The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy．He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair．He doesn’t smile very often．However，if you talk to him about music，he’ll have a lot to say．

This is Jay Chou，the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王)．His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12．Those songs are from his new album(唱片)，“Ye Huimei”，and the album was released(发行)in July and was named after his mother．

Chou grew up just with his mother．He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects．

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old．He loved it and kept on practicing．

Chou is not very handsome．He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks，but the singer has huge crowds of fans．“He is really good at music．It makes him attractive(有魅力的)to me．”said Liu Jiajun，a Junior 2 student in No．101 Middle School in Beijing．

“He is true to himself．He never follows others.”said Zhang Yujie，a Junior One girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong，Jiangsu Province．

1 From this passage，we know that Jay Chou ________.

A．is very handsome                                        B．has a bright smile

C．often makes too much noise                        D．is a pop music star

2 His fans are so excited because ________．

A．he released a new album in July

B．he will sing new songs in Beijing

C．he can play the piano very well

D．his new album was named after his mother

3 When he was a little child，he ________．

A．talked a lot every day                                         B．did well in his study at school

C．started to like music                                    D．had huge crowds of fans

4 One of his fans says Jay ________．

A．is a good student                                               B．has long and beautiful hair

C．is a well-known pianist                                D．is very attractive

5 The sentence“He never follows others”in the last paragraph means ________．

A．he always has his own style(风格)               B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all             D．no one can catch up with him

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The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy．He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair．He doesn’t smile very often．However，if you talk to him about music，he’ll have a lot to say．

This is Jay Chou，the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王)．His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12．Those songs are from his new album(唱片)，“Ye Huimei”，and the album was released(发行)in July and was named after his mother．

Chou grew up just with his mother．He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects．

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old．He loved it and kept on practicing．

Chou is not very handsome．He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks，but the singer has huge crowds of fans．“He is really good at music．It makes him attractive(有魅力的)to me．”said Liu Jiajun，a Junior 2 student in No．101 Middle School in Beijing．

“He is true to himself．He never follows others.”said Zhang Yujie，a Junior One girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong，Jiangsu Province．

1 From this passage，we know that Jay Chou ________.

A．is very handsome                                        B．has a bright smile

C．often makes too much noise                        D．is a pop music star

2 His fans are so excited because ________．

A．he released a new album in July

B．he will sing new songs in Beijing

C．he can play the piano very well

D．his new album was named after his mother

3 When he was a little child，he ________．

A．talked a lot every day                                         B．did well in his study at school

C．started to like music                                    D．had huge crowds of fans

4 One of his fans says Jay ________．

A．is a good student                                               B．has long and beautiful hair

C．is a well-known pianist                                D．is very attractive

5 The sentence“He never follows others”in the last paragraph means ________．

A．he always has his own style(风格)               B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all             D．no one can catch up with him

Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.
After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers . Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.
【小题1】Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.

A．teach French	B．look after the children of a rich family
C．teach English	D．look after the sick and wounded soldiers

【小题2】Why did Edith return home from Belgium?

A．Because she found work in an English hospital.

B．Because she organized a training school for nurses.

C．Because the First World War broke out.

D．Because her father was seriously ill.

【小题3】What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?

A．杀死她

B．使她失去记忆

C．抹去对她的记忆

D．摧残她

【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Edith was good at music and German at school.

B．Edith was a highly professional doctor.

C．Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses.

D．People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith.

Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.

After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers . Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.

1.Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.

A．teach French                          B．look after the children of a rich family

C．teach English                           D．look after the sick and wounded soldiers

2.Why did Edith return home from Belgium?

A．Because she found work in an English hospital.

B．Because she organized a training school for nurses.

C．Because the First World War broke out.

D．Because her father was seriously ill.

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?

A．杀死她           B．使她失去记忆      C．抹去对她的记忆    D．摧残她

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Edith was good at music and German at school.

B．Edith was a highly professional doctor.

C．Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses.

D．People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith.