In the age of reality television, success isn"t the only way to the public
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fame, just like William Hung,21, a native of Hong Kong.
Hung recently has made an agreement with USbased entertainment firms Koch Records and Fuse
Music Network. They"ll publish a record, titled The True Idol on April 6.
The idol is a civil engineering student at the University of California at Berkeley. He did a version of
Ricky Martin"s She Bangs on the television show American Idol 3, on January 27. The Fox TV singing
contest searches for pop stars among ordinary people. In the case of Hung, however, his act was so
bad that the judges cut him off in midact.
Hung"s response?" I already did my best, so I have no regrets at all." That"s good, because any
common person would have found plenty to regret:the offkey singing, the blue Hawaiian shirt worn with
pants pulled up too high, the terrible dancing and the hips jerking (摇摆) to a beat that did not belong to
the song, maybe not even to this planet. It was, by all accounts, bad.
However, it was this very bad act that sold well.
Mare Juris, president of Fuse, explained it this way:" Every one of us is happily guilty of singing our
favorite song at the top of our lungs with complete freedom, completely offkey and completely unworried. That"s what William did and immediately won the hearts of America."
Whatever it is, for the moment it"s big. Three websites devoted to Hung have gone up on the Internet
in the past few weeks. Versions of his performance have been remixed with hip hop and technomusic
and have made it to the top 10 request list at a Chicago radio station.
So, what does Hung think of this?
"There were all these people saying things about me. A lot were saying I was very courageous and
that I was great on the show, but some didn"t have much respect for me and some were kind of mean."
Now he says he"s not so sure whether to distance himself from the glamour (魅力) or to accept it.
Returning to normal hasn"t been easy.
B. Hung"s performance attracted the public eye.
C. How an unsuccessful person became famous.
D. Success sometimes does not require hard work.
B. Hung"s bad act.
C. Hung"s website.
D. The public"s opinion.
a. The entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung.
b. The judges cut Hung off in midact in the singing contest.
c. Hung became popular among Americans.
d. Hung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best.
e. Three websites put Hung"s funny performance on the Internet.
B. a, c, d, b, e
C. a, d, b, c, e
D. d, b, a, e, c
B. He attracted people"s attention in the contest.
C. He was goodlooking though he didn"t sing well.
D. His character was completely different from other idols"
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| We are constantly faced with choices. For example, when a student has p________the college entrance examination, he________she will make a decision about which university or which major to choose f________. Some students prefer to learn what they are interested ________, so they will put majors before universities. On the other hand, majors are________(紧密) related with jobs. A good major means a good job. The________(大多数) of students believe that a good university is more important. It does a lot of g________to student"s development. Graduates from good universities are more l________to find a good job. In my________(意见), the best is a good major at a good university. If we can not have both of them, we should consider carefully________making a decision. | 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. _____ __ 10. ________ |
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| When the lazy days of summer arrive and the schedule is packed with swimming, camp, and family vacations, it can be a challenge to find time for learning.But kids" reading skills don"t have to grow cold once school"s out.Here are some ways to make reading a natural part of their summer fun: Explore your library.Visit your local library t  o check out books and magazines that your kids haven"t seen before.Many libraries have summer reading programs, book clubs, and reading  contests for eventhe youngest borrowers.With a new library card, a child will feel extra grownup checking out books. Read on the road.Going on a long car trip?Make sure the back seat is stocked with favorite reads. When you"re not at the wheel, read the books aloud.Get some audiobooks (many libraries have large selections) and listen to them together during driving time. Make your own books.Pick one of your family"s favorite parts of summer-whether it"s baseball, ice cream, or the pool-and have your child draw pictures of it or cut out pictures from magazines.Stick the pictures onto paper to make a booklet and write text for it.When you"re done, read the book together. Reread it whenever you like! Keep in touch.Kids don"t have to go away to write about summer vacation.Even if your family stays home, they can send postcards to tell friends and relatives about their adventures.Ask a relative to be your child"s pen pal and encourage them to write each week. Keep up the reading habits.Even if everything else changes during the summer, keep up the reading routine s around your house.Read with your kids every day-whether it"s just before bedtime or under a shady tree on a lazy afternoon.And don"t forget to take a book to the beach!Just_brush_the_sand_off_ the_pages-it"s_no_sweat! 1. The purpose of the passage is to________. A. encourage parents to read B. give advice on raising kids C. raise a good summer reader D. suggest places for vacations 2. If you drive on a long trip in summer, you can________. A. visit the local library and join book clubs B. borrow some audiobooks to listen to C. keep in touch with friends by sending postcards D. read your own picture books with your son 3. By saying "Just brush the sand off the pages-it"s no sweat", the author means________. A. taking away the sand on the book is very difficult B. a special book is needed when you"re reading on the beach C. one can remove the sand on the book with a brush easily D. there"s no trouble reading even on the beach 4. Who are the intended readers of the passage? A. Parents. B. Students. C. Teachers. D. Editors. | |
