Born in 1965, Shania Twain was the second of five children in her family. At the age of two, she moved with her mother and two sisters to Timmins, a town north of Toronto. When Shania was eight years old, her mother took her to many different bars, clubs and concerts to perform. In high school, Shania joined a local band, with which she often performed. After that, Shania moved to Toronto, where she continued singing.
When Shania was 21 years old, her parents were killed in a car accident. She had to take over the role of parent to her younger siblings(兄弟姐妹). Taking care of two teenage brothers and a sister was a Gordian knot. Suddenly, she had to pay the bills, keep food on the table, and make a living. Anyway, Shania managed to pay the bills by singing here and there.
In 1991, Shania went to Nashville, the home of the country music industry. In 1993, she recorded Shania Twain, her first CD. In 1995, her next CD, The Woman in Me, which had eight hit songs, sold more than ten million copies. Her third CD, Come on Over, was also popular and she had another hit song.
Shania and Robert Lange, a famous producer, got married in 1993. After finishing her 2000 world tour, she decided to take a break from performing. In August 2001, they had a lovely son, whom they named Eja. After September 11th, Shania decided to spend more time on her family and stayed at home until the fall of 2002. Her reappearance in the music world put her face on magazine covers and country music publications. She also began to promote(宣传) her new CD, Up, on TV shows.
1.According to the text, Shania ___________.
A. went to Timmins in 1965
B. was born into a musical family
C. recorded her first CD in high school
D. began singing in public at an early age
2.The underlined part “a Gordian knot” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.
A. a big business
B. a difficult task
C. a social activity
D. a simple problem
3.What’s the right order of the events in Shania Twain’s life?
a. She moved to Nashville.
b. She married Robert Lange.
c. She lost her parents forever.
d. She promoted Up on TV shows.
e. She recorded The Woman in Me.
A. c,a,b,e,d B. a,c,e,b,d
C. c,b,a,d,e D. a,b,e,d,c
4.What does the author mainly talk about in the text?
A. Why Shania Twain chose to be a singer.
B. How difficult it is to become a singer.
C. A girl’s road to success as a singer.
D. Shania Twain’s opinion on music.
Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family were rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen？” “Why did you not watch out for the cow？ The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”“Things aren’t always what they seem.” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
1.The younger angel was very angry because .
A. the older angel treated the two families unfairly.
B. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow.
C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live.
D. the angel of death took the cow away.
2.Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die？
A. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.
B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.
C. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.
D. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.
3.The story tries to tell the reader that .
A. the young should always learn from the old
B. angels are always ready to help the poor.
C. angels are always ready to help the rich.
D. sometimes things are not what they seem.
假如你是李华，你校外教Mr. Brown春节期间看到邻居房门上的福字是倒着贴的，感到很好奇，写信向你询问此事。请你给他回一封信，介绍福字倒贴的原因和这一传统的寓意，同时邀请他高考后来你家过端午节。
参考词汇：端午节the Dragon Boat Festival；福字the character Fu
注意：1.词数：100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Brown,
I’m really glad to receive your letter. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词；
2.只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分.
In recent years, there have been more and more Confucius Institutes being built all over the world, that shows our Chinese culture has become much more popular than ever. As one of four ancient civilizations, China creates many splendid cultures within its long history. The ancient Chinese culture once had great influences in the world’s civilization, especially in Japan, South Korea and other Asian country. The Chinese culture is slow accumulated in the whole Chinese history, made it colorful and brilliant. If one want to know or study Chinese culture more deeply, he or she must spend much time. Therefore he or she can only get the tip of an iceberg.
阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
A lot of films have tried to describe the afterlife and our memories of family members who have passed away. 1. few have done this as well as Coco, Disney-Pixar’s latest animated film.
2.(inspire) by the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, the film tells the story of a young boy named Miguel who wants his family to understand his love of music. On that year’s Dia de los Muertos, he 3.(accident) ends up in the Land of the Dead. While there, Miguel has 4. unforgettable and adventurous night.
Family is a5.(center) concept in Mexican culture. On Dia de los Muertos, people in Mexico honor their ancestors by putting their photos up on a family shrine(神龛), 6. is shown in the film, and share food and drinks 7.(keep) the spirits of their family members alive.
“In an era when young people8.(attract) by celebrities so easily, Coco reveals the 9.(empty) of such adulation (谄媚), teaching kids to preserve and respect the memory of their elders while reminding them10. the fact that the source of true creativity is so often personal,” reporter Peter Debruge wrote for Variety.
It was my first year of graduate school and my professor was standing on the platform. He was telling us about a ________he made years ago.
About a decade earlier, my professor had been a sales manager at a large company. They were ________a national campaign and preparing for a major brand launch. My professor was________the operation.
For almost two months before the launch day, he was ________all over the country to talk with major partners.________crossing the country on flights, he was also trying to ________his department. For weeks he would have meetings all day, answer________and phone calls all night, and________three or four hours of sleep.
The week before the big launch day, his body________. He had to be rushed to the hospital. Major organs had started to________from the long-term stress. He spent the next eight days in hospital, ________to do anything as the launch day came and went.
Imagine that your ________and energy are a bucket of water. In your daily life, there are things that ________your bucket up. These are inputs like sleep, nutrition, laughter, and other forms of ________. There are also forces that drain(使排出) the water from your bucket. These are________like stress from work or school, relationship problems, or other forms of anxiety.
The forces that drain your bucket aren’t all ________. To live a productive life, it can be important to have some things________out of your bucket. Working hard in the gym, at school, or at the office allows you to produce something ________. But positive outputs are still outputs and they drain your energy ________. These outputs are gradual. Even a little leak can result in significant water loss________ time.
1.A. prediction B. decision C. fortune D. mistake
2.A. at the end of B. in the middle of C. at the mercy of D. on the way to
3.A. sponsoring B. leading C. assisting D. adopting
4.A. researching B. driving C. flying D. inspecting
5.A. Before B. Though C. While D. Since
6.A. run B. promote C. expand D. observe
7.A. emails B. charges C. problems D. doors
8.A. pull in B. squeeze in C. take in D. bring in
9.A. give up B. give in C. give out D. give away
10.A. disappear B. suffer C. function D. fail
11.A. ready B. unwilling C. eager D. unable
12.A. health B. status C. success D. reputation
13.A. break B. pack C. fill D. cover
14.A. rest B. recovery C. entertainment D. accommodation
15.A. restrictions B. consequences C. examples D. outputs
16.A. uncontrollable B. unpredictable C. uncomfortable D. unfavorable
17.A. flowing B. slipping C. escaping D. growing
18.A. typical B. valuable C. casual D. exotic
19.A. suddenly B. surprisingly C. partly D. thoroughly
20.A. over B. beyond C. after D. before
