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Paul Wong’s performance on the TV show---I’m a Singer, _______ the newspaper put it, was a “brave try”, representing the spirit of rock’n’roll ---to try something different, and be ready to accept failure.

A．as               B．since             C．for               D．like

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Singer-songwriter Tori Kelly is close to a huge breakthrough. Her recent performances on the BET Awards shows have created a sensation（轰动）in pop music. You couldn’t call Kelly an overnight success. Sure she’s only 22.

The Southern Californian girl first appeared in public on the talent show “Star Search” when she was only 10. But her real appearance came from posting videos on YouTube. Eventually Kelly made her way to “American Idol”, and advanced through to Hollywood. But she did not make the Top 24. That loss encouraged her to write more of her own material, which eventually became part of her first album “Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly”.

“Even just releasing music in general is an achievement. I get to put out a whole album of songs that I just put my whole heart into, and people are responding really well to it,” she said. “It’s like the best feeling in the world because these are songs about my life. So it’s really cool to be able to do what I love.”

“Handmade Songs” sold well enough to reach the top 10 in a number of music charts（排行榜）.She followed that success with live performances at clubs in Los Angeles. Recently, Kelly excited audiences at the Billboard Music Awards with her performance of her song “Nobody Love”.

The singer-songwriter says that being within reach of her goal is amazing. “I think all the awards shows I have done so far have just been so surreal,” she said. “Like, I always dreamed of being on different awards shows, sitting at home on my sofa and watching. I think as a kid I just always put myself on that stage, and the fact that it’s actually happening, that I get to be a part of these shows is unbelievable.”

Kelly released her full-length album “Unbreakable Smile” in June, 2015. Her single “Should’ve been us” is also rising on the Billboard Hot 100.

1.Tori Kelly is not an overnight success because_________.

A. she often performs on the shows all around the world

B. she has released a lot of albums since she was ten

C. she has been working to be a pop star for over ten years

D. she has won many awards in the music world

2.Which of the following is the first album of Tori Kelly?

A. “Unbreakable Smile”

B. “Nobody Love”

C. “Should’ve Been Us ”

D. “Handmade Songs By Tori Kelly”

3.The underlined word “surreal” in Paragraph 5 means______.

A. impossible　　　　 B. dreamlike　　　 C. unworthy　　　　 D. valuable

4.It can be known from the passage that Tori Kelly_______.

A. has a great gift for pop music

B. focuses on her career because she loves music

C. will change her profession soon.

D. will face more difficulties in the future.

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The following are introductions to some programs that BBC I will show on TV.

1.Why is Laura worried?

A. Because life on the Cook Islands is too simple.

B. Because her husband faces difficulties in his business.

C. Because storms are approaching her hometown.

D. Because her children may not know how to cherish(珍惜) life.

2.Jim enjoys TV programs of organizations that take care of animals. He should probablywatch TV at _______.

A. 7:50 p.m Thursday

B. 11:00 p.m on Wednesday

C. 11:00 a.m on Wednesday

D. 12:25 a.m on Tuesday

3.We can infer from the text that _______.

A. David is a farmer

B. Henry VIII set up a business empire in the Abbey

C. Nielsen is an animal-lover

D. Glastonbury Abbey is famous today for its stained-glass

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Where is the speaker?

A.On a TV show. B.In a travel agency. C.Outside on a beach.

2.According to the speaker, what do Hawaiian people like to do?

A.Travel around the different islands.

B.Sit outside.

C.Grow vegetables.

3.What is special about the “Big Island”?

A.It’s well-known for volcanoes there.

B.It’s cheaper to fly there.

C.It’s very quiet there.

4.What does the speaker dislike about Hawaii?

A.The traffic. B.The cost. C.The weather.

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Thanks to TV shows like Lie to Me and so-called body language experts commenting on the candidates during the American election season, a number of misunderstandings about body language have become part of modem culture. It's time to clear the decks. So here goes. Some surprising truths about body language.

Much of what the experts tell you about body language is wrong.1.Actually, gestures an mean many things. If I cross my arms, I may be signaling my defensiveness, but I may also feel cold, tired or just getting comfortable, What's more. I could be signaling all those things at once.2.. First, the pressure on experts. They have to sound definitive and give instant analyses for TV in an impatient world more interested in sound bites than truth. Second, the history of the study of body language, So it's natural for someone in this field to look at all the rest of gesturing with a bias (偏见) toward specific meanings.

3. By the time most of us are adults, we've learned to mask our true feelings because we have to get along at work, at home, and in social settings. So we pretend to be interested, we pretend to smile, we assume a calm expression when we’re actually delighted.

But the face does sometimes give away our strongest feelings. You can learn to read what are called micro-expressions- sudden appearances of true emotion through the mask of the face-with some training. 4..

To read body language accurately, don t think about it. We humans have mirror neurons (神经元) in our brains that fire when our unconscious (无意识的) minds register an emotion in someone else, then we can share it and understand it.5.When we see fear, we react instantly, and unconsciously, in order to be ready to take quick action if necessary. That unconscious expertise is your best support in reading other people's body language, because you already know what's going on. So just turn to your unconscious mind for reliable information about other people's emotional intention.

Let’s start paying attention to your own expertise; that's where the real body language insights will come from.

A. The misunderstanding comes from two sources.

B. The face is a poor place to start reading body language.

C. This special skill is an important part of our ability to survive as a species.

D. And they typically show up when we're trying to hide a very strong feeling.

E. The biggest misunderstanding is that specific gestures have specific meanings.

F. You're much better at reading the body language of people you know than any expert.

G. Your body constantly scans your surroundings and other people with your unconscious mind.

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I’m a TV show host.One Sunday, I took my7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch. On arriving at the beach, I saw JoJo, a wealthy man in the hotel business.We sat down to chat in an open air cafe while I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us.Our conversation varied from business to entertainment to the economy.

