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Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world.
Jack was born on May 18. 1975 in Hawaii Being the song of a famous surfer. Jack usually has an interest in surfing.Most of his life lessons were learned in the water.At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters—the worlde’s most famous surfing competition.Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father.Unluckily .One month later,he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a reaching door.When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practise playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital.At first ,his father thought Jack only did it for fun.but soon he was suiprised at the great progress his song had made.
When studying in the university. Jack didn’t stop practising his guitar skills.He played the guitar for school partses.He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends.They liked his songs.His first music albam Brushfire Fairytaies came out in 2001.It was a great success.His second album，On and On ，was much like his first.They were filled with sweet，easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to later. Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America.He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copics of them were sold.His music doesn’t fit into any of the popular music styles like pop,rocks R and B or hip-hop.It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice.When listening to his songs,you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunfine.
Jack is a talent,though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success.Whatever happens in our lives,we have to accept it and do the best we can.
1.At the age of 17, Jack__.
A. had his first music album
B. took part in a surfing compentition
C.had his first concert
D.became popular all over the world
2.Jack started to write songs__.
A. while he was staying in hospital
B.when he had concerts out of America
C. after his seccond album came out
D.after he played the guitar at the school party
3.What is the seccet or Jack’s success?
A.He was born in Hawaii
B. His father was very famous
C. He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends
D. He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. A Famous Writer B.Surfing in the Sea
C.A Guitar Player D.Surfing in the Music
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Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world.
Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lesson were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters – the world’s most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfing like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.
When studying in the university, Jack didn’t stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brushfire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to. Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn’t fall into any of the popular music styles like pop, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine.
Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happen in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.
1.At the age of 17, Jack __________.
A. had his first music album B. took part in a surfing competition
C. had his first concert D. became popular all over the world
2.Jack started to write songs ___________.
A. while he was staying in hospital B. when he had concerts out of America
C. after his second album came out D. after he played the guitar at the school party
3.What is the secret of Jack’s success?
A. He was born in Hawaii.
B. His father was very famous
C. He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends.
D. He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best.
4. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. A Famous Writer B. Surfing in the Sea
C. A Guitar Player D. Surfing in the Music
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阅读理解。
Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-songwriters in the world. Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lessons were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pipeline Masters—the world's most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father.
Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt. Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.
When studying in the university, Jack didn't stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties, and then he wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brush fire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to.
Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world. Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn't fit into any of the popular music styles like pop, rock, R & B or hip-hop. It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine. Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.
1.At the age of 17, Jack .
A．had his first music album
B．took part in a surfing competition
C．had his first concert
D．became popular all over the world
2.Jack started to write songs .
A．while he was staying in hospital
B．when he had concerts out of America
C．after his second album came out
D．after he played the guitar at the school
3.What is the secret of Jack's success?
A．He was born in Hawaii.
B．His father was very famous.
C．He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends.
D．He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best.
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A．A Famous Writer B．Surfing in the Sea
C．A Guitar Player D．Surfing in the Music
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Bing Xin, one of the most popular and famous writers of the 20th century Chinese literature(文学). She was born ______ 1900 in Fujian Province. She ______ the Chinese classical books and began writing traditional Chinese ______ when she was only a child. Her first piece of writing ______ in 1919.
Bing Xin’s works were many. She wrote novels, poems and so on, ______ the most famous works were her works for children. She loved children so much and wrote many ______ poems for them. We found that her best works Letters to Younger Readers can’t be forgotten ______.
Bing Xin was an important person in the early history of woman literature in China, too. Many of her works were about ______ problem. She believed mother’s love is the greatest love in the world. She thought mothers ______ an important role in our ______ and society.
The great woman died at the age of 99, leaving her works lighting our hearts.
1.A. on B. in C. at
2.A. studied B. worked C. found
3.A. movies B. songs C. stories
4.A. came out B. came true C. came over
5.A. so B. or C. but
6.A. serious and boring B. gentle and wise C. meaningless and scary
7.A. early B. slowly C. easily
8.A. children’s B. men’s C. women’s
9.A. played B. took C. brought
10.A. country B. family C. school
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Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country. In fact, it is not surprising that Will is so successful if we know about his early life. Some valuable lessons he learnt as a child have strongly influenced him 1. his later life. One of them was from his father 2. was strict with him and his brother.
