With just a few notes, she’s made some of the most effective men and women in America stop in their tracks to find her, and meet her. She possesses a rare talent that has talk show hosts, celebrities and audiences throughout the United States. Her name is JoJo.

In the outskirts of Boston JoJo grew up in a home filled with songs, since her mother was a church soloist (独唱演员) and trained musical theater performer. JoJo’s first big break came when she went to an audition (试唱) for a kid’s show of CBS – TV. Her passion left the producers speechless and she was immediately given a spot to perform. Once JoJo hit the stage, Bill Cosby, the show’s host, asked her to sing a little something. JoJo’s Respect earned her an defeating response from the audience. A phone call from The Oprah Winfrey Show followed soon after, inviting the young girl to appear on the show. “When it came to performing, I just had no fear.” says JoJo.

All at once things began to happen. Calls from talk show producers and music festival organizers began to pour in. JoJo did them all. While appearing on the TV show, America’s Most Talented Kids, JoJo was noticed by a man in the audience who introduced her to Vincent Herbert, famed producer and owner of Da Family Entertainment. JoJo was signed to Da Family and offered two recording agreements before finding her perfect match with Barry Hankerson and his label (唱片公司) Blackground Records.

After being signed to Blackground, JoJo spent the next four months recording tracks for her self – titled appearance. The album showcases JoJo’s talent, not only as a singer, but as a songwriter as well. The final product is an album filled with assured, confident music tones that speak way beyond JoJo’s tender years. Her music strikes the perfect balance between attitude and innocence (纯真) – which is exactly what JoJo is all about. (from February 2007 English salon)

1．What is the most outstanding character of JoJo in author’s opinion?

       A．She is young.                                      B．She has special gift.

       C．She is fearless.                                    D．She is talkative.

2．The surroundings from JoJo’s family may             .

       A．make her have less chance to her success in her career

       B．help her be successful in her career directly

       C．make her have more possibility in her career

       D．help her keep away from succeeding in her career

3．What we can infer from the passage is that a person’s talent is            。

       A．also important on his way to success

       B．absolutely the most important factor to success

       C．not so important on his way to success

       D．not so important as his effort on his way to success

4．The most suitable title for the passage is “             ”.

       A．A Person’s Smooth Way to Success      B．Despite of Young Girl, But So Mature

       C．JoJo – beyond Her Tender Age       D．A Girl Whom We Should Look Up to

Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great 21. So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t 22.
During his first year at college, Chuck would stopp by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 23. We recalled（回忆）that we had worked together several years before to 24 money for some sick African babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 25. Chuck raised several thousand dollars. It was an activity that 26 our common relationship into a friendship.
In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 27. I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with 28 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.
About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great 29 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was 30 and full of promise. More  31, he was a good person, a just person.
When I went to his funeral（葬礼）, his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 32 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried together with him . Chuck 33 six items, including an essay(论文) he had written.
He told me that Chuck liked the 34 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed(证实) his talent as a 35.
I was grateful for the 36 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 37 students’ lives. I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I 38 my purpose in teaching, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 39 have the power to affect hearts and 40 for a long time.
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Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great 36. So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t37

  During his first year at college, Chuck would stop by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 38. We recalled that we had worked together several years before to 39 money for some sick African babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 40. Chuck raised several thousand dollars. It was an activity that 41 our common relationship into a friendship.

  In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 42. I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with 43 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.

  About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great 44 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was 45 and full of promise. More 46, he was a good person, a just person.

  When I went to his funeral, his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 47 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried together with him . Chuck 48 six items, including an essay he had written.*

   He told me that Chuck liked the 49 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed(证实) his talent as a 50.

   I was grateful for the 51 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 52 students’ lives. I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I 53 my purpose in teaching, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 54 have the power to affect hearts and 55 for a long time.

1.A. use                             B. talent                            C. height                    D. assistance

2.A. disappointed B. amused                         C. excited                  D. surprised

3.A. secret                        B. school                              C. progress               D. family

4. A. raise                         B. borrow                           C. spend                     D. save

5. A. college            B. hearts                            C. village                    D. friends

6. A. transformed           B. divided                           C. put                          D. devoted

7. A. spare                        B. act                                  C. live                          D. sleep

8. A. worry                        B. joy                                   C. pain                        D. tears

9. A. honor                        B. comfort                         C. day                         D. loss

10. A. fortunate              B. serious                           C. talented                D. unsatisfied

11. A. importantly            B. seriously                         C. usually              D. sincerely

12. A. go over                  B. take over                       C. give away             D. threw away

13. A. added                     B. bought                           C. examined              D. chose

14.A. story                        B. letter                              C. joke                        D. message

15. A. writer                     B. teacher                          C. doctor                    D. comedian

16. A. excellent               B. practical                        C. special              D. expensive

17. A. believe                   B. draw                               C. know                      D. influence

18.. A. remember           B. forget                             C. change                  D. achieve

19. A. Parents            B. Teachers                       C. Students              D. Strangers

20.A. health                     B. appearance                  C. accents                 D. minds

Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great 21. So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t 22.

