3．The composing career （作曲生涯） of Albert Roussel got off to a changeable start，and received one of its biggest successes from a lie．
Roussel became an orphan （孤兒） at the age of eight and went to live with his grandfather．He built on the music he had learned from his mother，entertaining himself by reading through the family music collection and playing operatic selections and popular songs on the piano．Three years later Roussel's grandfather died，and his mother's sister took him in．Her husband arranged for young Albert to take piano lessons．Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside added a second love to his life-the sea．He studied to be a soldier in the navy，but still made time to study music．
In the French Navy，he and two friends found time to play the music of Beethoven and other composers．Roussel also began composing．At the Church of the Trinity in Cherbourg on Christmas Day 1892，he had his first public appearance as a composer．That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march，and one of his fellow naval officers offered to show it to a famous conductor，Edouard Colonne．When Roussel's friend returned with the manuscript （手稿），he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music．
Not long afterward，at the age of 2S，Roussel did just that．He applied the qualities that he had developed in the navy to his composing and became a major force in twentieth century French music．As for Edouard Colonne's inspiring advice that Roussel should devote his life to music，Roussel's naval friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel's manuscript to the conductor．

60．What information can we get from the second paragraph？D
A．Albert's grandfather died when Albert was eight years old．
B．Albert's aunt arranged for him to take piano lessons．
C．Albert gave up studying music after he studied to be a soldier in the navy．
D．Albert came to love the sea after summer vacations at the seaside．
61．From the third paragraph we know thatB．
A．in the French Navy，Roussel and two friend began composing
B．Roussel's first public appearance at the church was successful
C．Roussel's naval friend showed the wedding march to Edouard
D．Edouard Colonne advised Roussel to devote his life to music
62．Which of the following is true according to the text？C
A．The composing career of Roussel started stably．
B．Roussel learned basic music knowledge from his aunt．
C．A white lie helped Roussel achieve success．
D．Roussel was cheated and hurt by his naval friend．
63．Who told a lie according to the text？B
A．Roussel's grandfather．  B．Albert's naval friend．
C．Roussel's aunt．          D．Edouard Colonne．

2．When I met him，I had a lot of anger inside of me．I've lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem，but in my neighborhood，there are shoot-ups all the time．I know kids who have been shot or beaten up．I have friends who were barred in prison．I could have ended up that way，too，but Mr．Clark wouldn't let that happen．
Mr．Clark worked long hours，making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact，the scores of our whole class rose．One day，he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera，and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem．Before the show，he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We did not want to let him down．
Mr．Clark was selected as Disney's 2000Teacher of the Year．He said he would draw three names out of a hat； those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award．But when the time came to draw names，Mr．Clark said，"You're all going．，'
On graduation day，there were a lot of tears．We didn't want his class to end．In 2001，he moved to Atlanta，but he always kept in touch．He started giving lectures about education，and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules，The Essential 55．In 2003，Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages．It was the most amazing experience of my life．It*s now my dream to one day start a group of women*s clubs，helping people from all backgrounds．

56．What would happen when the time came for Mr  Clark to go to Los Angeles？C
A．Many students would be treated to dinner at a restaurant there．
B．He would start his new businesses and get more students there．
C．All of his students would go with him to get the award．
D．He would take his class to see a movie at a theater there．
57．Which of the following is the name of a book？B
A，The Phantom of the Opera．  B．The Essential 55．
C．Spanish Harlem．            D．Disney，s 2000Teacher．
58．From the writer's story we can infer thatA
A．the writer might have been put into prison without Mr．Clark
B．thanks to Mr．Clark's hard work，the writer won the award for Best Teacher
C．the writer followed Mr．Clark to South Africa to help old people in poor areas
D．Mr．Clark retired in the year after he was selected as Disney's 2000Teacher
59．According to the text，what does the writer mainly intend to let us know？D
A．Mr．Clark was so successful a teacher that he devoted all his life to his career．
B．The way Mr．Clark helped to raise the scores of his class．
C．Much was Mr．Clark respected and loved by all of his students．
D．A good teacher has a good influence on his or her students．

