Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian...

Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this seventeen-year-old boy has become a superstar in the music industry.

Justin Drew Bieber was born in 1994 in Stratford, Ontario and was raised by his single mother. Bieber learned to play musical instruments when he was very young. In 2007, he took part in a local singing competition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singing lessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then, with the help of his mother, he uploaded (上传) videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of thousands of viewers. His videos got popular through word of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views.

Justin Bieber would have never gotten a career in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive (主管) of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber’s videos and he was impressed by the boy’s talent. Braun then contacted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta seven months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal.

In 2009, Justin Bieber released (发行) his first single “One Time” while he was recording the debut album (首张专辑). The single “One Time” tells a story about love. This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market. Then he released his debut album “My World 2.0” in 2010 and the song “Baby” became the lead single. This album successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour in Hartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album.

1.Justin Bieber’s career in music began to take off when _____.

A．he met with Scooter Braun

B．he released his debut album

C．he won second place in a competition

D．his singing videos were uploaded to a website

2.It can be inferred from the text that Justin Bieber _____.

A．owed his success to good luck

B．showed a gift for music when he was young

C．is the youngest superstar ever in the music industry

D．released his debut album with the help of Scooter Braun

3.What do we learn about Justin Bieber’s “One Time” according to the text?

A．It is about love and was released in 2010.

B．It attracted the world’s attention after released.

C．It successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries.

D．It is the lead single of his debut album “My World 2.0”.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A．Justin Bieber’s journey to success

B．Lucky boy — Justin Bieber

C．What made Justin Bieber a singer?

D．Secrets of Justin Bieber’s success

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All Jalen Bailey wants is for his mom to be happy. So, the 8-year-old boy is using a hobby that brings him much joy to make enough money to buy her a house.

Right now, they live in a small apartment in Fresno, California, because it's all they can afford, but Jalen is hoping to change that with his bakery. “I know Jalen wants me to have a bigger place, but I want the same for him,” Sharhonda Mahan, Jalen's mom, told TODAY. “He deserves a big kitchen to cook in and a backyard to run around in.”

Jalen, who started baking at 5, opened Jalen's Bakery out of his kitchen on July 1 and has already raised $200. “I love baking because it's kind of like science,” Jalen said. “You get to put different baking materials into a bowl and make something new, which is what science is all about.”

For now, he's delivering the baked goods locally around Fresno with the help from his mom — but he launched a GoFundMe, hoping to eventually ship nationwide. Jalen has always been a little entrepreneur(企业家), taking after his mom, a full-time nanny. In fact, he also has a photography business on the side.

At 6, he started an annual back-to-school drive at a local homeless shelter and made bracelets to sell at school carnivals. He also took a business class in early June to learn how to start a lemonade stand, but decided to use those same skills to instead open a bakery.

“Everyone in the family kept telling him how good he is at baking and suggested doing that instead of a lemonade stand,” Mahan said. “He agreed with them and the very next day, he was filling out an application to get his baking license.” Once he had his license, he attended his first business mixer. While networking with local bakers, he met one who offered to donate Jalen an oven, so he could bake even more cookies and banana bread.

1.What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Jalen’s hobby.　　 B. A great deal of money.

C. Jalen’s family members.　　 D. The state of living in a small house.

2.What can we know about Jalen from the passage?

A. He likes delicious banana bread.

B. His favorite subject is science.

C. He’s fond of scientific invention.

D. He’s interested in doing business.

3.What made Jalen finally choose to open a bakery?

A. The local bakers’ suggestion.

B. The baking license he had got.

C. His family’s advice and support.

D. His related knowledge and skills.

4.What can we learn about Jalen’s bakery from the passage?

A. It has opened for three years.

B. It has brought him enough money.

C. It has got the aid of the locals’ help.

D. It has become a famous local bakery.

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Andrew wanted to find another boy to be his best friend, but Annie told him ___.

A. not to　　　　 B. not to do　　　 C. not do it　　 D. do not to

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He used to be a successful businessman, but drug ____ his ruin.

A. attended to       B. contributed to      C. resulted from      D. devoted to

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Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to 1. (talk) about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.

In recent years, stress 2. (regard) as a cause of a whole range of medical problems, 3. high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress 4. does you harm. It is time you considered that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the 5. (good) your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself 6. number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of 7., and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourself getting impatient or 8. (annoy) with people over unimportant things?... If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better 9. (control) your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.

To some extent you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12, etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely 10. (get) ill.

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________to such a big party can be a great honour for an ordinary person like me.

A.Being taken       B.Taken         C.Taking        D.Having been taken

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Justin Bieber is only fifteen years old and has become very popular already. He was raised (抚养) by his mother in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. When he was twelve he won second place in a local singing contest. He started posting (贴) videos of his contest performances on the Internet for his friends and family. Soon these videos had been seen more than ten million times.

A music manager saw those videos and asked Justin to fly to Atlanta, Georgia, to meet the singer and songwriter Usher. A year later Justin released (发行) his first album My World. It sold over a million copies in the first two months. Four singles were released before the album. All became popular. This made Justin Bieber the only singer in the history of the Billboard magazine to have four singles from his first album among the most popular songs before the album’s release.

Justin Bieber performed for President Obama at the White House last December. He was part of a musical show that raised money for the National Children’s Medical Center. He was also among the many singers who recorded the song We Are the World. The song was produced to raise money for Haiti. The video has been seen more than seven million times on the Internet. And it was shown during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Justin Bieber’ s family did not have much money when he was young. He did not have as much so other children did. Justin says he wants to influence young people in a good way. He believes that you can do anything if you put your mind to it.

