Liu Xiang, athlete, born in 1983

Liu Xiang made his name by winning the 110-meter hurdles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This was the first time an athlete of non-African descent (血統(tǒng)) had gone under 13 seconds for the event. In the same year, Liu set a new 110-meter hurdling world record at the Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, with a time of 12.88 seconds.
Lang Lang, pianist, born in 1982

Lang Lang began piano lessons at age three. His father quit his job to accompany his boy to Beijing. At 11, Lang Lang was awarded first prize for his outstanding performance at the Fourth International Young Pianists Competition in Germany. In 1995, at 13, he won first place at the Tchaikovsky International Young Musicians’ Competition in Japan. At 17, Lang Lang made his breakthrough in the West and has performed with many of the world’s major orchestras since then.
Li Yuchun, singer, born in 1984

Born into a middle-class family, Li was not encouraged by her parents to pursue a career in entertainment. The turning point came when she entered the Super Girl contest in 2005. This competition drew the largest audiences in Chinese television history. She rose above 120,000 applicants with her tomboy style and Latin-flavored performance. Her win came as a surprise to many people because she didn’t fit the stereotype of female singers. She has millions of fans of all ages all over the country. Her haircut and manners have been copied by tens of thousands of girls. Her first album sold more than 430,000 copies in the first month.
Ding Junhui, snooker player, born in 1987

Ding quit school at 13, after his father insisted he concentrate on snooker. His parents then sold their house to help Ding kick-start his career. In March 2005, he celebrated his 18th birthday by reaching the final of the China Open in Beijing, along the way beating world top-16 ranked players Peter Ebdon, Marco Fu and Ken Doherty. In the final, he defeated the then world No 3, Stephen Hendry, ranking first in the tournament. After shooting to fame, questions were raised over the father’s decision for Ding to quit school.
小題1:Who is the passage intended for?
A．People only interested in China Daily.B．Children born after the 1980s.
C．Students and the young crazy fans.D．Readers of all ages.
小題2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Liu Xiang was the first to prove the Asians can equal the African descent in the hurdles.
B．Li Yunchun’s talent made her the best-known singer in China.
C．Ding Junhui was forced to drop out of school because of his low grades.
D．Lang Lang was the most popular with the students in China.
小題3:Who was the youngest when they rose to fame?
A．Li Yuchun.B．Liu Xiang.C．Ding Junhui.D．Lang Lang.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D

試題分析：本文向大家介紹了4個(gè)80后的中國(guó)的名人。
小題1:推理題。本文向大家介紹了4個(gè)80后的中國(guó)比較有名的人，并不是說(shuō)本文是給80后的年輕人所寫。是給各個(gè)年齡段的人寫的。故D正確。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一部分This was the first time an athlete of non-African descent (血統(tǒng)) had gone under 13 seconds for the event. In the same year, Liu set a new 110-meter hurdling world record at the Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, with a time of 12.88 seconds. 說(shuō)明劉翔是第一個(gè)非非裔的在110米欄跑進(jìn)13秒的運(yùn)動(dòng)員。證明了在這一方面亞洲人不比非洲人差。故A正確。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二部分At 11, Lang Lang was awarded first prize for his outstanding performance at the Fourth International Young Pianists Competition in Germany.以及Lang Lang, pianist, born in 1982說(shuō)明朗朗在1993年的時(shí)候就已經(jīng)很出名了。比另外三個(gè)人都要早。故D正確。
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41—60題各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
It was raining．I went into a café and asked for a coffee．  41  I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed   42 ．I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls   43  their souls belonged to the   44 .
I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man   45  in front of it．“I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．“I can’t talk with you．I’m   46 ,”he said．He was chatting online and,   47 , he was playing a computer game—a war game．I was   48  .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried   49  to speak to that computer geek(怪人),   50  not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反應(yīng))．I was   51 ．I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “   52 !”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me．I   53 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
 54 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people．They were more   55  having a relationship with the   56 , particularly Steve．I wouldn’t want to   57  the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines   58  with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts．I didn’t even   59  that the coffee was bad,   60  Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
小題1:．
A．BeforeB．SinceC．AlthoughD．While
小題2:．
A．painB．lonelinessC．sadnessD．fear
小題3:．
A．becauseB．whenC．untilD．unless
小題4:．
A．homeB．worldC．NetD．Café
小題5:．
A．sleepingB．laughingC．sittingD．learning
小題6:．
A．busyB．thirstyC．tiredD．sick
小題7:．
A．first of allB．just thenC．a(chǎn)t the same timeD．by that time
小題8:．
A．surprisedB．delightedC．movedD．frightened
小題9:．
A．onceB．a(chǎn)gainC．firstD．even
小題10:．
A．butB．soC．ifD．or
小題11:．
A．excitedB．respectedC．a(chǎn)fraidD．unhappy
小題12:．
A．Shut upB．Enjoy yourselfC．Leave me aloneD．Help me out
小題13:．
A．walked aboutB．walked outC．raised my handD．raised my head
小題14:．
A．From then onB．At that momentC．In allD．Above all
小題15:．
A．interested inB．tired ofC．careful aboutD．troubled by
小題16:．
A．computerB．soulC．shopD．geek
小題17:．
A．tellB．planC．imagineD．design
小題18:．
A．other thanB．instead ofC．except forD．a(chǎn)s well as
小題19:．
A．pretendB．understandC．insistD．realize
小題20:．
A．a(chǎn)s ifB．just asC．just afterD．even though

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