One of the most successful singers of the twentieth century, Ella Fitzgerald has made several different styles of her own. She was born in Virginia but was brought up in an orphanage in Yonkers, New York. Chick Webb spotted her in an amateur competition when she was sixteen. He engaged her to sing with his band and when he died in 1939, she took over.
Unlike Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald taught herself the sentimental music so popular in the 1930’s — songs like “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”— and her recordings became best-sellers. During the 1940’s she developed her own “scat singing” — a breathless, nonsense—syllable style—for songs like “Flying Home” and “Lady Be Good.”
Ella Fitzgerald was the perfect musical partner for her friend, the trumpeter Louis Armstrong, matching him in warmth and artistry. “I just like music, period,” she said. “To me, it’s a story. There’s only one thing better than singing…. It’s more singing.”
1.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A comparison of Ella Fitzgerald and Bessie Smith.
B. The musical career of Ella Fitzgerald.
C. Ella Fitzgerald’s early childhood.
D. Ella Fitzgerald’s most recent recordings.
2.The underlined word “spotted” means ________.
A. noticedB. brought upC. employedD. recognized
3.What does the passage imply about Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong?
A. They were the founders of “scat singing”.
B. They played the same musical instruments.
C. They performed well together.
D. They were a married couple.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)，或括号内单词的正确形式。
We often hear people say “You’ve a greater chance 1. (hit) by lightning.” It is used to describe something 2. (likely) to happen. However, 3. truth is that lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 Americans are struck by lightning each year, of 4. about 70 people die. In fact, there are more deaths 5. (cause) by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes. And in India, at least 2,000 people 6. (kill) in lightning strikes since2005.
Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention 7. other disasters. The US has made June 22-28 National Lightning Safety Week, aiming to deepen the public’s 8. (understand) of the dangers of lightning and provide safety tips during thunderstorms.
“If you hear thunder, you are in danger of lightning,” said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross. “The most important thing is to seek a 9. (hide) place. If you are near wide, open places, move indoors as 10. (quick) as possible and stay there until after the storm has ended.”
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The Verizon Innovative App Challenge gives kids a chance to create apps that can solve problems in their community.
Do you want to make a difference in your community? The Verizon Innovative App Challenge can get you started. The first step is to think of a problem in your community. The next step is to create an app that can solve the problem.
Groups of five to seven students in middle school or high school, led by a teacher, can enter the contest. First, teams compete on a local level. Teams that make it to the next round receive $5,000 for their schools. Finalists present their app ideas to judges in a live webinar (网络研讨会)．
Next, the judges pick national winners. The top eight teams receive an additional $15,000 for their schools, and each team member receives a Samsung tablet. Plus, the winning teams get the chance to bring their app to life.
A group of six girls from Los Fresnos, Texas, won the second annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge. They came up with the Hello Navi app concept, short for “hello navigation”. The app was designed to help visually?impaired (视力受损的) students navigate their school by using an internal compass and voice?over technology. Read more about the team in September 19, 2016 issue of TIME For Kids: Edition 3－4.
Do you have an app idea that could help solve a local issue? The deadline to register is November 24, 2016. Find more information and register your team at www. verizonfoundation. org/appchallenge.
Here are some tips from the Verizon Foundation to get you started：
•Get your team together for a brainstorming meeting. Write out all the ideas that come to mind.
• Don't ignore challenges. Think of the problems that exist in your community.
•Ask family, friends, and people in your community to share their thoughts about problems that they want to see solved.
1.The Verizon Innovative App Challenge was launched to ________.
A．call on students to put their ideas into practice
B．inspire students to focus on social problems
C．let students create apps to solve problems
D．encourage students to cooperate with teachers
2.In which order should one follow to enter the Verizon Innovative App Challenge?
①You think of a problem in your community.
②Your team compete against others in your city.
③You invent an app with your partners and teachers.
④Winning teams can compete to become national winners.
A．①②③④ B．①③②④
C．①④②③ D．④①③②
3.What does the 5th paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The winning team and their app of the second Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
B．An app designed to help the disabled to work on the computer.
C．An app concept that navigates blind students to explore nature.
D．Six girls from Los Fresnos, Texas who signed up for the contest.
4.What's the purpose of the passage?
A．To tell readers how to solve a local issue.
B．To invite kids to join in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
C．To offer readers information about a talent show.
D．To appeal to adults to make contributions to society.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（注意：此题16-20的答案要写到答题卡上）
Ways to protect cell phones from damage
While people use cell phones frequently, very few take the necessary measures to prevent damage. 1. Here are some simple ways for you to protect your cell phone from damage.
Keep cell phones out of the rain
If you must talk on the phone while it’s raining, try to move indoors. 2. Otherwise, you may have trouble with the numbers or the cell phone speaker. Imagine dialing (拨打) one number and getting different results.
