Pop singer Peng Tan has tasted the joys of being at the top of the world. He has also  36  life’s lows too. This  37  him that having a  38  picture of oneself is the key to  39_ .
"I grew  40  at the peak of my career, and I began to lose faith when things turned  41_   me," he said."
"Then I realized that dreams will  42  only if I put myself in the  43  place."
Peng, 29, will  44  at the Beijing Pop Festival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing held on September 8 to 9. He has  45   his first album Teen Spirit after he went solo from the rock band Dada. As the name  _46  the album is about his reflection on his youth.
"The _47  years is a special restless period in life, with lots of confusion, sensations, with wise and ridiculous ideas colliding," said Peng.
When younger, he first  48  of being a painter, until one day the  49  singing of Cui Jian lit up his passion, for rock music. In 1996, he became the  50  singer in the band Dada, which he set up with his  51  from junior school.
Soon, they topped the music charts and  52  most of the "’Best Newcomer of the Year" awards. However, the good days didn’t last. The band  53 . Peng became depressed and began  54  his own ability. He then went to the Beijing Pop Festival last year and saw his favorite foreign band, Super Grass. This changed everything. After that, he was back on track and found his confidence.
"When you  55  to your position well in life, opportunities will come to you naturally.” he said.

Pop singer Peng Tan has tasted the joys of being at the top of the world. He has also  36  life's lows too. This  37  him that having a  38  picture of oneself is the key to  39_ .

"I grew   40  at the peak of my career, and I began to lose faith when things turned  41_   me," he said."

"Then I realized that dreams will  42  only if I put myself in the  43  place."

Peng, 29, will  44  at the Beijing Pop Festival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing held on September 8 to 9. He has  45   his first album Teen Spirit after he went solo from the rock band Dada. As the name  _46  the album is about his reflection on his youth.

"The _47  years is a special restless period in life, with lots of confusion, sensations, with wise and ridiculous ideas colliding," said Peng.

When younger, he first  48  of being a painter, until one day the  49  singing of Cui Jian lit up his passion, for rock music. In 1996, he became the  50  singer in the band Dada, which he set up with his   51  from junior school.

Soon, they topped the music charts and  52  most of the "'Best Newcomer of the Year" awards. However, the good days didn't last. The band  53 . Peng became depressed and began  54  his own ability. He then went to the Beijing Pop Festival last year and saw his favorite foreign band, Super Grass. This changed everything. After that, he was back on track and found his confidence.

"When you  55  to your position well in life, opportunities will come to you naturally.” he said.

1.A. shared            B. completed         C. escaped                     D. experienced

2.A. has scared    B. has taught                  C. has held              D. has warned

3.A. realistic          B. real                  C. true                   D. authentic

4.A. something     B. everything               C. nothing               D. anything

5.A. frightened    B. excited            C. delighted            D. overconfident

6.A. against      B. to                  C. down               D. over

7.A. come out       B. come up               C. come true          D. come across

8.A. fight        B. left                   C. suit                D. wrong

9.A. stop         B. perform              C. work               D. stay

10.A. created              B. written                C. made             D. composed

11.A. tells         B. reads                    C. suggests          D. goes

12.A. teenage      B. youth             C. mid-aged               D. old

13.A. considered   B. dreamed                   C. suggested           D. tried

14.A. gentle       B. cold                       C. depressed             D. explosive

15.A. lead         B. pop                       C. proper              D. first

16.A. workers       B. strangers                   C. classmates          D. colleagues

17.A. bagged       B. accepted                  C. beat                D. finished

18.A. broke into    B. broke in          C. broke up               D. broke down

19.A. improving    B. doubting           C. wondering              D. considering

20.A. reach        B. have               C. adapt               D. contribute

A regular drop in the sun’s radiation(辐射) can cause unusually cold winters in parts of North America and Europe, scientists say, a finding that could improve long-range forecasts and help countries prepare for snowstorms.

Scientists have known for a long time that the sun has an 11-year cycle during which radiation measured by sunspots on the surface reaches a peak then falls. But explaining a clear connection to weather is harder.

