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played an energetic mixture of jazz and country songs. He was also an inventor.
The electric guitar and recording devices he created changed the sound of popular music and greatly
influenced rock and roll.
Les Paul is best known for creating one of the first solidbody electric guitars and the eighttrack
recording device. He also perfected new recording methods to give special effects to his music.
Les Paul was born Lester William Polfuss (POLLfuss)in 1915 in Waukesha, (WAHkuhshaw)
Wisconsin. By the age of nine, he had taught himself to play the harmonica and had built a radio. He also
learned to play the guitar and banjo. He could not read music, but he could play music that he heard.
And he had a good sense of musical structure.
Les Paul was soon performing in country bands in the Midwest. He left high school to perform full
time on radio shows. He performed using the names "The Wizard of Waukesha", "Hot Rod Red" and
"Rhubarb Red". He also started playing music influenced by great jazz guitarists including Django
Reinhardt.
By 1937, he had formed the Les Paul trio. He moved to New York City the next year. Les Pau
l played with many famous performers including the popular singer Bing Crosby.
Around 1941, Les Paul invented his famous guitar. He wanted to make an instrument that could play
a note longer than notes played on a traditional acoustic guitar. He developed a new kind of electric guitar
that had a solid body. On an acoustic guitar, the strings vibrate and the hollow part of the instrument, or
the sound box, also vibrates. Les Paul wanted an instrument in which only the strings vibrated.
In the 1970s, Les Paul made two records with the country guitarist Chet Atkins. One was called
"Chester and Lester". It won a Grammy Award in 1976. Starting in the early 1980s, Paul began playing
in jazz clubs in New York City. He kept on performing weekly until a few months before his death.
1. Which of the following shows the right order of Les Paul"s experience?
a. He moved to New York.
b. He had taught himself to play the harmonica.
c. He performed full time on radio shows.
d. He began playing in jazz clubs in New York City.
e. He invented his famous guitar.
A. abcde
B. bcade
C. bcdea
D. bcaed
2. According to the passage, the author develops the passage ________.
A. in order of time
B. in order of importance
C. by giving examples
D. by listing reasons
3. Which of the following best describes Les Paul?
A. He is a creative man.
B. He is a lazy man.
C. He is a naughty man.
D. He is a crazy man.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. He influenced Django Reinhardt.
B. He had no good sense of musical structure.
C. He could play and read music when he was a child.
D. He made two records with Chet Atkins in the 1970s.
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on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, Rowling _1_ Harry Potter and The
Sorcerer"s Stone _2_ a table in a caf? during her daughter"s naps-and it was Harry Potter _3_ rescued
her.
Rowling _4_ that she always wanted to write and that the first _5_ she actually wrote down, when
she was five or six, was a story about a rabbit _6_ Rabbit. Many of her favorite _7_ center around
readinghearing The Wind in the Willows _8_ aloud by her father when she had the measles (麻疹),
enjoying the fantastic adventure stories of E. Nesbit, and her favorite story of all, The Little White Horse.
At Exeter University Rowling took her degree in French and 9 one year studying in Paris. After
college she moved to London to 10 as a researcher and bilingual secretary. The best thing about
working in an office, she has said, was 11 up stories on the computer when no one was 12 . During
this time, on a particularly long train ride from Manchester to London in the summer of 1990, the idea
13 her of a boy who is a wizard and doesn"t know it. He 14 a school for wizardry-she could see
him very plainly in her mind. By the time the train 15 into King"s Cross station four hours later, many
of the characters and the early stages of the plot were fully 16 in her head. The story took further shape
as she continued working on it in 17 and caf?s over her lunch hours.
After her marriage to a Portuguese TV journalist ended in divorce, Rowling returned to Britain with
her infant daughter and a suitcase full of Harry Potter notes and 18 . She settled in Edinburgh to be
near her sister and 19 to finish the book before looking for a teaching job. Wheeling her daughter"s
carriage around the city to escape their 20 , cold apartment, she would duck into coffee shops to write
when the baby fell asleep. In this way she finished the book and started sending it to publishers.
