What is your favourite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.
When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world.
Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.
Lang’s performances(表演) are energetic. He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.What is Lang lang’s favourite cartoon?
In which year was Lang Lang born?
Where did he study music when he was 15 years old?
What do you think of Lang Lang’s performances?
What do you think of Lang Lang?
阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)
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Musicians wanted
We want four good musicians for our rock band(摇滚乐队)．Are you a musician？Can you sing？Can you play the piano，the guitar or the drums？Do you want to be the best musician？If you want to join us，please send(发送) an e-mail．Our e-mail address is rockband2009@pep.com.cn．Or you can call Mr．Liu at 790-4566．
Teachers needed
Are you an art teacher？Can you paint(绘画) or draw well？Are you good with kids？We need two teachers for our art club．Please find Mrs．Wang for more information(信息) or call 628-1183．How many musicians do they want？
| A．Two |
| B．Three |
| C．Four |
| D．Five |
The rock band needs some people who can ________ or play the piano，the guitar or the drums．
| A．paint |
| B．sing |
| C．draw |
| D．swim |
What should you do if you want to join the rock band？
| A．Send an e-mail． |
| B．Find Mrs．Wang． |
| C．Call 628-1183． |
| D．Sing a song． |
Two teachers are needed for ________．
| A．the rock band |
| B．the school show |
| C．the art club |
| D．the music club |
What can we learn from the two ads？
| A．The art club has an e-mail address． |
| B．Mrs．Wang is in the rock band． |
| C．There are many kids in the art club． |
| D．The rock band needs three teachers． |
阅读理解
(2013天津)
Dubai is a city of big business，expensive hotels，skyscrapers(摩天楼)，and shopping malls．In the early 20th century，Dubai was a successful trading port．People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business．But it was still a small city，and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen．Then in 1966，oil was discovered．This brought a lot of money into the area，and soon Dubai began to change．
Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers．In fact，each year the city gets its money mainly from business，not oil．
Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad．They come to relax on its
beaches，and every year，millions visit just to go shopping！
Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities．Many tall buildings are built in months．The city also has many man－made islands．One of these，the Palm Jumeirah，is like a palm tree(棕榈树)and is very beautiful．
The city is still an amazing mix(混合体)of people from different countries．The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai，and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives(本地人)by eight to one！
Many people welcome the city’s growth．But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change．As a Dubai native says，“We must always remember where we came from．Our kids must know we worked very，very hard to get where we are now，and there’s a lot more work to do．”
Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century？
| A．To relax． |
| B．To buy oil． |
| C．To go shopping． |
| D．To do business． |
Which of the following is NOT true？
| A．Dubai has created many man－made islands． |
| B．There are many foreigners working in Dubai． |
| C．Many international visitors come to Dubai every year． |
| D．Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil． |
What does the underlined word“outnumber”mean？
| A．To be smaller in size than another group． |
| B．To be more in number than another group． |
| C．To be bigger in area than another group． |
| D．To be smaller in area than another group． |
In the last paragraph，what does the underlined part mean？
| A．We should always visit Dubai． |
| B．We should learn from foreigners． |
| C．We must always remember our past． |
| D．We must only think about the future． |
What’s the main idea of the passage？
| A．Dubai is growing very fast． |
| B．Dubai was a big city before 1966． |
| C．Many tall buildings are built in months． |
| D．Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches． |
阅读理解
Many people say that they are working too many hours．They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family．
Work hours are different from one country to another．In France，people spend about l，646 hours a year at work．In Japan，however，people work about 2，159 hours a year．That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker．
Why do people work so many hours？Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money．However，many companies don’t pay overtime．Their workers don’t get more pay for more work．Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours．Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours．