  During his first year at college, Chuck would stopp by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 23. We recalled（回忆）that we had worked together several years before to 24 money for some sick African babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 25. Chuck raised several thousand dollars. It was an activity that 26 our common relationship into a friendship.

  In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 27. I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with 28 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.

  About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great 29 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was 30 and full of promise. More  31, he was a good person, a just person.

  When I went to his funeral（葬礼）, his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 32 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried together with him . Chuck 33 six items, including an essay(论文) he had written.

   He told me that Chuck liked the 34 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed(证实) his talent as a 35.

   I was grateful for the 36 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 37 students’ lives. I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I 38 my purpose in teaching, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 39 have the power to affect hearts and 40 for a long time.

1.. A. use          B. talent           C. height           D. assistance

2..A. disappointed B. amused           C. excited       D. surprised

3.. A. secret           B. school               C. progress          D. family

4. A. raise             B. borrow           C. spend         D. save

5.. A. college      B. hearts           C. village       D. friends

6.. A. transformed      B. divided          C. put           D. devoted

7.. A. spare            B. act              C. live              D. sleep

8.. A. worry            B. joy              C. pain              D. tears

9.. A. honor            B. comfort          C. day           D. loss

10. A. fortunate        B. serious          C. talented          D. unsatisfied

11.. A. importantly     B. seriously            C. usually      D. sincerely

12.. A. go over         B. take over            C. give away         D. threw away

13.. A. added           B. bought           C. examined          D. chose

14.. A. story           B. letter               C. joke              D. message

15.. A. writer          B. teacher          C. doctor        D. comedian

16.. A. excellent       B. practical            C. special      D. expensive

17.. A. believe         B. draw                 C. know              D. influence

18. A. remember         B. forget           C. change        D. achieve

19.. A. Parents         B. Teachers             C. Students     D. Strangers

20.. A. health          B. appearance       C. accents       D. minds

Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great  36  . So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t  37 .

     During his first year at college, Chuck stopped by the school a few times to keep me informed of his  38  .We recalled that we had worked together several years before to  39  money for 23 sick Cambodian babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our  40  .Chuck donated several hundred dollars. It was an activity that  41   our formal relationship into a friendship.

     In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to  42  . I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with  43  and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.

     About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great  44  for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was  45  and full of promise. More importantly, he was a good person, a just person.

   When I went to his  46  , his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to  47  his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried in the coffin(棺木) with him . Chuck  48  six items, including an essay he had written.

   He told me that Chuck liked the  49  I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed his talent as a 50  .

   I was grateful for the  51  gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to  52  students’ lives. I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I  53  my purpose, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again:  54  have the power to affect hearts and  55  for a long time.

1. A. use           B. promise          C. height           D. assistance

2..A. disappointed B. amused           C. excited       D. surprised

3.. A. secret           B. job              C. progress          D. family

4. A. raise             B. borrow           C. spend         D. save

5. A. college       B. hearts           C. village       D. friends

6.. A. transformed      B. divided          C. put           D. devoted

7.. A. spare            B. act              C. live              D. sleep

8. A. worry             B. joy              C. pain              D. tears

9. A. honor             B. comfort          C. day           D. loss

10.. A. fortunate       B. serious          C. talented          D. unsatisfied

11. A. funeral          B. office               C. dormitory         D. school

12.. A. go over         B. take over            C. give away         D. throw away

13.. A. added           B. bought           C. examined          D. chose

14.. A. story           B. letter               C. joke              D. message

15.. A. writer          B. teacher          C. doctor        D. comedian

16. A. excellent        B. practical            C. extraordinary     D. expensive

17. A. believe      B. draw                 C. know              D. influence

18.. A. remember        B. forget           C. change        D. achieve

19. A. Parents     B. Teachers             C. Students     D. Strangers

20. A. health           B. concentration        C. accents       D. minds