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e, and his work has been enjoyed for more than 80 years by music lovers all over the world. During his lifetime Ellington turned musical sounds into many compositions, mostly in the style known as jazz.The Early Years
Edward Kennedy Ellington was born in 1899 in Washington, D. C. It wasn’t until Ellington was a teenager that his interest in music grew. He taught himself to play the piano by listening to local piano players. Sometime around 1916 Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties. Ellington realized that he enjoyed entertaining people with his music. He soon became a very popular musician, playing at parties and other events in t
he Washington area. Young adults seemed especially delighted by the modern pieces he composed.Success in New York
In 1923, when Ellington was almost 24 years old, he joined The Washingtonians, a five-piece group of musicians in Washington, and became the group’s leader in early 1924. In 1927 Ellington and his orchestra won an engagement（雇佣期）at Harlem’s famous Cotton Club. For the next three years, his orchestra played at the Cotton Club nearly every night.
The Influenc
e of the Cotton ClubWorking at the Cotton Club encouraged Ellington’s creativity. Since the shows changed every six months, he was challenged by the need to continually develop new material. He had to compose a wide variety of music to accompany the various acts in the Cotton Club shows and to adapt that music to the strengths and weaknesses of the players in his orchestra.
By 1928 the popular nightspot began radio broadcasts. From the broadcasts Ellington and his orchestra gained a national reputation.
On the Road
As Ellington’s popularity increased, he realized that his orchestra could do well on concert tours. They left the Cotton Club in 1931 and toured America and Europe almost continually for the next 43 years. In addition to touring, Ellington made recordings and continued to compose music.
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uke Ellington played the piano, composed music, and led his famous orchestra for more than 50 years, until his death in 1974. Music lovers all over the world agree that the large quantity of music he created will be enjoyed for many years to come.小题1:From the second paragraph, we know that Ellington ____________.
| A．could sing as well as he played the piano |
| B．preferred mature audiences to young adults |
| C．had a natural talent for musical composition |
| D．learnt to play musical instrument from very young age |
| A．Ellington was very popular at parties in the Washington area. |
| B．Ellington took the responsibility for a band for a long time. |
| C．Ellington did live radio broadcasts in New York City. |
| D．Ellington continually developed new material. |
| A．Ellington’s career took off overnight |
| B．Ellington loves touring around the world |
| C．Ellington could compose a wide variety of songs |
| D．Ellington had a great effect on the world of music |
a. Ellington joined a five-piece group of musicians in Washington.
b. Ellington’s orchestra played at the Cotton Club.
c. Ellington and his orchestra gained a national reputation.
d. Ellington began playing
the piano at high school parties.e. Ellington’s orchestra went on concert tours.
A．d-b-a-e-c | B．d-a-b-c-e | C．a-d-b-c-e | D．a-d-b-e-c |
答案
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:B
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试题【Duke Ellington is known as one of the most important composers of his time, and 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42____ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44____．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____45____ when people do something____46____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____47____ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____48____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51____ to explain about the pen, but all she____52____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____53____ after the test．____54____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____55____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．
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In his first speech as victor, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. "The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in danger, the worst financial crisis in a century."
He added, "There are many who won"t agree with every decision or policy
I make as president, and we know that government can"t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you a
bout the challenges we face."The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states -- Ohio, Florida, Virginia, I
owa and more.In his speech, Obama invoked (引用) the words of Lincoln and echoed John F. Kennedy.
"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in (努力投入) and work harder," he said.
He and his running mate, Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths（宣誓）of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession (不景气), and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.
Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. He has also pledged to withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq within 16 months.
小题1:What is special about Barack Obama, the newly-elected president of the United States?
| A．He has a black father and a white mother. |
| B．He is the first black president in the US history. |
| C．He defeated Republican Sen. John McCain easily. |
| D．He will move into the White Palace on Jan. 20, 2009. |
| A．dangers | B．wars | C．challenges | D．financial problems |
| A．withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq | B．care for environmental protection |
| C．declare two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan | D．deal with the problems of economy |
| A．positive | B．negative | C．ambiguous | D．worried |
One afternoon, when he finished his work and 23 go home, he found a film ticket under the 24 on his desk. He thought he 25 to have not much work to do that day and 26 was quite wonderful to pass the 27 at the cinemA. So he came back home and 28 finished his supper. Then he said 29 to us and left.
But to our 30 , he came back about half an hour later, I 31 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about 32 funny thing that had happened at the cinema.
When my father was sitting in his seat, a 33 came to my father’s and said that the seat was 34 . Ｍy father was surprised. He took out the ticket 35 looked at it carefully. It was Row17, 36 . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 37 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.
38 ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The 39 of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh, 40 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.
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Each February 21, her birthday, she would share the secrets of long life. Some years it was “a sense of humour”, others it was “keeping busy”. “God must have forgotten me,” she once explained. The truth probably was that she had good genes: her mother reportedly lived to be 86 and her father 94.
Her life had its sadness: she outlived her husband, her only daughter and her grandson. According to a friend, she was imperturbable. “If you can’t do anything about it,” she reportedly said, “don’t worry about it.”
In her last years she was nearly blind and deaf, but her health remained good. She ate a few bars of chocolate each week and continued smoking until a few years ago, when she could no longer light her own cigarettes. She never lost her sense of humour. On her 110th birthday, she commented, “I’ve only ever had one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it. “Her longevity made her famous; her spirit made her eternal (永恒的).
小题1:Why does the author mention Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and the Eiffel Tower?
| A．To show that Calment had seen famous people and things. |
| B．To emphasize that Calment was born a long time ago. |
| C．To indicate that Calment is just as famous. |
| D．To admire the knowledge that Calment had. |
| A．a sense of humor | B．being kept busy |
| C．belief in God | D．good genes |
| A．calm | B．humorous | C．friendly | D．healthy |
| A．spirit | B．religious belief | C．knowledge | D．longevity |
and cups out of clay. Last month she learned to put ___42___ into a hot oven, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. After the pottery（陶器）has __43____ down from the kiln, sometimes she ___44___ it with all different colors. Bright colors are her __45____, although sometimes she likes to paint in "___46___ colors," like brown and dark green. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feel
ing she gets ___47___ she has finished __48____ on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so __49____ of what she has made. On Wednesdays Suzie does something else that she really ___50___. On Wednesday afternoons she writes articles for the school newspaper. When she first ___51___ to her school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a new student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a teacher at her school who had just finished writing a book. On the day the newspaper comes ___52___, the first thing Suzie does is to ___53___ where her article is in the newspaper. And at the beginning of her article, are the words: By Suzanne Jefferson.
On the way home from school yesterday, Suzie ___54___ to thinking about how __55____ art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks of __56____ things to make, and then spends a lot of time making it look just right. And when she writes articles for the school newspaper, she thinks of creative things to __57____, and then spends a lot of time making it __58____ just right. And when she has finished writing a really good sentence, she feels almost as if she has made a beautiful piece of art.
Suzie __59____ home so she could write something short before dinner. She already had lots of ideas for next month"s newspaper. And she wanted to make sure that none of her creative ideas ___60___ away before she wrote them down permanently on paper.
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