1 . I had always loved music and dreamed of being a musician, travelling to different countries, meeting lots of people and doing something I loved to earn my money.
I had been playing the
I started one day,
When the day of the show came, I was so
When my turn came, I played my favorite tune and I even started to
After the show a man
We really enjoyed ourselves and life was like a big long holiday. As we became more successful, we had to work harder and practice more and eventually I became
A.Besides | B.Thus | C.Therefore | D.Instead |
A.similar | B.normal | C.strange | D.different |
A.songs | B.music | C.words | D.jokes |
A.guitar | B.violin | C.piano | D.drum |
A.enjoyable | B.attractive | C.exciting | D.frightening |
A.before | B.until | C.when | D.where |
A.picked | B.signed | C.took | D.wrote |
A.nervous | B.inspired | C.disappointed | D.excited |
A.What | B.There | C.It | D.As |
A.exactly | B.hardly | C.extremely | D.highly |
A.some | B.any | C.well | D.much |
A.dance | B.act | C.announce | D.sing |
A.shouted | B.jumped | C.praised | D.cheered |
A.looked | B.came | C.went | D.faced |
A.performance | B.behavior | C.presence | D.instrument |
A.call on | B.wait on | C.take on | D.depend on |
A.practice | B.consideration | C.reality | D.effect |
A.toured | B.ran | C.worked | D.turned |
A.fond | B.tired | C.aware | D.proud |
A.competitions | B.memory | C.friendship | D.youth |
In be United States the most popular form of folk dancing has been square-dancing since the earlier days. In those days, men and women worked in groups to build a house or harvest crops. When the work was done, they usually danced merrily and happily in a store or in a farm kitchen.
Nowadays square-dancing is still performed. A square, which has four sides, is formed by four couples. Each couple stands on one side of the square, the man on the left and the woman on the right. That is to say, one square has eight people and they stand facing the center of the square.
Large or small numbers of people can dance together. Sometimes as many as 800 or 1,000 people may be dancing all at the same time.
Costumes are worn by those who do the square-dancing. This makes the dancing more colorful to watch. Men may have colored shirts and western trousers they wear only on special days. Women often wear full skirts of different colors with a pretty blouse. In some country areas, everyone wears their best clothes.
Today in all parts of the US you will find some schools, clubs, or other groups that are square-dancing for fun. They enjoy it very much.
1. In the earlier days, when did people do square-dancing? (No more than 6 words)2. How many people are square-dancing if there is one square? (One word)
3. What does the underlined word “costumes” mean in Paragraph 4? (No more than 8 words)
4. What do people in some country areas wear in square-dancing? (No more than 6 words)
5. How do people of the US like square-dancing today? (No more than 6 words)
3 . On November 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the world famous violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Lincoln Centre in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert you know that getting on stage is not easy for him. He got polio (小儿麻痹症) as a child, and has to walk with the aid of two crutches (拐杖) now.
That night Perlman walked slowly to his chair. Then he sat down and began to play. But, suddenly, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it break — it broke with a loud noise.
People thought to themselves, “He would have to get up to either find another violin or find another string for this one.”
But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra (管弦乐队) began, and he played from where he had stopped. He played with such passion and such power.
Of course, everyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night Itzhak Perlm refused to know that. You could see him changing and recomposing (重新作曲) the piece in his head.
When he finished, there was a silence in the room. Then people rose and cheered. We were all on our feet, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.
He smiled and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can make with what you have left.”
His words have stayed in my mind ever since I heard them. That is also the way of life. Perhaps our task in this quickly changing world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.
1. Holding a concert is challenging for Perlman because ________.A.he is just a world famous violinist | B.he has never performed on stage before |
C.he is physically disabled as a result of a disease | D.he has difficulty in moving his body |
A.there was something wrong with the violin | B.he fell ill suddenly |
C.an accident happened and caused a disturbance | D.a very loud noise arose from the audience |
A.He would cancel the concert. | B.He would play another violin. |
C.Another performer would play instead. | D.The concert would be put off. |
A.to show they are satisfied with Perlman’s performance |
B.to thank the orchestra for their passionate performance |
C.to ask Perlman for another performance |
D.to express their appreciation of Perlman’s creative mind |
A.we should make the best of what we have | B.what we have is more important than what is lost |
C.we should not care about what is lost | D.the way of life is to always live with music |
A.China. | B.America. | C.Japan. |
内容要点:
1. 这首歌告诉我们自信的重要性; 2. 自信给人勇气尝试,使人成功;
3. 梦想和自信使人勇于面对困难; 4. 没有梦想和自信,不会获得成功;
5. 你的感悟(考生自拟,至少一点)。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 参考词汇:自信 — confidence(n);
3. 短文须包括所有要点,不要逐词翻译,可适当发挥,使短文连贯、通顺;
4. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
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