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| Name | Personal | Information |
| Bethune | Born in 1890 in Canada Died in 1939 in China | A doctor Came to China in 1938 |
| Celine Dion | Born in Montreal, Canada A singer star | In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic. |
| Thomas Edison | Born in 1847, Kentucky, USA Died in 1931 | Made over 1,000 inventions |
| Bill Gates | Born in 1955,USA Owns Microsoft Company | Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought |
| Mark Twain | Born in 1835, USA Died in 1910 | A writer Wrote Tom Sawyer |
| 1-5 DDBAC | ||
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin (富兰克林). They lived in Boston (波士顿). There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby boy was born. The boy"s mother and her husband (丈夫) gave the boy a name-Benjamin. Benjamin (本杰明) was the cleverest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write by the time he was seven. When he was eight, he was sent (送) to school. In school, Benjamin had been good at reading and writing but not good at math. He read all his father"s books. And whenever (无论何时) he had a little money (钱), he spent it on a book. He liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented (发明) the paddles (浆形工具) for swimming. | ||
| 1. The Franklins lived in ______. | ||
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| A. England B. America C. France D. Australia | ||
| 2. There were ______ children in the family. | ||
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| A. five B. six C. eleven D. twelve | ||
| 3. Benjamin was born in the ______ month of the year 1706. | ||
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| A. first B. sixth C. seventh D. fifth | ||
| 4. Benjamin ______ math when he was in school. | ||
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| A. did well in B. did well at C. didn"t do well in D. didn"t do well at | ||
| 5. What did Benjamin do with the money he has? | ||
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| A. bought books B. went swimming C. invented (发明) something D. We don"t know | ||
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| Chopin (肖邦) was born in March, 1810 near Warsaw (华沙) in Poland (波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, when he went to Paris, no people but he could play the piano very well. At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利) pianist liszt (李斯特). One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and all the people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising the pianist and thought that Liszt reached something new in playing the piano. Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Liszt. Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent (才能), Chopin soon became famous. | ||
| 1. Chopin was . | ||
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| A. the greatest musician in the world B. a famous Polish pianist C. a famous Paris pianist D. one of the greatest musicians in Hungary. | ||
| 2. The wonderful piano concert started . | ||
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| A. after all the lights were turned on B. when Liszt sat down at the piano C. after all the lights were turned off D. when Chopin went to piano. | ||
| 3. When the music came to an end, . | ||
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| A. Liszt stood at the piano B. all the lights were turn off again C. Chopin stood at the piano D. people went out of the hall | ||
| 4. Chopin became famous . | ||
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| A. before he came to the concert B. because he was a student of Liszt"s C. because people in Paris liked him D. since he played so well at the concert | ||
| 5. From the story we know . | ||
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| A. Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt B. Liszt planned to make Chopin famous C. Liszt was Chopin"s teacher D. one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist | ||
| 根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。 | ||
| Ten-year-old Barack Obama was one of only three black 1 at his school in Hawaii, USA. He felt very 2 from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy 3 him if his father ate people."I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan (肯尼亚) prince (王子). But I kept asking 4 who I am," said Obama. However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the 5 black president (总统) in US history. Obama was 6 in 1961, to an African father and a white American woman a small town in the USA. He grew 7 in Indonesia and Hawaii. This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒精) to help forget this question. 8 the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him STAR Harvard (哈佛大学). Later, he became only the third black senator (参议院) in US history. During his race to the highest post in the US, Obama talked about this background. He called for a Untied States of America, rather than a white America or a black America. Obama"s success has made Martin Luther King"s dream come 9 . That is: A man should not be judged (判断) by the color of his skin, 10 by the content of his character (性格). —From BBC news. | ||
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| Liu Qian, the only one that was invited to Las Vegas and Hollywood to perform magic is from Taiwan, China. He shows all over the world. He is so creative that everyone likes him. And he is the most famous magician in Taiwan. But very few people know, he teaches the magic himself. When he was in school, he liked playing computer games. In university, he majored in Japanese. Then he fell in love singing after graduation. Liu Qian finally becomes a professional magician. How? When he was seven years old he showed great interest in magic shows. In 1988 he was awarded "National Champions Magic of Children" by world-famous magician David Copperfield. As a student he continued to study magic knowledge and skills hard, as a result, he succeeded. | ||
| 1. Where is Liu Qian from? | ||
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| A. Beijing. B. Shanghai. C. Taiwan. D. America. | ||
| 2. What"s he? | ||
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| A. A famous magician. B. A reporter. C. A film star. D. A student. | ||
| 3. Can he speak Japanese? | ||
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| A. No, he can"t. B. Yes, he can. C. I don"t know. D. He only speaks Chinese. | ||
| 4. After graduation, what did he like? | ||
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| A. Sports. B. Singing. C. Japanese. D. Playing with friends. | ||
| 5. Which is right according to this passage? | ||
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| A. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. B. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. C. All good things come to an end. D. Interest is the best teacher. | ||
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father was an African and his mother was a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii. When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even asked him what his father was. "I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I kept asking myself who I am," said Obama. However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president in US history. This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒) to help forget this question. With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became the third black senator (参议员) in US history. "Obama"s success has made Martin Luther King"s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged (判断) by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character," wrote ABC news. | ||
| 1. Obama was born in ______. | ||
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| A. Britain B. America C. Kenya D. Indonesia | ||
| 2. There was / were ______ black student(s) besides Obama at the school where he studied when he was ten. | ||
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| A. no B. one C. two D. three | ||
| 3. Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______. | ||
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| A. 37 B. 38 C. 47 D. 48 | ||
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE? | ||
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| A. Obama"s father was a Kenyan prince. B. Obama once forgot who his father was with the help of alcohol. C. When he was young, Obama was so dishonest that nobody believed in him. D. Obama changed his college life because of his friends" help and his hard work. | ||
| 5. From the passage we can see that ______. | ||
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| A. we could judge a person by the colour of his skin B. we could not judge a person by the content of his character C. we should not judge a person by the colour of his skin D. we should judge a person by what he did when he was young |