The fans in Chicago admire Michael Jordan ___...

The fans in Chicago admire Michael Jordan ______ he is no longer fighting for the Chicago Bulls.

A. since B. however　 C. even if　 D. when

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Fans still ___ Michael Jordan though he doesn’t fight for the Chicago Bulls any more.

A. look down on       B. look up            C. look up to           D. look on to

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During the 1990s, Michael Jordan was 1. (probable) the best-known athlete in the world. He 2. (name) their most valued player five times. He was the top 3.(score) in the NBA. He attended the University of North Carolina for a year before 4. (leave) to join the Chicago Bulls.

5. him, the Bulls won their first NBA championship in 1991. There are many fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan. He 6.(step) to the line and made two free 7. (throw). At one point, he was so much 8. (good) than other players 9. they changed the rules of the game. Jordan was also in the United States Olympic Basketball, 10. won the gold medal in Barcelona.

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Michael Jackson fans are coming a Chicago museum to see a 3,000 year old Egyptian statue which looks remarkably like the late king of pop. Staff have been rushed off their feet since Jackson's death as thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star.

The statue has skinny cheeks and - most strikingly - a tipless nose. It is on display at the Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Field Museum in the United States. The bust(半身像) was bought in Cairo in 1889 and has been on display at the museum for 21 years.

But its popularity has risen rapidly since Michael Jackson's death after fans started writing about the ancient statue on internet blogs. The bust was carved during the New Kingdom Period, which ran between 1550 BC to 1050 BC. This was around the same time as famous Egyptians Ramesses and King Tut.

The museum's 4,500 daily visitors are banned from touching or kissing the statue, which is protected behind a glass screen. Astonished fans stand admiring the statue and discussing its likeness with others who have travelled to see it.

Darnell Williams, the director of guest relations, said some fans were treating a visit to the museum like a pilgrimage(朝圣). He said: "The statue has been here for years but interest has been raised since Michael Jackson's death. People are coming from all over the country to see the statue and compare its likeness to the king of pop.

"They want to touch and kiss the model like it is some sort of God but it is behind a screen to protect it from damage. Once people see it they are astounded and can't stop talking about its likeness. It really is remarkable."

James Phillips, manager of near east and north African exhibits, said little was known about the origins of the model.

He said: "The likeness is astonishing but I think it is probably a coincidence. We do not believe Michael Jackson ever visited the museum or saw the exhibit and there is therefore little chance he based his image on it. We believe the model is missing a nose because early Christians or Muslims removed noses from paintings and models to make them non-human.

1.Many people are streaming to see the Egyptian statue to ­­­­­_______.

2.The underlined words “rushed off their feet” in the first paragraph mean”______”.

3.The statue is rapidly getting popular mainly because of ________.

4.It can be inferred that the exhibits at the Ancient Egypt exhibition are classified by _________.

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On March 5, 2009, Michael Jackson stood in front of crowds of fans. Before screaming fans, he pronounced with pumping arms: “This is it!”

A few months later, Jackson was dead. With the late pop star’s return to radio, television and the cultural events, Forbes judges that Jackson has made $90 million since his death June 25. This figure is based on his royalties（版税） from album sales, radio play, rights to his name and royalties from his stock in the Sony/ATV music catalog (编目权).

Jackson’s music was his most easily-seen source in the last months. “Nothing increases the value of an artist than death ... an untimely death,” says Barry Massarsky, a music industry economist.

The music’s immediate value was clear. Since June, Jackson has sold more than 5.9 million albums in the U.S. and another 4.5 million overseas. In the first weeks after his death, there were 5.6 million single downloads across North America, Europe and Australia. Jackson recently has three of the top 20 best-selling albums of the year in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. His 2003 hits album Number Ones is the best seller of the year, beating Taylor Swift’s Fearless.

More than 500,000 Jackson ringtones and 100,000 music videos were sold. In the week following his death, songs by The Jackson 5, The Jacksons and Michael were played over 100,000 times on the radio, according to Nielsen BDS.

Jackson’s estate（遗产）will likely see more money by the end of this year, as it has rights to some of the profits from This Is It as well as the two-disc album of the same name. The estate will share 90% of the film profits with AEG.

Ticket sales from an exhibit opening in London will also contribute a likely profit. Hundreds of Jackson’s personal belongings－his L.A. Rolls Royce etc－will remain on show for three months at the O2 for fans willing to shell out $25 for a view.

The pop singer bought ATV Publishing, for $47.5 million in 1985. Ten years later, he sold the catalog to Sony for $95 million and took a 50% stock in Sony/ATV, which is now worth about $1.7 to $2 billion. So he still owned half the Sony/ATV catalog at his death.

Jackson’s future earning potential is based on his stock in valuable music and as well as the value of his image（肖像）. As many musicians, actors and artists before him, Jackson’s fame could have a long tail on the market with allowable products, advertising and entertainment events.

1.What do Barry Massarsky’s words in Paragraph 3 imply?

A. Jackson died at the time as expected.

B. Only at death can an artist become famous.

C. Jackson became more famous at death than when he was alive.

D. Jackson’s unexpected death raised his value as an artist immediately.

2.All the following is true EXCEPT that _____.

