Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1955. Today he lives in New York. But his music has答案解析

Itzhak Perlman was born in Israel．But his music has made him a citizen of the world．He has played in __1__ every large city．He has won fifteen Grammy Awards and four Emmys．

Perlman suffered a terrible disease which hurt his __2__ at four．Today he uses a wheelchair or walks with crutches（拐杖）．But none of these __3__ him from playing the violin．As a young child，he took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv．Very quickly，his __4__ talent was recognized．At the age of thirteen he went to the United States to __5__ on television． His playing led him to the Juilliard School in New York．

His music is full of power and strength．It can be __6__ or joyful，loud or soft．But people say it is not the music __7__ that makes his playing so particular．They say he is able to show the joy he __8__ in playing，and the feelings that great music can express．

Anyone who has attended（出席）his performance will tell you it is exciting to watch him play． His face changes __9__ the music from his violin changes． He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy．He often __10__ dark when the music seems dark and frightening．

ltzhak Perlman has received many honors，and continues to receive honors for his music．

1．A．even                B．almost             C．only              D．already

2．A．hands               B．arms              C．legs                D．eyes

3．A．stopped              B．moved             C．protected          D．got

4．A．common             B．usual               C．simple              D．special

5．A．practise              B．watch             C．appear             D．train

6．A．happy              B．cheerful            C．noisy              D．sad

7．A．alone                B．lonely               C．alive                D．available

8．A．touches             B．feels              C．develops            D．achieves

9．A．as                  B．while               C．and               D．or

10．A．performs           B．thinks             C．looks               D．sounds

My name is Lucy. I have two good friends, Mary and June. June and I are twelve years old. Mary is thirteen years old. My birthday is November 11th．June’s birthday is September 11th ．And Mary’s birthday is January 18th. I like red, but they like green. Mary and June are in the same school. They have an Art Festival and a school trip every year, but I only have a Music Festival at my school.
1. Lucy was born in ________.
A. October      B. November        C. September       D. January
2. What does Lucy have at her school every year?
A. An Art Festival                   B. A school trip
C. A Music Festival                  D. An Art Festival and a school trip

Yao Ming, the centre of the Chinese National Men’s basketball team, joins the Houston Rocket in the 2002 NBA. The 2.2 m, 120kg basketball star becomes the first one to come from a foreign (外国的) team. Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother is a leader of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father plays basketball, too. Yao Ming is welcome in China. He becomes a very important basketball player in China Basketball Association. It’s short for CBA.
During the 2000-2001 seasons, he gets 27.1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match. Yao Ming joins the Houston Rockets in November, 2002. He says this is a new start in his basketball life. He world do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself. Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton says, “Yao Ming is very strong. He has the capability(能力) of changing the future(未来) of basketball.”
【小题1】The Houston Rockets is the name of a _______ team. 

A．tabletennis

B．volleyball

C．basketball

D．golf

【小题2】Both Yao Ming’s father and mother are ___________.

A．footballplayers

B．theleaderoftheChineseNationalTeam

C．thecentersofChineseNationalTeam

D．basketballplayers

【小题3】Yao Ming ________ in CBA during the 2000-2001 seasons. 

A．doesbadly

B．isn’tgood

C．isin America

D．doeswell

【小题4】Yao Ming _________ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.

A．doeshisbesttojoin	B．isa teacherin
C．becomesamemberof	D．leaves

【小题5】Sport analyst Bill Walton thinks Yao Ming can __________. 
A. learn from the NBA.
B. change the future of basketball 
C. improve himself
D. becomes the captain of the Houston Rockets.

Shen Hao was born in 1964. He was the former first secretary of Party branch（原党支部第一书记）of Xiaogang Village, Fengyang County, Anhui Province. He died on November 6, 2009. From 2004 to 2009, he had done many good things for villagers. For the development of Xiaogang Village he had made great contributions. So he was respected by all the villagers.