Many people say that their vacations are too short．In France，people get five weeks of paid vacation a year．In Germany，they get four to six weeks，and in the United States，two weeks．One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days．In Great Britain，there is a saying，“All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的)boy．”If that is true，there must be a lot of dull people in the world．A Japanese worker works________more hours a year than a French one．
| A．513 |
| B．1，646 |
| C．2，159 |
| D．3，805 |
The word“extra”in Paragraph 3 means“________”in Chinese．
| A．正常的 |
| B．额外的 |
| C．有用的 |
| D．少量的 |
People in________get only two weeks of paid vacation a year．
| A．France |
| B．Germany |
| C．the United States |
| D．Great Britain |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A．No companies offer vacations to their workers． |
| B．Many people say they have enough time to relax． |
| C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work． |
| D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days． |
What can we infer from the passage？
| A．Many workers have to work long hours． |
| B．Many people have vacations long enough． |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world． |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world． |
阅读理解
(2013茂名)
The Chinese first made paper about 2，000 years ago．China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that．But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees．It was made from the hairlike parts of certain plants．
Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100．Scandinavia(斯堪的纳维亚半岛)，which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper，did not begin to make it until l，500．It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees．After that，the forest countries of Sweden，Norway，Finland，and the United States became the largest paper producers．Today in Finland，which makes the best paper in the world，the paper industry is the biggest in the land．New paper－making machines are very big，and they make paper very fast．The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 300 meters long and 6 meters wide in one minute．
When we think of paper，we think of newspapers，books，letters，envelopes and writing paper．But there are many other uses．Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers，etc．Which of the following is the first to make paper？
| A．China． |
| B．Scandinavia． |
| C．Germany． |
| D．Finland． |
Schaeffer found out that________．
| A．the best paper was in the forest |
| B．a German made the best paper |
| C．wood could be made into the best paper |
| D．the oldest paper was made 1，500 years ago |
What does the underlined word“industry”mean in Chinese？
| A．国防 |
| B．教育 |
| C．农业 |
| D．工业 |
According to the passage，paper is not used for________．
| A．newspapers |
| B．envelops |
| C．writing paper |
| D．food and drinks |
The second paragraph mainly talks about paper making________．
| A．in the United States |
| B．in Scandinavia |
| C．in Europe |
| D．in all forest countries |
阅读理解
(2014泸州)
All living things on the earth need other living things to live．Nothing lives alone．Most animals must live in a group，and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind．Sometimes one living thing kills another，or one eats and the other is eaten．One kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live，and together they form a food chain(食物链)．All food chains begin with the sun，and all food chain become broken up if one of them disappears．
All life needs sunlight to live on．But only plants can use sunlight directly．Plants are“factories”．They make food from sunlight，water and things in the soil and air．
Plants feed all other living things．Animals can only use the sun’s energy(能量)after it has been changed into food by plants．Some animals feed directly on plants，and others eat smaller animals．Meat－eating animals are only eating plants indirectly．
What about human beings？We are members of any food chain．We eat rice，vegetables，fruits and so on．We also eat meat．But men often break up the food chain．They kill wild animals．They also make rivers，lakes and seas dirty．When these rivers，lakes and seas are polluted，the fish in them cannot be eaten．If men eat the fish，they will get strange diseases．
Each form of life is linked(联系)to all others．Breaking the links puts all life in danger．Food chains suggest that________．
| A．every life needs food |
| B．plants are very important |
| C．no living thing can live alone |
| D．1iving things need different food |
From the text we can learn that the sun________．
| A．forms a food chain |
| B．makes animals to grow fast |
| C．is the beginning of food chains |
| D．is directly giving us different food |
What do plants need to grow up？
| a．living things b．soil c．water d．sunlight e．things in the air |
A．a；b；c；d
B．b；c；d；e
C．a；b；d；e
D．a；c；d；eWhich can change the sun’s energy into food？
| A．Plants． |
| B．Humans． |
| C．Plant－eating animals． |
| D．Meat－eating animals． |
The writer is trying to tell us not to________．
| A．kill animals |
| B．break the links of life |
| C．worry about food chains |
| D．eat fish from polluted water |