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February 22,1810, of a French father and a Polish mother. His father, Nicholas Chopin, was a French
tutor to many noble families, later accepting a position as a French teacher at
the Warsaw Lyceum.
Although Chopin later attended the Lyceum where his father taught , his early training began at home. This included receiving piano lessons from his mother. By the age of six, Chopin was creating original
pieces, showing remarkable musical ability. His parents arranged for the young Chopin to take piano
instruction from Wojciech Zywny. When Chopin was sixteen, he attended the Warsaw Conservatory of
Music, directed by composer Joseph Elsner. Elsner, like Zywny, insisted on the traditional training
associated with classical music but allowed his students to investigate more original imaginations of the
romantic style as well.
As often happened to the young musicians of both the Classical and Romantic Periods, Chopin was
sent to Vienna,the center of music that day. He gave piano concerts and then arranged to have his pieces
published by a Viennese publishing house there. While Chopin was in Austria,Poland and Russia were in
the apparent beginnings of war.He returned to Warsaw to get his things in preparation for a more
permanent move. While there, his friends gave him a silver goblet filled with Polish soil. He kept it always, as he was never able to return to his beloved Poland.
News of the war in Poland inspired Chopin to write many sad musical pieces expressing his grief for " his" Poland. Among these was the famous " Revolutionary Etude". As the war continued in Warsaw and
then reached Paris, Chopin retired to Scotland with friends. Although he
was far beyond the reach of the revolution, his attitude of sorrow did not improve and he sank deeper
into a depression. Likewise, his health did not regain either.
Chopin died at the age of 39 and was buried in Paris. His last request was that the Polish soil in the
silver goblet be cast over his grave.
B. Because the silver goblet was expensive.
C. Because the soil could be used in his experiments.
D. We don" t know the reason from the passage.
B. He liked the goblet very much.
C. He loved his motherland deeply.
D. He was interested in the soil in the goblet.
B. He hated his country so he left it.
C. He missed his motherland when he was abroad.
D. He enjoyed an active life.
B. Poland and Russia used to fight against with each other.
C. Chopin created his original pieces at the age of six.
D. Chopin died at an early age mainly because of his character.
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writing operas, a form of performance combining singing, music on
instruments , and drama.
Wagner"s lif"e and work have been very controversial(引起争议的). While he wrote excellent
music, many people think his operas are too dark and serious,lacking the fun in most operas written
before his time.
Wagner,on the other hand, thought the opera of his time was too simple. He wanted to make opera
a serious form of art that combined drama and music to tell deep stories that would have a strong effect
on the audience.
Some people thought Wagner"s new kind of music was too different from the operas they were used
to hearing. Wagner agreed with them. In fact, he didn"t call his works "operas" at all but using a German
word that means " Musical Festival" or " Musical Play" .
While many people today still do not like Wagner"s operas,they cannot deny that Wagner has had a
lot of influence on opera as a form of art. Wagner invented the tradition of turning off the lights before
starting a play. He also was the first person to make the whole audience sit down for an entire play.
Today, almost all operas are performed in this manner.
Wagner as a man was even more controversial than Wagner as a writer of music. He hated Jewish
people , slept with his friends" wives,and made many people angry-lots of things we would today think
of as evil. Some would say he was a good musician, while others hold that he was a bad musician. But it
would be difficult to say he was not an important person in music: and in the world.
B. Richard Wagner was an evil man.
C. Richard Wagner wrote operas.
D. Richard Wagner is a very controversial man.
paragraph three?
B. He has a very deep , booming voice.
C. It is not easy to tell the meaning of this poem,because the poet is very deep.
D. We had the deep issue resolved last week.
before his time?
B. Wagner used a combination of drama, music on instruments, and singing.
C. Wagner turned off the lights before starting a play.
D. Wagner made the whole audience sit down for an entire performance.
B. Most writers of opera today think opera as a serious form of music.
C. Today, all operas are performed with the lights off before starting and the audience seated.
D. Wagner"s music had a big influence on Adolf Hitler.
account. She recalls the job that challenged her 1 and skill but left her flying high.
