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He mixed black church music, blues and rock-and-roll and produced a very different sound.
Ray Charles could play blues, rock and jazz, and liked other kinds of music, too. He recorded an album
(专辑) of country-and-western music, which was an immediate success. The album was called Modern
Sounds in Country and Western Music. Many of the songs became famous. One of the most popular was
I Can"t Stop Loving You.
Charles made himself a popular artist and an expert of soul music with the release (发行) of his most
popular composition (乐曲作品) What I Say.
During the 1960s Charles appeared in the 1962 film Swinging Along, and the 1966 British film Ballad in
Blue. In 1980 he appeared in The Blues Brothers movie and became even more successful. Charles also played
an important part in the recording for Africa"s song of We Are the World in 1985.
Ray Charles often said that sound and music were his life"s blood. He said many times that he would not
trade his musical ability for the ability to see again. He did not give his time and money to help the blind, but
helped create and support the Robinson Foundation for Hearing Disorders, which helps people deal with the
loss of their hearing. He once said, "Being blind is my handicap (生理缺陷), but my ears are my opportunity.
Losing my hearing would have ended my life."
B. He lost his voice and could not sing.
C. He lost his sight.
D. He was disabled in both body and mind.
B. lost his interest in music in the 1960s
C. achieved great success in The Blues Brothers
D. failed to become successful in the end
B. Let"s Go Get Stoned is Ray Charles" best song.
C. Ray Charles couldn"t live without music and sound.
D. Charles supported the foundation for the blind.
B. Ray Charles paid attention to nothing except sound and music.
C. Ray Charles didn"t help the blind because he hated being blind.
D. He considered his hearing as the most important thing in his life.
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试题【阅读理解。 The song, Let"s Go Get Stoned, is an example of Ray Charles" own kind 】；主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Kevin Rudd is a good example.
In China, Rudd is (A) famous for his Chinese name, Lu Kewen. He is the first Western leader who can
(B) _____ Chinese. "China is becoming one of the world"s superpowers (超级大国). (C) I think few Australian
politicians know more about China than me." Said Rudd during the Australian election.
(D) 陆克文十岁时开始了解中国。In university, he chose Chinese history as his major and studied (E)
almost everything about China. After graduation, he joined the Australian Foreign Office and worked in Beijing
for two years.
"I went to China with my wife and daughter. We have a special love for Beijing," Rudd once told the
Chinese President Hu Jintao.
(F) He impressed the president with his language skills when Hu paid a visit to Australia. The two became
friends and Hu even asked Rudd and his family to be his guests at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Rudd said his (G) _____ members were also fans of China. "This year, my daughter married a Chinese
Hong Konger. My oldest son is studying at Fudan University," said Rudd. "Our youngest son, who is in high
school, is really naughty. He doesn"t like doing his homework. But he has begun to study Chinese, too."
2. 在（B）和（G）的空白处分别填入适当的单词：____________；_____________。
3. 将划线部分（C）改写成：I think I know ____________ about China than ___________ Australian
politicians.
4. 将划线部分（D）译成英语：____________________________________
5. 划线部分（F）在文中指代的是：____________________________________
He died in 1966, but his work and his dreams did not die. Now people all over the world enjoy his Mickey
Mouse and other cartoons.
Walt Disney was a man who did not give up easily. One summer, Walt Disney wanted a job in a post
office, but they told him that he was too young. He went home, drew some lines on his face. And put on his
father"s suit and hat. Then he went back to the same office and told them he was 18. He got the job finally.
Later in his life, Mr. Disney had a dream, that is, to build a new kind of amusement park. It would be
clean and beautiful. There would be rides for children and nice hotels for adults. It would be fun for people
of all ages. Mr. Disney drew a plan for this park. It was called Disneyland. Engineers told him it was an
impossible dream. His family and friends thought he was mad. But Mr. Disney did not give up his idea. In
1955, Disneyland opened to the public and became the most successful amusement park in the USA. Walt
Disney"s dream comes true.
_______________________________________________________
2. What is Walt Disney"s dream? Did it come true?
_______________________________________________________
3. Was Walt Disney 18 years old when he got the job in the post office?
_______________________________________________________
4. Where is the first Disneyland?
_______________________________________________________
5. What"s the meaning of "give up"? (You can write it in Chinese.)
_______________________________________________________
was only six years old. She studied French at university, then worked as a secretary (秘书) in London. She
had the idea for Harry Potter (哈里.波特) when she was on a train, "Harry just walked into my head", she
said later She started writing the first Harry Potter book the next day.
In 1992 she went to live in Portugal for three years. She wrote Harry Potter in the morning, and worked
as an English teacher in the afternoon and evening. She got married to a Portuguese TV journalist and had a
daughter called Jessica.
Then she returned to Edinburgh, in Scotland. She had no job at that time,she wrote in cafes (咖啡馆)
because they were warmer than her small house. After five years she finished the first book "Harry Potter
and the Philosopher"s stone". The book sold millions of copies all over the world and J.K. Rowling became
very famous. She is very rich now, but she still writes her books in cares
______________________________________
2. When did she write her first story?
______________________________________
3. How did she get the idea of Harry Potter?
______________________________________
4. Why did she write in cafes?
______________________________________
5. Do you like the story of Harry Potter? Why?
______________________________________
TEN-YEAR-OLD Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii, US.
He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy asked
him whether his father ate people.
"I lied (说谎) to them thin my father was a Kenyan prince (王子). But I kept asking myself who I am,"
said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Last Wednesday Obama became the first black president
in US history.
Obama was born in 1961. to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the
US. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii. This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once
turned to wines to help forget this question.
With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a
star at Harvard. Later, he became only the third black senator (参议员) in US history. During his race to the
highest post in the US. Obama talked about his background. He called for a United States of America, rather
than a white America or a black America.
"Obama"s success has made Martin Luther King"s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged
(判断) by the color of his skin (皮肤), but by the content of his character," wrote ABC news.
B. In a novel.
C. In a history book.
D. In a poster.
B. Because his father looked terrible.
C. Because there were few black students like him in the school.
D. Because his parents were both Africans.
B. Obama has the same dream as Martin Luther King.
C. Obama was once bothered (困扰) by the question where he was born.
D. Obama became the president at the age of 37.
B. It would be ruled by the black people.
C. It would be ruled by the white people.
D. It would be a country of all Americans.
B. Kenyan Prince.
C. A Top Student of Harvard.
D. Who Am I?
Jackie Chan born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China. His parents called him "Chan Kong sang", which
means "born in Hong Kong".
At first, Jackie"s family lived at the French Embassy (大使馆). His father was a cook, and his mother was
a housekeeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job at the
American Embassy. Later back in Hong Kong, Jackie"s father sent him to the China Drama Academy (中国戏
剧学院). The students there practiced kung fu and learned how to do stunts (特级表演).
When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous stunts for films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to
Hollywood, but he wasn"t very successful. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success.
Finally, Jackie Chan became famous in the United States. Today, Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American
fans, and his films make millions of dollars.
1. 将文中的下划线句子改为简单句。
____________, Jackie began to do dangerous stunts for films.
任务二：
2. 写出文中下划线单词。
“famous” 的近义词。____________
任务三：回答下列问题。
3. When was Jackie Chan born?
_________________________________________________
4. What was Jackie"s father at the French Embassy?
_________________________________________________
5. What did Jackie learn in the China Drama Academy?
_________________________________________________
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