题目内容
(B) Chinese pianist Lang Lang arrived at the 56th Grammy Awards (格莱美奖) at Staples Center on Sunday,January 26,2014,in Los Angeles. And Lang Lang received International Artist of the Year 2013,at London's Royal Albert Hall. He has been called “the most popular pianist on the planet. ”
Like every successful person, Lang went through years of hard and lonely practice before he became famous. Lang grew up in a Chinese family with a strict father and a kind mother. He began to take piano lessons at the age of three. With great talent,he won his first competition at the age of five. When he was nine,Lang went to learn music in Beijing. His father even gave up his job and moved to Beijing with his son. Then came the difficult time. “I got fired by the piano teacher six months later. My piano dream was destroyed ,” Lang said. Learning the son's failure, Lang Lang9s father was so angry that he even told Lang to jump off a building!Of course Lang didn't jump. The pressure (压力) changed into power. He became famous around the world at the age of 17 at “Gala of the century”,a well-known concert in Chicago,US.
Lang said it was his true love of music and the piano that made him keep working. “I fell in love with the piano when I was watching Tom—the cat playing it in the cartoon of TOM AND JERRY. Today playing music on the piano is still the happiest thing in the world for me. ”
When he talks about his success,Lang says ,‘‘ Apart from his love of music and the time and effort he puts into practice,musical friends have shown him the right way! ”
() 4. According to the passage,what was the difficult time for Lang Lang?
A. He became famous all around the world when he was only 17.
B. His true love of music and the piano made him keep working.
C. His father gave up job and moved to Beijing with him.
D. He got fired by the piano teacher and his father asked him to jump off the building.
() 5. The happiest thing in Lang's life is .
A. living with his parents in Beijing
B. playing music on the piano
C. playing at “Gala of the Century”
D. watching Tom playing the piano
() 6. The best title for the passage is .
A. A Hard Way to the Top
B. Musical Friends Show the Right Way
C. Lang Lang and His Father
D. How to Play the Piano Well
4. D 5. B 6. A
(G)
假设你所在班级为了配合创建“宜居城市”,最近以“Life in the future: for better or worse?”为题进行了一次讨论。许多同学对未来50年表示乐观,但也有一些同学对未来有些 担心。请你根据下列表格中的内容要点提示,用英语写一篇短文。
乐观者的观点 | ① 世界变得更好 ② 生活水平提高 ③ 人的寿命更长 |
担心者的观点 | ① 世界变得更挤 ② 环境问题更多 ③ 能源变得更少 |
你自己的观点 | 考生自拟(至少两点) |
注意:
1. 词数90个左右,短文的开头已为你写好,不计人总词数;
2. 短文须包括所有要点,不要逐词翻译,可适当发挥,使短文连贯、通顺;
3. 短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
参考词汇:乐观的optimistic;观点、看法opinion Life in the future : for better or worse?
Many students are optimistic about the next 50 years.