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（一）C朝阳

Histeachersthoughthewasstupid.Talentspotters（物色新秀者）thoughthewasugly,butZhouJielun,whoseEnglishnameisJayChou,isnowoneofAsia’shottestpopstars.

LastweekhehadthehonorofbeingthefirstAsianmalesingertoappearonthecoverofTime,apopularmagazineintheUS.Hehaswonmorethan30entertainmentawardsoverthepasttwoyears.

Choureleased（发行）hisfirstalbum（专辑）“Jay”inNovember，2000,andwithtwofollow–upalbums—“Fantasy”and“EnglishDimensions”—hismusichascometoruletheAsianpopworld.

Theentertainmentindustryhascalledhim“asmallheavenlyking”.ButChousaysheisnotaking,atleastheisn’tbeforeheshootstostardom.Asaboy,hewasthought“stupid”.HishighschoolEnglishteachersaidyoungChouhadalearningdisability.“Hehadveryfewfacialexpressions.Ithoughthewasfoolish.”

Choudidpoorlyinmath,scienceandEnglish.Buthismothernoticedthequiet,shyboywassensitive（敏感的）tomusic:

Whenheheardwesternpopmusic,heseemedtodance.SoshetookChoutoapianoschoolatfouryearsold.Hepracticedallthetime,givinghiswholeattentiontothemusic.Attheendofhighschool,hefailedhisexamsanddidn’tgotouniversity.

Buthelikedplayingthepianoverymuch.InashowhewasseenplayingthepianobyamajorTaiwaneseentertainer,JackyWu.The18-year-oldChoubecameacontractsongwriterforWu’smusicstudio.TherehespentoneandahalfyearswritingsongsforfamousartistssuchasValenHsuandCocolee.

Heprovedthathecouldbemorethanasongwriter.HiscatchytuneshavemainstreamedrapandR&B（Rhythm&Blues）intheAsianpopworld.Andhissuccessprovedthatgiftsstillmattermorethanlooksandimages.

54.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeoplecallChou“asmallheavenlyking”.

B.Chouwasnotagoodstudentinhighschool.

C.ChouisnowoneofAsia’shottestpopstars.

D.Chouwasthoughttohaveagiftformusicbyhisteachers.

55.Theunderlinedexpression“shootstostardom”inParagraph4probablymeans“___”.

A.becomesrichB.becomesfamous

C.getswell-trainedD.getsexperienced

56.Inthispassage,thewritermainlywantstotellusthat_______.

A.JayChou’smusicwillruletheAsianpopmusic.

B.teacherssometimeshavewrongopinionsonastudent.

C.JayChouisaverysuccessfulsinger,thoughhedidpoorlyinschool

D.JayChoubecamethefirstAsianmalesingerappearingonthecoverofTime

（二）C大兴

Whenmanypeopleareworriedthattherearenomoreheroesinthemodernera，twouniversitystudentswholosttheirlivestorescuedrowningchildrenhaveshownthatheroesstillexist（存在）．

    AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorningPost，thetragedy（悲剧）occurredontheafternoonofDecember14,2002whenthreeschoolstudentsskatingonafrozenlakeinQingchengParkinHohhotfellthroughtheiceintothefreezingwater．

    Morethan20universitystudentswhohappenedtobenearthespotimmediatelywenttotherescueofthechildren．

    Twochildrenwerequicklyrescued，butthethirddied．Thechild'sbodywasnotfoundforthreehours．Twooftherescuers，LiuYeandHaoLongbiao，alsodiedofcoldandexhaustion（筋疲力尽）．

    ThebodyofHaowhotooktheleadinjumpingintothelakewasnotfounduntilthenextday．

    Astudentwhowasunwillingtotellhisnamesaidheandhisclassmatesfromthelocalcollegeweretakingphotosatthelake．Whentheyheardthechildren'scriesforhelp，theywenttotheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildren．Buttheicekeptbreaking，causingmostofthemtofallintotheicywater．

    Localresidentsheldmourningceremonies（祭奠仪式）atthelake．

    Eightofthestudentswereseriouslyaffectedbythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalforfurtherobservation，buttheirliveswerenolongerindanger．

54．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

 A．Threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinall．

 B．HaoLongbiao’sbodywasfoundonDecember14,2002．

 C．Theuniversitystudentsdidn’tthinkitdangeroustosavethedrowningchildreninthelake．

 D．Localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger．

55．Itcanbeinferredthat＿＿＿＿．

     A．peoplethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudents'death

     B．theiceonthelakewasn'tstrongenoughtoskateon

     C．somestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhaddone

     D．heroesdon'tagreewiththestepsofmoderntimes

56．Theauthorwrotethepassageto＿＿＿＿．

     A．warnpeopleofthedangerofskatingonice

     B．callonpeopletolearnfromthebraveuniversitystudents

     C．tellusatragedy

     D．adviseuniversitystudentstocherish（珍惜）theirlives

（三）C东城

Youmayfeelcurious（好奇的）aboutstudentsinothercountries:

Dotheyalsohavesomuchhomework?

