Have you ever heard the song called “Is there anyone who told you”? It may be impossible for you not to know the song and its singer．It is sung by the famous “Happy Boy” Chen Chusheng， who appeared on Hunan Satellite TV．He caught everyone’s attention．Before the competition he was just a farmer’s son who had never got professional trainings of any kind．As a child， Chusheng wasn’t a good student，but he was very interested in music．He liked to listen to and sing his favorite songs again and again．Like many other parents， his parents also wanted him to go to college，but he failed．Chusheng had no choice but to help his brother repair bicycles and motorbikes．In Sanya, a small city in Hainan Province， Chen worked during the daytime while singing in different bars in the evening．He lived like that until the year 2000．
In 2000, Chen went to Shenzhen．He never expected that his first job in this new place would be delivering food．He went on working in the daytime while singing in the evenings．His life was hard at that time．In the bar called Star-making Factories he met many famous local musicians．In the following several years, Chen, with his musical dream, attended many music contests throughout the country， winning prizes many times．Today，when we think about his success, we cannot help thinking that if one wants to be successful, he should work harder than others．From the passage we know that ________ ．
| A．Chen Chusheng wasn’t very lucky |
| B．Chen Chusheng’s parents wanted him to be a singer |
| C．Chen Chusheng became a successful singer because he worked hard |
| D．Chen Chusheng got more money |
What did his parents want him to do?
| A．They wanted him to go to college． |
| B．They wanted him to be a doctor． |
| C．They wanted him to repair bikes for his brother． |
| D．They wanted him to go to bars． |
What was Chen Chusheng’s life in Shenzhen like?
| A．Enjoyable． | B．Interesting． |
| C．Comfortable． | D．Hard． |
What’s the meaning of the word “delivering”?
| A．烹饪 | B．递送 | C．品尝 | D．购买 |
Where did he work in the evening in Shenzhen?
| A．In a bar． | B．In a factory． |
| C．In a restaurant． | D．In a supermarket． |
As Keira climbed into bed, she thought about tomorrow’s field trip. Her class was going to a presentation by a West African traditional storyteller. Keira was excited because she was of West African descent. Her great-grandmother had come to the United States from Senegal, a country in West Africa. Until now, Keira hadn’t thought much about her roots(根源).
Early the next morning, Keira looked everywhere for something to show her West African roots. She dug through every drawer, but she couldn’t find anything that really stood out. Finally, she put on a white shirt and jeans. Although she wore ordinary clothes, she hoped that her interest in her West African roots would not go unnoticed.
At the community center, Keira was lucky enough to get a front-row seat. The first speaker talked about African writers and how they often use traditional stories with traditional characters, such as the Tortoise and the Spider. The speaker mentioned writers her mother and grandmother liked! Also, Tortoise was a favorite character in Keira’s bedtime stories. Finally, the speaker mentioned Doudou N’Diaye Rose. He was Keira’s favorite drummer. He was from Senegal. She began to realise just how much her West African roots influenced her American life.
Finally, the storyteller came up. He told a story that explained how the chameleon, a small lizard(蜥蜴), changed its colors. Then he introduced the Spider and Tortoise. It was known that they appeared to be generous but in fact they wanted to keep everything for themselves. Some of the stories made these characters seem poor as they fought for every last piece. However, they were simply naughty(调皮的). They certainly did learn their lessons!
Keira couldn’t keep her mind from thinking about all the different stories her mother had told. Her memory was pouring out again! She knew about everything the storyteller said.
After the presentation, the class talked to the storyteller. Keira told about how her great-grandmother had moved to the United States from Senegal. Her great-grandmother left her village because of a famine, a time of hunger. She had explained to Keira’s grandmother that the villagers spent days begging for food. Her great-grandmother finally came to the United States. Keira told the storyteller about those of her bedtime stories.
When Keira was finished, the storyteller pointed out that she had just done his job. She had described her family and the stories they told. Keira could hardly wait to tell her mother and grandmother the news!
Keria was ________ about the presentation on the evening of the day before.
| A．nervous | B．excited |
| C．surprised | D．unhappy |
Keria wore ordinary clothes that day because ________.
| A．the clothes made her stand out |
| B．they were her favourite clothes |
| C．she didn’t find anything with West African roots |
| D．she didn’t want to show others her West African roots |
________ was a favourite character in Keria’s West African traditional stories.
| A．Tortoise | B．Spider |
| C．Lizard | D．Chamelon |
The underlined word “famine” in Paragraph 5 most probably means a time short of ________.
| A．money | B．food | C．water | D．job |
From the passage, we can learn ________.
| A．culture can’t go without certain kinds of clothes |
| B．one can’t find his roots without going to his own country |
| C．culture not only appears in something material like clothes |
| D．culture will die soon after you live far away from your place |
April will bring a new product – the Apple Watch – into the market. Last week, the watch was firstly introduced by Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. The price of the watch will differ from $349 to $1,099, depending on its size, strap and whether it is a sports or regular version.
Apple engineers and designers have put in a lot of thought and hard work into creating this "small screen" on your wrist(手腕). The "sensor" on the screen not only detects your finger, but knows the difference between when you are tapping, and when you are pressing harder.
The watch also has “haptic feedback(触觉反馈)”. You can send personal messages to your friend - such as drawing a star or a special sign with your fingers, or tapping the watch, say 3 times, and your friend will receive those taps on their wrist.
Besides telling the time, the watch will use 'bluetooth' to connect with your iPhone and show calls or text messages that come in.
According to Tim Cook, the watch may open up a whole new area of applications that we had never thought of. Some car factories like BMW have developed an app that allows its car owners to open their cars with the watch. A 'Hotels' app may allow you to open the door to your hotel room without worrying about losing the smart-card. And finally, even airlines are jumping in - passengers may be able to simply wave their wrist to check into their flight.
