Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television progam. They started singing in 1965, became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.

Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.

Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint（晕倒） when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raises money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界纪录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.

1.What’s the name of their first record?

A．“Never Say Goodbye”                   B．“See You, See Me”

C．“I Want You Back”                      D．“On the World”

2.Michael was good at __________ according to the passage.

A．rock music                            B．street dance

C．playing the piano                        D．moon walking

3.Why did Mochael have to stay at home most of the time?

A．Because he was too famous

B．Because he often felt lonely.

C．Because he had no friends

D．Because his company asked him to do so

 

【小题1】选择下列词汇完成下面的对话，其中一项为多余选项。

A．practice B．interesting C．boring D．cheering E．worried F．nervous

A：Now，Tony，what do you like best about being a football star?
B：I love to hear the （51）______，especially when I score a goal．And the pay is good．
A：Do you get （52） ______?
B：Yes，before the games．
A：Can you tell us something about your training?
B：We train very hard，especially before the big game．We run and（53）______ the skills
again and again．It’s a little bit（54）_______．
A：Are you（55）______ about tomorrow’s game?
B：No．We are the best team in the world and I’m sure we can win the game．
A：Thank you，Tony．And good luck tomorrow．
51．_________  52．_________  53．_________  54．_________  55．_________
【小题2】从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话，其中两项为多余选项。

A．I believe he was． B．Someone came to look for you early this morning． C．Let me see． D．He has a medium build， I think． E．He was about 30 years old or so．    F．I am not so sure now．    G．Yes．

A：（56）______．I told him you were not in and he left without any words．
B：Early this morning? That was strange．What did he look like?
A：（57）________
B：Was he tall or short?
A：He was neither tall nor short．（58）_______．
B：Was there anything unusual about his looks? What kind of face did he have?
A：（59）_______ It was round，but not very， I didn’t notice．
B：Was he wearing glasses?
A：（60）______．You see，I was too sleepy．I didn’t pay attention．
B：Well，I see．Thank you anyway．
A：Don’t mention it．
56．_________  57．_________  58．_________  59．_________  60．_________

阅读上面的5段语言材料，请找出与它们相对应的标题。

1.Your best chance of success is by doing what you really want to do. Ask yourself, “If money were not so important, what kind of work would I do for free?” Then just do what you like to do.

2.Think about what you are going to do. You have to start somewhere and it may be quite a real beginning. Whether you are beginning in business or you’re dreaming to be a star, you have to start at the bottom.

3.Great ambition（目标）is necessary. An English student called Richard Brason opened a student magazine when he was only 16 years old. But he didn’t stop there. He also opened a record business with many shops, and now his company has planes, trains and cars.

4.The only people who succeed without hard work are lottery（彩票）winners. You need a “can do” attitude（态度）and you must work step by step, which will help you get what you really want. You are on the right way to win the success.

5.If you always say someone is successful, it doesn’t mean anything to you. Learn from those who have already succeeded in something, especially where they do the same as you want to do.

A. Think big     B. Start small     C. Follow the leaders    

D. Find the work you love     E. Be prepared to work hard

 

用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空一词）。

1.Our English teacher ________ (飞) to England last year.

2.The teenagers in China like to celebrate __________(西方) festivals.

3.While watching Top Ten Figures touching China, we couldn’t stop clapping with ________. (激动)

4.At weekends, the shops are much _________(吵闹) than usual.

5.The police knew the _________(强盗) names very well.

6.Yao Ming is one of my _________ (hero).

7.I’m _________ (terrible) sorry about being late again.

8.The students in Grade Nine are looking forward to _________ (win) the final-exam.

9.Young girls should learn to protect ________ (they) from all kinds of danger.

10.It’s a pity that the poor student always answers the questions __________ (correct).

 

【小题1】选择下列词汇完成下面的对话，其中一项为多余选项。

A：Now，Tony，what do you like best about being a football star?
B：I love to hear the （51）______，especially when I score a goal．And the pay is good．
A：Do you get （52） ______?
B：Yes，before the games．
A：Can you tell us something about your training?
B：We train very hard，especially before the big game．We run and（53）______ the skills
again and again．It’s a little bit（54）_______．
A：Are you（55）______ about tomorrow’s game?
B：No．We are the best team in the world and I’m sure we can win the game．
A：Thank you，Tony．And good luck tomorrow．
51．_________  52．_________  53．_________  54．_________  55．_________
【小题2】从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话，其中两项为多余选项。
A：（56）______．I told him you were not in and he left without any words．
B：Early this morning? That was strange．What did he look like?
A：（57）________
B：Was he tall or short?
A：He was neither tall nor short．（58）_______．
B：Was there anything unusual about his looks? What kind of face did he have?
A：（59）_______ It was round，but not very， I didn’t notice．
B：Was he wearing glasses?
A：（60）______．You see，I was too sleepy．I didn’t pay attention．
B：Well，I see．Thank you anyway．
A：Don’t mention it．
56．_________  57．_________  58．_________  59．_________  60．_________