3.
Many people like to put their cell phones in the pants or jeans pocket. However, storing a cell phone there will put it at risk of damage. You may forget that it is still in your pocket and just sit on the cell phone. As a result, your cell phone screen will get damaged.
Do not handle cell phones while eating
4. This is especially true for those times when you are eating messy things and get the ingredients on your hands. One accident can cause lots of damage for your cell phone.
Get a protective cell phone case
There are many kinds of cases available on the market. 5. It will provide a protective cushion (垫子) that may save you from paying money to fix or buy a new phone.
A. Do not put cell phones in your pocket
B. Do not throw cell phones onto hard surfaces
C. Many people often talk on the phone in the rain.
D. You can also cover the phone up with your hand.
E. Just choose one that fits the size of your cell phone.
F. One mistake may end up costing you more money.
G. Food and drinks should not be near your cell phones
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Street art is a very popular form of art 1. is spreading quickly all over the world.
You can find it on 2.(building), sidewalks and street signs. Now even art museums and galleries 3.(collect) the works of street artists.
People often have different opinions about street art. Some think it is a kind of destruction (破坏) and 4. think it is a very beautiful new form of culture.
In the street art world graffiti (涂鸦）can be the most popular. It began in New York in the 1960s. First some young people painted words and images on the walls. They found the paintings could show their 5.(disagree) against society. Later, this colorful, energetic style of writing became 6.(know) as graffiti.
Street artists do this for 7.reason. Some of them think they are closer to the people, while others try to express their 8.(politics) opinions.
In today’s world, the Internet has a big influence 9. street art. Artists can show their pictures to audiences all over the world. The street art movement lives with the energy and life of cities. It will continue 10.(change) and grow.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you want to be happy, you must take responsibility and stop expecting things or people to make you happy. You are the source of your own happiness, so stop looking elsewhere. 1. . Here are a few ways for you to follow:
Be thankful to others. 2. It is too easy to take those around us for granted. Show them the same consideration you would like shown to you.
3. This goes beyond(超过) politeness; it is a form of giving. Treat everyone you meet as if they have a big sign on their chest saying “make me feel important.” If you do this you will discover a hidden source of joy.
Perform acts of kindness. Don’t wait to be asked, 4. It doesn’t need to be a big thing, hold the door for a stranger, or smile at anyone you make eye contact with. Look for chances to make others feel good.
Make a decision to be happy. This is the most important step on the road to a happy life. 5. You are the key to your own happiness, so go ahead, unlock it once and for all.
A. Respect other people.
B. Be polite to other people.
C. Instead of looking for happiness, start creating it.
D. You can change your feelings by acting the way you want to feel.
E. If you see a chance to do something nice for someone else, do it!
F. Simply make up your mind to be the happiest person you know, and you will be.
G. Be grateful to the people in your life, and practice saying thank you for any politeness they show you.
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单句改错
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改均限一词。
1.Many people are opposed to cut down the old tree for building a shopping center.
2.You can be physical addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes.
3.I do hope so because I want you to live as long and healthy life as I have.
4.The accident resulted from three men being killed.
5.Please tell me the effect that smoking can have in sporting performance.
6.I’d appreciate that if you could teach me how to use the computer.
7.With the door being locked, the students couldn’t get into the classroom.
8.I enjoyed the movie very much. I wish I read the original book before.
9.A medical team making up of three doctors and a nurse was sent there.
10.The government has lifted the ban about importing from Japan.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你的同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误只涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
3. 短文在答题卷上，请直接在答题卷上改错。
Last weekend, I went to visit my uncle in Qingdao with my parents. They took the train and
got here on Friday afternoon. It was comfortable train ride and we enjoyed the wonderful view
along the railway. On Saturday, it rains a lot, so we had to stay at home. While the adults were
chatting, I played card with my cousins. Unluckily, it was sunny on Sunday. We went to the beach
together but played in the water. The beautiful sea and fresh air made us very happily and relaxed.
How a wonderful experience! I hope for to be close to the sea again.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the English Reading Week, one of my classmates recommended a quote to us, _1. goes like this; "Your future depends on many things, 2. mostly on you." I can't agree 3. (much) with this view. It's true that our future 4. (determine) by many things, such as opportunities and help from others, but our own attitude, determination 5. hard work play a more important role. In 6. words, we are the master of our own future.
Take Abraham Lincoln, for example. He was born in a poor family, and only received a 7. (limit) education in his childhood. Yet through his painstaking efforts, he changed not only his own fate but also the history of America. 8. to this day. Lincoln is __9.___(regard) as one of the most inspiring figures in the world. 10. , I firmly believe that our future is in our own hands.
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