阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文章后第62—71小题的空格里填入恰当的单词。注意：每空只填1个单词。
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, and he was the eighth of the ten children. Michael’s father, Mr Jackson realized that his sons had a lot of talents, and he knew he could train them to become fine musicians. In those days, there were lots of music groups and some of them were very good. He knew if his sons were different from others, they would have to be the best. Their group later became the Jackson Five. Michael Jackson was the lead singer of the five in the team.
Practice makes perfect. And the Jackson boys practiced! Soon the group was much better than others. When the Jacksons took their first professional (专业的) job, their total pay was only five dollars! But they kept on. They played at important parties. They entered big competitions. They worked at various clubs. Five Jackson boys first performed together at a talent show when Michael was six, and they walked off with the first prize. Then name of this group began to get around.
When Michael was only 11 years old, he became the star. The young boy rose to become the “King of Pop”. Later on, Michael got a chance to do some solo (独唱) songs. He made his first solo album (唱片) in 1972. It just didn’t seem possible that so much talent could come from such a young performer. For the following years, Michael was always on the top among the popular singers. One million records of his were sold in New Zealand, which has only a total population of three million.
When Michael was eighteen, he entered another field of his acting career. “I plan to star in movies,” he told his friends, “but of course, my first love is music”. Michael wrote a lot of his own songs. Whatever he did, it worked! Still, with all his success, Michael managed to keep his head calm. “I just do a different job from other people,” he said, “but it doesn’t make me think I’m better than other people,” For anyone who wants to be successful, the road to success is a long hard one to travel.
In 1994, Michael married Lisa Marie, but the marriage ended in 1996. He married Debbie Rowe the same year and had two children. The couple never lived together after 1999. Jackson had three children named Prince Michael I, Paris Michael and Prince Michael II. Michael Jackson died after suffering a heart attack. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over forty years.
Title: A successful 1. and actor | |
Different times | His Career |
Early life | Of the Jackson Five, Michael sang 2.. When Michael was six, five Jackson boys first performed together at a talent show and 3. the first prize easily. His father, Joseph Jackson, played a large role in young Michael’s 4. . |
Success | It seemed 5. that so much talent could come from such a young performer. Michael was always on 6. of the list. One million records of his were 7.out in New Zealand——the number of one-third of the total population in this country. At the age of 18, Michael also 8. in films. |
Marriage and family | His first wife went away from him in 9. . Then Michael got married for the 10. time and the couple had three children in all. |
以下是有关五本书内容的描述，请为每本书选择合适的书名（其中有一个为多余选项）
1.The book is known as a classical children’s adventure novel. It’s about a man named Lemuel Gulliver and voyaging around the world.
2.The book is also for children. It’s about the seas. It tells us about different kinds of water pollution and the things we can do to keep the seas clean.
3.This children’s novel tells the story of Juan, a young Guatemalan boy. He is abandoned（遗弃）first by his father, then by his mother, but he finds love and happiness in the end, and learns what it might really mean to live in “the most beautiful place in the world”.
4.The book is about Tintin, a brave reporter, and his clever dog. As a reporter, Tintin doesn’t write down what people tell him. Instead, he tries to find out the truth by himself. He isn’t afraid of anybody or anything. He is the symbol of peace and justice.
5.The book is also called the story of the stone. The book tells the story of two unlucky lovers, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu.
A. The Adventures of Tintin B. Dreams of the Red Chamber C. The most Beautiful Place in the world D. Gulliver’s Travels E. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland F. The Crying Seas |
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用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）
encourage, divide, proud, if, how, leaf, fail, me, look, avoid, |
We celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival last week. And I felt 1. this year because I did something special. I made zongzi with my classmates!
On that day, our class was 2. into five groups. I had eight helpers in my group, but at first, I still doubted 3. I could finish it. Before we started, we had watched the teaching video. Our teacher told us to be careful while working. He told us to 4. spreading rice about. When he said “Try it yourselves now!”, I was so nervous. I looked at those reed (芦苇) 5. and rice and had no idea about all this stuff (材料). But I didn’t want to lose. I tried my best to think 6. my grandmother did it when I was a child. She always made the perfect zongzi for us. Right! “I just need to do what she did,” I told 7. . Of course, things were not so easy as I thought. I 8. a few times. Jimmy laughed at me when he saw my ugly zongzi.
Hard work paid off. I managed to make my own zongzi! It was small, but it 9. nice. It 10. everyone in my team! Finally, we made seven zongzi and wo