The Young Pop King
He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs on November 30, 2012 in Wuhu, Anhui Province. Many pop stars will come, too.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing."He is true to himself. He never follows others, "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.From this passage, we know that Jay Chou_________.
| A．is very handsome | B．has a bright smile |
| C．often makes too much noise | D．is a pop music star |
His fans are so excited because_________.
| A．he is quiet and shy. |
| B．he will sing new songs in Wuhu. |
| C．he can play the piano very well |
| D．Many famous stars will come to Wuhu. |
When he was a little child, he_________.
| A．talked a lot every day |
| B．did well in his study at school |
| C．started to like music |
| D．had a lot of fans |
According to one of his fans, Jay_________.
| A．is a good student |
| B．has long and beautiful hair |
| C．is a well-known pianist |
| D．is very attractive to them |
The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means_________.
| A．he always has his own style. |
| B．he likes to walk alone |
| C．he doesn't like other people's songs at all |
| D．no one can catch up with him |
An old engineer went suddenly blind.She promised a doctor a lot of money if he could make her see again.“If you fail,” she said, “you’ll get nothing.” The doctor agreed.
The doctor soon discovered what was wrong with her, but he decided not to cure her right away.Instead each time he visited, he secretly took some of her things.When he had taken away everything, he wanted to cure her blindness and asked for the money.
Now the old woman could see again, she noticed that all her things had gone and she refused to pay the money.So the doctor took her before a judge(法官).
“What the doctor said is true,”she said to the judge.“But I say I was not well cured, because I still can’t see any of the things in my house.”
The old woman won the case and the doctor went away unhappily without getting his pay.What did the engineer promise(允诺) the doctor if he failed to make her see again?
| A．A lot of money | B．Half of the money |
| C．No money | D．A little money |
The underlined word “discovered” in Paragraph 2 means .
| A．found | B．caught | C．heard | D．covered |
What can you infer(推测) from the story?
| A．The old engineer lived alone. |
| B．The old engineer lived with a servant. |
| C．The old engineer lived with her children. |
| D．The old engineer lived with a judge. |
What’s the result of the case?
| A．The engineer failed. |
| B．The doctor failed to get the pay. |
| C．The doctor returned the things. |
| D．The old engineer forgot her promise. |
What kind of person was the old engineer?
| A．She was foolish. | B．She was kind. |
| C．She was clever. | D．She was polite. |
This story is about a young man.He worked very hard at his lessons.He was too busy to have a rest.At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep.Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep.But the more he tried, the more he stayed awake.
After a while he decided to visit the doctor.“I just can’t go to sleep at night.What should I do?”
“I have a suggestion,” said the doctor.“Try counting numbers.By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep.I’m sure of it.”
The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office.“Well,” said the doctor, “how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”
The man still looked tired.“Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, three…up to one thousand.But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy.I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand.But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”The young man couldn’t go to sleep because .
| A．he hadn’t finished doing his lessons |
| B．he had worked too hard and became ill |
| C．he was worried about his homework |
| D．there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a good rest |
The doctor asked the young man .
| A．to count numbers before he went to bed |
| B．to put all numbers from 1 to 1,000 together |
| C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed |
| D．to take some medicine and go to bed earlier |
The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because .
| A．he wanted to thank the doctor |
| B．he was better and wanted some more medicine |
| C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers |
| D．he still couldn’t go to sleep at night |
The young man .
| A．counted from 569 to 1,000 |
| B．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep |
| C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea |
| D．counted from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep |
The young man in fact.
| A．didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion |
| B．was not able to count numbers |
| C．didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion |
| D．wasn’t ill at all |
Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was a young boy, I was too shy to talk to anyone.My classmates often laughed at me.I was sad but could do nothing.Later, something happened, and it changed my life.It was an English speech contest.My mother asked me to take part in.What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy.Believe in yourself.You are sure to win.” Then my mother and I talked about many difficult topics.At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”.I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times.With my mother’s great love and encouragement(鼓励), I did well in the contest.I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place.I heard the cheers from the teachers and students.Those classmates who once looked down on (瞧不起) me now all said “Congratulations!” to me.My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for me.When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be confident and I will do a great job.This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。Why did the writer’s classmates laugh at him?
What could he do when others laughed at him?
What changed him and his life?
What was the result of the English speech contest?
Which sentence do you think is the topic sentence in this passage?
Many kids like to watch TV. It’s very interesting. The programs (节目) on TV tell us many things about the country and a lot of news about the world.
Judy likes watching TV on Sundays. There is an English program—getting to know America. It’s her favorite program. It tells about the life of America, such as buildings, traffic, food，houses，movie stars. Why does she love the program? Because she likes English. She likes English best of all the subjects. When she is watching the program, she can remember every word she sees on TV. She learns many new words. That helps a lot. She likes learning English. On weekdays she doesn’t watch TV, but reads English story books every night before she goes to bed. She also learns a lot from the story books.Does she watch TV on school nights?
Why does she love the program?
What does Judy learn from the program?
Mike went to a small town (城镇) for his holiday. On March 4th, he arrived there. He rented (租) a bike to travel around the town in the day. He visited some places of interest and had lunch in a restaurant. He had a good time. In the evening he stayed at an old hotel (旅馆) near the train station.
Before going to bed, he went to the boss (老板) of the hotel and said to the old man, “Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five? I must take the five o’clock train tomorrow morning.”
“Oh, sorry,” the boss said, “I’m sorry I can’t. I never get up so early.”
“Do you have a clock? That can help me,” asked Mike.
“Yes, here it is.”
Mike took the clock to his room. But when he looked at the clock, he found it didn’t work. So he went to the boss again.
“Does it ring on time?” he asked the old man.
“Of course! Just shake (摇晃) it when it’s time to get up, and it will ring.”Mike visited the small town ______.
| A．on foot | B．by car | C．by bus | D．by bike |
Mike wanted to get up at ______ the next morning.
| A．4:15 | B．4:45 | C．5:00 | D．5:15 |
What does the word “ring” mean ______ in the passage (文章)?
| A．响铃 | B．安眠 | C．计时 | D．录音 |
Which is NOT true?
| A．The owner never got up so early. |
| B．The owner of the hotel was an old man. |
| C．Mike wanted to take a train on March 4th. |
| D．There was something wrong with the clock. |