World-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman was str...

World-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman was stricken with polio(小儿麻痹) as a child. As a result, he wears races(轮槽) on both legs and walks with the aid of crutches. At concerts, getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He slowly crosses the stage until he reaches his chair. He lays his crutches on the floor, slowly undoes the clasps(扣环)on his legs, puts one foot backward and extends the other one forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor, and starts to play.

One fall evening in 1995, while performing at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, Perlman had to deal with one additional trouble. Jack Reimer, a famous reporter with the Houston Chronicle, described the scene. “Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear the sound go off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that sound meant.”

There was no mistaking what he had to do. People who were there said, “We figured he would have to get up...to either find another violin or find another string for this one.”

But he didn’t. Instead he waited a moment, closed his eyes, and then signaled the conductor to begin again .The band and he played from where he had left off. He played with enthusiasm and power.

Of course, it is important to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him modulate(调音), change, recompose the piece in his head. At one point, it sounded like he was turning the strings to get new sounds they had never made before.

1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.It’s a piece of cake for Perlman to perform on the stage.

B.It’s not easy for Perlman to get on the stage.

C.Perlman has achieved great success on the stage.

D.Perlman has small achievements on the stage.

2.How did the string break?

A.It only broke by accident. B.Perlman broke the string because he was too excited.

C.A gunfire from somewhere in the room broke it. D.It was broken by the few bars.

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Perlman_______.

A.pretended not to know that the string was broken. B.thought nothing was impossible

C.was a very proud man D.showed his self-confidence in time of trouble

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On November18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the world famous violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Lincoln Centre in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is not easy for him. He got polio（小儿麻痹症）as a child, and has to walk with the aid of two crutches（拐杖）now.

That night Perlman walked slowly to his chair. Then he sat down and began to play. But, suddenly, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it break---it broke with a loud noise.

People thought to themselves, “He would have to get up to either find another violin or find another string for this one.”

But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra（管弦乐队）began, and he played from where he had stopped. He played with such passion and such power.

Of course, everyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him changing and recomposing（重新作曲）the piece in his head.

When he finished, there was a silence in the room. Then people rose and cheered. We were all on our feet, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.

He smiled and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can make with what you have left.”

His words have stayed in my mind ever since I heard them. That is also the way of life. Perhaps our task in this quickly changing world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.

1.Holding a concert is challenging for Perlman because ______.

A. he is just a world famous violinist

B. he has never performed on stage before

C. he is physically disabled as a result of a disease

D. he has difficulty in moving his body

2.When Perlman had just begun playing, ______.

A. there was something wrong with the violin

B. he fell ill suddenly

C. an accident happened and caused a disturbance

D. a very loud noise arose from the audience

3. If one of the strings suddenly broke, what would an ordinary player do?

A. He would cancel the concert.             B. He would play another violin.

C. Another performer would play instead.     D. The concert would be put off.

4.The audience rose and cheered ______.

A. to show they are satisfied with Perlman’s performance

B. to thank the orchestra for their passionate performance

C. to ask Perlman for another performance

D. to express their appreciation of Perlman’s creative mind

5. The lesson we draw from the story is that ______.

A. we should make the best of what we have

B. what we have is more important than what is lost

C. we should not care about what is lost

D. the way of life is to always live with music

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Eleven-year-old Angela was stricken with a terrible disease. She was unable to walk and she moved only in other ways. The doctors thought she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair, for few, if any, were able to come back to normal after getting this disease. The little girl was brave. There, lying in her hospital bed, she would promise to anyone who'd listen that she was going to be walking again someday,

She was moved to a special hospital. Many ways were used to treat her disease. The doctors there were moved by her undefeatable spirit They taught her about imagining seeing herself walking. If it would do nothing else, it would at least give her hope and something positive（积极的）to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in exercise period. But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully imagining herself moving!

One day, as she was trying with all her might to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though a wonder happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She shouted out, “Look what I’m doing! I can do it! I moved!”

Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was shouting, too. Many things were falling and glass breaking. It was an earthquake. But she believed that she made it. And now only a few years later, she's back in school. On her own two legs. No wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat an unimportant little disease, can’t they?

1.What did the doctors do with Angela's disease?

A. They held out little hope of curing it.

B. They were sure and confident to cure her.

C. They gave up ways of helping her.

D. They sent her home with a wheelchair.

2.Doctors taught Angela to imagine seeing herself walking to　　　 .

A. help her to recover from the disease

B. give her encouragement and hope

C. praise her for her undefeatable spirit

D. cure her illness in a special way

3.What played the leading part in Angela's success in coming back to school?

A. Her undefeatable spirit and hard work.

B. Crutches (拐杖)and a wheelchair.

C. The earthquake in San Francisco.

D. An advanced medical operation.

4.The bed in the hospital suddenly moved because of　　 　　 .

A. Angela's imagining walking

B. other patients' help

C. an unexpected earthquake

D. Angela’s recovering

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On a Friday night ,a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station .The music was so great that people ________ down to listen and put some money into his hat .

The next day ,the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat ,there was a piece of paper with some ________ on it .It said ,“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by ________ .Welcome to claim (认领) it .”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and ________ what it could be .After a while a man rushed through the crowd, took the violinist’s shoulders and said ,“I knew you would ________ come here.” The violinist asked, “Did you ________ something ?“Lottery（彩票）.” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang ’ name on it .Sang took it and danced happily.

