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If Shayne Ward didn"t join the British singing talent show X-Factor in 2005, he might
still be working in the local clothing shop. However, life often favors those who have the
courage to try, and the nation voted him the winner.
Recently, Ward came to China to promote his second album, Breathless, which was
released on January 10.
"Shayne has got a magnetic (磁性的) voice,and his songs are rhythmic and soothing
(舒心的) to listen to, "said Feng Yu, a Senior 2 student from Beijing Xicheng Foreign
Language School, who came to support him.
However, the 23-year-old Ward doesn"t just have an extraordinary voice and
beautiful looks. He also has a passion for performing on stage and a determination to
go after his dream.
Life has been difficult for the Manchester boy. He"s the youngest of a large family
with three brothers and three sisters , and money was tight.
To help his family, Ward left school as soon as he could. He worked in factories
making everything from chocolate to clothes to cardboard boxes. But he never forgot
his true love was music.
At age 16, Ward joined a band called Destiny and spent his weekends singing karaoke.
The band auditioned (试镜) for the X-Factor series, but got nowhere. A year later.
Ward wanted to try alone.
"I couldn"t believe I kept getting through," he said. "I didn"t want my family to be the
ones going away looking sad. "
However,Ward doesn"t want to be discredited (被误认为)as a talent show winner.
He has proved his worth with a No. I single and two best-selling albums. Instead of trying
to predict the future, Ward only wants to enjoy his life right now.
"I just carry on doing what I"m doing.That"s all, " he said firmly, "I don"t want to look
too far ahead. " |
1. How did Shayne Ward make a living before he joi ned the British singing talent
show X-Factor?__________. |
A. He worked as a clothing shop assistant.
B. He worked in a band.
C. He sang karaoke in clubs.
D. He was a cardboard box salesman. |
| 2. Which of the following facts does NOT contribute to Shayne Ward"s popularity? __________. |
A. He has an extraordinary voice.
B. He has beautiful looks.
C. He has great determination to realize his dream.
D. He was a member of a band. |
| 3. What"s the right order of the events related to Shayne Ward?______ |
a. He joined a band.
b. He left school.
c. He worked in factories.
d. He joined the British singing talent show X-Factor alone.
e. His band auditioned for the X-Factor series but failed.
A.b, a, c, d, e
B.a, d, b, c, e
C.a, b, d, e, c
D.b, c, a, e, d |
| 4. What can we learn from Shayne Ward"s success ?______ |
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. All"s well that ends well.
C. Where there"s a will, there"s a way.
D. Actions speak louder than words. |
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Ever since he first started practicing, Berkeley, California, psychologist Allen D. Kanner,
PhD, has been asking his younger clients (顾客) what they wanted to do when they grew
up. The answer usedtobe" nurse" , " astronaut" orsomeotheroccupation that appealed to
them. Today the answer is more likely to be "make money". For Kanner, one explanation
for that change can be found in advertising.
"Advertising is a multi-million dollar project that"s having an enormous influence on
child development, " says Kanner, who is also a member at a clinical (临床的) psychology
training program called the Wright Institute. "Advertising is growing rapidly and entering
new areas of childhood, like our schools. "
According to Kanner, the result is not only the spread of materialistic(物质第一的 )
values among children, but also something he calls " self-love wounding" of children."
Thanks to advertising, " he says, " children have become convinced that they"re unfortunate
if they don"t have an endless supply of new products. "
Now Kanner and several colleagues are up-in-arms with the psychologists and others
who are using psychological knowledge to help marketers target children more effectively.
They"re shocked when they are told the secret behind why 3 to 7-year-olds are attracted
to toys that transform themselves into something else and why 8 to 12-year-olds love to
collect things. Last fall, Kanner and a group of 59 other psychologists and psychiatrists
(精神病学家) sent a letter speaking against psychologists" employment by advertisers
to American Psychologcal Association( APA) .
In response, at its June meeting, APA"s Board of Directors acted on a recommendation
from the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest and approved
the creation of a task force to study the issue. The task force will examine the research
on advertising"s influence on children and their families. The group will look at the role
psychologists play in what some consider the exploitation (利用) of children and consider
how psychology can help reduce advertising"s harmful effects and increase its positive
effects. The group will also explore implications(含意)for public policy. |
1. Which of the following is a reason why children today tend to say they want to make
money when they grow up, according to Allen D. Kanner?______ |
A. Traditional occupations no longer hold so much
appeal to children today.
