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人物传记类

1、DominiqueCrennbecamethefirstwomanintheU.S.toreceivetwoMichelinstars,makingherselfanewstarinthemale-dominatedrestaurantworld.

  Inadditiontoheraward-winningflagshiprestaurantAtelierCrenn,theSanFrancisco-basedchefalsooperatesasecondrestaurant,PetitCrenn,andathird,BarCrenn.

  "BothofmyparentscomefromfarmingfamiliesinBrittany,France.Ispentalotoftimeonthefarmduringtheholidaysandwasfascinatedbytheconnectionwiththesoilandearth.Mydad'sbestfriendwasafoodwriterandcritic,soIwasveryluckytoeatinbeautifulMichelin-starredrestaurants."

  "FoodisahugepartofFrenchculture,somymomandmygrandmotherwerebothgreatcooks.Mymotherusedtotakemetothefarmers'marketeveryweek.Whenwewerecookingtogether,itwasnotaboutlearningarecipe—itwasaboutthestorybehindtherecipe.Shespenthoursandhoursinthekitchen,andIlovedbeingtherewithher.Butnooneinmyfamilydiditprofessionally."

  "Asayounggirl,beingachefdidnotcrossmymind—Iwantedtoconquertheworld.Iwantedtoplaywithmybrother.Iwantedtobeafamousphotographer.Photographyisallaboutcatchingamomentintime,tellingstoriesandcapturingemotions.WhalI'mdoingnowisbasicallythesamethingexceptI'mpaintingoniheplate.

  "IneverdoubtedmyselfwhenIopenedmyfirstrestaurant.You'vegottogive100%ofyourselfuntilyouknowyou'vedoneit.Butitwasstillastruggle.IopenedAtelierCrennin2011,comingoutofatimeofcrisis.ButIhadavisionandIhadtotry,andImadeitrnymissiontostaypositive.Sevenyearslater,I'mstillhere,andI'mexpanding.

  "Mydaughterslovetocook,butmorethanthat,IhopeIprovidethemwithanexampleofhowtobekind,toberespectful,tobeagoodlistenerandtobeagoodleader."

1.WhatcanweknowaboutDominiqueCrenn?

A.Hermotherwasaprofessionalchef.

B.Herthirdrestaurantisinpreparationnow.

C.Sheoncewantedtobeaphotographerlikeherbrother.

D.SheisthefirstwomanintheU.S.toreceivetwoMichelinstars.

2.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDominiqueCrenn?

A.Strong-willedandconfident.

B.Kind-heartedanddiligent.

C.Easy-goingandpatient.

D.Selflessandtalented.

3.HowdoesDominiqueCrenndescribecookinginParagraph5?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Byprovidingdata.

C.Bystatingarguments.

D.Bycomparing.

4.Wherewouldthetextmostprobablyappear?

A.Asciencejournal.

B.Acookingguide.

C.Ahistorybook.

D.Aneducationmagazine.

2、Whenhewasyoung,LouisArmstrongwastakingwhatwascalled“Creolejazz”,whichwasalsocalleddancemusic,andcombiningitwithtrumpeter（小号手）BuddyBolden,tocreatewhatwouldeventuallybecometoday’sjazz.

Armstrongaccomplishedthiswithalmostnoformaltraining.HereceivedlittletrainingbeforehewasplacedintheNewOrleansColoredWaif’sHomeattheageof12,afterarun-in（小争执）withthepolice.Thepunishmentturnedouttobeamixedblessing,forhealsohadtheopportunitytoplayinarealband.

WhileattheWaif’s,Armstrongalsogotthechancetohearsomeofthecity’sfinestmusicians.CornetistFreddieKeppardperformedinanearbyclub.SodidtrumpeterandbandleaderKingJoeOliver,whotooktheboyunderhiswingandtaughthimhowtoreadmusicandworkonhisplayingtechnique.

WhenOliverleftforChicago,ArmstrongchosetostayinNewOrleansandworkwithsomeoftheothertopmusiciansoftheday.InChicago,KingOliverofferedhimaplaceinhisbandin1922.ItbecameArmstrong’sbiggestchallengeyet—thebandhadnopartswrittenfortrumpet,sohewasforcedtolistentoKingOliverandimprovise（即兴创作）.

Soon,Armstrong’sundeniabletalentwasgettingnoticed.Evenclassicallytrainedmusicianswouldcometoheartheincrediblesoundsthisyoungmancreated.

LilHardin,theband’spianoplayerandthefutureMrs.Armstrong,explainedthatOliverkeptArmstronginthesecondtrumpet-chairsothatOliverwouldstillbe“King”.Hardinconvincedhimtoleavetheband.

ArmstrongmovedtoNewYorkCityin1924tojoinFletcherHenderson’sbandandthenflewsolo.In1925,ArmstrongputtogethertheHotFive,expandinghispopularityevenmore.Armstrongrecordedhisfirstcomposition,CornetChopSuey,oneofthemostcopiedjazzsolosofalltime.Thismonumental1928recordingblends（混合）artistry,enduranceandshowmanshipthathasrarely,ifever,beenmatchedinjazz.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”refertointhesecondparagraph?

A.Toplaydancemusic.

B.ToworkwithBuddyBolden.

C.Toplayajazzinstrumentwell.

D.Tocreatemodernjazzmusic.

2.WhotaughtLouisArmstronghowtoplaymusicintheearlytime?

A.BuddyBolden

B.LilHardin.

C.KingJoeOliver.

