Art has always been a vital part of my life. ...

Art has always been a vital part of my life. When I was o ld enough to appreciate genuine fine art , my parents started bringing me to museums that housed works of the greatest artists in the world.

When my art teacher asked us to do a Cubist（立体派的)drawing, my first thought was that she was just joking. I didn't like Cubism.　 I thought to do so means making fun ofthe true artists I admired. Unwillingly, I began to find out items for my drawing, I carelessly drew the objects all from different view points. The pictures all looked like a mess of lines and shapes anyway, but I was more concerned with how many more minutes were in the period because I was hungry. Yet, the other part of me was growing quieter. I began to take my task seriously and darken specific lines. I stared at my drawing and determined which ones needed to be emphasized. I was soon shading certain shapes black and they brought out important figures. It must be absolutely perfect.

When I showed her my finished drawing, my teacher looked at me with her huge smile and simply stated, "You are a Cubist. " At that moment the world stopped moving. My cubist drawing was the best piece of art I had ever created, not because I had spent the most time on it but because I had felt it.　 I thought of how I produced it.　 Once I felt frustrated, trying to perfect my black lines.　 Another time I was delighted in breathing life into the drawing by adding color.　 All of these emotions showed themselves in my work, giving it life that none of my previous works had had. Cubism set me free, showing everything I knew, everything I was, and everything I wished I could be. I had found the missing link, and the world began to move again.

1.How did the author first react to his art teachefs request?

A. He was unwilling to do it.

B. He was pleased to do it.

C. He was worried about it.

D. He was confused about it.

2.What do you think of the writer according to the text?

A. Absent-minded. B. Self-centred.

C. Warm-hearted. D. Strong-willed.

3.What does the underlined part in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The enthusiasm of painting. B. The relationship with his teacher.

C. The method to do a Cubist drawing. D. The determination to be a Cubist.

4.What lesson can we get from the text?

A. Practice makes perfect. B. Attitude is everything.

C. It is-never too old to learn. D. Action speaks louder than words.

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Summertime has always been my absolute favorite time of the year. When I was in school, I just lived for the long summer holidays when I could play with my friends and my sister all day at our ease. Everyone has different associations of summer. For some, they think of the smell of freshly cut grass, for others it’s lying on a beach reading a book and for some it might be the taste of lemonade or ice cream. I am so happy to be spending this summer with my family and childhood friends here in the Highlands of Scotland after a year away in France.

One of my favorite things to do in summer is go to see the Highland. These events happen all across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland over the summer and are a great chance for friends and family to get together and support the local community. A Highland Games event is a big gathering with food stalls(小摊), fair games for children and sports and athletics competitions. Many of the sports are very specific to Scottish tradition such as “tossing caber”. This is a competition in which the competitors attempt to lift a full-length tree log and to toss it up in the air. The oldest Highland Games of Scotland date back to AD 1314 and they are now an iconic part of the Scottish summer.

Summer just would not be complete for me without my favorite fruit-strawberries. Here in the Highlands, strawberries are grown as one of our best-sellers over the summer months and one thing I love to do on a warm summer afternoon is to pick some strawberries to eat with cream at the end of the day. If you come here, I think you will fall in love with them.

1.Why did the author treasured summertime as a child?

A. It was a long hot holiday for him.

B. He could see his brother every day.

C. He was able to feel quite relaxed.

D. It was the best time to live a life.

2.What can we learn according to the first paragraph?

A. The author was born and raised in France.

B. The author spent one year out of his country.

C. The author moved to Scotland with his family.

D. The author devoted much time to reading books.

3.What will you see at a Highland Games event?

A. People giving a hand to those in need.

B. Kinds of delicious food and happy children.

C. A cultural display of Scottish tradition.

D. Some extreme sports competitions.

4.Why does the author refer to strawberries?

A. To show he only takes interest in this fruit.

B. To prove Highlands is best for summer.

C. To attract readers to buy strawberries.

D. To suggest strawberries are the best for you.

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Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan’s life. “Since I was three years old, I sang. I sang everything,” Gloria said. “Cubans,” she added, “are a musical people”.

Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957. Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power. In Miami, where the family settled, many people did not accept Cuban immigrants. In first grade, she spoke little English, but she worked hard to learn the language. Six months after she entered school, she won an award for reading in English!

When Gloria was ten, her father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the family realized he wasn’t well. They soon found out that he was badly ill. Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family. Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.

She still made the honor roll, and she still had her music, but Gloria was lonely. However, when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria sang for him. He asked her to join his band. It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine.

