Dear Mr. Know,

　　My 13-year-old son was in an accident several days ago. His doctors say he has no chance of seeing again. I have no experience with the blind (盲的). I want to know how he may behave in the future. I want to know everything I can to help him. Please help!

　　Mary

　　Dear Mary,

　　My son, Trey, who is nine years old, also lost his vision (视力) suddenly. I think one of the most important things for you to do is to find other blind kids of your son’s age in your area. He will need someone to talk to that understands his situation and can give him some advice. Sometimes, other kids treat your son differently, and it takes time, experience, and patience to learn the best ways of dealing with this. But if your son had another successful, blind teenager to talk to, that person could tell him how they dealt with the same situations. Also, often talk to the doctor so that they can show your son how to get around safely. Learning to use assistant technology(辅助技术) and Braille(盲人用的点字法) are also extremely important. Where I live, we have a place called Envision that offers these services. Check around for something similar in your area. I hope I have been of some help.

　　Jack

　　( )1. How old is Mary’s son?

　　A. 9. B. 10. C. 12. D. 13.

　　( )2. Mary is worried about _______.

　　A. why her son will be blind

　　B. how to help her son

　　C. that her son won’t be allowed to go to school

　　D. how to help the blind in her neighborhood

　　( )3. Jack is _______.

　　A. a doctor B. a blind C. Mary’s son D. Trey’s father

　　( )4. How many pieces of advice does Jack give to Mary?

　　A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

　　( )5. If you go to Envision, you can ______.

　　A. look for blind friends

　　B. find many blind children

　　C. learn to use assistant technology and Braille

　　D. get the advice from the doctors

　　She is a beautiful actress. Her name is Lin Yichen and her English name is Ariel Lin, She was born in Taiwan on October 29, 1982. She is 160cm tall. And her favorite colors are black and white.

　　As an actress, Ariel Lin is very successful. At the age of 27, she won the Best Female (女性的) Lead Actor award (奖) at the Taiwan Golden Bell Awards. Now Lin takes on a new challenge — she becomes a singer. In 2009, Lin came to Beijing to promote (宣传) her first album called Meeting with Happiness. It came out in July.

　　For her first album, Lin was in a recording studio (录音棚) for a month. She worked seven to eight hours a day. That was really a hard time.

　　“I had to eat a lot so that I could keep going,” said Lin.

　　Lin hopes she will sing better and better as time goes on.

　　“People say singers should sing with both emotion (感情) and skills,” she said.

　　“It’s an amazing thing to express yourself just with your voice and it’s also wonderful when you make it,” she added.

　　With her strong will (意志), she must become better and better in the future. Good luck to this young girl!

　　根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。(10分)

　　( ) 6. What does the underlined word “strong” mean in Chinese?

　　A. 开放的 B. 保守的

　　C. 薄弱的 D. 坚强的

　　( ) 7. When did Ariel Lin win the Best Female Lead Actor award at the Taiwan Golden Bell Awards?

　　A. In 2010. B. In 2009.

　　C. In 2007. D. In 1982.

　　( ) 8. How long was Ariel Lin in the recording studio for her first album?

　　A. For seven hours. B. For eight hours.

　　C. For eight days. D. For around 30 days.

　　( ) 9. Which is NOT true about Ariel Lin?

　　A. She likes red best.

　　B. She was born in Taiwan.

　　C. She is not only an actress.

　　D. She is medium height.

　　( ) 10. What can we learn about Ariel Lin from this passage?

　　A. She is a great musician.

　　B. She prefers singing to acting.

　　C. She is a hard-working girl.

　　D. She comes from a rich family.

　　Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics, but music with tones (音调). Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take pleasure in pop music. Most young people like pop music.

　　Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 60s. The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

　　( ) 11. The biggest difference between music and songs is ______.

　　A. feelings B. lyrics and tones

　　C. languages and countries D. meanings

　　( ) 12. According to the passage, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was ______ it is today.

　　A. much greater than B. much smaller than

　　C. as great as D. as small as

　　( ) 13. What does the underlined word “kind” mean?

　　A. Type. B. Class. C. Feature. D. Entertainment.

　　( ) 14. Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?

　　A. Native music. B. Jazz.

　　C. Pop music. D. Classical music.

　　( ) 15. Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

　　A. People can get different things from the same piece of music.

　　B. Pop music began to be popular in the mid-twentieth century.

　　C. The best known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”.

　　D. Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly.

　　参考答案：

　　1-5 DBDDC

　　6-10 DBDAC

　　11-15 BAACD

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