In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou (周传雄) lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him. His passion for music was suddenly rekindled (重新点燃).
“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou told Teens. “So I asked myself, ‘why not start all over again?’”
That"s how we luckily regained this music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). His emotional voice is enthralling (迷人的). "Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we genuinely (真正地) want to follow," he said.
Following the success of Turkey in Blue, he has recently released his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships in the Internet age. This time, he takes the role of a calm observer rather than a struggling insider. "Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you"re going to use it," is Chou"s advice to teenagers. Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country"s language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.
小题1:How was Steve Zhou’s passion for music rekindled?| A．He was encouraged by his friends. | | B．When he passed by a store and heard a song that enchanted him. | | C．He decided to rebuild his reputation. | | D．A good idea suddenly occurred to him. |
小题2:Which of the following songs belongs to Steve Zhou ?| A．Heal the world | B．I swear | C．Lovers Genesis | D．Lemon tree |
小题3:How does Zhou get his music idea ?| A．From his work life | B．From his trips | C．From his friends | D．From musical books |
小题4:What does the underlined sentence mean?| A．Technology is always a good thing. | | B．Technology by no means is a good thing. | | C．If you use it properly, it will be helpful to your life. | | D．We should not believe technology too much. |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C |
试题分析：文章介绍周传雄的音乐理想和他成功的道路是如何走过来的。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：One day, he passed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him. His passion for music was suddenly rekindled (重新点燃).可知周传雄的音乐热情是在经过一个CD店的时候，听到的音乐将他迷住了，选B。
小题2:细节题：从第四段的句子：Following the success of Turkey in Blue, he has recently released his latest work Lovers Genesis.可知Lovers Genesis 这首歌是周传雄写的，选C
小题3:细节题：从文章第四段的句子：Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country"s language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.可知周传雄的音乐灵感是来自于旅行。选B
小题4:句意理解题：从第四段的句子：Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you"re going to use it,"（科技本身是好事情，这取决于你怎么使用它，可知这句话的意思是：如果你适当的使用它，它对你的生活是有帮助的。选C |
核心考点
试题【In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou 】；主要考察你对
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[详细]举一反三
Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.
So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.
Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived – a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.
He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.
Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout, “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry, “If I could just come down, I would show you!”
That’s what everybody wanted – that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge（复仇）.
He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.
However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really saved him because he induced（引诱）him to try his best and save himself.
“I should be thankful and not angry.”
小题1:From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one .| A．on the very top of the tree | | B．hidden in the middle of a tree | | C．on the tree for the longest time | | D．exposed to sunlight less often |
小题2:What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?| A．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly. | | B．He was climbing down quickly | | C．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree. | | D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped. |
小题3:How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?| A．He was nervous. | B．He kept silent | C．He felt surprised. | D．He was angry. |
小题4:What do you think motivated the man to climb down?| A．Courage. | B．Revenge. | C．Carefulness. | D．Assistance. |
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A HALF - EMPTY BASKET
Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."
小题1:Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because | A．his farm belonged to the rich man | B．he liked the rich man | | C．he was poor | D．the rich man’s children liked apples |
小题2:What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?| A．They jumped and jumped. | B．They played. | | C．They ate some of the apples. | D．They ran away. |
小题3:The monkeys left the basket because | A．they had thrown apples on the ground | | B．the farmer had politely asked them to get off | | C．they were afraid of the hat | | D．the farmer was angry wit h them |
小题4:How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt .| A．pleased | B．unhappy | C．excited | D．moved |
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If you ask me when I became a mom, I can tell you that the day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later when I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself. I us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.
That day, my daughter and I were sitting in our home having a quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand the full glass of milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with , knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant in her father’s a week before. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the running down the wall, I simply started . I am sure she thought I was , but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we . These were tears of joy and and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.
That was the day I really became a mom. I that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and attending every school concert. It isn’t keeping a(n) house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t thatthings are always normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilt milk.