A. “This is it” is the last concert that Jackson gave

B. Jackson has sold 10.4 million albums since June

C. Jackson’s L.A. Rolls Royce is now for show and will finally be sold

D. Jackson’s stock in music and his image will keep on earning money in the future

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Jackson’s album Number Ones beat Taylor Swift’s Fearless in 2003.

B. Taylor Swift’s Fearless is the second best seller of music albums of 2009.

C. AEG takes in more film profits from “This is it” than Jackson’s estate.

D. More Jackson’s music videos were sold than his ringtones right after his death.

4.What can we know about the Sony/ATV catalog?

A. Jackson sold ATV catalog to Sony in 1985.

B. Jackson had half right of ATV Publishing at his death.

C. Jackson sold ATV catalog to Sony for $ 47.5 million in 1995.

D. Jackson’s stock in Sony/ATV now has a value of about $ 1.7 billion to 2 billion.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Why Michael Jackson’s music is so popular all over the world.

B. How Michael Jackson has earned $90 million in the months since his death.

C. What Michael Jackson’s future earning potential is based on.

D. How much Michael Jackson earned in the first few months after his death.

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On March 5, 2009, Michael Jackson stood in front of crowds of fans．Before screaming fans, he pronounced with pumping arms: "This is it!"

A few months later, Jackson was dead．With the late pop star’s return to radio, television and the cultural events, Forbes judges that Jackson has made $90 million since his death June 25．This figure is based on his royalties（版税） from album sales, radio play, rights to his name and royalties from his stock in the Sony/ATV music catalog （编目权）．

Jackson's music was his most easily-seen source in the last months．“Nothing increases the value of an artist than death ．．．an untimely death,” says Barry Massarsky, a music industry economist．

The music's immediate value was clear．Since June, Jackson has sold more than 5．9 million albums in the U．S．and another 4．5 million overseas．In the first weeks after his death, there were 5．6 million single downloads across North America, Europe and Australia．Jackson recently has three of the top 20 best-selling albums of the year in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan．His 2003 hits album Number Ones is the best seller of the year, beating Taylor Swift's Fearless．

More than 500,000 Jackson ringtones and 100,000 music videos were sold．In the week following his death, songs by The Jackson 5, The Jacksons and Michael were played over 100,000 times on the radio, according to Nielsen BDS．

Jackson's estate（遗产）will likely see more money by the end of this year, as it has rights to some of the profits from This Is It as well as the two-disc album of the same name．The estate will share 90% of the film profits with AEG．

Ticket sales from an exhibit opening in London will also contribute a likely profit．Hundreds of Jackson's personal belongings－his L．A．Rolls Royce etc－will remain on show for three months at the O2 Arena for fans willing to shell out $25 for a view．

The pop singer bought ATV Publishing, for $47．5 million in 1985．Ten years later, he sold the catalog to Sony for $95 million and took a 50% stock in Sony/ATV, which is now worth about $1．7 to $2 billion．So he still owned half the Sony/ATV catalog at his death．

Jackson's future earning potential is based on his stock in valuable music as well as the value of his image（肖像）．As many musicians, actors and artists before him, Jackson's fame could have a long tail on the market with allowable products, advertising and entertainment events．

1.What do Barry Massarsky’s words in Paragraph 3 imply?

A．Jackson died at the time as expected．

B．Only at death can an artist become famous．

C．Jackson became more famous at death than when he was alive．

D．Jackson’s unexpected death raised his value as an artist immediately．

2.All the following is true EXCEPT that _____．

A．“This is it” is the last concert that Jackson gave

B．Jackson has sold 10．4 million albums since June

C．Jackson’s L．A．Rolls Royce is now for show and will finally be sold

D．Jackson’s stock in music and his image will keep on earning money in the future

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Jackson’s album Number Ones beat Taylor Swift’s Fearless in 2003．

B．Taylor Swift’s Fearless is the second best seller of music albums of 2009．

C．AEG takes in more film profits from “This is it” than Jackson’s estate．

D．More Jackson’s music videos were sold than his ringtones right after his death．

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Why Michael Jackson’s music is so popular all over the world．

B．How Michael Jackson has earned $90 million in the months since his death．

C．What Michael Jackson's future earning potential is based on．

D．How much Michael Jackson earned in the first few months after his death．

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Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ________.

A. of all times                    B. of all the time

C. of all the times                D. of all time

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In Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse, the horse is not only the principal character, he is the teller of his own story.

Set in England and France 100 years ago War Horse tells the story of Joey, a handsome young horse who strikes up a close relationship with Albert, the teenage son of Joey’s owner. But war breaks out and they are separated and plunged into the horrors of the war in France. Both survive and are finally reunited after a remarkable series of events seen through the eyes of the splendid war horse, Joey.

The following cutting comes from near the beginning of the book.

