【题目】

Malala was born in Pakistan on July 12, 1997. When she was young, Taliban fighters took over her hometown. Taliban is an extremist(极端主义) group that does not believe in a girl's right to education. They said girls should not be allowed to go to school. Malala thought that girls have the right to an education. In 2008, she spoke out against the Taliban. The Taliban tried to silence her.

In 2012, Taliban fighters shot Malala on her way home from school. She had to fly to England for medical treatment(治疗). She stayed in England to continue her education. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, when she was 17. This makes her the youngest Nobel winner in history.

Malala started attending Oxford in 2017. At the age of 22, she graduated from Oxford University, in England. Malala posted photos of her celebration on Twitter. One showed her with her family. The other was taken after her “trashing”. Trashing is an Oxford tradition after students complete their final exams.

“Hard to express my joy and thanks right now as I completed my degree at Oxford,” she wrote. Congratulatory messages poured in from around the world. One was an American astronaut Anne McClain. “Congratulations on your graduation,” McClain said. “For so many, higher education is the start of great things. For you, great things happened before it and I can only imagine the even greater ones to follow.”

She has written books for both children and adults. She also raises money through the Malala Fund. This is nonprofit (非盈利的) group that fights for girls’ education.

1Where was Malala born?

A.In Pakistan.B.In England.C.In America.

2What does the underlined word “silence” mean?

A.压制B.控诉C.批评

3When did Malala win the Nobel Peace Prize?

A.In 2012.B.In 2014.C.In 2017.

4How many photos did Malala post on Twitter?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

5What can we learn from the passage?

A.Russian astronaut supported Malala.

B.Malala only wrote books for children.

C.Malala raised money for girls' education.

【题目】 We all have our favourite music, films or books — but which are the most popular ever?

The most popular album (音乐专辑)

Thriller by Michael Jackson

At the time Jackson started writing his best-selling album Thriller, he hoped that his album would sell 50 million copies. He was wrong — it sold over ten million more than that. Even today around 130,000 copies are sold in the USA every year.

The most popular classical music

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

When Beethoven was alive, his Fifth Symphony wasn’t his most popular piece of music. But now most people know the da da da dah introduction. In the 20th century, the first four notes (音符) were used by other musicians to make different types of music like hiphop and rock and roll.

The most popular novel

A Tale of Two Cities

Many people think the best-selling book of all time is one of the Harry Potter books. It’s true that all the Harry Potter books together have sold about 450 million copies. But the most popular single novel is much older.

A Tale of Two Cities was written by Charles Dickens in 1859 and has sold 250 million copies.

The most popular ________

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont in 1994, didn’t make much money at the cinema. It only became popular later on video, DVD and TV. It was based on a book by Stephen King. The writer sold the story for only a dollar.

1The best word for the blank is ________.

A.paintingB.filmC.poemD.sculpture

2Which of the following is true?

A.Thriller turned out to be more popular than Michael Jackson expected.

B.The Fifth Symphony was used in many other music forms by Beethoven.

C.A Tale of Two Cities has sold more copies than all the Harry Potter books.

D.The Shawshank Redemption made much money as soon as it came out.

3Which section of a magazine is the passage probably from?

A.Sports Time.B.Science Study.C.Culture World.D.Nature Watch.

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