Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need __21__,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was __22__ his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” As a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly __23__. He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he __24__ that he could show others that he had talent __25__. That day he told his father what he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.

He started __26__ competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was __27__ that Lang Lang had won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon __28__ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, USA. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his __29__ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs in Lincoln Centre and Carnegie Hall started __30__ in, Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.

21. A. exercise                         B. fortune                     C. knowledge                D. wealth

22. A. whether                            B. why                         C. when                       D. that

23. A. hurt                           B. weakened                 C. ruined                      D. frightened

24. A. seemed                      B. admitted                   C. noticed                     D. realized

25. A. in all                         B. above all                  C. after all                    D. at all

26. A. receiving                   B. accepting                  C. winning                   D. beating

27. A. told                           B. mentioned                C. announced                D. recognized

28. A. this                           B. it                             C. that                          D. what

29. A. successful                  B. cheerful                   C. respectful                 D. meaningful

30. A. pulling                      B. breaking                   C. falling                      D. pouring

Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n)  36  of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she   37   hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men  38  the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was,   39  they could get the money they had seen.    40   , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers   41  a small amount of cash from the mother and left.

Because the  42  is still under investigation, local police aren’t saying   43  else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers   44   the girl in the past.

Two other   45  were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was   46  . The robbers left peacefully after   47  that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the  48   that had appeared in the photo.

Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to  49   citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites  50   doing so. The police say it is  51   that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address,    52   that the robbers knew the girl in another way.    53  , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have    54  such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that   55  the girl’s name.

1.                A．picture         B．story           C．blog D．video

2.                A．kept           B．made          C．let   D．got

3.                A．knocked at      B．looked at        C．broke into D．ran into

4.                A．even if         B．so that          C．as soon as D．in case

5.                A．Usually         B．Suddenly        C．Fortunately    D．Finally

6.                A．spent          B．left            C．asked    D．took

7.                A．robber         B．family          C．case D．girl

8.                A．few            B．many           C．little D．much

9.                A．ignored        B．knew           C．remembered  D．followed

10.               A．members       B．adults          C．characters D．neighbors

11.               A．escaped        B．harmed        C．killed D．buried

12.               A．showing        B．realizing        C．discovering D．recognizing

13.               A．cash           B．grandmother    C．house D．website

14.               A．inform         B．accuse         C．rob   D．warn

15.               A．enjoy          B．stop           C．keep D．consider

16.               A．possible        B．important       C．necessary  D．strange

17.               A．so             B．or             C．and  D．but

18.               A．Besides        B．However       C．Therefore D．Instead

19.               A．taken up        B．set up          C．put away  D．given away

20.               A．included        B．drew          C．contained  D．attracted

It is often said that you cannot “teach an old dog new tricks”, but three New Zealand dogs have decided to prove otherwise by learning a skill --- driving a car!

What's even more impressive is that the three who have become skilled in just eight weeks are not special dogs that belong to some rich owners, but abandoned ones at New Zealand's SPCA.

To get their training started, 10-month old Porter, 18-month-old Monty and one-year-old Ginny were selected from a pool of seven potential candidates and moved to Animal Q, a talent agency that teaches animals tricks for movies and television shows.

The driving classes began with teaching the dogs some basic driving techniques like turning the steering wheels（方向盘）and applying the brakes. After that the dogs practiced everything they had learnt behind the wheels of a motorized（装上发动机的）car. Then finally, it was time for the big test--- driving a real car!

Human cars are not really built for four-legged animals, so the car they drove was adjusted so that the dogs could sit comfortably and easily reach the steering wheel with their paws.

Though they all seemed to do very well, the real test came on Monday night when Monty, the best driver of the three, showed his great driving skill on live television.

Why would the SPCA go through so much trouble to highlight the skills of homeless dogs?  The reason is to show that adopting a dog from a shelter does not mean owners are getting a pet that is worse than one purchased from a keeper. The CEO of the SPCA is hoping that this unusual event will be enough to convince the residents of New Zealand to consider them, when searching for a pet.

We surely hope so, meanwhile we are almost certain that these three pioneers have at least landed their names in the Guinness World Records, creating a category that probably does not even exist today!

1.Who do the three dogs belong to?

A. Some rich owners.      B. Animal Q.       C. A shelter.      D. A zoo.

2.The car the dogs drove was adjusted ______.

A. because is was too big for the dogs to drive

B. because it had no steering wheels and brakes

C. to ensure the dogs could sit comfortably and drive easily

D. to motorize the car and turn it to be a real one

3.Which is the right order of the following events?

a. Teaching the dogs some basic driving techniques.

b. Selecting three dogs and moving them to Animal Q.

c. The dogs practiced everything they had learnt in a motorized car.

d. Choosing the best driver to show his great driving skill on live television.

e. Driving a real car.

A. a-b-c- d-e    B. b-a-c-e-d    C.  b- d- a-c-e     D. a- e- c-b-d

4.Why does the SPCA decide to teach the three dogs to learn to drive a car?

A. To prove old dogs can learn new tricks.

B. To teach them performing tricks for movies and television shows.

C. To provide amusing performances for homeless children

D. To encourage people to adopt the abandoned dogs.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. A new Guinness category for driving dogs will probably be created.

B. Abandoned dogs are much cleverer than house-kept ones.

C. All the dogs at New Zealand’s SPCA will soon be adopted.

D. New Zealand has the most homeless dogs among all countries

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need luck,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” As a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers in the piano keys, he realized that he could show others that he had talent after all. That day he told his father what he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.

He started to win competitions and then became famous at home and abroad. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune finds him, and lets him shine.

Which city is Lang Lang’s hometown? （用完整句子回答）

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Which word has the same meaning as “luck” (in the first paragraph) in the article?

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Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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Lang Lang’s father is a ________ father, who is different from other fathers. (此空填一词）

How do you understand “a good teacher”? （用定语从句回答）

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need   1,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was   2his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist.”   3a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly   4.He decided that he didn’t want to be a   5any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano._   6,his father didn’t push,but waited.

Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to    7some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he   8that he could show others that he had talent   9.That day he told his father   10he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   11that point on,everything turned around.

He started   12competitions(比赛).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was   13that Lang Lang had won,he was too   14to hold back his tears.Soon   15was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big   16.In 1997 Lang Lang   17again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his   18performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started   19in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him,and lets him   20.

1.A.exercise            B.fortune               C.knowledge         D.wealth

2.A.whether         B.why               C.when              D.that

3.A.Like            B.With              C.To                    D.As

4.A.hurt                B.weakened          C.ruined                D.frightened

5.A.singer          B.pianist               C.conductor         D.player

6.A.Hopefully       B.Patiently         C.Wisely                D.Painfully

7.A.play                B.sing              C.write             D.study

8.A.seemed          B.admitted          C.noticed               D.realized

9.A.in all          B.above all         C.after all             D.at all

10.A.that               B.what              C.which             D.when

11.A.From           B.At                    C.Since             D.After

12.A.receiving          B.accepting         C.winning           D.beating

13.A.told               B.mentioned         C.announced         D.recognized

14.A.excited            B.encouraged            C.shocked           D.satisfied

15.A.this               B.it                    C.that              D.what

16.A.concerts           B.tours             C.competitions      D.stages

17.A.started            B.left              C.moved             D.performed

18.A.successful     B.cheerful          C.respectful            D.meaningful

19.A.pulling            B.breaking          C.falling               D.pouring

20.A.brighten           B.shine             C.admire                D.develop