In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him. “My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame（名誉）or money,” Chou said. That’s how we luckily have such a music genius（天才）, who has since then composed（作曲）lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). 

“Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow,” he said.

Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album（集）he explores human relationships in the Internet age. “Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you’re going to use it,” is Chou’s advice to teenagers.

  Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country’s language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.      

Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career(事业). He has flown to the UK to attend months-long English training schools three times. There he lives with local families and practices daily conversations.

  “So I could easily read the English instructions on recording machines and communicate with the local music producers,” said Chou, “The music reviews of the US or British singers that I appreciate（感激） could help me learn and grow with them.”

1.Which of the following about Steve Chou is the correct order?  

①. He made public his work Lovers Genesis.

②. He passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.

③. He composed lots of hits for the pop music charts.

④. Few people bought his records.

A. ①②③④         B. ④②③①       C. ①③②④      D.④①③②

2.Why has Chou flown to the UK to learn English?

A. Because he wants to live in the UK.

B. Because his record company asks him to.

C. Because he wants to sell his album in the UK.

D. Because he thinks it will be helpful for his music career.

3.Steve Chou may agree with the following except that __________.

A. taking trips gives him some ideas of music

B. what we really want to follow is the most important

C. music is a thing that can bring him fame and money

D. in International age, technology itself is not a bad thing

4.What is Steve Chou like according to the passage?

A. Kind and helpful.                 B. Proud and confident.

C. Active and hard-working.       D. Calm and disappointed.

People have different ways of greeting each other. They might shake hands (握手), kiss or hug (拥抱). But do you ever wonder how dogs say hello?

If you are a dog lover, you already know the answer to this question. When you arrive home, your dog jumps up into your lap (大腿前部). It wags (摇摆) its tail, and sometimes gives you wet kisses.

Like humans, dogs have five senses (感觉): smell, touch, sight, hearing and taste. Humans use sight as the main sense for recognizing (认出) one another. But dogs have poor eyesight. They use smell to recognize others. A dog’s sense of smell is much better than a human’s. It is through its sense of smell that tells the differences between different people.

Dogs use smell to recognize other dogs, too. They tell the differences by the smell of pee (小便) and pooh (大便). When two dogs meet, they smell each other’s noses. Then they go side to side, and smell each other’s butts (屁股). By smelling its friend’s behind, a dog knows who it is with.

That is also why dogs smell everything they can on the road. By smelling grass, trees and signposts (路标), dogs know which other neighborhood dogs have been around.

1.People have different ways of greeting each other except ______.

A．hug              B．shaking hands      C．jump             D．kiss

2.How does a dog greet you?

A. Gives you wet kisses.                       B. Wags its tail.

C. Jumps up into your lap.                     D. A, B and C.

3.How do the dogs recognize each other?

A．They use eyes to recognize each other.       B．They use sound to recognize each other.

C．They use smell to recognize each other.      D．They use touch to recognize each other.

4.Which of the following isn’t mentioned in the passage?

A．How the dogs eat things.                  B．Dogs have five senses.

C．A dog knows who it is with by smelling.       D．Humans use sight to recognize each other.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A．Humans and dogs.                       B．My favorite animal.

C．How do dogs say hello?                   D．Cute dogs.

In the deep blue Indian Ocean, there’s a beautiful island (岛) country called Maldives(马尔代夫). It’s the smallest in population and area of all the Asian countries. It has an area of 90,000 km², but 99% of the area is covered by the sea. It has 1,190 islands and is about 820 km from North to South. People live on no more than 200 islands, while another 87 are visited by tourists. Some of the islands are only used for fishing or farming. The capital Maléis is on one of the middle islands, and about 75,000 people live there. The people there are friendly and welcoming. They use their traditional games to welcome people from all over the world. It is sunny on the islands almost every day, and makes them look so beautiful. People can enjoy lots of things in Maldives

1. 1.

   How many people live in the capital Maléis?

   1. A.
      75,000
   2. B.
      90,000
   3. C.
      1,190
   4. D.
      200
2. 2.

   What does the writer mean “Some of the islands are only used for fishing or farming”?

   1. A.
      There are no people living on some islands in Maldives
   2. B.
      Tourists are everywhere in Maldives
   3. C.
      People in Maldives like traveling very much
   4. D.
      People in Maldives can do nothing except fishing or farming
3. 3.

   What does the writer think of the people in the Maldives?

   1. A.
      He thinks they’re boring
   2. B.
      He thinks they’re poor
   3. C.
      They are friendly and welcoming
   4. D.
      He doesn’t like them

People can find jobs in many ways. Sometimes you can find a job easily, by walking into a local store and looking at its notice board(布告栏). Local stores often have areas for people to put small signs telling the services that they need or they can provide.  Such services include looking after children or cleaning houses.

     Another popular tool for finding a job is the Internet. For example, people around the world can

 use the Craigslist Web site to buy things, meet people or find a job. It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month.

     Another useful way to find a job is through a university. For example, students at the University

of Texas can go to the job center to get help. Many college students like this way better.

     At times, some experts(专业人士)can also help people find a job. Susan Miller has her own company called California Job Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find a job by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods to help them find the right job. So with her help, many people have succeeded in finding a good job.

1.On the Craigslist Web site, you can't________ .

A. find a job       B.meet people

C. sell your old things    D. do some shopping online

2.According to the passage, college students prefer to find jobs by _________

A.visiting the Internet

B. asking experts for help

C. looking at the notice board

D. going to a job center in the university

3.The underlined word "strengths" in the last paragraph means_________ .

A. 长处        B. 强度          C. 力量      D.人数

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE.？

A. Local stores have few areas for people to put signs

B. You can only get one service on the notice board

C. The Craigslist Web site can get two million new jobs each week

D. Susan Miller has helped many people find a good job successfully

5.The main idea of this passage is about________ .

A. how to find experts         B. ways of finding a job

C. how to study and work      D. ways of setting up a job center