语法填空
1 More importantly it is also a good opportunity ________ (express) your best wishes to our school
2 An inspiring speech on reading ______ (origin) books was given by a professor from Peking University
3 Andrea Ghez _______ (award) the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020
4 When we climbed _______ the top of the tower a wonderful view of the lake came into our sight
5 A healthy person can always be _________ (energy) and enjoy his life
二阅读理解
One of the most famous buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York Carnegie Hall is known not just for its beauty and history but also for its amazing sound It has been said that the hall itself is an instrument It takes the music and makes it larger than life
Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie who paid for its construction Construction on Carnegie Hall began in 1890 and the official opening night was on May 5 1891
The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1924 when it was sold to Robert E·Simon The building became very old and in 1960 the new owner made plans to destroy it and build an office block Isaac Stern led a group of people who fought to save Carnegie Hall and finally the city of New York bought it for 5 million It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995
Advertisements and stories in newspapers about how Carnegie Hall needed help to recover its history led people to send in old concert programmes and information from all over the world Over 12 000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Hall’s concert history
Carnegie Hall is actually made up of several different halls but the Main Hall now called the Isaac Stern Hall is the most famous The hall itself can hold an audience of 2 804 in five levels of seating
Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there This has led to a very old joke which is now part of Carnegie Hall’s history Question How do I get to Carnegie Hall Answer Practise practise practise
1 It can be inferred that people wanted to save Carnegie Hall mainly because _______
A it made a lot of money
B it was worth visiting
C many important concerts were held in it
D it made some musicians become famous
2 How did Carnegie Hall recover its concert history
A Through newspaper reports
B Through old concert programmes
C Through old photographs
D Through old jokes
3 How long did it take Carnegie Hall to be fixed up
A 9 years B 10 years
C 11 years D 12 years
4 Which of the following would be the best title for the text
A The History of Carnegie Hall
B The Best Musician Having Played in Carnegie Hall
C A Joke about Carnegie Hall
D The Dream of Most Musicians
三读续写
When the boys and girls got on the bus early in the morning they noticed Vingo who sat in front of them staring at a photo completely in silence At noon the bus pulled into Howard Johnson ’s a service area and everybody got off the bus except Vingo The youngsters began to wonder about him When they came back one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself
Want some drink she asked
Vingo smiled and thanked her and became silent again
Late in the afternoon they stopped at another Howard Johnson ’s and this time Vingo went out The girl insisted that he join them He followed them to a restaurant and ordered a cup of black coffee and some cookies When they returned the girl sat with Vingo again After a while slowly and painfully he began his story and told her that he had been in prison for the past four years and now he was going home
Are you married asked the girl
I don ’t know he said softly
You don ’t know
Well when I was in prison I wrote to my wife he said I told her that I was going to be away for a long time and that if she couldn ’t stand it if the kids kept asking questions and if it hurt her too much she could just forget me I ’d understand I told her she didn ’t have to write to me And she didn ’t Not for three and a half years
And you ’re going home now not knowing
Yeah Well last week I wrote to her again We used to live in Brunswick and there ’s a big oak (橡树) tree just as you come into town I told her that if she didn ’t have a new man and if she ’d take me back she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree and I ’d get off and come home If she didn ’t want me forget it—no handkerchief and I ’d go on through
Wow the girl burst out Wow
She told the other youngsters and soon all of them were in it
注意 续写词数应150左右
Vingo handed the photo to the youngsters ______________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Vingo sat there staring at the oak tree as a statue ______________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
语法填空
1to express
2original
3was awarded
4onto
5energetic
二阅读理解
1C推理判断题根段Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there (历史优秀著名音乐家卡基音乐厅演奏 数想成伟音乐家梦想里演奏)知 历史辉煌 拆迁改建时 会极力挽救 选C
2B细节理解题根第四段Over 12 000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Hall’s concert history (收超12 000音乐会节目 节目 卡基音乐厅音乐会历史重现辉煌)选B
3D细节理解题根第三段It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995 (然1983年1995年间进行修复)修复时间持续1995198312年 选D
4A旨意题通阅读文章 知篇文章讲号称世界流音响设备卡基音乐厅历史辉煌 选A
三读续写
Vingo handed the photo to the youngsters Studying the photo they saw a beautiful young woman in the middle hugging the lovely kids and a smiling Vingo With Brunswick approaching they returned the photo to Vingo He put it in his pocket and buried his face in his hands as if to protect himself against another disappointment The youngsters took over window seats and stared out of the window eagerly looking for the coming of the oak tree Suddenly they jumped up from their seats and screamed
Vingo sat there staring at the oak tree as a statue The tree was covered with yellow handkerchiefs twenty or thirty of them maybe hundreds waving in the wind The oak tree stood like a banner of welcome in the wind Very slowly Vingo rose from his seat trying his best to hold himself steady He made his way to the front door of the bus and forgot to say goodbye to the youngsters
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