¨When the Atlanta Airport was under 2 . in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it
National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved 3 the cars could be on site
4 the airport opened. and the official opening was only ten days away ! 5 other local paving
company wanted to do the job, 6 it couldn"t be done. in such a short time. "
" Because we were new and really needed the work ,we were 7 to try harder. We gave National
Car Rental our offer and 8 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also 9 them that
if we failed,they would be no worse off, 10 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded. "
"We got the job and immediately went into 11 . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine
to produce electricity for the site. Our 12 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 13 enough. All the
available water wagons (洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn"t
afford to buy a new one. 14 ,I got a special 15 To rent fire engine hoses (消防水龙带) and
connect them to nearby hydrants (消
防栓);then I 16 held one of those hoses to 17 down the rock. "
"Those ten days were filled with challenges that 18 one creative idea after another. Nine days later,
the night before the airport opened , National Car Rental was the 19 company that had cars on the
parking lot. "
"The key to our success was having the 20 to take on any job and then being creative in our
approach to getting it done. "
| ( )1. A. kindness ( )2. A. construction ( )3. A. after ( )4. A. while ( )5. A. Some ( )6. A. stating ( )7. A. able ( )8. A. supported ( )9. A. asked ( )10. A. though ( )11. A. discussion ( )12. A. next ( )13. A. cold ( )14. A. Naturally ( )15. A . excuse ( )16. A. exactly ( )17. A. pull ( )18. A. required ( )19. A. hest ( )20. A. courage | B. patience B. repair B. as B. since B. Any B. reporting B. nervous B. promised B. surprised B. but B. action B. first B. wet B. Obviously B. order B. personally B. knock B. mixed B. last B. interest | C. imagination C. control C. for C. where C. No C. relling C. afraid C. continued C. reminded C. as C. practice C. past C. loose C. Meanwhile C. permit C. angrily C. hit C. followed C. second C. hope | D. experience D. development D. so D. when D. Every D. warning D. willing D. improved D. demanded D. unless D. production D. previous D. clean D. Instead D. reason D. hardly D. water D. formed D. only D. chance |
| 阅读理解. | |||
| If Shayne Ward didn"t join the British singing talent show X-Factor in 2005, he might still be working in the local clothing shop. However, life often favors those who have the courage to try, and the nation voted him the winner. Recently, Ward came to China to promote his second album, Breathless, which was released on January 10. "Shayne has got a magnetic (磁性的) voice,and his songs are rhythmic and soothing (舒心的) to listen to, "said Feng Yu, a Senior 2 student from Beijing Xicheng Foreign Language School, who came to support him. However, the 23-year-old Ward doesn"t just have an extraordinary voice and beautiful looks. He also has a passion for performing on stage and a determination to go after his dream. Life has been difficult for the Manchester boy. He"s the youngest of a large family with three brothers and three sisters , and money was tight. To help his family, Ward left school as soon as he could. He worked in factories making everything from chocolate to clothes to cardboard boxes. But he never forgot his true love was music. At age 16, Ward joined a band called Destiny and spent his weekends singing karaoke. The band auditioned (试镜) for the X-Factor series, but got nowhere. A year later. Ward wanted to try alone. "I couldn"t believe I kept getting through," he said. "I didn"t want my family to be the ones going away looking sad. " However,Ward doesn"t want to be discredited (被误认为)as a talent show winner. He has proved his worth with a No. I single and two best-selling albums. Instead of trying to predict the future, Ward only wants to enjoy his life right now. "I just carry on doing what I"m doing.That"s all, " he said firmly, "I don"t want to look too far ahead. " | |||
| 1. How did Shayne Ward make a living before he joi ned the British singing talent show X-Factor?__________. | |||
| A. He worked as a clothing shop assistant. B. He worked in a band. C. He sang karaoke in clubs. D. He was a cardboard box salesman. | |||
| 2. Which of the following facts does NOT contribute to Shayne Ward"s popularity? __________. | |||
| A. He has an extraordinary voice. B. He has beautiful looks. C. He has great determination to realize his dream. D. He was a member of a band. | |||
| 3. What"s the right order of the events related to Shayne Ward?______ | |||
| a. He joined a band. b. He left school. c. He worked in factories. d. He joined the British singing talent show X-Factor alone. e. His band auditioned for the X-Factor series but failed. A.b, a, c, d, e B.a, d, b, c, e C.a, b, d, e, c D.b, c, a, e, d | |||
| 4. What can we learn from Shayne Ward"s success ?______ | |||
| A. Practice makes perfect. B. All"s well that ends well. C. Where there"s a will, there"s a way. D. Actions speak louder than words. | |||
