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explore the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步枪).
She also built her own roller coaster(过山车).
The exciting life of the American aviation (航空)pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is
due to come out on October 23.
After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and
career.
As she later explained, "Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot
do or will not do."
Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to learn to fly.She took all sorts of jobs to pay for
the lessons and to buy a secondhand plane on her 24th birthday.
In 1932, Earhart flew solo (单人的) across the Atlantic. She became the first woman to make the
solo crossing. She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women
who led active lives. "Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already
done-occasionally what men have not done -thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps
encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action," she said.
When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge-to be the first woman to fly around
the world. However, in midflight, she and her navigator (导航员) disappeared in bad weather.
Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and women.
B. Earhart never did things others could and would do.
C. Earhart"s love for aviation came after she flew a plane for a short time.
D. In Earhart"s opinion, women should think and act more independently.
B. adopted
C. published
D. created
B. Earhart"s ambition was to fly across the Atlantic
C. Earhart challenged herself constantly
D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes
B. a newspaper
C. a guide book
D. an advertisement
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of his amazing abilities.
He has only been having piano lessons for four months, and practices four hours a week, but he has
already played difficult classical pieces. He was just seven when he sat down at the piano, and could play
at once. He also says he never gets nervous.
When Shane was three years old, he said that he could play the piano, but nobody took him seriously. At school, he could listen to the teacher and do his work while composing (作曲) in his head. Shame
remembers all the melodies(旋律),and when he gets home he plays them on the piano, while his father
records them. Shane loves playing the piano, and when he grows up he wants to be a composer.
His tutor, Richard Goffin-Lecar, says he is like Amadeus Mozart, who lived during the 18th century
in Salzburg, Austria, and was one of the most famous composers ever. Mr. Goffin-lecar says, "I don"t
teach Shane very much. I just give him directions, then sit back and watch."
His father, a single parent with two other children, says that although he has little money, he wants to
send Shane to a good music school. "I"m a single father, but I have this gifted child. I don"t have much
money, but I want to give him the best teachers, and also take him into a studio to record."
1. When did Shane tell others that he could play the piano?
A. At age three.
B. At age ten.
C. At age seven.
D. At age four.
2. Which of the following is TRUE about Shane?
A. He feels nervous while playing the piano
B. He can compose in his head while doing his work.
C. He wants to be a piano tutor when he grows up.
D. He doesn"t like to listen to the teacher at school.
3. What do we learn about Shane"s father?
A. He also plays the piano well.
B. He"s a single father with two children.
C. He believes in Shane"s talent for music and will support him.
D. Not having enough money, he will ask the teachers for help
sked if he thought about presidency when he looked in the mirror while shaving. "Not just when I" m shaving," he answered.
When Francois Hollande, now president-elect (总统当选人) of France, was asked the same
question, he replied: "Do I see myself as president? No, I am a presidential candidate. A candidate must
not think himself president; he must give hope that he becomes president."
Hollande has promised to be a "normal president" - something Sarkozy certainly was not. Sarkozy
celebrated his election in 2007 at a world-class Parisian restaurant. He took holidays on the yachts (游
艇) of wealthy businesspeople. Hollande, by contrast, was still going around Paris on his three-wheeled
motorbike at the start of this year. One member of his party said he looked "more like a pizza delivery
man" than the next president.
"That is the key to Hollande"s success because the election is turning into a sort of referendum (公民
投票) for or against Nicolas Sarkozy," Eric Dupin, a journalist and political observer told Global Post.
"Francois Hollande is the one who appears not only as his main opponent politically, but also as his
complete opposite psychologically."
When he was the Socialist party leader, Hollande was nicknamed "the marshmallow (软糖)" because
he hated fights. Sarkozy, by contrast, is known to be loud and aggressive.
When faced with Sarkozy"s verbal attacks during the elect
ion, Hollande stayed calm. This sometimesannoyed even his own supporters. "I wish he would just let go and savage (用暴力对付) Sarko," one
Hollande voter said to the Guardian.
