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A famous violinist enters the stage to perform a solo at a New York City music hall. Getting on stage is no small task for him. A brain disease he got as a child forces him to walk with crutches（拐杖）.
Seeing him walk across the stage is hard to forget. He walks painfully, but gracefully（大方地）, until he reaches his chair. He sits down slowly, puts his crutches on the floor and places his legs in the correct place. Then he picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and starts to play.
But suddenly something goes wrong. The violinist finishes the first few parts of the piece, but one of the strings on his violin breaks. Everyone hears it clearly.
People think the violinist will need to stop to find another string or violin. But he doesn’t. Instead, he stops for a moment, closes his eyes and goes on. He plays from where he left off, with a passion and power that people had never heard before.
It is impossible to play how he does with only three strings. But this musician refuses to give up. He seems to play the strings in new ways to make the sounds he needed from the missing string.
When he finishes, everyone in hall bursts into applause. The musician smiles and says: “Sometimes it is up to the musician to find out how much music he can make with what he has left.
1.The first two paragraphs aim to show that .
A. the violinist is very famous B. it’s hard for the violinist to do such work
C. the violinist is not confident in himself D. it took the violinist a lot of time to prepare
2.What does the violinist do when his violin string breaks?
A. He finds another string. B. He finds another violin.
C. He goes on playing. D. He gives up playing.
3.What message does the story tell us?
A. A good musician can hardly deal with every challenge.
B. Playing the violin is an easy job.
C. Learn how to be a good audience.
D. Make full use of what we still have.
4.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Do the best you can do B. Nobody is perfect
C. The life of a famous violinist D. How to play the violin
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Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really liked to play the violin. But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful. So his father sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin was his dream. He didn’t want to give up his dream. So he left university before he finished his studies and spent all his time and energy practicing the violin. Unfortunately, his violin teacher was not very good. So when it was time for him to start his concert tour, he still couldn’t play the violin very well.
Therefore, a Milan newspaper critic1 criticized him and said that he was an untrained violinist. The critic said, “If he is gold, he is not ready to shine2 yet.”
When facing this kind of problem, some people may become very angry and some people try to learn from it. Fortunately, Ole Bull belonged to the second group. He went to the newspaper office and found the critic. Instead of being angry, he talked about his mistakes with the man and listened to the man’s advice.
After he met the critic, he gave up the rest of his concerts. Then he went back to practice the violin with the help of good teachers. In the end, he got great success when he was only 26. He also became one of the most famous violinists in the world.
1.Why didn't Ole Bull's father like him to play the piano?
A. Because he thought playing the violin was useless.
B. Because his father thought playing the violin would cost lots of money.
C. Because his father thought he couldn't play the violin well.
D. Because his father thought he couldn't make his dream come true.
2.What does the underlined part "If he is gold, he is not ready to shine yet." mean?
A. Gold always shines no matter where it is.
B. He is an excellent violinist.
C. He doesn't play the violin very well.
D. If he sells gold, he will make a lot of money.
3.What was Ole Bull's attitude towards the critic's article?
A. Angry. B. Excited. C. Modest. D. Worried.
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Without a good teacher, one can't succeed.
B. The critic's advice helped Ole Bull a lot.
C. Ole Bull got success after many years' hard practice at last.
D. The critic helped Ole Bull find a famous teacher.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Becoming a violinist can make a lot of money.
B. When we meet problems, we should learn to face them.
C. Old Bull was a famous American pianist.
D. You can be famous easily if you play the violin.
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The famous singer will give a performance the concert hall .
A. by B. of
C. on D. at
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The famous singer will give a performance the concert hall .
A.by B. of C. on D.at
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Sarasota, Florida teen band The Garbage-Men is performing on the stage. The band has five members. They are Jack Berry, Ollie Gray, Harrison Paparatto, Austin Siegel and Evan Tucker. The five teens are making music from waste. The Garbage-Men band’s instruments are made from recycled things. The guitars are boxes. A horn(号) is made from pipes. The keyboard is formed from old bottles.