During the six years, he repaired the village roads, built a building for a number of villagers. He rented a house in the village and thought about how to get the villagers to get rich all day. Even in the New Year, he still got together with his villagers. At last, under his leadership, Xiaogang Village was out of poverty. Now the villagers are leading a rich life.

He is a very filial（孝顺的）son, but he had almost no time to get together with his over 90 year-old mother. But she never complained. His wife works in the bank and she is very busy. They both have little time to look after their daughter.

Although he did not do what he should do to his mother, wife and daughter, all the villagers will remember their good secretary forever.

1.Why was Shen Hao respected by all the villagers?

A. Because he repaired roads.

B. Because he built a building for some people.

C. Because he is a filial man.

D. Because he has made great contributions for the development of Xiaogang Village

2.What did Shen Hao think about all day?

A. He thought about how to mend the road.

B. He thought about how to build houses.

C. He thought about how to make the village rich.  

D. He thought about how to get together with his family.

3.The underlined word “poverty” means________ in Chinese.

     A. 贫乏          B. 贫穷           C. 虚弱               D. 贫瘠

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

     A. Shen Hao was only 45 years old when he died.

     B. Shen Hao spent much time in taking care of his daughter.

     C. Shen Hao helped the villagers a lot.

     D. Now in Xiaogang Village, people are leading a rich life.

 

阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。
（每空格限填一词）（本题共五小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Liu Xiang is not an overnight success. He was born in Shanghai ___【小题1】__ 13th July, 1983 and, like many Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very __【小题2】. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his skill at hurdling was noticed by his _【小题3】_____ Sun Haiping. In 2004, he __【小题4】___ the first Olympic Gold medal for China in Athens, Greece. Now he is training hard to go for more __【小题5】__for China. Just because he was trained for gold!

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of china’s top philanthropists.
【小题1】The article is probably taken from _______.

A．a newspaper

B．a novel

C．a detective story

D．a science book

【小题2】He says he will donate _____ to charity after he dies.

A．nothing	B．some schools
C．everything he has	D．his whole company

【小题3】 What does he do charity for?

A．He wants to do charity for money.

B．He wants to do charity for pleasure.

C．He wants to ask people to help him.

D．He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．He is from Jiangsu.

B．He has visited many countries.

C．He has helped people in need.

D．He has got a lot of awards.

【小题5】Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A．Earthquakes.	B．Hope Primary Schools.
C．Pioneer of the Year.	D．Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao

根据短文内容，从A,B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的正确答案。

Look at this boy. 1  name is Nick. His 2   is May 1st. He was born in 1997. He is   3  years old. Jack   4  his friend. He is 5  English boy. They 6  students. They are in the same school. Miss Li is their 7 . She is   8nice teacher. She   9  them. They like   10, too.

【小题1】

A．He B．He’s C．His D．My

【小题2】

A．name B．birthday C．date D．book

【小题3】

A．twelve B．thirteen C．eleven D．fourteen

【小题4】

A．is B．are C．am D．do

【小题5】

A．a B．an C．the D．/

【小题6】

A．is B．am C．are D．be

【小题7】

A．mother B．friend C．teacher D．aunt

【小题8】

A．an B．a C．the D．/

【小题9】

A．like B．likes C．don’t like D．is like

【小题10】

A．her B．she C．she’s D．him

       book, finish, be, one, great, will, live, from, dream, move

       A little girl called Fan Yi has caught many people’s attention recently. The little writer’s ___________(81) English story, Swordbird, was on the New York Times’ bestseller list for children’s fiction.

Fan Yi was born in Beijing in 1997. She ___________(82) her second grade of primary school in Beijing. She ___________(83) to the US with her parents at the age of 7. She has shown ___________(84) interests in birds since she was a little girl.

When Fan ___________(85) studying American history at school, she read many articles(文章) about the September 11 Attacks(9.11事件). She wanted all people to ___________(86) in peace with each other. Around that time, she had a(n) ___________(87) one night. In the dream, some birds fought with each other. Fan got an idea ___________(88) the dream and turned it into a story. In it, she showed her idea of peace in the world.

