The composing career (作曲生涯) of Albert Roussel got off to a changeable start, and
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The composing career (作曲生涯) of Albert Roussel got off to a changeable start, and received one of its biggest successes from a lie.
Roussel became an orphan (孤儿) at the age of eight and went to live with his grandfather. He built on the music he had learned from his mother, entertaining himself by reading through the family music collection and playing operatic selections and popular songs on the piano. Three years later Roussel’s grandfather died, and his mother"s sister took him in. Her husband arranged for young Albert to take piano lessons. Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside added a second love to his life — the sea. He studied to be a soldier in the navy, but still made time to study music.
In the French Navy, he and two friends found time to play the music of Beethoven and other composers. Roussel also began composing. At the Church of the Trinity in Cherbourg on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first public appearance as a composer. That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, and one of his fellow naval officers offered to show it to a famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. When Roussel’s friend returned with the manuscript (手稿), he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.
Not long afterward, at the age of 2S, Roussel did just that. He applied the qualities that he had developed in the navy to his composing and became a major force in twentieth century French music. As for Edouard Colonne’s inspiring advice that Roussel should devote his life to music, Roussel"s naval friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel’s manuscript to the conductor.
小题1:What information can we get from the second paragraph?| A．Albert’s grandfather died when Albert was eight years old. | | B．Albert"s aunt arranged for him to take piano lessons. | | C．Albert gave up studying music after he studied to be a soldier in the navy. | | D．Albert came to love the sea after summer vacations at the seaside. |
小题2:From the third paragraph we know that ______.| A．in the French Navy, Roussel and two friend began composing | | B．Roussel’s first public appearance at the church was successful | | C．Roussel"s naval friend showed the wedding march to Edouard | | D．Edouard Colonne advised Roussel to devote his life to music |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the text?| A．The composing career of Roussel started stably. | | B．Roussel learned basic music knowledge from his aunt. | | C．A white lie helped Roussel achieve success. | | D．Roussel was cheated and hurt by his naval friend. |
小题4:Who told a lie according to the text?| A．Roussel’s grandfather. | B．Albert’s naval friend. | C．Roussel"s aunt. | D．Edouard Colonne. |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：阿尔伯特·鲁塞尔的作曲生涯发生大的转折，是由一个谎言开始的？我们来一起看看当年他的朋友是怎么说的吧。
小题1:细节理解题。由“ Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside added a second love to his life — the sea. ”可知，比利时海滩的暑假让他爱上了海。故选D。
小题2:推理判断题。由“That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, ”可知他在教堂的第一个公开演出获得了成功。 故选B。
小题3:推理判断题。由“ Roussel"s naval friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel’s manuscript to the conductor.”可知他的朋友当年根本没有把他的手稿给乐队指挥看，只是说了一些鼓励的话，是个善意的谎言。 故选C。
小题4:推理判断题。哟“one of his fellow naval officers offered to show it to a famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. ”及下文可知是她的海军朋友说i的谎话。 故选B。 |
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When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. ______, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ______.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly ______ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move ____ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ______. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something ______. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear, ” said the old lady. “I need ______. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You ______ are lost, ” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ______ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ______ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ______ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ______ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear, ” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll ____ in time. ”
The ______ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ______ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ______ happened. The car began changing. First, its color ______ from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, ______ just above the ground. As the car ______ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ______, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
| 小题1: | | A．However | B．Besides | C．Therefore | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题2: | | A．brave | B．excited | C．curious | D．stubborn |
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| 小题3: | | A．fell | B．seemed | C．proved | D．grew |
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| 小题4: | | A．aside | B．around | C．forward | D．backward |
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| 小题5: | | A．arrived | B．stopped | C．stayed | D．started |
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| 小题6: | | A．gathered | B．existed | C．dropped | D．moved |
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| 小题8: | | A．necessarily | B．normally | C．basically | D．certainly |
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| 小题10: | | A．drive | B．walk | C．follow | D．march |
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| 小题11: | | A．address | B．signs | C．notices | D．guidance |
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| 小题13: | | A．have it | B．get it | C．make it | D．finish it |
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| 小题14: | | A．door | B．window | C．headlight | D．wheel |
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| 小题15: | | A．passed | B．rushed | C．turned | D．continued |
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| 小题16: | | A．strange | B．sensitive | C．imaginable | D．horrible |
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| 小题17: | | A．developed | B．appeared | C．spread | D．faded |
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| 小题18: | | A．rolling | B．floating | C．drawing | D．flashing |
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| 小题19: | | A．pointed | B．returned | C．broke | D．rose |
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| 小题20: | | A．tune | B．voice | C．sound | D．tone |
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Tasha Tudor(August 28，1919 — June 18，2008) was an American illustrator(插画家)and writer of children’s books. She received many awards and honors for her contributions to children’s literature. When people talk about her creativity in artwork，she said,“I do it to support my dogs and my four children.”Her great publishing record, the number of magazine stories that have been written about her over the years, and her admirers have no effects on her at all.