But Hollande still knows how to fight. St?phane Le Foll, a Socialist MEP who has been one of
Hollande"s closest advisors for 17 years and is co-directing his campaign, said Hollande had quietly
planned his presidential bid for 10 years. "I think we all underestimated this guy," Alain Minc, one of
Sarkozy"s closest friends and advisers, told Reuters.
Hollande was born in 1954 into a middle-class family. He lived through the 1968 protests that nearly
overthrew the French government. "They shocked him, but also politicized him, he said in a recent
interview, making him understand that change was possible," reported the New York Times. When
Hollande was 15, he told friends he expected to become presiden
t."I didn"t come to the first rank either by chance or by obsession (执迷)," Hollande said in an
interview with Reuters. "I got there because I put myself in this situation, and because I deserved it."
1. By citing Hollande and Sarkozy"s replies to the same question, the author intends to show ________.
A. Sarkozy is more confident than Hollande
B. Hollande is more modest than Sarkozy
C. Hollande is less ambitious than Sarkozy
D. Sarkozy is more humorous than Hollande
2. What is the key to Hollande"s success in the presidential election according to Eric Dup
in?A. His dislike of fights.
B. His careful plan for the presidential bid.
C. How different he is from Sarkozy.
D. The gentle way in which he ran his campaign.
3. What did Hollande think he owed his success to, according to the article?
A. His good luck.
B. His devotion and efforts.
C. His obsession with politics.
D. His personality and experience.
4. What is the purpose of the article?
A. To show what kind of a person Hollande is.
B. To compare the differences between Hollande and Sarkozy.
C. To show what French people think of Hollande.
D. To explain why Sarkozy lost the election.
win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his "clever" older brother. At age 8,
Horowitz was sent away to an abusive (虐待的) boarding school in his native England, even though he
screamed and pleaded with his parents year after year not to send him. "The thought was, "It"ll be good
for him", " Horowitz recalls.
It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. "My teachers couldn"t have had a lower opinion of me, " he said. "I wasn"t even smart enough to rebel (反抗). The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10
years old, I remembered asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to
be a writer."
Now, at 55, Horowitz is one of the world"s most successful children"s book authors. His Alex
Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy,
Crocodile Tears, came out this month.
The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14yearold Alex Rider, an agent for the British
intelligence agency MI6.
Horowitz said he didn"t try to write for kids; it just came out that way. "I have a feeling that"s to do
with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character
in the room, and get on with the action, " he said.
That style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grownups. In both cases, it"s all about
entertaining people with a good story.
Now, Horowitz couldn"t be happier with his life. He sums up his success: "…you can be anything
you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely."
1. The text is mainly about________.
A. Horowitz"s popular book-Alex Rider
B. Horowitz"s miserable childhood
C. Horowitz, a successful children"s writer
D. Horowitz"s special writing style
2. In his childhood, Anthony Horowitz________.
A. was more intelligent than his brother
B. was paid more attention by his parents
C. couldn"t understand why he was sent to the boarding school
D. led a miserable life because of poverty
3. In the boarding school, Horowitz"s teachers________.
A. showed great concern for him
B. often abused and bullied him
C. taught him how to write stories
D. thought little of his ability
4. Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz?
A. He was the beloved child of his family.
B. He benefited a lot from boarding school.
C. He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.
D. Although he is successful, he isn"t very happy.
August, 2008 with a win in the 4?100 - meter medley relay.
The victory gave Phelps his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, the most golds ever won by
an athlete at one Games. With gold No. 8, Phelps earned a singular place in the Olympic record books.
"There is no comparison in the swimming world for what Michael has done," said Gregg Troy, coach
of U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, who finished third to Phelps in two races here in Beijing but also won
gold alongside him in the 4?200-meter freestyle relay. It"s hard to find comparisons even in the sports
world overall. Phelps is solidly in the company of seemingly invincible superstars such as Michael Jordan
and Tiger Woods.
