Last year The Voice of China, the most popular TV talent show became a popular topic in people’s chatting and media information from both home and abroad. It began on July 13, 2012 and ended on September 30, 2012. Liang Bo, a handsome boy from Changchun, Jilin was the champion of The Voice of China in 2012. Before the competition Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student studying music. He captured (夺得) the hearts of audience (观众) with his passionate (激情的) rock’n’roll (摇滚) performance at the show.
Fans described Liang’s voice as “natural, clear and touching’’. Although he seemed cool on stage, he could quickly turn on the power once he started singing. “His performances make you imagine things. When I listen to his singing, I see pictures and think of stories.” said Na Ying, one of the four judges (评判员) on the show. She was also Liang’s tutor for the competition.
Liang Bo, like many young Chinese, he fell in love with music through playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in middle school. He would spend days and nights practicing. “ I can’t live without my guitar.” he said.
“ I don’t like talking much but I carry great passion inside me,” Liang said. “ There is no better way to let it out than through music like rock’n’roll. Many people compare Liang to famous Chinese rockers including Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the young man doesn’t want to stand in others’ shadow. “ I respect those rockers, but I’m not going to copy them. I will be who I am,” he said.
1.Which was the most popular TV show last summer?
A．The Voice of China. B．Sports News. C．Football. D．Animal World.
2.How long did The Voice of China last?
A．More than two days. B．More than two weeks.
C．More than two months. D．More than two years.
3.How many judges were there in the TV talent show?
A．3. B．4. C．6. D．8.
4.Who helped Liang Bo win the competition?
A．Zheng Jun. B．Xu Wei. C．Liu Huan. D．Na Ying.
5.According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?
A．Liang Bo fell in love with music. B．Liang Bo was a college teacher.
C．Liang Bo was a quiet man. D．Liang Bo played the guitar well.
Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.
Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行)，musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From theback of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clearup. Sounds like fun!
1.The most exciting activity of the festival is ________.
A．parades B．street parties C．the tomato fight D．the musical bands show
2.The stories about how the festival began are ________.
A．quite different B．rather sad C．very famous D．very clear
3.On the fight day, _________.
A．all the buses are filled with tomatoes
B．you can see lots of red apples on the streets
C．shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fight
D．lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．You can throw tomatoes at others but others can’t throw back.
B．The tomato must be squashed before throwing it.
C．The fight usually lasts more than thirty minutes.
D．People can throw everything on the fight day.
5.The best title of the passage can be________.
A．Travel in Spain B．The Tomato Festival in Spain.
C．The History of Spain D．Rules of the Tomato Festival
Electronic (电子的) books, or e-books, have changed the way many of us read. Now, electronic textbooks are changing the way many students 1 . Many schools in Washington have begun using online course materials for their students. Rather than using a regular textbook, it’s all online.
“Our students are ready to use resources (资源) from different 2 ,” said the head teacher, Peter Noonan. He talked about the 3 of electronic textbooks to a reporter. “The world is changing 4 . Online textbooks can change right along with the things that are happening. Besides, electronic textbooks 5 less than regular textbooks. We need to pay $8 million for the regular textbooks for our students, but we only need to spend $6 million 6 the electronic textbooks,” said Peter Noonan.
Students have different ideas about the change, 7 most like it. “I don’t have to carry a textbook around, so that is 8 ,” said a high school student named Melanie Reuter. Maria didn’t 9 . “I don’t like it because the Internet sometimes doesn’t work.”
Some students don’t have a computer or can’t go online at home. Stephen is 10 of them. But he said, “I can go to the library, or go to a friend’s house, to go online.”
1. A．eat B．learn C．sleep D．walk
2. A．newspapers B．schools C．places D．grades
3. A．advantages B．progress C．messages D．environment
4. A．normally B．slowly C．possibly D．fast
5. A．happened B．cost C．ended D．behaved
6. A．for B．in C．at D．on
7. A．but B．or C．until D．and
8. A．polite B．rude C．good D．bad
9. A．appear B．stay C．agree D．arrive
10. A．another B．one C．other D．neither
I want to know _________ to Nanning with me tomorrow.
A．that you will go B．when will you go C．how will you go D．if you will go
–How about going to the movie this evening?
–_________, but I have to prepare for the English contest.
A．I can’t B．Sounds great C．That’s all right D．No, I’m terrible
–What do you do with the used books?
–We will _________ to the children in the poor areas.
A．give them away B．take them off C．pick them up D．put them out
