题目内容
Staying in a four-star hotel for a night costs renting a house in the suburb for a month.
A.twice as much as B.twice more
C.as much as twice D.as much twice as
A
Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world.
Jack was born on May 18. 1975 in Hawaii Being the song of a famous surfer. Jack usually has an interest in surfing.Most of his life lessons were learned in the water.At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters—the worlde’s most famous surfing competition.Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father.Unluckily .One month later,he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a reaching door.When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practise playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital.At first ,his father thought Jack only did it for fun.but soon he was suiprised at the great progress his song had made.
When studying in the university. Jack didn’t stop practising his guitar skills.He played the guitar for school partses.He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends.They liked his songs.His first music albam Brushfire Fairytaies came out in 2001.It was a great success.His second album,On and On ,was much like his first.They were filled with sweet,easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to later. Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America.He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copics of them were sold.His music doesn’t fit into any of the popular music styles like pop,rocks R and B or hip-hop.It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice.When listening to his songs,you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunfine.
Jack is a talent,though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success.Whatever happens in our lives,we have to accept it and do the best we can.
【小题1】At the age of 17, Jack__.
| A.had his first music album |
| B.took part in a surfing compentition |
| C.had his first concert |
| D.became popular all over the world |
| A.while he was staying in hospital |
| B.when he had concerts out of America |
| C.after his seccond album came out |
| D.after he played the guitar at the school party |
| A.He was born in Hawaii |
| B.His father was very famous |
| C.He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends |
| D.He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best. |
| A.A Famous Writer | B.Surfing in the Sea |
| C.A Guitar Player | D.Surfing in the Music |
任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
The Lily Pad Inn is just a short 5-minute walk away from the center of town. The inn is in a
large private(私人的) home with a nice garden. The rooms are clean and prepared for rent by the month, week or day. Great scenery can be enjoyed from our rooftop (屋顶): Erhai Lake and Cang Mountain.
◆Stay connected with excellent Internet access(接入), printing service included.
◆Enjoy hot water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
◆Ticket service, laundry service and rental(供出租的) bicycles are offered.
◆Enjoy an interesting garden party and make friends with people from different countries.
Prices for Quiet and Clean Accommodations(住处)
(Short/ Long Term Stay)
|
Room Type |
Price |
Floor |
|
Deluxe Queen Double Room with Bath and View |
¥120/ day ¥580/ week ¥1280/ month |
2nd floor |
|
Deluxe Single Room with Bath and Best View |
¥80/ day ¥500/week ¥980/week |
3rd floor |
|
Single Room with Bath |
¥60/day ¥390/ week ¥880/month |
2nd floor |
|
Single Room |
¥25/day ¥160/week ¥450/month |
1st floor |
Lovely Erin, the English-speaking Chinese owner and hostess, will help make your stay in Dali pleasant.
Mobile phone number: +86 13988569807
Office number: +86 0872 2677807
Email: Chinaerin@yahoo.cn or Chinaerin@hotmail.com
Website: www.chinaerin.spaces.live.com
根据以上信息,完成下列各题,每空限填一词。
1. If we stay at the Lily Pad Inn, we’d better go to the busy street on .
2. The hot water is all the time.
3. Staying in the Deluxe Single Room with Bath and Best View for 3 days, you need to pay
yuan.
4. The visitors may come from countries.
5. The hostess of the inn is a .
6. We can get more information about this inn by visiting its and making a phone call.
7. The most expensive single rooms are on the floor.
8. Not all the rooms of the inn have a room.
9. From the table above, we know we’ll have a price if we stay at the inn for a month.
10. Living in a single room for a week, we can save ¥ than living in a single room with bath.