1、周练二 单元话题阅读Passage 1(2013 襄阳)主题 关于钢琴家郎朗体裁 记叙文 生词 3Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist (钢琴家) who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need fortune (机会,运气).” His father said,“But 1 you dont work hard,no fortune will come.” What made him sad was that
2、his piano teacher in Beijing didnt like him.“You have no 2 .You will never be a pianist.” As a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly 3 .He decided that he didnt want to be a pianist any more.For the next two weeks,he didnt touch the piano.Wisely,his father didnt 4,but waited. Luckily,the day came wh
3、en his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs.He didnt want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he 5 that he could show others that he had talent after all.That day he told his father that he wanted to 6 with a new teacher.From that point on everything turned around! He started 7
4、 competitions.In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was announced that Lang Lang had won,he was too 8 to hold back his tears.Soon it was clear that he couldnt stay in China forever.He had to play on the world stages.In 1997 he 9 again,this time to Philadelphia,US.There he spen
5、t two years practicing,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to come.After his 10 performance at Chicagos Ravinia Festival,many gigs (特邀演出) came.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune comes to him,and lets him shine. ( A )1.A.if B.unlessC.when D.since( D )2.A.piano B.k
6、nowledgeC.fortune D.talent( A )3.A.hurt B.illC.broken D.scared( B )4.A.hear B.pushC.eat D.sleep( A )5.A.realized B.explainedC.forgot D.noticed( C )6.A.argue B.danceC.study D.interview( A )7.A.winning B.beatingC.watching D.refusing( D )8.A.annoyed B.madC.tired D.excited( C )9.A.stared B.leftC.moved D
7、.performed( C )10.A.helpful B.meaningfulC.successful D.usefulPassage 2(2014 巴中)主题 关于苹果公司创始人乔布斯体裁 记叙文 生词 3The designer of the Apple Computer,Steve Jobs,was not quite successful in his early years.He was not among the best students at school,and from time to time he got into trouble with either his sc
8、hoolmates or his teachers.But he was full of new ideas,which few people saw the value of.Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out(退学) halfway.Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari.He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour Indi
9、a.He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.After he returned from India,he began to live on a farm in California.And then,in 1975,Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer.Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak,he designed the Apple Comput
10、er in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库).He gave the name “Apple”because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous.But unluckily,he died of illness in 2011.( B )11.Steve Jobs w
11、hen he was at school. A.was an outstanding studentB.wasnt the best studentC.didnt learn anything( B )12.The underlined word “value” means . A.chance B.importanceC.hope( C )13.Steve Jobs . A.received excellent college educationB.didnt go to college at allC.didnt finish his college education( B )14.St
12、eve Jobs named his computer “Apple” because . A.apple was his favorite fruitB.he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchardC.the computer was designed on the orchard( C )15.Steve Jobs would be the most important thing for his lifetime success. A.stay on the orchardB.travel in IndiaC.new ideasP
13、assage 3主题 关于网球运动员李娜的情况体裁 记叙文 生词 5About Li NaBirthday:February 26,1982Birthplace:Wuhan,HubeiHeight:172cmWeight:65kg“My dream has come true.I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam(大满贯) champion.”These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand S
14、lam final in the French Open on June 4,2011.Miss Li has a tattoo (文身).She has dyed her hair many different colours.And,at the 2008 Beijing Olympics,she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.Li Na was born in Wuhan. She started to play tennis at the age of 6.She once rec
15、alled:“As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice.After school I had to practice more.I didnt have time to play.”Luckily,the strong girl didnt give up,thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.Now the new champion is already thinking about winning anothe
16、r Grand Slam title.“When you have one title,surely you will think about another,”she says,not hiding her ambition (雄心).“Chinese people are so lacking (缺乏的) in confidence on the tennis court.If there is a person like me who can prove we Chinese can do it,the other young players in China will feel the
17、 same,”she said.( A )16.Li Na was born in the year of . A.1982 B.1984C.1986 D.1990( C )17.The underlined word here means “ ” in Chinese. A.焗油 B.洗烫C.染色 D.梳理( B )18.When Li Na began to play tennis,she was . A.happy B.sadC.excited D.bored( D )19.Which of the following is WRONG about Li Na?A.Li Na took
18、part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.B.Li Na has already won a Grand Slam champion.C.Li Na had to wake up early to practice playing tennis.D.Li Na said she lacked confidence on the tennis court.( D )20.The passage mainly tells us . A.something about the tennisB.something about how to play tennisC.the Chinese people and the tennisD.the Grand Slam champion Li Na