1．Marjorie Gestring
    Marjorie Gestring was a springboard（跳板） diver from the United States who won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin，Germany at the age of 13 years．With the cancellation（取消） of the Olympics in 1940 and 1944 because of World War II，Gestring did not get a chance to defend her title，and her comeback attempt for the 1948 Summer Olympics failed．
Bob Mathias
    17-year-old American Bob Mathias won the decathlon（十項全能運動） only four months after taking up the sport．He is the youngest athlete in Olympic history to win a men's track and field event．By the time Mathias retired from decathlon competition in 1952，he had nine victories in nine competitions．He had won two gold medals separately in 1948 and 1952．In 1954 a film about his early life called The Bob Mathias Story was made，in which he and his wife played themselves．
Fu Mingxia
    Fu Mingxia was born on August 16，1978 in Wuhan，Hubei Province．At an early age，her father taught her to swim at a nearby river．She started exercising gymnastics at age 5，soon turning to diving．Fu Mingxia left home at age 9 to train in Beijing．In the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona，F(xiàn)u Mingxia became China's youngest Olympic champion ever when she won the 10-meter platform gold at the age of 13．
Ian Thorpe
    Ian Thorpe was born on 13 October，1982．He is a former Australian freestyle swimmer．At the age of 14，he became the youngest male ever to represent Australia．Ian Thorpe，17 years old，won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle by breaking his own world record in Sydney 2000．He has won five Olympic gold medals．
41．How many times has Marjorie Gestring taken part in the Olympic Games？A
    A．Two．       B．Three．          C．Four．           D．Five．
42．Which two athletes took part in the Olympics in the same year？C
    A．Marjorie Gestring and Fu Mingxia
    B．Bob Mathias and Fu Mingxia
    C．Marjorie Gestring and Bob Mathias．
    D．Bob Mathias and Ian Thorpe．
43．How long had Fu Mingxia practised diving in Beijing before she won the 10-meter platform gold in the 1992 Summer Olympics？C
    A．About ten years．
    B．About nine years．
    C．About five years．
    D．About three years．
44．What is the passage mainly about？A
    A．Some young Olympic champions．
    B．The history of the Olympic Games．
    C．How to train young Olympic athletes．
    D．How to prepare for the Olympic Games．

20．只有通過廣泛閱讀，才能掌握知識，成為競爭激烈的21世紀所需要的人才．（Only…）Only through reading widely can one master knowledgeand become a talent that the competitive 21^stcentury calls for．．

19．盡管水果富含維生素，急切想減肥的女士們也不應(yīng)該用水果來代替營養(yǎng)均衡的正餐．（rich）Although fruits are rich in vitamins，ladies who are anxious to lose weight can't replace well-balanced meals with fruits．．

18．對油畫感興趣的人們能夠在網(wǎng)上得到美術(shù)館的免費票．（free）Free tickets for the gallery are available online to those who are interested in oil paintings．．

17．萬一家具在大火中毀掉了，保險公司是否會支付所有的損失？（in case）Will the insurance company pay for allthe damages in case the furniture is destroyed in the fire？．

16．視頻聊天越來越受到人們的歡迎．（popular）Video chat has been more and more popular with people．．

15．盡管回報豐厚且風險不大，市場對銀行最近推出的金融產(chǎn)品仍反應(yīng)冷淡．（in spite of）In spite of the good reward（returns） and low risk，the market reaction toward the financial product recently launched by thebank was still cool．．

14．為了能陪伴孩子度過珍貴的童年時期，許多媽媽放棄了前景良好的職業(yè)生涯．（give up）In order to accompany their kidsthrough the precious childhood，many mothers have given up theirwork career of promising prospect．．