( )1. A. took ( )2. A. artists ( )3. A. to ( )4. A. the scientists ( )5. A. draw ( )6. A. was just ( )7. A. less ( )8. A. before ( )9. A. him ( )10. A. interesting | B. made B. doctors B. of B. the artists B. paint B. wasn"t just B. no B. after B. us B. crying | C. painted C. painters C. for C. the world C. work C. wasn"t C. even C. because C. them C. smiling | D. invented D. people D. from D. people D. build D. was no longer D. very D. when D. you D. surprising |
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Barack Hussein Obama has made history by becoming the first African-American president in American history. Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4,1961. His parents separated (分开) when he was two years old and later divorced (离婚). Obama grew up with his mother in Hawaii,and for a few years in Indonesia. Later, he moved to New York,where he graduated from Columbia University in 1983. Obama met his wife, Michelle Robinson,in June 1989 and married her on October 3, 1992. The couple"s first daughter, Malia Ann, was bom in 1998, followed by a second daughter, Natasha ("Sasha"), in 2001. Obama"s success is a true milestone (里程碑) . It speaks to the fact that in America you really do get a chance to do anything, if you have the talent and ability and you work hard enough. Obama will not take office until 20 January, 2009. However, when he does become president, he will face many serious challenges, including two foreign wars,climate change and what he has described as "the worst financial crisis (经济危机) in a century". But Obama himself is ready to face these challenges. | |||
1. How old is Barack Obama when he becomes American president? | |||
A. 48. B. 40. C. 37. D. 31. | |||
2. Obama"s success tells us that ______. | |||
A. any black people can become president B. you can succeed if you are talented enough C. everyone can succeed if he is lucky enough D. a talented person can succeed if he works hard enough | |||
3. What does the underlined phrase "take office " in the last paragraph mean? | |||
A. 生效 B. 就任 C. 离职 D. 竞选 | |||
4. According to the passage, Obama will face the following challenges except ______. | |||
A. climate change B. financial crisis C. population problem D. foreign wars | |||
5. The whole passage is mainly about Obama"s ______. | |||
A. childhood B. family C. education D. experience | |||
阅读下面的短文,判断文后的句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写“T”,不符合的写“F”。 | |||
Howard Carter was a famous explorer (探险家). He loved to visit new places. During his life, he discovered many important and exciting things. Howard Carter did not go to school. But he was smart and wanted to learn the world outside his hometown. In 1891, at the age of 17, he went to Egypt (埃及) by ship. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, looking for the tombs (坟墓) of the Egyptian kings. He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he found jewels, gold and 10 bodies of dead kings. These bodies are known as mummies (木乃伊). In 1922, Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter"s team was working at a place near a city called Luxor, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Not long after the tomb was opened, people in Carter"s team began to get ill and die strangely. Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died However, Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65. | |||
( )1. Howard Carter liked to visit new places. ( )2. Howard Carter was born in 1877. ( )3. Carter"s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922. ( )4. The passage tells us Carter"s school life. | |||
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1. Xiang Jingyu was born in _____. | |||
A. Xupu county B. Huitong county C. Chenxi county | |||
2. Which of the following is True? | |||
A. September 14 is Xiang Jingyu"s Birthday. B. Xiang Jingyu joined CPC in 1922. C. She was killed at the age of thirty. | |||
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Michael Jackson is one of the world"s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of the city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group "The Jackson Five". The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. They started singing in 1965, and became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of "I Want You Back". It was very popular. One of their hit records was "Never Say Goodbye". Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world. Michael nearly didn"t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint (晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for Charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records (吉尼斯世界记录) in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever. | |||
1. How many people are there in Michael"s group? | |||
A. Three. B. Five. C. Four. D. Six. | |||
2. What"s the name of their first record? | |||
A. "Never Say Goodbye". B. "See You, See Me". C. "I Want You Back". D. "On the World". | |||
3. The underlined word "copies" means _______ in Chinese. | |||
A. 抄写 B. 张/份 C. 复制 D. 模仿 | |||
4. Michael was good at _______ according to the passage. | |||
A. rock music B. street dance C. playing the piano D. moon walking | |||
5. Why did Michael have to stay at home most of time? | |||
A. Because he was too famous. B. Because he often felt lonely. C. Because he had no friends. D. Because his company asked him to do so. |