The band started about two years ago. Jack Berry who was in eighth grade at the time decided to make a playable, home-made guitar, after some trial-and-error(反复试验), he ended up building it from a cereal box, a yardstick and toothpicks. After Jack showed his creation to his friend Ollie Gray, Ollie had the idea to form a band using other home-made instruments as a way to improve recycling. “We want to show people there is more to recycling than throwing things away in the bin.” Jack, 16, told TFK. “You can actually reuse materials.”
The Garbage-Men plays at local events around Sarasota, including festivals, farmer’s markets and community fundraisers. Typically, the teens will set up on the street and perform popular songs from the 1960s, including classic Beatles tunes and crowd favorite “Wipe Out,” by The Surfaris. In between sets, they talk about recycling and offer tips for how to help the environment. While they perform, Jack’s little brother Trent, 11, gives out flyers(宣传单) about recycling and helps sell the band’s CDs and other musical products.
The band donates(捐赠) the money from sales to charity. They have raised more than $2,500 for Heifer International. The organization gives farm animals, seeds and agricultural(农业的) training to people in poor countries to help end poverty and hunger. “It’s a good, sustainable-development (持续发展的)charity,” Jack says, “By donating one animal, you help the whole community.”
The band, all tenth graders, tries to play a show every week. They’ve also played on a Tampa, Florida radio station and auditioned(试演) for America’s Got Talent. The teens hope to eventually take their shows on the road by touring in other states. “Music is a really good way to get a good message across to people because it’s really accessible(可接近的),” Jack says. Their instruments may be rubbish, but their message isn’t.
1.Who is NOT a member of the Garbage-Men band?
A. Ollie Gray. B. Trent Berry.
C. Austin Siegel. D. Jack Berry.
2.The five teens formed the band in order to ________.
A. show how to make musical instruments from rubbish
B. earn more money to help support their own families
C. make their musical products known all around the world
D. ask more people to recycle daily rubbish around them
3.What did the Garbage Men Band mainly do according to the passage?
A. They told people how to protect the environment and do some charities.
B. They collected the rubbish in communities and cleaned up the markets.
C. They raised money for the old people by selling their own instruments.
D. They joined the Heifer International and made their own musical CDs.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Music and Environment
B. The Garbage-Men Band
C. Home-made Musical Instruments
D. A Pioneer of American Country Music
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Sarasota, Florida teen band The Garbage-Men is performing on the stage. The band has five members. They are Jack Berry, Ollie Gray, Harrison Paparatto, Austin Siegel and Evan Tucker. The five teens are making music from waste. The Garbage-Men band’s instruments are made from recycled things. The guitars are boxes. A horn(号) is made from pipes. The keyboard is formed from old bottles.
The band started about two years ago. Jack Berry who was in eighth grade at the time decided to make a playable, home-made guitar, after some trial-and-error(反复试验), he ended up building it from a cereal box, a yardstick and toothpicks. After Jack showed his creation to his friend Ollie Gray, Ollie had the idea to form a band using other home-made instruments as a way to improve recycling. “We want to show people there is more to recycling than throwing things away in the bin.” Jack, 16, told TFK. “You can actually reuse materials.”
The Garbage-Men plays at local events around Sarasota, including festivals, farmer’s markets and community fundraisers. Typically, the teens will set up on the street and perform popular songs from the 1960s, including classic Beatles tunes and crowd favorite “Wipe Out,” by The Surfaris. In between sets, they talk about recycling and offer tips for how to help the environment. While they perform, Jack’s little brother Trent, 11, gives out flyers(宣传单) about recycling and helps sell the band’s CDs and other musical products.
The band donates(捐赠) the money from sales to charity. They have raised more than $2,500 for Heifer International. The organization gives farm animals, seeds and agricultural(农业的) training to people in poor countries to help end poverty and hunger. “It’s a good, sustainable-development (持续发展的)charity,” Jack says, “By donating one animal, you help the whole community.”
The band, all tenth graders, tries to play a show every week. They’ve also played on a Tampa, Florida radio station and auditioned(试演) for America’s Got Talent. The teens hope to eventually take their shows on the road by touring in other states. “Music is a really good way to get a good message across to people because it’s really accessible(可接近的),” Jack says. Their instruments may be rubbish, but their message isn’t.
