his first music teacher.As a young man, he continued his music study in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 1930, he completed more musical education at Columbia University in New York City.Then he
moved to Washington.For fifteen years, he taught music at Howard University in Washington.At that
time, not many black musicians were known for writing or performing classical music.Teaching at
Howard gave Duncan the chance to share his knowledge of classical European music with a mainly
black student population. He taught special ways to present the music.These special ways became
known as the Duncan Technique.
Besides teaching, Duncan sang in several operas with performers who were all black.But it seemed
that he always would be known mainly as a concert artist.However, his life took a different turn in the
middle 1930s.At that time, the famous American music writer George Gershwin was looking for
someone to play a leading part in his new work Porgy and Bess.The music critic (评论家) of the New
York Times newspaper suggested Todd Duncan.Duncan had almost decided not to try for the part as
he knew it would not be easy to get it.But he changed his mind.He sang a piece from an Italian opera
for Gershwin.He had sung only a few minutes when Gershwin offered him the part.He became famous
because of the part in Porgy and Bess.
Todd Duncan gained fame as an opera singer and concert artist.But his greatest love in music was
teaching.When he stopped teaching at Howard, he continued giving singing lessons in his Washington
home until the week before his death.
B. How Robert Todd Duncan became famous.
C. Robert Todd Duncan and his works of music.
D. A brief introduction to Robert Todd Duncan.
B. opened doors for other black classical singers
C. had the chance to know many famous black musicians
D. became known for writing and performing classical music
B. He was introduced by the New York Times in detail.
C. He was asked to be in charge of the opera Porgy and Bess.
D. He was given a big opportunity to become an opera singer.
B. he was not interested in it
C. he was not confident enough
D. he didn"t want to become famous
B. Writing music.
C. Singing opera.
D. Teaching music.
explore the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步枪).
She also built her own roller coaster(过山车).
The exciting life of the American aviation (航空)pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is
due to come out on October 23.
After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and
career.
As she later explained, "Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or will not do."
Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to learn to fly.She took all sorts of jobs to pay for the
lessons and to buy a secondhand plane on her 24th birthday.
In 1932, Earhart flew solo (单人的) across the Atlantic.She became the first woman to make the
solo crossing.She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women who
led active lives."Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done-occasionally what men have not done -thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other
women toward greater independence of thought and action, "she said.
When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge-to be the first woman to fly around the world.However, in midflight, she and her navigator (导航员) disappeared in bad weather.
Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and women.
B. Earhart never did things others could and would do.
C. Earhart"s love for aviation came after she flew a plane for a short time.
D. In Earhart"s opinion, women should think and act more independently
B. adopted
C. published
D. created
B. Earhart"s ambition was to fly across the Atlantic
C. Earhart challenged herself constantly
D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes
B. a newspaper
C. a guide book
D. an advertisement
Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort and at maximum speed. That__1__
learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one__2__: to have what she had back home
in Colombia. "I didn"t want to__3__what I do, like so many who come to a new country,"
she said. "I__4__to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to__5__myself properly."
Diana quickly realized that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a__6__meant
going to school to get the__7__education and certification. "My experience of owning a shop
and working as a designer in Colombia gave me__8__in my abilities, but I couldn"t speak the
language and I had to__9__how to do things in Canada. It was like having to__10__all over
again," said Diana.
__11__, she found just the help she needed for her relaunch (重新开张)__12__continuing
education at George Brown College. She began taking__13__for both the Essential Skills in
Fashion Certificate and the Image Consulting Certificate in May 2009.__14__Diana met with
the language barrier, she was always going__15__while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two
years after her__16__in Canada, Diana at last achieved her__17__goal when her new store
opened its doors in Toronto"s Sheppard Centre. She was on the fasttrack to__18__.
Looking back, Diana, a fashion(时装)designer,__19__her achievements to the goal she
set, the education she received from the college, and__20__, the efforts she made. Now
Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.
( )2.A.goal
( )3.A.continue
( )4.A.demanded
( )5.A.teach
( )6.A.reality
( )7.A.physical
( )8.A.pressure
( )9.A.put away
( )10.A.advance
( )11.A.Naturally
( )12.A.through
( )13.A.notes
( )14.A.Though
( )15.A.around
( )16.A.adventure
( )17.A.original
( )18.A.success
( )19.A.adds
( )20.A.after all
B.memory
B.choose
B.decided
B.prepare
B.fact
B.private
B.judgement
B.depend on
B.start
B.Gradually
B.for
B.responsibilities
B.As
B.back
B.arrival
B.common
B.wealth
B.connects
B.above all
C.choice
C.change
C.agreed
C.enjoy
C.challenge
C.primary
C.influence
C.learn about
C.suffer
C.Luckily
C.before
C.chances
C.Since
C.ahead
C.performance
C.another
C.glory
C.devotes
C.at least
D.problem
D.lose
D.hesitated
D.persuade
D.wonder
D.necessary
D.confidence
D.look into
D.work
D.Clearly
D.with
D.courses
D.Once
D.out
D.journey
D.distant
D.happiness
D.owes
D.at first
Liverpool, England, as he accompanied his brother on a walking tour. He was impressed by the park"s
winding paths, open fields, lakes and bridges. Perhaps the most wonderful things of all was that the park
was open to everyone.
