摘要: applause n. 鼓掌,掌声

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Last December, I performed 30 shows in 11 days. I knew it would be a tiring tour before I set off, but I just wanted to be there to support our men and women.
From the minute I walked onstage the afternoon I arrived at the army, the soldiers were cheering, singing along at the top of their voices. I had done hundreds of concerts, but it was my first time to perform for troops. Looking at the smiling faces of these soldiers --- some of them only teenagers --- I felt great joy moving through me. They were the loveliest fans I had ever met. Then, from out of nowhere, words came into my head. “I want to play you something new … a song just came in my head minutes ago. It’s called Here with Me,” I told them. Cheers rang out. As I sang, I could see the tears in some of soldiers’ eyes. I finished to thunderous applause.
At the autograph(亲笔签名)part afterward, one of the soldiers took out a picture of a high school student. “This is my girl. You know, I miss her so much,” he said. “That new song you sang … it meant so much to me. Those were the words I’ve always wanted to tell her.
I realized that the song wasn’t about me and that it was, in fact, a gift for these men and women. I played it in every concert after that, always with the same unbelievable reaction.
On the long plane ride home I kept thinking about the soldiers I’d met. They risked their lives every day to defend our country, yet they were grateful for a simple concert. I decided to record the new song to thank our men and women           in uniform(制服).
【小题1】Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “troops” in the second paragraph?

A.officialsB.teenagersC.soldiersD.students
【小题2】When the author performed on the stage, he felt _____.
A.pleasedB.nervousC.confidentD.worried
【小题3】What might be the topic of the new song?
A.The tiring army life
B.The danger of being a soldier
C.The excitement of going to a concert
D.The family one misses
【小题4】From the text, we can infer that the author _____.
A.served in the army before
B.received many gifts during shows
C.was impressed by the soldiers
D.always cared for the soldiers
【小题5】The passage is most probably written by a(n) _____.
A.dancerB.teacherC.singerD.official leader

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Last December, I performed 30 shows in 11 days. I knew it would be a tiring tour before I set off, but I just wanted to be there to support our men and women.

From the minute I walked onstage the afternoon I arrived at the army, the soldiers were cheering, singing along at the top of their voices. I had done hundreds of concerts, but it was my first time to perform for troops. Looking at the smiling faces of these soldiers --- some of them only teenagers --- I felt great joy moving through me. They were the loveliest fans I had ever met. Then, from out of nowhere, words came into my head. “I want to play you something new … a song just came in my head minutes ago. It’s called Here with Me,” I told them. Cheers rang out. As I sang, I could see the tears in some of soldiers’ eyes. I finished to thunderous applause.

At the autograph(亲笔签名)part afterward, one of the soldiers took out a picture of a high school student. “This is my girl. You know, I miss her so much,” he said. “That new song you sang … it meant so much to me. Those were the words I’ve always wanted to tell her.

I realized that the song wasn’t about me and that it was, in fact, a gift for these men and women. I played it in every concert after that, always with the same unbelievable reaction.

On the long plane ride home I kept thinking about the soldiers I’d met. They risked their lives every day to defend our country, yet they were grateful for a simple concert. I decided to record the new song to thank our men and women           in uniform(制服).

1.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “troops” in the second paragraph?

A.officials           B.teenagers         C.soldiers           D.students

2.When the author performed on the stage, he felt _____.

A.pleased           B.nervous           C.confident         D.worried

3.What might be the topic of the new song?

A.The tiring army life

B.The danger of being a soldier

C.The excitement of going to a concert

D.The family one misses

4.From the text, we can infer that the author _____.

A.served in the army before

B.received many gifts during shows

C.was impressed by the soldiers

D.always cared for the soldiers

5.The passage is most probably written by a(n) _____.

A.dancer           B.teacher           C.singer            D.official leader

 

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  Robby was 11 years old when his mother took him to his first piano lesson with me.I only knew his mother from a   1   as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to   2   him up.She always waved and smiled but never stepped in.Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   3   to hear him play the piano.But I had to say Robby lacked the   4   of tone and basic rhythm.Hard as Robby tried, there seemed to be   5   progress.Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons.I was glad; he was a bad   6   for my teaching.

  Several weeks later came the party on which all my students would show   7   they had learned from my lesson.To my great surprise, Robby appeared and   8   on playing on the party.l I   9   have said that the party was for current pupils and he really did not qualify(有资格)because he had   10  , but I finally agreed.Then Robby came up on stage and announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto #21 in C Major.

  I was not   11   for what I heard next.Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people his age.When he ended, everyone was   12   their feet in wild applause.Overcome and in tears I ran up on stage.“I’ve never   13   you play like that, Robby!How’d you do it?”Through the microphone Robby explained,“Well Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick?Well   14   she has cancer.That’s why she was unable to take me to piano lessons,   15   I was still practicing.My mom passed away this morning.And well… she was born deaf so I believed tonight was the   16   time she ever heard me play.I wanted to   17   it special.”