Much of Tasha’s artwork and her reading are done in the wintertime.“I love winter. It’s delightful，”she says.“I don’t have to go anywhere because I work at home. If I’m snowed in，I can stay this way for months.”She hopes for early, deep snow to protect her garden from the hardship of the New England winter，and when it comes she puts on snowshoes when she needs to get down the mile-long dirt path that leads to the road.
Given her enjoyment of winter and her fantasy(梦幻)way of life，it’s not surprising that Tasha’s Christmas is a storybook holiday. She hangs flowers over the front door. Her tree comes from the woods,
and it goes up on Christmas Eve，lit by homemade candles and decorated with her great- grandmother’s collection that dates from 1850. In a place of honor on the tree are large cookies cut into the shapes of her animals.
The grandchildren and friends get presents from Tasha’s old dolls；so do the animals and they
have their own Christmas tree. “Of course，it’s a known fact that all the animals talk on Christmas
Eve,”she has written. Small, handmade gifts fill a big wooden box
At the end 0f each year, Tasha can look back and know that her life is perfect，that she has
again ignored the twentieth century，and that the magic continues. And for the rest of us，here’s
a bit of advice, Tasha style：“Nowadays, people are so restless．If they took some tea anti spent more time rocking on the porch(门廊)in the evening listening to light music，they might enjoy life more.”
小题1:Tasha loved winter because it allowed her to ____________．| A．read stories to her grandchildren | | B．show her DIY snowshoes to kids | | C．stay indoors working mid reading | | D．enjoy bicycle tiding along the path |
小题2:From the passage, we can learn that Tasha’s life is ____________．| A．modern and fashionable | B．simple and fantastic | | C．lonely and hard | D．adventurous and inspiring |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE about Tasha?| A．She cared little about fame. | | B．She created an animal fund. | | C．She wrote many stories for magazines. | | D．She bought presents for her relatives. |
小题4:In which section of a paper can you probably read the article?| A．Travel. | B．Sports. | C．Economy. | D．People. |
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In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty, and only the rich could manage without great problems．It is said that one day three of those rich men and their servants were together on a road when they came to a very poor village．
The first could not stand seeing the , so he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons （四轮载重马车） and shared them out among the villagers．He wished them all the best of luck, and he left．
The second rich man, seeing the worrying situation, stopped for a short time and then decided to give the all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little to them．He made sure that they each their fair share and would have enough food to last for some time．Then, he left．
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, and went straight through the poverty-stricken village without stopping．The two other rich men saw all this from a distance and commented heatedly with each other on how the third rich man lacked sympathy．It was that they themselves had been there to offer help．
However, to their great surprise, three days later, they the third rich man, who was coming in the direction．He was still traveling quickly, but his wagons, instead of the gold and valuables they had been carrying, were now completely full of farming tools and bags of ．He was rushing back to help them out of poverty．
| 小题1: | | A．standing | B．traveling | C．gathering | D．running |
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| 小题2: | | A．land | B．welfare | C．richness | D．poverty |
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| 小题3: | | A．villagers | B．servants | C．others | D．rest |
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| 小题4: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．use | D．attraction |
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| 小题5: | | A．returned | B．possessed | C．offered | D．received |
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| 小题6: | | A．turned around | B．certain | C．true | D．strange |
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| 小题7: | | A．welcomed | B．met | C．accepted | D．persuaded |
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| 小题8: | | A．opposite | B．same | C．similar | D．familiar |
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| 小题9: | | A．food | B．jewels | C．money | D．seeds |
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A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge．Despite all his riches，he could feel none of happiness but and emptiness in his heart．He to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water．
When he was about to do it，an old beggar him．“Sir，please give me some money to buy some food．I will pray for your health and long life．”
Hearing this，he his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar．“Take all of this，”he said．
“All of this?” the beggar ．He could not believe his good luck．
“Yes，take it all．I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore，’’said the man．He looked back at the river ．
The beggar became suspicious of the man’s ．Looking at the money，and holding it for a while，he returned it and said，“No，thank you．I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I"m not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river，sir!”
