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Albert Schweitzer was born in 1875. At the age of five he had already learned to play the piano. While he was at university, he made up his mind to spend the next ten years of his life studying music, because he was very fond of all kinds of musical activities. After that, for the rest of his life he wanted to work for others less fortunate than he was. When he was 29 he read a newspaper article about the suffering of people in equatorial West Africa, Schweitzer decided to become a doctor and work in those places. When he had worked as a doctor five years later he collected money and supplies for a hospital, and in 1913 he set off for Africa with his wife, a trained nurse. Together they built a hospital at Lambarene in Gabon, where they nurse the sick. He spent the rest of his life in his hospital. When he died in 1965, the world lost a great lover of his fellow men.

1．Albert Schweitzer learned to play the piano ________.

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A．when he was at the university

B．when he was a little boy

C．in Gabon

D．when he worked as a doctor

2．At university, Schweitzer decided to ________.

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3．The life of the people in equatorial West Africa was ________ at that time.

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4．Schweitzer got married ________.

[　　]

A．after 1913

B．after he had finished his medical studies

C．when he was at university

D．when he got to Africa

5．The writer tells this story to show that ________.

[　　]

A．the people of Africa suffered a lot

B．doctors and nurses were needed in Africa

C．serving the unfortunate people is great

D．it is not very difficult to change one's work or ideas

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　　Carlos Al Mahal was born in Manila in 1950, and at the age of two weeks he was taken by his father, a musician, to the United States by sea. He spent his first ten years in the American southland where he attended school. Between the ages of 10 and 18, he travelled in the south and western Atlantic areas, lived in Florida and graduated from his school in 1968. Early in his life he had great interest in musical instruments and in 1965 , he learned to play the piano and quickly became an expert on it . Since his graduation from Florida State University in 1973, he has been a famous pianist. He is not married, saying that his music should come first .

1．Carlos A1 Mahal was born in ________.

[　　]

A．western Atlantic areas

B．the United States

C．the capital of the Philippines

D．the American southland

2．When Carlos was still a ________ , he was taken by ship to America by his father.

[　　]

3．He probably began to like musical instruments ________.

[　　]

A．when he spent his childhood in the American southland

B．when he was 15 years old

C．shortly after he was taken to the United States

D．since he graduated from his school

4．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

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A．Carlos' parents had once stayed in Asia for a period of time.

B．Carlos began to receive his school education in his early teens .

C．At the age of 15 , Carlos learned to play the piano and soon proved to be a quick learner.

D．Like his father, Carlos wants to devote himself to music.

5．Which of the following shows correctly the growth of Carlos?

[　　]

A．Carlos finished school in Florida.

B．Carlos spent his first 10 years in the American southland.

C．Carlos succeeded in making his mark as a pianist.

D．Carlos was taken to America from Manila

Think of some of your favorite singers. When you listen, they can make you happy or sad, peaceful or angry. They can make you relax or want to get up and dance. Gifted singers have the power to affect us in many ways — emotionally, physically and mentally.
But becoming a great singer isn’t as easy as listening to one. It takes practice, devotion and strong lungs! Just ask the well-known American opera（歌剧）star Carol Vaness.
At the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she often sings, Carol’s voice must be loud enough to be heard by four thousand people. It must reach every person in the theater, without a microphone, even when she’s singing softly. The reason Carol can project her voice that far is the way she breathes.
“When you breathe, it’s like a swimmer taking a deep breath before going underwater, ” Carol explains. “You have to take a lot of air into your lungs.”
According to Carol, the main difference between pop singing and opera is “how you breathe, how much air you take in, and how you control it coming out. Regular singing is more like speaking, and it’s a lot softer. When I sing for children, they’re often surprised by how the vibrations strike their ears — like waves on a beach, ” Carol says. “In opera, the air doesn’t just go out of your mouth — it vibrates in your chest, the way a guitar vibrates when it’s played.”
Ever since she started piano lessons at the age of ten, Carol has loved music. As she got older, she decided to become a music teacher. When she went to college, she took singing lessons as part of her studies. Her voice teacher discovered that nineteen-year-old Carol had an exceptionally beautiful soprano voice – the highest singing voice for women.  
Carol decided to make opera her goal, not only because she loved to sing but also because she loved the drama. Opera is a play in which the characters sing the words instead of speaking them. The stories of opera can be tragic or comical. They can be personal stories about two people falling in love or grand stories about kings and queens who lived long ago. As the characters in an opera sing, the emotions(情感) expressed by words and music come to life.
Today, Carol performs throughout the United States and Europe and she has song for almost twenty years. But she has never forgotten where she started singing in the first palace.
“Put your heart into your singing and enjoy it,” says Carol, “because singing is a great joy. That’s why I sing. In fact, that’s why everybody sings.”