"I think years and years down the road we"ll realize more and more how amazing he is and how
special he really is." U. S. teammate Natalie Coughlin said. The 23-year-old from Baltimore capped a
brilliant meet at the Water Cube. He set a world record in every event aside from the 100 butterfly which
he narrowly won on Saturday, completing a program of 17 races in nine days.
Phelps has won 14 Olympic gold medals and 16 total medals. He holds the record for most medals
won by a man, surpassing Soviet gymnast Nikolai Andrianov, who won 15 from 1972 -1980, Soviet
female gymnast Larysa Latynina holds the record with l8.
At the 2004 Athens Games, Phelps won six gold medals and two bronze. He has already said he"ll
swim in the 2012 London Games. Phelps" victories in Beijing include: 200-meter freestyle, 200 and 400
individual medleys, 100 and 200 butterfly, 4?200 free relay, 4?100 medley relay, and 4?100 free relay.
B. Phelps writes Games gold history
C. Phelps plans to attend 2012 London Games
D. Phelps finishes his competitions
B. To indicate Phelps" great efforts to his championship.
C. To attract the world"s attention to the young Phelps.
D. To memorize the two heroes" contributions to the world.
B. 200 individual medleys
C. 200-meter butterfly
D. 100-meter butterfly
B. Phelps has got the most gold medals in Beijing Olympic.
C. Phelps defeated Nikolai Andrianov in Beijing.
D. Phelps won 8 gold medals at the Athens Games.
B. Phelps succeeded in Athens at the age of 18
C. Phelps has won the most golds all by himself
D. Phelps will have a brilliant future in the 2012 London
or angry.They can make you relax or want to get up and dance.Gifted singers have the power to affect
us in many ways-emotionally, physically and mentally.
But becoming a great singer isn’t as easy as listening to one.It takes practice , devotion and strong
lungs ! Just ask the wellknown American opera( 歌剧)star Carol Vaness.
At the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she often sings, Carol’s voice must be loud
enough to be heard by four thousand people. It must reach every person in the theater , without a
microphone ,even when she’s singing softly.The reason Carol can project her voice that far is the way
she breathes.
“When you breathe, it’s like a swimmer taking a deep breath before going underwater ,” Carol
explains.“You have to take a lot of air into your lungs.”
According to Carol, the main difference between pop singing and opera is “how you breathe, how
much air you take in, and how you control it coming out.Regular singing is more like speaking, and
it’s a lot softer.When I sing for children,they’re often surprised by how the vibrations strike their ears-like waves on a beach,”Carol says.“In opera, the air doesn’t just go out of your mouth-it vibrates in your
chest, the way a guitar vibrates when it’s played.”
Ever since she started piano lessons at the age of ten, Carol has loved music.As she got older,she
decided to become a music teacher.When she went to college, she took singing lessons as part of her
studies.Her voice teacher discovered that nineteenyearold Carol had an exceptionally beautiful soprano
voice-the highest singing voice for women.
Carol decided to make opera her goal,not only because she loved to sing but also because she loved
the drama.Opera is a play in which the characters sing the words instead of speaking them.The stories of
opera can be tragic or comical.They can be personal stories about two people falling in love or grand
stories about kings and queens who lived long ago.As the characters in an opera sing,the emotions(情感)
expressed by words and music come to life.
Today, Carol performs throughout the United States and Europe and she has sung for almost twenty
years.But she has never forgotten where she started singing in the first palace.“Put_your_heart_into_your_
singing and enjoy it,”says Carol, “because singing is a great joy.That’s why I sing.In fact, that’s why
everybody sings.”
B．can seat 4， 000 people
C．has no microphones in it
D．can project the singer’s voice
B．The Way An Opera Star Sings
C．An Opera Star
D．Singing without A Microphone
B．The author has the idea that opera singing is more like speaking.
C．A pop singer takes in much more air than an opera singer when singing.
D．An opera singer breathes differently from a pop singer when singing.
B．Carol worked as a music teacher
C．Carol has been singing opera for 20 years or so
D．Carol is popular with Americans and Europeans
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