She belongs to no one but the whole world that can understand her language. Her music is appreciated across the globe but it is Singapore, China, Thailand and Britain that have helped to shape her talent.

Violinist, Vanessa-Mae, best known for her pioneering mix of pop and classical music, has just completed her Asian tour. She has a magic power that has attracted an audience from around the world but the violin genius has always drawn fans by blazing a new trail.

“I don’t like playing it safe, I like jumping into new styles,” she said. She started her Asian performance tour in China’s Hong Kong on September 19 and visited the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumper. The tour, aiming to promote her new album, “The Best of Vanessa-Mae”, ends in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on September 30.

The graceful and beautiful musician has attracted lots of fans in the places she has visited. She said although she enjoys trying out different forms of performance, including fashion shows and singing, she feels more comfortable with her violin. She has promised her fans she will never abandon the classical music that was the foundation of her training.

Vanessa-Mae, now 23, first picked up the violin at five. After six months of intensive training in Beijing, he turned professional at 10. it was her fusion (融合) of classical and rock in her 1995 album “The Violin Player”, that shot the then 17-year-old to international recognition. The record sold 3 million copies worldwide.

She has a Chinese-Singaporean mother and a Thai father. She was born in Singapore and grew up in Britain. Vanessa-Mae has released seven albums and plans two more in the near future—first a classical album,, then a pop recording.

She has said she wants to perform for the next 10 years, but after that she may settle down with her boyfriend, a 33-year-old wine-dealer from France, and concentrate on writing music.

1.Vanessa-Mae started her Asian performance tour           .

A. to concentrate on writing music

B. to go on a lobng journey

C. to sell her new album “The Best of Vanessa-Mae”

D. to attract her fans

2.She has given performance in these forms EXCEPT         .

A. playing the violin    B. fashion shows   

C. singing           D. playing the piano

3.What can we know about Vanessa-Mae from the passage?

A. Her music is a mix of pop and classical music.

B. She has released nine albums.

C. Her music is a fusion of Chinese and Western music.

D. Being born in Singapore and growing up in Britain have resulted in popularity of her music.

第三节： 请用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空。(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分。15选10)

lose heart; turn to; in ruins; give in; at an end; dig out; ever since; in order to ; come up;make up one’s mind; in search of; belong to; admit..into; take the place of ,debate about

71.I have ________________ to keep away from the Internet bar with the help of my friends.

72.With his impolite words, my patience was ____________, so I left the room immediately.

73.My brother fell off his horse a week ago and has been in bed________.

74.I’ll __________ the main cause of the accident as soon as possible.

75.It’s reported that the twins are __________ one of the most famous universities in the world.

76.Some new buildings ________ the broken ones in earthquake areas, after a year of hard work.

77.The police were examining the woods ________ any useful information connected with the two missing boys.

78.The government officials showed no signs of ___________ to the murderer’s demands.

79.He insisted that the house ___________his daughter, and no one had right to take it away.

80.You are the only person that I can trust. Whenever I have a problem, I have no one but you to ___________for help.

下面文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在该句下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改  后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

例如：                                    

It was very nice to get your invitation to spend /\ weekend with you. Luckily I was 

                                         the                        am

completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at around 8 pm in Friday

                                                              on

evening.

Most of the large cities in the world have grown without plans, among that London is such a city.

Its streets wind its way and there is no reason or order to its street numbering system. Indeed,

no one but a practical taxi driver knows the whole of London. And before he gets his license, he

must first tour the city for month, street by street, and then take a test to prove that whether he can find

his way about. New York and Chicago grew in much the same way. They spread out like pouring water

expanding at all directions.

However, there are a few modern cities built strict according to detailed plans. The prime

example of a city planning and built from scratch in twentieth century is Brasilia, the new capital of

Brazil.

No one but the experts in this field can _____ the difference between them.

No one but the experts in this field can _____ the difference between them.