1. 1.

   According to the passage, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City _____.

   1. A.
      is a five-story building
   2. B.
      can seat 4,000 people
   3. C.
      has no microphone in it
   4. D.
      can project the singer’s voice
2. 2.

   What is the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      Opera Singing and Pop Singing
   2. B.
      The Way an Opera Star Sings
   3. C.
      An Opera Star
   4. D.
      Singing without a Microphone
3. 3.

   Which statement is true?

   1. A.
      A pop singer breathes more deeply than an opera singer when he or she sings.
   2. B.
      Opera singing is more like speaking.
   3. C.
      A pop singer takes in much more air than an opera singer when singing.
   4. D.
      An opera singer breathes differently from a pop singer when singing.
4. 4.

   From the passage you can conclude all the following EXCEPT that _____.

   1. A.
      Carol once learned to play the piano
   2. B.
      Carol worked as a music teacher
   3. C.
      Carol has been singing opera for 20 years or so
   4. D.
      Carol is popular with Americans and Europeans
5. 5.

   The sentence “Put your heart into your singing” in the last paragraph means  “_____”.

   1. A.
      devoting yourself to singing
   2. B.
      taking trouble to sing
   3. C.
      singing happily
   4. D.
      trying your best to sing

Think of some of your favorite singers. When you listen, they can make you happy or sad, peaceful or angry. They can make you relax or want to get up and dance. Gifted singers have the power to affect us in many ways ― emotionally, physically and mentally.

But becoming a great singer isn’t as easy as listening to one. It takes practice, devotion and strong lungs! Just ask the well-known American opera（歌剧）star Carol Vaness.

At the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she often sings, Carol’s voice must be loud enough to be heard by four thousand people. It must reach every person in the theater, without a microphone, even when she’s singing softly. The reason Carol can project her voice that far is the way she breathes.

“When you breathe, it’s like a swimmer taking a deep breath before going underwater,” Carol explains. “You have to take a lot of air into your lungs.”

According to Carol, the main difference between pop singing and opera is “how you breathe, how much air you take in, and how you control it coming out. Regular singing is more like speaking, and it’s a lot softer. When I sing for children, they’re often surprised by how the vibrations strike their ears ― like waves on a beach, ” Carol says. “In opera, the air doesn’t just go out of your mouth ― it vibrates in your chest, the way a guitar vibrates when it’s played. ”

Ever since she started piano lessons at the age of ten, Carol has loved music. As she got older, she decided to become a music teacher. When she went to college, she took singing lessons as part of her studies. Her voice teacher discovered that nineteen-year-old Carol had an exceptionally beautiful soprano voice the highest singing voice for women.

Carol decided to make opera her goal, not only because she loved to sing but also because she loved the drama. Opera is a play in which the characters sing the words instead of speaking them. The stories of opera can be tragic or comical. They can be personal stories about two people falling in love or grand stories about kings and queens who lived long ago. As the characters in an opera sing, the emotions（情感）expressed by words and music come to life.

Today, Carol performs throughout the United States and Europe and she has song for almost twenty years. But she has never forgotten where she started singing in the first palace.

