1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did the magician first perform professionally?

A．In 1964.

B．In 1968.

C．In 1972.

2. What made the magician world famous?

A．His TV show.

B．His global tours.

C．His teaching job.

3. Which does the magician think is his greatest achievement?

A．Project Magic.

B．Box office records.

C．The Magic of ABC.

4. How is the magician different from other magicians?

A．He practises hard.

B．He believes in wonder.

C．He started his career early.

2 . Best known as an author of fairy tales (童话), Hans Christian Andersen (1805—1875) wrote such children’s stories as The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. However, he was also an actor, a singer, and an artist. As an artist, he was particularly good at paper cutting.

Andersen had many reasons for making his paper cuttings, but the main one was to give pleasure. Andersen loved to tell his interesting stories to anyone who would listen. As he spoke, he would take out his scissors (剪刀) and make a wonderful paper cutting to help his words.

He also found that his paper cuttings helped with a better communication between himself and others. Although a shy man, he still loved to tell his stories face to face with his listeners. His stories and paper cuttings helped him to communicate when he would have otherwise felt uncomfortable.

The paper cuttings also became great gifts for friends and families. He would give his cuttings not only to children but also to grown-ups. When his writing became famous, these gifts were even more valued.

Now more than 100 years old, many of Andersen’s fine paper cuttings still exist in a museum in Denmark devoted to his works. While Andersen will always be remembered for his fairy tales, his beautiful works of art also remain for all to enjoy.

1. This passage mainly discusses Hans Christian Andersen as a(n)         .

A．singer

B．artist

C．actor

D．writer

2. It can be learned from the passage that Andersen did his fine paper cuttings in the         .

A．1500s

B．1600s

C．1700s

D．1800s

3. His paper cuttings made it much easier for Andersen to         .

A．live quite a busy life	B．become a well-known writer
C．get along well with others	D．write wonderful stories for children

4. Which of the following about Andersen is discussed in this passage?

A．Why he was fond of paper cutting.

B．Which fairy tales he had published.

C．How he became good at paper cutting.

D．When he became famous as a story-teller.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which of the following is a feature of a hit song?

A．Being easy to remember.

B．Having an unpleasant tune.

C．Being released in an album.

2. How long do most pop songs last?

A．2-3 minutes.

B．2-5 minutes.

C．5-7 minutes.

3. Who is a country music singer?

A．Taylor Swift.

B．Skrillex.

C．Bob Dylan.

4. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A．Lyrics.

B．Artists.

C．Pop music.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did people come to the bar?

A．To hear the lady sing.

B．To make the lady famous.

C．To listen to the piano.

2. When did the pianist know he had a talent for singing?

A．After he became a famous pianist.

B．That night after his first singing.

C．Long before he played the piano in the bar.

3. What happened to the pianist at last?

A．He became a well-known singer in America.

B．He had his own piano bar.

C．He continued to play the piano in the bar.

4. Which of the following will the author agree on?

A．People will succeed if they have talent.

B．Everyone should make full use of his talent.

C．Few people have real talent.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did Mozart begin to practise the piano?

A．At the age of three.

B．At the age of five.

C．At the age of eight.

2. How did Jimi Hendrix learn about music as a child?

A．His mother taught him.

B．He learned at school.

C．He learned through listening.

3. What can be known about Albert Einstein after he graduated from college?

A．He found a good job.

B．He gave up his studies.

C．He remained confident.

4. What plays the most important role in success in the speaker’s opinion?

A．Effort.

B．Luck.

C．Gift.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many Grammy Awards has John Legend won?

A．One.

B．Six.

C．Nine.

2. When did John Legend begin playing the piano?

A．At age four.

B．At age seven.

C．At age eight.

3. What do we know about John Legend in 1999?

A．He met Lauryn Hill.

B．He graduated from college.

C．He released two albums of his own.

4. Who gave John Legend the idea of his stage name?

A．His college teacher.

B．A famous songwriter.

C．A poet named J. Ivy.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman doing in the beginning?

A．Reading a magazine.

B．Listening to music.

C．Watching TV.

2. When was the singer in a car accident?

A．In 1943.

B．In 1963.

C．In 1978.

3. From whom did the singer learn to sing?

A．A music teacher.

B．His doctor.

C．His brother.

4. In which language did the singer sing We Are Young?

A．English.

B．Italian.

C．German.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is Elvis Presley?

A．A rock and roll star.

B．The owner of a company.

C．An American doctor.