Within a few months, the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami. In 1978 Gloria and Emilio married.

At first, the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami. Then the band signed with CBS Records. Estefan and his band became stars.

Since then, the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records. Gloria has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992. She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane. “We needed a party after that disaster,” she said.

Gloria said, “You have to stay true to the music you really love to do. There will always be people who will tell you, ‘that won’t work.’ You’ve got to be firm in spite of difficulties. Stick to it—that’s the main thing.”

1.Gloria’s father was ill ________.

A. when they settled down in Miami.

B. before they left their home country

C. after he returned from Vietnam War

D. as soon as she finished high school

2.According to the passage, probably Gloria did the following except ________.

A. organizing an all-star concert for Hurricane victims

B. winning an award for reading in English

C. teaching at school to support the family

D. taking care of her father and sister

3.The underlined word “disaster” in this passage refers to ________.

A. the concert          B. the celebration     C. the victims        D. the hurricane

4.This passage mainly tells about Gloria Estefan’s ________.

A. life story   B. happy marriage   C. music style    D. Cuban background

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Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan’s life. “ Since I was three years old, I sang. I sang everything,” Gloria said. “Gubans,” she added, “are a musical people.”

Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957. Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power. In Miami, where the family settled, many people did not accept Cuban immigrants. In first grade, she spoke little English, but she worked hard to learn the language. Six months after she entered school, she won an award for reading in English!

When Gloria was ten , her father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the family realized he wasn’t well. They soon found out that he was badly ill. Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family. Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.

She still made the honor roll, and she still had her music, but Gloria was lonely. However, when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria sang for him. He asked her to join his band. It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine. Within a few months, the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami. In 1978, Gloria and Emilio married.

At first, the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami. Then the band signed with CBS Records. Estefan and his band became stars.

Since then, the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records. Estefan has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992. She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $ 2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane. “We needed a party after that disaster,” she said.

Estefan said, “You have to stay true to the music you really love to do. There will always be people who will tell you, ‘that won’t work.’ You’ve got to be firm in spite of difficulties. Stick to it——that’s the main thing.”

1.Estefan’s father was ill ______.

2.According to the passage, probably Estefan did the following except________.

3.The underlined word “disaster” in this passage refers to _______.

4.This passage mainly tells about Estefan’s ______.

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Busy as Tom is, exercise has always been ______ his work.

A. as a part of his life much as

B. as much a part of his life as

C. as much as a part of his life

D. so much a part of his life as

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Busy as Tom is, exercise has always been______his work.

A．as a part of his life much as

B．as much a part of his life as

C．as much as a part of his life

D．so much a part of his life as

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Though he is busy, music has always been _______ his work.

A. as much a part of his life as       B. as a part of his life much as

C. as much as a part of his life       D. so much a part of his life as

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Although I love my life ,it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years

Music has always been a great love of mine and ,in my 20s,when my_21_was move manageable ,I22  ten years as a professional singer in restaurant .playing and singing falk songs.23 that was years ago and times have changed . __24__ I live with my mother on a country farm .

Two years ago,I decided that I would need to love some kind of extra work to _25_ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金）._26_ I needed to sleep in afternoons.I was limited in my  _27_I decided that I would consider 28  to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians ,so I was _29 when I went into our local music store .I explained that I waned to sing again but using  recurded knraoke music I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of  _30 to get started ,And 31  you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __32__use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my 33 ,he gave me a long use the gave me a long ,thoughtful __34__.

“This means a lot to you , doesn't it ?"be said . “Come with me.”

He led me 35the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 36on his treasure and said . “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 37 and I´ll record them for you .That should get you started.”

I  38. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 39that I could sing . I have come full circle with his help.

His 40still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra , which I have the chance.

