阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need   1,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was   2his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist.”   3a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly   4.He decided that he didn’t want to be a   5any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano._   6,his father didn’t push,but waited.

Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to    7some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he   8that he could show others that he had talent   9.That day he told his father   10he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   11that point on,everything turned around.

He started   12competitions(比赛).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was   13that Lang Lang had won,he was too   14to hold back his tears.Soon   15was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big   16.In 1997 Lang Lang   17again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his   18performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started   19in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him,and lets him   20.

1.A.exercise            B.fortune               C.knowledge         D.wealth

2.A.whether         B.why               C.when              D.that

3.A.Like            B.With              C.To                    D.As

4.A.hurt                B.weakened          C.ruined                D.frightened

5.A.singer          B.pianist               C.conductor         D.player

6.A.Hopefully       B.Patiently         C.Wisely                D.Painfully

7.A.play                B.sing              C.write             D.study

8.A.seemed          B.admitted          C.noticed               D.realized

9.A.in all          B.above all         C.after all             D.at all

10.A.that               B.what              C.which             D.when

11.A.From           B.At                    C.Since             D.After

12.A.receiving          B.accepting         C.winning           D.beating

13.A.told               B.mentioned         C.announced         D.recognized

14.A.excited            B.encouraged            C.shocked           D.satisfied

15.A.this               B.it                    C.that              D.what

16.A.concerts           B.tours             C.competitions      D.stages

17.A.started            B.left              C.moved             D.performed

18.A.successful     B.cheerful          C.respectful            D.meaningful

19.A.pulling            B.breaking          C.falling               D.pouring

20.A.brighten           B.shine             C.admire                D.develop

Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in the U. S. Last Thursday, she didn't go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.
The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.
Cara's father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and Candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.
Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.
【小题1】What is Cara's father?

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need   36  ,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was   37   his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist.”   38   a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly   39  .He decided that he didn’t want to be a   40   any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano._   41  ,his father didn’t push,but waited.
Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to    42     some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he   43   that he could show others that he had talent   44  .That day he told his father   45   he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   46   that point on,everything turned around.
He started   47   competitions(比赛).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was   48   that Lang Lang had won,he was too   49   to hold back his tears.Soon   50   was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big   51  .In 1997 Lang Lang   52   again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his   53   performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started   54   in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him,and lets him   55  .
36.A.exercise                B.fortune                      C.knowledge                 D.wealth
37.A.whether                B.why                          C.when                        D.that
38.A.Like                     B.With                         C.To                                   D.As
39.A.hurt                            B.weakened                  C.ruined                       D.frightened
40.A.singer                   B.pianist                       C.conductor                  D.player
41.A.Hopefully             B.Patiently                   C.Wisely                      D.Painfully
42.A.play                            B.sing                          C.write                        D.study
43.A.seemed                 B.admitted                    C.noticed                      D.realized
44.A.in all                    B.above all                   C.after all                            D.at all
45.A.that                      B.what                         C.which                       D.when
46.A.From                   B.At                                   C.Since                        D.After
47.A.receiving                     B.accepting                   C.winning                    D.beating
48.A.told                      B.mentioned                 C.announced                 D.recognized
49.A.excited                 B.encouraged                C.shocked                     D.satisfied
50.A.this                      B.it                              C.that                           D.what
51.A.concerts                B.tours                         C.competitions              D.stages
52.A.started                  B.left                           C.moved                      D.performed
53.A.successful             B.cheerful                    C.respectful                  D.meaningful
54.A.pulling                 B.breaking                    C.falling                       D.pouring
55.A.brighten               B.shine                         C.admire                      D.develop

Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in the U. S. Last Thursday, she didn't go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.

The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.

Cara's father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and Candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.

Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.

1.What is Cara's father?

2.According to the passage, Take our Daughters to work Day is ______.

3.On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that ____.

4.What is probably the best title for the passage?

Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth and new life. The long, cold winter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming. The season represents hope, joy and beauty. At this time, many people think of this classical music piece — Spring, which shows happiness. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundred.
However, not all songs about spring are happy. This song written and sung by K.D. Lang is about dreaming of spring in cold dark places. She recorded I Dream of Spring in 2008.
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote It Might as Well Be Spring for the movie State Fair in 1945. Frank Sinatra sings it. It is a feeling of restlessness or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers also wrote Spring Is Here, this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.
Frank Loesser wrote the sad song, Spring Will be a Little Late This Year. Why has the season been delayed? Because the singer’s lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released(发行) her version of the song in 1953.
By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’s Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.
And finally, we’ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.
【小题1】 If you are in a bad mood, you’d better listen to _____.