Millions of girls grow up with the hope of becoming a famous singer. Some even win local talent competitions as children, but only a few such early successes and dreams turn into reality. Jessica Andrews is one of the few whose dreams have come true.
Andrews, first taste of success came at the age of 10. She won a talent competition in her home town of Huntingdon, Tennessee, singing I Will Always Love You, originally sung by Whitney Houston. Houston's version of the song appeared on The Bodyguard sound track, which happened to be the first album Andrews ever bought.
Within two years, talk of Andrews had spread to Nashville and caught the attention of producer Byron Gallimore, whose credits include work with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Jo Dee Messina. With Gallimore signed on to produce, Andrews soon had a recording contract (合同)with Dream Works' Nashville label.
Andrews' professional career was launched with 1999's Heart Shaped World, recorded when she was 14 years old. The album included the country hit I Will Be There For You, which also appeared on The Prince Of Egypt. She followed up the release of the album by touring as a support act for such country superstars as Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood.
With the release of 2001's Who I Am, Andrews became a star in her own right. The album was certified (证明）gold for sales of 500,000 copies. Andrews returned in April 2003 with Now, an album that she promised would show a new side of the young artist. "This album has a very different feeling for me," she said. "It's a lot more personal and there's a confidence that wasn't quite there on the first two. I feel especially connected to this group of songs."
1. What's the meaning of the underlined word “launched" in the fourth paragraph?
A. Aimed. B. Sent. C. Started. D. Set.
2. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?
A. The Bodyguard was the first album Andrews ever bought.
B. After Andrews sang Who I Am, she became a star in her own right.
C. I Will Always Love You was originally sung by Whitney Houston.
D. Now expresses a new feeling of Andrews.
3.Which of the following may NOT be Andrews' album?
A. Now. B. Heart Shaped World.
C. The Prince of Egypt. D. Who I Am
4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Jessica Andrews' Life B. Jessica Andrews' Dream
C. Jessica Andrews' Songs D. Jessica Andrews' Success as a Singer
A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of ____.
“Do you know ____ you and I are?” she asked. ____ I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. The woman ____ desk asked her what her “occupation” was. Emily hesitated, ____ how to answer it. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...?” “Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a (an) ____.” “We don’t ____ ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” she said.
I forgot all about her story ____ one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.
“And what is your occupation?” she asked. What ____ me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a (an) ______ in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen _____ in mid-air. She looked up ____ she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your _____?” Coolly, I heard myself _____, “I have a continuing program of research in the laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have ____ credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the ____ are in satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of ____ in the clerk’s voice as she ____ in the form. As I drove into our driveway(私家车道), I was ____ by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.
I felt successful. Motherhood...what a great ____.
1.A. surprise B. anxiety C. angerD. excitement
2.A. whoB. what C. how D. why
3.A. WhenB. AsC. BeforeD. Since
4.A. at B. afterC. by D. around
5.A. nervous B. sureC. anxious D. uncertain
6.A. mother B. workerC. teacher D. doctor
7.A. thinkB. listC. expectD. give
8.A. sinceB. unlessC. until D. when
9.A. got B. caused C. permit D. made
10.A. researcherB. managerC. expertD. scholar
11.A. droppedB. floatedC. frozenD. broke
12.A. so that B. even though C. as thoughD. because of
13.A. family B. subjectC. studyD. field
14.A. wordsB. replyC. shoutD. whisper
15.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five
16.A. rewardsB. awardsC. profitsD. benefits
17.A. interest B. respectC. doubtD. fear
18.A. explainedB. passedC. completedD. filled
19.A. acceptedB. greeted C. recognizedD. refused
20.A. person B. awardC. careerD. business
— Hi, John! I’m going to Greece for my holiday．
— Greece? A splendid country, ______ well worth visiting．
A. it B. one C. which D. that
---May I borrow your book Steve Jobs ?
--- ________ you return it before Friday.
A. If only B. Unless C. On condition that D. Now that
---Shall I give you a ride since you live so far away?
---Thank you. ____.
A. It couldn’t be better B. Of course you can
C. If you like D. If you are convenient
E-mail, as well as telephones, _______an important part in our daily communication.
A. play B．have played C．are playing D. is playing
