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Fans often only see the good side of fame. They see the happy smiles and great success of famous people. But it’s difficult for them to understand everything that comes before then. They can’t see the hard work or the hours of practice.
Li Yundi, the Chinese piano prodigy(天才), recently released his first concert recording. He talked with Teens about his art and his job.
“Of course, the job is hard work,” Li, 25, said. “You need to work hard to be a professional. But you also have to play hundreds of concerts, meet fans, and listen to critics(评论) of your music.”
In 2000, when Li was 18, he won the top prize at the International Chopin(肖邦) Competition in Warsaw, Poland. This was the first time the top prize had been given in 15 years. Li was also the youngest, and the first Chinese to win the prize. Since then, Li became famous and his list of honors goes on and on.
Born in Chongqing, Li began to play piano when he was seven. His parents spent all their money and bought a piano for him--- a luxury in 1980s China.
He worked hard. Every day, Li played for eight hours or more at a piano school. He often played even after the school had closed.
Today, Li still can’ t play a beautiful tune without careful preparation.
You need to be ready on stage.” Li said. “People are waiting for you. Nobody knows whether you have slept enough, or whether you have another problem in your life. But you need to play great music for your audience. That’s what they want to hear.”
小题1:What is Li Yundi?  ______.
A. A music-critic     B. A music fan      C. A pianist        
小题2:What does the underlined word “luxury” mean in Chinese?  ______.
A. 奢侈品          B. 流行品         C.豪华          
小题3:How long did it take Li to get the prize of Chopin Competition and became famous? ______.
A. 7 years     B. 11 years      C. 15 years      
小题4:What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?  ______.
A. You need to sleep well the night before the performance
B. You should prepare carefully before the performance.
C. You need to know your audience.
小题5:What does the passage mainly tell us?  ______.
A. You need to be a prodigy to be successful.
B. You need to be happy to be successful.
C. You need to work hard to be successful.
答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析

小题1:根据文章内容  Li Yundi, the Chinese piano prodigy(天才), recently released his first concert recording. He talked with Teens about his art and his job.可知答案为C
小题2:根据单词的意思和语境可知答案为A
小题3:根据文章内容  In 2000, when Li was 18, he won the top prize at the International Chopin(肖邦) Competition in Warsaw, Poland.可知答案为B
小题4:根据句子的意思和语境,可知答案为B
小题5:根据文章内容大意可知答案为C。
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试题【Fans often only see the good side of fame. They see the happy smiles and great s】;主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Although he died almost 40 years ago,Bruce Lee is still considered the greatest and most influential kung fu performer of the 20th century.His films brought traditional Hong Kong kung fu movies to a new level of popularity,and introduced kung fu to millions of people in the West。
Bona in the USA in 1940,Lee returned to his native Hong Kong before his birthday.As a teenager,the highly intelligent boy was accepted into one of Hong Kong’s most famous middle schools but he paid little attention to his studies. He was more interested in sport,especially kung fu,and hanging out with his street-gang friends. In 1959,Lee got into trouble with the police for fighting.His mother,fearing he would end up in prison,sent him to the USA。Two years later,he began studying at university there.
While still a student,Lee opened his own kung fu school,teaching a new fighting style he had developed.What made Lee’s style different was that it used power,strength and,quick—action attacks.It also combined(融合)Japanese,Korean and South American fighting styles with traditional stow—moving Chinese kung fu.
Among Lee’s students were several famous actors who,impressed by his good—looks and fighting skill,encouraged him to start acting.Over the next fire years Lee achieved some Success in America.But his dream of introducing his fighting style into American movies was not accepted by local film makers who thought western audiences were not interested in kung fu.
Determined to prove them wrong,Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1970.There he made two films Fists of Fury (1971)and Way of the Dragon(1972),using his kung fu ideas and techniques.The movies were huge hits world—wide,making Lee an international star and symbol of kung fu.These were followed by what is widely considered the greatest kung fu movie of all time,Enter the Dragon(1973).Tragically however,Lee suddenly and mysteriously died while making his next movie Game of Death。He was only 33 years old.
小题1:AS a teenager,Lee was very           
A.quietB.hard—workingC.braveD.smart
小题2:Why was Lee sent to America?
A.His parents wanted him to study at university there.
B.He wanted to develop a new American fighting style.
C.His family:feared he was getting into too much trouble in Hong Kong.
D.He was determined to become a successful and popstar actor there。
小题3:How was Lee’s style of kung fu different from the traditional Chinese style?
A.It was much faster.
B.It was easier to Iearn。
C.It made people more powerful.
D.It was much more dangerous,
小题4:What was Lee’s dream according to the passage?
A.To develop a new style of kung fu。
B.To become a famous movie star.
C.To make movies using his fighting style.
D.To teach Americans kung fu.
小题5:According to the passage.how many kung fu movies did Lee complete in his lifetime?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