Once, Will and his brother Harry 3. given a job to rebuild a broken brick (砖) wall in the yard. The wall was fifty feet 4. and around sixteen feet high. The boys had to mix concrete (水泥) and place only one brick at a time. They didn’t know why their father gave them 5. a huge job. 6. , with the attitude (态度) of “one brick more”, both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in 7. period of six months. Each time they were about to give up, their father 8. them up patiently. Both brothers were so sad about the job at 9., but after completing the task, they felt a sense of pride, and so did their father. Even today, when Will thinks that he won’t be able to do something, he will look back to this experience and keep telling 10., ‘‘one brick at a time”.
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J.K Rowling is the writer of the Harry Potter series, the most popular books.
J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol in 1965. She has one sister is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to bedtime . They loved stories about the magical (有魔力的) world. Rowling her first story, called rabbit at the age of six.
she graduated from the university, Rowling worked in London. During that time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea of a who has magic but doesn’t know it himself came to . In 1992, Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her daughter, Jessica, and much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young . It came out in 1997. To her , the book was very successful. The film came out in 2001. Now the Harry Potter series is with people of all ages.
Why is the series so successful? Many other magic stories place in faraway lands in the past or future times, Harry lives in modern England. He ’s also a very normal boy. When other read the story about Harry, they can being like him.
J.K. Rowling is very happy with her success. She says she will go on children’s books.
1.A. which B. when C. whoD. where
2.A. songs B. stories C. subjects D. books
3.A. told B. wrote C. read D. watched
4.A. After B. When C. Before D. As
5.A. girl B. boy C. mother D. father
6.A. usB. them C. him D. her
7.A. took B. paid C. spent D. cost
8.A. teachers B. students C. readers D. writers
9.A. pleasure B. joy C. surprise D. fun
10.A. helpful B. popular C. careful D. successful
11.A. happen B. have C. like D. take
12.A. but B. and C. orD. so
13.A. boys B. girls C. children D. teachers
14.A. imagine B. write C. think D. read
15.A. reading B. writing C. watching D. buying
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1Jack is a famous writer. ＿＿＿new book is very popular.
A. My B. Your C. Her D. His
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Lewis Carrol is one of the most famous writers for children of all time. He is the author of the children’s classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
Lewis Carrol was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was the oldest boy in a family of eleven children. As a child, he did well in mathematics and won many prizes. He also created games for himself and his brothers and sisters.
Lewis Carrol studied at Richmond School (1844-1845) and Rugby School (1846-1850). In 1850, he started studying at Christ Church, Oxford. After finishing his studies, he became a teacher of mathematics at Oxford. Apart from teaching mathematics, he also took photos and wrote essays and poems.
Lewis Carrol loved children. He became friends with the children of Henry George Liddel, Alice and her sisters Lorina and Edith. The three little girls often visited the young mathematics teacher in his college rooms. They spent many hours with Carrol, sitting on his couch while he told them fantastic stories about dream worlds. He also drew pictures for these stories.
During an afternoon picnic in 1864, Dodgson told the Liddel children a story of Alice’s Adventures Underground. Alice liked it very much and when they returned home, she asked him to write it down for her. He fulfilled the little girl’s wish and wrote the story down. He illustrated (配图) it with his own drawings and gave it to Alice.
One day, the story fell into the hands of the novelist Henry Kingsley. He read it and told Carrol that he should publish it. The book was published as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. It became very successful. Carrol wrote some more stories and in 1871 published Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.
Lewis Carrol died on January 14, 1898. By the time of his death, Alice had become the most popular children’s book in England, and by 1932 it was one of the most popular children’s books in the world.
1.What was Lewis’ first job?
A.a game designer. B.a mathematics teacher. C.a painter. D.a writer.
2.Which of the following can best describe Lewis?
A.honest. B.lonely. C.clever. D.humorous.
3.The underlined word “fulfilled'” is closest in meaning to __________.
A.praised B.satisfied C.changed D.regretted
4.What is the correct order of the following events?
a. Lewis made friends with three kids.
b. Lewis wrote the story of Alice Adventures.
c. Lewis was encouraged by Henry Kingsley to publish his story.
d. Lewis told the kids the story of Alice’s Adventures Underground.
e. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland became famous all over the world.
A.a-d-b-c-e B.a-b-d-c-e C.b-a-d-e-c D.b-c-a-d-e
5.What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?
A.To describe the Alice’s Adventures books.
B.To tell Lewis Carrol’s early life as a teacher.
C.To show Lewis Carrol’s friendship with kids.
D.To introduce a writer named Lewis Carrol.
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Miss White is ________ in our school.
A．one of the most popular teacher
B．one of the popular teachers
C．one of the most popular teachers
D．one of the popular teacher
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He is one of the most celebrated writers in America.
A. important
B. famous
C. humorous