“Our research confirms the observed connection between solar change and regional winter climate,” lead author Sarah Ineson of the UK Met Office told the reporters in an email. The study was published in the magazine Nature Geoscience on Monday.

The researchers found that the reducing of ultraviolet(UV，紫外线) radiation from the sun can affect high-altitude wind patterns in the Northern Hemisphere(半球), causing cold winters.

“While UV levels won’t tell us what the day-to-day weather will do, they show us the bright future of improved forecasts for winter conditions for months and even years ahead. These forecasts play an important role in long-term possibility planning,” Ineson, a climate scientist, said.

Ineson and colleagues from Imperial College London and the University of Oxford used satellite data that more accurately(精确的) measures UV radiation from the sun and found a much greater change than previously thought.

They found that in years of low activity, unusually cold air forms high in the atmosphere over the tropics. This causes a redistribution(重新分配) of heat in the atmosphere, making easterly winds that bring freezing weather and snowstorms to northern Europe and the United States and milder weather to Canada and the Mediterranean.

When solar UV radiation is stronger, the opposite occurs.

More study was needed, though. A key uncertainty in the experiment lay in the satellite data used, because it covers only a few years. “So questions remain concerning both accuracy(精确) and also applicability to other solar cycles,” she said.

1.The new finding claims cold winters in the North Hemisphere can be caused by ______.

A. a sharp rise in the amount of sunspots

B. a drop in the sun’s UV radiation

C. a complex computer model simulation

D. a clear link between the sun and the earth

2. It has long been known by scientists that ______.

A. UV radiation can affect high-altitude wind patterns

B. there’s a clear connection between the sun’s activity and weather

C. the sun’s radiation reaches a peak every eleven years

D. they can predict day-to-day weather conditions from UV levels

3. What will happen if the sun turns into years of high activity according to the finding?

A. Canada and the Mediterranean will have milder weather.

B. The whole Northern Hemisphere will suffer from extreme winter days.

C. Freezing cold weather will appear in northern Europe.

D. Burning hot weather will appear in the United States.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. researchers have analyzed the data collected in eleven years

B. long-term weather conditions can be accurately predicted depending on UV levels

C. the research doesn’t seem correct and true enough due to limited satellite data used

D. climate scientists have just begun their research in severe weather forecast

Ray Martin yesterday confirmed he would leave Channel Nine．

After 30 years of cooperation, Martin will not renew his contract at he end of the year with the network that made him a star．

“I thought the end of the year would be a good time to pull up stamps, ”Martin said from South Australia, where he is filming for 60 Minutes．

He said television now had become a business run by bankers, with no thought for creativity．

“the golden days of television have gone．It's not as fun as it used to be,” he said．

“I understand the bankers but I'm not a banker．”

Martin said his depression had increased during the past 6 to 12 month, as there were no new projects to inspire him．

As host of Midday and A Current Affair, which drew 3 million viewers at its peak, his influence was huge．He reported on Princess Diana's death, the September 11 attacks, the Bali bombing and Steve Irwin's death．

If an event affected Australians, Martin was there, on Channel Nine, to inform them．He is reported to earn more than ＄2million a year as a reporter．

But rumors have spread about his future since 2000．martin．62, stressed that although he intended to leave Channel Nine at the end of the year, he was not retiring and was open to offers

He remained loyal to the network－“We are number 2．Channel Seven is the most popular right now, but we are doing better every day, ” said Martin

1．What caused Ray Martin to resign?

A．The new way of network management．      B．The failure of Channel Nine

C．His disappointment with the TV industry．    D．The unfriendliness of his colleagues．

2．The underlined phrase“pull up stamps”on Paragraph 3 probably means“________”．

A．drag the stamps up from the ground                    B．look for a new position

C．break the contract                                       D．make great effort

3．We can infer that Midday is a ________．

A．television channel                                        B．famous movie

C．website                                                      D．popular program

4．It can be concluded from the passage that Ray Martin ________．

A．is well known for his humorous hosting style

B．has reported many serious events

C．intends to retire and will get a large amount of money

D．is upset about the rumors about his failure