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A year ago, at the annual pre-Grammy party, Whitney Houston, the great star, walked on stage and closed the evening with a brilliant performance.
Last Saturday, Houston was once again the focus before the Grammy, but her presence was a regrettable one.Earlier that day, the pop music's former queen was found dead in her hotel room.She was 48.This, no doubt, is sad news to the whole music industry and her fans all over the world.
At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music world.From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists.She impressed audiences with her effortless, powerful and peerless performance.
Besides multi-million record sales, Houston made countless hits such as The Greatest Love of All, I Ha-oe Nothing , and the mostly famous I Will Always Love You.She also influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey.
But by the end of her career, there was a shocking fall for this superstar.Houston had been addicted to drugs.Her album sales declined and the hits stopped coming and her once beautiful voice became hoarse (嘶哑的), unable to hit the high notes as she used to.
In 2009, Houston staged a successful comeback with the album I Look To You, which fell on top of the charts.But hoarse voice, canceled concerts, and continuous illness-Houston's comeback trail wasn't smooth at all.In an interview with Oprah Winfreyin2009, Houston admitted: "It (show business) is too much for me and I wanted out."
Now that Houston has finally taken a break from all the chaos, may she rest in peace.
64.Whitney Houston died ______.
A.shortly before the Grammy this year B.earlier last Sunday
C.a year ago D.at the annual pre-Grammy party
65.The underlined word "peerless" in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______.
A.having great power B.having no equal
C.requiring no effort D.leaving no impression
66.The cause of the fall of Whitney Houston was that _____ .
A.her album sales declined
B.show business was too much for her
C.her once beautiful voice became hoarse
D.she had been addicted to drugs
67.Whitney Houston's achievements include the following except that .
A.She made countless hits such as I Have Nothing
B.She influenced a generation of younger singers
C.She became the focus before the Grammy this year
D.She staged a successful comeback in 2009
A year ago, at the annual pre-Grammy party, Whitney Houston, the great star, walked on stage and closed the evening with a brilliant performance.
Last Saturday, Houston was once again the focus before the Grammy, but her presence was a regrettable one.Earlier that day, the pop music's former queen was found dead in her hotel room.She was 48.This, no doubt, is sad news to the whole music industry and her fans all over the world.
At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music world.From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists.She impressed audiences with her effortless, powerful and peerless performance.
Besides multi-million record sales, Houston made countless hits such as The Greatest Love of All, I Have Nothing , and the mostly famous I Will Always Love You.She also influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey.
But by the end of her career, there was a shocking fall for this superstar.Houston had been addicted to drugs.Her album sales declined and the hits stopped coming and her once beautiful voice became hoarse (嘶哑的), unable to hit the high notes as she used to.
In 2009, Houston staged a successful comeback with the album I Look To You, which fell on top of the charts.But hoarse voice, canceled concerts, and continuous illness—Houston's comeback trail wasn't smooth at all.In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2009, Houston admitted: "It (show business) is too much for me and I wanted out."
Now that Houston has finally taken a break from all the chaos, may she rest in peace.
63.Whitney Houston died .
A.shortly before the Grammy this year B.earlier last Sunday
C.a year ago D.at the annual pre-Grammy party
64.The underlined word "peerless" in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______.
A.having great power B.having no equal
C.requiring no effort D.leaving no impression
65.The cause of the fall of Whitney Houston was that _____ .
A.her album sales declined
B.show business was too much for her
C.her once beautiful voice became hoarse
D.she had been addicted to drugs
66.Whitney Houston's achievements include the following except that .
A.She made countless hits such as I Have Nothing
B.She influenced a generation of younger singers
C.She became the focus before the Grammy this year
D.She staged a successful comeback in 2009
In a class I teach for adults, I recently did the “unpardonable.” I gave the class homework!
The assignment (任务) was to “go to someone you love 36 the next week and tell them you love them.It 37 to be someone you have never 38 those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time.” That doesn’t 39 like a very tough assignment, 40 you stop to realize that most of the men were over 35 and were 41 in the generation of men that were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho (男子汉气概的).” Showing feelings or crying (heaven forbid!) was just not done 42 this was a very threatening assignment for some.
At the 43 of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to 44 what happened when they told someone they loved them.I fully expected one of the 45 to volunteer, as was usually the 46 , but on this evening one of the men raised his hand.He appeared quite moved and a bit 47 .As he unfolded out of his chair, he began by saying, “Dennis.I was quite 48 with you last week when you gave us the assignment.I didn’t think that I had 49 to say those words to and 50 , who were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my conscience (良知) started talking to me.It was telling me that I 51 exactly who I needed to say I love you to.You see, five years ago, my father and I had a heated 52 and really never resolved it since that one.We 53 seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings.But 54 then, we hardly spoke to each other.So last.Tuesday 55 I got home, I had convinced myself.I was going to tell my father I loved him.”
