Jay Chou was born on January 18,1979, in Taiwan, China. He grew up with his mother,and was a quiet and shy kid. He didn’t do well in study,so people thought he would never be successful in life.

As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music. His mother sent him to learn the piano when he was only three yars old. He loved it and kept on practicing. When he was in high school,he could play the piano quite well. At the same time,he showed his talent for writing songs.

Before Jay became a singer,he worked as a songwriter. For two years,he spent most of his time writing for singers. Some of them were very famous,like Coco Less and Jacky Cheung. Jay released(发行) his first album(专辑) in 2000 and soon he got quite popular.

Now Jay is one of the most famous sigers in Asia. However,he is still shy and doesn’t speak clearly when he sings or talks,but he has a lot of fans.Most of his fans like him because he is really good at music and never follows(仿效) others.

1.When Jay Chou was a small kid, .

①he was quiet and shy

②he lived with his parents

③he didn’t study well

④he loved music

A. ①③ B. ①④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④

2.Jay Chou’s mother sent him to learn the piano .

A. in 1982

B. when he was in primary school

C. when he was five

D. when he was in high school

3.Jay Chou wrote songs for two years.

A. for himself

B. for his friends

C. for his mother

D. for Coco Lee,Jacky Cheung and some other singers

4.Which of the following is true?

A. When he talks or sings, Jay Chou can both speak clearly.

B. When he sings,Jay Chou can’t speak clearly.When he talks,he can’t ,either.

C. When he talks,Jay Chou can’t speak clearly.But when he sings,he can.

D. When he sings,Jay Chou can’t speak clearly. But when he talks,he can.

5.Which of the following about Jay Chou is NOT true .

A. He is a good-looking singer.

B. He has a lot of fans

C. He hardly ever smiles

D. His songs are different from others

1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.A 【解析】试题短文大意:该文介绍了周杰伦的成长故事。他在很小的时候就表现出了对音乐的爱好,尽管长的不是很帅,但是有自己的风格,很受歌迷的喜欢。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Warm weather and sunny days mean it’s a barbecue( 烧烤 ) season in the US.These days, 1. people say they’re going to a barbecue,they usually 2. that they’re going to cook the food over a grill( 烤架 )out doors.Popular barbecue foods include hamburgers, hot dogs, and vegetables.

Barbecue fans say that this is not real barbecue;it’s just grilling.True barbecue,which is also 3. BBQ,is an American tradition (传统)that is as old as the country itself.

Barbecue refers to meat that is cooked for a very long time(sometimes as long as 24 hours) over low heat from a wood fire.The smell of the burning wood adds flavor (味道) 4. the meat,which becomes soft as it cooks.

Different parts of the US have different 5. of making barbecue. In Texas, people often use beef. In North and South Carolina, pork is the most common. In Kansas City, pork ribs ( 猪肋排 ) are the favorite. Each region( 地区 ) says that its own barbecue is the 6.. There are barbecue competitions every year, and even magazines about the art of making great barbecue.

Most Americans don’t have the time or patience to dig a hole, fill it with special wood, light a fire and 7. cook meat carefully over it all day and night. So when they want a real barbecue, they go to restaurants that do the hard work for them. For those who want to have 8. own, easy barbecues, there’s always grilling.

1.when/if 2.mean 3.called/named 4.to 5.ways 6.best 7.then 8.their 【解析】试题温暖和晴朗的天气意味着在美国是一个烧烤季节。他们通常会在户外烤制食物,不同地区烧烤方式不同,他们各自认为自己是最好的。 1.句意:当人们说他们要去烧烤的时候,他们通常意思是会在户外烤架上烤制食物。whe...

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In high school, the lives of Chinese students are different from those of American students. For example, in the USA, high school usually ends at 4:00 p.m. But in China, school usually ends at 6:00 p.m., but they'll study until over 10:30 at night. 1.

Why may few go to bed before nine o'clock? They need meet all kinds of exams. So they are swimming in the homework pool. They only do this for a good college. They usually talk about their good grades. 2. Most of the time they send e?mails to their friends and talk to them. They don't often talk about grades. On Friday nights they like to go to the movies instead of staying at home for homework.

Don't American students care about whether they can go to college or not? Of course they do!For good students, just like Chinese students, but they have different ways. 3. They also care about their extra?curriculum(课外的) activities like soccer teams and others. So most of the students who are good at sports mostly will join sports teams that they are interes?ted. 4. Joining teams is both fun and a good look on college resume(简历).

Although American students don't have much homework, they are busy on their way to go to college. 5. They have to take and pass before they graduate. Students have to do lots of extra?curriculum activities, too.

A.They also have some tests.

B.Sometimes they study even later!

C.Chinese students have more tests.

D.That is what they do in their free time.

E.But for American students there is little homework.

F.The colleges don't only care about their exam grades.

1.B 2.E 3.F 4.D 5.A 【解析】本文主要通过一些具体方面揭示了中国中学生和美国中学生生活上面的不同。 1.句意:有时他们甚至学习得更晚!前句说中国学生晚上学习到十点半,这里是在进一步描述他们学习的时间,表示有的时候他们学习更晚,故选B。 2.句意:但对于美国学生来说,几乎没有什么功课。从后面的“大多数时间他们用电子邮件和朋友交流,他们很少谈...

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