1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the talk mainly about?

A．Making money.

B．Becoming successful.

C．Choosing a good job.

2. How old was Albert Einstein when he learned how to read?

A．Four years old.

B．Five years old.

C．Seven years old.

3. Who was told that he had no good ideas?

A．Walt Disney.

B．Thomas Edison.

C．Vincent van Gogh.

4. What difficulty did Michael Jordan have to overcome?

A．He did not get paid for his work.

B．He could not speak until he was four.

C．He was not good enough to play basketball in high school.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What makes the man confused?

A．Why Roman Holiday was so famous.

B．Why Audrey Hepburn learned ballet.

C．Why so many girls adored Audrey Hepburn.

2. What prevented Audrey Hepburn from sticking to being a dancer?

A．Her physical condition.

B．Her interest in acting.

C．Her financial condition.

3. What was Audrey Hepburn like in real life?

A．Outgoing.

B．Shy and quiet.

C．Humorous and lovely.

4. Why did Audrey Hepburn love charity?

A．She was influenced by her roles.

B．She thought children were her hope.

C．Her family once got help from a charity.

3 . 阅读有关莫奈和印象派的文章。用方框中单词或短语的正确形式填空。

be fond of            emerge             influential             in particular purchase            realistic             subjective                 theme

Unlike the earlier Realists who painted in a     1     style, Impressionist painters focused more on their     2     feelings of things and instant impressions. When Impressionism     3     in France in the late 19th century, artists became more interested in everyday subject matter. They were also fascinated by modern objects. As one of the most     4     Impressionist painters, Claude Monet was impressed by the visual effects of the steam engine     5    , and he later produced twelve paintings of a train station in Paris. In 1883, Monet and his large family moved to Giverny, where he     6     a house and some land for his gardens. During his days at Giverny, Monet     7     painting his own gardens, with the water lilies, the pond, and the arched bridge. From this we can see that there were two clear     8     apparent in his work throughout his career: colours and reflections in water.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did Peter learn from his grandfather?

A．How to appreciate art works.

B．How to deal with artists.

C．How to run a museum.

2. What did Peter do in Chicago?

A．He served in the army.

B．He studied at a college.

C．He worked in a gallery.

3. Whose works did Peter like best?

A．Rembrandt’s.

B．Botticelli’s.

C．Ruben’s.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is a major challenge that Stevie Wonder has had to face?

A．His unsuccessful records.

B．Pressure from other musicians.

C．Not being able to use his eyes.

2. When did Stevie Wonder start his professional career?

A．At the age of 6.

B．At the age of 11.

C．At the age of 19.

3. How many Grammy Awards did Stevie Wonder receive?

A．10.

B．25.

C．30.

4. What kinds of songs did Stevie Wonder often record?

A．Rap songs about life.

B．Sad songs about death.

C．Happy songs about love.

6 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

1. What did Peter learn from his grandfather?

A．How to appreciate art works.

B．How to deal with artists.

C．How to run a museum.

2. What did Peter do in Chicago?

A．He studied at a college.

B．He served in the army.

C．He worked in a gallery.

3. Whose works did Peter like best?

A．Rembrandt’s.

B．Botticelli’s.

C．Rubens’.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. What do we know about the album Thriller?

A．It was Michael Jackson’s first album as an adult

B．It’s by far the biggest-selling album in the world

C．It was recorded in the year of 1983

2. When did Michael Jackson join in his family musical group?

A．In 1963

B．In 1969

C．In 1972

3. Which of the following songs was sung by Michael Jackson alone?

A．I’ll Be There

B．ABC.

C．Ben

4. What is Quincy Jones?

A．a director

B．a band’s lead singer

C．a producer and composer

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In a wooden fan workshop in Jiangxi Province, China, Yu Xiuying is     1     (busy) than usual, and as she paints, delicate flowers appear across the fan.

“Now I decorate at least 120 fans a day,” says the artist,     2     has 14 years of fan painting experience under her belt. “As the market recovers, orders for this kind of handicraft (手工艺) wooden fans have been     3     the increase,” she adds.

The fans Yu has painted in Ganzhu Township in Guangchang County     4     (export) to Spain next month. The small town owns a flourishing (繁荣的) handicraft fan industry,     5     its annual output of fans is over 70 million with an output value of over 300 million yuan.

The fans are     6     elegant that they attract more and more European buyers. “At the end of each year, the     7    (prepare) for the coming year begins. The fans are shipped to Spain,     8     (distribute) all over Europe,” one owner of a fan company says. He also adds that the wooden fans needed by Spanish traders     9     (become) the main products of his enterprise so far. The handicraft fan craze fanned by the success motivates a large number of locals     10     (work) in the industry now.

9 . 听下面一段独白, 根据所听内容完成表格, 每空填写不超过四个词。

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry	•One of the most important     1    performers. •Born on,     2    , 1926 in Missouri.
His music career	•He was introduced to music at school     3    . •In 1955, the song Maybellene had become popular across the country. •In 1958, he opened his own     4    . Throughout the 1960s, he wrote a lot of popular songs. •On his 90th birthday, he had plans to     5     a new album for his wife.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. How old was Elvis Presley when he passed away?

A．35 years old.

B．42 years old.

C．77 years old.

2. When could he sing very well?

A．Two years old.

B．Eight years old.

C．Eleven years old.

3. What present did he give at the age of 17 for his mother’s birthday?

A．His first record.

B．A bicycle.

C．A guitar.

4. What do we know about the house he once lived in now?

A．It has been destroyed.

B．It was sold to a normal person.

C．It has been turned into a museum.