What’s your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.
When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom play the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.
Lang’s performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial （面部的）expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang thinks himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
1.What made Langlang first enjoy western music?
A. When he played the piano at three.
B. When he saw Tom play the piano at two.
C. When he listened to the western music on the radio.
D. When his father taught him to read music.
2.How old was Langlang when he became a student of a famous American music college?
A. two B. three C. five D. fifteen
3.What is Langlang famous for?
A. He is famous for playing the guitar.
B. He is famous for singing
C. He is famous for writing music.
D. He is famous for making facial （面部的）expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
4.Why did Langlang’s mother stay in Shenyang?
A. Because she liked Shenyang, she didn’t want to leave.
B. Because she had to look after Langlang’s grandparents.
C. Because she had to make money to pay for Langlang’s education.
D. Because she didn’t love her son.
5. From the passage, we can say it _______ Langlang and his parents a lot of time to get success.
A. spent B. paid C. took D. cost
Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, “I’d like to have that land over there. How can I get it?” His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner(地主) to see how they could get the land. Harry said. “But we don’t have enough money.” His father said, “Don’t worry. Go and talk to him.”
Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife.
Later, Harry’s wife, Sarah, had a dream. “I want to build the biggest farm in the world.” She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, “How much will it cost?” Manuel said they needed a lot of money.
“Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm,” they thought. But the manager of the bank trusted them and their dream.
A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.
1.The passage tells us that _________.
A. A poor farmer is always a poor farmer.
B. Making your dream come true depends on (依靠)yourself
C. A good friend can help you in doing everything
D. Talk with your friends before you do everything
2.The reason why Harry got the land and many cows was _______.
A. he was rich
B. he got his help from his wife
C. he worked hard to get money
D. he borrowed money from the bank
3. In order to(为了) make Sarah’s dream come true(实现),
Manuel _________.
A. made a careful plan B. lent her quite a lot of money
C. bought the biggest farm for her. D. didn’t like her dream
4.The underlined word “trust” means ________.
A. know B. understand C. think D. believe
5.From this passage, we can learn that ________.
A. Harry was a rich, energetic and clever man
B. Harry’s success comes from his dream and working hard
C. Harry’s father and wife were both interested in making money
D. If you help others, you’ll get what you have paid
Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some study at school, others learn by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on TV, or in the films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language and maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English.
1.Are there many adults learning English in China?
A. No, they aren’t. B. No, they are.
C. Yes, there are. D. Yes, there aren’t.
2.________learn English.
A. Only teenagers.
B. Only adults.
C. Small children, teenagers and adults.
D. Only small children.
3.Which of the following is true?
A. Most people learn English over the radio.
B. All the people learn English at school.
C. Students only learn their own language at school.
D. Different people have different reasons for learning English.
4.“Their own language” means_____________.
A. Chinese B. English C. French D. Japanese
5.What’s the Chinese meaning of “learn by themselves”?\
A. 和他们一起学习 B. 自学 C. 向他们学习 D. 通过学习
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses 21 large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? 22 those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their 23 time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will 24 you. When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get 25 , your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. When you do something good to others, you will feel happy, 26 . All these are your happiness. If you notice 27 of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same 28 money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy ,because you have something else that can’t be bought with money .When you meet difficulties, you can say 29 you are very happy ,because you have more chance to challenge yourself .So you cannot always say you are poor and you have 30 luck. As the old saying goes : “Life is like a revolving door, when it closes, it also opens .”If you take every chance you meet ,you can be a happy and lucky person.
1.A use B has C with D and
2.A After B Before C If D because
3.A free B busy C happy D bad
4.A give B help C take D carry
5.A things B fruit C success D fail
6.A too B also C either D as well
7.A little B a lots C a bit D few
8.A like B in C of D as
9.A strongly B loudly C quietly D sadly
10.A good B well C worse D bad
I like the red skirt. The ______ is that I have no money for it.
A matter B question C thing D problem
Beethoven was a great German _______.
A writer B artist C composer D poet