In the future, Fan will write more ___________(89) for the Swordbird series. Will she become another J.K Rowling? We ___________(90) have to wait and see.

Keys:

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

I was born in the computer age.  1. . They were already adults when the first personal computer came out. But with the development of technology, more jobs need skills like typing, sending e-mails, etc.

    When I was in middle school, they started asking me to help them do things with computers.

 2. . But my dad would make me stay up to finish his work. My parents even made me talk on the phone whenever there was something wrong with our computer.

    After realizing my parents really need my help, I tried to be more understanding. After all, I wasn’t born knowing how to use a computer.  3. ? I feel that teaching them by myself is better. We can communicate more and share understanding.

    I know it’s usually hard for adults to learn new skills. And a patient teacher is helpful for them.  4. . Parents and teens need to help each other.

 

A. So I try to teach them patiently B. However，my parents weren’t as lucky as me C. It is hard for them to use the computer D. Sometimes I had hours of homework to do E. How can I help them learn about computers

 

 

根据短文内容完成下列表格，并将完整单词写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。(每空一词)

Qian Xuesen was a rocket scientist. He was famous all over the world as the father of China’s space technology. He was born in 1911. On October 31, 2009, he passed away peacefully at the age of 98.

When Qian Xuesen was three years old, his father got a job in the Ministry of Education in Beijing, so he and his family came to Beijing. Qian Xuesen graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934. In 1935, he went to the United States for further study. In 1950, he heard that the new China had been founded, he began to try his best to go back to his motherland. Although the American government tried to stop him from his journey, he succeeded in going back in 1955.

Since 1958, Dr. Qian had devoted all his life to China’s aerospace science and technology (航天技术) and made great achievements. He set up China’s first missile-and-rocket-research institute (导弹、火箭研究机构), which later helped start China’s space program. He retired in 1991,the year before China’s manned space program (载人航天计划) was started. His research formed the basis (基础) of the Long March CZ-2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.

Qian Xuesen--- the _____1____of China’s space technology

Personal details	Qian Xuesen was ____2____as a rocket scientist.
Career	Qian Xuesen came to Beijing at 3 years old when his father got a job there. In 1934, he graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In 1935, he went to America for _____3______ study. In 1955, he succeeded in going back to China, although the American government tried to ___4_____ him from his journey. Since 1958, Dr. Qian had devoted all his life to our country and made great achievements.
Achievements	He set up China’s first missile-and-rocket-research institute and helped start China’s space  ___5_____  . His research formed the basis (基础) of the Long March CZ-2F rocket.

 

阅读短文，将其中划线部分的句子译成中文。

Yo-Yo Ma was born in Paris in 1955.He is Chinese but has never lived in China .He began to learn to play the cello (大提琴),when he was four years old .He became a cellist when he was 21 years old .He won 15 Grammy Awards altogether .He is one of the most famous cellists in the world now .54.In New York ,people named a street after him .

In 1998 ,he started the “Silk Road Progect ”55.He wanted to take a trip along the old road and make new music.

1.___________________________________________.

2.____________________________________________.

 

根据对话内容，在空格中填写一句话，使对话完整、正确（共10分）

A: Hey, Lingling, 1.                                 ?    

B: I was born in a small village in Shanxi Province.

A: 2.                                      ？                         

B: Its name was Xucun. What about you, Tony?

A: I was born in Cambridge. It’s a small city in England.

B: 3.                             ？ 

A: Yes, I do. My first school’s name was Darwin Primary School.

B: 4.                             ？

A: My first teacher was Mrs. Lane.

B: 5.                             ?

A: She was very strict but very nice. She often taught us well and made her lessons very interesting and lively.

B: Thank you very much.

A: You’re welcome.