1.Who is NOT a member of the Garbage-Men band?
A．Ollie Gray.
B．Trent Berry.
C．Austin Siegel.
D．Jack Berry.
2.The five teens formed the band in order to ________.
A．show how to make musical instruments from rubbish
B．earn more money to help support their own families
C．make their musical products known all around the world
D．ask more people to recycle daily rubbish around them
3.What did the Garbage Men Band mainly do according to the passage?
A．They told people how to protect the environment and do some charities.
B．They collected the rubbish in communities and cleaned up the markets．
C．They raised money for the old people by selling their own instruments．
D．They joined the Heifer International and made their own musical CDs．
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Music and Environment
B．The Garbage-Men Band
C．Home-made Musical Instruments
D．A Pioneer of American Country Music
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Florida teen band The Garbage-Men is performing on the stage. The band has five members. They are Jack Berry, Ollie Gray, Harrison Paparatto, Austin Siegel and Evan Tucker. The five teens are making music from waste. The Garbage-Men band’s instruments are made from recycled things. The guitars are boxes. A horn(号) is made from pipes. The keyboard is formed from old bottles.
The band started about two years ago. Jack Berry who was in eighth grade at the time decided to make a playable, home-made guitar, after some trial-and-error(反复试验), he ended up building it from a cereal box, a yardstick and toothpicks. After Jack showed his creation to his friend Ollie Gray, Ollie had the idea to form a band using other home-made instruments as a way to improve recycling. “We want to show people there is more to recycling than throwing things away in the bin.” Jack, 16, told TFK. “You can actually reuse materials.”
Last year, the Garbage-Men played at local events, including festivals, farmer’s markets. Typically, the teens set up on the street and performed popular songs from the 1960s, including classic Beatles and crowd favorite “Wipe Out”. They talked about recycling and offered tips for how to improve the environment. While they were performing, Jack’s little brother Trent, 11, gave out leaflets about recycling and helped sell the band’s CDs and other musical products.
The band donated the money from sales to charity. They have raised more than $2,500 for Heifer International. The organization gives farm animals, seeds and agricultural training to people in poor countries to help end poverty and hunger. “It’s a good, sustainable-development (持续发展的)charity,” Jack says, “By donating one animal, you help the whole community.”
The band, all tenth graders, tries to play a show every week. They’ve also played on a Florida radio station. The teens hope to take their shows on the road by touring in other states. “Music is a really good way to get a good message across to people because it’s really close.” Jack says. Their instruments may be rubbish, but their message isn’t.
1.They are all members of the Garbage-Men band EXCEPT ________.
A．Ollie Gray B．Trent Berry C．Austin Siegel D．Jack Berry
2.Which of the following is the correct order of what the teens have done?
① The Garbage-Men played at local events.
② Jack Berry made a playable, home-made guitar.
③ The band donated the money from sales to charity.
④ Ollie decided to form a band using home-made instruments.
A．③②④① B．②①④③ C．③①②④ D．②④①③
3.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Classical music and rubbish
B．A special band
C．Home-made musical instruments
D．A pioneer of country music
4.The five teens formed the band with the purpose of ________.
A．making musical instruments from rubbish
B．earning more money to help support their own families
C．asking more people to recycle daily rubbish around them
D．making their musical products known all around the world
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阅读理解。
Florida teen band The Garbage-Men is performing on the stage. The band has five members. They are Jack Berry， Ollie Gray， Harrison Paparatto， Austin Siegel and Evan Tucker. The five teens are making music from waste. The Garbage-Men band’s instruments are made from recycled things. The guitars are boxes. A horn(号) is made from pipes. The keyboard is formed from old bottles.
The band started about two years ago. Jack Berry who was in eighth grade at the time decided to make a playable， home-made guitar， after some trial-and-error(反复试验)， he ended up building it from a cereal box， a yardstick and toothpicks. After Jack showed his creation to his friend Ollie Gray， Ollie had the idea to form a band using other home-made instruments as a way to improve recycling. “We want to show people there is more to recycling than throwing things away in the bin.” Jack， 16， told TFK. “You can actually reuse materials.”