It was some months later, on the way back from cutting the grass in Great Field that Albert first talked to us about the war. His whistling stopped in mid-tune. “Mother says there’s likely to be a war,” he said softly. “I don’t know what it is about—something about some old duke(公爵) that’s been shot at somewhere. Can’t think why that should matter to anyone, but she says we will be in it all the same. But it will not affect us, not down here. We will go on just the same. At fifteen I am too young to go, anyway—well, that’s what she said. But I tell you, Joey, if there is a war I’d want to go. I think I’d make a good soldier, don’t you? Look fine in a uniform, wouldn’t I? And I have always wanted to march to the beat of a band. Can you imagine that, Joey? Come to that, you’d make a good war horse yourself, wouldn’t you. If you ride as well as you pull, and I know you will. God help the Germans if they ever have to fight the two of us.”

One hot summer evening, after a long and dusty day in the fields, I was having my dinner, with Albert still rubbing me down with straw and talking on about the plenty of good straw they’d have for the winter months when I heard his father’s heavy steps coming across the yard towards us. “Mother,” he shouted. “Mother, come out, Mother. It is war, Mother. I have just heard it in the village. Postman came in this afternoon with news.”

1.Who is the teller of the cutting?

A. Michael Morpurgo.　　 B. Joey.

C. Albert.　　 D. Albert’s mother.

2.Which of the following is the right order?

a. The war broke out.

b. Alert and Joey were reunited after their survivals of the war.

c. The old duke had been shot dead.

d. Alert and Joey were plunged into the war and were separated.

A. c. a. d. b　　 B. d. a. b. c

C. d. c. a. d　　 D. c. d. a. b

3.As for the coming war, Mother said that ________.

A. their village would get involved very soon

B. Albert was not grown up enough to join the army

C. the old duke’s death maybe meant nothing to them

D. both Albert and Joey could be tough fighters

4.Which of the following best describes Albert according to the cutting from War Horse?

A. Imaginative but frightened.　　 B. Quiet but thoughtful.

C. Determined but cold.　　 D. Childish but brave.

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Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the 1. (art).

2. people in the streets know about him, especially those who are poor.

For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that name? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit for business and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). 3. is different is that his briefcase always has some gloves in it.

In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not act like 4. New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and hurry down the street. He is 5. (routine) seen looking around at people and stopping when he finds someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he moves on, looking for more people with cold hands.

6. winter days, Mr. Greenberg gives away gloves. During the rest of the year, he 7.(buy) gloves. It

8. (be) 21 years since he did so. His behavior, though 9. (take) people by surprise, warmed their hands and heart.

A pair of gloves may be a small thing. However, it can make 10. big difference in winter.

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Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets 　　　　 him, especially those who are　　　　 .For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that 　　　　 ?

He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's 　　　　 _. His briefcase always has some gloves.

In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not 　　　　 like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and 　　　　 the street. He looks around at 　　　　 . He stops when he 　　　　 someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he 　　　　 ,looking for more people with cold 　　　　 .

On winter days, Mr.Greenberg 　　　　 gloves. During the rest of the year, he 　　　　 gloves. People who have heard about him 　　　　 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.

Mr. Greenberg 　　　　 doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 　　　　 his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes 　　　　 him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them 　　　　 .

It runs in the 　　　　 .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the　　　　 .A pair of gloves may be a 　　　　 thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

1.A. know about　　　 B. learn from　　　　　 C. cheer for　　　 　　 D. look after

2.A. old　　　　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　　　 　 C. kind　　　　　　 　　 D. poor

3.A. job　　　　 　 B. name　　　　　　 　 C. chance　　　　　 　　 D. message

4.A. calm　　　　 　 B. different　　　 　 C. crazy　　　　　　 　 D. curious

5.A. act　　　　　 　 B. sound　　　　　 　 C. feel　　　　　　 　　 D. dress

6.A. cross over　　 B. drive along　　 　 C. hurry down　　 　　 D. keep off

7.A. cars　　　　 　 B. people　　　　 　 C. street numbers 　　 D. traffic lights

8.A. helps　　　　 　 B .chooses　　　　 　 C. greets　　　　　　 　　 D. sees

9.A. holds up　　 　 B. hangs out　　　　 C. moves on　　　　　 　 D. turns around

10.A. hands　　　　 B. ears　　　　　　 　 C. faces　　　　　　　 　 D. eyes

11.A. searches for　　 B. stores up　　 　 C. gives away　　　　 　 D. puts on

12.A. borrows　　　 　　 B. sells　　　　　 　 C. returns　　　　　　 D. buys

13.A. call　　　　　　 　 B. send　　　　　　 C. lend　　　　　　 　 D. show

14.A. delayed　　　　 　　 B. remembered　　　 C. began　　　　 　 D. enjoyed

15.A. understand　　 　 B. dislike　　　　　　 C. study　　　　　 　 D. excuse

16.A. sorry for　　　　 　 B. satisfied with　　 C. proud of　　 　 D. surprised by

17.A. smart　　　　　 　　 B. rich　　　　　　 　 C. special　　　　　　 D. happy

18.A. city　　　　　　 　　 B. family　　　　　 　 C. neighborhood　　 D. company

19.A. honor　　　　　 B. pain　　　　　　 　 C. same　　　　　　　 D. cold

20.A. small　　　　　 　 B. useful　　　　　 　 C. delightful　　　　　 D. comforting

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