Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes(脚趾).
One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity.
Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But soon he had to make a choice.
“For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams, which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.” says Liu Wei.
Liu’s dream was to be a pianist. His excellent life included a show on China’s Got Talent(《中国达人秀》) and a wonderful performance playing the beautiful Marriage D’amour with his two feet on the piano.
Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give up, but his parents went on encouraging him and he wanted to make his parents proud.
Maybe you cannot believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.
Answer the following questions with No More Than 4 Words.
How does Liu Wei play the piano?
____________________________________________________________________________What caused his loss of both his arms?
____________________________________________________________________________What does Liu Wei want to be?
____________________________________________________________________________Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?
____________________________________________________________________________How did the audience feel when they watched Liu’s performance?
Gabriel Garqacia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in
1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused (停顿) to
remember the cultural giant.
Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th- century literature.” Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “ magical realism(魔幻现实主义).” In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile , magical things happen to them.
Garcia Marquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One hundred years of Solitude （《百年孤独》）, which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world- of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor(暗喻)for the development of Colombia since the 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Marquez wrote about “the essence(本质) of the Latin American beings.”
Garcia Marquez was born in _________.
| A．1914 | B．1928 |
| C．1967 | D．1982 |
We can know from paragraph 2 that Garcia Marquez __________.
| A．was born in Mexico City. |
| B．spent most of his abult life in Colombia. |
| C．had a writing style called “magical realism.” |
| D．was famous but lived a simple daily life. |
The underlined word “ isolated “ means _________.
| A．隔绝的 | B．安逸的 | C．喧嚣的 | D．繁华的 |
The writer quotes （引用）from the President to __________.
| A．Praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement. |
| B．show the deep sadness of the President. |
| C．explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez. |
| D．describe the character of Garcia Marquez. |
One day, when I arrived at school, an ice cream truck was parked in the schoolyard. Ice cream men usually drove their trucks to primary schools. I had never thought one ice cream truck would come to bring ice cream to us older kids. When I went up to the truck, I was quite surprised to hear the man call out, "Free ice cream!" To make sure of his words, I asked, "I'm sorry, what did you say?" "Free ice cream. Choose whichever you like." he said, smiling.
After I was certain that the man was just giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time. He told me that his dream had always been to travel around giving away ice cream, and that's what he was now doing. With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times. Now, however, some large companies are helping him his plan.
The man said he wanted to encourage people to do exactly what their heart told them to do with their lives. I kept asking him, "So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice cream? It seems like a very unusual goal." "Yes, just meeting people and making them smile," he replied. At that point he handed me my ice cream. I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just an ice cream. It can't easily be explained in words. I believe what he is doing is exactly what a great person does all the time: small acts of big love.From the story we know that the writer was most probably_______ at that time.
| A．a primary school teacher | B．a primary school student |
| C．a middle school student | D．a middle school teacher |
Why did the writer ask the ice cream man what he had said again?
| A．Because he was not sure whether what he had heard was true. |
| B．Because the ice cream truck had never been here before. |
| C．Because the ice cream man said in a low voice and he couldn't hear. |
| D．Because he didn't pay attention to the ice cream truck. |
With his mother's and some large companies' support, _______.
| A．the man became rich |
| B．the man could produce ice cream |
| C．the man could travel |
| D．the man's dream came true |
We surveyed (调查) 300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:
How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group?
| A．20. | B．50. | C．60. | D．75. |
The people of 19-26 enjoy ______ most.
| A．watching TV |
| B．going to the movies |
| C．playing computer games |
| D．taking a walk |
According to (根据) the survey, which two activities do most people enjoy doing?
| A．Playing computer games and watching TV. |
| B．Playing computer games and taking a walk. |
| C．Watching TV and going to the movies. |
| D．Going to the movies and taking a walk. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the chart (图表)?
| A．Fewest people like taking a walk. |
| B．The people of 11-18 like taking a walk most. |
| C．90 people like going to the movies in the 19-26 group. |
| D．The people of 27-35 like playing computer games most. |
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. There was no rain for almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows stopped giving milk. On this day, I witnessed (目睹) a wonder.
I was making lunch when I saw my 6-year-old son, Billy, walking very slowly towards the woods. Minutes later he came running out again, towards the house. Soon after, I saw him walking towards the woods again. This went on for an hour. Finally I walked out of the house quietly and followed him.
Billy cupped (笼成杯形) both hands in front of him as he walked, careful not to drop the water he carried. Then I saw an amazing sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I saw a baby deer lying on the ground. It was dying of thirst, and it tried to lift its head to drink the water in my boy’s hands.
When the water was gone, Billy ran back to the house. I followed him to the kitchen. Billy opened the tap and a small trickle (涓涓细流) came out. He let the drips (水滴) slowly fill up his “cup”.
Now I understood what was going on. The week before, he tried giving water to our horses but I told him not to waste water. Now when he stood up and turned, I was there in front of him. His eyes filled with tears (眼泪). “I’m not wasting,” he said. I joined him with a small cup of water from the kitchen. I let him walk to the baby deer alone while I stood by the woods. Tears rolled down my face. Suddenly there were some drops falling, as if the sky itself was crying.
The boy carried the water to the baby deer ________ .
| A．with a small pot |
| B．by cupping his both hands |
| C．with the help of the large deer |
| D．by using an empty bottle |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Cows stopped giving milk because they were old. |
| B．The family was short of water at that time. |
| C．The baby deer was dying because of not having enough water. |
| D．The writer and the son gave water to the baby deer together. |
The last sentence in the last paragraph means ______.
| A．the writer was sorry for her son and began to cry |
| B．the son cried because his mother told him not to waste water |
| C．the son felt sad and tired |
| D．the dry season ended and it started to rain |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．The wonder of water |
| B．The wasted water |
| C．The crying mother and son |
| D．The dying deer |
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese．
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
“ABCs” in this passage means .
| A．three English letters |
| B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America |
| D．Americans born in China |
The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
| A．洪水 | B．祖先 | C．身份 | D．血统 |
This passage mainly talks about ________．
A. different kind of bananas
B. the life story of C．N．Yang
C. the Noble Prize
D. overseas Chinese
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