Last year， the Garbage-Men played at local events， including festivals， farmer’s markets. Typically， the teens set up on the street and performed popular songs from the 1960s， including classic Beatles and crowd favorite “Wipe Out”. They talked about recycling and offered tips for how to improve the environment. While they were performing， Jack’s little brother Trent， 11， gave out leaflets about recycling and helped sell the band’s CDs and other musical products.
The band donated the money from sales to charity. They have raised more than $2，500 for Heifer International. The organization gives farm animals， seeds and agricultural training to people in poor countries to help end poverty and hunger. “It’s a good， sustainable-development (持续发展的)charity，” Jack says， “By donating one animal， you help the whole community.”
The band， all tenth graders， tries to play a show every week. They’ve also played on a Florida radio station. The teens hope to take their shows on the road by touring in other states. “Music is a really good way to get a good message across to people because it’s really close.” Jack says. Their instruments may be rubbish， but their message isn’t.
1.They are all members of the Garbage-Men band EXCEPT ________.
A．Ollie Gray B．Trent Berry
C．Austin Siegel D．Jack Berry
2.Which of the following is the correct order of what the teens have done?
① The Garbage-Men played at local events.
② Jack Berry made a playable， home-made guitar.
③ The band donated the money from sales to charity.
④ Ollie decided to form a band using home-made instruments.
A．③②④① B．②①④③
C．③①②④ D．②④①③
3.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Classical music and rubbish
B．A special band
C．Home-made musical instruments
D．A pioneer of country music
4.The five teens formed the band with the purpose of ________.
A．making musical instruments from rubbish
B．earning more money to help support their own families
C．asking more people to recycle daily rubbish around them
D．making their musical products known all around the world
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完型填空
People who speak or perform (表演) before the public sometimes may suffer from (经受) "Stage Fright" (怯场). Stage fright makes a person ____________. In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget _________ one should say or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or _____________.
Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to _________ themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad __________.
She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths _______ helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols advises her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's __________ to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and ________ what helped and what did not. _________ they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim (目的) is only to __________ stage fright, not to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.
1.A. joyful B. proud C. nervous D. hopeless
2.A. when B. what C. how D. whether
3.A. others B. other C. another D. the other
4.A. cure B. control C. hold D. protect
5.A. experience B. activity C. process D. event
6.A. usually B. too C. also D. sometimes
7.A. sure B. terrible C. necessary D. all right
8.A. put out B. find out C. look for D. search for
9.A. As B. While C. Before D. Until
10.A. change B. produce C. improve D. reduce
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Here are some stage performances in December.
#Musical Gone with the Wind
Date: Nov 30-Dec9/ Dec 15-Dec 21/ Dec 29-Jan 13
Theater: Beijing exhibition(展览) center theater/ Shaanxi Performing Art
Center/ SAIC Shanghai Culture Square
Language: English
Brief Introduction: This musical is based on the American Civil War. It tells a romantic story, in which a girl named Scarlett never gives up and grows to be a woman.
#Play Teahouse
Date: Dec 14-Dec 16
Theater: Beijing Tianqiao Theater
Language: Sichuan dialect(方言)
Brief Introduction: In the drama, Beijing Yutai Teahouse is the background. It describes various characters. Through the changes in the life of the characters in the teahouse, the writer reflects the changes of society.
#Musical Journey Under the Midnight Sun
Date: Nov 30- Dec 9
Theater: SAIC Shanghai Culture Square
Language: Mandarin(普通话)
Brief Introduction: It’s a mystery novel written by KeigoHigashino. The story begins in 1973 when a man is found killed in a building in Osaka. It’s very attractive(吸引人的).
1.If you are in Beijing, how many performances can you enjoy?
A.one B.two C.three
2.Who is Journey Under the Midnight Sun written by?
A.KeigoHigashino B.Scarlett C.Osaka
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the information?
A.The play Teahouse is performed in Sichuan province.
B.Gone with the Wind is performed in the most places among the three.
C.Journey Under the Midnight Sun tells a romantic story which is very attractive.
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