A.after B.before C.for D.within
A.has to B.ought to C.had better D.can
A.told B.said C.talked D.spoken
A.look B.hear C.listen D.sound
A.when B.until C.that D.unless
A.born B.grown C.raised D.risen
A.And B.But C.So D.For
A.beginning B.end C.middle D.stating
A.announce B.share C.answer D.ask
A.men B.adults C.students D.women
A.case B.thing C.story D.experience
A.afraid B.shaken C.terrible D.worried
A.happy B.pleased C.angry D.satisfied
A.everybody B.nobody C.someone D.anyone
A.else B.except C.beside D.besides
A.thought B.considered C.knew D.guessed
A.disagreement B.encouragement C.disappointment D.discouragement
A.imagined B.risked C.avoided D.escaped
A.still B.even C.just D.only
A.by the time B.at the time C.for the time D.during the time
In a class I teach for adults, I recently did the “unpardonable.” I gave the class homework!
The assignment (任务) was to “go to someone you love 36 the next week and tell them you love them. It 37 to be someone you have never 38 those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time.” That doesn’t 39 like a very tough assignment, 40 you stop to realize that most of the men were over 35 and were 41 in the generation of men that were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho (男子汉气概的).” Showing feelings or crying (heaven forbid!) was just not done 42 this was a very threatening assignment for some.
At the 43 of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to 44 what happened when they told someone they loved them. I fully expected one of the 45 to volunteer, as was usually the 46 , but on this evening one of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit 47 . As he unfolded out of his chair, he began by saying, “Dennis. I was quite 48 with you last week when you gave us the assignment. I didn’t feel that I had 49 to say those words to and 50 , who were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my conscience (良知) started talking to me. It was telling me that I 51 exactly who I needed to say I love you to. You see, five years ago, my father and I had a heated 52 and really never resolved it since that one. We 53 seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But 54 then, we hardly spoke to each other. So last. Tuesday 55 I got home, I had convinced myself. I was going to tell my father I loved him.”
36.A.after B.before C.for D.within
37.A.has to B.ought to C.had better D.can
38.A.told B.said C.talked D.spoken
39.A.look B.hear C.listen D.sound
40.A.when B.until C.that D.unless
41.A.born B.grown C.raised D.risen
42.A.And B.But C.So D.For
43.A.beginning B.end C.middle D.stating
44.A.announce B.share C.answer D.ask
45.A.men B.adults C.students D.women
46.A.case B.thing C.story D.experience
47.A.afraid B.shaken C.terrible D.worried
48.A.happy B.pleased C.angry D.satisfied
49.A.everybody B.nobody C.someone D.anyone
50.A.else B.except C.beside D.besides
51.A.thought B.considered C.knew D.guessed
52.A.disagreement B.encouragement C.disappointment D.discouragement
53.A.imagined B.risked C.avoided D.escaped
54.A.still B.even C.just D.only
55.A.by the time B.at the time C.for the time D.during the time
There is a story about a school teacher named Mrs. Thompson. Standing in front of her 36 grade class on the first day of school, she told the children a lie. She said she 37 them all. But that was 38 , because there was a little boy called Teddy, whom she didn’t like at all.
Mrs. Thompson was 39 that he didn’t play well with other children, that his clothes were 40 and that he always needed a bath. 41 , when she received his records, she got a real 42 .
Teddy’s first grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a smart child with ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners.”
His second grade 43 wrote, “Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a deadly illness and life at home 44 be a struggle.”
His third teacher wrote, “ His mother’s death has been 45 to him.”
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was 46 herself. She felt even worse when students 47 her beautiful Christmas presents, except for Teddy’s ---- a 48 that was one quarter full perfume(香水).
After the children left she 49 for at least an hour.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the 50 children in the class. Six years went by when she got a letter from Teddy, 51 that he had finished high school.
There followed another letter years later. Teddy 52 Mrs. Thompson to attend his wedding and asked 53 she could sit in the place usually kept for the 54 of the groom.
Teddy 55 in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back saying “Teddy, you are wrong. In fact, I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
【小题1】.
A.5th | B.1st | C.3rd | D.2nd |
A.praised | B.loved | C.punished | D.treated |
A.ridiculous | B.unimportant | C.disappointed | D.impossible |
A.known | B.scolded | C.told | D.asked |
A.clean | B.funny | C.dirty | D.strange |
A.However | B.Therefore | C.Besides | D.Otherwise |
A.fear | B.problem | C.surprise | D.puzzle |
A.classmate | B.teacher | C.friend | D.leader |
A.must | B.might | C.need | D.have to |
A.easy | B.necessary | C.fair | D.hard |
A.crazy about | B.ashamed of | C.worried about | D.tired of |
A.brought | B.sold | C.received | D.afforded |
A.box | B.bag | C.bottle | D.pack |
A.laughed | B.sat | C.cried | D.walked |
A.smartest | B.tallest | C.laziest | D.worst |
A.permitting | B.telling | C.praising | D.regretting |
A.encouraged | B.invited | C.frightened | D.begged |
A.when | B.where | C.why | D.if |
A.father | B.aunt | C.uncle | D.mother |
A.shouted | B.acted | C.waved | D.whispered |
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