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A Tchaikovsky concerto(协奏曲)is what made Romel Joseph fall in love with the violin.

He learned how to play in Haiti, where he was born, but a Fulbright scholarship brought him to the United States, and he finally earned a master’s degree, reports CBS News reporter Katie Couric. Music had changed his life. He wanted to do the same for the children of Haiti.

Joseph built a school in Port-au-Prince nearly 20 years ago. He was on the third floor when suddenly “It was like boom boom boom and everything just opened,” Joseph said. “And the next thing I knew I was on the ground.”

Blind since birth, Joseph tried to feel his way out, but was pinned(夹)beneath heavy concrete(混凝土). He remained trapped for 18 hours. He prays that his new wife, seven months pregnant(怀孕的), will be found.

He is now being treated at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital for two injured legs and an arm.

Joseph wonders if he’ll ever play the violin again. He can feel sensation(知觉)in his fingertips. He said, “If you were to give me a violin and if I didn’t have to fold the fingers, I would be able to play.”

Joseph’s daughter Victoria spent three terrifying days unsure of her father’s fate. For her, having him home is the sweetest music.

“Can you imagine your dad not being able to play the violin?” Couric asked.

“No, I can’t,” Victoria Joseph said. “But I will love him all the same if he can’t.”

Romel doesn’t know how many of his 300 students died in the quake. As he waits for news about his wife, Romel Joseph is already planning a return to Haiti to rebuild the school and continue teaching there.

“We can save two children, 20, 200, 300, 500 through education and music, and these children will make a difference,” Romel Joseph said.

54.Romel began to like music ________.

A. because he was blind since birth

B. after he had listened to a famous piece of music

C. when he got a scholarship to study in America

D. since he was born in Haiti

55.From what Romel said in Paragraph 6, we can infer that he was ________.

A. upset        B. fearful          C. excited          D. optimistic

56.To Victoria, the best thing is ________.

A. to see her father recover from the injury quickly

B. to listen to her father playing the sweetest music

C. to play the violin as well as her father

D. to be sure that her father could play the violin

57.Why does Romel want to go back to Haiti?

A. To save his students from the earthquake.

B. To change the life of children by teaching music.

C. To find out how seriously his school was damaged.

D. To look for his wife who is pregnant.

58.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Music education: keep your creativity alive

B. A great blind musician and his students

C. Haiti earthquake: a story of a music teacher

D. How did some Haiti earthquake victims survive

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   In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no  1  for stillness.

    And when we are  2  to be still because we're in line for something, or waiting at a doctor's appointment, or on a bus or train,  we often  3  something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn't something we're  4  .

   This comes at a  5  : we lose that time for  6  , for observing and listening. We lose peace.

    And  7  yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get  8  done.

    Take a moment to think about   9   you spend your days.Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering  10   , checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always  11  through your schedule?

    Is this how you want to spend your  12  ? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be   13  . Don't think about what you have to do, or what you've done already.___14____be in the moment.

    Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you'd  15   it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration; more  16   . Then be that vision.

    It's pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day  17  you've gotten used to that, try doing less each day Breathe when you feel yourself moving too  18  . Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of  19  for it.    20  the stillness. It's a treasure,and it's available to us, always.

1. A. place    B. chance           C. freedom .     D. time

2. A. forced    B. ordered          C. invited     D. told

3. A. have      B. find           C. buy         D. get

4. A. familiar with  B. curious about   C. used to   D. interested in

5. A. cost            B. risk   C. loss      D. danger

6. A. play            B. food   C. sleep     D. consideration

7.  A. further         B. worse           C. farther  D.  deeper

8. A. everything       B. anything        C. nothing   D.something

9. A. how             B. where             C. why      D. whether

10. A. questions       B. problems        C. phones    D. messages

11. A. walking        B. rushing         C. stepping    D. going

12. A. school          B. youth   C. work       D. life

13. A. silent          B. patient    C. still        D. quiet

14. A. Nearly          B. Ever            C. Just    D. Already

15. A. like            8. decide          C. choose     D. need

16. A. activity        B. research   C. study     D. peace

17. A. Because         B. Until      C. Once       D. Unless

18. A. frequently     B. slowly          C. fast     D. quickly

19. A. asking      B. sending         C. calling   D. waiting

20. A. Value       B. Miss            C. Owe       D. Hold

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  One of Lewis Gordon Pugh's first big attempts to put his cold-water skills to the test nearly ended in disaster.On a one-mile swim in Antarctica in December 2005, just yards from the finish, his body began to give in.The temperature inside his thigh muscle dropped to 87.8 degrees, the lowest ever measured in him.He was completely at the limits of his ability.

  Despite what he called the “grueling(折磨人的)” Antarctic swim, Pugh scheduled an even more fearsome test for himself at the North Pole.Stepping off the way of the Russian icebreaker that had crunched(咯吱作响的穿过)through floating sea ice for five days to take him to the North Pole, Pugh walked across the ice to a pool of open water over one mile long and two and a half miles deep.The sea temperature was 29 degrees, only a little above the freezing point of salt water.

  Pugh quickly took off his padded clothes.In only his bathing suit and cap, his skin already pink, he walked to the water's edge.“The only place I'm getting out is at the end,” he told himself.Then he removed his earphones and dived in.

  The pain was immediate.His entire body felt on fire.The doctor kept pace with him in a boat.Through iced-up goggles(护目镜), Pugh could see the armed guards keeping watch for bears.

