Tyler Thompson is1.unlikely star in the world...

Tyler Thompson is1.unlikely star in the world of Peking opera. The 15-year-old from Oakland has fascinated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability2.(sing) pitch-perfect Mandarin(普通话) and perform the ancient Chinese art form. The teen,3.is black and only speaks some basic Chinese, has been praised by teachers since he4.(pick) up the music as a kindergartner. “As soon as he opens5.(he) mouth and sings in Chinese, the Chinese are very surprised and they feel very proud of him,” said his music teacher. “When he puts on the costume, and all the acting, you can see that he is pretty good.”

Tyler has learned to sing several well-known pieces of Peking opera, a centuries-old form of musical theater6.(know) for its highly structured costumes, changing gongs(锣) and cymbals(钹), wide-ranging voices and highly stylized7.(move). Tyler got8.(stand) cheers when he performed9.Justice Bao, a famous Song Dynasty judge who fought corruption, from the Chinese classic Bao Qing Tian. “The music is very beautiful, and it’s very passionate,” said Tyler, “It’s made me want to know10.(much) about the world outside of America or California or Oakland.”

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“There are two kinds of people in the world—people who love Peking Opera and people who don’t know they love Peking Opera yet,” said Wang Peiyu in the opening section of her latest 12-episode (集) online ________. “My job is to let the ________ know about Peking Opera and then fall in love with it.”

The weekly talk show sees Wang, who is one of the ________ Peking Opera artists in China, explain the traditional art form as well as ________ its appeal.

With a( an) ________ of various art forms, including singing, dancing, and martial arts (武术), Peking Opera, has a long history ________ back to the 19th century. In 2010 UNESCO ________ it an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (非物质文化遗产).

Like many traditional art forms, it is ________ by contemporary entertainment and is losing its audience, especially among the younger generation.

Wang is trying to change the ________. She has about 1.6 million followers on micro-blogging platform Sina Weibo and has built up a large fan base among young people with her ________ techniques and charm.

Each episode, about 30 minutes long, ________ Wang introduce her unique knowledge about Peking Opera with a particular ________ such as the making of a Peking Opera star, the ________ of preparing for a performance, and ________ stories about the age-old art. She uses ________ direct and humorous language to ________ the audience.

One fan ________: “All I knew about Peking Opera was the painted ________, but thanks to Wang’s show, I now know more about the art form and I look forward to watching a(an) ________ performance in the theatre.”

The 40-year-old Wang, a famous female performer who specializes in playing laosheng (old male) roles onstage, has been ________ with popularizing Peking Opera among younger people.

1.A.service B.show C.business D.advertisement

2.A.fans B.former C.students D.latter

3.A.hard-working B.best-selling C.warm-hearted D.strong-willed

4.A.display B.win C.change D.understand

5.A.competition B.classification C.combination D.explanation

6.A.dating B.expanding C.looking D.pulling

7.A.named B.declared C.gave D.found

8.A.influenced B.transformed C.challenged D.introduced

9.A.opera B.trend C.world D.performance

10.A.basic B.literary C.strange D.solid

11.A.sees B.notices C.develops D.expresses

12.A.note B.star C.theme D.guest

13.A.aim B.failure C.necessity D.process

14.A.amusing B.confusing C.demanding D.embarrassing

15.A.complex B.professional C.simple D.native

16.A.adapt to B.joke with C.argue with D.appeal to

17.A.consulted B.commented C.compromised D.commanded

18.A.mouth B.eyes C.noses D.faces

19.A.special B.on-line C.live D.academic

20.A.credited B.promoted C.paid D.equipped

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The Hotel Al Arab ______ the first and only 7-star hotel in the world was designed in the

shape of a sail of 321 meters.

A. was considered   B. considering     C. being considered     D. considered

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Laughter is part of the human language around the world. Unlike English or French, we don't have to learn to speak it, and we're born with the ability to laugh. Studies show that the first laughter appears at about 3.5 to 4 months of age, long before we're able to speak.

As the saying goes, "Laughter is the best medicine." Best of all, this priceless medicine is fun, free and easy to use. Nothing works faster to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. It helps relax your whole body leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes. Laughter also helps you fight against diseases. It can improve the function of blood vessels (血管) and increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack.

And the good feeling you get when you laugh remains with you even a few minutes later.