1.  A. loneliness   B. sadness     C. tiredness      D. sickness

2.   A. set          B. enjoyed     C. kept           D. shared

3.   A. Gladly       B. Eventually  C. Unfortunately  D. Surprisingly

4.   A. Now          B. Then        C. Some time      D. Meanwhile

5.  A. add up to    B. make up for  C. get nd of   D. take advantage of

6.   A. If          B. As            C. Though     D. Before

7.   A. movement    B. condition     C. choices    D. positions

8.   A. reaching out  B. living up   C. getting on  D. going back

9.  A. recognized     B. interviewed C. found      D. invited

10.  A. money         B. time        C. energy      D. knowledge

11.  A. thus          B. ones        C. seldom      D. often

12.   A. actually      B. hardly      C. nearly      D. formerly

13.  A. job           B. family      C. idea        D. offer

14.  A. face          B. view        C. look        D. sight

15.   A. over          B. along       C. towards     D. through

16.  A. Unhappily     B. lovingly    C. pitifully   D. gratefully

17.  A.pick            B. turn        C. role        D. step

18.  A.had to cry  B. ought to cry  C.should have cried  D. could have cried

19.  A.more           B. the ones       C. few       D.the rest

20.  A.courage       B. devotion    C. kindness      D.rust

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Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 16  was more manageable , I 17  ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. 18  that was years ago and times have changed. 19  I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 20   my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). 21  I needed to sleep in the afternoons,  I was limited in my 22  . I decided that I would consider 23  to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was 24  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of 25  to get started. And 26  you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 27  use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my 28 ; he gave me a long thoughtful    29 . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me 30  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 31  on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 32  and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I 33 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   34  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His 35  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness         B. sadness              C. tiredness            D. sickness

2.A. set            B. enjoyed          C. kept                 D. shared

3.A. Gladly             B. Eventually           C. Unfortunately        D. Surprisingly

4.A. Now            B. Then                 C. Sometime             D. Meanwhile

5.A. add up to      B. make up for     C. get rid of           D. take advantage of

6.A. If                 B. As               C. Though           D. Before

7.A. movement       B. condition            C. choices          D. positions

8. A. reaching out B. living up            C. getting on           D. going back

9.A. recognized         B. interviewed      C. found            D. invited

10.A. money             B. time                 C. energy           D. knowledge

11.A. thus          B. once                 C. seldom           D. often

12. A. actually         B. hardly           C. nearly           D. formerly

13.A. job           B. family           C. idea                 D. offer

14.A. face          B. view                 C. look                 D. sight

15.A. over          B. along                C. towards          D. through

16.A. unhappily         B. lovingly             C. pitifully            D. gratefully

17.A. pick          B. turn                 C. role                 D. step

18. A. had to cry       B. ought to cry        C. should have cried    D. could have cried

19.A. more              B. the ones             C. few              D. the rest

20. A. courage      B. devotion             C. kindness             D. trust

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Although I love my life,it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and,in my 20s,when my____was more manageable,I____ten years as a professional singer in restaurants,playing and singing folk songs.____that was years ago and times have changed.____I live with my mother on a country farm.

Two years ago,I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to____my disability pension（残疾抚恤金）.____I needed to sleep in the afternoons,I was limited in my____.I decided that I would consider____to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians,so I was____when I went into our local music store.I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of ____to get started.And____you find only three to four songs out often on a disc that you can____use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my____,he gave me a long thoughtful____."This means a lot to you, doesn't it?"he said."Come with me."

He led me____the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it.He placed his large hand____on his treasure and said,"I have 800 karaoke songs in here.You can take your____and I'll record them for you.That should get you started."

I____.Thanking him,I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose____that I could sing.I have come full circle with his help.

His____still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra,when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness　　 B. sadness　　 C. sickness　　 D. tiredness

2.A. set　　 B. shared　　 C. kept　　 D. enjoyed

3.A. Gladly　　 B. Eventually　　 C. Surprisingly　　 D. Unfortunately

4.A. Then　　 B. Now　　 C. Sometime　　 D. Meanwhile

5.A. add up to　　 B. get rid of　　 C. make up for　　 D. take advantage of

6.A. As　　 B. If　　 C. Though　　 D. Before

7.A. movement　　 B. condition　　 C. positions　　 D. choices

8.A. reaching out　　 B. living up　　 C. going back　　 D. getting on

9.A. invited　　 B. interviewed　　 C. found　　 D. recognized

10.A. energy　　 B. time　　 C. money　　 D. knowledge

11.A. thus　　 B. once　　 C. often　　 D. seldom

12.A. hardly　　 B. actually　　 C. nearly　　 D. formerly

13.A. job　　 B. family　　 C. offer　　 D. idea

14.A. face　　 B. look　　 C. view　　 D. sight

15.A. over　　 B. along　　 C. through　　 D. towards

16.A. unhappily　　 B. pitifully　　 C. lovingly　　 D. gratefully

17.A. tum　　 B. pick　　 C. role　　 D. step

18.A. had to cry　　 B. ought to cry　　 C. could have cried　　 D. should have cried

19.A. more　　 B. the rest　　 C. few　　 D. the ones

20.A. courage　　 B. devotion　　 C. trust　　 D. kindness

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