The Young Pop King
He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn"t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he"ll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs on November 30, 2012 in Wuhu, Anhui Province. Many pop stars will come, too.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.His mother noticed the boy"s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing."He is true to himself. He never follows others, "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
小题1:From this passage, we know that Jay Chou_________.| A．is very handsome | B．has a bright smile | | C．often makes too much noise | D．is a pop music star |
小题2:His fans are so excited because_________.| A．he is quiet and shy. | | B．he will sing new songs in Wuhu. | | C．he can play the piano very well | | D．Many famous stars will come to Wuhu. |
小题3:When he was a little child, he_________.| A．talked a lot every day | | B．did well in his study at school | | C．started to like music | | D．had a lot of fans |
小题4:According to one of his fans, Jay_________.| A．is a good student | | B．has long and beautiful hair | | C．is a well-known pianist | | D．is very attractive to them |
小题5:The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means_________.| A．he always has his own style. | | B．he likes to walk alone | | C．he doesn"t like other people"s songs at all | | D．no one can catch up with him |
|
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A |
试题分析：本文介绍了台湾著名艺人周杰伦的成长故事。他在很小的时候就表现出了对音乐的爱好，尽管长的不是很帅，但是有自己的风格，很受歌迷的喜欢。
小题1:根据This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王).可知选D。
小题2:根据His fans are so excited because he will sing songs on November 30, 2012 in Wuhu, Anhui Province.可知选B。
小题3:根据His mother noticed the boy"s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.描述可知选C。
小题4:根据It makes him attractive to me,描述可知选D。
小题5:结合上文He is true to himself 他是真正的自己，可知句意为：他从不模仿别人。故选A。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。 |
核心考点
试题【The Young Pop KingHe is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
In England nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧)．
Mr. Thompson often went to a bar near his house．But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young．Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time．They drank for an hour．Tom drank a bit．Then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful（有用的） lesson．How do you know when you’ve had enough（足够的）? Well, I’ll tell you．Do you see those two lights（灯） at the end of the bar? When they seem（好象） to become four, you’ve had enough and should（应该） go home．”
“But, Dad,” said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar．”
小题1:Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen． | A．is not | B．are not | C．many | D．must |
小题2:When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar_____ taking him． 小题3:On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that
bar for______. | A．the first time | B．once | C．many times | D．eighteen times |
小题4:Father wanted to tell his son ______． | A．the time to drink | B．something about the light | | C．when to stop drinking | D．something about the bar |
小题5:In fact (事实上), there ______ at the end of the bar． | A．was one light | B．were two lights | | C．were three lights | D．were four lights |
|
Jim is an American boy. He is 1 New York. He likes 2 football matches, 3 he doesn’t have enough money 4 tickets. He has to watch the matches 5 TV at home when he has 6 homework. He 7 go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed a lot of important football matches.
A big football match would be held(举行) in the afternoon the next day. 8 wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn’t. He would have a physics(物理) test in the 9 afternoon.
“Can we have a video, mom?” Jim asked his mother 10 he went to school. “Then from our TV set you can record the match for me.”
“I’m 11 we can’t afford(买得起) one,” said his mother.
The next morning Jim went home with a smile, 12 a new video.
“But where did you get the 13 , Jim?” His mother asked in 14 .
“That’s 15 , mom. I sold our TV set.”
| 小题2: | | A．watching | B．seeing | C．playing | D．looking |
|
| 小题4: | | A．to buy | B．buying | C．buy | D．bought |
|
| 小题6: | | A．few | B．a few | C．many | D．quite a little |
|
| 小题8: | | A．Mother | B．Father | C．Teacher | D．Jim |
|
| 小题9: | | A．other | B．different | C．same | D．another |
|
| 小题10: | | A．after | B．before | C．because | D．as |
|
| 小题11: | | A．glad | B．afraid | C．pleased | D．happy |
|
| 小题12: | | A．carrying | B．listening | C．watching | D．playing |
|
| 小题14: | | A．surprise | B．person | C．a low voice | D．great pain |
|
| 小题15: | | A．easy | B．easily | C．difficult | D．hardly |
|
|
Barack Obama, a black man, is the president of the United States now. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas and his father was from Kenya. Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a law degree at Harvard University in Massachusetts. His wife is Michelle Obama. She also worked as a lawyer (律师) and later worked for the University of Chicago. They have two young daughters.
Obama wrote a book Dreams from My Father. “I always live in the dream of my father and American people, ” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And he was taken good care of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education in Harvard University. On November 4th, 2008, he became the president of America for the first time.
小题1:Where was Barack Obama born?| A．In Massachusetts. | B．In Kansas. | | C．In Hawaii. | D．In New York. |
小题2:________ universities are mentioned in the passage.小题3:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．Obama’s father was from Kenya. | B．Obama has a son and a daughter. | | C．Obama once worked in Africa. | D．Obama studied in Columbia University. |
小题4:Barack Obama became the president at the age of _________ for the first time.小题5:Which is the best title of this passage?| A．Education of the President | B．Dreams from My Father | | C．Life of Barack Obama | D．The book by Barack Obama |
|
Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of McDull (麦兜) tells you that this is not true. He is famous for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold. He is also happy, with lots of dreams. McDull wanted to visit the Maldives (马尔代夫). But his mother didn’t have enough money for a trip there. So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that says, “Go to the Maldives”. It made McDull very happy. He thought he was really excited in the Maldives!
The cartoon pig character was created (创造) in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. McDull is just a common pig. He has many dreams, but they never come true. That doesn’t stop him trying. McDull lives his life in a simple and happy way. His idea towards life is “Never give up”.
小题1:McDull is famous for ________.| A．his wonderful character | B．visiting the Maldives | | C．having a birthmark on his left eye | D．having a birthmark on his right eye |
小题2:When McDull came to Hong Kong with his Mum, he felt _______.| A．sad | B．unhappy | C．angry | D．excited |
小题3:Where was McDull created?| A．Hong Kong | B．Japan | C．America | D．Not mention |
|
Have you ever had an embarrassing (尴尬的) experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony: My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress in a shop window and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped (拍击) my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand！I"d taken the hand of a stranger!
小题1:The students began laughing when they saw Tony _________.| A．wearing a wrong shoe | B．carrying an alarm clock | | C．looking down suddenly | D．rushing into the classroom |
小题2:Henry and his wife held hands _________.| A．at the cinema | B．in the shop | C．at the restaurant | D．along the street |
小题3:Henry was embarrassed because he __________.| A．heard his wife screaming | B．knocked over some watches | | C．took the hand of a stranger | D．slapped the woman in the face |
|
