Although 19-year-old George Dennehy is armless, he isn’t letting that stop him from pursuing (追求)his dreams and sharing his passion(激情) with the world.
Born without arms, the young boy’s birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple adopted him and took good care of him. However, his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be lazy. When George turned eight, they asked him to sign up(报名) for cello(大提琴) lessons. The instrument (乐器)is tough even for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was even more challenging for George, who had to learn to play it with his feet.
Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only mastered the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for music. During middle school years, he also mastered the piano and guitar.
His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who invited him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival.
The experience has inspired(激励) this once shy boy to pursue a career(事业) in music. He has also become a motivational(励志的) speaker who encourages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter how impossible these dreams may sound.
Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn’t letting that stop him from pursuing his dreams and sharing his passion with the world.
When did George Dennehy begin to learn play the cello?
A.at the age of 19 | B.at the age of 8 |
C.when he began to go to school. | D.We don’t know |
With whose help , George Dennehy realized that he had a passion and talent for music?
A.His adoptive parents | B.His birth parents |
C.His teacher | D.An American rock band |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word ?
A.接受 | B.照顾 | C.发现 | D.收养 |
How many instruments did George Dennehy master according the passage?
A.1 | B.2 . | C.3 | D.4 |
What’s the best title ?
A.Follow your dreams | B.A poor boy |
C.An armless boy | D.Challenge |
Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it, I’ll let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it, I’ll kill him at once. ”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote ‘die’ on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?
He chose a piece of paper and ate it, When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness . The king was angry with ________.
A.himself | B.the kind minister |
C.the bad minister | D.all the ministers |
Who was told to write “live” and “die”?
A.The king. | B.The bad minister . |
C.The kind minister. | D.The two ministers. |
The kind minister would ________ if he chose the paper with “live” on it.
A.die | B.live | C.give it back | D.run |
There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because ________.
A.The kind minister didn’t want it |
B.the bad minister couldn’t write the word |
C.the king told the bad minister not to write it |
D.the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him |
________ must be disappointed in the end.
A.The king | B.The kind minister |
C.The bad minister | D.All the other ministers |
Here are the twin sisters, Lily and Lucy. They are in Miss Gao’s class. They are two new students. They’re eleven. This is their room. It’s a nice room. There are two beds in the room. One is Lucy’s and the other is Lily’s. They look the same. Their coats are on their beds. We can’t see their shoes. They’re under their beds.
The twins have two desks and chairs. Their clocks, books and pencil boxes are on the desks. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 What kind(种类) of room is it?
A.It’s a classroom. | B.It’s a bedroom. |
C.It’s a big room. | D.It’s a nice room. |
Which one is NOT TRUE?
A.Lily’s coat is on her bed. |
B.Lucy’s shoes are under her chair. |
C.There are two beds in the room. |
D.They are students. |
Lucy and Lily are _____________.
A.women | B.sons | C.sisters | D.brothers |
Where are their books?
A.On the desks. | B.In the beds. |
C.Under the beds. | D.Behind the chairs. |
Name |
Act |
Time |
Place |
Jack |
Beijing Opera |
Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. |
In the hall |
Grace |
Dance |
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. |
Class Two |
Henry |
Play the piano |
Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. |
In the music room |
Lin Tao |
Chinese kung fu |
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. |
In the hall |
Tom |
Paint |
Monday, 10:00 a.m. |
In the drawing room |
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。You can watch Beijing Opera _______________________.
A.at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday | B.at 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday |
C.at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday | D.at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday |
________ dances for us _____________.
A.Henry; in Class Two | B.Grace; in the music room |
C.Henry; at 2:00 p.m. | D.Grace; at 4:00 p.m. |
You can ask __________ to play the piano for us.
A.Jack. | B.Henry. | C.Grace. | D.Lin Tao. |
On weekend, we can watch _____________ in the hall.
A.Play the piano | B.Paint |
C.Beijing Opera | D.Chinese kung fu |
We can see lots of paintings in ___________.
A.the drawing room | B.the music room | C.Class Two | D.the hall |
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Doing exercise can help people keep healthy. Do you often jog (慢跑)? Jogging became popular about twenty years ago and now it is a favorite way of keeping fit for lots of people. People of any age like to do it. Teenagers (青少年) can jog and people in their seventies or eighties can jog, too. They can jog anywhere. People jog around college campuses (校园), around houses, and in parks.
Jogging doesn't need any special (特别的) training. Do some warm-up exercises and then you are ready to start.
Jogging is good for health. It’s good for lungs and the heart. It is easy and convenient.
Sport |
Jogging |
History |
Became popular (81)____________ years ago |
Participant (参与者) |
People of any (82)______________ |
Place |
Anywhere, around college campuses, houses and in (83)____________ |
Adcantages (优点) |
Good for (84)_________ and the heart, (85)___________ and convenient |
It’s the second time for me to come to Beijing. There are many places of interest in Beijing, such as the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, etc. What’s more, I think great changes have taken place in Beijing. People’s living conditions have improved a lot. Their life is very happy. Almost everyone has a big smile on the face. People in Beijing are in high spirits and hard-working. Children can receive a good education.
But in the past, some children didn’t have enough money to go to school. They often worked for cruel bosses. The bosses didn’t give them enough food. I feel sorry for them. Today people have already lived in tall building, worn beautiful clothes and so on. Life has changed greatly. How many times has the writer been to Beijing?
A.Once | B.Twice | C.Three times | D.four times |
People’s living conditions have improved ___________in Beijing.
A.a lot | B.little | C.few | D.slowly |
Today, our life is __________.
A.very happy | B.very bad | C.very interesting | D.just so-so |
People in Beijing work ________.
A.slowly | B.hard | C.happy | D.low spirits |
In the past, children had _______ education.
A.enough | B.high | C.good | D.bad |