Whatdotheydointheirsparetime?

OnApril8,areportcameoutonthelivesofhighschoolstudentsinChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUS.Itsurveyedaround6,200studentsfromthefourcountrieslastyear.Youwillfindtheanswerstomanyofyourquestionsinthisreport.

Whostudieshardest?

Chinesestudentsspendthemosttimestudying.NearlyhalfofChinesestudents（48.6%）spendmorethantwohoursontheirhomeworkeveryday.That’smuchmorethanstudentsoftheUS（26.4%）,Japan（8.2%）andSouthKorea（5.2%）.

Whosleepsmostofteninclass?

Japanesestudentsfallasleepinclassmostoften.About45%ofthemsaidtheysometimessleepinclass.InSouthKorea,it’s32%;intheUS,21%;and5%inChina.

Whodoesn’tliketakingnotes?

SouthKoreanstudentsdon’tliketakingnotes.About70%saidtheywritedownwhattheteachersaysinclass,manyfewerthaninJapan（93%）,China（90%）andtheUS（89%）.

Whoisthemostdistracted?

Americanstudentsarethemostactiveinclass,butalsothemostdistracted.64.2%saidtheychatwithfriendsinclass;46.9%saidtheyeatsnacks（零食）inclass;and38.9%saidtheysende-mailsorreadstorybooksinclass.

Whatdotheydoafterschool?

Intheirsparetime,mostChinesestudentsstudyorsurftheInternet.MostAmericanstudentshangoutwiththeirfriends.MostJapanesestudentsdophysicalexercises.MostKoreanstudentswatchTV.

54.WhydoesthewritersayChinesestudentsstudyhardest?

A.Becausetheyspendthemosttimeontheirhomework.

B.Becausetheywritedownwhattheteachersaysinclass.

C.Becausetheyoftensurftheinternetintheirsparetime.

D.Becausetheyneithersleepnoreatsnacksinclass.

55.MostJapanesestudents__________intheirsparetime.

A.surftheinternetB.dohomeworkC.dosportsD.watchTV

56.Inwritingthispassage,thewriter’spurposeis__________.

A.tohelpusknowmoreaboutthestudentsofothercountries

B.totellChineseteacherstogivelesshomeworktothestudents

C.toexplainwhyJapanesestudentsarebecominghealthier

D.toletstudentsofdifferentcountrieslearnfromeachother

（四）C房山

AfterreadingtheletterAnnierealizedherlifewouldneverbethesameagain.Shecouldn’tbelievewhatshehadjustreadandsoshereaditagain.Still,itwastrue.Shewasnowextremelyrich,theownerofthebesthotelsinLondon.

Herunclehaddiedandleftherallhisfortune（财富）.Theyhadnevermetashermotherhadarguedwithherunclewhenhermotherhadmarriedapoordoctor.Annieknewverylittleaboutheruncleasherparentsdidnotwanthertoknowanythingaboutarichrelativewhentheyhardlyhadanythingtoeat.

Shehadstruggled（奋斗）allherlifetostudysothatshecouldprovideabetterlifeforherparents.Unfortunatelytheyhaddiedinanaccidentandshewasalone.

Thedayshereceivedthelettershehadjustcomebackfromajobinterview.Shehadbeenturneddownasshewasn’tdressedproperly.

Sheknewthatallherdreamswouldcometrue.Shewouldhavenicedresses,acomfortableplaceandalsothepossibilitytorunherownbusiness.Atthesametime,Annieknewthefactthathercousinswouldtrytofightheruncle’sdecision.However,shewasreadytofacethemasshesaweverythingasagirlfromGod.

Ontheotherhand,shecouldn’thelpthinkingofherparents,ofallthedifficultiestheyhadtoovercome.Sosheburstintotears.Evennowshecouldn’tbeentirelyhappybecauseshewasalone.Shecametorealizethatallthemoneyintheworldcouldn’tbuythehappinessbroughtbythepeoplesheloved.

（）54.Theunderlinedphrase“turneddown”means．

A.refuseB.punishC.warnD.praise

（）55.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Annie’sfatherwasagooddoctor.

B.Annie’suncledidn’tlikeherfather.

C.Annie’sunclerespectedherverymuch.

D.Anniegotalongwellwithhercousins.

（）56.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Agirl’sluckyexperience.B.Agirl’sstrugglinglife.

C.Moneydoesn’tbringhappiness.D.Annie’sdreamscometrue..

（五）C门头沟

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