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African-- American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity(名人), according to Forbes (福布斯) magazine.It placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100 people with the biggest pull(影响力).
Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States.Her talk show reaches 112 countries.She earned US $ 225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches.
The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings.But it also looks at the celebrity’s presence on the Internet and in the media. "After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves," the magazine said.
Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show".She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her animate interview style.Winfrey's approach appears to be simple.She is in a pursuit(追求) or self- improvement and self- empowerment.This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.
Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show.That pulls in viewers.For example, she made it known that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her.struggle with her weight.
Her success has not just been on the screen.Her media group includes a women’s TV network and websites for women.Her work has extended to social change.In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act.She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database(数据库) of dangerous child abusers.The then President Bill Clinton later singed the "Oprah Bill" into law.
1.The annual Forbes list selects its celebrities according to .
A.their names
B.their annual earnings
C.their presence on the Internet and in the media
D.their annual earnings and presence in the public
2.Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A.Oprah Winfrey was the first of the 100 celebrities according to Forbes magazine.
B.Oprah's success has been only on the screen.
C.Oprah can attract superstars and get them to open up to her interview
D.Oprah ranked second in celebrity riches that year.
3.The underlined phrase "rules the airwaves" in the passage means" .
A.attracts many readers' attention B.causes many people to take planes
C.has a large number of viewers D.measures the airwaves
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Oprah Winfrey Conquering the Americans
B.Oprah Winfrey---- the No 1 Celebrity
C.Forbes Ranking List
D.The Oprah Winfrey Show
DBCA
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Bamboo(竹) is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe(欧洲). There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters(厘米)wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields be watered.
1.How is bamboo like grass?
A.It is thin and easy to cut. |
B.It grows everywhere. |
C.It grows quickly after it’s cut short. |
D.It is short and green. |
2.The underlined sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”
A.short |
B.strong |
C.thick |
D.tall |
3.From the text we know ______.
A.All people call bamboo plant trees |
B.a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days |
C.the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows |
D.a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago |
4.Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?
A.Because it is cheap. |
B.Because it is colorful. |
C.Because it drills fast. |
D.Because it is used by Asians. |
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors. |
B.Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years. |
C.Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程). |
D.Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world. |
Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people and many animals like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees’ nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests(巢) are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper—a little bird called a honey guide.
The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax(蜂蜡) in the beehives(蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
1.Why is it difficult to find a wild bees’ nest?
A.It’s small in size. |
B.It’s hidden in trees. |
C.It’s covered with wax. |
D.It’s hard to recognize. |
2.What do the words“the follower”in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.A honey guide. |
B.A bee. |
C.A honey seeker.(找寻者) |
D.A beekeeper. |
3.The honey guide is special in the way .
A.it gets its food |
B.it goes to church |
C.it sings in forest |
D.it reaches into bees’ nests |
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Wild Bees |
B.Wax and Honey |
C.Beekeeping in Africa |
D.Honey-Lover’s Helper |
Our listener question this week comes from Abdullahi Farah, who wants to know about the life and work of Doctor Benjamin Carson.
Doctor Carson is an internationally recognized doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been the director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the hospital for twenty-five years. At the age of thirty-three, he became one of the youngest doctors in the United States to hold that position. And he was the first African-American to have that position at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Ben Carson is known for his work as a brain surgeon for children. For example, in nineteen eighty-seven, he led a team of seventy doctors and nurses in an operation to separate two babies joined at the head. Earlier attempts by other surgeons on other babies had failed. Doctor Carson successfully performed the operation. Both babies were able to survive independently.
Doctor Carson has written four books. His first book, "Gifted Hands," tells the story of his life. Benjamin Carson was born in nineteen fifty-one in Detroit, Michigan.
As a boy, Ben was not a good student. In fact, he was the worst in his class. When his mother learned of his failing grades she asked her sons to read two library books every week. She limited the amount of time they watched television. And she told them to respect every person.
Ben Carson soon became the top student in his class. He went on to study at Yale University, one of the best universities in the country, and later to medical school at the University of Michigan.
Doctor Carson has received many awards and honors. Last year he received the nation's highest civilian honor. Former President George W. Bush presented Benjamin Carson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House.
1.The passage is probably taken from _____.
A.a radio |
B.a magazine |
C.TV |
D.a paper |
2.What does the word “surgeons” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.nurses |
B.doctors |
C.hospitals |
D.points |
3.Benjamin Carson’s change in study was largely because of ______
A.his hard work |
B.his teacher |
C.his mother |
D.his father |
4.What’s the aim to write the passage?
A.To call on us to learn from Benjamin Carson. |
B.To praise Benjamin Carson for his achievements. |
C.To show us how Benjamin Carson succeeded |
D.To introduce Benjamin Carson’s life and work |