Hearing his response，the man was ．The satisfaction and happiness of him his money to the beggar disappeared immediately．He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money．
At that moment，he suddenly the feeling that he felt just now，that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness，had indeed become his own true happiness．By this he was encouraged，and had found what would make his life worth living．
Happiness is only real when ．
| 小题1: | | A．eagernes | B．poverty | C．sorrow | D．success |
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| 小题2: | | A．struggled | B．wondered | C．managed | D．intended |
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| 小题3: | | A．approached | B．interrupted | C．persuaded | D．shouted |
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| 小题4: | | A．picked up | B．took out | C．reached for | D．handed in |
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| 小题5: | | A．recalled | B．refused | C．repeated | D．retold |
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| 小题6: | | A．away | B．forward | C．aside | D．below |
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| 小题7: | | A．attitude | B．order | C．attention | D．politeness |
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| 小题8: | | A．delightedly | B．hurriedly | C．hopelessly | D．generously |
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| 小题9: | | A．shocked | B．terrified | C．worried | D．encouraged |
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| 小题10: | | A．sending | B．giving | C．supplying | D．contributing |
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| 小题11: | | A．realized | B．hated | C．enjoyed | D．struck |
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| 小题12: | | A．by nature | B．by design | C．in turn | D．in circles |
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| 小题13: | | A．bought | B．appreciated | C．sacrificed | D．shared |
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In December of l 992．I was a happy husband and father of two young children．A month later，I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia(急性白血病)．
After two years of chemo(化疗)that helped control the disease，my body was weak and lifeless．I felt as if I were a puppet who needed help to lift his arms or hold up his head．
I began to run．After six months my strength had come back．On one of my runs，one where I felt I could run forever，I decided I was going to try to run a marathon．
After telling my Dad about my plan，he told me of a program that trains people to run a marathon，while raising funds for Leukemia research at the same time．So that summer，through the Leukemia Society’s Team in Training program，I started to train for the Marine Corps Marathon．During mile after mile of uncertainty，the day finally came to run the marathon．
On October 27，1996，at 8 A．M．，along with l9,000 other brave souls I started on a 26.2-mile journey that I will never forget．
I first saw my wife Patty at the six-mile mark . She seemed happy that I was still looking as if I knew what I was doing，and having a good time doing it．At Mile l7，my mind was going back to those two horrible years that tried to bring my family and me down．I saw her again．The concern in her face told me she knew I was starting to struggle．I felt as if we were thinking the same，nine more miles and these last few years will be behind us．
That thought alone pulled me forward．Mile 22，23，slowing but going，24，25，then there it was．The Iwo Jima War Memorial．I have seen nothing so grand and inspiring in my life．Three hours and forty-one minutes after I started，I crossed what I think has to be the most fitting finish line in all of road racing!
That night the Leukemia Society gave me a pin at a post-race party that simply says，“Leukemia 26.2”．
If God wills，my cancer may once again take away my hair and my strength，maybe even my life．But it can never take away my pin，or the fact that I am a marathoner .
小题1:The writer decided to run a marathon because __________ .| A．he wanted to raise money for Leukemia research | | B．he believed he was able to take the challenge | | C．he hoped to recover his strength through training | | D．his dad knew about the race and made the suggestion |
小题2:Which statement is RIGHT about the writer?| A．He has always been dreaming of becoming a marathoner． | | B．The training he took that summer well prepared him for the race． | | C．Those running in the race were mostly Leukemia patients like him . | | D．His wife was with him during the marathon to give him support． |
小题3:Why does the writer think the finish line is the most fitting?| A．Because running a marathon is the most suitable sport for him． | | B．Because the memorial is the most powerful construction he has seen． | | C．Because he considers it a victory over his disease to finish the race． | | D．Because 26.2 miles is the most reasonable distance for road racing． |
小题4:Which of the following can best describe the writer?| A．Optimistic and outspoken | B．Strong-willed and determined | | C．Generous and easy-going | D．Brave and warm-hearted |
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