B. It"s children"s characteristic to collect things and to
want more constantly.
C. Advertising is a multi-million dollar project that
many children want as future job.
D. Advertisers" targeting of young consumers has made
them more materialistic. |
| 2. Which of the following shows the negative effect advertising has had on children?______ |
A. Many children have hobbies like collecting stamps, coms or other things.
B. Many children are hard to satisfy and constantly want and ask for more.
C. Many children are so self-centered that they don"t care about others.
D. Many children tend to wound others to please themselves. |
| 3. Theunderlinedwords" up-in-arms " probablymean________. |
| A. angryB. interestedC. happyD. surprised |
| 4. We can learn from the last paragraph that _________ . |
A. American Psychological Association didn"t take Allen D. Kanner and others" letter seriously
B. the task force will study how to use psychology to make advertising more beneficial
C. measures have been taken on the psychologists Allen D. Kanner spoken against
D. public policy has completely nothing to do with advertising |
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Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China"s space science. As a worldfamous expert on aerospace
rockets and aerodynamics,he obtained great achievements in the areas of applied mechanics,engineering
cybernetics and system engineering and made distinguished contributions to the foundation and
development of Chinese aerospace undertaking(事业)．
Graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934,Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study
in MIT,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,one year later. After receiving master"s degree in MIT,he
went to study in California Institute of Technology and received PhD degrees in both aerospace and
mathematics.
In 1955,six years after the founding of People"s Republic of China,Qian Xuesen returned to his
motherland. His return brought China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles.
In 1956,Qian Xuesen put forward "Proposal on the Development of China"s Aviation Industry for
National Defense". With the support from Zhou Enlai,the premier,and marshal Nie Rongzheng,Qian
Xuesen began to prepare for the establishment of China"s first missile and rocket research and
development structure,the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. Henceforth(从此以后),he has long been in charge of the chief technological research and development of China"s missile,rocket and
spacecraft.
Due to research and development led by Qian Xuesen,China successfully exploded its first atom bomb in 1964. Later,China launched its first manmade satellite,Dong Fang Hong I,to the earth orbit on April 24,
1970,becoming the fifth country in the world to independently launch satellite following the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,the USA,France and Japan.The satellite floated around the earth,blaring(高声播放) the song Dong Fang Hong,which has the same name as the satellite.
As a forerunner leading the development of China"s aerospace science and technology,Qian Xuesen
also provided chances for young scientists. Wang Yongzhi,former chief designer of China"s mannedspace
project,has benefited a lot from Qian Xuesen. "He suggested that rocket of the second generation should
be developed by our second generation scientists. This suggestion gave us chances to be general
designers." Recalling the experience working with Qian Xuesen,Sun Jiadong,general designer of China"s
lunar orbiter project,is very grateful. "He put great expectation on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we
made mistakes,he seldom blamed us,but helped us to find out the reason so we could avoid it in the
future."
Honored as Father of China"s Missile and King of Rockets,Qian Xuesen never stopped his work on
scientific research after he retired. He said he had no time to review the past,but looked forward to the
future. |
| 1. When did Qian xuesen begin to study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology? |
A. In 1955.
B. In 1935.
C. In 1936.
D. In 1934. |
| 2. Which of the following is about the five countries that launched manmade satellite independently before 1970? |
A. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,the UK,France,China and Japan.
B. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,the USA,Japan,Canada and China.
C. America,France,Japan,China and Australia.
D. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,America,France,Japan and China. |
| 3. What does the underlined word "forerunner"(Paragraph 6) probably mean? |
A. A leader.
B. A pioneer.
C. A competitor.
D. A successful scientist. |
| 4. According to the passage,which of the following about Qian Xuesen is NOT true? |
A. In 1956,he made good preparations for the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense.
B. He made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of Chinese aerospace
undertaking.
