Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala（春节联欢会）? They attracted great attention and wide interests of the audience(观众) . During the gala, Liu mangaged to drop a coin into a glass which was placed upside down (倒置) and transferred a finger ring into an egg. The two magic shows were so successful that everyone is now mad about him and all want to know how to play magic tricks. “I saw the surprise on everyone’s face. It was cool, ”Liu said.
However, you may not believe that Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He just learned by himself. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. He worked hard at it. He practiced hard to improve his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class.
After years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician. But he isn’t satisfied with what he has got and keeps on trying every day. He may spend three years working out a new show.
【小题1】 Liu Qian becomes famous______.

A young man is lying in hospital sadly. The 24-year-old lost his right leg. The doctor said that his long history of smoking was the reason. “I first smoked when I was 14. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was wrong,” said the young man.

It is a mistake many young people make. According to the survey, 40 million of China’s 130 million young people aged between 13 and 18 smoke. Fifteen million of them are addicted (上瘾的). The survey also found that about 68% of young smokers first smoked before the age of 13.

Many young people see people smoke in the movies, but in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing and not cool at all.

Doctors say that if a person starts smoking very young, he or she may live 22 years less than those who don’t smoke.

1.How long did the young man smoke?

A. For 10 years. B. For 13 years. C. For 14 years. D. For 18 years.

2.What did the young man think of smoking when he first smoked?

A. It was wrong. B. It was bad. C. It was boring. D. It was cool.

3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?

A. Smoking. B. Getting ill.

C. Lying in hospital. D. Stopping smoking.

4.The number of young people who smoke in China is ____ million.

A. 15 B. 40 C. 68 D. 130

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many stars think smoking is cool.

B. People who smoke can only live to be 22.

C. It’s a big problem that many young people smoke.

D. Many young smokers first smoked before the age of 10.

Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala(春晚)? They attracted great attention and wide interests of the audience. During the gala, Liu managed to drop a coin into a glass which was placed upside down and transferred a finger ring into an egg. The two magic shows were so successful that everyone is now mad about him and all want to know how to play magic tricks. “I saw the surprise on everyone’s face. It was

cool,” Liu said.

However, you may not believe that Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He just learned by himself. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. He worked hard at it. He practiced hard to improve his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class.

After years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician. But he isn’t satisfied with what he has got and keep on trying every day. He may spend three years

working out a new show.

1.Liu Qian becomes famous ______________.

A. because he is from Taiwan B. for his magic shows

C. only in Taiwan D. when he was seven

2.According to the passage, we can use the following words to describe Liu Qian EXCEPT ___.

A. creative B. hardworking C. satisfied D. wise

3.What does the underlined word “transferred” mean?

A. 制作 B. 进入 C. 输入 D.转移

缺词填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和 所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。（本大题共6分，每格0.5分）

Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2010 CCTV spring festival gala(春晚)? They attracted great attention and w____1____ interests of the audience. Jin Qiu, d_____2____ of magic acrobatic section(魔术杂技组), said, “In fact, Liu has p____3____ three plans for his show. I think all of them are wonderful, even after I’ve w____4_____ them many times. So I think the audiences will think so too, when they first see them.”

The magic shows were so successful that everyone is now m_____5_____ about him and want to know how to play magic tricks. “ I saw the s_____6______ on everyone’s face. It was cool.” Liu said.

However, you may not believe that Liu n_____7_____ go to any magic school. He just learned by h_____8_____. When Liu was seven years old, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu d_____9_____ to learn magic. He worked quite hard at it. He practiced hard to i_____10_____ his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class, after years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician(魔术师). But he isn’t s______11_____ with what he has got and keeps on trying every day. He may spend three years w_____12_____ out a new show.

选择适当的词并用正确形式完成短文，把所选词的适当形式写在下面的横线上，使短文内容完整、正确。