  His friend Becker had broken down the huge task into manageable parts, each one marked by a flag planted in the ice that represented a friend, family member, or teammate.Fog started to roll in as Pugh headed for the final marker, the flag of Great Britain.He imagined his late father standing beside it-the man who had done so much to give him an interest in adventure.Then Pugh drove himself to the finish.After 18 minutes 50 seconds in the water, his body was not even hypothermic(体温过低的).

(1)

Why did Lewis Gordon Pugh swim in Antarctica in December 2005?

[  ]

A.

To train his determination.

B.

To end a disaster.

C.

To test his cold-water skills.

D.

To check the temperature in Antarctica.

(2)

It can be inferred that in the pool at the North Pole Lewis Gordon Pugh ________.

[  ]

A.

had to suffer from the cold water with his goal to achieve

B.

dived to the depth of two and a half miles

C.

broke the records that the Russian kept

D.

spent nearly 19 minutes walking over one mile

(3)

To make sure of the successful test in the pool at the North Pole, ________.

[  ]

A.

Lewis Gordon Pugh had to carry flags

B.

Lewis Gordon Pugh was accompanied by his father

C.

Pugh took measures to keep his body temperature

D.

Pugh's task was separated into several parts

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  There is a growing problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment.

  Electronic trash, or e-waste, is piling up faster than ever in American homes and businesses.People do not know what to do with old televisions or computers so they throw them in the trash.

  National Solid Wastes Management Association(NSWMA)state programs director Chaz Miller says the large amount of electronic waste Americans produce is not unexpected.

  The US Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)estimates more than 400 million consumer electronic items are dumped each year, and there is a push by more states to ban the waste from landfills(垃圾填埋场)and create recycling programs.They can be torn apart and sorted for useable parts.Mike Fannon who runs the plant in Baltimore, says, "There are a lot of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill, and in certain components there are some materials that should not really be in the landfill," Fannon explained.

  Fannon says nearly 20 percent of electronic waste is recycled nationwide.Thirteen years ago, it was only about 6 percent.Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in an effort to keep e-waste poisons like lead(铅)and mercury(汞)out of garbage dumps.

  This year several states like Vermont imposed a ban on electronic waste in landfills.More than 25 other states have also adopted landfill bans, e-waste recycling programs or both.Chaz Miller says more can be done to boost electronic waste recycling.

  "We can do much better," noted Miller."I think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers."

(1)

Which of the following does NOT belong to e-waste?

[  ]

A.

Old televisions.

B.

Old computers.

C.

Old cell phones

D.

Old newspapers.

(2)

Why is e-waste banned from landfills in many states?

[  ]

A.

Because it can not be recycled.

B.

Because it might damage the environment.

C.

Because it can be shipped to other countries.

D.

Because the landfills are already full.

(3)

According to Mike Fannon, what might be the best way of dealing with e-waste?

[  ]

A.

Recycling it.

B.

Selling it.

C.

Burying it.

D.

Breaking it.

(4)

What can we learn from the passage?

[  ]

A.

At present, less then 10 percent of e-waste is recycled.

B.

Chaz Miller works for EPA.

C.

All states in the US have banned e-waste from landfills.

D.

Experts are optimistic about the future of e-waste.

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New York Times---( DINITIA SMITH )Tomorrow is the 433d anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. A recent survey shows that more people are watching him, reading him and studying him than ever before.
Consider the recent yearly conference of the Shakespeare Association of America in Washington, where more than 600 people who study or admire Shakespeare from 18 countries took in topics like ‘‘Whither Attribution Studies,’’ ‘‘Unpopular Shakespeare’’ and ‘‘Sex Me Here,’’ a talk on breast-feeding and Lady Macbeth.
‘‘The national media is saying that fewer students’ taking Shakespeare,’’ Barbara Mowat, the editor of The Shakespeare Quarterly, observed in a speech at the conference. ‘‘But Shakespeare is thriving.’’ The association’s membership has increased by a third since 1990.
The Shakespeare business is so good these days that W. W. Norton is introducing a huge new collections of the plays into the already crowded field just in time for tomorrow’s birthday anniversary. Priced at $44.95, ‘‘The Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition’’ runs for 3,420 pages, offering introductions, illustrations and notes and three versions(版本) of ‘‘King Lear.’’
Today, movies and videos have made the plays even more accessible. Last year, ‘‘William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet’’ was No. 1 at the box office when it opened, and it grossed nearly $50 million. In New York in January, crowds lined up in the freezing cold to see Kenneth Branagh’s four-hour ‘‘Hamlet.’’ The students select a scene and then have a violent discussion about it.’’ Influenced by films, professors are increasingly teaching students by having them perform the plays.
【小题1】Why people from 18 countries came to Washington this year?

A.To celebrate Shakespeare’s 433d birth day only.
B.To watch some plays by Shakespeare as planned.
C.To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday and study his works.
D.To discuss how to teach students using Shakespeare’s plays.
【小题2】What does the underlined word “ field” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Washington D.C.                             B. Shakespeare Association.
C. The birthday anniversary.                 D. The Shakespeare business.
【小题3】Which of the many plays by Shakespeare was most popular the year before?
A.King Lear.B.Hamlet.
C.Macbeth.D.Romeo and Juliet.
【小题4】What does the author want to prove by using so many examples about Shakespeare?
A. More and more people are becoming interested in Shakespeare.
B. Shakespeare business is being run well in America nowadays.
C. Plays by Shakespeare can be used at school for more studies.
D. Shakespeare belongs not only to Britain but also to the USA.

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