“Put your heart into your singing and enjoy it,” says Carol, “because singing is a great joy. That’s why I sing. In fact, that’s why everybody sings. ”

66. According to the passage, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City _____.

A. is a five-story building                       B. can seat 4,000 people

C. has no microphone in it                     D. can project the singer’s voice

67. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Opera Singing and Pop Singing               B. The Way an Opera Star Sings

C. An Opera Star                                      D. Singing without a Microphone

68. Which statement is TRUE？

A. A pop singer breathes more deeply than an opera singer when he or she sings.

B. Opera singing is more like speaking.

C. A pop singer takes in much more air than an opera singer when singing.

D. An opera singer breathes differently from a pop singer when singing.

69. From the passage you can conclude all the following EXCEPT that _____.

A. Carol once learned to play the piano

B. Carol worked as a music teacher

C. Carol has been singing opera for 20 years or so

D. Carol is popular with Americans and Europeans

70. The sentence “Put your heart into your singing” in the last paragraph means  “_____”.

A. devoting yourself to singing               B. taking trouble to sing

C. singing happily                                 D. trying your best to sing

A

Think of some of your favorite singers. When you listen, they can make you happy or sad, peaceful or angry. They can make you relax or want to get up and dance. Gifted singers have the power to affect us in many ways — emotionally, physically and mentally.

But becoming a great singer isn’t as easy as listening to one. It takes practice, devotion and strong lungs! Just ask the well-known American opera（歌剧）star Carol Vaness.

At the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she often sings, Carol’s voice must be loud enough to be heard by four thousand people. It must reach every person in the theater, without a microphone, even when she’s singing softly. The reason Carol can project her voice that far is the way she breathes.

“When you breathe, it’s like a swimmer taking a deep breath before going underwater, ” Carol explains. “You have to take a lot of air into your lungs.”

According to Carol, the main difference between pop singing and opera is “how you breathe, how much air you take in, and how you control it coming out. Regular singing is more like speaking, and it’s a lot softer. When I sing for children, they’re often surprised by how the vibrations strike their ears — like waves on a beach, ” Carol says. “In opera, the air doesn’t just go out of your mouth — it vibrates in your chest, the way a guitar vibrates when it’s played.”

Ever since she started piano lessons at the age of ten, Carol has loved music. As she got older, she decided to become a music teacher. When she went to college, she took singing lessons as part of her studies. Her voice teacher discovered that nineteen-year-old Carol had an exceptionally beautiful soprano voice – the highest singing voice for women.

Carol decided to make opera her goal, not only because she loved to sing but also because she loved the drama. Opera is a play in which the characters sing the words instead of speaking them. The stories of opera can be tragic or comical. They can be personal stories about two people falling in love or grand stories about kings and queens who lived long ago. As the characters in an opera sing, the emotions(情感) expressed by words and music come to life.

Today, Carol performs throughout the United States and Europe and she has song for almost twenty years. But she has never forgotten where she started singing in the first palace.

“Put your heart into your singing and enjoy it,” says Carol, “because singing is a great joy. That’s why I sing. In fact, that’s why everybody sings.”

1.According to the passage, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City _____.

A. is a five-story building                B. can seat 4,000 people

C. has no microphone in it                D. can project the singer’s voice

2.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Opera Singing and Pop Singing          B. The Way an Opera Star Sings

C. An Opera Star                        D. Singing without a Microphone

3.Which statement is true?

A. A pop singer breathes more deeply than an opera singer when he or she sings.

B. Opera singing is more like speaking.

C. A pop singer takes in much more air than an opera singer when singing.

D. An opera singer breathes differently from a pop singer when singing.

4.From the passage you can conclude all the following EXCEPT that _____.

A. Carol once learned to play the piano             

B. Carol worked as a music teacher

C. Carol has been singing opera for 20 years or so     

D. Carol is popular with Americans and Europeans

5.The sentence “Put your heart into your singing” in the last paragraph means  “_____”.

A. devoting yourself to singing         B. taking trouble to sing

C. singing happily                   D. trying your best to sing