完型填空(奥运吉祥物)+ 阅读(周杰伦)

Five Olmpic mascots(奥运吉祥物) were unveiled exactly 1,000 days before the Beijing Olmpic opening __1__. The long-anticipated mascots feature four of China’s most__2__ animals --- the fish, the panda, the Tibetan antelope and the swallow. The fifth mascot is the brightly burning Olmpic flame.

Each of the nascots has a __3__ two—syllable name. This type of name is an __4__ way of showing affection for children in China. BeiBei is the fish, __5__ is the panda, HuanHuan is the Olmpic flame, YingYing is the Tibetan antelope and NiNi is the __6__. When their names are put __7___ --- they __8__ “Welcome to Beijing”.

The five __9__ of nature, including the sea, forest, __10__, earth and sky are found in the mascot’s ___11___ and headpieces. These speical headpieces a lso ___12___ the unique folk and culture of China. Each mascot also symbolizes a __13__ blessing ----properity, happiness, passion, health and good luck..

It is the first time more than three mascots will __14__ the important duty of representing their __15__ country. Han Meilin, chief of the mascot design team, __16__ that, “China has such a profound and diversified __17__ that no single mascot could possibly ___18___ it! That is why we __19__ to produce five mascots __20__ one.”

( ) 1 A. ceremony B. hour C. occasion D. formality ( ) 2 A. precious B. perfect C. popular D. particular ( ) 3 A. same

B. good C. lovely D. repeated ( ) 4 A. traditional B. new

C. old

D. popular ( ) 5 A. PanPan B. TuanTuan C. JingJing D. YuanYuan ( ) 6 A. dog B. cat C. monkey D. swallow ( ) 7 A. toghter B. up C. on D. off ( ) 8 A. said B. say C. says D. saying ( ) 9 A. parts B. element C. part D. elements ( ) 10 A. wood B. water C. air D. fire

( ) 11 A. origins B. origined C. origin D. have origined ( ) 12 A. explain B. display C. displayed D. explained ( ) 13 A. same B. different C. good D. bad ( ) 14 A. share B. have C. enjoy D. get ( ) 15 A. guests B. hosts C. guest D. host

( ) 16 A. explained B. explain C. explains D. have explained ( ) 17 A. history B. culture C. knowledge D. custom ( ) 18 A. represent B. represented C. understand D. understood ( ) 19 A. selected B. elected C. chose D. choose ( )

20 A. instead B. instead of C. take place D. displace

He may be still young, but he may surprise you! If you ask around, many would say that the music world has a new leader --- the real king is Jay Chou. As a child, Jay Chou was never too good at his subjects, and when he didn’t get into any college, a lot of people said that he won’t be very hopeful in life. His mom always worried about his future, but he never did. “I knew I still had music to depend on. For everything else, I always believe in myself, but it is for my musical talent that I’m so sure of myself.” he said. Growing up in a single-parent family, Jay lived a lonely childhood. Without many friends, he had a habit of daydreaming, dreaming into his world of music.

So how did Jay get into music? At the age of three, he started learning to play the piano. His mother was very strict to make sure he practiced hard. Later, he learned to play the cello(大钢琴).

With all the musical talent, it isn’t surprsing that Jay started out as a songwriter. Since the age of sixteen, he has been writing songs for many of the most popular singers. Today, he has already written for some of the most popular Asian singers, including Coco Lee, Jacky Wu, etc.

It was only in 2000 that Jay put out his own album(专辑) “Jay”. Jay’s soft and smooth voice is especially gentle and calm, making this first album an immediate hit. Each song in the album has its own, different style, and s killfully, Jay used his voice to suit each song’s character.

Lyrics(歌词) of Jay’s songs all have a speical In his song “Dad, I am back”, the subject is a broken family. “I heard that after war, there is peace. Why do I always see my dad beating my mom? Since I was young, you told me to learn from you, use you as a model. So much pretense(借口). How do you expect me to be like you!”

( ) 1. Which of the following statement is TRUE about Jay Chou?

A. He didn’t do well at school. B. He worried about his future at school. C. His father died when Jay was young. D. He had many friends around him.

( ) 2. Jay Chou got into music _____.