  There wasn’t a(n)  18   eye in the house that evening.I thought to myself how much   19   my life had been for taking Robby as my   20  

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window

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magazine

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distance

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picture

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make

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put

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take

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dream

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plan

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schedule

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task

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interest

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hearing

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ability

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sense

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much

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little

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many

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few

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influence

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business

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experiment

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advertisement

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what

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which

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how

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that

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kept

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insisted

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carried

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depended

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might

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could

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need

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laid off

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held back

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dropped out

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aware

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sure

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prepared

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surprised

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thought

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heard

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personally

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example

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future

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pupil

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Last December, I performed 30 shows in 11 days. I knew it would be a tiring tour before I set off, but I just wanted to be there to support our men and women.
From the minute I walked onstage the afternoon I arrived at the army, the soldiers were cheering, singing along at the top of their voices. I had done hundreds of concerts, but it was my first time to perform for troops. Looking at the smiling faces of these soldiers --- some of them only teenagers --- I felt great joy moving through me. They were the loveliest fans I had ever met. Then, from out of nowhere, words came into my head. “I want to play you something new … a song just came in my head minutes ago. It’s called Here with Me,” I told them. Cheers rang out. As I sang, I could see the tears in some of soldiers’ eyes. I finished to thunderous applause.
At the autograph(亲笔签名)part afterward, one of the soldiers took out a picture of a high school student. “This is my girl. You know, I miss her so much,” he said. “That new song you sang … it meant so much to me. Those were the words I’ve always wanted to tell her.
I realized that the song wasn’t about me and that it was, in fact, a gift for these men and women. I played it in every concert after that, always with the same unbelievable reaction.
On the long plane ride home I kept thinking about the soldiers I’d met. They risked their lives every day to defend our country, yet they were grateful for a simple concert. I decided to record the new song to thank our men and women           in uniform(制服)

  1. 1.

    Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “troops” in the second paragraph?

    1. A.
      officials
    2. B.
      teenagers
    3. C.
      soldiers
    4. D.
      students
  2. 2.

    When the author performed on the stage, he felt _____

    1. A.
      pleased
    2. B.
      nervous
    3. C.
      confident
    4. D.
      worried
  3. 3.

    What might be the topic of the new song?

    1. A.
      The tiring army life
    2. B.
      The danger of being a soldier
    3. C.
      The excitement of going to a concert
    4. D.
      The family one misses
  4. 4.

    From the text, we can infer that the author _____

    1. A.
      served in the army before
    2. B.
      received many gifts during shows
    3. C.
      was impressed by the soldiers
    4. D.
      always cared for the soldiers
  5. 5.

    The passage is most probably written by a(n) _____

    1. A.
      dancer
    2. B.
      teacher
    3. C.
      singer
    4. D.
      official leader
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  The sometimes tense relationship between presidents and New York City mayors was seemingly set 30 years ago with the famous Daily News headline following President Gerald R.Ford's decision not to help the city out from a financial crisis.(“Ford to City:Drop Dead,” it read.)

  But yesterday provided something of a role of the opposite:President Bush came to promote strong national economic data and to do it in the glow of a New York City economy that he said was “booming with a bond rating(债券评级)at an all-time high, and unemployment near an all-time low.”

  The moment highlighted the unique relationship Mr.Bush has with New York City, to which he has been linked since the 2001 terrorist attacks, even though he is unpopular with many voters here.

  And as he spoke at the Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street for an event held by the Association for a Better New York, he addressed an audience that included not only business leaders but also three New York City mayors-one of them a Republican, two of them Democrats.

  There was Mayor Michael R.Bloomberg, a late-blooming Republican, who kept his distance from the president throughout the 2005 mayoral campaign in case the president's low poll(选举投票)ratings rub off on him.

  Mr.Bloomberg seemed to receive slightly louder applause than Mr.Bush did yesterday, though, to be fair, both were warmly received and many of Mr.Bloomberg's own officials were in the audience.

  But Mr.Bush did not seem to take offense either way.

  “Mr.Mayor, thanks for being here, I appreciate your coming,” Mr.Bush told Mr.Bloomberg.“You're doing what people want you to do, and that is to lead this city.”

  Then there was former Mayor David N.Dinkins, the liberal Democrat.“Mr.Mayor-David Dinkins, thank you for being here,” Mr.Bush said from the lectern.“Proud you're here.”

  His warmest words were for Mayor Edward I.Koch, the Democrat who crossed party lines to endorse Mr.Bush in 2004.

  “And it's good to see my buddy(密友), Mayor Ed Koch,” Mr.Bush said.“Mr.Mayor, thank you for coming.”

  One former mayor who was not there:Rudolph W.Giuliani, the man at or near the top of many polls of possible Republican presidential contenders(竞争者), who, according to an aide, was at tending a fund-raiser out of town.

(1)

How many New York City mayors are mentioned in the passage?

[  ]

A.

Two.

B.

Three.

C.

Four.

D.

Five.

(2)

According to the passage, what was the cause of the tense relationship between President Ford and New York City mayors?

[  ]

A.

The misleading of the famous Daily News.

B.

His decision not to help the city out from a financial crisis.

C.

His refusal to promote strong national economic data.

D.

His often attending fund-raisers.

(3)

What was the attitude of the New York voters towards Mr.Bush?

[  ]

A.

They all supported him and voted for him.

B.

All of them did not vote for him.

C.

They received him as they had done to Mr.Ford.

D.

He was unpopular with them.

(4)

Why did Mr.Bloomberg receive slightly louder applause than Mr.Bush at the Federal Hall National Memorial?

[  ]

A.

Because Mr.Bush was not warmly received by the audience.

B.

Because Mr.Bush had seldom visited City before.

C.

Because Mr.Bloomberg was one of the possible Republican presidential contenders.

D.

Because many of Mr.Bloomberg's own officials were in the audience.

(5)

What is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Ford's Tragedy in City.

B.

Mayors in New York.

C.

Bush Has 3 Mayors to Thank in City.

D.

Booming of City's Economy.

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