On November18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the world famous violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Lincoln Centre in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is not easy for him. He got polio（小儿麻痹症）as a child, and has to walk with the aid of two crutches（拐杖）now.

That night Perlman walked slowly to his chair. Then he sat down and began to play. But, suddenly, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it break---it broke with a loud noise.

People thought to themselves, “He would have to get up to either find another violin or find another string for this one.”

But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra（管弦乐队）began, and he played from where he had stopped. He played with such passion and such power.

Of course, everyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him changing and recomposing（重新作曲）the piece in his head.

When he finished, there was a silence in the room. Then people rose and cheered. We were all on our feet, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.

He smiled and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can make with what you have left.”

His words have stayed in my mind ever since I heard them. That is also the way of life. Perhaps our task in this quickly changing world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.

1.Holding a concert is challenging for Perlman because ______.

A. he is just a world famous violinist 

B. he has never performed on stage before

C. he is physically disabled as a result of a disease 

D. he has difficulty in moving his body

2.When Perlman had just begun playing, ______.

A. there was something wrong with the violin

B. he fell ill suddenly

C. an accident happened and caused a disturbance

D. a very loud noise arose from the audience

3. If one of the strings suddenly broke, what would an ordinary player do?

A. He would cancel the concert.             B. He would play another violin.

C. Another performer would play instead.     D. The concert would be put off.

4.The audience rose and cheered ______.

A. to show they are satisfied with Perlman’s performance

B. to thank the orchestra for their passionate performance

C. to ask Perlman for another performance

D. to express their appreciation of Perlman’s creative mind

5. The lesson we draw from the story is that ______.

A. we should make the best of what we have

B. what we have is more important than what is lost

C. we should not care about what is lost

D. the way of life is to always live with music

 

Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to 46 in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment. His 47 was next to the room's only window. The other man 48 spend all his time flat on his back. Every 49 when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he 50 pass the time by describing(描述) to his 51 all the things he could see outside the window. The window overlooked（远眺） a 52 with a lovely lake. Ducks played on the water while children 53 their model boats. Young lovers walked 54 among flowers. As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and 55 the scene.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 56 body of the man by the window, who had died 57 in his sleep. She was sad and 58 the hospital attendants (服务员) to take the body away. 59 it seemed appropriate (合适的), the other man asked if he could 60 next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch（调换）, and after 61 he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his 62 look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the 63 of seeing it for himself. He strained (紧张地) to slowly turn to 64 the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to 65 those wonderful things outside this window. The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”

1.                A．stand up        B．lie down        C．sit up D．sit down

 

2.                A．room          B．table           C．seat D．bed

 

3.                A．had to          B．would rather     C．prefer to  D．rather than

 

4.                A．morning        B．evening         C．afternoon D．dawn

 

5.                A．will            B．would          C．should   D．might

 

6.                A．nurse          B．workmate       C．roommate D．doctor

 

7.                A．park           B．street          C．farm D．field

 

8.                A．played         B．made          C．started   D．sailed

 

9.                A．face to face     B．shoulder to shoulder  C．arm in arm D．back to back

 

10.               A．describe        B．tell            C．hear  D．imagine

 

11.               A．strong         B．warm          C．sick  D．lifeless

 

12.               A．peacefully      B．sadly           C．secretly   D．completely

 

13.               A．looked         B．found          C．called D．saw

 

14.               A．Before         B．As soon as      C．Although  D．As far as

 

15.               A．changed        B．sit             C．be moved  D．be taken

 

16.               A．making sure     B．depending on    C．making up D．accounting for

 

17.               A．next           B．first           C．last   D．another

 

18.               A．surprise        B．feeling         C．try   D．joy

 

19.               A．look out        B．look at         C．glare at    D．stare at

 

20.               A．remember      B．describe        C．write D．talk

 

 

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames(绰号).Some people called him Bagamo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag.Musicians often called him Pops,as a sign of respect for his influence(影响) on the world of music.

Born in 1901 in New Orleans,he grew up poor,but lived among great musicians.Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth.Armstrong often said,“Jazz and I grew up together.”

Armstrong showed a great talent(天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet(短号) at a boy’s home.In his late teens,Armstrong began to live the life of a musician.He played in parades,clubs,and on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River.At that time,New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians.Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

In 1922 he went to Chicago.There,the tale of Louis Armstrong begins.From then until the end of his life,Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity(仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say,“Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”He was the father of the jazz style(风格) and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world.His death,on July 6,1971,was headline news around the world.

Armstrong was called Pops because he ______.

