16.The story tell us about the British writer,Richard Savage.He was once living in London with(1)
money in his pockets.In order to get some food and clothes,he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it published.But not many copies of his books were(2)
in the shops,and he was still living a hard life.Because of anxiety(憂慮)and malnutrition(營養不良),he became very weak and before long he fell(3)
,and a doctor was sent for.The doctor was not rich enough,but was(4)
literature.He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of danger.When he finally recovered(重新獲得)his(5)
,the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his(6)
,but poor Savage had no money to pay it.The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill.Receiving no money again,the doctor went to Savage himself. "You know you owe(欠) your life to me," said the doctor, "and I should(7)
some thankfulness from you." "I agree,"said the writer,"you've done a great favour(恩惠) for me and if I'm not ungrateful for your kindness,I'll damage(損壞) my life to you." With these words he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage. The doctor took the books home and began to(8)
them carefully. "I see I've(9)
the life of a great writer," the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride.Maybe this is the only thing I could be really(10)
of in my life." Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill,only to find that the doctor had already passed away .
17.Have you ever heard of TED?TED stands for Technology,Entertainment and Design.TED is a set of(1)
held in different cities around the world every year.With different speakers--also from different parts of the world--all the speeches are uploaded(上傳)to their websites,for everyone to see. ?TED meetings (2)
speakers to give speeches on different kinds of topics.The speakers are usually successful(成功的) in their fields and talk about new ideas and recent developments that are important to their work.What's more,speakers are(3)
,with people such as Bill Gates and Jane Goodall,having given talks.There are many talks on environment,international development and aid work.There are (4)
a lot of talks about education.Because there are so many kinds of topics to talk about,all the speakers have a time limit(限制)--each speech must last(5)
than 18 minutes. ?Nowadays,WWW.Tedorg makes it (6)
for everybody to watch if you have a computer or a mobile phone.Every weekday,a new video is uploaded from a TED event or activity.This lets people from around the world listen to the talks for (7)
,because you don't have to pay for it.At only 18 minutes,even if(即使) the video is not interesting,it won't (8)
you too much time. ?Most TED talks are spoken in English but there are some talks in other(9)
.Besides,most of the talks also have subtitles(字幕) to help you understand the talks better,(10)
the website is great for practising English and learning new vocabulary.With so many choices of subjects,the videos are often much more exciting.
18.Jeff is forty-eight years old and he comes from England.He works very long hours every day,but he is always happy. Jeff usually gets up at 5 o'clock.Then he goes running at 5:15 am.He often says people should never stop learning,so he reads books about history and art at six in the morning.Breakfast starts at 6:30,and after that he goes to school on his old bike. He usually has three classes in the morning and two in the afternoon.His students love his classes.They say Jeff is good with them and he teaches well.Jeff eats his lunch and dinner at the school and gets home at about 8:30 pm.He often watches TV or listens to some music at home in the evening.After taking a shower,at about 10:15 pm,he goes to bed. Sometimes,I ask him, "Do you like your job?" He says,"Yes!It's really a good job.I always feel youthful and happy when I stay with my students."
(1)From Paragraph 2,we can see that Jeff
. A.never does exercise B.likes reading books about science C.has healthy living habits D.usually goes to work by bus (2)Jeff usually has
classes at school every day. A.five B.four C.three D.two (3)What does Jeff often do at home in the evening?
A.He reads books. B.He plays the piano. C.He watches TV. D.He eats dinner. (4)The word "youthful" most probably means "
" in Chinese. A.幼稚的 B.年輕的 C.無聊的 D.蒼老的 (5)What can we learn from the passage?
A.Jeff gets to school at 6:30 am. B.Jeff eats dinner at home. C.Jeff teaches English in a middle school. D.Jeff's students like him very much.
20.Ray Charles,a black singer and pianist of the USA.He had won 12 Grammy Awards (格萊美獎) and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world.Many musicians called him simply"the Genius"(天才). Ray Charles was born into a poor family,without a father.When he was 5 years old,his younger brother died,and around the same time,Charles started to lose his sight.By the age of 7 he was completely blind.He had already been learning the piano for a year,and when he went blind,his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future.All his life,Charles remembered her saying:"Do it right,or don't do it at all." Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children.There the teachers also encouraged him to study music.Sadly,while he was still at school,his mother died.He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players.He sang,played the piano and wrote music. He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles. In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made.The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx.The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles.After they had been playing together for two hours,Charles,then aged 73,jumped up and said:"He's the one…he can do it."A year later Charles died aged 74.The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles' music will live on.
(1)What can we learn from Ray's childhood story?
A.His father died when he was 5 years old. B.He started to go blind at the age of 7. C.He was born in a rich musician family. D.He started to learn the piano at the age of 6. (2)Ray Charles' mother encouraged him to play music because
. A.his father was a musician as well B.because it would help him get used to being blind C.it was a good way for a blind person to get money D.his teacher thought he was a genius (3)Ray Charles went to a school for
. A.normal children B.deaf and blind children C.talented children only D.children without parents (4)Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx
. A.was the right person to play him in the film B.was a good film maker C.was the wrong person to play him in the film D.was a good director (5)What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.Becoming a musician. B.Childhood story. C.The film of Ray's life. D.Master of many styles.