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Think of some of your favorite singers. When you listen, they can make you happy or sad, peaceful or angry. They can make you relax or want to get up and dance. Gifted singers have the power to affect us in many ways — emotionally, physically and mentally.
But becoming a great singer isn’t as easy as listening to one. It takes practice, devotion and strong lungs! Just ask the well-known American opera(歌剧)star Carol Vaness.
At the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she often sings, Carol’s voice must be loud enough to be heard by four thousand people. It must reach every person in the theater, without a microphone, even when she’s singing softly. The reason Carol can project her voice that far is the way she breathes.
“When you breathe, it’s like a swimmer taking a deep breath before going underwater, ” Carol explains. “You have to take a lot of air into your lungs.”
According to Carol, the main difference between pop singing and opera is “how you breathe, how much air you take in, and how you control it coming out. Regular singing is more like speaking, and it’s a lot softer. When I sing for children, they’re often surprised by how the vibrations strike their ears — like waves on a beach, ” Carol says. “In opera, the air doesn’t just go out of your mouth — it vibrates in your chest, the way a guitar vibrates when it’s played.”
Ever since she started piano lessons at the age of ten, Carol has loved music. As she got older, she decided to become a music teacher. When she went to college, she took singing lessons as part of her studies. Her voice teacher discovered that nineteen-year-old Carol had an exceptionally beautiful soprano voice – the highest singing voice for women.
Carol decided to make opera her goal, not only because she loved to sing but also because she loved the drama. Opera is a play in which the characters sing the words instead of speaking them. The stories of opera can be tragic or comical. They can be personal stories about two people falling in love or grand stories about kings and queens who lived long ago. As the characters in an opera sing, the emotions(情感) expressed by words and music come to life.
Today, Carol performs throughout the United States and Europe and she has song for almost twenty years. But she has never forgotten where she started singing in the first palace.
“Put your heart into your singing and enjoy it,” says Carol, “because singing is a great joy. That’s why I sing. In fact, that’s why everybody sings.”
1.According to the passage, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City _____.
A. is a five-story building B. can seat 4,000 people
C. has no microphone in it D. can project the singer’s voice
2.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Opera Singing and Pop Singing B. The Way an Opera Star Sings
C. An Opera Star D. Singing without a Microphone
3.Which statement is true?
A. A pop singer breathes more deeply than an opera singer when he or she sings.
B. Opera singing is more like speaking.
C. A pop singer takes in much more air than an opera singer when singing.
D. An opera singer breathes differently from a pop singer when singing.
4.From the passage you can conclude all the following EXCEPT that _____.
A. Carol once learned to play the piano
B. Carol worked as a music teacher
C. Carol has been singing opera for 20 years or so
D. Carol is popular with Americans and Europeans
5.The sentence “Put your heart into your singing” in the last paragraph means “_____”.
A. devoting yourself to singing B. taking trouble to sing
C. singing happily D. trying your best to sing
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One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of 36 would be considered a very poor family. On their 37 from their trip, the father asked his son, “ How was the trip?”
“It was 38 , Dad .”
“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah?” said the son.
“So what did you 39 from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that 40 to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has 41 end. We have lanterns(路灯)in our garden and they have the 42 at night. We have a 43 piece of land to live on and they have fields that go 44 our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they always serve 45 . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have 46 around our property(财产)to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”
With this the boy’s father was 47 .
Then his son 48 , “Dad, thank you for showing me how 49 we are.”
Too many times we 50 what we have and only pay attention to what we don’t have. What is one person’s 51 object is another’s most valuable thing. It’s all 52 on one’s perspective (视角).Think about what would happen if we all gave 53 for what we have, 54 worrying about what we don’t have.
Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and 55 your friends. So do be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to!
A. which B. that C. what D. how
A. arrival B. return C. coming D. reach
A. shameful B. disappointing C. surprising D. great
A. suffer B. regret C. hear D. learn
A. reaches B. gets C. arrives D. flows
A. much B. some C. no D. another
A. stars B. lights C. darkness D. torches
A. smooth B. full C. large D. small
A. through B. within C. beyond D. across
A. themselves B. visitors C. friends D. us
A. dogs B. walls C. soldiers D. policemen
A. discouraged B. satisfied C. delighted D. speechless
A. explained B. announced C. informed D. added
A. poor B. wealthy C. lucky D. proud
A. think of B. forget C. remember D. consider
A. valuable B. useful C. priceless D. useless
A. based B. relied C. decided D. laid
A. love B. concern C. thanks D. interests
A. more than B. along with C. instead of D. except for
A. especially B. besides C. specially D. only
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Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her ___1___ concert. She had been waiting for this ___2___ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her ___3___ is.”
The song made her ___4___ to the days when she was Lauren’s ___5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7___ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine ___8___ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be ___9___ to study hard and work for many years. There will be ___10___ time for anything but music in your life.”
Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy ___14___ of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David, a young engineer travelling Europe. They soon fell in ___16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.
Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.
