NEW YORK—Gordon Parks, who experienced the struggles and victories of black America as a photographer for Life magazine and then became Hollywood's first major black director with " The Learning Tree" and the hit "Shaft," died Tuesday, his family said.
Parks, who also wrote fiction and was a gifted composer, died at his home in New York, according to a former wife, and nephew Charles Parks.
"Nothing came easy," Parks wrote in his autobiography(自传)."I was just born with a need to explore every tool shop of my mind, and with long searching and hard work, I became devoted to my restlessness. "
He covered everything from fashion to politics to sports at Life from 1948 to 1968.
But as a photographer, he was perhaps best known for his photo essays on the effects of poverty in the United States and abroad and on the spirit of the civil rights movement.
He went through a series of jobs as a teen and young man, including piano player and railroad dining car waiter. The breakthrough came when he was about 25 , when he bought a used camera in a pawn shop (典当行) for $7.50. He became a freelance (自由投稿的)fashion photographer, went on to Vogue magazine and then to Life in 1948.
" Reflecting now, I realize that, even within the limits of my childhood vision, I was on a search for pride, meanwhile taking measurable glimpses of how certain blacks, who suffered from racism, were against it," he wrote.
When he accepted an award from Wichita Stale University in May 1991, he said it was "another step forward in my making peace with Kansas and Kansas making peace with me."
1.Which of the following jobs didn't Gordon Parks do?
A.A photographer. B.A director.
C.A composer. D.A politician.
2.What can you infer from the passage?
A.Parks thought not everything was easy.
B.Parks was later fond of exploring every person.
C.Parks worked at Life for 20 years.
D.Parks married only once.
3.What directly helped Parks be a fashion photographer?
A.His photo essays. B.A used camera。.
C.A pawn shop。 D.Vogue magazine.
4.The passage is most probably taken from _____ .
A.a short 一 story collection. B.a popular science magazine.
C.a research paper. D.a newspaper.
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NEW YORK—Gordon Parks, who experienced the struggles and victories of black America as a photographer for Life magazine and then became Hollywood's first major black director with " The Learning Tree" and the hit "Shaft," died Tuesday, his family said.
Parks, who also wrote fiction and was a gifted composer, died at his home in New York, according to a former wife, and nephew Charles Parks.
"Nothing came easy," Parks wrote in his autobiography(自传)."I was just born with a need to explore every tool shop of my mind, and with long searching and hard work, I became devoted to my restlessness. "
He covered everything from fashion to politics to sports at Life from 1948 to 1968.
But as a photographer, he was perhaps best known for his photo essays on the effects of poverty in the United States and abroad and on the spirit of the civil rights movement.
He went through a series of jobs as a teen and young man, including piano player and railroad dining car waiter. The breakthrough came when he was about 25 , when he bought a used camera in a pawn shop (典当行) for $7.50. He became a freelance (自由投稿的)fashion photographer, went on to Vogue magazine and then to Life in 1948.
" Reflecting now, I realize that, even within the limits of my childhood vision, I was on a search for pride, meanwhile taking measurable glimpses of how certain blacks, who suffered from racism, were against it," he wrote.
When he accepted an award from Wichita Stale University in May 1991, he said it was "another step forward in my making peace with Kansas and Kansas making peace with me."
1.Which of the following jobs didn't Gordon Parks do?
A.A photographer. B.A director.
C.A composer. D.A politician.
2.What can you infer from the passage?
A.Parks thought not everything was easy.
B.Parks was later fond of exploring every person.
C.Parks worked at Life for 20 years.
D.Parks married only once.
3.What directly helped Parks be a fashion photographer?
A.His photo essays. B.A used camera。.
C.A pawn shop。 D.Vogue magazine.
4.The passage is most probably taken from _____ .
A.a short 一 story collection. B.a popular science magazine.
C.a research paper. D.a newspaper.
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My eldest son, _______ the work takes him all over the world, is in New York at the moment.
A. of whom B. whose
C. of whose D. of which
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Night owls, people who stay up late and struggle to get out of bed in the morning, are more likely to die sooner than morning larks, the first study into their death rates has found.
New research by the University of Surrey and Northwestern University in the US found that people who naturally stay up late were 10 per cent more likely to die within the six-and-a-half-year study period compared to those who preferred the morning.
