The Voice of China was hot during the summer of 2012!

The Voice of China is the large music show in China. This show is also the only one which regards the Voice as the only ruler. It premiered at 21:15 on July 13, 2012, on the Zhejiang Television. It has attracted great attention. The show became an overnight sensation.

The first season used “Real voice, real music” as its slogan. As a mentor(导师), singers like Liu Huan, Na Ying, Yu Chengqing and Yang Kun will be responsible for seeking world-shaking voices of China in the following three and a half months, through four stages, namely, “blind choosing”, “selecting”, “team PK” and “yearly grand ceremony”.

It is really a miracle that The Voice of China can stand out in the flood of today’s talent shows in China and attracts the audience. A great many of audience said this will be the best television show in this summer. They were all proud for these good voices of China.

??? The students’ beautiful voices moved everyone. Xu Haixing, a girl from Chengdu, sang “Self” to realize her father’s dream and Liu Huan was moved to tears by her song. Huang Yong sang “In Spring” showing his persistence on his dream and Yang Kun cried for this. The blind girl Zhang Yuxia, a busker from Taiwan, played while singing. She was praised as “Deng Lijun No.2” for her unique voice, and her sincere feelings touched everybody. Na Ying went to the stage to sing with the students together for two times.

The Voice of China casts off magnificent clothes and wonderful dancing. It regards “inspiration” and “professionalism” as the ruler of music. The singer uses their songs to tell their real stories and the happiness of life.

1.If you want to be the winner of The Voice of China, you must _____.

A. have a good-looking ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. have special talent

C. have a wonderful voice? ????????????? ????????????? D. dance and sing well

2.The right order of The Voice of China’s program is _____.

a. team PK????? b. blind choosing.??? c. selecting????? d. yearly grand ceremony

A. c-b-a-d ????????????? ????????????? B. b-c-a-d? ????????????? ???? C.c-a-b-d ????????????? ????????????? D. d-c-a-b

3.From the passage we know Liu Huan was deeply moved by_____ song.

A. Na Ying’s??? B. Xu Haixing’s?? ????????????? C. Huang Yong’s????????????? D. Zhang Yuxia’s

4.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence?

A. 通宵节目??????? ????????????? B. 无与伦比 ????????????? ????????????? C.一夜成名????????????? ????????????? D.彻夜难眠

5.Which of the following is NOT true according the passage?

A. The best title of the passage is The Voice of China.

B. The Voice of China last three and a half months.

C. The fourth paragraph（段落） tells us The Voice of China is hot in China.

D. Magnificent clothes and wonderful dancing are rulers of the show.

Is learning a foreign language ever easy? Yes. If you are five and move to another country, you will quickly pick up the language. But what about for the rest of us who are no longer five, and need to be polite when traveling for business or for pleasure? I think that answer is also yes. Language learning can be easy if you don’t want or need to learn too much.
The key to successful language learning in my mind is not to set the goal too high. It is rather like running. Even if you run twice a week, you don’t necessarily want to be able to run a marathon (马拉松). You might just want to keep a level of fitness. I think the same can be true for language learning.
Let’s get back to the goal. If you decide to learn ten words in a foreign language before visiting the country, you know that you will be sure to do this. However, if you decide to talk to people with great fluency (流利), unless you are quite a talented person, you will probably fail and give up in half-way.
It is also far easier to start learning a foreign language than to finish. In other words, the better you are, the slower it can be to improve, because you will not be able to move further because of grammar, making sentences, learning less common words, etc. If you are only trying to learn a few foreign words and sentences, you will enjoy faster progress, have more fun, and won’t have to spend too much time.
The idea of learning only a few hundred words in a language, and then stopping, isn’t the usual way to language learning, but it can be a very meaningful and enjoyable activity.
【小题1】In the writer’s opinion, it is easy for adults to learn English if _______.

 Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes   36  dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and   37   all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.

On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it   38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why   39  sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

  40   everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.   41   difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is  42   a spring (弹簧). If you are   43   , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.

Attitude   44   everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and  45 _. If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.

1.A. seem   B. seems  C. seemed

2.A. cry      B. smile   C. complain

3.A. suddenly   B. finally   C. hardly

4.A. don't   B. not   C. didn’t

5.A. But    B. For    C. Although

6. A. In fact   B. From early on   C. For example

7. A. unlike    B. likes    C. like

8. A. powerful  B. weak   C. confident

9. A. decides  B. deciding   C. to decide

10.A. please    B. pleased     C. pleasant

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Read the following four ads (广告).

1.If Jack wants to be a cook, he must have cooking experience at least __________.

A. 2 years      B. 3 years      C. 4 years      D. 5 years

2.If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _________.

A. a driver         B. an air hostess   C. a teacher       D. a cook

3.Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese. Which job can be given to her?

A. Driving for Capes Taxi.            B. Working for China Airlines.

C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.   D. Working at Holiday Inn.

4.Which of the following is not mentioned in the four ads?

A. Age.        B. Health.           C. Language.      D. Family.