It helps you keep a positive, optimistic attitude toward difficult situations, disappointments and losses. Laughter gives you the strength to find new sources of meaning and hope. Even in the most difficult days, a laugh or even simply a smile can go a long way toward making you feel better.

Shared laughter is one of the most effective tools for keeping relationships fresh and exciting. And it helps build strong and lasting relationships, and it unites people during difficult times. So it's necessary to create opportunities to laugh with others. More often, people are very happy to share something funny because it gives them an opportunity to laugh again. When you hear laughter, find it out and ask. "What's funny?" And you can make time for fun activities such as bowling, golfing or karaoke.

In short, the ability to laugh and have fun not only makes life more enjoyable but also helps you solve problems, connect with others, and be more creative. The more laughter there is, the more benefits you'll receive.

1.The author develops the second paragraph mainly by ______ .

A.telling stories B.providing examples

C.discussing questions D.showing research findings

2.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about ______.

A.the difficult times in one's life

B.the benefits of laughter to our mind

C.the physical health benefits of laughter

D.different ways to feel better about oneself

3.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Man—the Only Creature That Laughs

B.Laughing Makes Us Younger

C.Different Types of Laughter

D.Why Should We Laugh?

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The development of the information _______is making the world become samller .

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For the past year, the World Food Program has operated a project to prevent hunger in twenty-one countries in Africa. In the project, the United Nations agency works with small farmers to grow more and better produce.

The World Food Program buys the produce through local cooperative associations. Then it distributes the products within the country or area. The project works mainly with women. Sheila Sisulu from the World Food Program says the project aims to break a cycle that keeps people hungry. The situation is that farmers have to sell their produce at low prices after harvest, when supplies are greatest. Then they have to pay high prices to buy food for themselves during the "lean season," when supplies are limited.

But when farmers produce more food, they can sell more. And when they produce high-quality food, they can get higher prices. They can also store food for themselves, and have enough money to buy food if they need to during the lean season. Sheila Sisulu says the farmers are now starting to earn profits through the project.

The Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development help the farmers choose the best seeds and fertilizers. They also advise the farmers on the quality levels that the World Food Program requires to buy their produce.

Two other groups recently launched a separate effort to increase food security in Africa. The groups are the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa and the New Partnership for Africa's Development. They say African governments have to increase their investment in agriculture in order to fight problems related to climate change. The groups want the governments to develop programs in seeds, soil health, policy and markets.

Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan is the chairman of AGRA. The group's president, Namanga Ngongi, says many African governments are not meeting a target of spending ten percent of their national budgets on agriculture. But he says investment has risen from four percent of national budgets to probably five and a half percent today.

1. The underlined word “lean” in Paragraph 2 probably has the same meaning with ______.

A. He is a tall, lean and handsome boy, liked by many girls.

B. The changes made the company leaner and more competitive.

C. The company recovered well after going through several lean years.

D. The doctor told him that lean meat was healthier for his mother than fatty meat.

2. According to Sheila Sisulu, the project _____.

A. distributes the products within the whole world

B. has benefited few African farmers during the past year

C. enables the African farmers to sell their produce at low prices after harvest

D. can help the farmers to get away from the situation that keeps them hungry

3. The problem of hunger in Africa can possibly be relieved by ______.

A. United Nations chief

B. the World Food Program

C. African governments and farmers

D. the Food and Agriculture Organization

4. Which can be the best title?

A. Hunger, the most serious problem in Africa

B. Two efforts seek to increase food security in Africa

C. A project to grow more and better produce in Africa

D. More investments in agriculture by African governments

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D

A fish may not be the first creature that comes to mind when co-operation in the animal world is mentioned, but a new study has shown the caring behavior of one sea species. Scientists have found that pairs of rabbitfishes will help and support each other while feeding. While such behavior has been recorded for birds and mammals, it had formerly been thought to be impossible for fishes to exhibit the same features.

＂We found that rabbitfish pairs manage their caring activity quite firmly, thus providing safety for their partner that is looking for food,＂ says Dr. Simon Brandl. ＂In other words, one partner stays ‘on guard’ while the other feeds – these fishes just watch each others’ back,＂ Dr. Brandl says. ＂This behavior is so far unique among fishes and appears to be based on reciprocal cooperation between pair members.＂

Reciprocal cooperation, which requires an investment in a partner that is later reciprocated（报答）, is supposed to require complex cognitive and social skills — something that fishes had been considered not to have until now.

