.At Christmas, she and her husband went travelling s ---She went to France,while her husband went to Tibet. 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

The Jonas Brothers are an American pop-rock band from Wyckoff，New Jersey．Born to musical parents．the Jonas Brothers grew up in a home where music was a large part of everyday life．Father Kevin Jonas，Sr．is the co-founder of Christ For The Nations Music，as well as a pastor(牧师)at a local church，in Wyckoff, NJ．Growing up in such a musically accomplished family gave the boys a love for music，as well as a bit of inside knowledge about the workings of the music industry．
19-year-old Kevin Jonas is the oldest of the three boys．At 13，Kevin taught himself to play me guitar, simply by studying a “Teach Yourself Guitar” book that he had found lying around his parents’home in New Jersey．Kevin spent about three days learning all of the major guitar chords(和弦)while he was home from school，due to illness．Even before their band was formed，Kevin had already appeared in several television commercials for Disney, Lego，and Burger King．
Joseph Jonas is 17 years old．While Joe originally wanted to be a comedian，he always had a love for music as well．Joe’s appearance in Baz Luhrmann’s Broadway production of“La Boheme” was his first performance as a singer．Joe said that watching his brother, Kevin，perform on Broadway was what motivated him to want to give musical theatre a try．Since discovering his talent for musical performances，Joe has never turned back．
Nick Jonas is 14 years old, and the youngest of the three Jonas Brothers．Despite his young age, he is sometimes referred to as the motivation behind the band. At 6 Nick was singing while getting his hair cut at a local barber shop, when a lady heard him, and gave him a card, suggesting that he should meet with a professional manager. From then on Nick was performing in front of audiences, big and small. Nick landed roles in Broadway shows like “Annie Get Your Gun”, “Beauty and the Beast”, and “Les Miserables”.
64．Kevin Jonas learned to play the guitar
A．by himself                 B．from his father
C．at a music school           D．under his teacher’s guidance
65．Joseph Jonas decided to try singing on stage because
A．he had longed to do so since his childhood
B．his parents wanted the brothers to sing together
C．he was invited to act in a show at a local theatre
D．Kevin’s performance on Broad way inspired him
66．From the passage，we can infer that     ．
A．the barber decided to give Nick Jonas a free hair cut
B．the owner of the shop considered Nick Jonas a VIP
C．Nick Jonas was advised to discuss his future career
D．Nick Jonas’handsome appearance attracted a woman
67．The passage is intended to      ．
A．offer readers information about the Jonas Brothers
B．prove strong family ties combine the boys together
C．explain why the three brothers began singing together
D．show how the boys are different from one another

The Carnival of Brazil is an annual festival held 46 days before Easter, especially famous for the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the festival of Saturnalia, which, adapted to Christianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to regret and prepare for Christ’s death and coming back to life.

Modern Brazilian Carnival dates back to Rio de Janeiro in 1641. It originally copied the European form of the festival, later taking in elements of Native American and African cultures.

In the late 19th century, the strings (弦乐器) were introduced in Rio de Janeiro. These were pageant (游行) groups that paraded through city avenues performing on instruments and dancing. Today they are known as blocks, consisting of a group of people who dress in costumes or special T-shirts with themes or logos. Blocks are generally connected with particular neighborhoods; they include both a music group and a lot of revelers.

Block parades have become an expressive feature of Rio’s Carnival. Today, they number more than 100 and the groups increase each year. Blocks can be formed by small or large groups of revelers with a clear title. Before the show, they gather in a square, then parade in sections of the city, often near the beach.

Carnival time in Rio is very interesting, but is also the most expensive time to visit Rio. Hotel rooms and other lodgings (住宿) can be up to four times more expensive than the regular rates. There are big crowds at some locations and life is far from ordinary in many parts of town.

1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A. The Carnival of Brazil is often held after Easter.

B. The Carnival of Brazil comes from Easter and Saturnalia.

C. The Carnival of Brazil is a festival to regret and begin a new life.

D. The Carnival of Brazil is mainly to celebrate the birth of Christ.

2.How long is the history of the people’s celebrating modern Brazilian Carnival?

A. About 100 years. B. Less than two centuries.

C. About 370 years. D. Over five centuries.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the blocks in Rio de Janeiro?

A. They are always wearing costumes or special T-shirts with themes or logos.

B. They always parade through countryside villages singing and dancing.

C. There are no more than 50 blocks today.

D. They don’t parade before the show.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The famous carnivals in the world.

B. How the carnival was introduced in Brazil.

C. The carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

D. The happy life of the people in Rio de Janeiro.

Liam Fitzptrick

Liam Fitzptrick was born in Hong Kong and educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a First in Modern History. He wrote for several regional and international publications before joining Time in 2003. he edits Global Adviser for Time Asia, and is also Time Asia’s senior writer. Liam is married with two daughters and lives in Hong Kong’s New Territories.

Ling Woo Liu

Ling Woo Liu grew up in California, where she was a self—employed writer for Asian—American print and broadcast media. She worked as a television reporter in Beijing and California before earning graduate degrees in Journalism and Asian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. In 2006, Ling moved to Hong Kong to report for Time Asia.

