OSLO — Excited with pride, Norwegians sang in the streets of Oslo on Sunday, celebrating Norway’s National Day and the country’s Eurovision Song Contest victory.
Hundreds of Norwegians sang along to Alexander Rybak’s winning song Fairytale as they walked in the country’s traditional National Day parade (游行) celebrating the Norwegian constitution.
Alexander Rybak — called “Alexander the Great” by the Norwegian media — won a great victory in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) by gaining the most votes in its 53-year history in Moscow on Saturday.
Alexander has played violin and piano since he was five years old, and he also composes his own music and sings. In 2006 he won the Norwegian talent show Kjempesjansen with his own song Foolin. Alexander has performed with one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, Pinchas Zukerman, won the Anders Jahres Culture Price and has been the concertmaster for Norway’s largest symphony orchestra (交响乐队) for youths, Ung Symfoni.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said there was clearly something special about the 23-year-old and his folk music. “This is a phenomenal performance by a young and talented musician,” Stoltenberg said in a statement.
Rybak is expected to draw a large crowd of fans to Oslo’s Gardermoen airport when he arrives next Sunday, after having invited all his countrymen from the stage in Moscow.
With Rybak’s win, Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals, a show that reaches a television audience of over 100 million people. Norway’s Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, promised that Norway would put on a splendid show next year but without spending as much as Moscow, which spent 24 million euros this year. “I don’t think that is necessary,” he told national broadcaster NRK.
The win was Norway’s third. The Nordic country also won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and 1995.
【小题1】What do Norwegians usually do on the country’s National Day?
A. Sing Fairytale.   B. Have a parade.  C. Hold a song test.  D. Watch the ESC. 
【小题2】Which of the following statements about Rybak is TRUE?
A. He has a lot of fans all over the world.
B. He is the first Norwegian to win the ESC.
C. He is called “Alexander the Great” when he was born.
D. He showed a great talent for music before this ESC.
【小题3】The underlined word “phenomenal” in Para. 5 means “____”.

A．very unusual and impressive	B．too special to be understood
C．with an educational purpose	D．able to draw a large audience

【小题4】What’s Trond Giske’s opinion?

A．Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals.

B．It doesn’t require too much money to win the finals.

C．Norway is determined to win next year’s Eurovision finals.

D．It doesn’t require a lot of money to make the finals splendid.

【小题5】The main idea of the text is that ______________________________.

A．the Eurovision Song Contest belongs to the world

B．National Day is being celebrated in Norway

C．Crazy fans expect to meet their idol at the airport in Norway

D．Norway celebrates a Eurovision win on National Day.

OSLO — Excited with pride, Norwegians sang in the streets of Oslo on Sunday, celebrating Norway’s National Day and the country’s Eurovision Song Contest victory.

   Hundreds of Norwegians sang along to Alexander Rybak’s winning song Fairytale as they walked in the country’s traditional National Day parade (游行) celebrating the Norwegian constitution.

   Alexander Rybak — called “Alexander the Great” by the Norwegian media — won a great victory in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) by gaining the most votes in its 53-year history in Moscow on Saturday.

   Alexander has played violin and piano since he was five years old, and he also composes his own music and sings. In 2006 he won the Norwegian talent show Kjempesjansen with his own song Foolin. Alexander has performed with one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, Pinchas Zukerman, won the Anders Jahres Culture Price and has been the concertmaster for Norway’s largest symphony orchestra (交响乐队) for youths, Ung Symfoni.

   Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said there was clearly something special about the 23-year-old and his folk music. “This is a phenomenal performance by a young and talented musician,” Stoltenberg said in a statement.

   Rybak is expected to draw a large crowd of fans to Oslo’s Gardermoen airport when he arrives next Sunday, after having invited all his countrymen from the stage in Moscow.

   With Rybak’s win, Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals, a show that reaches a television audience of over 100 million people. Norway’s Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, promised that Norway would put on a splendid show next year but without spending as much as Moscow, which spent 24 million euros this year. “I don’t think that is necessary,” he told national broadcaster NRK.

   The win was Norway’s third. The Nordic country also won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and 1995.

1.What do Norwegians usually do on the country’s National Day?

   A. Sing Fairytale.   B. Have a parade.  C. Hold a song test.  D. Watch the ESC. 

2.Which of the following statements about Rybak is TRUE?

   A. He has a lot of fans all over the world.

   B. He is the first Norwegian to win the ESC.

   C. He is called “Alexander the Great” when he was born.

   D. He showed a great talent for music before this ESC.

3.The underlined word “phenomenal” in Para. 5 means “____”.

    A. very unusual and impressive    B. too special to be understood

   C. with an educational purpose     D. able to draw a large audience

4.What’s Trond Giske’s opinion?

    A. Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals.

    B. It doesn’t require too much money to win the finals.

    C. Norway is determined to win next year’s Eurovision finals.

    D. It doesn’t require a lot of money to make the finals splendid.

5.The main idea of the text is that ______________________________.

  A. the Eurovision Song Contest belongs to the world

  B. National Day is being celebrated in Norway

  C. Crazy fans expect to meet their idol at the airport in Norway

  D. Norway celebrates a Eurovision win on National Day.

 

[1]Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.

       [2]Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time, some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell．But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it．This is called ______________.

       [3]For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain release the same hormones. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. in general the person feels excited and ready to act.

       [4]Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.

       [5]Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”

       [6]Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.

1．What is the best title of the passage? （no more than 10 words．）

                                                                          

2．What does the word “it ” ( Line 3 Para 2 ) refer to? ( no more than 5 words )

                                                                          

3．Please fill in the blank( Line 3 Para 2 )  with proper words to complete the sentence．（no more than 5 words）

                                                                          

4．List the three ways the author mentions people express their anger．（no more than 20 words）

                                                                        

5．According to the doctors, what good way can you get to deal with anger? （no more than 5 words）