In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.

“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou said. That’s how we luckily have such a music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). 

“Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow,” he said.

Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships in the Internet age.“Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you’re going to use it,”is Chou’s advice to teenagers.

Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country’s language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.

Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career. He has flown to the UK to attend months-long English training schools three times. There he lives with local families and practices daily conversations.

“So I could easily read the English instructions on recording machines and communicate with the local music producers,” said Chou, “The music reviews of the US or British singers that I appreciate could help me learn and grow with them.”

1.Which of the following about Steve Chou is the correct order?

a. He made public his work Lovers Genesis.

b. He passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.

c. He composed lots of hits for the pop music charts.

d. Few people bought his records.

A．abcd             B．dbca             C．acbd             D．dacb

2.Why has Chou flown to the UK to learn English?

A．Because he wants to live in the UK.

B．Because his record company asks him to.

C．Because he wants to sell his album in the UK.

D．Because he thinks it will be helpful for his music career.

3.Steve Chou may agree with the following except that __________.

A．taking trips gives him some ideas of music

B．what we really want to follow is the most important

C．music is a thing that can bring him fame and money

D．in International age, technology itself is not a bad thing

4.What is Steve Chou like according to the passage?

A．Kind and helpful.                        B．Proud and confident.

C．Active and hard-working.                 D．Calm and disappointed.

 

The sooner we students ________to the new school，the better it will be ________our  studies.

A．adapt；for        B．adjust；to         C．adopt；for        D．admit；to

 

In 2016, athletes from around the world will compete for gold medals in the Summer Olympics. Even though the games are three years away, Brazil’s residents already feel like winners.

         The nation was named to host this important sporting event in October,2009. It will be the first Olympics held in South America.

         The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The city beat out three other sites, Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago, to host the event. When the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro, cheering people flooded the city’s streets. “This is huge for Rio and for the whole country,” says resident Sueli Ferreira.

         The Olympics are expected to attract tens of thousands of people. Brazilian officials have already started to prepare for the crowds. “ We know what we need to do,” explains Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “ The words from now on are work, work and work.”

         Officials want to fix up local sports centers before Rio de Janeiro steps into the spotlight. They also want to reduce the amount of crime.

         They hope hosting the games will improve life in Brazil. About 30 percent of people there live in poverty, or poor conditions. Tourism during the Olympics is expected to create more than 2 million jobs.

         “ It’s going to be good for the economy, good for the people,” Ferreira says. “ This gives us hope that things will be better here.”

1.According to the passage, the 2016 Olympics will be held in ______.

A. Europe B. Asia                          C. North America                D. South America

2.The feeling of Brazilians can be described as _________.

A. proud                      B. surprised                C. worried                                     D. nervous

3.The underlined word “flooded” in Para.3 means_______

A. crossed                            B. filled                        C. visited                               D. cleaned

4.According to Brazil’s president, we can know________.

A. the government needs help from the Brazilian public

B. the government will begin to prepare for the Olympics soon

C. Brazilian officials will try hard to prepare for the Olympics

D. Brazilian official are now too busy to prepare for the Olympics

5.We can learn from the last two paragraphs that___________.

A. Brazilians’ life will be better because of the Olympics

B. not all Brazilians are interested in the Olympics

C. most Brazilians are now living in poor conditions

D. Brazilians worry about losing jobs during the Olympics

 

Here is a science report.

Mahru-Z, a robot    1.    (develop) by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology can clean a home, put clothes in a washing machine and even heat food in a microwave. It took the institute two years to develop Mahru-Z,    2.   is 4.3 feet tall and is 121 pounds in weight. . The new robot has    3.   human-like body including a rotating head, arms, legs and hands    4.   six fingers. The most special feature of Mahru-Z is     5.   ability to observe objects, recognize tasks, and complete them.

Mahru-Z could also work with an earlier robot which is called Marhu-M. Marhu-M can move on wheels. Both Marhu-M and Mahru-Z can be  6.   (remote) controlled by a computer server.

You Bum-Jae, who was  scientist of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology,  7.   (claim) Mahru-Z as the most advanced robot in terms of copying human movements. Apart from doing the housework, it could also be used in the situations   8.   it is too difficult or dangerous for humans to accomplish the tasks.     9.    it will be a long time before this kind of robots is produced for commercial use .

The science institute spends about 3.5 million dollars every year     10.    robot research. It began receiving state funds for the project in 2006.

 

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.If I had a pair of unseen wings, I ________ as freely as Spaceship Tiangong-1 in space. (fly)

如果我有一双隐形的翅膀，我就能像天宫一号一样在太空自由翱翔。

2.Once you have a “feel” for the language, you will _______ to understand the grammar. （find）

一旦你有了语感，你就会发现更容易理解语法。

3.It is only by going on adventure _______ knowing themselves. (succeed)

只有经历冒险，人们才能成功认识自我。

4._____ in London for over 50 years, Stephen had a great knowledge of the capital city. (live)

在伦敦生活了五十多年，史提芬对这座首都城市非常了解。

5.On her tenth birthday she received a box of chocolates with a card ____, saying “Happy birthday!” (attach)

在十岁生日时她收到了一盒巧克力，上面附有一张卡片，写着“生日快乐”。

6.Some experts demanded that _________________enough time for sleep. （give）

专家们要求应该给孩子们充足的睡眠时间。

7.On the top of the mountain _____, which attracts a lot of tourists every year. (stand )

山顶上有一座古庙，每年吸引了大量的游客。

8.No matter ______, he always finds time to walk his dog. (busy)

不管他多忙，他总是腾出时间遛狗。

9.It hurts most to love someone but not ______ in return. (love)

爱上某人却未被爱最让人痛苦。

10.The better prepared you are for the performance, ___ it will be for you to suffer from a stage fright. (possible)

为表演准备得越充分，你怯场的可能就会越小。