The magician picked several persons ______ fr...

The magician picked several persons ______ from the audience and asked them to help him　 with the performance.

A. by accident　　 B. at random　　 C. at risk　　 D. on average

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The magician picked some persons from the audience _____ and asked them to help him with the performance．

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Liu Qian, a magician from Taiwan, cast his spell(魔法)over an audience of thousands on the CCTV Spring Festival Show. Die-hard fans are still trying to work out the secrets behind many of the tricks he performed.

But Liu, 32, when asked, laughed off the idea that there might be an “answer” to his magic. “The most fascinating things about magic is the puzzling process. People enjoy how magicians make the impossible come true,” said Liu.

Few people today believe in the possibility of real magic. They also often fail to consider magicians’ devotion to their art. It can take a magician years’ of practice to perfect a trick before he performs it on stage.

Part of Liu’s star appeal is his astonishing skill. However, when he began in the industry, he was embarrassingly clumsy. “I could practice thousands of times for one single act. It wasn’t much fun,” he said.

No magician’s supernatural powers on stage extend to their life off stage. Liu says his life was no easier or funnier because he was a magician.

He developed an interest in magic at a young age, but didn’t consider making a living out of it until he graduated from university. He had studied Japanese language and found himself unable to find a job. “My parents never considered being a magician as a proper job. To begin with, I had little confidence I would be doing this in the long term,” he said.

Yet Liu felt a powerful calling to become a magician. “For many people, magic somehow means a miracle, which is something we all secretly wish for no matter how hard-bitten or cynical (愤世嫉俗的)we become,” he said.

Liu may be right. A popular modern dream is of the fairy godmother, who waves her magic wand (棒) and makes our dreams come true. But according to Liu, we all have the power to create magic in our lives. As Liu puts it: it’s not the magic that makes it work；it’s the way we work that makes it magic.

1. According to the passage, we can tell that ________.

A. being a famous magician, Liu Qian leads a comfortable life

B. it is a hard job for magicians to perform magic tricks well

C. Liu Qian’s parents supported his wish of earning a living by being a magician

D. Liu Qian showed great talents in performing magic tricks when he first took it up

2. As to whether there’s real magic, Liu Qian believes ________.

A. there is no real magic and what counts in our life is the way we work

B. if we secretly wish for something, magic will turn out to be a miracle

C. the puzzling process of performing magic tricks is the answer to magic

D. there exists a fairy godmother waving her magic wand to make our dreams come true

3. Which of the following sayings is similar to the underlined sentence in meaning?

A. All roads lead to Rome.                B. Easier said than done.

C. Actions speak louder than words.       D. Where there is a will, there is a way.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Magic in our lives                     B. The answer to magic

C. A popular magician from Taiwan         D. The way to become a successful magician

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Liu Qian, a magician from Taiwan, cast his spell（魔法）over an audience of thousands on the CCTV Spring Festival Show．Die-hard fans are still trying to work out the secrets behind many of the tricks he performed．

But Liu, 32, when asked, laughed off the idea that there might be an “answer” to his magic．“The most fascinating things about magic is the puzzling process．People enjoy how magicians make the impossible come true,” said Liu．

Few people today believe in the possibility of real magic．They also often fail to consider magicians’ devotion to their art．It can take a magician years’ of practice to perfect a trick before he performs it on stage．

Part of Liu’s star appeal is his astonishing skill．However, when he began in the industry, he was embarrassingly clumsy．“I could practice thousands of times for one single act．It wasn’t much fun,” he said．

No magician’s supernatural powers on stage extend to their life off stage．Liu says his life was no easier or funnier because he was a magician．

He developed an interest in magic at a young age, but didn’t consider making a living out of it until he graduated from university．He had studied Japanese language and found himself unable to find a job．“My parents never considered being a magician as a proper job．To begin with, I had little confidence I would be doing this in the long term,” he said．

Yet Liu felt a powerful calling to become a magician．“For many people, magic somehow means a miracle, which is something we all secretly wish for no matter how hard-bitten or cynical （愤世嫉俗的）we become,” he said．

Liu may be right．A popular modern dream is of the fairy godmother, who waves her magic wand （棒） and makes our dreams come true．But according to Liu, we all have the power to create magic in our lives．As Liu puts it: it’s not the magic that makes it work；it’s the way we work that makes it magic．

1.According to the passage, we can tell that ________．

A．being a famous magician, Liu Qian leads a comfortable life

it is a hard job for magicians to perform magic tricks well

C．Liu Qian’s parents supported his wish of earning a living by being a magician

D．Liu Qian showed great talents in performing magic tricks when he first took it up

2.As to whether there’s real magic, Liu Qian believes ________．

A．there is no real magic and what counts in our life is the way we work

if we secretly wish for something, magic will turn out to be a miracle

C．the puzzling process of performing magic tricks is the answer to magic

D．there exists a fairy godmother waving her magic wand to make our dreams come true

3.Which of the following sayings is similar to the underlined sentence in meaning?

A．All roads lead to Rome．         Easier said than done．

C．Actions speak louder than words．  D．Where there is a will, there is a way．

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Magic in our lives               The answer to magic

C．A popular magician from Taiwan   D．The way to become a successful magician

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131. The magician said to the audience: “Ladies and gentlemen, before your very        I will now make this rabbit disappear.”

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The audience fixed their eyes on the magician, _______ about how he performed the magic trick.

A. curious B. anxious C. astonished    D. upset

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Why doesn’t the conductor face the audience?1.As the only person with his back to the audience, the conductor is a figure who is bathed in the spotlight, but his complex work requires a high degree of musical skill, as well as an ability to extract what he desires out of the group of artists he leads--his orchestra.

2.A person may become a conductor without graduating from the conducting department of a music school or studying in any kind of conductor’s training program. However, becoming the conductor of a famous orchestra requires a great deal more than what is needed merely to join an orchestra.

3.These naturally examine a conductor’s technique and musical interpretation while he conducts an orchestra through a prepared piece of music, but they also involve a sight-reading element.4.The conductor then has to sit in a room and memorize the piece before coming out and leading the orchestra through the piece by memory. Not only does the conductor have to make his arm and hand motion properly, and signal all the entrances of each instrument, he has to point out intentional mistakes made by the orchestra members on the spot.

The least capabilities a conductor must have are: The ability to memorize an entire score. A good ear for distinguishing correct notes among the music of the entire orchestra.5.

Of the conductors that meet these requirements, those with better musical insight and a higher level of charisma(魅力) will succeed.

A. The need for a common musical standard becomes necessary

B. The ability to lead a group of professional musicians

C. There are many conducting competitions

D. For this, the score of music is given to the conductor on site

E. This is how the role of the conductor came to be established

F. The role of the conductor is in fact not well understood

G. There are no examinations for becoming a conductor

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Playing with the foreign visitors, my cousin is beginning to 　　　　 several different languages.

A. pick up　　 B. pick out

C. turn up　　 D. show out

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The audience burst into laughter because of the____of the tongue from the host, who said, “Good ladies, evening and gentlemen”.

A. slip　　 B. slide　　 C. seal　　 D. spit

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First _______ in 1926, the opera Turandot still attracts audience from all over the world.

A． perform　　　 　　 B． performing

C． to perform　　　　 D． performed

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