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Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989. She is an American singer and song-writer. At the age of 14, Swift moved to Tennessee to pursue(从事) a career(生涯) in country music. "Our Song", her third single(单曲), made her the youngest country music star. She also received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Her next album, Fearless, was released(发行) in 2008.With the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless became the best-selling album of 2009 in the U.S. Swift's third album, 2010's Speak Now, sold over one million copies within the first week. In 2012, Swift released her next album, Red, which sold over one million copies in its first week. Her newest album,1989, was released in 2014. It sold more copies in its opening week than any album in the past twelve years, and made Swift the first and only act to have three albums sell more than one million copies in a week.
Swift is known for writing songs about her personal experiences. Today, she has sold over 30 million albums and 80 million digital single downloads. Swift has also appeared as an actress in the comedy Valentines Day. She gives away money to support arts education, natural disaster relief and charities for sick children.
1.Was she born in Tennessee?
2.How many albums have Swift released?
3. What film has Swift appeared in as an actress?
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC亚太经济合作组织) members met in Beijing from November 5 to 11 to discuss the future of APEC and the overall development of the Asia-Pacific area. APEC, which was set up(成立) in 1989,is a forum(论坛) for 21 member countries to develop free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific area.
Though Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation came to a successful close, the "APEC Blue" has become popular in Beijing, even in China. A clear blue sky in Beijing is difficult to see during the smog(雾) season, so Beijingers gave it a name: "APEC Blue".
"Oh, how beautiful the autumn sky is and how fresh the air is!" This is how most Beijingers feel during APEC. "I hope the APEC Blue will remain, and I believe, through the efforts we continue to make, it will."
A lot of environmentally friendly ways were taken to reduce(减少) the Beijing smog during the APEC meeting, including limiting the number of cars on the road, stopping some factories in neighboring cities and so on.
Perhaps we can learn something from London, where the Great Smog killed 4,000 people :in four days in 1952. Britain then passed its first air pollution act, which required that all power plants in London should be shut down, factories must build taller chimneys, and the heating system must be improved.
In order to keep "APEC Blue", Beijing plans to build air corridors(通道) to blow away pollution. Not all agree with this way. Song Guojun, a professor(教授) of environmental studies(环境研究)at Renmin University, believes that this way will not solve the problem at its root, and only by controlling the source(源头) of pollution will Beijing see bluer skies.
1.APEC has been set up for years.
A.21 B.1989 C.25 D.6
2.The "APEC Blue" was named by .
A. APEC B. people in China
C. Beijingers D. 21 countries
3.The underlined words "power plants" probably means .
A.发电厂 B.加热系统
C.能源植物 D. 工厂
4. According to the passage,________is not right.
A. Beijingers believe the APEC blue will remain, if they continue making efforts.
B. A lot of ways were taken to reduce the Beijing smog.
C. The Great Smog killed 4,000 people :in four days in 1952 in London.
D. Song Guojun believes that no way will solve the problem at its root.
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Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party(化妆舞会) instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, "Why not invite John?" John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱了皱) my nose, "Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?" Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(购物卷) in it. "I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John." Mum said. But how we didn't want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet(床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, ‘Now it's time for the great prize game. It's the following riddle.,." It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.
1.The two girls and John were in the same .
A. class B. family
C. team D. group
2. John got the prize by during the party.
A. walking off with the envelope
B. winning the math game
C. getting good grades in study
D. reading the riddle
3.John with the shopping certificate after the party.
A. watched a basketball match
B. borrowed pants and a shirt
C. got a sheet
D. got something to wear
4.After reading the passage we know
A. every year Betty and I have a costume party together
B. the two girls felt angry when John won the great prize
C. the two girls helped John in a proper way
D. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party
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The 51st Golden Horse Awards Ceremony(金马奖颁奖仪式) was held in Taipei, Southeast China's Taiwan, on Nov. 22, 2014.
Actor Chen Jianbin walked away with the best new director, the best actor and best supporting actor awards(奖项). Actress Chen Shiang-chyi was awarded the best lead actress and actress Wan Qian won the best supporting actress.