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| Sadness is unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else, there is little tolerance for falling in despair.Especially now we"ve got drugs for getting rid of sad feelings-whether it"s after losing a job, the breakup of a relationship or the death of a loved one.So it"s no surprise that more and more people are taking them. But is this really such a good idea?A growing number of voices from the world of mental health research are saying it isn"t.They fear that the increasing tendency to treat normal sadness as a disease is playing fast and loose (行为轻率). Sadness, they argue, serves a useful purpose-and if we lose it, we lose out.Yet many psychiatrists (精神病医生) insist not.Sadness has a nasty habit of turning into depression (抑郁症), they warn.Even when people are sad for good reason, they should take drugs to make themselves feel better. So who is right?Is sadness something we cannot live without or something horrible never to touch? There are lots of ideas about why feeling sad should become part of human life.It may be a selfprotection strategy, as other primates (灵长类) als  o show signs of sadness.A losing monkey thatdoesn"t show sadness after it loses a fight may be seen as continuing to challenge the winning monkey-and that could result in death. In humans, sadness has a further function:we may display sadness as a form of communication.By acting sad, we tell other community members that we need support. Then there is the idea that creativity is connected to dark mood  s.There are plenty of great artists, writers and musicians who have suffered from depression or disorder.Scientists find that people with signs of depression perform better at a creative task, and that negative moods make people think deeply over the unhappy experience, which allows creative processes to come to the front.There is also evidence that too much happiness can be bad for your career.A doctor found that people who scored 8 out of 10 on a happiness test were more successful in income and education than 9s or 10s.The happiest people lose their willingness to make changes to their lives that may benefit them. 1. The underlined word "this" refers to________. A. taking drugs B. falling in despair C. losing a job D. feeling sad 2. The author believes sadness is________. A. a good thing for people"s health B. something horrible never to touch C. a necessary function of humans D. always to be treated as depression 3. Some animals show their sadness in order to________. A. cheat their enemy B. protect themselves C. comfort the loser D. challenge the winner  4. We can infer from the last paragraph that________.A. people with great creativity tend to be happier B. unhappy experiences contribute to a greater career C. too much hap  piness can be bad for your careerD. the happiest people are the most successful ones | |
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| A. To be seen and noticed by the leaders B. Learn and use new skills C. Do what y  ou are supposed to doD. Get useful information and advice E. Look for someone to gu  ide youF. Keep it in mind:work hard 1. _____ Keep in mind that those who play a lot and hard can loose but those who play smart will always win the day.These tips when employed well will be your tickets to the top.The first thing you need to do is look at your performance.Are you doing what you are supposed to be doing?When you know what is expected, you will acquire a momentum that will lead you to the right direction.Otherwise, there is no need of outdoing yourself and others when you are not delivering the right results. 2._____ The other tip that will make you stand out from the rest is hard work.You need to do extra and ask for more.The workload might be overwhelming but promotion only comes to those who are excellent or do thing  s that are out of the ordinary or beyond expectation.You must employ extreme dedication to make sure that even as you ask for more, you do not compromise on the quality of work you deliver. 3. _____ Another tip for promotion is the workplace is to have a presence.You must be seen at work not just by your colleagues but by leaders in your line of work.Take advantage of every opportunity to interact and know that people on top keep a keen eye looking out for those who stand out. 4. _____ Do not be shy to embrace new skills and explore a variety.Promotions only come to those who are aware that this is a dynamic world that smiles on those who are willing to adopt new skills.Devote yourself to do  ing things that are considered extra and do not be afraid of this.This will go a long way in making you the person for consideration when it comes to promotions in the workplace. 5. _____ Another tip is get information first hand from those who are on top.Talk to those that have been promoted in your organizations and seek advice.Remember, you do not have to learn throught what they say but can learn through their character and how they do their stuff.Action will speak louder than words. However, you need to be  aware that you are doing this to make yourself important and not to become another person.Often times, many workers seeking promotion will pretend to be something they are not. | |
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| Willa Cather once said,"When people ask me whether writing has been a hard or easy road, I always answer with the famous saying: The end is nothing；the road is all.That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure.I have never used the computer with the thought that one more task had to be done." Like most writers,Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her,but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing.Her wo  rks were,like her,simple and full of the vigor of her days in Nebraska,where she grew from child to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the great plain with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers. "It"s a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later."It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold.A great many people find it very dull；they like a church tower,an old factory,a waterfall,the country all made to look like a German Christmas card ...But when I come to the open plain,something happens.I"m home.I breathe differently." | |
| 1．Willa Cather wrote because she found writing________. | |
| A．simple and lively B．opened up a road to success C．neither too hard nor too easy D．interesting and enjoyable | |
| 2．What was the place like where Cather grew up? | |
| A．It was cold,plain and without a church. B．It was vast,open and flat. C．It was like a German Ch  ristmas card.D．It was a colorful world of wild flowers. | |
| 3．When she said "It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold.",Willa Cather meant that________. | |
| A．you either love the place or hate it B．you decide either to stay or to leave C．some find the place warm；others find it cold D．some find the place peaceful；others find it wild | |
| 4．What happens when Cather comes to the open plain? | |
| A．She breathes differently from others. B．She wants to make the place her home. C．She feels completely comfortable. D．She finds the place similar to her home. |