Suddenly our conversation was interrupted by a stranger, who politely asked permission to speak to me.Often people want to tell me something about my controversial TV show,whenI’m out on the streets.

He asked to speak to me privately, so we stood a bit away from my table.He said, “I’m James, 35 years old, father of a 7-year-old girl, who’s very sick. She needs treatment abroad.The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK, she would probably survive.But I’m poor, so can you please help me?”

Speechless, I stared in the man’s eyes full of tears and asked how I could help.After we talked for a while, I went to sit back at the table. JoJo asked me, “What’s wrong with you?Your

face changed.”I told him and he was very sorry for this family and said I had the means through the media to help him. Later we headed off to our destinations(目的地).

All weekend I thought about James, his daughter and his family.I even considered doing a special TV show to raise money for this sick child.

On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished presenting my show,when my secretary said a man needed to speak to me. It was JoJo. He walked into my office.Actually JoJo is so busy with his hotel business that I never imagined he had time to come and see me at the studios.

“Please, call the man with the sick child and tell him that I’ll pay all expenses for his sick daughter’s treatment.”JoJo said, with a check in his hand.“I’ve been married for 35 years. I wasn’t lucky enough to have a child. I want to help this child now.”I picked up the phone to call James.

Now James’ daughter is well and living a normal life, so James and his wife are the happiest couple on earth. JoJo often visits her. I’m so happy that there are so many good people on this earth.

1.The writer went to the beach to ______________.

A. meet JoJo on purpose

B. make a TV show.

C. have lunch with his daughter

D. help James.

2.James asked to speak privately to the writer rather than JoJo probably because __________.

A. He didn’t know that JoJo was wealthy.

B. He thought a TV show host could help him through the media.

C. He believed that rich people were seldom willing to help others.

D. He knew that the writer was a warm-hearted TV show host.

3.The writer was ________ when he heard that JoJo came to his office to see him.

A. excited　　　　 B. disappointed

C. surprised　　　 D. annoyed

4.Which is True according to the story?

A. The writer was cold-hearted and refused to give help.

B. It was very impolite of James to ask the writer for help.

C. Both James and the writer were bad-tempered..

D. JoJo was full of love and was willing to help the James.

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You may have seen a talking parrot on a TV show, in a movie, or even in someone’s home. The parrot has learned to copy sounds that people make. Birds are not the only animals that can copy the noises they hear. Dolphins, bats, and some apes also copy sounds. Now we can add elephants to this list of copycats.

Dr. Joyce Poole is a zoologist. She studies the sounds of elephants. While she was in Kenya, she would hear strange noises made by Mlaika after sunset. Mlaika was a 10-year-old African elephant.

Mlaika lived near a highway. Dr. Poole says, “I could not tell the difference between Mlaika’s call and the distant truck noise.” She and other scientists studied Mlaika’s sounds. It turned out that Mlaika was copying the sounds of the trucks driving by. Why would Mlaika copy trucks that she heard going by on the highway? Animals that are able to copy sounds may enjoy practicing new sounds. When they are kept outside of their natural environment, they may copy unusual sounds. That may be why an elephant would copy the sound of a truck.

“Mlaika was not the only copycat elephant,” Dr. Poole says. Calimero is a 23-year-old male African elephant. He spent 18 years with two female Asian elephants. Asian elephants make chirping sounds (sounds made by birds) to talk with one another. African elephants usually do not make chirping sounds. But Calimero now does. He is copying his Asian elephant friends. Dr. Poole says that elephants need to form bonds with their family and friends. She says, “They make sounds to communicate with each other. When they are separated, they use sounds to keep in contact.”

Parrots, dolphins, humans, and elephants show that being a copycat is one way that animals and people make new friends and keep old ones.

1.According to Dr. Poole, what does Mlaika copy?

A. The sound of people.

B. The sound of trucks.

C. The sound of Calimero.

D. The sound of birds.

2. From paragraph 4, we can know ________.

A. Calimero is a 23-year-old male Asian elephant

B. African elephants never make chirping sounds

C. Asian elephants make chirping sounds to talk with birds

D. Elephants make sounds to keep in touch with each other

3. According to the passage, animals like to be copycats because they need_______.

A. To keep in touch with nature.

B. To please people and other animals.

C. To make new friends and keep old ones.

D. To avoid danger from the outside world.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the woman doing?

A.Hosting a TV show. B.Giving a lecture on poetry.

C.Conducting a radio debate.

2.How did the man’s mother contribute to his success in poetry?

A.She sent him to poetry classes. B.She taught him to write business plans.

C.She asked him to read from early childhood.

3.What does the man find most difficult in writing?

A.Choosing the right words. B.Describing real experiences.

C.Getting an appropriate opportunity.

4.What does the man say about his own writing?

A.Creative. B.Successful. C.Encouraging.

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The singer is always very ______ to the reaction of the audience when she gives a performance.

A. sentimental　　　 B. positive

C. sensible　　 　 　 D. sensitive

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A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑).

Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.

Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professors said.

In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.

The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.

The researchers’ report said,“ While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop ,the benefit disappears.”

In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.

These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.

1.More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can　　 .

A. write more notes　　　　　　　　 B. digest concepts better

C. get higher scores　　　　　　　 D. understand lectures better

2.While taking notes, laptop users tend to be　　 .

A. skillful　　　　　　　　 B. mindless

C. thoughtful　　 　　　 D. tireless

3.The passage is likely to appear in　　 .

A.a newspaper advertisement　 B. a computer textbook

C.a science magazine　　　　　　 D.a finance report

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