D.CornetistFreddieKeppard.

3.WhydidLouisArmstrongLeaveKingOliver’sband?

A.BecausehewantedtogetmarriedinNewYork.

B.Becausehistalentcouldnotdevelopcompletely.

C.BecausehegotabetteropportunityinNewYork.

D.Becausethemanforcedhimtoleavetheband.

4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Itasksreaderstoknowmoreaboutmodernjazz.

B.Itintroducesoneofthegreatestjazzmusicians.

C.Itintroducesthedevelopmentofjazz.

D.Itdescribestheimportanceoftalentinplayingjazz.

3、FabienCousteauwasbornwithdeeplovefortheocean.Hisgrandfatherandhisfatherwereoceanexplorersanddocumentaryfilmmakers.Fabienspenthisearlyyearsonhisgrandfather'sships.Today,Fabienfollowsinhisfamily'sfootstepsfootstepstoprotecttheplanet'sendangeredoceanlife.Withhisvastknowledgeandexperience,hetriestostrikeabalancebetweenenvironmentalproblemsandmarketeconomies.

   Fabieniswellknownforhisstudyofsharks.During2000-2002,hecreatedaTVspecialcalledAttackoftheMysterySharkbasedonthesharkattacksthatoccurredalongtheNewJerseyshorelineinthesummerof1916.Thenin2003-2006,withthehelpofalargecrew,Fabiencreatedasharksubmarine（潜艇）thatenabledhimtoputhimselfinsidethesharkworld, providingpeoplewitharareviewofthemysteriousandoftenmisunderstoodcreatures.

   Forthenextfouryears（2006-2010）,Fabienwaspartofaseriescalled,OceanAdventures,whichofferedararelookintosomeofthemostfantasticoceanspecies（物种）andenvironments.

   In2010,FabienstartedPlantAFish,anonprofitprojectforchildrentohelprestorelocalwaterecosystemsbyreplantingkeyoceanspecies.Savetheworld,onefishatatime.Theprojectisstillinprogressnowanditsfinalgoalistoplant1billion“fish”worldwide.

FromJune1toJuly2,2014,Fabienandhisteamspent31daysunderwatertoresearchhowclimatechangeandpollutionareaffectingtheoceans.Fabien'sMission31brokenewgroundbygoingdeeper,longerandfurther,exposing（显露）theworldtotheadventureandthemystique（神秘）ofwhatliesbeneath.

   FabieniscurrentlyworkingonadocumentaryfilmabouttheadventuresofMission31,aswellasbuildinganOceanLearningCentertoprovidechildrenaroundtheworldwiththeopportunitytolearnaboutoceansandengagewithoceanexplorersdirectlythroughsocialmedia.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“followsinhisfamily'sfootsteps”probablymean?

A.Changeshisfamily'scondition.

B.Continueshisfamily'scareer.

C.Abandonshisfamilymembers.

D.Worksinhisfamily'scompany.

2.HowisParagraph2developed?

A.Byprovidingfacts.

B.Byofferinganalyses.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.

D.Bydrawingconclusions.

3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.

A.Fabien's“PlantAFish”projecthasalreadyachieveditsfinalgoal

B.Fabien'sMission31broketherecordsofformeroceanexplorations

C.Fabien'sTVspecialaboutsharksisbasedonhischildhoodexperiences

D.ittookFabienfouryearstoproduceOceanAdventuresallonhisown

4.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanwereadthetext?

A.ModernTechnology.

B.SpaceExploration.

C.OutstandingFigures.

D.FantasticWildlife.

4、Theworld’srichestmanmightseemtohaveitall,butBillGateshasoneregret.Theself-madebillionairesaidhefeltstupidfornotknowinganyforeignlanguages.

    SpeakinginhisthirdAskMeAnythingquestion-and-answersessionforonlineforumReddit（红迪网）,theMicrosoftfoundersaidthathewishedhespokeFrench,ArabicorChinese.

    Hesaid:

“ItookLatinandGreekinhighschoolandgotA'sandIguessithelpsmyvocabulary.Ikeephopingtogettimetostudyoneofthese—probablyFrenchbecauseitistheeasiest.IdidDuolingoforawhilebutdidn’tkeepitup.”

    Gates,whoisworth$79.3billion,praisedFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergforsurprisinganaudienceinBeijingwhenhespokefluentChinese.“MarkZuckerbergamazinglyleamedChineseanddidaQ&AwithChinesestudents—unbelievable,isn’tit?

”hesaid.

    Thisisn’tthefirsttimeforGatestoadmithisregretoverlanguage.Healsoshowedhishabitsathomeandpersonalinsights.

    LastFebruary,Gatessaidhelikestodothedisheshimself—tohisownspecialstandardseverynightandalsotoldtheinterviewerthathiswife,Melinda,wouldlikelywantSamuelL.Jacksontoplayherhusbandinabiopic（传记片）.

    Healsoadmittedthathewouldpickupa$100billifhefounditonthestreet.

    AshetookthetopspotonForbes（福布斯）28thAnnualBillionaireslistlastyearforthefourthtime,hesaidheisprettybasicwhenitcomestosoendingonclothesandfood,butthatheenjoysinvestinginshoesandracquets（球拍）

    whenheplaystennis.Whenaskedalifelessonhehadtolearnthehardway,thebillionairesaidstayinguptoolateisahabitheisstilltryingtobreak.‘‘Don’tstayuptoolateevenifthebookisreallyexciting.Youwillregretitinthemorning.Pamstillworkingonthis