题目内容
I make a (an) _______ that Jim would be there before us, as we have been held up in the traffic.
A. advice B. suggestion C. bet D. decision
C
It doesn’t matter if you have one friend or 20, because there are only a few people in this world that can make you truly happy. For me, my family and my three best girlfriends mean everything to me.
Some days I didn’t want to go to school because I felt so disappointed in myself but I don’t regret a thing. It makes you stronger as a person, and if you are able to mend your friendships as I have done, then you can do anything.
My mother always told me, “Stephanie, remember that a friend is a gift that you give yourself. A friend will make you laugh and be there for the good or bad. A true friend will never make fun of you. If a friend is a piece of work, then he or she has never been a friend at all. A friend is the biggest gift to yourself.”
Everyone is going to make mistakes but please don’t push them away, especially if it’s someone you really care about. I know when I make a mistake I beat myself up about it. I just wish someone would reach out a hand to help me back on my feet as my best friends did. If someone is new or doesn’t have a friend, please reach out and behind him/her because that small action could mean the world to him/her. Now that I’m older, I understand what my mom has been trying to tell me, and now I know that the friends that I choose will also be the kinds of friends that I would want to be surrounded by forever.
【小题1】According to the passage, a true friend should be a person that _________.
| A.often gives you gifts |
| B.makes you happy |
| C.does both good or bad things to you |
| D.seldom makes fun of you |
| A.understands what a friend means to her |
| B.doesn’t think that friends will make her truly happy |
| C.doesn’t have many friends |
| D.has nothing except her family and three friends |
| A.giving advice and offering help if he or she makes mistakes |
| B.regarding him or her as a piece of work |
| C.considering him or her a valuable gift |
| D.trying to treat a newcomer as a friend |
| A.people around me are all my friends |
| B.I only choose the people around me to be my friends |
| C.the friends I choose will surround me every day |
| D.my true friends would always be by my side for my joys and sorrows |
Chinese tennis player Li Na didn’t win the Australian Open Championship on Saturday, but she still made the history books.
Li, who lost to Kim Clijsters of Belgium in three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-3), is the first player from China to make it to a Grand Slam final.
The boss defeated a bit of the feel-good story for China and for Li, who on Thursday defeated No. 1 player Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals in Melbourne. Li is ranked fifth.
In an interview Li said she was proud of her effort. “I think I play great tennis,” she said. “ I mean, she plays better than me. After the match, I make a joke: tennis should only play one set.”
Bai Yan, a member of China’s men’s national team member and Li Na’s friend, said the loss was disappointing, but still a bright starting point.
“To tell you the truth I feel a little bit down, all of us. But you know she is still the best, and she’s still our hero in everybody’s eyes,” said Bai. “This is just the start.”.
Win or lose, Li’s appearance in the Australian Open finals was seen as a major victory for tennis in China, where badminton and table tennis rules.
Fans across China gathered to watch the match. Li’s mother joined fans at a restaurant in her hometown of Wuhan. In Bejing, fans crowded together to watch China’s national tennis match.
“ Tennis is still relatively a new sport in China,” said Michael Chang, the Chinese-American who was the first Asian grand slam champion, in an interview with CNN. “ To be able to see Li Na have as much success as she has… this could be the start of something very special for tennis in China.”
“Li will definitely change the sport of tennis in China and that is a great thing,” Chang said.
【小题1】 What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A.Chinese tennis star Li Na’s tennis career. |
| B.A fierce tennis match at Australian Open. |
| C.Chinese tennis star made history at Australian Open. |
| D.Chinese tennis r |
| A.Li Na’s failure let the Chinese down. |
| B.Li Na ranked fifth at Australian Open. |
| C.LI Na’s mother attended the mat |
| D.Li Na made a new starting point of China |
| A.Li Na was not satisfied with the rule of tennis match. |
| B.Li Na was not satisfied with her own performance. |
| C.Li Na had a bad opinion of Clijsters. |
| D.Li Na took pride in her effort. |
| A.it’s normal that Li Na failed because tennis is a new sport in China |
| B.Li Na has the advantage to change tennis sport in China |
| C.China still falls behind other countries in tennis sport |
| D.Li Na has great difficulty in defeating others because of weak ability |
第二节:下面采访中有5处(第61 – 65题)需要添加信息。请从以下选项中(A, B, C, D, E和F)中选出符合各段意思的选项,并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A.Do established musicians have a responsibility to guide and assist young up-and–coming musicians?
B.Did anyone promote your musical education when you were growing up?
C.What kind of “world music” do you enjoy?
D.What’s your comment on pop music?
E.Does the contemporary music press give jazz the coverage it deserves?
F.What’s wrong with the music on the radio?
An interview with Wynton Marsalis, a noted jazz musician
1._________________________________
There were the older jazz musicians who hung around our house when I was young. I saw how much they practiced, how serious they were about their art. I knew then I had to work just as hard if I wanted to succeed. Of course, my father inspired me a lot, and many teachers took the time to nurture my talent and the talents of other students in our school.
2._____________________________
Yes. We’ve done such a poor job with music education because, as a society, we haven’t maintained the kind of education that a true artist and musician needs. Young people haven’t been able to equate romance and talent with music. For instance, most of the people who make it in the music industry today have to look good. How they sound is secondary. Sarah Vaughan, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald — those big, romantic queens of jazz music wouldn’t make it in today’s music industry, and that’s a shame. We need to teach young people about the alternatives.
3.______________________________
Around the world people make music that, if you listen carefully to it, sounds a little like the cadence of their language. I’d call it folk music. When I’m away from home, I make a point of listening to regional folk music, not what’s on the radio.
4._______________________________
The same music is on the radio all over the world, and the American sound is overwhelming. Even the pop music that’s produced and created in foreign countries has that American beat, which underscore funk. As a musician, I’m not interested in hearing recycled versions of the same genre over and over. Any music that doesn’t have a development section just isn’t interesting to me.
5._________________________________
The music press has so much to introduce these days, and jazz is just a small fraction of it. Because some people are intimidated by jazz, they don’t cover it unless it’s a big name. New jazz musicians don’t get much of break. A lot of editors don’t say anything about jazz these days unless it’s Marsalis. That’s a shame. What VH1 is doing with their Save the Music campaign is phenomenal. They’re getting all these instruments out to needy kids. It’s the kind of thing all networks should be doing.