1.How did the manager find Justin?

A. By going to his singing contest.　　 B. By hearing of him from other singers.

C. By seeing his contest performances on the Internet.　　 D. By receiving his self-made videos.

2.Justin has done the following great things EXCEPT ______.

A. singing for the American president　　 B. helping raise money for children

C. setting a record in the history of Billboard　　 D. performing at the opening ceremony of the Olympics

3.What can we learn about Justin’s childhood?

A. He learnt to sing by himself.　　 B. He was raised by his grandparents.

C. He was born and grew up in America.　　 D. He lived a harder life than other kids.

4.What message does Justin want to pass to other young people?

A. You should believe that you can win.　　 B. You will succeed if you work hard.

C. Interest is the best teacher for everyone.　　 D. It’s good to meet difficulties when you’re young.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Which famous star do the speakers see?

A.Justin Bieber. B.Brad Pitt. C.Ryan Gosling.

2.Who will likely go to talk with the star?

A.The man. B.The woman. C.The speakers” friend.

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A young boy loved football with all his heart. But being half the size of the other boys, this hopeful athlete 36  the bench and hardly ever played.

This young man was still the 37  of the class when he entered high school. He decided to try his best at every 38  , and perhaps he could play later. All through high school he 39  neither a practice nor a game, but 40    a bench-warmer all four years.

When the young man went to 41  , the coach kept him on the roster(候选名单) 42  he always put his heart and soul to every practice, and at same time,  43  the other members with the spirit they badly needed. But during his four years at college, he never 44  to play in a game,

In the last football match, the game was not going 45  . When the team was ten points 46  , the silent young man came to the coach and said “Coach, please let me 47  . Believe me.”  The coach pretended not to hear him . There was no 48  he wanted the worst player in this close playoff(决赛) game.

But the young man 49  , and finally the coach, feeling sorry for him, 50  . “All right,” he said. “You can go in.” Soon, the coach, the players and everyone in the 51  could not believe their eyes. This little 52  man, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposing team could not 53  him. He ran, he passed, blocked like a star.

The 54  was(were) soon tied, In the closing seconds of the game, he intercepted(拦截) a 55  and ran all the way for the winning touchdown(触地得分). The fans applauded(鼓掌) and his teammates raised him onto their shoulders. Such cheering he never heard.

1.A. stood by          B. sat on         C. carried up     D. moved away

2.A. smallest          B. smartest             C. bravest         D. biggest

3.A. risk              B. step             C . practice       D. match

4.A. missed             B. hated          C. joined            D. watched

5.A. forgot                B. earned               C. displayed      D. remained

6.A. his hometown          B. his coach’s   C. college          D. school

7.A. before               B. though               C. when        D. because

8.A. charged            B. applied         C. provided       D. changed

9.A. managed          B. persuaded   C. promised      D. wanted

10.A. any more                 B. badly         C. well           D . anyway

11.A. later                    B. above       C. behind           D. over

12.A. go             B. play           C. stay          D. think

13.A. idea                     B. doubt        C. way           D. need

14.A. won                     B. tolerated     C. scared           D. insisted

15.A. took in            B. broke in        C. sent in           D. gave in

16.A. families          B. stands      C. corners         D. queues

17.A. puzzled           B. unknown      C. boring            D. polite

18.A. accept            B. believe          C. defeat           D. stop

19.A. ball             B. judges      C. score        D. fans

20.A. fly               B. jump         C. pass           D. pause

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I used to teach 7th grade boys． I often got comments of sympathy， but I loved those young students． When I first started teaching them， I soon realized I need to bring forth some new ideas to keep their attention， so I came up with the idea of doing object lessons． And one of my favourite lessons with them was the "Chocolate Cake Course"．

I took a covered cake carrier one day saying， " I want you to have some chocolate cakes this morning．" Then， I handed out a cup of cocoa powder， a bowl of eggs， and container with flour， oil， sugar and all the other ingredients to each boy． They looked at me in puzzlement and disappointment． I smiled as I told them， "I know it doesn't look like a chocolate cake now， but without adding all those ingredients， you won't end up with a delicious chocolate cake．"

We discussed the way the ingredients were put in a bowl and then beaten by a mixer． We talked about how the batter（糊状物） was put into pans and placed in a hot oven． Then I shared with them how the process mirrors our lives． Sometimes there were sweet times， like the sugar that went into the cake． Sometimes there were bitter times， like the cocoa when eaten alone． And sometimes there were hard times when we felt as if we were being beaten like the batter． Finally， we talked about how it was necessary for the cake batter to go into a hot oven． Sometimes we felt the heat of hot oven as if we were going through some hard circumstances． Just like I need to have a plan for that chocolate cake， we need to know exactly what ingredients to put into our lives and how long we need to stay in the oven of hard times so that we could become stronger and get the sweetness from life． Looking at their faces throughout the room， I could tell the boys had got it， especially when I showed a chocolate cake for them to share．

1.What is the writer's new idea as a teacher ？

A. Teaching children history．

B. Doing object lessons．

C. Going fishing with children．

D. Sharing chocolate cakes in class．

2.How did the writer know the students understood her lessons？

A. From the students' answers．

B. From the students' expressions．

C. According to what the students did．

D. According to the students' comments．

3.Which of the following can describe the teacher properly？

A. Kind， helpful and good﹣tempered．

B. Active， diligent and sympathetic．

C. Positive， good﹣looking and thoughtful．

D. Caring， creative and respectable．

4.The writer not only taught the students how to make cakes but also　　　 ．

A. told them the truth of life

B. taught them good discipline

C. stressed the importance of work

D. spread culture knowledge

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