He started to do his homework when he heard the footsteps of his father.英译中

Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children. There the teachers also encouraged him to study music. Sadly, while he was still at school, his mother died. He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players. He sang, played the piano and wrote music.

He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles. In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made. The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx. The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles. After they had been playing together for two hours, Charles, then aged 73, jumped up and said: “He’s the one ... he can do it.” A year later Charles died aged 74. The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles’ music will live on.

(1)What can we learn from Ray’s childhood story？

A、His father died when he was 5 years old.

B、He started to go blind at the age of 7.

C、He was born in a rich musician family.

D、He started to learn the piano at the age of 6.

(2)Ray Charles’ mother encouraged him to play music because ().

A、his father was a musician as well

B、because it would help him get used to being blind

C、it was a good way for a blind person to get money

D、his teacher thought he was a genius

(3) Ray Charles went to a school for ().

A、normal children

B、deaf and blind children

C、talented children only

D、children without parents

(4)Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx ().

A、was the right person to play him in the film

B、was a good film maker

C、was the wrong person to play him in the film

D、was a good director

(5) What is the main idea of the last paragraph？

A、Becoming a musician.

B、Childhood story.

C、The film of Ray’s life.

D、Master of many styles.

Dr。 Ben Carsen grew up in a poor single parent house-hold in Detroit。 His mother， who had only a 3rd grade education helds two jobs cleaning bathrooms。 To his classmates and even to his

teachers he was thought of as the dummest kid in his class。 According to his own not so fond memories。

He had a terrible temper， and once threatened to kill another child。 Dr。 Carsen was headed down part of seld distraction until a critical moment in his youth。 His mother convinced that he had to do something dramatic preventing leading a life of failure laid down some rules。 He could not

watch television except for two programs a week， could not play with his friends after school

until he finished his homework。 And had to read two books a week， and write book reports about them。 His mother’s strategy worked。 “Of course， I didn’t know she couldn’t read。 So there I was

submitting these reports。” he said。 She would put check marks on them like she had been reading them。 As I began to read about scientists，economists and philosophers。 I started imaging myself in their shoes。 As he got into the hobbit of hard work， his grade began to soar。 Ultimately he received a scholarship to attending Yale

University， and later he was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical School。

He is now a leading surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medical School and he is also the author of the three books。

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard。

Q23 What do we learn about Ben Carsen ？

Q24 What did Ben Caren’s classmates and teachers think of him whenhe was first at school？

Q25 What did Ben Carsen’s mother tell him to do when he was a school boy？

Doctor Ben Carson grew up in a poor single parent household in Detroit. His mother, who had only a third-grade education, worked two jobs cleaning bathrooms. To his classmates and even to his teachers, he was thought of as the dumbest kid in the class, according to his own not so fond memories. He had a terrible temper, and once threatened to kill another child. Doctor Carson was headed down a path of self-destruction until a critical moment in his youth. His mother, convinced that she had to do something dramatic to prevent him from leading a life of failure, laid down some rules. He could not watch television except for two programs a week, could not play with his friends after school until he finished his homework, and had to read two books a week and write book reports about them. His mother’s strategy worked. “Of course, I didn’t know she couldn’t read, so there I was submitting these reports.” He said. “She would put check marks on them like she had been reading them. As I began to read about scientists, economists and philosophers, I started imaging myself in their shoes. As he got in the habit of hard work, his grades began to soar. Ultimately, he received a scholarship to attend Yale University. And later, he was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical School. He is now a leading surgeon at John’s Hopkins Medical School, and he’s also the author of three books.

Q: What do we learn about Ben Carson？

A.He had only a third-grade education.

B.He once threatened to kill his teacher.

C.He grew up in a poor single-parent household.

D.He often helped his.

Visiting the Bank

Last week Tom Walker arrived in London where his company has a new office. His company started up six months ago in Hong Kong. Now they are expanding their business in Europe. He had to open a new bank account for his company at ABHK Bank. When he arrived at the bank, he couldn't find where to open an account. He asked at the customer service desk. They told him to go up to the Foreign Department on the fourth floor. The bank which has a branch in Hong Kong arranged everything for him. They transferred the funds, and completed everything electronically. He thought thanking was very efficient Then the bank manager Introduced him to their accountants who advise companies about international taxation.

21. Where is Tom Walker's company？

A. Hong Kong

B. Beijing

C. London

22. When did his company start？

A. One year ago.

B. One year before

C. About hail a year ago

23. Where did he open a new account？

A. At the customer service desk

B. in the Foreign Department

C. In the Accounting Department

24. What did the Hong Kong branch send to London？

A. Money

B. Papers

C. Books

25. What do the accountants help with？

A. Keeping books

B. Directors' reports

C.Tax laws

A.and

B.when

C.than

D.then

It looked like nothing could change his life．It was not until the day that his father died．He left the boys andwent to help his mother who sold food by the roadside．

He really pitied his mum and wanted to do something to support her．He loved reading cartoon(漫画)books andhad been collecting them for years，SO he decided that he should sell them．Soon he realized that his books were verypopular．So he made up his mind to set up his own business．He went around buying cartoon books from otherpeople．He bought them for 25％and then sold them for half price．

These days，he doesn’t have to go around looking for cartoon books because there are always people coming tohis shop to sell their old ones．He now has a monthly income of about 55，000 baht(泰铢)．

He was a“troublemaker”to his teachers but he is a hero to me．If you are judged by your teachers as a“badstudent”．I suggest you ignore what they say．Just do your best in everything．Don’t give up so eas-ily，Believe me ，one day you could be successful,too.

Why does the author think some people should say“sorry”to Peter？

A.They refused to help him．

B.They considered him hopeless．

C.They looked down on his parents．

D.They made him give up his friends．

What did Peter do after his father died？A.He worked at a market．

B.He learnt to draw pictures．

C.He started his own business．

D.He continued his c011ege studies．

How does Peter get second．hand cartoon books now？A.He buys them from bookstores．

B.He goes around collecting them．

C.He borrows them from his friends．

D.He waits for people to sell them to him．

The word ignore in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to_________．A.take no interest in

B.pay no attention to

C.believe in

D.stick to

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B.False

C.Not Given

The man became very tired when he turned to swim back.A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

When the man finally finished his race, the crowd became angry with him.A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

The man came from a small country far away from Sydney.A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

The man did his best even if he was aware that he had no chance to win.A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

Two swimmers were disqualified because they had started before the official signal was given.A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

The man felt sad when he knew he made one of the slowest Olympic records..A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

It's easy for an athlete to perform well when having nobody to race against .A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

I knew that the man was not able to compete for the medals.A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

The crowd laughed at the man from beginning to end.A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

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ch.He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.While the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in (2) seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man had already (3) among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, "Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir？" he said in a low voice,"I's only a hundred dollars."

"The young man doesn't know I saw him (4) the watch just now," he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend (5) a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, "You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm sure the shop owner and the young man planned all this together."

A.a few

B.disappeared

C.to get

D.took

E.stealing

A.made

B.produced

C.given

D.opened