My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

　 I tried as hard as I could to remain 36　 , but I had an empty feeling in my stomach. I stared down at my sweat-covered, 37　 hands.

　 I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were 　38 people. They were not just my mum and dad, who 　39 say, "Good job!" even if I messed up the entire piece.

　 What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

　 As it 　40 , I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 　41 for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

　 Slowly I walked to the mulberry piano in the 42 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golfball-sized lump（隆起的） in my throat and sat down. 43 , I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

　 As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 　44 of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece 　45 that I could play it backwards if 　46 .

　 Although at one point I accidentally played two keys　 47　 the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically. My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.

　 There was no　 48　 that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned　 49 and focused carefully on the music.　 50 1 came to the end of the page, a warning 　51 inside my head: DON' T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

　 Needless to say, I 52　 myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my "page- turning" feat (技艺), I finished the 53　 of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 54　 my head. I had finished. I had mastered the　 55 .

36．　 A．unknown 　　　　 B．still 　　　　　　 C．calm 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．quiet

37．　 A．shaking　　 　　 B．moving　 　　 C．waving 　　　　　　　　 D．wandering

38．　 A．true　 　　　　　　 B．real　 　　　 C．young　 　　　　　　　　 D．old

39．　 A．will 　　　　　　　　 B．can　　 　　 C．could　 　　　　　　　　　 D．would

40．　 A．turned out 　　　 B．turned up 　　 C．turned back 　　　　　　 D．turned down

41．　 A．looking　 　　　 B．searching 　　 C．expecting 　　　　　　　 D．waiting

42．　 A．corner　　 　　 B．cross 　　　　　 C．center　 　　　　　　　　 D．passage

43．　 A．Slowly　 　　　 B．Happily　 　　 C．Quickly 　　　　　　　　　 D．Suddenly

44．　 A．sure 　　　　　　　　 B．unsure 　　　　 C．certain 　　　　　　　　　 D．confident

45．　 A．so much time　　 B．so hardly 　　 C．such a lot of time　　　 D．so many times

46．　 A．requested　 　　 B．told　　 　　 C．demanded 　　　　　　 D．ordered

47．　 A．in spite of 　　　　 B．instead of 　　 C．in the way of 　　　　　 D．in the shape of

48．　 A．way 　　　　　　　　 B．need　 　　　　 C．use 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．sense

49．　 A．backward　　　　　 B．forward　　　　 C．upward　　　　　　　　　　 D．downward

50．　 A．Then　　　　　　　　 B．Next　　 　　 C．When　 　　　　　　　　 D．While

51．　 A．appeared 　　　　 B．had　 　　　　 C．raised　　　 　　　　 D．went

52．　 A．told　 　　　　　　 B．asked　　 　 C．obeyed 　　　　　　　　　 D．refused

53．　 A．other　 　　　　　 B．part　　 　　 C．left 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．rest

54．　 A．inside 　　　　　　　 B．outside 　　　　 C．out of 　　　　　　　　　　 D．on

55．　 A．musical 　　　　　　 B．piece 　　　　　 C．impossible　　　　　　　　 D．possible

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　　My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

　　I tried as hard as I could to remain 1 , but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweatcovered 2 hands.

　　I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were 3 people. They were not just my mum and dad, who 4 say,“Good job!”even if I messed up the entire piece.

　　What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

　　As it 5 , I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 6 for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

　　Slowly I walked to the mudbrown piano in the 7 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golfball-sized lump(隆起部分)in my throat and sat down. 8 , I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

　　As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 9 of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practised this piece 10 that I could play it backwards if 11 .

　　Although at one point I accidentally played two keys 12 the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically(自动地).

　　My eyes burned boles into the page in front of me.

　　There was no 13 that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned 14 and focused carefully on the music.

　　 15 I came to the end of the page, a warning 16 inside my head: DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

　　Needless to say，I 17 myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my“page-turning”feat(技艺)I finished the 18 of the piece without making a single mistake.

　　After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 19 my head. I had finished. I had mastered the 20 .

1．

[　　]

A．unknown　　　　B．still

C．calm　　　　　　D．quiet

2．

[　　]

A．shaking　　　　 B．moving

C．waving　　　　　D．old

3．

[　　]

A．true　　　　　　B．real

C．young　　　　　D．old

4．

[　　]

A．will　　　　　　B．can

C．could　　　　　 D．would

5．

[　　]

A．turned out　　　B．turned up

C．turned back　　 D．turned down

6．

[　　]

A．looking　　　　 B．searching

C．expecting　　　 D．waiting

7．

[　　]

A．corner　　　　　B．cross

C．center　　　　　D．waiting

8．

[　　]

A．Slowly　　　　　B．Happily

C．Quickly　　　　 D．Suddenly

9．

[　　]

A．sure　　　　　　B．unsure

C．certain　　　　 D．confident

10．

[　　]