Bill Powell

Prior to his current post, a senior writer for Time in Shanghai, Bill Powell was Chief International correspondent for Fortune based in Beijing and then New York. He also served as Newsweek bureau chief in Moscow, Berlin and Tokyo. Bill is married to Shanghai native Junling Cui. They have one daughter and live in a house they recently purchased in suburban（郊区）Shanghai.

Austin Ramzy

Austin Ramzy grew up in Iowa. In 1996 he studied Mandarin in Harbin, China, and graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in Asian Studies in 1997. after working as a newspaper reporter in Washington state, he completed journalism school at the university of California, Berkeley has been a reporter for Time Asia in Hong Kong since 2003.

1.The passage is mainly written to ____________.

A. advertise Time Asia B. introduce the publishers of Time Asia

C. introduce the development of Time Asia

D. introduce some of the authors and writes of Time Asia

2.It’s ___________ who majored in History but worked as a writer.

A. Bill Powell B. Liam Fitzpatrick C. Ling Woo Liu D. Austin Ramzy

3.It’s clear that __________ graduated from the same school.

A. Liam Fitzpatrick and Ling Woo Liu B. Bill Powell and Austin Ramzy

C. Ling Woo Liu and Austin Ramzy D. Liam Fitzpatrick and Bill Powell

4.Which is TURE about Bill Powell?

A. He lives in Hong Kong with his family B. He is Time Asia’s senior writer

C. He once studied Mandarin in Northeast China

D. He once worked for Newsweek bureau in New York

Liam Fitzptrick

Liam Fitzptrick was born in Hong Kong and educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a First in Modern History. He wrote for several regional and international publications before joining Time in 2003. he edits Global Adviser for Time Asia, and is also Time Asia’s senior writer. Liam is married with two daughters and lives in Hong Kong’s New Territories.

Ling Woo Liu

Ling Woo Liu grew up in California, where she was a self—employed writer for Asian—American print and broadcast media. She worked as a television reporter in Beijing and California before earning graduate degrees in Journalism and Asian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. In 2006, Ling moved to Hong Kong to report for Time Asia.

Bill Powell

Prior to his current post, a senior writer for Time in Shanghai, Bill Powell was Chief International correspondent for Fortune based in Beijing and then New York. He also served as Newsweek bureau chief in Moscow, Berlin and Tokyo. Bill is married to Shanghai native Junling Cui. They have one daughter and live in a house they recently purchased in suburban（郊区）Shanghai.

Austin Ramzy

Austin Ramzy grew up in Iowa. In 1996 he studied Mandarin in Harbin, China, and graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in Asian Studies in 1997. after working as a newspaper reporter in Washington state, he completed journalism school at the university of California, Berkeley has been a reporter for Time Asia in Hong Kong since 2003.

1.The passage is mainly written to ____________.

A. advertise Time Asia B. introduce the publishers of Time Asia

C. introduce the development of Time Asia

D. introduce some of the authors and writes of Time Asia

2.It’s ___________ who majored in History but worked as a writer.

A. Bill Powell B. Liam Fitzpatrick C. Ling Woo Liu D. Austin Ramzy

3.It’s clear that __________ graduated from the same school.

A. Liam Fitzpatrick and Ling Woo Liu B. Bill Powell and Austin Ramzy

C. Ling Woo Liu and Austin Ramzy D. Liam Fitzpatrick and Bill Powell

4.Which is TURE about Bill Powell?

A. He lives in Hong Kong with his family B. He is Time Asia’s senior writer

C. He once studied Mandarin in Northeast China

D. He once worked for Newsweek bureau in New York

A British scientist whose schoolmasters told him he was too stupid to study science has been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for his pioneering work on cloning.

At the age of 15, John Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys in his school at biology, and was in the bottom set in every other science subject. Sixty-four years later he has been recognized as one of the finest minds of his generation after being awarded the ￡750,000 prizes, which he shares with Japanese stem cell (干细胞)researcher Shinya Yamanaka.

John revealed that his school report, which noted that for him to study science at University would be a waste of time, still sits on his desk at the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge. After receiving the report he switched his attention to classics and was offered a place to study at Christ Church, Oxford, but was allowed to switch courses and read zoology instead.

It was at Oxford as a postgraduate student that he published his research on genetics and proved for the first time that every cell in the body contains the same genes. He did so by taking a cell from an adult frog’s intestine (肠), removing its genes and putting them into an egg cell, which grew into a clone of the adult frog.

The idea was controversial at the time because it contradicted previous studies, and it was a decade before his work became widely accepted. But it later led directly to the cloning of Dolly the Sheep by Prof Ian Wilmut in 1996.

He received a call from the Swedish Academy telling him he had won the prize, but he was initially suspicious that the call was a trick by a friend or colleague speaking in a Swedish accent.

56. When John Gurdon was fifteen, he________.

A. performed badly in science subjects.

B. ranked last in every subject in his school

C. showed great interest in working on cloning

D. was not clever enough to go on with his study

57. According to the passage, the school report________.

A. meant nothing to John Gurdon

B. had a long-term effect on John Gurdon

C. encouraged John Gurdon to work harder on science

D. advised John Gurdon to study classics at Christ Church

58. How did John Gurdon prove that his idea is right?

A. By reasoning. B. By questioning.

C. By doing experiments D. By quoting(引用) others’ research

59. When John Gurdon was informed of his winning the Nobel Prize, he felt________.

A. excited B. calm C. relaxed D. doubtful

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