Here, a reporter is interviewing the 12-year-old singer, Mara Justine, who’s one of the youngest contestants of America’s Got Talent.
Reporter: Why did you choose to compete on America’s Got Talent instead of one of the other singing competitions?
Mara: Well, America’s Got Talent actually called me because I had auditioned before, when I was 9 or 10 . I guess they looked over those videos. They asked me to audition again.
Reporter: How does it feel to be one of the youngest people on the show?
Mara: There are a lot of other people with more experience .,but I just try to do my best .I always go on to the stage thinking good thoughts, never bad thoughts.
Reporter: Who is your role model or idol(偶像) ? What inspires you?
Mara: For singing, my idols are Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera, but a role model to me would be my mom. I love her with all my heart—she encourages me to believe in my dreams.
Reporter: What are your other hobbies?
Mara: I love playing video games, and I usually go to the park with my family. We usually play basketball. We also like to play tennis!
1. From the passage, what can we knew about Mara Justine?
A. She’s the youngest contestants of America’s Got Talent.
B. She was accepted by America’s Got Talent the first time she auditioned.
C. She’s hardworking and optimistic (乐观的)。
D. She’s less confident (乐观的).
2. The underlined word “audition” probably means “ “
A. 试镜 B. 试音 C. 观看 D. 报名
3.Who encourages Mara to make the dream come true?
A. Her mom
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Her fans
D. Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera
4. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. The Youngest Singer B. Mara’s Got Talent
C. A Singing Competition D. Mara’s Honbbies
5. What type of writing is the passage?
A. A travel guide B. A science report
C. A poster for a concert D. An intervie
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone. The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their thirteen birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.
“We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone.” He also said as a result his child often returned home from school complaining, “All the other kids have it, I'm the only without it, it's so embarrassing.”
Asked if he keeps passwords (密码) to his son and daughters’ e-mail and Facebook accounts(帐号) . Mr Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer, 16, who he says is “old enough”.
Besides their wealth Mr and Mrs Gates ,who live in Lake Medina, have said they want to raise
their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do housework at home after school and aren't given much pocket money.
And in 2010Mr Gates said that he wanted to give most of his $61 billion away rather than hand it down. “That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society,” he said.
Mr Gates left Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart to charity. During the Today interview with host Matt Lauer, he said that helping others made him feel happy as creating software.
“ What you really feel is what you’ve achieved. If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work down in better ways—that’s exciting.” he replied.
1.How old is Phoebe?
A. Maybe 11years old B. Maybe 13years old
C. Maybe 14years old D. Maybe 15years old
2. What do Mr Gates children think of their not having phones?
A. They feel it interesting .
B. They don’t think it exciting
C. They feel it embarrassing .
D. They think it funny
3.Mr Gates doesn’t keep a password to Jennifer’s email because .
A. Jennifer doesn’t like him to do so
B. Jennifer is already sixteen years old
C. he thinks children should be free
D. parents can’t know kid’s password
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Bill’s children like his idear about a child’s first cell phone.
B. Bill Gates is still working for Microsoft.
C. Bill’s children have to do housework after school.
D. Bill’s children are given much pocket money
5. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Bill Gate’s school life
B. How Bill Gates is working for charity.
C. Bill gate’s work in Microsoft
D. How Mr and Mrs Gates raise their children
Until last year, the saddest thing of my life was that my wife Alice and I couldn’ t have any children. So we always all the children in our street to our house for Christmas breakfast.
Last year, Alice died. I was very and decided not to invite the children for Christmas breakfast. But Kathy and Peter, my next door neighbors, asked me to them for dinner on Christmas Eve.
As soon as I arrived, Kathy asked me, “Do you have any milk at your house?”
“Yes,” I replied. “ you need some, I’ll go and get it right away.”
“Oh, that’s all right. Come and sit down. Just give Peter your and let him do it.”
After a happy dinner with them, I went home. When I opened my door, I found my house had been decorated by Peter! It was just as as each Christmas before. At that moment, I wished that I could still the Christmas breakfast, but I had made no preparations.
Early the next morning, a little boy with a bag of candies my bell. Before I could ask him what was , he was joining by two of his friends. Within fifteen minutes, my house was full of , and I had all the food I needed. I had a happy breakfast with the children again.
1.A. took B. invited C. sent D. led
2.A. happy B. lazy C. sad D. poor
3.A. help B. join C. pay D. meet
4.A. Unless B. As C. Since D. If
5.A. money B. milk C. keys D. things
6.A. beautiful B. dirty C. colorless D. empty
7.A. buy B. enjoy C. sell D. serve
8.A. rang B. answered C. required D. painted
9.A. boiling B. ending C. singing D. happening
10.A. gifts B. children C. flowers D. candies
When you leave , please turn off the lights energy.
A. save B. to save C. saving D. saved
The exam is over and the results will be on Friday afternoon.
A. put down B. put off C. put up D. put away
--- Taian is a really comfortable city to live in.
--- , and it’s world famous for Mount Tai.
A. So it is B. So is it
C. So it does D. So does it
