The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs on November 30, 2012 in Wuhu, Anhui Province. Many pop stars will come, too.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing."He is true to himself. He never follows others, "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
【小题1】From this passage, we know that Jay Chou_________.

A．is very handsome	B．has a bright smile
C．often makes too much noise	D．is a pop music star

【小题2】His fans are so excited because_________.

A．he is quiet and shy.

B．he will sing new songs in Wuhu.

C．he can play the piano very well

D．Many famous stars will come to Wuhu.

【小题3】When he was a little child, he_________.

A．talked a lot every day

B．did well in his study at school

C．started to like music

D．had a lot of fans

【小题4】According to one of his fans,  Jay_________.

A．is a good student

B．has long and beautiful hair

C．is a well-known pianist

D．is very attractive to them

【小题5】The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means_________.

A．he always has his own style.

B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn't like other people's songs at all

D．no one can catch up with him

Mary was an operator(接话员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a little girl. She said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill,’ again and again, Mary soon found the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open. They couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears were running down her face.
The doctors gave the women some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people, “Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it. ” Mary was surprised, too. “It’s the first time I have seen a two-year-old child call 911.”
【小题1】What did the girl really want to say?
A. “Mom, I’m ill.”
b. “My mom is ill.”
C. “Mom and I are ill.”
【小题2】How did the policemen feel when they got into the room?
A. Strange.            B. Normal.        C. Surprised.
【小题3】How did the policemen get into the room?'
A. By breaking the door.
b. With the girl’s help.
C. Through the window
【小题4】What does the underlined(下划线的) word “it” mean?
A. 911.            B. Calling 911.        C. Walking.
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A. The little girl was so clever that she could call 911 when she was 2.          
B. The love for her mother created the miracle(奇迹).        
C. The mother knew she had to teach the little girl how to call 911.

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written? Let me tell you a story. About one hundred years ago, there was a girl called Kate in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown-ups ( 成年人 ) knew it.

The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child's birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday. in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy. When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. "How wonderfully she is singing! We have not heard this song before. It's a special present," said someone. And they learned to sing it together. Later, the song became very popular throughout the world. People like it because it's simple and friendly. 

判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”。

1.Happy Birthday is a old song. Nobody knows who wrote the song Happy Birthday.

2.The song Happy Birthday is a song from America.

3.The melody of Happy Birthday comes from the melody of Good Morning to You.

4.The girl first sang the song for a little child as a birthday present.

5.The girl knew the song would be popular before she came to the party.

 

判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written?
Let me tell you a story.
About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown-ups ( 成年人 ) knew it.
The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody( 曲调 ) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.
When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. “How wonderfully she is singing! We have not heard this song before. It’s a special present,” said someone. And they learned to sing it together.
Later, the song became very popular throughout the world. People like it because it’s simple and friendly.
【小题1】The song Happy Birthday is a song from America.
【小题2】Happy Birthday is an old song. Nobody knows who wrote the song Happy Birthday.
【小题3】The girl knew the song would be popular before she came to the party.

【小题1】 Please don’t tell others about my p__________ things.
【小题2】 Tom jumped into the water and saved the little child . He was really a b       .  man.
【小题3】 The t_________in the street is always busy, so you must be careful.
【小题4】 If you tell him the truth, you ’ll prove how h________　you are.
【小题5】We all know that there are four s ________　in a year.
【小题6】He gets the most ,although he has the __________（最少）money.
【小题7】I have read one of your ___________（文章）in the newspaper.
【小题8】Everybody should _______ (保护) the wild animals. Because they are our friends.
【小题9】 The old man lives alone, but he doesn’t feel ______ (孤独的).
【小题10】Do you know who ___________ ( 复印 ) this paper for me just now?