Ray Charles, a black singer and pianist of the USA. He had won 12 Grammy Awards (格莱美奖) and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world. Many musicians called him simply “the Genius” (天才).

Ray Charles was born into a poor family, without a father. When he was 5 years old, his younger brother died, and around the same time, Charles started to lose his sight. By the age of 7 he was completely blind. He had already been learning the piano for a year, and when he went blind, his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future. All his life, Charles remembered her saying: “Do it right, or don’t do it at all.”

Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children. There the teachers also encouraged him to study music. Sadly, while he was still at school, his mother died. He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players. He sang, played the piano and wrote music.

He made many classical CDs wit h famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles.

In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made. The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx. The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles. After they had been playing together for two hours, Charles, then aged 73, jumped up and said: “He’s the one ... he can do it.” A year later Charles died aged 74. The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles’ music will live on.

1. What can we learn from Ray’s childhood story?

A. His father died when he was 5 years old.

B. He started to go blind at the age of 7.

C. He was born in a rich musician family.

D. He started to learn the piano at the age of 6.

2.Ray Charles’ mother encouraged him to play music because .

A. his father was a musician as well

B. because it would help him get used to being blind

C. it was a good way for a blind person to get money

D. his teacher thought he was a genius

3.Ray Charles went to a school for .

A. normal children B. deaf and blind children

C. talented children only D. children without parents

4.Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx .

A. was the right person to play him in the film

B. was a good film maker

C. was the wrong person to play him in the film

D. was a good director

5.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Becoming a musician. B. Childhood story.

C. The film of Ray’s life. D. Master of many styles.

假如你叫张明,你的外国朋友John发来邮件,请你介绍中国的传统节日。请根据表格内容提示及要求给他写一封80—100词的回信。

Festivals

Time

Food

Activities

Meanings

1

The Lantern Festival

In January or February

yuanxiao

Watch lantern shows and dragon dances

Pray for health and happiness for the whole year

2

The Mid-Autumn Festival

In the middle of autumn

mooncakes

Watch the moon;

Tell the story of Chang’e

Celebrate harvest; get together with the family

3

参考词汇:pray for祈求; harvest丰收

要求:

1. 描述节日1和节日2,并自主选择节日3进行介绍,包括节日名称、时间、美食、活动方式及意义等;

2.语言通顺,要点齐全,意思连贯,条理清楚,书写规范;

3.文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称;

4.文章开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

From

Zhang Ming

To

John

Subject

An introduction of Chinese festivals

Dear John,

Glad to receive you email. You asked me about festivals in China. Let me introduce some important ones to you.

First of all, I want to introduce the Lantern Festival. It comes in January or February.___________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can you tell me something about the festivals in your country? I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours,

Zhang Ming

Nadia Comaneci, a famous gymnast(体操运动员), was born in Romania in 1961.

When she was doing cartwheels(侧手翻)on the playground at the age of 7, a PE teacher saw her. He told her family that she was very good and advised Nadia to train in the capital of Romania. Although it was a long way from her home, Nadia went because she loved gymnastics(体操).

After that, she trained hard and took part in lots of competitions. In 1975, she was named as one of the Athletes of the 20th Century.

In 1976, Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada. She was so fantastic in the competition that everyone waited for the score, a high score. But the scoreboard showed 1.00!

Everyone was surprised. There wasn’t a sound for a moment. Then a voice came, “Ladies and gentlemen, Nadia Comaneci…10!

The audience(观众)cheered very loudly. So what happened? Well, when the scoreboard was built, no one thought a score of 10.00 was possible. The decimal point(小数点)was in the wrong place! In fact, the scoreboard only had three digits(数位)to show scores, such as 9.50 or 9.85 at that time.

In the 1976 Summer Olympics, Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10, which was thought impossible before. From then on, she was looked as a hero. In 1984, she got retired(退休的).

1.Nadia was named as one of the Athletes of the 20th Century in _______.

A. 1961 B. 1975 C. 1976 D. 1984

2.At first, the scoreboard showed Nadia got ______ in the Olympics in Canada.

A. 10.00 B. 1.00 C. 9.50 D. 9.85

3.In Paragraph(段落)5, “Everyone was surprised” because _______.

A. she was fantastic in the competition B. there wasn’t a sound

C. she got a score of 10 D. the score was too low

4.Put the following into correct order according to the passage.

①Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada.

② A PE teacher saw her doing cartwheels on the playground.

③ Nadia went to the capital to train.

④ She was looked as a hero.

A.②③①④ B.③①②④ C.③①④② D.④③①②

5.This passage is probably a _______.

A. news report B. notice C. novel D. life story

More Chinese universities are opening their libraries to the public, allowing people to enjoy reading during normal time and the vacations.

But for some students, including Wang Ling, 21, in Sun Yat-sen University, this practice has caused headaches. “Members of the public come to our libraries more for sightseeing than reading,” said Wang.

“They sometimes even bring their kids along, and take photos as if it were a place of interest.”

Wang has found it hard to get a seat during busy times. Being short of space is a common problem for university libraries in China.

However, this is not the only reason why students dislike their libraries being open to members of the public. They fear that the quietness of the libraries will be influenced because of visitors’ rude behavior.

Chen Jie, 18, a student in Tongji University, is one who would be against opening to the public. “I have been to a public library before. People were chatting loudly or speaking on cell phone so you can hardly read,” Chen said. She notices teachers doing serious reading and feels their concentration(专注)has influenced her. “If too many strangers stay here, the whole library will be a noisy place and it’s difficult for us to study quietly,” she said.

Will there be alternative(可替代的)ways to share those libraries? Some experts consider that university libraries can prevent the public from entering certain areas. “We might keep magazines for academic research only for teachers and students,” said Zhu Lina, library director in Jinan University.

Working together with the community library is another solution. “It’s possible that a member of the public can order a book in our library over the Internet,” Ge Jianxiong, the library director in Fudan University said. “We’ll send it to a public libraries close to their home.”

1.We can see from the passage that Wang Ling .

A. hates to study in the library B. prefers sightseeing to reading

C. feels good to play with kids D. is a university student aged 21

2.In Chen Jie’s opinion, visitors to university libraries may .

A. take up too much space B. break the peace there

C. make teachers relaxed D. get students to read more

3.The writer mentions two libraries directors’ words to help explain how to .

A. manage libraries online B. keep the public polite

C. share university libraries D. do scientific research

4.Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A. A newspaper. B. A library guide. C. A story book. D. A notice board.

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