阅读短文,选择正确答案。    Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people th

阅读短文,选择正确答案。    Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people th

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阅读短文,选择正确答案。    Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science
fiction. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer(律师), but when he was
about twenty years old, Verne decided to become a writer. At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863,
he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories
such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and From the Earth to the Moon (1865).
    In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions. Jules Verne wrote about scientific
subjects in his stories and, as a result, they were very popular. Verne"s writing included many predictions (预言)
for the 20th century and many of them came true. He described space flight, movies, and air conditioning, a long
time before they appeared. These books were very successful and they made Verne rich.
    Jules Verne"s books have been the subjects for many movies. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful
movie for Walt Disney. It was the first Disney movie to use real actors instead of cartoon drawings. Around the
World in Eighty Days
is another famous movie based on one of Verne"s books. The main character is an
Englishman called Phileas Fogg. For him, the most important thing is to be always on time! 1. What does the phrase "the father of science fiction" mean? [     ]
A. The man who loves science and inventions.
B. The writer whose father wrote science fiction.
C. The man who first started writing science fiction successfully. 2. What encouraged Jules Verne to write more stories? [     ]
A. The success of Five Weeks in a Balloon.
B. The encouragement from his father.
C. The plays he wrote for the theater. 3. Why were Jules Verne"s books very popular in the19th century? [     ]
A. Because his books made him rich and famous.
B. Because his books have been the subjects for many movies.
C. Because many people were interested in science and inventions. 4. Which of the following has the main character called Phileas Fogg? [     ]
A. From the Earth to the Moon
B. Around the World in Eighty Days.
C. A Journey to the Center of the Earth. 5. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a ______. [     ]
A. cartoon movie
B. movie to use real actors
C. book written by Walt Disney
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阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容,在文章后第1-5小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。      Every sport has its great legends: soccer has Pele, basketball has Michael Jordan, and tennis, Steffi Graf. Is
there one athlete who people consider to be the best ever? Many would say that person is boxer Muhammad Ali,
known to his many fans as "the greatest".
    Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1942. At the age of twelve, after his bike was stolen, young Ali began
boxing; by the time he reached high school, he was a great amateur(业余) boxer. After winning six state and
two national boxing championships, he competed in the 1960 Olympic, where he won a gold medal. That same
year, at the age of eighteen, he became a professional boxer.
    From the start of his career it was clear that Ali was different from other athletes. He was outspoken,
confident, strong-willed and talked publicly about himself and his beliefs (信仰). The man who called himself
"the greatest" still faced many challenges, though. After winning his Olympic gold medal, he returned home to
the United States. He was not allowed to stay in certain hotels or eat in certain restaurants because of the color
of his skin. Ali was disgusted (反感) with racism in the U.S., so he threw his Olympic medal into a river.
    In 1964, Ali beat Sonny Liston to become the world heavyweight champion. Ali surprised the world again in
1966, not for his boxing skills, but for his political beliefs. He disagreed with the U.S. war in Vietnam and
refused to join the army, which all young men in the U.S. had to do at the same time. As a result, Ali"s
heavyweight title was taken away, and he was sent to prison for five years.
    Ali retired (退休) from boxing in 1981, ending a career of sixty-one fights, of which he won fifty-six. In
1996, he was recognized as a sporting hero at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Atlanta. The
crowd at the Game cheered as Ali, now suffering from Parkinson"s disease, lit the Olympic flame-no longer the
strongest, but still the greatest.
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The Greatest -Muhammad Ali
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    The young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical (古
典的) music. Vanessa-Mae love pop music, and she was also a very good classical violinist, and she brought
these kinds of music together. Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore on October 27, 1978. She moved to
London with her family when she was four. A year later, she started to learn the violin. When she was eight,
she went to Beijing to study the violin. When she was ten, she played with a very famous group of classical
musicians. But Vanessa-Mae doesn"t only play the violin. She learnt the piano before she started to play the
violin.
    She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music
she likes. Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world, but she has also played in pop
concerts with pop stars.
    A lot of people don"t like the way she uses modern rhythms (节奏), noisy drums and guitars in traditional
(传统的) music. But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing: she has brought many new fans to classical
music. For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music.
1. Vanessa-Mae was a young            woman.
[     ]
A. Chinese
B. English
C. Singaporean
D. French
2. The type of music Vanessa-Mae likes is           .
[     ]
A. traditional music
B. different kinds of music
C. classical music
D. rock and roll
3.            listen to classical music because they like Vanessa-Mae.
[     ]
A. Pop stars
B. Young people
C. Classical musicians
D. Old people
4.            was the first instrument (乐器) she learnt to play.
[     ]
A. The violin
B. The piano
C. The drums
D. The guitar
5. Vanessa-Mae has played music with            in all kinds of concerts.
[     ]
A. Beethoven and the Beatles
B. young children
C. pop stars and classical musicians
D. new fans
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    South Korean singer and actress Jang Nara has a third album (专辑). It is called Dream of Asia.
    The album has 26 songs. They are in five languages-Mandarin (普通话), Cantonese (广东话), Korean,
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[     ]
A. China
B. South Korea
C. Japan
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[     ]
A. 3
B. 26
C. 5
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[     ]
A. Our Dream.
B. Dream of Asia.
C. The Moon Represents My Heart
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[     ]
A. Jang Nara
B. Jang Nara"s third album
C. Jang Nara"s dream