Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things 1 important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard 2 before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.
Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and 3 several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that 4 his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.
Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be 5 because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.
But fate(命运) 6 him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so 7 and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and 8 his thoughts and feelings into music.
“When one door closes, another door opens.” 9 opened the door for Xiao and has 10 him into a wonderful and colorful world.
A．too B．so C．less D．far more
A．time B．life C．experiences D．memory
A．won B．held C．produced D．presented
A．reads B．tells C．sings D．says
A．happy B．happier C．sad D．sadder
A．offered a job to B．paid much attention to C．looked down on D．played a joke on
A．proud B．clever C．honest D．strong
A．turns B．decides C．considers D．has
A．Mum B．Knowledge C．Music D．Love
A．took B．led C．connected D．left
完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）
Lucy is a new student in the school. And there are thirty-nine students in class. That’s twenty-one boys and girls. There are two girls. Their names are Tina and Linda. They twelve years old. They China. They like Chinese people and food, . any buildings in their school? Yes, there are. Boys and girls often have classes in the classrooms, play games their classmates(同学) in the sports hall, and books in the library. There is a dining hall in the . It’s next to the sports hall.A. your B. her C. my
A.nine B. thirty-two C. eighteen
A.American B. England C. China
A.am B. is C. are
A.drink B. make C. like
A.so B. too C. also
A.Is there B. Have you C. Are there
A.with B. from C. to
A.ride B. read C. play
A.school B. park C. hospital
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)
Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often some books from the library. He to the radio every morning and reading after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too to understand him and chooses ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对…满意) it. One day Mike read about the electric lights (电灯) and was it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, " "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, , "Who invented the electric lights?" "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know to answer!
A．finds B．sells C．borrows D．buys
A．hears B．listens C．says D．reads
A．messages B．letters C．stories D．newspapers
A．teachers B．parents C．students D．classmates
A．also B．never C．even D．only
A．old B．young C．clever D．able
A．more difficult B．the most difficult C．easy D．the easiest
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．worried about B．interested in C．afraid of D．angry with
A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．I think so B．I don’t think so C．I agree D．I don’t know
A．instead B．carefully C．quickly D．brightly
A．Thomas Brown B．Allan Smith C．Thomas Edison D．Ron Jenkins
A．when B．where C．which D．what
完型填空
I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one class was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a __ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence(信心). I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be _
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking _ a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty yuan note (钞票)!
‘Who wants this?’ he asked. Unsurprisingly, _ of us in the class held up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but _ nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same question a third time.
I didn’t __ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, so I put up my hand again. After a while, he _ the note and started to laugh. ‘You have all just told me how to become successful(成功),’ he said to us with the note in his hand.
‘The note is worth(值) twenty yuan. It is_ worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter(无论) _ _ happens to you, you still have your worth’
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I realized(意识到) I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t ___ I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!
A．same B．good C．lucky D．bad
A．comfortable B．successful C．famous D．rich
A．like B．for C．about D．by
A．both B．neither C．all D．none
A．said B．bought C．spoke D．told
A．remember B．understand C．notice D．find
A．took out B．threw away C．picked up D．put down
A．never B．sometimes C．hardly D．always
A．when B．who C．what D．how
A．know B．mean C．think D．complain
完形填空． 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）
Mr. Green a small town. He can’t speak very . He stammers (口吃) a lot when he .One day he goes to a shop. He wants to buy a parrot(鹦鹉). He the shopkeeper(店主), “D-do-do you have a p-parrot?” “Yes, sir.” answers the shopkeeper. “ a nice green . It knows everything.” So Mr. Green buys and goes with his bird. But a few days, he it back to the shopkeeper. “This bird can’t t-t-talk. It can only st-t-ammer.”
A．live B．lives C．live in D．lives in
A．good B．well C．nice D．fine
A．tells B．talks C．says D．speaks
A．says B．asks C．answers D．talks
A．Here are B．Here is C．Here have D．Here has
A．bird B．cat C．parrot D．dog
A．it B．them C．one D．that
A．home B．to home C．homes D．home’s
A．first B．later C．after D．then
A．makes B．gives C．buys D．borrows
完形填空。从每题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia. They lived in a tall building. A man named Donald Smith lived in the building, too. He a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary, the 4-year-old girl, a new _ _. She played with the toy and said, "This is fun ! " A few weeks later Donald gave her _ _toy. She played with it. She said, "I am not _this toy. It doesn't work." She was a (n) little girl. Donald liked her honesty, and they became friends. For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good about the toys.
When Mary was thirteen years old, Donald her a new ball. The ball had a balloon inside it. Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors. She wanted to rice or beans (豆子) in it to make it noisy. The company made these .Mary's ideas were a great success! The company thousands of the balls.
That Christmas, Donald gave Mary a (n) gift. He made her a vice - president (副董事长) of the toy company. made $200, 000 a year. Her job was to see if the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job, she had to do her homework. Mary was a busy teenager. She had time to be with her family. Her parents her that working hard and doing her best is very important.
Today Mary works at a college. The little vice - president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.
A．owned B．found C．helped D．chose
A．gift B．book C．toy D．bag
A．one B．another C．other D．the other
A．angry with B．surprised at C．tired of D．interested in
A．kind B．honest C．helpful D．lovely
A．ideas B．skills C．names D．facts
A．lent B．called C．returned D．showed
A．grow B．eat C．put D．cook
A．advice B．rules C．mistakes D．changes
A．sent B．had C．sold D．got
A．amazing B．interesting C．beautiful D．boring
A．He B．She C．It D．They
A．so B．but C．or D．then
A．less B．more C．much D．most
A．said B．talked C．told D．spoke
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