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The Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret had very different characters (性格) : Elizabeth was very serious and tidy; Margaret was outgoing and headstrong. But they kept close as sister. When had lessons at home with their governess Marion Crawford. Margaret was often naughty. Elizabeth always protected her every time when she broke rules. When they grew up. Magaret has sad love stories and unhappy marriage. The Queen gave her a lot of help.
Margaret was one of the few people who could lose their temper with the Queen. Even as an adult, she would sometimes shout at her. Once she threw a dishcloth at Elizabeth"s face when they had a picnic. But they never quarreled for long. To Queen Elizabeth, it was a sadness that her sister never found lasting (持久的) personal happiness.
小题1:What kind of person was Elizabeth like? She was ________.
A.serious and tidyB.outgoing and tidy
C.easygoing aand headstrongD.serious and headstrong
小题2:The word "governess" means ________.
A.服务员 B.家庭女教师C.牧师D.管家
小题3:Who had an unhappy family life according to the story?
A.Elizabeth.B.Margaret.
C.Marion Crawford.D.Both Elizabeth and Margaret.
小题4:According to the story, which of the following is not true?
A.The queen and her sister had quite different
B.Elizabeth always protected her sister
C.The sisters often fought each other
D.Elizabeth felt sorry for her sister for her unsuccessful marriage.
小题5:What is the main idea of the story?
A.Elizabeth was a kind person
B.The two sisters lived happily
C.Margaret had sad love stories
D.The two sisters had a very good relationship

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Where there is a will, there is a way.

Nick Vujicic was born, without arms and legs, in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Nick faced all kinds of problems and troubles in his life. But he never gives up. Now Nick has his own speaking company; Attitude Is Attitude. And he has traveled around the world to give speeches. He shares with his audience his audience the importance of vision and dreaming big. He says attitude (态度) is the most powerful tool in the life and failure (失败) is just a learning experience.

Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook, is only 28. In only 8 years, Zuck turned his small website into a world famous network. Zuck once wrote to his workmates, "We don"t build services to make money; we make money to build better services"

Jeremy Lin"s excellent performances in basketball courts attracted the eyes of both Americans and Chinese this year. Then what has led this young man to such a success? The following may help us understand it.
1. Believe in yourself;
2. Catch the chance when it comes up;
3. Find the system that works for your style;
4. People will love you for being yourself;
5. Stay humble (谦逊).
小题1:Attitude Is Attitude is _______.
A.the title of Nick"s speech
B.Nick"s company
C.an international organization
D.a machine that can speak
小题2:Which of the following about Nick is wrong?
A.Nick had no arms or legs when he was born
B.He says people can learn from their failures
C.He tells his audience to dream big and have vision
D.He has never traveled around the world so far
小题3:Facebook is _______.
A.a world-wide networkB.Zuck"s workmateC.a popular bookD.Zuck"s boss
小题4:From what Zuck wrote ,we can learn _______.
A.Facebook doesn"t build services
B.Facebook doesn"t make money
C.offering better services is more important than making money
D.building services doesn"t make money
小题5:From Jeremy Lin"s success, we can find _______.
A.one must have self-confidence
B.catching the chance is the most important
C.one should try his best to follow others
D.one must keep the rules all the time

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Steve Jobs made technology* fun. The co-founder of Apple died on October 6th 2011 at the age of fifty-seven. He had fought for years against cancer. Thousands of people gathered outside his house in California, and Apple stores around the world.
Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college when he was young. His parents supported his early interest in electronics*. He and his friend started Apple Computer -- now just called Apple – at the age of 21. They stayed at the company until 1985. That year, his friend returned to college and Steve Jobs left in an argument with the CEO.
Mr. Jobs then set up his own company, called NeXT Computer. He rejoined* Apple Computer in 1997 when it was in bad time and then made it to one of the most valuable* companies in the world today.
Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple"s CEO in August because of his health. He died a day after the company released* the new iPhone 4S.
President Obama said in a statement*: "By building one of the world’s most successful companies from his garage*, he explained the spirit of American. By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the technology not only convenient, but fun."
小题1:When was Steve Jobs born?
A.1955B.1952 C.1958D.1959
小题2:At the age of 21, Jobs_____
A.finish his college B.started Apple Computer
C.set up NeXT ComputerD.left Apple Computer
小题3:Jobs left Apple Computer because ______.
A.the Apple Computer was in bad time
B.he wanted to set up his own company
C.he argued with the CEO
D.he hoped to return to college
小题4:Why did President Obama call Jobs the spirit of American?
A.He built one of the world’s most successful companies from his garage
B.His father was very famous
C.He made the technology not only convenient, but fun.
D.He had fought for years against cancer.

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A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.
The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.
Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.
One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees won"t bother anyone, so she went about her business and didn"t give them any other thought.
That summer, grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandma’s brother Frank visited her. Frank said,"In my hometown, the farmers often hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow." That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.
From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn"t be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandma"s little garden grow and grow.
小题1:How did the grandparents feed their growing family?
A.did whatever jobs he could.
B.grow some of their own food in the garden
C.moved into the house on Beechwood
D.making a lot of money
小题2:In the passage, “It was a lonely winter for grandma.” probably means      .
A.The winter is really long.
B.The winter is really cold.
C.Grandma couldn’t plant the garden in winter
D.Grandma really missed the grandpa.
小题3:Who helped with the grandma’s garden?
A.GrandchildrenB.Bees
C.FrankD.The neighbors
小题4:What’s the best title of the passage?
A.The GardenB.My Grandparents
C.Grandpa’s BeesD.The Secret of Grandma

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