I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50% hearing in my left when I was a little boy. My doctors _______ that I would be completely deaf, and today, my hearing has _______ to 20%, so I think I’m doing pretty _______.
For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay（当唱片节目主持人） at the restaurant he owned. I was _______. I e-mailed a well-known New York City was DJ: “I know you like challenge. How about _______ a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day: “Challenge _______.” He tutored me twice a week for two years, helping me develop proper skills. I practiced four hours a day. Now when I’m _______, my muscle memory recovers.
_______ I started, I wouldn’t tell the club managers I was deaf. I would just _______, introduce myself and start playing music. At the end of the night, someone would say, “Oh, here’s the check.” And I’d say, “What? Oh, I can’t hear.” They were always so ________. Sometimes I would bring doctor’s ________ because they wouldn’t believe me. It was reassuring（令人安心的） that they came there not out of ________, but because I was good.________ people started calling me “Deaf DJ”.
It is not all about ________. For each show, I can hear some of the lower frequencies（频率） and feel the ________ in my feet. I can feel the energy of the song and the ________ goes crazy. The next time you go dancing ________ your ears, and you’ll feel a little bit of how I do it. You’ll start using your other senses. You’ll start seeing that you’re able to listen to the music in a ________ way.
Now, I play at all sorts of get-togethers in many different places. I also go to schools for the deaf and talk to the students about motivation and ________ themselves. I tell their parents, “My ________ to you is to let your kids follow their dreams. I’m a deaf DJ, so why not your kids?”
1.A.agreed B.proved C.predicted D.admitted
2.A.increased B.stayed C.dropped D.kept
3.A.well B.much C.bad D.little
4.A.disappointed B.anxious C.shocked D.excited
5.A.changing B.expecting C.teaching D.imaging
6.A.refused B.accepted C.found D.paid
7.A.singing B.watching C.performing D.listening
8.A.When B.While C.After D.Until
9.A.cheer up B.show up C.look up D.call up
10.A.satisfied B.frightened C.worried D.surprised
11.A.notes B.orders C.plans D.letters
12.A.encouragement B.favor C.pity D.respect
13.A.Easily B.Eventually C.Regularly D.Immediately
14.A.sensing B.playing C.feeling D.hearing
15.A.beat B.noise C.clap D.wave
16.A.music B.song C.crowd D.manager
17.A.fold B.cover C.close D.hide
18.A.complex B.traditional C.strange D.different
19.A.believing in B.agreeing with C.concentrating on D.worrying about
20.A.point B.advice C.idea D.message
单句语法填空
1.To make a good ____________, she dressed well and told some ____________ stories about herself, which made the interviewers deeply ____________.（impress）
2.Chongqing is known to us all ______ a “foggy city”.
3.It was when I got back to my apartment ______ I first came across my new neighbors.
4.Almost all pre-school children go to a kindergarten, ______ they learn simple games and songs.
5.______（settle） in Austria for years, he got used to the life there.
6.Born into an artist’s family, she showed a great gift for painting from ______ early age.
7.By the time you receive this letter, I ______（leave） this city for my hometown.
8.A library as well as 5,000 books ______（offer） to the country as a gift last year.
9.The little boy showed his great ______ for painting. We believed he would become a ______ artist.（talent）
10.The air gets thinner and thinner ______ the height increases.
Writing
介绍一下令你印象最深的一位老师(80-100字)。
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Translation
1.有志者，事竟成。where
2.最后，这个牧羊人被绳之于法。justice
3.上海的气温在0℃到35 ℃之间。range
4.我正在街上走着，这是忽然有人从后面拍我的肩膀。when
PEOPLE— ________
This Thursday, Irena Sendler will be honoured for her work as a smuggler (偷运者). During World War II, the Polish social worker smuggled nearly 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto (聚居区). She gave them new identities, found them safe places with good-hearted Christians, and kept the children’s real names buried in jars in her neighbours’ gardens. (The play, Life in a Jar, based on her story, is being performed.) At 93, Sendler lives in a Warsaw nursing home and is too weak to travel to Washington D.C., to receive the 2003 Jan Karski Award for Valor and Compassion from the American Center of Polish Culture. One of the children she saved will accept the award for her.
