Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world.
Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lesson were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters – the world’s most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfing like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.
When studying in the university, Jack didn’t stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brushfire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to. Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn’t fall into any of the popular music styles like pop, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine.
Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happen in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.At the age of 17, Jack __________.
| A．had his first music album | B．took part in a surfing competition |
| C．had his first concert | D．became popular all over the world |
Jack started to write songs ___________.
| A．while he was staying in hospital | B．when he had concerts out of America |
| C．after his second album came out | D．after he played the guitar at the school party |
What is the secret of Jack’s success?
He was born in Hawaii.
His father was very famous
He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends.
He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best. What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．A Famous Writer | B．Surfing in the Sea |
| C．A Guitar Player | D．Surfing in the Music |
Do you often throw away things you don't need anymore？Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use？Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind．We should rethink，reuse，recycle!We should save the earth!（45words） Savetheearth ．
英汉互译，阅读下面的短文，将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语．
A rich man was trying to find his daughter a birthday gift when he saw a poor man with beautiful white horse．（71）He told the man that he would give him﹩500 for the horse．
The poor man answered．"Sir，it doesn't look so good．"And he walked away．
The next day the rich man came back．He would give the poor man﹩1，000 for the horse．
The poor man said again，"Sir，it doesn't look so good．"
（72）在第三天，the rich man took out ＄2，000 for the horse．
He said he wouldn't take no for an answer．The poor man said OK．
（73）Then the rich man took the horse home．
（74）富人的女儿很喜欢这个礼物．She climbed onto the horse，but then the horse ran into a tree．It turned out that the horse was blind．The rich man ran to see the poor man．He asked for a reason．The poor man said，"I told you．（75）It doesn't look so good．"
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Yao Ming，Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian…these are the great Chinese basketball players who have played in the NBA，but there are not very many others．Well now，one young Chinese man is knocking on the door of the world's most popular basketball league（联赛）．His name is Zhou Qi．
Zhou，20，entered the NBA draft （选秀）in April，2016．Every year，the 30 NBA teams pick skilled young players from around the world during the draft．So if Zhou is lucky，he could play in the NBA soon．
Zhou has long arms and quick feet．He is good at making long﹣range shots （远射）．Although he is young，he is calm on the court （球场）．
But his problem is he's too thin．Zhou is 2.18meters tall，but he only weighs 95kg．He doesn't seem strong enough to play against those big NBA players．
But who knows？Zhou is still young and has a lot of room to improve．The bigger stage （舞台） of the NBA is waiting for him，and his future is bright．
56．Where does Zhou come from？
57．When did Zhou enter the NBA draft？
58．What's the problem of Zhou？
59．Does Zhou do well in making long﹣range shots？
60．What do you think of Zhou's future？
Tu Youyou，William Campbell and Satoshi Omura are three scientists from different countries．They have won the 2015Nobel Prize in medicine．
On December 30.1930．Tu Youyou was bom in Ningbo，Zhejiang，China．From 1951to 1955，she studied in Peking University Medical School．Later Tu was trained for two and a half years in traditional Chinese medicine．
Sweet wormwood （青蒿） is a common plant in China．But it has the power to cure the deadly disease called malaria （疟疾）．Tu started her malaria research in China in the 1960s、and 1970s．She discovered"Qing﹣hao﹣su"in 1971．It is a great health improvement（改进）for people in developing countries in south Asia，Africa，and South America．
Tu got several medicine awards（奖项）in the past．On October 5，2015，she was awarded the 2015Nobel Prize in Physiology（生理学）or Medicine．She is the first Chinese scientist to win a Nobel Prize．
52．Who won the 2015Nobel Prize in medicine？
A．Tu Youyou．
B．William Campbell and Satoshi Omura．
C．Both A and B．
53．Where was Tu Youyou born？
A．Ningbo．
B．Hangzhou．
C．Shaoxing．
54．The underline word"cure"in the passage means．
A．治疗
B．治理
C．诊断
55．Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Tu Youyou is 81years old．
B．"Qing﹣hao﹣su"is useful in people's health．
C．Tu studied in Peking University for two and a half years．
In 1959，When Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher asked the class to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．
Jean's father was a crop duster（农作物喷粉作业）pilot on a farm，so Jean was very interested in planes and flying．She wrote about her dream to become an airline pilot．
Her paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher told her this was a"fairy tale（童话 ）．"and it wasn't a job for a woman．
Jean experienced years of hurt and fear because of this discouragement（气馁）until she met her English teacher Mrs．Dorothy Slaton in senior high school．
Mrs．Slaton said to Jean's class．"You have the abilities and talents．If you don't go after（追求） your dreams after you leave school，no one will do it for you．"
Jean felt a rush of her old enthusiasm （热情），and with excitement，she told Mrs．Slaton all about her old dreams．The teacher said．"Then do it!"
So Jean did．It took her 10years of hard work．But in 1978，she became one of the first three women pilot trainers ever accepted by United Airlines（航空公司）and one of only 50women airline pilot in the country at the time．Some years later，Jean Harper became a Boeing 737captain （机长）for United Airline．
48．When Jean was young，her dream was ．
A．to be a crop duster pilot
B．to fix planes
C．to be an airline pilot
49．Jean spent years in becoming an airline pilot．
A．fifteen
B．thirteen
C．ten
50．What did Mrs．Slaton mean when she talked to the class？
A．Everyone should go after his or her dream．
B．Everyone should have a dream after they leave school．
C．Everyone should do good things to help people's dreams．
51．What can we learn from this story？
A．A woman can not be a pilot．
B．If you have a dream，work hard for it．
C．Jean's dream didn't come true at last．
