped by good storytellers
C. taken good care of
D. protected by kind people
11. When asked by the police,he said that he remembered (arrive) at the party,but not (leave) .
One of my favourites as a young girl was writing. I found that it was a great way to express what I was feeling. I actually wrote journals as early as my first grade. I find them amusing to look at now. I even read some to my son. I noticed that he actually started doing the same thing. He came to me the other day and wanted to read me a story he had written——Sponge Bob Square Pants.
As he sat there and read it aloud to me，it brought a big smile to my face， for I saw myself in him. Recently his school held auditions(试演) for a talent show and he was really interested in it. I remembered him asking me，“Mum， what is my talent?” I asked him to list all of the things that he enjoyed doing. He said reading was at the top,followed by drawing,writing and playing Super Mario Brothers. So I asked him, “What can you do to combine some of those things that people would enjoy watching?”
He disappeared into his room for a while and I began to get a little worried. I know how embarrassed he got performing in front of the big crowds. I heard him rushing down the stairs with excitement.
“I can do a puppet (木偶) show,Mum!” He showed me what he had come up with while in his room. He called it, Yoshi Goes to Africa. What a great idea I thought to myself. I found a puppet show tent online and cleaned up some old puppet friends for him. My son was the only boy who entered the talent show at his school and he won the second place. I was so proud of him.
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A. The author felt sorry for her son’s experiences.
B. The boy forgot all about his mother’s journals.
C. The boy rushed out of the room after finishing a story.
D. Both the author and her son were interested in writing.
2. According to the passage,we can learn that .
A. the mother asked her son to join the talent show
B. the author’s son took great interest in the talent show
C. it was the second time for the boy to enter the talent show
D. the boy got nervous in front of the big crowds
3. Which of the following did the boy like most?
A. Writing. B. Reading.
C. Drawing. D. Playing.
4. Hearing what the boy had come up with about the talent show，the mother was .
A. pleased B. discouraged
C. embarrassed D. nervous
5. Which of the following is TRUE about the mother?
A. She used to teach her son writing.
B. She made a fortune by the journals.
C. She helped her son with the puppet show.
D. She was against her son playing video games.
4. She seemed more a and looked forward to getting up in the morning.