Researchers say that the ongoing stress of operating in a traditional 9-5 society was having a huge effect on millions of people and could be shortening their lives.
“This is a public health issue that can no longer be ignored,” said Malcolm von Schantz, a professor of chronobiology at the University of Surrey. “We should discuss allowing evening types to start and finish work later, where practical. And we need more research about how we can help evening types deal with the higher effort of keeping their body clock in line with sun time”.
The research involved nearly 500,000 Brits aged between 38 and 73 and found that around nine per cent considered themselves evening people, while 27 per cent identified as morning types.
In the new study, Scientists found owls had higher rates of diabetes, psychological disorders and neurological disorders. But the team has previously shown that whether someone is an owl or a lark is half genetic and half environment, meaning there may be ways to keep body clock issues under control.
The team recommends that night owls can help themselves by trying to become exposed to light early in the morning and not at night. Keeping regular bedtimes, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and trying to do tasks earlier in the day can help to reset body rhythms.
The study was published in the journal Chronobiology International.
1.What docs the underlined word “their” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Night owls’ B. Morning larks
C. Researchers’ D. Scientists’
2.What can we know from Malcolm’s words?
A. People who stay up late may die before age 7.
B. Staying up late is no longer a public health issue.
C. When people should start work will be discussed later.
D. More research is needed to help solve the problem.
3.Which of the following is not suggested by the research team?
A. Get up early. B. Make full use of morning hours.
C. Get exposed to sunlight more often. D. Go to bed at a fixed time.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To tell the differences between two types of people.
B. To introduce readers the result of a new research.
C. To warn night owls of their bad genes and environments.
D. To argue morning larks usually live longer than night owls.
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Artie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His parents were poor persons who had come to the United States from Eastern Europe. At the age of fourteen, he began to play the saxophone(萨克斯管) and then the clarinet(竖笛). From very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be perfect, so he began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen, and he left home and began playing in bands across the United States.
In 1927, young Artie Shaw traveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet (小号) player, Louis Armstrong. He immediately understood that Armstrong’s great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music. Soon after, he moved to New York City. He got work playing the clarinet for the Columbia Broadcast System radio network in1936. He was given chance to found his band and play at New York’s famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.
In 1938, Artie Shaw and his band recorded what would be one of their most popular songs. It sold millions of records. It still sells several thousand each year. Shaw was surprised that it became so popular. The song is "Begin the Beguine" written by Cole Porter. However, the fame caused problems for Shaw. He could not go anywhere without being recognized. He no longer had a private life.
On Dec. 13th, 2004, Artie Shaw died after a long sickness. He was ninety-four years old. He was the last great musician and bandleader of what has been called the “Big Band Era”.
1.When was Artie Shaw born?
A.In 1936. B.In1927. C.In 1938 D.In 1910.
2.How old was Artie Shaw when he founded his own band?
A.Twenty-six. B.Twenty-seven. C.Seventeen. D.Twenty-eight.
3.What can we infer from paragraph 3?
A.Artie Shaw knew his records would be popular.
B.Artie Shaw wanted the fans to recognize him.
C.Artie Shaw's records sold well.
D.Artie Shaw recorded his first record in 1938.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Artie Shaw-a Famous Musician B.Artie Shaw Made Band Famous
C.Artie Shaw and His Bands D.Artie Shaw Recorded Many Songs
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Who lives in New York?
A.The woman’s sister. B.The man’s parent. C.The woman.
2.What do we know about the woman’s sister?
A.She will arrive next Saturday.
B.She writes articles for English Post.
C.She will stay for a month.
3.When will the man arrive at the airport?
A.At 8:00 am. B.At 8:40 am. C.At 9:00 am.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Which city has the man been to?
A. Chicago. B. New York. C. California.
2.Who will work in New York?
A. The man. B. Eric. C. Daniel.
3.Why does the woman want to stay in Washington?
A. She is fond of writing notices.
B. She wants to stay with her family.
C. She hopes to draw the top leaders' attention.
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_______ was a struggle for me to remember all the strange faces and new names.