 

Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television progam. They started singing in 1965, became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.
Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.
Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint（晕倒） when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raises money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界纪录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.
【小题1】What’s the name of their first record?

A．“Never Say Goodbye”	B．“See You, See Me”
C．“I Want You Back”	D．“On the World”

【小题2】Michael was good at __________ according to the passage.

A．rock music	B．street dance
C．playing the piano	D．moon walking

【小题3】Why did Mochael have to stay at home most of the time?

A．Because he was too famous

B．Because he often felt lonely.

C．Because he had no friends

D．Because his company asked him to do so

Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called “the youngest writer in the world”. He has written three books till now. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his partents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi’an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about. When he was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one, he could say five to six hundred words. At three, he could look up words in the dictionary. At four, his father taught him how to learn by himself. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales. At the age of 6, he wrote a novel about his life in different cities with his parents. His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They only ate their food but also hurt his mother’s hand. So he thought, “If we give mice the stomach of cows, they will eat grass and they will be helpful to people.” This was his first fairy tales Change Stomach for Mice. Now he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called Eyes of Children. He says, “I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books.
【小题1】How many books has Dou Kou written?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five

D．Six

【小题2】Thanks to his ________, Dou Kou could write his books.

A．mother

B．father

C．school life

D．life in different cities

【小题3】Dou Kou began to use a dictionary __________.

A．when he wrote fairy tales	B．before his father taught him how to learn something
C．after he went to school	D．after his mother taught him how to learn something

【小题4】 The underlined(划线的) sentences show us that Dou Kou _________.

A．is different from other children	B．doesn’t tell the truth.
C．is the same as other children	D．likes his books

【小题5】Which is the best title?

A．Three Books by a child	B．How to Write a Fairy Tales
C．How Clever the Boy is	D．Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer

Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76.
  This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.
Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more!
The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery. She is 80 years old.
Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe .
When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses' Day". After her 100^th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.
【小题1】How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?

A．She has more grandchildren.	B．She has her own art gallery.
C．She lives an easy life.	D．She starts a new job.

【小题2】 Grandma Moses starts to paint pictures_______.

A．when her daughter asks her to do that	B．when she gets married
C．at the age of 70	D．in the year 1940

【小题3】Grandma Moses' paintings are first bought by _______.

A．a man from New York	B．her daughter
C．Otto Kallir's gallery	D．the owner of a store in town

【小题4】The writer of the passage thinks that _______.

A．Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100

B．people like her paintings but do not like her

C．it is never too late to start a new job

D．many people prefer paintings by old ladies

【小题5】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Grandma Moses and New York State	B．Grandma Moses and Painting
C．Grandma Moses' family	D．Grandma Moses' Day

用所给单词的适当形式填空：(10分)
1．It’s important to send my best __________(greet) to all your family.
2．The fans became very excited to get those _________(hero ) telephone numbers.  
3．We didn’t go to the meeting because it was ________(important).
4．________(luck), his cousin didn’t hurt his legs in the traffic accident.
5．I thanked our teacher for agreeing ___________ (let) me go on the trip last month.
6．When the player was a child, his mother spent much time________(sew) the clothes for him.
7．In the dinner party, the children helped___________(they) to much delicious food happily.
8．During this year’s Reading Week, Kitty read one of___________(famous) books in the world.
9．Julie was very happy to receive a lot of beautiful presents on her_________(twelve)birthday.
10．The writer was born in Inner Mongolia. He often _______(ride) a horse when he was young.

Justin Bieber was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy 2011. Both he and his fans were excited to hear the great news!
Born on March 1, 1994, in Canada, Justin entered a singing contest when he was 12 and won the second place. He taught himself to play the piano, drums and guitar. In 2007 Justin posted videos of his singing on the Internet and became famous. In 2008, he became a singer with a record company. Since then, he has become a big name. Justin is so popular that screaming fans show up everywhere for his appearance. Several of his performances had to be cancelled because there were too many fans!
In February, 2011, Justin’s biopic Never Say Never will come out. Justin came from a poor family. But he said in his book that not having as many things as his friends made him stronger and built his character. He wants to tell people that you can do anything if you just put your mind to it.
【小题1】Who taught Justin to play the piano, drums and guitar?