2. How did he become famous?

A．The old people supported him.

B．The manager guided him.

C．He worked very hard.

3. Who was considered very important in his life?

A．His parents.

B．His brother.

C．His manager.

4. What did many old people say about young Elvis?

A．He was dangerous.

B．He was kind.

C．He was clever.

9 . Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood actress, who was called “the most beautiful woman in the world,” starred in dozens of films over a career that lasted decades. But there was more to Lamarr than met the eye. An enthusiastic inventor, she worked on everything from a tablet to frequency hopping — a World War II-era secure communications technology that’s used today in wireless internet, GPS, and cellphones, which makes her regarded as the “mother of Wi-Fi.”

The Austrian-born Lamarr grew up in Vienna without a lot of education in science. Her natural curiosity drove her to explore and understand the world around her.Therefore, her father, who was also interested in science and technology, often walked with her around the city, pointing out what made things work.

Lamarr's informal scientific training continued when, as a young girl in 1933, she married a wealthy arms merchant who worked with the German and Italian military. When all of these generals and admirals were coming around, she listened, absorbed and learned.

The marriage didn’t last, and Lamarr set out to seek her acting career. When she got to Hollywood in the 1930s, she quickly became an international icon(偶像). After watching World War II break out, with growing concern, Lamarr began inventing on her own. As an Austrian, she thought she should do more to contribute to the allies’s(同盟国) war efforts.

In Hollywood, Lamarr met George Antheil, a composer who would become her cooperator on the frequency-hopping technology. Together, they invented a system that made it harder for the enemy to track or jam signals on radio-guided weapons. However, it wasn’t until 1997, three years before her death, that Lamarr received professional acknowledgment(认可) for her invention.

Lamarr played the role she expected to play in Hollywood-a beautiful object to admire on the big screen. However, She never yielded to society’s expectation to women. Her story really encouraged young people, and especially young women, to go into fields that are traditionally male-oriented, and not to judge a book by its covers.

1. What mainly made Lamarr develop her interest in science?

A．Her father.	B．Her first husband and his friends.
C．Her own curiosity.	D．Her teachers.

2. What was special about Hedy Lamarr?

A．She was the most beautiful woman in the world at one time.

B．She was gracefully beautiful as well as scientifically intellectual.

C．She encouraged young women to invent.

D．She decided to give up her acting career after World War II broke out.

3. What does the underlined phrase “yielded to” most probably mean in the last paragraph?

A．worried about	B．looked down on
C．disagreed with	D．gave in to

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．A Great Inventor.

B．A Famous Actress.

C．A Film Star With A Great Contribution.

D．A Wireless Communication.

10 . Vincent van Gogh was born in 1853 in Zundert in the south of the Netherlands. He was unlucky to live only for 37 years and to discover his love for art at the age of 27. Therefore, he worked as an artist for only 10 years of his life.

During the Enlightenment Age, emphasis on literature, philosophy, science, fine arts and music became more widespread especially with the growing middle class. This means that Vincent van Gogh had lived in a flourishing artistic movement, which was supposed to help him succeed as an artist and become rich. On the contrary, he did not win fame as an artist. Although Vincent painted 900 paintings and more than 1,100 drawings, his works remained unknown and unsold and his brother Theo supported him financially during his lifetime.

Perhaps one of the reasons for his failure as an artist is his clumsy behavior when he suffered from mental illness. Another reason is his short-tempered nature and rudeness which most of the time brought him bloody fights with his fellow Gauguin that ended up with cutting off Vincent's ears. Moreover, he was always dirty and not well-dressed, which made people avoid dealing with him and buying his artistic works. Furthermore, his poor health gave more blows to his life and caused an early death to such a great artist. But now in our age, his magnificent painting (Portrait of Dr: Gachet) is sold around 150 million dollars at auction.

Vincent van Gogh is just an example of the talented people who failed in their pursuit of glory.

1. What can we learn about Vincent before he was 27?

A．He showed no love for art.	B．He enjoyed staying alone.
C．He had a great interest in art.	D．He spent much time painting.

2. How many reasons are given to present Vincent's failure as an artist?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. Why didn't people like to trade with Vincent?

A．He was in a mess.	B．He became angry easily.
C．He didn't have fine works	D．He often fought with others.

4. What does the story mainly tell us?

A．Good manners are more important than talents.	B．A seed planted in darkness may bloom later.
C．Failure is the mother of success.	D．One is never too old to learn.