阅读理解 John Carlin was a "jack-of-all-trades." He was an artist and writer.
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John Carlin was a "jack-of-all-trades." He was an artist and writer. He taught himself five foreign languages. He was a leader among the deaf. John Carlin was born in Philadelphia in 1813. His father was a poor shoemaker. His younger brother, Andrew, was also deaf. John and Andrew did not need to do things that other children of their ages had to do, so they had much free time to walk around the city. John got many rich experiences when he was young. He showed his talent for drawing early in life. He often drew pictures on the floor with chalk and when his mother saw what he had done, she would quickly clean them with a mop(拖把). John went to work as a house painter when he was 12. His days were busy with work. However, he taught himself foreign languages at night. When he was 20, he went to New York to learn drawing. When he ran out of his money, he went to work again. But he would return to drawing whenever he could afford to. John was the first person to receive an honorary degree(荣誉学位) from Gallaudet. He was one who didn"t let deafness stop him from doing what he wanted to. He beat all difficulties and became a successful American. |
1. The underlined phrase "jack-of-all-trades" may mean " " in Chinese. |
A. 多面手 B. 生意经 C. 工作狂 D. 守财奴 |
2. John Carlin when he was young. |
A. worked hard at school B. learned five foreign languages at school C. didn"t go to school D. often walked about Philadelphia after school |
3. John showed his talent for drawing . |
A. before 12 years old B. at the age of 12 C. when he was 20 D. in his early thirties |
4. John went to New York to learn drawing with money . |
A. donated by an organization B. by selling his paintings C. that his parents gave him D. that he earned by himself |
5. "Gallaudet" in the last paragraph is probably the name of . |
A. a college for the deaf B. a man who donated money to John C. a man who built a college for the deaf D. a middle school built by a person named Gallaudet |
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1-5 A C A D A |
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Have you ever dreamed of entering a magic world (魔法世界) through a cartoon? Cartoonist (漫画家) Wu Miao, has done this in his book series, Tales of Tarsylia (《塔希里亚故事集》). Tales of Tarsylia tells us how four different wizards (法师) grow up in a kingdom of magic. They do different magic tricks and go on all kinds of adventures. Wu became interested in Japanese cartoons when he was in junior high school. Before that, he loved reading science novels. He decided to put the two together in his drawings. But his tastes changed as he grew older. "As I read more, I became unhappy with Japanese cartoons. They are just about characters fighting with each other," said Wu. "I want more." "The most important thing for a cartoonist is to be patient," said Wu. "You have to put up with (忍受) the loneliness and get ready for a hard life if necessary. It"s not the well-paid work that some people imagine. " |
根据短文内容,补全下列句子,每空词数不限。 |
1. Tales of Tarsylia was written by a cartoonist named . |
2. Tales of Tarsylia tells us the story of different wizards who go on all kinds of adventures |
3. Before Wu became interested in Japanese cartoons, he loved reading |
4. Wu thinks Japanese cartoons are filled with characters who . |
5. Wu thinks being a cartoonist may not be a job that you can get a lot of from. |
根据短文内容,从方框内选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空,使短文完整、连贯。 |
continue, free, spend, happy, help, make, provide, study, unable, willing | 完形填空 | My wife and I are retired (退休的) and one of our main interests is travel. We 1 traveling on our own to traveling with the tour group. Last month we began the first step (步) of 2 a European vacation for this summer. First we got on the Internet to 3 the places we would like to go to. This is easy enough to do as long as (只要) you know 4 to search information on the Internet. We 5 to visit UK, France, Italy and Germany. These are places we have never visited. We quickly found the 6 bargain prices (廉价) of airplane tickets. We planned the number of days at each place to 7 sure that we can visit every place not too fast. On the Internet it is also easy to find the airplane tickets besides hotel room prices and address. That helps us 8 money and time. We would rather live in the little home-like hotels 9 the four-star hotels. 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I began to feel ashamed that I never said "thank you" every time you prepared (准备) hot water for me each morning on winter days before I got up. I am no longer that girl who was often unable to find her books in her bedroom. It used to take me a lot of time to collect all the books for the day"s classes. But I have gotten over that bad habit now. And now I know how much time you used to take to collect my books every evening. I have learned to do the laundry on my own now. I came to realize that washing clothes is a boring job, especially on winter days. Sometimes there is no hot water and I have to wash my clothes with cold water by hand. I came to know how grateful (感激的) I should be to have you as my mom. Thank you, Mom. Yours, Silvia | 根据材料内容,选择最佳选项。 | 1. Silvia has been at the boarding school for _______. | A. one week B. two weeks C. one month D. two months | 2. The underlined word "ashamed" means "________" in Chinese. | A. 惭愧的 B. 恐惧的 C. 吃惊的 D. 轻率的 | 3. At the boarding school, Silvia doesn"t ______ anymore. | A. do her laundry B. put her books everywhere C. say "thank you" to her mother D. spend much time on her studies | 4. From the letter we can learn that ______. | A. Silvia used to do her laundry at home B. Silvia often helps her mom do housework C. Silvia"s mom has done many things for her before D. Silvia"s mom usually does the laundry with cold water | 5. Silvia wrote this letter in order to tell her mom _______. | A. her school life B. her thanks from her heart C. she could do many things D. she could look after herself | 阅读理解 | HIGH-JUMPER and punk(朋克) rocker Kimi Qiao, 22, is very confident. In fact, he"s something of a big mouth about his talent. "No one will ever forget me," said Qiao. The 2007 My Show winner has recently published Private Life, a photo-book. It records everything about the days when he was young. As a teenager, he was a keen athlete, training every weekend and holiday. His event (项目) was the high jump and he won a number of national championships. He even shared a coach with Liu Xiang. However, Qiao"s parents wanted him to concentrate more on his studies and he finally went to a university in his city. It was during this time he became interested in music. When he was 18, he took part in a singing contest, where he met Wang Lee-hom. Later, he started a student band called Pink17. He was a drummer. Since then Qiao has known that music will be his life. Today he"s still a dreamer. He wants to make punk rock popular in China. "Although I"ve only been into it for a year, I"ll do my best to make it big," he said. | 1. From the first paragraph, we can know Kimi Qiao ________. | A. has a big mouth B. thought everyone would forget him C. is confident of his talent D. is a very shy girl | 2. Private Life ________. | A. is a photo-book B. is about the 2007 My Show C. was published in 2007 D. is an album | 3. The Chinese meaning of the underline word "keen" is ___________. | A. 懒惰的 B. 热衷的 C. 愚笨的 D. 创造力的 | 4. When he took part in a singing contest, he was ________ years old. | A. 22 B. 17 C. 18 D. 20 | 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | A. Kimi was a high jumper before going to university. B. Kimi formed a band called Pink17 when he was 17. C. Kimi"s parents prefer him to be a drummer. D. Kimi is always dreaming to be an athlete like Liu Xiang. |
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