Lou Ye-directed film Blind Massage won best feature film, best new performer, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best sound effects and best editing.
The annual Golden Horse Awards are one of the most important film honors in the Chinese-speaking world. It was founded in 1962 and held annually in Taiwan.
1. The 51st Golden Horse Awards Ceremony was held .
A. in Hong Kong, in 1962
B. in Taipei, in 2014
C. in South China, in 2014
D. in Southeast, in1962
2. won the best supporting actress,
A. Chen jianbin B. Chen Shiang-chyi
C. Lou Ye D. Wan Qian
3.Lou Ye-directed film Blind Massage won awards.
A. l B.2 C.6 D.1l
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Kangkang is a ninth-grader at Qingtan Middle School in Changzhou, Jiangsu. He got back home on March 1 after four days out in the open. He ran away from home because he felt stressed out about the coming senior high school entrance examination. “I needed some fresh air,” he said.
The boy is not the only one stressed out over exams. Reporters from the Oriental Education Times did a survey at a Shanghai middle school. It showed that 72 percent of students feel stressed and 67 percent of these students said their stress comes from school grades.
Stress is a normal physical response to things that make people feel worried or disrupt (打乱) their lives in some way.
People often feel stressed when they take on a big job, such as performing in a play, taking a test, or playing in a sports match.
Some stress is good. It makes you more active. If you have an important test, stress can push you to study harder.
But too much stress is unhealthy. It can make it hard to concentrate. It can also make you feel worried and tired.
What is the best way to deal with stress? Chen Yifan is a student at Nanjing University of Technology. She passed the college entrance examination and has some experience to share. “During the days when I was preparing for the exams, I often took a walk and chatted with my classmates. We told each other our worries and this helped me to stay peaceful,” she said to Xinhua Daily newspaper.
Doctors suggested that, besides sharing thoughts with friends, students could also relax by listening to music, reading a book or just spending some time alone.
More tips for when you feel stressed
● Get some rest. Remember that your brain will work better if you let it have some
time to rest.
● Make sure that you are getting regular exercise and eating healthy meals. Exercise
can help you to relax and stay focused.
● Make a list of the things you need to do. Do things one at a time. Cross things off
the list when you’ve finished them.
1.Why did Kangkang leave home for four days?
A. Because the air was not fresh.
B. Because he couldn’t fall asleep.
C. Because he felt stressed out over exams.
D. Because he wanted to travel to another city.
2. Which of the following can make people relax?
A. Taking on big jobs.
B. Preparing for the exams.
C. Spending some time alone.
D. Reading books from morning till night.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Stress can always make people more active.
B. More than half of the students feel stressed at school.
C. Brains will work better if people let them work all the time.
D. Sharing thoughts with friends will make you get high school grades.
4. What can we learn from the story?
A. We shouldn’t get rid of stress just because it is bad.
B. Students in Shanghai get stressed out very easily.
C. Too much stress makes people active and study harder.
D. When people’s lives are disrupted, they may feel stressed.
5. Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?
A. Don’t get stressed
B. Study hard to success
C. A survey of dealing with stress
D. The ways to become a top student
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In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbours
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don’t want others to know they are rich
D. want to be happy
2.It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to ________.
A. live outside New York City
B. live in New York City
C. live in apartments
D. have many neighbours
3. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is ________.
A. an important name
B. a popular name in the United States
C. his neighbour’s name
D. not a good name
4.If a person who keeps up with the Joneses, he would _________.
A. do as the poor persons around him do
B. do everything he likes to do
C. do as his neighbours do
D. do as the rich people around him do
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When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own attractive body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent (英国达人) star Susan Boyle has changed our views completely.
Simon Cowell, one of the organizers of the talent show spoke of his surprise over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady came up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction(反应) and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through — it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted online and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hadn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, it’s meaningless.” She added.
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her musical talents. “ I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and therefore it built my confidence.’’
1.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because
________.
A. she was confident of her singing
B. she was satisfied with the organizers
C. she was pretty and in good shape
D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables
2. According to the passage, which is NOT true?
A. It was the musical talents that built Susan's confidence.
B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school.