A.looked like a musician

B.was a musician of much influence

C.showed an interest in music

D.travelled to play modern music

The third paragraph is developed ______.

A.by space                                                              B.by examples

C.by time                                                                      D.by comparison

Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A.His tale begins in New Orleans.

B.He was born before jazz was invented.

C.His music was popular with his listeners.

D.He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

Which would be the best title for the text?

A.The Invention of the Jazz Music

B.The Father of the Jazz Style

C.The Making of a Musician

D.The Spread of Popular Music

Everyone knows about straight-A students. We see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge (报复) of the Nerds. They get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a book. They are not good at social communication and look clumsy while doing sports.

How, then, do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres? Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High School. She also sings in the choral group, serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics society. For two years she has maintained A’s in every subject. Melendres, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at Valley High School in Albuquerque. He played soccer and basketball well, exhibited at the science fair, and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television station. Being a speech giver at the graduation ceremony, he achieved straight A’s in his regular classes, plus bonus points for A’s in two college-level courses.

How do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it? Brains aren’t the only answer. “Top grades don’t always go to the brightest students,” declares Herbert Walberg, a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students. “Knowing how to make full use of your innate (天生的) abilities counts for more. Much more.”

In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes don’t do as well as classmates with lower IQ. For them, learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get down. Hard work isn’t the whole story, either. “It’s not how long you sit there with the books open,” said one of the many-A students we interviewed. “It’s what you do while you’re sitting.” Indeed, some of these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower-scoring classmates.

The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn.

1. What can we conclude from the first paragraph?

A．Most TV programs and films are about straight-A students.

B．People have unfavorable impression on straight-A students.

C．Everyone knows about straight-A students from TV or films.

D．Straight-A students are well admired by people in the society.

2. Some students become super-achievers mainly because ________.

A．they are born cleverer than others          B．they work longer hours at study

C．they make full use of their abilities          D．they know the shortcut to success

3. What will be talked about after the last paragraph?

A．The interviews with more students.          B．The role IQ plays in learning well.

C．The techniques to be better learners.        D．The achievements top students make.

 

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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Once upon a time, there was a herd of forest deer. In this herd was a wise and respected     21  , tricky in the ways of deer. He taught the tricks and strategies of   22   to the young fawns.

One day, his younger sister brought her son to him, to be taught   23   is so important for deer. She said, "Oh brother teacher, this is my son. Please   24   him the tricks and strategies of deer." The teacher said to the fawn, "  25  , you can come at this time tomorrow for your first lesson."

  26  , the young deer came to the lessons as he was   27   to. But soon, he became more interested in playing with the other young bucks  28  does（雌鹿）. He didn't  29  how dangerous it   30   be for a deer who learned nothing but deer games. So he started cutting classes. Soon he was playing hooky all the time.

  31  , one day the fawn who played hooky   32   in a snare and was trapped. Since he was missing, his mother   33  . She went to her brother the teacher, and asked him, "My  brother, how is my son? Have you taught your   34   the tricks and strategies of deer?"

The teacher replied, "My  sister, your son was   35   and unteachable. Out of respect for you, I tried my best to teach him. But he did not want to learn the tricks and strategies of deer. He played hooky! How could I   36   teach him? You are obedient and faithful, but he is not. It is useless to try to teach him."

Later they heard the   37   news. The naughty fawn who played hooky had been   38 and killed by a   39  . He skinned him and took the meat home to his family.

The moral is:   40   can be learned from a teacher by one who misses the class.

A. leader          B. student      C. pupil            D. teacher

   A. survival     B. approval     C. arrival          D. travel

   A. that         B. what         C. how          D. it

   A. learn            B. study            C. teach            D. bring

   A. How simple   B. Very well        C. Quite easy       D. What a pity

   A. At first     B. For the first        C. The first time   D. Firstly

   A. preserved        B. thought      C. supposed     D. suspected

.  A. nor          B. or           C. but          D. and

   A. realize          B. orgnize      C. admit            D. clarify

   A. should           B. could            C. would            D. must

   A. Generally        B. Luckily      C. However      D. Unfortunately

   A. banned       B. caught           C. stepped      D. broke

   A. fainted      B. delighted        C. shocked      D. worried

   A. uncle            B. aunt         C. nephew       D. niece

   A. dishonest        B. disobedient      C. inconvenient D. unbelievable

A. possibly        B. likely           C. necessarily      D. logically

   A. rare         B. good         C. sad          D. popular

   A. bought       B. kidnapped        C. transported      D. trapped

   A. hunter           B. researcher       C. advocator        D. settler

   A. Anything     B. Nothing      C. Something    D. Everything