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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上 （一）Fei Xiang, whose English name is Kris phillips, is a Chinese American. He is nearly two meters tall, with blue eyes, looking like an Asian. Though he was born in Taiwan, he grew up speaking Chinese to his mother and English to his father and students at Stanford University in Califo
2、rnia. Later he returned from abroad to Taiwan and become a singer. In 1986, Fei Xiang visited the mainland and turned into a pop star there. He was well know among the young people and his songs were widely accepted, such as “Five in the Winter”, “Clouds of My Homeland”and so on. He left the mainlan
3、d for New York four years later. There he worked as a lowly member. He lived a quiet life in New York, for only a few people know his name. Now phillips is panning to end his sixyear stay in the USA and return to the mainland and his recording career . His new project is to introduce the mainland to
4、 the music of the Broadway stage , including the song “Maria” from “West Side Story”. 1. Kris phillips mother is _and his father is_. A. Chinese, American B. Chinese, Chinese C. American, Chinese D. English, American 2 .Mr Kris phillips became famous as big pop star_. A. in the United Stares B. in t
5、he place where he was born C. in the mainland D. at Stanford University 3. Whats the order in which phillips did the following things? a.made a decision to return to PRC b.learned Chinese from his mother and English from his father c.was widely welcomed by the young people d.worked as a lowly member
6、 A. b e c d a B. e b d c a C. d e b a c D. c a b e d 4. Fei Xiang is best known China for_. A.his plan to interoduce the mainland to the music of Broad way stage B.“West side story” C. his perfoemace D. his special nationlity 5. Which of the following is true? A.Fei Xiangs parents are both teachers.
7、 B. Fei Xiang lived in the mainland for four years. C. Fei Xing is regarded as a big pop star both in America and China. D. Fei Xiang returned to the mainland in 1896. （二）A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule
8、 to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business d
9、o not follow other peoples rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easyto work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature. And the question, How shall I begin? only means that y
10、ou want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you willnever ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail -that is to say, you will write
11、 the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. 1. A friend of the writers drew the horses _. A. very well B. in the way of western rule C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above 2. The writer was surprised because _. A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse
12、B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C. the artist made his own rule D. the artist did not follow other peoples rule 3. You are not yet experienced because _. A. you dont know where to begin B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail C. you always asked questio
13、n D. you do not trust to your own powers 4. When you become more experienced you will _. A. never ask question B. often begin at the tail C. should write the end of the story D. should think of the beginning 5. The topic of the passage is _. A. How to draw a horse B. How to write a story C. How to m
14、ake your own rules D. Trust to your own powers （三）When you want to go shopping, decide how much money you can spend for new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale(销售).There are labels(标签)inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take ca
15、re of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water. The label on a coat may say dry clan only. Washing may ruin(损坏)this coat. If you do as the directions(说明)say on the label, you can keep your clothes looking
16、 their best. Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check(核实)to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed.You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last lon
17、ger. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always better made. They do not always fit(合身)better. Sometime less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.1.If you want to save money you can buy clothes that _.A. dont f
18、it you B. dont last long C. need to be dry cleaned D. can be washed2.The label inside the clothes tell you_.A. how to keep them looking their bestB. how to save moneyC. whether they fit you or notD. where to get them dry cleaned3.The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is _.A. to look f
19、or well-made clothesB. to see how much money you can payC. to know how to wash themD. to read the labels inside them 4.We learn from the reading that cheaper clothes _.A. are always worse madeB. must be dry cleanedC. can not be washedD. can sometimes fit you better5.The best title(标题) for the readin
20、g should be _.A. Buying Less Expensive ClothesB. Taking Enough Money When ShoppingC. Being a Clever Clothes ShopperD. Choosing the Labels inside New ClothesKey: D A B D C （四）Dreams (梦 ) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream, some sci-entists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of
21、our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer. Some
22、 people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams. Sometimes we wake up with a good feel-ing from a dream. But often we cant re-member the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失) quickly from memory (记忆). Too
23、much dreaming can be harmful (有害的). The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired. 1. It may be less important to sleep than to_. A. think B. dream C. work D. study 2. Dreams and films are usually _. A. ve
24、ry long B. in colour C. about work D. very sad 3. Why do some people often dream about their work? A. Because they are tired in the daytime. B. Because they are not interested in their work. C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day. D. Because they have too much work to do. 4. The ma
25、in idea of the story is that _. A. what dream is B. people like to sleep C. dreams are like films D. we always remember dreams Key： B . B . C . A （五）One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almo
26、st exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along ba
27、refooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than
28、 herself that had saved her life.1. The ant could not reach the side though _. A. she cried for help B. she asked the dove to save her C. she tried very hard D. she could smell well2. The dove saved the ant because _. A. she was the ants friend B. she took pity on the poor ant C. the ant was almost
29、exhausted D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _. A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft4. Just as the man shot at the dove, _. A. the dove immediately flew away B. the dove hid himself in the grass
30、 C. the ant told the dove to leave at once D. he felt something biting him in the foot5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _. A. how clever the ant was B. how kind the dove was C. how the ant and the dove helped each other D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can词汇扩展 desperate adj. 拼死的 exhausted adj. 精疲力竭的 dove n. 鸽子 blade n. 叶片Key: CBCDD专心-专注-专业