Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-songwriters in the world. Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lessons were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters---the world’s most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.
When studying in the university, Jack didn’t stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brushfire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first one. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to. Later, Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn’t fit into any of the popular music styles like pop, rock, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like fold music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine.
Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.
【小题1】In 1992, Jack ___________.

A．had his first music album	B．took part in a surfing competition
C．had his first concert	D．become popular all over the world

【小题2】Jack started to write songs ____________.

A．while he was staying in hospital

B．when he had concerts out of America

C．after his second album came out

D．after he played the guitar at the school party.

【小题3】What is the secret of Jack’s success ?

A．He was born in Hawaii.

B．His father was very famous.

C．He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends.

D．H e always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best.

【小题4】What’s the best title for the passage ?

A． A Famous Writer	B．Surfing in the Sea
C． A Guitar Player	D．Surfing in the Music

Many people take trains for their trips in China, because the train is fast and cheap. But there are many problems when people take trains. It’s not easy to take trains when it is a festival. Lots of people hope someone can solve (解决) the problems.
Then, the CRH (和谐号列车) trains come out. The first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin runs in August, 2008. CRH1 and CRH2 can go up to 200 km/h, and CRH3 can run 300 km/h. Taking CRH trains is more expensive than taking a traditional train, but cheaper than taking a plane. Some people think the CRH trains and their workers are good, and they enjoy the trips by CRH train.
China starts to make a CRH train, 350 kilometres an hour from Beijing to Shanghai. It can save people more time than taking the traditional trains.
Can CRH trains solve the problems? “Of course not. There is still a long way to go,” about 80% of the people answer.
【小题1】The first CRH train runs __________.

A．in August, 2009	B．in May, 2008
C．in August, 2008	D．in June, 2010

【小题2】 How fast does the CRH train from Beijing to Shanghai?

A．100 km/h

B．200 km/h

C．300 km/h

D．350 km/h

【小题3】 The word “save” means __________ in Chinese.

A．浪费

B．节省

C．积攒

D．拖延

【小题4】 Which of the following is right about the CRH trains?

A．The workers on the first CRH train are not kind.

B．It costs people more money to take CRH trains than to take planes.

C．CRH3 train runs slower than CRH1 and CRH2.

D．Taking CRH train is expensive but it is fast.

【小题5】Can CRH trains solve all the traffic problems?

A．Of course they can.	B．Yes, all the people think they can.
C．Of course they can not.	D．About 80% of the people think they can.

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Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2010 CCTV spring festival gala(春晚)? They attracted great attention and w____1____ interests of the audience. Jin Qiu, d_____2____ of magic acrobatic section(魔术杂技组), said, “In fact, Liu has p____3____ three plans for his show. I think all of them are wonderful, even after I’ve w____4_____ them many times. So I think the audiences will think so too, when they first see them.”

The magic shows were so successful that everyone is now m_____5_____ about him and want to know how to play magic tricks. “ I saw the s_____6______ on everyone’s face. It was cool.” Liu said.

However, you may not believe that Liu n_____7_____ go to any magic school. He just learned by h_____8_____. When Liu was seven years old, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu d_____9_____ to learn magic. He worked quite hard at it. He practiced hard to i_____10_____ his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class, after years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician(魔术师). But he isn’t s______11_____ with what he has got and keeps on trying every day. He may spend three years w_____12_____ out a new show.

 

 

A. because  B. growing  C. by  D. found  E. who  F. on G. mother H. enjoyed  I. my  J. which  K. never  L. pleased

   If you had a chance to cook dinner for your mother, would you choose to make it right now or some day in the future? Watch the video Paradise Dinner<天堂的午餐> 1._______ Liu Xiaoyu, a college student, and you will find a right answer.

Paradise Dinner is a six-minute video. It tells the story of a son 2. _______ makes a big dinner for his 3. _______, but he can only send the dinner to paradise 4. _______ his mother has passed away.

“If you do not show your love to your mother right now, you might 5. _______ have the opportunity in the future, for your mother is 6. _______ older and older day by day-this is the main theme of 7. _______ video,” said liu.

Liu imagined the story of Paradise Dinner during his 2010 summer vacation. In fact, Liu was hardly 8. _______ with Paradise Dinner when he finished it. However, screening the video to his parents, he 9. _______ them moved to tears by his successful completion, which encouraged him to post the video onto the Internet later, and then entered it in the Beijing University Student Film Festival.

Many web users later said they greatly 10. _______ the video, and most of them said they cried right along with Liu’s parents.[来源:学。科。网]

 

Boys and girls, do you like making friends? Yes? Then come to Shanghai in 2010. You can m _______(1.)many people from all over the world and make friends w________(2.) them. Why? Because the 2010 World Expo is being h _______( 3.)    in the city of Shanghai.

    Now Chinese people are doing many things in different ways to w_________(4.) the Expo. About 1,000 young college students shape themselves into the logo （标志）of EXPO 2010 Volunteer in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. That’s their way to s ________(5.) their love for the big event.

    The logo looks like the Chinese word “h_________(6.)”. The students hope it can tell the world that Chinese volunteers are g_______(7.)ready to welcome all the people to Shanghai. They may come from d________(8.) countries and speak different languages. B__________(9.)  don’t worry. The Expo can help all the people understand each other b_________(10.) and become good friends.