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.”
【小题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

【小题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.

【小题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

【小题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.

 He has made a lot of films,but _______ good ones.

A.any               B.some              C.few               D.many

 

____person like him won’t be satisfied with ____ little progress that he has made.

   A. The; a      B. The; /        C. A; /        D. A; the

My best friend, Tom, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment in a lovely small town. Tom is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady .

Years ago, I __36__  when I retired I would get a dog to __37__  my golden years. From the very beginning, Tom has always been __38_ and I never have to tell him anything more than once. He is extremely __39___ and always puts back the toys where they were after __40__.He is a wonderful companion. We sometimes play a ___41___together. He does many amusing things that make me laugh. As a result, I enjoy his__42___.

One afternoon, Tom started acting ___43__. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, __44___he started sniffing at the right side of my chest. He had never done anything like this before, suddenly he threw his entire__45__at the right side of my chest, and I cried in___46___.

Soon after this, I felt a lump(肿块). After X-rays and tests, doctors told me I __47__cancer. When cancer started, for an unknown __48___, a wall of calcium(钙化壁) built. Then the lump or cancer _49__ itself to the wall. When Tom __50__on me, the force broke the lump away from the calcium wall, which made me ___ 51__the lump. Before that, I couldn’t see or feel it, so there was no way for me to know it was there.

I had a complete __ 52___ and the cancer did not spread. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone unfound even six more months, it would have been too late.

Was Tom ___53__ of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do

know is that I’ m glad I made a promise to_ 54 __my golden years with this wonderful creature---- for Tom not only shares his life with me; he has made sure that I will be ___55___to share my life with him.

A. suggested       B. insisted       C. told        D. promised

A. take            B. bring         C. share       D. carry

A. well-behaved     B. well-built     C. well-dressed D. well-known

A. dirty            B. neat         C. lazy        D. sad

A. working         B. sleeping      C. eating      D. playing

A. joke            B. fun          C. game       D. face

A. company        B. kindness      C. care       D. comfort

A. happily         B. luckily        C. strangely   D. sadly

A. while           B. when         C. as         D. before

A. power           B. energy       C. devotion    D. weight

A. joy             B. surprise      C. pain        D. relief

A. enjoyed         B. had          C. lived       D. treated

A. cause           B. excuse       C. reason      D. idea

A. attached         B. devoted      C. fell        D. dropped

A. jumped          B. sat          C. stood      D. put

A. watch           B. witness      C. observe     D. notice

A. task             B. work        C. operation   D. job

A. fond            B. aware        C. ashamed   D. afraid

A. waste           B. spend        C. cost       D. make

A. in              B. around       C. out        D. outside

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项标号涂黑。
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HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL REPORT Form Teacher: G. Baker            Pupil’s Name:  Simon Watkins Term:        Summer 2010       Form:        Ⅳ B Subject Exam Class work Comments English 59 61 Simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more determination. Mathematics 77 85 Sound work and progress throughout the year. Well done! History 46 53 A disappointing exam result. He is unable to give attention to this subject for long. Chemistry 78 85 His obvious ability in the subject was not fully reflected in his exam work, but I have high hopes for him nevertheless. Physics 86 94 An excellent term’s performance. He goes from strength to strength. A born scientist, I feel. Biology 57 60 This time next year he will be taking the “0” exam. He needs to concentrate on the work, not on class conversation. French 41 46 Clearly he didn’t bother to revise. His general attitude is far too casual. Physical Education / 31 Weak. It’s time he exercised his body more and his voice less. He should try to work with a team. FORM TEACHER’S REMARKS                  HEADMASTER Basically satisfactory work and progress              I shall be keeping an eye on his though he will now have realized, I hope, that          progress in his weaker subjects in certain subject areas he needs to make speedy        though his success in the sciences is improvement.                                   most pleasing.

【小题1】According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon   .

A．is too talkative in the class

B．likes to work with his classmates

C．doesn’t exercise his body at the right time

D．becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all

【小题2】Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attention in future?

A．Biology and Maths.	B．History and French.
C．English and Chemistry.	D．Physics and Physical Education.

【小题3】Which of the following statements best describes Simon?

A．He has made great progress in language classes.

B．His potential has been fully reflected in science classes.

C．His grade in maths makes him a born scientist.

D．He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.

【小题4】 Based on the school report, which of the following statements is true?

A．Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French.

B．Basically, Simon did a good job in science.

C．Simon is a determined learner in English.

D．Simon is able to pay attention to history for long.