| 小题1: | | A．protected | B．removed | C．separated | D．prevented |
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| 小题2: | | A．new | B．old | C．beautiful | D．cold |
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| 小题3: | | A．went over | B．picked up | C．took on | D．knocked over |
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| 小题4: | | A．firmly | B．carelessly | C．slowly | D．freshly |
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| 小题5: | | A．pleasure | B．fear | C．pain | D．smile |
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| 小题6: | | A．absence | B．patience | C．presence | D．arrival |
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| 小题7: | | A．jam | B．juice | C．milk | D．water |
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| 小题8: | | A．laughing | B．shouting | C．scolding | D．praying |
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| 小题9: | | A．sad | B．excited | C．sick | D．crazy |
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| 小题10: | | A．friend | B．father | C．grandma | D．brother |
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| 小题11: | | A．cried | B．fainted | C．slept | D．stopped |
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| 小题12: | | A．bravery | B．horror | C．surprise | D．peace |
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| 小题13: | | A．questioned | B．discovered | C．wondered | D．remembered |
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| 小题14: | | A．splendid | B．messy | C．spotless | D．lifeless |
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| 小题15: | | A．describing | B．pretending | C．creating | D．meaning |
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A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer office of Harvard’s president．But they were by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours，the secretary took no notice of them， that the couple would finally become and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president，though unwillingly．
A few minutes later，the president walked towards the couple with a face．The lady told him，“We had a son that Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was happy here．But about a year ago，he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to a memorial（纪念物）to him，somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved ．Instead，he was shocked．“Madam,” he said，“we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and ．If we did，this place would look like a cemetory,” “Oh，no,” the lady explained quickly “We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a building to Harvard．”The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed，“A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have spent over $7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was ，because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly，“Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．Since their offer was turned down，Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ，a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about．
| 小题1: | | A．watched | B．interviewed | C．followed | D．stopped |
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| 小题2: | | A．finding | B．hoping | C．realizing | D．imagining |
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| 小题3: | | A．disappointed | B．surprised | C．worried | D．troubled |
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| 小题4: | | A．cold | B．funny | C．pleasant | D．sad |
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| 小题5: | | A．visited | B．attended | C．studied | D．served |
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| 小题6: | | A．set about | B．take over | C．take down | D．set up |
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| 小题7: | | A．died | B．encouraged | C．killed | D．fought |
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| 小题8: | | A．laughed | B．shouted | C．called | D．glanced |
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| 小题9: | | A．bored | B．pleased | C．interested | D．astonished |
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| 小题10: | | A．picture | B．character | C．name | D．sign |
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One day，some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me．They talking to me．After a day or so of this，I finally what was going on．I"d said something to a（n） girl the night before that she didn"t like．I"d had a few that night, and like everyone I sometimes say things that severer than I mean them to．
Anyway，it seemed that the girl had told many of her friends，and now they were all at me．They found a great to think of all the other supposed“crimes”I"d committed over the past year． they"d all really liked me before, suddenly they I was a really bad guy．
This was a difficult problem．I to get along well with these people and I liked them all．I didn"t want them to me because of something stupid I"d said when I was drunk．It didn"t much whether they or I was wrong．All I wanted was things to be to normal again．
So I wrote the popular girl a note saying：“I"m sorry if I hurt your feelings．I didn"t mean to”．And that was it．The problem was solved． ．the girls who were angry with me now liked me than ever．They felt I"d done something in admitting I was wrong and apologizing．
Learn how and when to ．Often，the pride and stubbornness you hold onto by refusing to back down isn"t worth the of a lasting argument．An apology can for healing a difficult situation．And often, people will think better of you for it．
| 小题1: | | A．began | B．continued | C．avoided | D．regretted |
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| 小题2: | | A．found out | B．picked out | C．gave out | D．spoke out |
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| 小题3: | | A．special | B．popular | C．familiar | D．ordinary |
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| 小题4: | | A．quarrels | B．comments | C．problems | D．drinks |
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| 小题5: | | A．look | B．sound | C．feel | D．appear |
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| 小题6: | | A．surprised | B．angry | C．excited | D．amazed |
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| 小题7: | | A．right | B．opportunity | C．space | D．need |
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| 小题8: | | A．As | B．Since | C．As if | D．While |
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| 小题9: | | A．convinced | B．admitted | C．decided | D．promised |
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| 小题10: | | A．happened | B．used | C．prepared | D．agreed |
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| 小题11: | | A．forget | B．forgive | C．hate | D．respect |
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| 小题12: | | A．matter | B．change | C．care | D．explain |
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| 小题13: | | A．around | B．up | C．about | D．back |
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| 小题14: | | A．simply | B．generally | C．regularly | D．gently |
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| 小题15: | | A．At first | B．In fact | C．At least | D．As usual |
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| 小题16: | | A．rather | B．worse | C．less | D．better |
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| 小题17: | | A．doubtful | B．interesting | C．brave | D．shameful |
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| 小题18: | | A．cheer | B．forgive | C．worry | D．apologize |
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| 小题19: | | A．effort | B．price | C．result | D．cause |
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| 小题20: | | A．permit | B．fail | C．work | D．Last |
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