1. A. sorry B. successful C. first D. wonderful
2. A. dance B. moment C. show D. party
3. A. voice B. face C. dress D. life
4. A. think of B. bring back C. go back D. come back
5. A. age B. friend C. mother D. teacher
6. A. musician B. pop star C. lady D. girl
7. A. French B. music C. piano D. dance
8. A. actress B. student C. singer D. dancer
9. A. prepared B. learning C. driven D. waiting
10. A. some B. any C. no D. enough
11. A. eight B. eighteen C. eighty D. eighty-eight
12. A. lucky B. sure C. afraid D. fond
13. A. fill B. live C. lead D. take
14. A. heard B. knew C. talked D. thought
15. A. saw off B. learned from C. heard of D. met with
16. A. love B. feeling C. music D. touch
17. A. assistant B. teacher C. wife D. student
18. A. him B. engineering C. herself D. music
19. A. certainly B. possibly C. only D. mainly
20. A. thought B. hope C. purpose D. will
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第三节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was“Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something, 21 it might be, 22 I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to 23 how much of my success I owe 24 my acceptance of those words as one of my values. My 25 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 26 what I wanted to do as a career. 27 , I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay at home and 28 a family, so I didn’t think the job I took 29 that much. But I couldn’t have been more 30 . I mastered the skills of the beginning level position. And then I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into different 31 . I accepted each new opportunity with the 32 :“Well, I’ll try it. If I don’t like it, I can always go back to my 33 position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve 34 every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I 35 a large number of different talents and skills . If it had not been for my being 36 trying new opportunities, these talents and skills wouldn’t have been within me. I’ve also discovered that if I 37 what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my 38 , I will succeed. That’s why I am so 39 to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think 40 has come and I am determined to make it a success.
21.A.whichever B.whatever C.whenever D.whoever
22. A.until after B.ever since C.so that D.long before
23. A.consider B.ensure C.predict D.realize
24. A.at B.on C.to D.in
25. A.hard B.best C.extra D.first
26. A.determined B.examined C.persuaded D.introduced
27. A.Actually B.Luckily C.Finally D.Usually
28. A.rise B.raise C.form D.find
29. A.helped B.required C.expressed D.mattered
30. A.careful B.mistaken C.conscious D.prepared
31. A.situations B.choices C.directions D.positions
32. A.thought B.reply C.action D.advice
33. A.easier B.newer C.earlier D.higher
34. A.permitted B.counted C.organized D.enjoyed
35. A.show B.possess C.need D.stress
36. A.lucky for B.slow at C.open to D.afraid of
37. A.think of B.call for C.believe in D.turn into
38. A.business B.goal C.fortune D.growth
39. A.excited B.curious C.surprised D.helpful
40. A.dream B.time C.power D.honor
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Many years ago, a salesman opened a bag of things from Scotland and found a card at the top. It 36 , “Expect a Miracle(奇迹).” “What does that mean?” he thought, and then 37 it into his pocket.
That night he showed it to his wife. “Look at this, dear. What do you think it means?”
“Maybe this is what we need,” she said. “Our 38 are so great that they are too much for us. If we start 39 great things instead of the worst, miracle may 40 .” They decided to try changing their thinking for a few days, starting with their 41 problems. Then something changed. Not only did they find their problems 42 be worked out, but they also started 43 a lot of money.
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One becomes hopeful and optimistic(乐观的). Little problems began 47 , while the big ones become much easier to work out. Success is not 48 you thought it was.
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Miracles come in all 51 : big, medium-sized, and small. Start expecting the small ones, and work your way 52 to the big. Think positively, 53 yourself and work hard. You’ll find yourself 54 by how meaningful and 55 your life has become.
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37. A. set B. sent C. spent D. put
38. A. problems B. questions C. suggestions D. advice
39. A. imagining B. realizing C. suggesting D. expecting
40. A. take in B. take up C. take place D. take over
41. A. smallest B. biggest C. difficult D. easy
42. A. would B. could C. should D. might
43. A. making B. taking C. finding D. doing
44. A. suggestion B. money C. ability D. trust
45. A. harmful B. strange C. useful D. embarrassing
46. A. live B. stop C. work D. follow
47. A. losing B. disappearing C. growing D. displaying
48. A. as soon as B. as long as C. as far as D. as well as
49. A. keeps on B. keeps up C. keeps out D. keeps from
50. A. while B. before C. until D. when
51. A. shapes B. types C. sizes D. kinds
52. A. up B. out C. off D. for
53. A. think of B. take care of C. speak out D. believe in
54. A. bored B. surprised C. upset D. puzzled
55. A. dull B. careful C. lively D. unloving
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One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of 36 would be considered a very poor family. On their 37 from their trip, the father asked his son, “ How was the trip?”
“It was 38 , Dad .”
“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah?” said the son.
“So what did you 39 from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that 40 to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has 41 end. We have lanterns(路灯)in our garden and they have the 42 at night. We have a 43 piece of land to live on and they have fields that go 44 our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they always serve 45 . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have 46 around our property(财产)to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”
With this the boy’s father was 47 .
Then his son 48 , “Dad, thank you for showing me how 49 we are.”
Too many times we 50 what we have and only pay attention to what we don’t have. What is one person’s 51 object is another’s most valuable thing. It’s all 52 on one’s perspective (视角).Think about what would happen if we all gave 53 for what we have, 54 worrying about what we don’t have.
Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and 55 your friends. So do be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to!
1.A. which B. that C. what D. how
2.A. arrival B. return C. coming D. reach
3.A. shameful B. disappointing C. surprising D. great
4.A. suffer B. regret C. hear D. learn
5.A. reaches B. gets C. arrives D. flows
6.A. much B. some C. no D. another
7.A. stars B. lights C. darkness D. torches
8.A. smooth B. full C. large D. small
9.A. through B. within C. beyond D. across
10.A. themselves B. visitors C. friends D. us
11.A. dogs B. walls C. soldiers D. policemen
12.A. discouraged B. satisfied C. delighted D. speechless
13.A. explained B. announced C. informed D. added
14.A. poor B. wealthy C. lucky D. proud
15.A. think of B. forget C. remember D. consider
16.A. valuable B. useful C. priceless D. useless
17.A. based B. relied C. decided D. laid
18.A. love B. concern C. thanks D. interests
19.A. more than B. along with C. instead of D. except for
20.A. especially B. besides C. specially D. only
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