A. after he learned to play the piano B. at the age of sixteen

C. after he put out his first album D. when he began to write songs

( ) 3. The underlied word “touch” most probably means______.

A. an act of touching B. feeling by touching C. style or mannner in art D. communication

( ) 4. What do we know about the song “Dad, I am back”?

A. It’s about Jay’s own family.

B. It’s about a war which the father took part in. C. It’s about a man who has a son back from a war. D. It’s about the son’s demand rof peace in the family.

We are often warned by our teachers not to waste time because time __1__ will never return. I think it quite __2__. What does time look __3__? Nobody knows, and we can’t see it or touch it and no amount of money can buy it. Time is abstract, so we have to __4__ it.

Time passes very quickly. __5__ students say they don’t have __6__ time to review their lessons. It is __7__ they don’t know how to make __8__ of their time. They waste it in going to theaters of parks, and __9__ other useless things. Why do we study every day? Why do we work? Why do most people have to take buses instead of walking? The answer is very __10__. We wish to save time because time is priceless.

Today we are __11__ in the twenty-first century. We __12__time as life. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must __13__ our time and energy to study so that we may be able to serve the people well in the future. Laziness is the __14__ of time, for it not only brings us __15__, but also does other __16__ to us. If it is __17__for us to do our work today, __18__ us do it today and not __19__ it until tomorrow. Remember that time is much more __20__.

( ) 1 A. lost B. passed C. missed D. used ( ) 2 A. important B. true C. interesting D. usual ( ) 3 A. for B. like C. after D. over ( ) 4 A. think B. imagine C. examine D. check ( ) 5 A. No B. Some C. Few D. Most ( ) 6 A. spare B. free C. enough D. much ( ) 7 A. that B. why C. because D. certain ( ) 8 A.best B. use C. something D. a lot ( ) 9 A. doing B. making C. taking D. getting ( ) 10 A. easy B. simple C. stupid D. clear ( ) 11 A. working B. living C. stuggling D. advantage ( ) 12 A. look upon B. use C. think D. believe ( ) 13 A. devote B. spend C. give D. set ( ) 14 A. helper B. thief C. friend D. teacher ( ) 15 A. wealth B. health C. failure D. illness ( ) 16 A. danger B. harm C. trouble D. difficulty ( ) 17 A. successful B. easy C. necessary D. important ( ) 18 A. help B. let C. make D. have ( ) 19 A. keep B. remain C. manage D. leave ( ) 20 A. valuable B. experience C. worth D. rich

In 1977, a dead writer of detective stories saved the life of a nineteen-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The writer was Agatha Christie, a gentle married lady and one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June 1977, a baby gril became seriously ill in Qatar near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was flown to London and sent to Hammersmith Hospital. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were puzzled by the very unusual signs of illness. While they were having a discussion about the baby’s illness, a nurse asked to speak to them.

“Excuse me, ” said the Nurse Marsha Maitland, “but I think the baby is suffering from thallium(铊) poisoning.”

“What makes you think that?” Doctor Brown asked, “Thallium poisoning is very rare.” “A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie,” Nurse Maitland explained, “In the book, somebody uses thallium poisoning, and all the signs are exactly the same as the baby’s.”

“You are careful and you may be right,” another doctor said, “We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether it’s thallium or not.”

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later on it was proved that the poison might have come from an insecticide used in Qatar.

( ) 1. Who first suggested the correct cause of the baby’s illness?

A. A doctor in Qatar B. Nurse Maitland C. Dr. Brown D. Agatha Christie

( ) 2. As far as we can tell from the text, Agatha Christie _____.

A. had never even met this baby

B. had spent a long time as a police officer

C. visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith D. gave Nurse Maitland some advice on the phone

( ) 3. Nurse Maitland spoke to the doctors _______.

A. when she heard them discussing the possibility of thallium poisoning B. because she could see that the doctors had make a mistake C. to suggest a possible reason for the patient illness

D. after she had read about a horse which had been poisoned

( ) 4. What did the doctors think of the suggestion that Murse Maitland had made?

A. They were very quick to agree with her. B. They were unhappy over her interruption.

C. They said that she was wrong because thallium poisoning is very rare. D. They thought it was a possibility worth considering.

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