A．It B．That C．There D．This
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Sun Tours: Short breaks in New York
DAY 1: TIMES SQUARE AND THE LINCOLN CENTER
Welcome to New York—the Big Apple! Here in New York the wonders of the Big Apple exceed (超出) all expectations—the fantastic skyline, wonderful restaurants, theaters, museums, shops and attractions. On your first day you will visit the famous Lincoln and Rockefeller Centers, and drive down Fifth Avenue. You will drive through Times Square, the “Crossroads of the World”. You will then travel to Central Park, a miracle in the center of Manhattan. Lunch is on your own, but this evening you will have dinner at the famous Jekyll and Hyde club, where the waiters are all dressed as vampires（吸血鬼）, and at some point in the evening Frankenstein （科学怪人）comes to life.
DAY 2: EXPLORING THE CITY
The entire day is yours for sightseeing and shopping. Explore the attractive city of New York with its skyscrapers, bridges, historic landmarks and Broadway theaters.
DAY 3: DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
Today you will visit Greenwich Village, Wall Street and the World Trade Center. You will visit South Street Seaport, a 19th-century seaport with narrow streets, hundreds of shops, an international food stand and street entertainment. This afternoon you will visit Chinatown, and finally the Empire State Building Observatory, which towers 1,250 feet above New York City. You will use the high-speed elevators to go to the top, unlike King Kong who climbed up the outside of the building. This evening, you will have dinner at the well-known Tavern-on-the-Green restaurant overlooking Central Park.
ARRIVING IN NEW YORK
A Sun Tours representative will meet you at JFK airport and take you to your hotel, which is in the center of the city. When you check in, you will receive further information about this evening’s “Getting-to know-each-other” party at the Manhattan Restaurant.
1.If you want to join in this tour, which of the following will you contact?
A. Sun Tours B. Hyde Club
C. Greenwich Village D. JFK Airport
2.How many places will you visit on the third day?
A. Five B. Six
C. Seven D. Eight
3.What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. You will go to the hotel in the center of the city by yourself.
B. When you arrive at the airport, you will be told about the tour plan.
C. You have known all about the Manhattan Restaurant before your arrival.
D. When you check in, you will know more about the evening party.
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Anne LaBastille was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. Her first experience with the wilderness was in the Adirondacks in the northeast of New York, where she worked at a summer resort (度假胜地) to earn money for college tuition (学费) by caring for the horses, giving riding lessons, and working as a waitress. And she had many chances to begin her adventure in the Adirondack wilderness.
Anne returned to school in the fall, but she continued to spend as much time as she could in the Adirondacks. She grew to love her time alone in the mountains. Anne graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in conservation of natural resources (资源) and began working for the National Audubon Society in Florida as a wildlife tour leader.
Although Anne took great pleasure in showing people the animals living in the Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park, she longed for the mountains in the northern parts of New York. Finally she decided to build a cabin near Black Bear Lake. Over the years, however, more and more tourists began hiking near her cabin. As a result, Anne decided to build another cabin deeper in the woods at Lily Pad Lake.
Anne lived in the woods for most of her life. She enjoyed living alone in the woods, and her life was far too busy for her to be lonely. When she was not writing books, she wrote articles for National Geographic, Reader's Digest, and other magazines. In her later years, Anne conducted research in Guatemala on an endangered bird called the grebe. She also lectured nationwide about ecology. Besides, Anne worked with a number of organizations dedicated to (致力于) conservation.
As a respected guide, author, and conservationist, Anne not only loved the land but also had found a way to become part of it.
1.Anne's work at the summer resort .
A. showed her love for long tours
B. helped her to explore the wilderness
C. earned her high admiration in college
D. gave her a chance to learn horse riding
2. Anne built her cabin at Lily Pad Lake in order to .
A. live in the mountains
B. enlarge her living space
C. settle in a more beautiful place
D. get away from increasing numbers of tourists
3. We can conclude from the text that Anne .
A. felt very lonely living in the woods
B. made the wilderness a part of her life
C. tried to make more people aware of the grebe
D. longed to be an editor of National Geographic
4.What's the main idea of the text?
A. A brief introduction to Anne’s life.
B. Anne’s achievements.
C. Anne's adventures in the wilderness.
D. Anne's pioneering work in wildlife ecology.
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New York is ____ to the headquarters of the United Nations and many famous international companies.
A.basic B.common C.close D.home
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