Sang was an office worker. He bought the lottery and ________ a prize of $ 500,000. But when he gave $ 50 to the violinist for his wonderful music , the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student . That morning ,he was going to  to Vienna for higher education. However, when he found the ticket ,he cancelled the flight and ________ to the entrance.

Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay tuition（学费）. He said,“Although I don’t have much money ,I live happily .If I lose ________, I won’t be happy forever.

1.A. went          B. slowed         C. turned      D .fell

2.A. music         B. money         C. words       D. tickets

3.A. chance        B. hand           C. choice      D. mistake

4.A. asked         B. felt            C. wondered    D. knew

5.A. certainly      B. never          C. always      D. exactly

6.A. get           B. lose            C. want        D. buy

7.A. held          B. kept           C. lost          D. won

8.A .walk          B. fly            C. ride          D. run

9.A. returned       B. reached        C. pointed       D. jumped

10.A. name         B. lottery         C. honesty       D. money

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With so many places of interest, world-famous museums and tall buildings, there is always plenty to do in New York. However, sightseeing in New York City might not be the easiest or the cheapest experience.

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1.The purpose of this passage is to _________.

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B. explain something about New York Pass

C. introduce places of interest in New York

D. encourage people to buy New York Pass

2.What could be the lowest price for a Two-day adult pass and a Three-day child pass?

A. $250.5.　　 B. $ 270.　　　 　　 C. $249.　 　 D. $263.

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A. Its holders needn’t pay for the places it covers.

B. Its holders can save up to $1300 entrance fees.

C. Its holders needn’t queue to enter the places it covers.

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4.The underlined phrase “are entitled to” most probably means “_________”.

A. have a specia name

B. have a special right

C. have a special time

D. have a special saving

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Charlie Chaplin developed his own manner of acting, the one that was to become world-famous. He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air ________1.________ he walked. During his first year, Chaplin acted in 35 films, many of ________2.________he wrote and directed himself. Chaplin’s earliest films were ________3.________(silence), because the equipment for adding sound to films had not yet been developed.

The ________4.________(develop) of films with sound became a problem for Chaplin, as he was uncertain about ________5.________(make) films with dialogue. Instead, he continued to make films without dialogue, but he added music. Chaplin’s later films, _6.________, were not well received. He made only six films ________7.________1940 and 1966 and only ________8.first of these is still popular today. Before he died in 1977, he _9.(honour) in a number of ways for ________10.________contributions to the film industry.

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After marriage, the world-famous man, who was a leading role in physics, decided to give up his wife ________ his career（事业）.

A．more than         B．rather than        C．instead           D．in place of

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Charlie Chaplin was1.world-famous actor.Up to now nobody has been able to do this2.(good) than him.His charming character,the little tramp is well-known throughout the world.He played a poor and homeless person,who wore large trousers,3.(wear) shoes and a small round black hat,4.(carry)a walking stick.This character was a social5.(fail) but was loved by all who watched the film for his optimism and determation6. (overcome) all difficulties.The film The Gold Rush was set in California in the end of the nineteenth century7. gold was discovered and thousands of people rushed there searching for it.In the film,Chaplin and his friend are in California,too.Their job is in search of gold,8.without success.Instead,they are trapped on the edge of a mountain in a snowstrom in a small wooden house.They are9.hungry that they have to boil one of Chaplin's leather shoes in a pan and eat10..

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He is one of the world-famous musicians. By the time he was six, he ______ composing.

A. had begun     B. begins    C. would begin    D. was beginning

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Australian Comedy---COSI(5th Round)

Date: April 12-16---7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Poly Theatre

Price: 800-1,500 yuan

Cosi is a 1996 Australian comedy film directed by Mark Joffe. In the film, Lewis Riley wants to get a job as a director at a mental (精神病的)hospital. He gets the job and finds himself directing a production of the Mozart opera Cosi fan tutte, an opera in Italian. And it is going to be performed by actors and actresses that he must select from among the patients, who only speak English.

Twelfth Night

By TNT Theatre Britain

Date: April 13-15---7:30 pm

Venue: 9 Theatre Beijing

Price: 60-380 yuan

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601-1602. The play focuses on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a ship accident at sea. Viola(who pretends to be a boy) falls in love with Orsino. But Orsino in turn is in love with Olivia when meeting Viola falls in love with her, thinking she is a man.

Jazz Weekend---Thomas Enhco Piano Recital

Date: May 6---7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Concert Hall

Price: 80-599 yuan

Thomas Enhco was born in Paris, 1988. He starts playing the violin and piano at an early age, and studies classical music and jazz. At 12, Thomas works with a French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood. He is spotted by Peter Erskine, who offers to help with Thomas Enhco’s first CD. In 2004-2005, Thomas creates and records his first album, Esquisse, which is released in 2006. He receives the Young Talent Prize at the Montauban Jazz Festival in 2006.

1.Where can you enjoy Cosi in April?

A. Beijing Poly Theatre　　 B. TNT Theatre Britain

C. 9 Theatre Beijing　　 D. Beijing Concert Hall

2.Who in fact is a man in Twelfth Night?

A. Olivia　　 B. Viola

C. Orsino　　 D. William Shakespeare

3.Thomas Enhco’s first album finally came out _________.

A. in 2000　　 B. in 2004

C. in 2005　　 D. in 2006

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