A．so much time　　　B．so hardly

C．such a lot of time　 D．so many times

11．

[　　]

A．requested　　　　B．told

C．demanded　　　　D．required

12．

[　　]

A．in spite of　　　B．instead of

C．in the way of　　D．in the shape of

13．

[　　]

A．way　　　　　　　B．need

C．use　　　　　　　D．sense

14．

[　　]

A．backward　　　　B．forward

C．upward　　　　　D．downward

15．

[　　]

A．Then　　　　　　B．Next

C．When　　　　　　D．While

16．

[　　]

A．went off　　　　 B．went out

C．went on　　　　　D．went down

17．

[　　]

A．told　　　　　　 B．asked

C．obeyed　　　　　D．refused

18．

[　　]

A．other　　　　　　B．part

C．left　　　　　　 D．rest

19．

[　　]

A．inside　　　　　 B．outside

C．out of　　　　　 D．on

20．

[　　]

A．musical　　　　　B．piece

C．impossible　　　 D．possible

从A、B、C、D四个单词中找出一个与其它三个的划线部分读音不同的选项

[　　]

A． musical 　　　B． drum　　　C． museum　　　D． huge

 

“I grew up on Jackson’s music and I still have all his stuff on My iPod. I think that Michael Jackson will go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers. His brilliance as a performance also was paired with a tragic and in many ways，sad personal life.”

Michael Jackson was a singer，songwriter，dancer and celebrity icon with a vast catalog of hit records and countless awards to his credit. Beyond that，he had transfixed the world like few entertainers before or since. As a solo performer，he had enjoyed a level of superstardom previously known   ——Barack Obama

only to Elvis Presley，the Beatles and  Frank Sinatra.

Michael Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop star of the 80s’，and certainly one of the most popular recording artists of all time.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958.The fifth and youngest son of steelworker Joe Jackson，Michael displayed a talent for music and dance from an extremely young age. His father began to organize a family musical group around his three eldest sons in 1962，and Michael joined them the following year，quickly establishing himself as a dynamic stage performer. Dubbed the Jackson 5，the group signed to Motown in 1968 and issued their debut single in October 1969，when Michael was just 11 years old. I Want You Back，ABC，The Love You Save and I’ll Be There all hit number one in 1970，making the Jackson 5 the first group in pop history to have their first four singles top the charts. Later in 1972，Jackson had his first number one solo single，Ben. In 1977，he met producer/composer Quincy Jones for the first time. With Jones producing，Jackson recorded his first solo album as an adult，Off the Wall.

Released（发行） in 1982，the Quincy Jones produced Thriller refined the strengths of Off the Wall：the dance and rock tracks were more driving，the pop tunes and ballads softer and more soulful，and all of it was recognizably Michael. There was no surprise that Thriller was a hit；what was a surprise was its staying power .Jackson’s duet with McCartney，The Girl Is Mine，was a natural single choice，and it peaked at number two；then Billie Jean and the Van Halen track Beat It both hit number one，for seven and three weeks respectively.

Michael Jackson died from heart disease on June 25 at age 50.

1.What does Barack Obama mean by saying “His brilliance as a performance also was paired with a tragic and in many ways，sad personal life”？

A．Michael Joseph Jackson was a success in his career as well as in life.

B．Michael Joseph Jackson was a success in his career.

C．Michael Joseph Jackson led a happy life.

D．Michael Joseph Jackson gained a lot in his career，but he also suffered a lot in his life.

2.According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

A．Barack Obama likes Michael Jackson’s song very much.

B．Barack Obama and Michael Jackson are good friends.

C．Michael is good at music as well as at dance.

D．Michael Jackson had his first number one solo single when he was 14 years old.

3.Choose the right time order of the following events.

a．Barack Obama，President of the US，assessed the whole life of Michael Jackson.

b．The family musical group signed to Motown.

c．Michael joined the family musical group.

d．His father began to organize a family musical group.

e．Thriller became a hit.

A．a－c－e－b－d  　　  B．d－c－b－e－a

C．b－e－a－c－d  　　  D．d－e－b－c－a

4.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Michael Jackson’s job.  　　B．How Michael Jackson performed.

C．Michael Jackson’s great achievements.  D．Michael Jackson’s life.

 

Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

　One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

　　Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

　On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!

The text is mainly about_________.

　  A. a strange man

　  B. an unusual party

　  C. how roller skating began

　  D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

　People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he________.

　  A. often gave others surprises　　　　  B. was a gifted musician

　  C. invented the roller skates　　 　　  D. was full of imagination

　 Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to_______.

　  A. impress the party guests　　　　　  B. arrive at the party sooner

　  C. test his invention　　 　　　　　　  D. show his skill in walking on wheels

　 What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

　  A. The roller skates needed further improvement.

　  B. The party guests took Merlin for a fool.

　  C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.

　  D. Merlin got himself into trouble.