C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.
D. Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.
3.What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success?
A. It’s never too old to learn.
B. It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47.
C. If you have a dream, keep trying to make it come true!
D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.
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Some top students are giving advice.
Bill, Canada When taking tests, relax. If you’re worried that you’ll fail the test, you’re sure to get a low score. If you have studied for it long enough, you shouldn’t be worried about getting a low grade. |
Lily, America Remember the most important advice to get good grades is very simple; do well on tests to get an A or an A-. Do what your teacher says, and the chances are fairly good that you’ll get an A+. Don’t stress yourself. Act cool! |
Betty, Britain Write good notes. Coloured pens are fun to write with if you want to get more creative with your notes, but use them only for parts of your notes that will probably be on a test or that are important. It makes them stand out. Go over your notes before you take the exams. |
Tom, Australia In order to get good grades, try to do your homework immediately after school. Time management is important. If you’re told to do the homework next week, get started the same day you know it. Before you start, you’d better make clear what to do and how to do it. |
1.Who gives advice on homework?
A. Betty. B. Bill. C. Lily. D. Tom.
2.Lily tells us when taking tests.
A. not to worry B. not to stress ourselves
C. to get more creative D. to make clear what to do
3.The top students are giving advice on _______.
A. how to get good grades
B. how to start learning
C. what to do when taking tests
D. what to take when going to school
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Two people sit down to play Go(围棋). One of the players is an old man. He is now 89 years old. He has spent all of his life playing this game. The other person is a young woman. She has been playing Go for only three years. Before this, the woman was an expert at playing computer games. Now she plays Go the same way she played computer games---by becoming a machine herself.
They will play many games, until they know who the winner is. The woman shows no feelings but thinking about all the possible ways of placing her next stone. The old man, on the other hand, looks at the movements of her hands and of her face. This has always helped him to win.
He wins the first three games. She wins the next game, and the man is surprised. He has never lost to a woman. The old man worries about the way the young woman is playing the game. He can’t read her face, he does not understand her way of playing.
“The way I think about the game”, says the woman, “is that it is steps for getting what I want.” Again, the old man is surprised. For him, the game is a way of life itself, and not a model of life. “There is no more beauty any longer. Everything is science and rules. Everything is about winning. Nothing is about playing,” he says.
They cannot agree with each other, but it is not necessary. “Change is a necessary part of life”, thinks the man. “Playing is as important as winning”, thinks the woman.
They start to play their final game.
1. According to the passage, the Go games are played by .
A. Two Go beginners B. two Go lovers
C. father and daughter D. husband and wife
2.. Before the woman plays Go, she was
A. a computer game player B. a computer science teacher
C. a computer engineer D. a computer store owner
3.. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The old man loses the third game to the woman.
B. The old man wins all the games against the woman.
C. The woman has her own way of playing Go.
D. The woman is very slow in learning how to play Go.
4. What is the best title of the passage?
A. An Old Go Player B. A Strange Woman
C. A Boring Game D. Winning or Playing
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Lots of kids hate school, a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesn’t last long. But what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want. So let’s talk about school and what to do when you don’t like it.
If you don’t like school, the first step is to find out why. You might not like school because you don’ have enough friends, or maybe you don’t get along with your teacher. Sometime it’s a big problem with your classes and school-work. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem like you’ll never catch up.
When you know why you don’t like school, you can start taking steps to make things better. It’s a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mum, dad, teacher or school counselor(顾问) will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook. It’s a great way to let out emotions(情绪). Remember, you don’t have to share what you've written with others.
1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph?
A. A good education. B. School.
C. Future life. D. Friendship.
2.. If you don’t like school, the first step is to .
A. find out why B. go to see a doctor
C. ask your parents for help D. leave school for a short time
3.. How many reasons why you don’t like school are given by the writer?
A. Two. B. Three.
C. Four. D. Five.
4. When you start taking steps to make things better, one of the good ideas is to .
A. keep silent about your problems B. share what you’ve written with others
C. write down your feelings about school D. get along well with your classmates
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