to the 1970s hits" When Will I see You Again" and" T. S. O. P. ( The Sound of Philadelphia)",the theme song of the television show Soul Train.
The Three Degrees was formed in the early 1960s when Ms Pinkney joined with Shirley Porter and Linda
Turner. She was then still going to Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. For more than ten years, Ms Pinkney was the one who kept staying in a group whose members came and went. She sang on the group" s first single" Cee Baby", and on its 1970 hit " Maybe".
The group " s first two singles for Philadelphia Intemational," Dirty Ol" Man" and"I Didn " t Know", were
small successes. But" T. S. O. P.", a mostly inStrumental piece, reached No. 1 on the pop charts (流行榜) in
1974." When Will I See You Again" which sold more than two million records reached No. 2 on the pop charts
that year.
Their special singing made The Three Degrees very popular. The group performed with Engelbert
Humperdinck in Las Vegas; a performance in Manhattan ended up in the film The French Connection.
After leaving The Three Degrees and recording a solo album,"One Degree" in 1979, Ms Pinkney studied at
Temple University and earned a master"s degree (硕士学位) in human services at Lincoln University in
Pennsylvania in 1985. She began working as an assistant for the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She later did
the job of offering professional advice to the patients at United Behavioral Health.
Ms Pinkney continued to sing."I travel with a special group. I do still love people and I love to make them
smile," she once said.
B. After The Three Degrees formed.
C. In the late 1960s.
D. In the early 1960s.
B. was the last song Ms Pinkney sang
C. was only a small success
D. was sung for Soul Train
B. She performed with Engelbert Humperdinck.
C. She taught at Temple University.
D. She sang in the film The French Connection.
B. Ms Pinkney" s songs sounded really beautiful.
C. Ms Pinkney didn" t want to leave the world.
D. Ms Pinkney will be alive in people" s hearts.
(伤口) that led me to this career," he said.
After his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As
part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and
legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.
B. story
C. incident
D. job
when he was just eight. "You need 1 ," his father said. "But if you don"t work hard, no fortune will come".
What made him sad was 2 his piano teacher in Beijing didn"t like him. You have no talent (天赋). You
will never be a pianist. 3 a nine-year-old boy. Lang Lang was badly 4 . He decided that he didn"t want lo
be a 5 any more, For the next two weeks he didn"t touch the piano. 6 , his father didn"t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 7 some holiday songs. He didn"t want to, but as
he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 8 that he could show others that he had talent 9 . That day he
told his father 10 he had been waiting to hear-that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 11 that point on,
everything turned around.
He started 12 competitions (比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 13
that Lang Lang had won, he was too 14 to hold back his tears. Soon 15 was that he couldn"t stay in China
forever-he had to play on the world"s big 16 . In 1997 Lang Lang 17 again, this time to Philadelphia U.S. There
he spent two years practising, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 18
performance at Chicago"s Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie hall started 19 Lang
Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots (发现) him. and lets him 20 .
( )1. A. exercise ( )2. A. whether ( )3. A. Like ( )4. A. hurt ( )5. A. singer ( )6. A. Hopefully ( )7. A. play ( )8. A. seemed ( )9. A. in all ( )10. A. that ( )11. A. From ( )12. A. receiving ( )13. A. told ( )14. A. excited ( )15. A. this ( )16. A. concerts ( )17. A. started ( )18. A. successful ( )19. A. pulling ( )20. A. brighten | B. fortune B. why B. With B. weakened B. pianist B. Patiently B. sing B. admitted B. above all B. what B. At B. accepting B. mentioned B. encouraged B. it B. tours B. left B. cheerful B. breaking B. shine | C. knowledge C. when C. To C. ruined C. conductor C. Wisely C. write C. noticed C. after all C. which C. Since C. winning C. announced C. shocked C. that C. competitions C. moved C. respectful C. falling C. admire | D. wealth D. that D. As D. frightened D. player D. Painfully D. study D. realized D. at all D. when D. After D. beating D. recognized D. satisfied D. what D. stages D. performed D. meaningful D. pouring D. develop |
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"She was born for the camera," said a photographer who shot Liu Yifei"s picture when she was only eight. | |||
1. In the first paragraph, the photographer commented on Liu"s _____. | |||
A. beauty B. talent as an actress C. promising future D. special character | |||
2. What does the underlined word probably mean? | |||
A. Flown B. Broadcast C. Published D. Recorded | |||
3. Which of the following about Liu Yifei is true according to the passage? | |||
A. She thinks her beauty contributes to her success. | |||