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| Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another great American-George Washington. Benjamin was black, but he was not a slave.He and his mother and his grandmother were free. Benjamin"s grandmother came from England.In America she got a job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip across the ocean.After working many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm.Benjamin lived with her for a while.She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic. Benjamin"s neighbors knew that he was clever.They were not surprised when he built a large wooden clock.He made each piece after studying a small pocket watch.The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America.People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle. Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker"s ability to settle hard problems.He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States-Washington, D. C. Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city.He marked where the streets and buildings-the Capital (国会大厦), the White House, and many others?should be built. Later, L"Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger.He took all of the plans with him.The workmen couldn"t build without any plans to follow. For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed.But Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he had helped draw.He drew each again just as he once had built each piece of his clock. If it weren"t for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D. C.might look very different from the way it does today. 1. Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because________. A. he made one of the first clocks in America B. he used to be an assistant to L"Enfant, who had designed the city Washington C. he designed the city Washington when L"Enfant left D. he was able to build the city Washington as L"Enfant left with his plans 2. When Banneker built a large wooden clock,________. A. people in America showed no surprise B. his name spread all over America C. he became the first man in America to build a clock D. people came from other places to congratulate him 3. Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker was________. A. famous B. clever C. hardworking D. serious 4. In building the city Washington, Banneker showed ________. A. he had a good memory B. he was never tired of working C. he feared no difficulties D. he was good at drawing | |||
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| Lucille Clifton, the AwardWinning Poet, was the First African American Poet Laureate of Maryland. Critics call her one of the greatest writers of our time. Lucille Clifton was born Thelma Lucille Sayles in Depew, New York in 1936. She was named Thelma after her mother. Lucille was the name of one of her father"s ancestors. When the younger one got older she chose to call herself Lucille. Lucille Clifton began writing poetry when she was about ten years old. She had developed an interest in poetry because of her mother, Thelma Sayles. Her mother was also a poet although her poems were never published. As a child Lucille would sit on her mother"s lap and listen as she read poetry. She learned to love words and the power of words. That stayed with her as she grew. While her mother taught her to love poetry, her father gave her the gift of storytelling. He would tell Lucille interesting stories about her ancestors, especially the one named Lucille who was his grandmother. Samuel Clifton said she was the first black woman to be legally hanged in the state of Virginia. Lucille Clifton wrote about it in her poem called "Lucy". She often talked about her love for words. She loved the sound of words and the way the words felt in her mouth. She loved finding interesting ways to use words to express what was happening in the world. Unlike her mother, Lucille Clifton"s poetry was anything but traditional. Her poems do not rhyme or follow a special kind of pattern. They do not use fancy words. They do not deal in makebelieve. Her poetry is known for being simple, truthful and direct. It is written the way people speak, in a casual, relaxed language. There is very little punctuation(标点) and even less capitalization. Many of the poems are uncomfortably honest. Lucille Clifton often said that she tried to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Over the years, she seems to have perfected that art. 1. Which of the following may be the reason why Lucille Clifton chose to call herself Lucille instead of Thelma? A. To show her love to her mother. B. To show her love to her beloved teacher. C. To show respect to her greatgrandmother. D. To show her respect to a great poet. 2. From the passage, we know that Lucille Clifton is ________. A. funny B. creative C. selfish D. beautiful 3. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Lucille Clifton"s great works. B. Lucille Clifton"s poem background. C. Lucille Clifton"s poem style. D. Lucille Clifton"s poem words. 4. The underlined word "it" in the fourth paragraph probably refers to ________. A. Samuel Clifton B. Samuel Clifton"s experience C. Samuel Clifton"s grandmother D. Lucille"s great grandmother"s story | |||
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| Tom Whittaker, born in England in 1949, is an amazing example of a Can Do person. The young man came to the United States in 1975, where he studied for a Master"s in Arts. Although studying took up much of his time, he traveled throughout the US and Canada climbing many different types of rock walls. Thus, he made friends with many people with the same interest. However, on Thanksgiving Day in 1979, a car driven by a drunk driver lost control and suddenly turned into his lane(车道), striking the head of his vehicle. The injuries to both of his legs and feet resulted in the removal of one of his kneecaps(膝盖骨), and the amputation(截去)of his right foot. It wasn"t easy, but after some time, with great effort and strong will, Tom rebuilt his hope for life. The report of his story moved the whole nation of America. Eventually he earned another master"s degree and founded the Cooperative Wilderness Handicapped Outdoor Group. This program"s success sent Tom around the world to spread his message that "it is not the falling down, but the getting back up that matters". He became a professor in Adventure Education at Prescott College in Arizona, where he taught the top outdoor leadership program in the nation. After 25 years of experience as a mountaineer, on May 27, 1998, Tom achieved his greatest accomplishment so far:reaching the peak of Mt. Everest. Tom was actually the first person with a disability to ever climb and stand on the peak of Mt. Everest. He realized that reaching the peak of Mt. Everest could do nothing to change his disability, but it could do a lot to change attitudes. Tom Whittaker wanted people to realize that disability is as much an attitude as it is a condition. 1. For what did Tom Whittaker go to the US? A. To improve his climbing skills. B. To take his master"s degree. C. To become a professional mountaineer. D. To meet other mountaineers in the US. 2. What led to the accident that caused Tom Whittaker"s disability? A. That his car was out of control. B. That he was driving on a wrong lane. C. That a drunk driver ran his car into Tom"s. D. That he got drunk on Thanksgiving Day. 3. When did Tom become a mountaineer? A. Shortly before he reached the peak of Mt. Everest. B. Two years before he went to the US. C. Shortly after he arrived in the US. D. After he recovered from the car accident. 4. Which of the following events made Tom first widely noticed by the American public? A. Teaching outdoor leadership program at college. B. Climbing Mt. Everest in spite of his disability. C. Founding the Cooperative Wilderness Handicapped Outdoor Group. D. His determination to fight against his disability. | |||
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| Danielle Steel, America"s sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five.Her research before writing takes at least three year  s.Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to divided into abook, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk. Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education.After graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries.Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for.Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times bestselling novels, and a series of Max and Martha picture books for children to help them deal with the reallife problem of death, new babies and new schools.Her 1998 book about the death of her son was shot to the top of the New York Times bestselling list as soon as it came out.Twentyeight of her books have been made into films.She is listed in the Guinness Books of World Records for one of her books being the Times bestseller for 381 weeks straight. Not content wit  h a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steelconsiders her readers to be the most important resource and has kept in touch with them by email.While she is often compared to the heroines (女主人公) of her own invention, her life is undoubtedly much quieter.But if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable style.There is only one Danielle Steel. 1. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that ________. A. she can write several books at the same time B. she often does some research before writing a book C. she is one of the most popular American women writers D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break 2. Children who have read "Max and Martha" picture books may know ________. A. how to deal with affairs at school B. what to do if Max and Martha die C. what to do when new babies are born into their families D. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes 3. One of Danielle Steel"s achievements is that ________. A. some TV plays were based on her books B. her picture books attracted a lot of young men C. one of her books became a bestseller in 1998 D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records 4. We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel ________. A. lives an exciting life B. values her readers a lot C. writes about quiet women D. is pleased with her achievements 5. What does the underlined word "inimitable" mean? A. hardworking B. attractive C. strange D. unique |