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| Ever since he first started practicing, Berkeley, California, psychologist Allen D. Kanner, PhD, has been asking his younger clients (顾客) what they wanted to do when they grew up. The answer usedtobe" nurse" , " astronaut" orsomeotheroccupation that appealed to them. Today the answer is more likely to be "make money". For Kanner, one explanation for that change can be found in advertising. "Advertising is a multi-million dollar project that"s having an enormous influence on child development, " says Kanner, who is also a member at a clinical (临床的) psychology training program called the Wright Institute. "Advertising is growing rapidly and entering new areas of childhood, like our schools. " According to Kanner, the result is not only the spread of materialistic(物质第一的 ) values among children, but also something he calls " self-love wounding" of children." Thanks to advertising, " he says, " children have become convinced that they"re unfortunate if they don"t have an endless supply of new products. " Now Kanner and several colleagues are up-in-arms with the psychologists and others who are using psychological knowledge to help marketers target children more effectively. They"re shocked when they are told the secret behind why 3 to 7-year-olds are attracted to toys that transform themselves into something else and why 8 to 12-year-olds love to collect things. Last fall, Kanner and a group of 59 other psychologists and psychiatrists (精神病学家) sent a letter speaking against psychologists" employment by advertisers to American Psychologcal Association( APA) . In response, at its June meeting, APA"s Board of Directors acted on a recommendation from the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest and approved the creation of a task force to study the issue. The task force will examine the research on advertising"s influence on children and their families. The group will look at the role psychologists play in what some consider the exploitation (利用) of children and consider how psychology can help reduce advertising"s harmful effects and increase its positive effects. The group will also explore implications(含意)for public policy. | |||
| 1. Which of the following is a reason why children today tend to say they want to make money when they grow up, according to Allen D. Kanner?______ | |||
| A. Traditional occupations no longer hold so much appeal to children today. B. It"s children"s characteristic to collect things and to want more constantly. C. Advertising is a multi-million dollar project that many children want as future job. D. Advertisers" targeting of young consumers has made them more materialistic. | |||
| 2. Which of the following shows the negative effect advertising has had on children?______ | |||
| A. Many children have hobbies like collecting stamps, coms or other things. B. Many children are hard to satisfy and constantly want and ask for more. C. Many children are so self-centered that they don"t care about others. D. Many children tend to wound others to please themselves. | |||
| 3. Theunderlinedwords" up-in-arms " probablymean________. | |||
| A. angryB. interestedC. happyD. surprised | |||
| 4. We can learn from the last paragraph that _________ . | |||
| A. American Psychological Association didn"t take Allen D. Kanner and others" letter seriously B. the task force will study how to use psychology to make advertising more beneficial C. measures have been taken on the psychologists Allen D. Kanner spoken against D. public policy has completely nothing to do with advertising | |||
| 阅读理解 | |||
Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China"s space science. As a worldfamous expert on aerospace | |||
| 1. When did Qian xuesen begin to study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology? | |||
| A. In 1955. B. In 1935. C. In 1936. D. In 1934. | |||
| 2. Which of the following is about the five countries that launched manmade satellite independently before 1970? | |||
| A. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,the UK,France,China and Japan. B. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,the USA,Japan,Canada and China. C. America,France,Japan,China and Australia. D. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,America,France,Japan and China. | |||
| 3. What does the underlined word "forerunner"(Paragraph 6) probably mean? | |||
| A. A leader. B. A pioneer. C. A competitor. D. A successful scientist. | |||
| 4. According to the passage,which of the following about Qian Xuesen is NOT true? | |||
| A. In 1956,he made good preparations for the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. B. He made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of Chinese aerospace undertaking. C. He returned to China,bringing China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles. D. He devoted all his life to China"s space science. | |||
| 5. It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 that ________. | |||
| A. Qian Xuesen is very concerned about the development of young scientists. B. The help of Qian Xuesen is beneficial to young scientists. C. Qian Xuesen gives many opportunities to general designers. D. When the chief designers do something wrong,Qian Xuesen helps them find out the cause. |