Dr. Brandl says the research shows clear support and presents interesting evidence for reciprocal support between the rabbitfish pairs.

＂There has been a long debate about whether reciprocal cooperation can exist in animals that lack the highly developed cognitive and social skills found in humans and a few species of birds and primates,＂ he said. ＂By showing that fishes — which are commonly considered to be cold, unsocial, and unintelligent — are able to have reciprocal cooperative systems, we provide evidence that cooperation may not be as special as earlier expected.＂

Professor Bellwood says that our opinion of fishes as cold creatures is slowly changing. ＂Our findings should further cause efforts to understand fishes as highly developed organisms with complex social behaviors. This may also require a change in how we study and treat fishes.＂

【题文1】 What does the first paragraph imply?　

A. Rabbitfishes almost act like birds and mammals.

B. Fishes don’t belong to the animal world at all.

C. Fishes have the ability to feed each other.

D. The caring behavior is impossible for fishes.

【题文2】While one rabbitfish feeds, the other one _________.

A. is protecting its partner from any danger 　　　 B. is carrying some food for its partner

C. is looking for more food for its partner 　　　 D. is hiding behind the back of its partner

【题文3】 What did people use to think about fishes?

A. They have the same behaviors. 　　　　 B. They show no feelings for others.

C. They have high social skills. 　　　　 D. They support each other all the time.

【题文4】What can we infer from what Bellwood said？

A. We should change our way of eating fish. 　　

B. The behaviors of fishes are difficult to learn.

C. More efforts are needed to understand fish.

D. Our study of social behaviors should be careful.

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STAGE

1.We can learn from the text that.

A. Story of puppets is a play held in China Children’s Theater

B. the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks

C. on March 5 there will be two plays for us to choose

D. the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country

2.If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call  to book a ticket.

A. 86531043       B. 65250123     C. 66037255       D. 65071818

3.According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it.

B. Green Hat is based on a famous novel acted by some American artists.

C. Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country.

D. The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts.

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Michael Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man ________ the character?

Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t ________ a traditional path.

Miller didn’t take a ________ road to fame. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in ________ or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only ________ experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the ________ to Hollywood.

Miller has always been ________. Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a ________ of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be ________ one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.

Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films when he got to Hollywood., he worked as a production assistant. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good.

In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers ________his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.

1.A. beside                 B. behind                    C. outside          D. after

2.A. share                   B. know                       C. follow                      D. find

3.A. direct                            B. special                     C. wide                        D. correct

4.A. engineering        B. communication     C. literature                D. theatre

5.A. graduation          B. performance         C. production            D. education

6.A. move                   B. role                          C. decision                  D. movie

7.A. strange                B. outstanding            C. different                 D. successful

8.A. mixture               B. result                       C. mystery                   D. representative

9.A. each                     B. either                      C. another                   D. every

10.A. Moreover                  B. Therefore               C. Instead           D. Finally

11.A. film                    B. actor                        C. drama                      D. director

12.A. denied                        B. made                       C. recorded                D. remembered

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Rock stars and their money

Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money listening to rock music. Forbes reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars per year.

"It doesn't make sense," says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was popular in 1950s. "Performers aren't worth this kind of money. In fact, nobody is."

But the rock stars' admirers seem to disagree. Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person.

Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang "American Pie". Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an additional two cents on every single record of the song.

Neil Young who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience of 10,000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket. After paying expenses, Young leaves with about $ 18,000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening.

How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts pouring in like water? Most of the young stars simply show the money around. England's Elton John gave someone a $ 38,000 Rolls car and bought himself 5,000 pairs of eyeglasses, then lighted up and spelt ：E-L-T-O-N. He also bought himself two cars, "one for each foot".

Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do another tour. They save no money and live from hand to mouth.

In the end the rock stars' life is unrewarding. After two or three years riches and fame are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely star spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers. New stars have arrived to take his place.

1. This passage is mainly about .

A. the success of a rock star     B. the way rock stars live

C. rich rock stars              D. the admirers of rock stars

2. How much expense does Neil Young pay for a performance?

A.  $10,000       B.$33,000    C.  $32,000            D.$38,000

3.According to passage, the underlined phrase "from hand to mouth" means .

A. they have to earn money by hand

B. They know how to spend money in a reasonable way

C. they earn money only for their immediate enjoyment

D. they steal to feed their mouth when they need money

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