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　　Ask Steveland Morris, and he will tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely and totally without sight in 1950. He became Stevie Wonder--composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contribution to the music world.

　　As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things he could do. His parents encouraged him to join his sighted brothers in as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the visually disabled are so dependent.

　　Because sound was so important to him, Stevie began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sounds. He would bang(敲) things together and then imitate the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums, played a toy harmonica(口琴) and listened to the radio.

　　Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play the drums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir and a lead singer. In the evenings and on the weekends, Stevie would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches of neighbors' homes.

　　One of Stevie's sessions was overheard by Ronnie White, a member of a popular singing group called the Miracals. Ron nie immediately recognized Stevie's talent and took him to audition for Berry Gardy, the smash hit“Fingertips”in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevie's story is a music history.

1．The best title for the passage is _____.

[　　]

A．Music for the Blind

B．Stevie Wonder

C．Grear Musicians

D．Blind People

2．By saying“Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments”, the author means that _____.

[　　]

A．Stevie finished his study at a toy instrument school

B．Stevie began to study in a real instrument school

C．Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments

D．Stevie started to play real instruments

3．The author mentions all the following facts except that _____.

[　　]

A．Stevie's neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing

B．it was Ronnie White who recognized Stevie's talent and led him to a successful career

C．Berry Gordy helped him to set up his own recording compan

D．Stevie's parents played a very important part in training his sense of hearing

4．The phrase“smash hit”in the last paragraph refers to _____.

[　　]

A．a popular autobiography

B．a music record that turns out to be a great Success

C．a music record which is especially noisy

D．an interesting novel

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　　Ask Steveland Morris, and he will tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely and totally without sight in 1950. He became Stevie Wonder--composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contribution to the music world.

　　As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things he could do. His parents encouraged him to join his sighted brothers in as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the visually disabled are so dependent.

　　Because sound was so important to him, Stevie began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sounds. He would bang(敲) things together and then imitate the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums, played a toy harmonica(口琴) and listened to the radio.

　　Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play the drums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir and a lead singer. In the evenings and on the weekends, Stevie would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches of neighbors' homes.

　　One of Stevie's sessions was overheard by Ronnie White, a member of a popular singing group called the Miracals. Ron nie immediately recognized Stevie's talent and took him to audition for Berry Gardy, the smash hit“Fingertips”in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevie's story is a music history.

1．The best title for the passage is _____.

[　　]

A．Music for the Blind

B．Stevie Wonder

C．Grear Musicians

D．Blind People

2．By saying“Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments”, the author means that _____.

[　　]

A．Stevie finished his study at a toy instrument school

B．Stevie began to study in a real instrument school

C．Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments

D．Stevie started to play real instruments

3．The author mentions all the following facts except that _____.

[　　]

A．Stevie's neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing

B．it was Ronnie White who recognized Stevie's talent and led him to a successful career

C．Berry Gordy helped him to set up his own recording compan

D．Stevie's parents played a very important part in training his sense of hearing

4．The phrase“smash hit”in the last paragraph refers to _____.

[　　]

A．a popular autobiography

B．a music record that turns out to be a great Success

C．a music record which is especially noisy

D．an interesting novel

Scott Langteau has this message for kids：Spend less time playing video games．

It’s a message that many a morn and dad have tried to impress upon many a youngster(and some not-so-youngsters)who spend perhaps a bit too much time with game controllers in hand．

But the 40-year-old Langteau isn’t a parent．He’s experienced at video games--one who played producer on three‘‘Medal of Honor”games and co-founded his own game development compan.

Langteau has just published a children’s book called“Sofa Boy”，which tells the story of a kid

who spends too much time sitting on the couch with controller held in hand and the rather terrible consequences that follow．

It’s a fairy tale picked straight from Langteau’s own experiences as a lad with a fondness for video games and his painful struggle against game addiction．But first，Langteau would like to make one thing clear：I’m not saying that you shouldn’t play video games．I think video games are great，I think they do great things for kids．Instead，Langteau says his book is all about a little something called“moderation(克制)”．

“It’s about being well rounded，”he says．“Just like with anything else，we all need to make

sure that there’S a variety in what we do．’’

Video garners can be rather bad--tempered when it comes to accepting criticism about their favorite entertainment．And understandably 80．After all，most people who go around talking about the dangers of playing video games tend to be outsiders--people who don’t play video games and certainly don’t understand that they call be a valuable and healthy form of entertainment．

But Langteau and“Sofa Boy”seem to be in a unique position to deliver a message of gaming moderation that the young game masses might actually listen to．After all，this is a man who understands what it means to be a kid with a passion for games．His early experience has taught him a lesson．

52．Scott Langteau published“Sofa Boy”to ．

A．share his great skills on games B．warn kids against game addiction

C．tell about his fairy tale as a kid D．deliver a message for games

53．Which of the following is TRUE of the book“Sofa Boy”?

A．The book tells ofthe writer’s owrl story．

B．The book describes an experienced gamer．

C．The boy in the book wins a medal for games．

D．The boy in the book is not all addict on games．

54．We can learn from the passage that ．

A．Langteau advises the young to play games within limits

B．Langteau advises the young not to play games

C．playing video games ruins the future of kids

D．playing video games is of no benefit to kids

55．By saying“It’s about being well rounded”Langteau thinks ．

A．games do great things for kids B．gamers are usually fat and round

C．games should be viewed from all sides D．gamers are to blame for their behaviors

56．What topic will be discussed in the following paragraph?

A．His idea to create“Sofa Boy”．

B．His great achievement in games as a kid．

C．His hard times to set up his game company．

D．His enthusiasm for games when he was a small boy．

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