A．His fans.

B．His friends.

C．He himself.

D．His teacher.

【小题2】When did Justin become a singer with a record company?

A．In 1994.

B．In 2007.

C．In 2008.

D．In 2011.

【小题3】Why did Justin have to cancel some of his performances?

A．Because he was badly ill.

B．Because he thought his performances weren’t good enough.

C．Because he didn’t want to have any performances.

D．Because there were lots of fans.

【小题4】Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．Justin was born in a rich family on March 1, 1994, in Canada.

B．Justin entered a singing contest when he was 12 and won the first place.

C．Justin is so terrible that he has few fans.

D．Justin said that poor environment made him stronger and built his character.

【小题5】 What’s the meaning of the word “biopic” in the last paragraph?

A．自传

B．声明

C．论文

D．小说

 
George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved  31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so  32  about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33  for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34  children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35  he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36  his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38  . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many   40  in the south grew only cotton. This was   41  to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42   would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44  “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45  of 79.

【小题1】

A．animals B．plants C．buildings D．photos

【小题2】

A．much B．many C．little D．few

【小题3】

A．house B．farm C．hospital D．school

【小题4】

A．brown B．yellow C．black D．white

【小题5】

A．when B．until C．for D．since

【小题6】

A．cost B．spend C．pay D．take

【小题7】

A．love B．hate C．question D．surprise

【小题8】

A．accepted B．refused C．understood D．cared

【小题9】

A．situations B．suggestions C．plays D．plans

【小题10】

A．farmers B．scientists C．doctors D．inventors

【小题11】

A．helpful B．harmful C．careful D．wonderful

【小题12】

A．pumpkin B．peanut C．cotton D．potato

【小题13】

A．soil B．water C．air D．weather

【小题14】

A．seen B．look C．found D．called

【小题15】

A．time B．year C．age D．season

 

    book, finish, be, one, great, will, live, from, dream, move

    A little girl called Fan Yi has caught many people’s attention recently. The little writer’s ___________ (81) English story, Swordbird, was on the New York Times’ bestseller list for children’s fiction.

Fan Yi was born in Beijing in 1997. She ___________ (82) her second grade of primary school in Beijing. She ___________ (83) to the US with her parents at the age of 7. She has shown ___________ (84) interests in birds since she was a little girl.

When Fan ___________(85) studying American history at school, she read many articles(文章) about the September 11 Attacks(9.11事件). She wanted all people to ___________ (86) in peace with each other. Around that time, she had a(n) ___________ (87) one night. In the dream, some birds fought with each other. Fan got an idea ___________ (88) the dream and turned it into a story. In it, she showed her idea of peace in the world.

In the future, Fan will write more ___________ (89) for the Swordbird series. Will she become another J.K Rowling? We ___________ (90) have to wait and see.

 

1阅读下面的短文，判断文后的句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写“T”，不符合的写“F”。

Howard Carter was a famous explorer(探险家).He loved to visit new places. During his life, he discovered many important and exciting things.

Howard Carter did not go to school. But he was smart and wanted to learn the world outside his hometown. In 1891,at the age of 17,he went to Egypt(埃及) by ship. By the 1920s,he had become an explorer, looking for the tombs(坟墓) of the Egyptian kings.

He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he found jewels, gold and 10 bodies of dead kings. These bodies are known as mummies(木乃伊).In 1922, Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter’s team was working at a place near a city called Luxor, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamen.

Not long after the tomb was opened, people in Carter’s team began to get ill and die strangely.

Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died However; Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65.

1.Howard Carter liked to visit new places.

2.Howard Carter was born in 1877.

3.Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamen in 1922.

4.The passage tells us Carter’s school life.