4. In which part of a newspaper can you read the above passage? | |||
A. National news. B. Business. C. Advertisement. D. Famous people. | |||
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She was known to millions as the "Queen of Crime" or the " Duchess (女公爵) of death". But surprisingly, she hated violence and blood, and knew nothing of the weapons most often used in murder."I don"t think I dare look at a really horrible and damaged body." Agatha Christie once said. But her pen dared travel where her eyes would not. In a 50-year writing career, Christie"s murder stories made her the world"s best-known mystery writer. She is outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her works have been turned into films and TV series, and a line of computer games is to be released over the next six years. "My grandmother liked to use new ways to reach people who wanted to enjoy her work," said Christie"s grandson, Mathew Pri- chard."Turning her stories into PC games allows us to introduce classic mysteries to new audiences. Born in 1890 in England, Christie was educated at home and began her writing career while working as a nurse during World War I. She went on to produce 79 novels and numerous short sto- ries, dying at the age of 86. "With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies," said one fan. | |||
1. By which means can"t we learn the works of Christie? | |||
A. Watching TV. B. Going to the cinema. C. Reading novels. D. Playing computer games. | |||
2. Mathew Prichard"s words suggest that ____. | |||
A. Christie had been trying to write different stories in different styles B. Christie was fond of changing styles while writing C. Christie"s works are short of audiences D. People began to lose interest in Christie"s works | |||
3. The fifth paragraph mainly _____ . | |||
A. tells us Christie is a productive writer B. gives us a brief introduction of Christie C. tells us when Christie took up writing D. tells us why Christie was popular | |||
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Marie Curie Biography Marie Curie, née Maria Sklodowska, was born in Warsaw on November 7,1867,the daughter of a secondary-school teacher. She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father. She became involved in a students" revolutionary (革命的) organization and found it prudent (深谋远虑的) to leave Warsaw, then in the part of Poland dominated by Russia, for Cracow, which at that time was under Austrian rule. In 1891,she went to Paris to continue her studies at the Sorbonne where she obtained Licentiateships in Physics and the Mathematical Sciences. She met Pierre Curie,professor in the School of Physics, in 1894 and in the following year they were married. She succeeded her husband as Head of the Physics Laboratory at the Sorbonne, gained her Doctor of Science degree in 1903,and following the tragic (悲 剧的) death of Pierre Curie in 1906,she took his place as Professor of General Physics in the Faculty (系,院) of Sciences, the first time a woman had held this position. She was also appointed (委派) Director of the Curie Laboratory in the Radium Institute of the University of Paris, founded in 1914. Her early researches, together with her husband, were often performed under difficult conditions, laboratory arrangements were poor and both had to undertake much teaching to earn a livelihood (生计).The discovery of radioactivity (放射能) by Henri Becquerel in 1896 inspired the Curies in their brilliant (辉煌的) researches and analyses (分析) which led to the isolation (分离) of polonium, named after the country of Marie"s birth, and radium. Marie Curie developed methods for the separation of radium from radioactive residues(残渣) in sufficient (足够的)quantities to allow for its characterization and the careful study of its properties, therapeutic (有疗效的) properties in particular. Quiet, dignified and unassuming, she was held in high esteem(尊敬)and admiration by scientists throughout the world. She was a member of the Conseil du Physique Solvay from 1911 until her death and since 1922 she had been a member of the Committee of Intellectual Co-operation of the League of Nations. Her work is recorded in numerous papers in scientific journals. The importance of Marie. Curie"s work is reflected in the numerous awards bestowed (给予) on her. She received many honorary (光荣的) science, medicine and law degrees and honorary memberships of learned societies throughout the world. Together with her husband she was awarded half of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903,for their study into the spontaneous (自然的) radiation discovered by Becquerel, who was awarded the other half of the Prize. In 1911 she received a second Nobel Prize,this time in Chemistry, in recognition (认可) of her work in radioactivity. She also received, jointly with her husband, the Davy Medal (奖章) of the Royal Society in 1903 and, in 1921,President Harding of the United States, on behalf of the women of America, presented her with one gram (克) of radium in recognition of her service to science. | |||
Do you think what made Marie Curie achieve so much? In my view _____________________________________________________________ |