C. He returned to China,bringing China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles.
D. He devoted all his life to China"s space science. |
| 5. It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 that ________. |
A. Qian Xuesen is very concerned about the development of young scientists.
B. The help of Qian Xuesen is beneficial to young scientists.
C. Qian Xuesen gives many opportunities to general designers.
D. When the chief designers do something wrong,Qian Xuesen helps them find out the cause. |
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He has a typical flattop haircut and speaks with a slight Beijing accent.He says he is an ordinary
teacher, just one __1__ 2,500 other history teachers in the city.The history teacher has gone from a
nobody in a Beijing high school to a headliner(新闻人物)in newspapers and on the Internet across the
country with __2__(believe)speed.He is now known as "the greatest history teacher in history".
It didn"t happen overnight.Last summer, videos of his lectures __3__(upload) to the Internet and
viewed over 10 million times __4__ three months.A little while later. his lectures for CCTV"s famous
"Lecture Room"(《百家讲坛》)won __5__ recordhigh audiences.Yuan"s sense of humor is a very
__6__(appeal)feature of his style.
Young people also admire him for his nonmainstream(非主流的)points of view on many issues.
For instance. unlike many teachers. he is satisfied __7__ a student scores only 60 percent on a history
test.
"History is something like literature to enjoy in your leisure time.You don"t need to know about Qin
Shihuang if you"re a programming major.But it"s never too late to become interested in history.Even
__8__ 70yearold can start. "Yuan said.
Yuan argues that he is __9__ different from other history teachers.He also spends most of his time
preparing his students for tests.Yet the talented teacher has the rare ability to bring the history in dull
textbooks to life in __10__ he calls "plain Chinese". |
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Charles Lindbergh is probably one of the bestknown people in the history of flight.He was __1__
hero of the world.Yet, years later, he __2__(accuse)as an enemy of his country.He had what is called
a "storybook" marriage and family life, __3__he suffered a terrible family tragedy.
Charles Lindbergh, __4__(bear)in the city of Detroit, Michigan, or February 4th,1902, grew up on
a farm in Minnesota.__5__mother was a school teacher.His father was a lawyer __6__later became a
United States Congressman.The family spent ten years in Washington D. C, __7__Mister Lindbergh
served in the Congress.
Young Charles studied mechanical engineering for __8__time at the University of Wisconsin.But he
did not like __9__(sit)in a classroom.So, after oneandonehalf years, he left the university.He traveled
around the country on a motorcycle.He settled in Lincoln, Nebraska.He took his first flying lessons there
and passed the test to become a __10__(fly). But he had to wait one year before he could fly alone. |
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For many people, the name Baskin-Robbins is linked to sweet memories of eating ice cream. Irvine
Robbins, who helped create this famous company, died in May at the age of ninety. His life"s work of
making fun and exciting ice cream flavors changed the way Americans enjoy this food.
Irvine Robbins opened his first ice cream store in 1945 in California. At the time, there were no stores
that sold only ice cream. His sister"s husband, Burton Baskin, also opened his own ice cream stores.
In 1948 they combined their six stores into one business. Baskin and Robbins realized that they were
too busy to operate each store well. So, they decided to sell part of each operation to the manager of that store. This permitted the company to grow quickly.
By 1953, they renamed their company Baskin-Robbins. They advertised that they sold 31 kinds of
ice cream to show the many choices buyers had. There was one flavor for every day of the month.
Robbins and Baskin sold "Lunar Cheesecake" the day after astronauts landed on the moon in 1969.
Other flavors included "ChaChaCha", for cherry chocolate chip, and Robbins" personal favorile "Jamoca
Almond Fudge". They said: "We sell fun, not just ice cream. "
By 1967, there were 500 Baskin-Robbins stores in the United States. The business partners sold
their company that year. Today, there are more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The managers of Baskin-Robbins.
B. The start of Baskin-Robbins.
C. The production of Baskin Robbins.
D. The great success of Baskin-Robbins.
2. From the text we learn that _____.
A. Baskin-Robbins was the only shop selling ice cream in 1945
B. Baskin-Robbins was famous for their special ice cream flavors
C. Baskin-Robbins grew quickly because they combined their other stores together
D. there had been more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world by 1967
3. What was probably the main reason for Baskin-Robbins" success?
A. They sold not only ice cream, but fun.
B. They renamed their company.
C. They put all their hearts into the business.
D. They sold "Lunar Cheesecake".
4. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that
A. Jamoca Almond Fudge is Baskins" favourite
B. Cherry chocolate chip sells best
C. Robbins and Baskin were good at inventing new ice creams
D. Lunar cheesecake was invented for the astronauts |
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