A moment beginning in 1840 to set aside park land on New York City"s Manhattan Island had a
successful result in 1856 with the purchase of 840 acres of rocky and swampy (沼泽的) land, bought
with about $5 million in state funds. Olmsted"s chance of meeting with a project organizer led to his
applying for the job of the park manager. In 1857 Olmsted was appointed manager of the proposed
park, and the clearing of the site began.
Calvert Vaux, a British architect, asked Olmsted to collaborate with him on a park design, and
Olmsted agreed. Vaux saw the park as a work of art, while Olmsted saw the park as a place for people
to escape the noise of the city. Together they invented a plan that would give the persons and animals
living in the city a quiet, green park and would also preserve and increase the good qualities of the natural
features of the land. The commissioners voted in favor of Vaux and Olmsted"s plan, and in 1858, the two
became the official designers of New York City"s Central Park.
It took cartloads of topsoil to build Central Park"s gentle slopes, shady glens, and steep, rocky
ravines.Five million trees were planted, a watersupply system was laid, and bridges, arches, roads and
paths were constructed. The park officially opened in 1876, and today, well over a century later, people
still escape the noise of the city in Olmsted and Vaux"s great work of art.
B. An engineering plan for Central Park.
C. A biography of Frederick Law Olmsted.
D. A guided walking tour of Central Park.
B. his hard work in clearing the land
C. his winning a design competition
D. a chance of meeting with one of the park"s organizers
B. comment
C. vote
D. work together
B. The designers came from the same country.
C. It is an old park in America.
D. It is only for people who can well afford it.
Critics call her one of the greatest writers of our time.
Lucille Clifton was born Thelma Lucille Sayles in Depew, New York in 1936. She was named Thelma after her mother. Lucille was the name of one of her father"s ancestors. When the younger one got older
she chose to call herself Lucille.
Lucille Clifton began writing poetry when she was about ten years old. She had developed an interest
in poetry because of her mother, Thelma Sayles. Her mother was also a poet although her poems were
never published. As a child Lucille would sit on her mother"s lap and listen as she read poetry. She learned to love words and the power of words. That stayed with her as she grew.
While her mother taught her to love poetry, her father gave her the gift of storytelling. He would tell
Lucille interesting stories about her ancestors, especially the one named Lucille who was his grandmother. Samuel Clifton said she was the first black woman to be legally hanged in the state of Virginia. Lucille
Clifton wrote about it in her poem called "Lucy".
She often talked about her love for words. She loved the sound of words and the way the words felt in her mouth. She loved finding interesting ways to use words to express what was happening in the world.
Unlike her mother, Lucille Clifton"s poetry was anything but traditional. Her poems do not rhyme or follow a special kind of pattern. They do not use fancy words. They do not deal in makebelieve. Her poetry is
known for being simple, truthful and direct. It is written the way people speak, in a casual, relaxed
language. There is very little punctuation(标点) and even less capitalization. Many of the poems are uncomfortably honest. Lucille Clifton often said that she tried to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Over the years, she seems to have perfected that art.
B. creative
C. selfish
D. beautiful
B. Lucille Clifton"s poetry was very traditional.
C. Thelma Sayles published many poems.
D. Lucille Clifton"s poetry was very formal
B. Lucille Clifton"s poem background.
C. Lucille Clifton"s poem style.
D. Lucille Clifton"s poem words.
B. Samuel Clifton"s experience
C. Samuel Clifton"s grandmother
D. Lucille"s great grandmother"s story
Anthony Horowitz was miserable (痛苦的) as a child.He was, as he puts it, "not very bright"
and couldn"t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his "clever" older brother
.At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive (虐待的) boarding school in his native England,
even though he screamed and pleaded (恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him."The
thought was, "It"ll be good for him" ," Horowitz recalls (回忆).
It was not.Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five
years."My teachers couldn"t have had a lower opinion of me," he said."I wasn"t even smart enough
to rebel (反抗).One thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write.When
I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because
I wanted to be a writer."
Now, at 55, Horowitz is one of the world"s most successful children"s book authors.His Alex
Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy,
Crocodile Tears, came out this month.
The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14yearold Alex Rider, an agent for the British
intelligence agency MI6.
Horowitz said he doesn"t try to write for kids; it just comes out that way."I have a feeling it"s
to do with purity and simplicity.I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room,
the character in the room, and get on with the action," he said.
That style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain
because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grownups.In both cases,
it"s all about entertaining people with a good story.
Now, Horowitz couldn"t be happier with his life.He sums up his success: "…you can be anything
you want to be if you just believe in yourself.I do believe it completely."
B.Horowitz"s miserable childhood
C.Horowitz, a successful children"s writer
D.Horowitz"s special writing style
B.was paid more attention by his parents
C.couldn"t understand why he was sent to the boarding school
D.led a miserable life because of poverty
B.He benefited a lot from boarding school.
C.He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.
D.Although he is successful, he isn"t very happy.
B.Hardship teaches valuable lessons.
C.Interest is the best teacher.
D.Diligence is the parent of success.
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