You risked your life to save the children.
I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning, you don’t ask if they can swim, you just jump in and help. During the war, everyone was drowning, but mostly the Jewish children.
How did you persuade parents to give up their children?
I had to answer honestly that I didn’t even know if we would get past the guards.
What was the most frightening moment?
When I saw a priest (牧师) in charge of an orphanage for Jewish children in the ghetto walk with them out to be killed. The children were in their best Sunday suits. The priest was killed with them.
How did you get the children to behave as you smuggled them out?
I told the older children to act as if they were sick and sometimes gave the younger ones a sleeping pill. They were told to remember their new names. I also told the children to tell guards they had only been visiting a servant in the ghetto and were going back to their real homes outside.
Did you tell your own two children what you did?
I never told them. Only when my daughter went to Israel did she learn all about me. I thought it was only normal to do so. And it was a very painful subject. It was always on my mind that I couldn’t do more.
1.We can learn from the passage that Irena Sendler ________.
A.will go to Washington to accept the award with her daughter
B.was caught a few times while she was rescuing the Jewish children
C.told those parents that their children’s lives would be guaranteed
D.saved thousands of Jewish children at the risk of her own life
2.The expression “everyone was drowning” can best be replaced by “________”.
A.everyone was involved in the war
B.all the people were drowned
C.all the people were facing danger and death
D.Jewish children were being killed
3.Which one could NOT be expected when Sendler was smuggling the Jewish children?
A.The children pretended to be brothers and sisters from one big family.
B.Some children pretended to be returning home after visiting servants in the ghetto.
C.The children were asked to remember and use new names instead of real ones.
D.Some children were told to pretend to be sick in front of the guards.
4.Which of the following is best for the blank in the title?
A.DISASTER SURVIVOR B.IMPRESSIVE SMUGGLER
C.AWARD RECEIVER D.SECRET DEFENDER
Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspaper. You may find the information you need.
Global English Center
﹡General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
﹡3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1,200 yuan) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses.
﹡Choices of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon－Fri.
﹡Experienced college English teachers.
﹡Close to city center and bus stops.
Tel: 67705272 Add: 105 Ahongshan Road, 100082
Modern Language School
﹡Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills.
﹡Small classes(12-16 students) on Sat. &Sun. from 2:00－5:00 p.m.
﹡Native English teachers from Canada and the USA.
﹡Language lab and computers supplied.
﹡3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan.
Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road. 100056
Tel: 67353019
The 21st Century English Training Centre
﹡We specialize in effective teaching at all levels.
﹡We offer morning or afternoon class, both three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.
﹡We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.
﹡Entrance exams: June. 1 and Dec. 1
﹡Only 15-minute walk from city centre.
Call 67801642 for more information
The International House of English
﹡Three/Six- month English courses for students of all levels at a very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week: convenient class hours: 9:00－12:00 a.m. and 2:00－5:00 p.m.
﹡A 4-month evening programme specially for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).
﹡Free sightseeing and social activities
﹡Very close to the Central Park. For further information call 67432308
1.You work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?
A.Global English Center and Modern Language School.
B.Global English Center and the International House.
C.Modern Language School and the 21st Century.
D.The 21st Century and the International House.
2.The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in that______.
A.its teaching quality is better B.it is nearest to the city centre
C.its courses are more advanced D.it requires an entrance examination
3.You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it _________.
A.offers free sightseeing and social activities
B.has a special course in spoken English
C.costs less than the other schools
D.has native English teachers
4.If you take the evening programme at the International House, you will pay about _______.
A.60 yuan B.240 yuan C.720 yuan D.960 yuan
