Once there was a piano player in a bar (酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

“I don’t sing,” said the man.

But the lady told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”

The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”

So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

1.The lady asked the player to sing a song because ________.

A．she had paid him for this

B．she knew him very well

C．she was tired of listening to the piano.

D．she enjoyed his singing

2.Nat King Cole succeeded because ________.

A．the lady helped him a lot

B．he caught the chance(机会)

C．he continued to play in the bar

D．he played the piano well

3.The words “sit on” in the passage probably mean “________”.

A．fail to realize                           B．forget to use

C．try to develop                          D．manage to show

4.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should __________.

A．hide it and wait

B．ask others for help

C．pay no attention to it

D．work hard to improve yourself

5.Which could be the best title(标题) for the passage?

A．Sing in the Bar

B．Achieve Success in Life

C．Never Lose Heart

D．Find Your Hidden（隐藏的） Talent

任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（共10分）

The Internet has become not only a necessary but also a virtual(虚拟的) world for people. With the development of the Internet, Internet friendship has also become very popular. Online friends are those people who have known each other through the Internet. Making Internet friends is the same as making pen friends. Many famous websites offer quite warm Internet friendship. One can find many people on these websites and they share the same interests. It is difficult to make friends with someone you can’t see or feel. That is the main problem of Internet friendship. A virtual friendship would not last forever without seeing each other, but it is an advantage for some people because they are afraid to speak in pubic.

　  On the other hand, the chances(机率） of cheating(欺骗) are very high in an Internet friendship. Some people make friends on the Internet with wrong aims. So while making friends over the Internet, one has to be very careful. Here are some suggestions for you.

l Don’t give personal information, such as your telephone number, address, location, school name as well as your parents’ information, to strangers on the Internet.

l Do not exchange personal photos of you or any family member with people you meet over the Internet.

l Do not go to meet a person you have just met over the Internet. You’d better ask older or other experienced people for advice if you want to go to meet an Internet friend.

l Do not accept someone’s request(要求) if you feel he or she is dishonest.

根据句意及所给汉语提示完成单词。

1.Being blind and deaf, the poor boy can’t __________(想象) what his future will be like.

2.They all think the _____________ (死亡) of the young man is very sad.

3.Sophie Marceau is a famous__________(法国的) actress.

4.It’s well-known that no _____________(指纹) are the same in the world.

5.Her achievements went ___________（超过）the film industry.

根据句意及所给英语提示完成单词。

1.Sudden a scream broke the_____________ (silent) of the night.

2.Our English teacher is in medium _________________ (high).

3.Parents’ behavior has a great_____________  (affect) on their children.

4.Our planet, Earth is becoming more and more crowded and ___________ (pollute).

5.I like this job because I want to work _________________(close) with children.

用所给动词的适当形式填空

1.We will visit the farm if it ____________ (not rain) tomorrow。

2.Gravity is a force that stops us from____________ (float) in the air.

3.Our home town ___________(change) a lot over the years.

4.The train _______________( leave) already when we arrived.

5.I _________________( do) my homework when the light went out yesterday.

根据短文内容及首字母提示, 补全空格内单词, 使短文完整、通顺，每空一词（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）

H___1___are very important to a person.  W__2__ having any hobby, life won’t be as  colorful as it should be. I have all kinds of hobbies, such as c___3____ stamps, playing musical instruments (乐器)，reading, and d__4____ sport activities. When I am in a blue mood, I will also do my hobbies to c___5___ myself up. Hobbies can help us c___6___ our moods. Many hobbies n_7___ devotion(执着), for e___8___, when you play a musical instrument, you have to p__9__over and over in order to perform good music. After a period (时期)if you still enjoy it, gradually it will become a habit of yours. But remember a hobby is l___10___gold under the ground, no hobby will come to you unless you dig it out yourself. If you can treat study as one of your hobbies, life will be more enjoyable.

根据所给中文和提示完成句子（共5题；每题2分，满分10分）

1.她把她大部分的精力放在了研究中国历史上。

She ___________________into __________Chinese history

2.为何不选她扮演这部电视剧的主角呢？

Why not _______________ to ________________________ in the TV play?

3.我没有勇气和我的朋友分享我的烦恼。

I have _________________ to______________ with my friends

4.我听说那家银行被抢了五百万元。

I heard ___________________________ 5,000,000 yuan.

5.昨天这个时候他被看见与他表弟打架。

He was __________________ with his cousin _______________.

书面表达（满分10分）

前一段时间，歌舞《江南style》风靡全球，而韩国歌手朴载相更是凭借此歌红遍全世界。请根据下表所提供的信息写一篇英语短文介绍一下PSY（鸟叔）:

要求：1. 词数: 80个左右（开头和结尾已给出的内容不记入总词数）；

2. 内容必须包括上表中的要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译；

3. 条理清楚、语句连贯；

Have you heard of Gangnam Style? What do you know about the singer who sings this song?

PSY comes from                                                                                     

Let’s sing and dance to the song Gangnam Style together now!

_______ great fun it is to play games on _______ QQ!

A．How; /            B．What; the         C．How; the          D．What; /

---Could you tell me        ?

---Sorry, I have no idea. I wasn't at the party.

A．what does she say at the party             B．what did she say at the party

C．what she says at the party                 D．what she said at the party