The biggest use of the watch, however, is as your personal fitness coach. The watch can measure your pulse (heartbeat) using a sensor at the bottom of the watch. It also has the same "accelerometer" as your iPhone, so it knows when you are moving, and also how much you are walking or running. It will remind you if you have been sitting for too long without much activity.
Many stores are planning to stop selling the Nike, Jawbone and FitBit devices(设备) to welcome the Apple Watch. Will Apple Watch really replace these devices and make fitness much more fun?
We can learn from the passage that the Apple Watch ________.
| A．is designed by Tim Cook |
| B．was brought into the market last week |
| C．sells at different prices for different colours |
| D．will come into the market this coming April |
With apple watch, you can ________.
| A．develop your own personal app |
| B．connect your iphone with your ipad |
| C．receive personal messages from your friends’ iphone |
| D．send personal messages to your friends’ apple watches |
Many businesses help push for the uses of apple watch EXCEPT ________.
| A．hospitals | B．hotels |
| C．airlines | D．car factories |
Many stores are planning to stop selling FitBit devices because ________.
| A．all of the devices are sold out |
| B．they cannot make fitness fun |
| C．they want to welcome the Apple Watch |
| D．Apple Watch can replace FitBit devices completely |
The young turtle has been swimming for three months now in the same warm shallow bay, dreaming of calm water and plenty of food. But as the days begin to shorten and the night comes earlier and earlier, the water grows colder. It drops to fifty degrees Fahrenheit(华氏). Swimming is harder. Its heartbeat slows—and almost stops. The young turtle is in danger of losing its life.
Ten days before Thanksgiving, Max Nolan, a ten-year-old boy, and his mother begin their patrol. The Nolans are among volunteers who walk Cape Cod’s beaches during November and December to search for turtles who are often cold and trapped and seem dead—turtles whose lives they may be able to save.
Max and his mother and the other volunteers do an important job. All sea turtles are threatened or endangered. Among them Kemp’s ridleys are the most endangered. Right now on our planet there are fewer than eight thousand Kemp’s ridley turtles left.
Max is far in front of his mother when he sees a turtle washed up by the surf. He runs up to it and shouts to his mom, “Got one!” The turtle is cold. Its eyes are open, but the turtle is not moving at all. It might be dead or still alive.
Max remembers the instructions given to all the volunteers. He picks up the turtle, which weighs about five pounds, and moves it above the high-tide mark to keep it from washing out to sea. Then he runs to find seaweed to protect it from the wind. He finds a stick to mark where it is, and next, he and his mother go to the nearest telephone and call the sea-turtle hot line for help.The young turtle is in danger of losing its life because ________.
| A．it has been swimming for three months |
| B．it dreams of calm water and plenty of food |
| C．the water drops to fifty degrees Fahrenheit |
| D．the days get longer and the nights come earlier |
The underlined word “Patrol” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.
| A．swimming in the sea |
| B．travelling to the seaside |
| C．enjoying Thanksgiving with others |
| D．walking along the beaches for turtles |
In order to prevent the turtle from washing out to sea, Max ________.
| A．runs to find seaweed |
| B．calls the sea-turtle hot line |
| C．finds a stick to mark where it is |
| D．moves it above the high-tide mark |
My best buddy is ________.
| A．a dog with long ears |
| B．a girl with long hair |
| C．a rabbit with long ears |
| D．a boy with a round pink body |
I had a good time doing the following with my buddy EXCEPT________.
| A．running through the green grass |
| B．playing hide-and-seek |
| C．swimming in the swimming pool |
| D．sharing my happiest days |
I first met my buddy ________.
| A．eight months ago |
| B．when I was seven years old |
| C．in the green grass |
| D．at a stranger’s house |
Winston Churchill was born on 30 November 1874, in Blenheim Palace near Oxford. He was Britain’s prime minister for most of World War II. He was famous for his speeches. He never gave up even when things were going badly. People all over the world remember Churchill as a war leader. He loved history and in his life he made history.
Wars and adventures
In order to be a soldier in the cavalry (装甲部队), Winston went to the army college at Sandhurst in 1893. 1895 was a sad year. His father died. Winston went to America and Cuba. He started writing for newspapers about his adventures (冒险经历). In 1898, he went as a newspaper reporter to South Africa. He came home as a hero. In 1900, he was chosen as a member of Parliament (议会). In 1911 he became the chief leader of the Royal Navy. At this time, Britain had the world’s biggest navy.
In 1914, World War I began. But in 1915 his plan for an attack on Turkey went badly wrong. Churchill himself decided to fight in France as a soldier.
By 1917 he was back in the government. He was excited by the new tanks. Tanks helped win the war by 1918.
World War II began in 1939. In May 1940, Winston Churchill became the British prime minister. Churchill used radio to tell the world Britain was not beaten. His speeches helped keep up people’s spirits. “We shall never give up,” he once said. Churchill led his people through the fight of Britain and the Blitz. Everywhere he went he gave the “V for Victory” sign. The war in Europe was over in May 1945. People cheered Churchill. He stood with the King and Queen.
Churchill’s last years
Churchill kept busy. He wrote books and made speeches. He went back to 10 Downing Street as a prime minister. At that time he was 76.
In 1953, Churchill was given the Nobel Prize for Literature, for his history books.
Churchill passed away on 24 January 1965. Many world leaders came to his state funeral (葬礼). People lined the streets and lots of them couldn’t stop crying. Many famous British people are buried in Westminster Abbey or St Paul’s Cathedral. But Churchill’s grave (坟墓) is in a country churchyard near Oxford.
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