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1、畅读“原创时文”, 智取“阅读高分”“跟喜子哥学英语”之“原创阅读”第一部分 阅读理解Passage 1 Kim Soo-hyun (金秀贤) was born on February 16, 1988. He is a South Korean actor, model and singer and best known for his roles in the television dramas Dream High, Moon Embracing the Sun, and My Love from the Star, as well as the movies The Thieves a

2、nd Secretly, Greatly. Kim Soo-hyun was very quiet in middle school and no one expected him to enter the entertainment field (娱乐圈). But he didnt want to be quiet any more, so he first started acting in high school. When he was working hard at memorizing scripts and practiced for school plays, Kims id

3、ea to become an actor grew greatly. He started to learn in Chung-Ang University, majoring (专业；主攻) in Theater and Film Studies. His acting is getting better and better. At last, he appeared in the musicals (音乐剧) Grease and A Midsummer Nights Dream in 2003.( ) 1. Kim Soo-hyun is a _. A. Chinese actor

4、B. English model C. South Korean actor D. America singer( ) 2. No one thought that he could _. A. study very well B. eat a lot C. help his friends D. enter the entertainment field( ) 3. Kim Soo-hyun was majoring in _. A. Chemistry B. English C. Theater and Film Studies D. vocal music( ) 4. Which one

5、 is TRUE?A. Kim Soo-hyun was born on February 15, 1988.B. Kim Soo-hyun was very quiet in middle school.C. He started acting in middle school.D. Kims goal was to be a doctor.( ) 5. What does the underline word “scripts” mean? A. 剧本 B.时间 C.演出时间 D.句型 Passage 2 The “Chinese First Lady”, Peng Liyuan is a

6、 very famous Chinese folk (族的) singer and performing artist. Peng is the Dean (系主任) of the Peoples Liberation Army Art Academy. She became very popular as a woman soprano singer, because she appeared on the CCTV New Years Gala （央视春晚）almost every year. Almost everybody in China enjoy watching this te

7、levision program at the same time during the Chinese New Year. She is quite good at singing the songs. She has won many prizes in singing competitions all over China. Everybody in China likes her songs. Her most famous songs include People from Our Village (父老乡亲), Zhumulangma (珠穆朗玛) and In the Field

8、 of Hope. Peng is a member of Chinas Peoples Liberation Army and holds the rank equivalent to major general (相当于大将军衔). She was the first in China to obtain a Masters degree (硕士学位) in traditional folk music when the degree was started in the 1980s. ( ) 1. Peng Liyuan is a _. A. soprano singer B. famo

9、us actress C. university student D. worker( ) 2. Peng Liyuan has won lots of honors in _. A. university competitions B. singing matches C. acting competitions D. speech matches ( ) 3. Which one is TRUE?A. Peng is the head of the Peoples Liberation Army.B. Her most famous singles include In the Field

10、 of Sad.C. Pengs rank of Peoples Liberation Army equivalent to Major general.D. She obtained a Singings degree.( ) 4. What does the underline word “obtain” mean? A. 拿走 B. 获得 C. 流行 D. 录取( ) 5. What is the best title of this? A. Peng Liyuan B. Obtain Degrees C. Peoples Liberation Army D. Famous SongsP

11、assage 3 Happy Camp is a Chinese show produced by Hunan Broadcasting System. The series started in July 7, 1997, and has remained in production since then, because it is very popular. The show was hosted (主持) by the Happy Family: He Jiong, Li Weijia, Xie Na, Du Haitao, and Wu Xin. Happy Camp is one

12、of Chinas most popular shows, with a viewership of tens of millions. The show is played every Saturdays. Because the show is so popular, it has won many awards (奖项) in Asia. This show has been watched by the Chinese people through out the world. This show is purposely (专门地) created for young people

13、to watch. Over the years, the happy camp family has produced music albums (专辑) and movies. The main purpose of these productions is to bring happiness to the people. The hosts have been well known by the people.( ) 1Happy Camp is produced by _ Broadcasting System. A. Shenzhen B. Fenghuang C. Hunan D

14、. Hebei( ) 2The series started in _. A. July 7, 1997 B. July 10, 2001 C. June 7, 1997 D. May 7, 1998( ) 3There are _ hosts. A. nine B. one C. four D. five( ) 4The underlined word “viewership” means “_” in Chinese. A. 电视机B. 电视观众C. 面试D.复习( ) 5Which of the following is TRUE? A. This show has been watch

15、ed by American people. B. Happy Camp always makes people cry. C. Happy Camp is played every Sundays. D. Happy Camp has won many awards in Asia.Passage 4 The UK wants Chinese teachers to try to increase the level of maths in its schools. Chinese students have the highest international test results. T

16、here is a huge difference in maths levels between the UK and China. A newspaper said: “The children of cleaners in Shanghai outperform those of UK doctors and lawyers in global maths tests.” The UK will hire (雇佣) 60 of Shanghais best maths teachers to help improve the ability of one million British

17、students. The UK is far behind many countries in maths. Poor numeracy (数字计算) costs the UK economy $30 billion a year. Britains education minister (教育官员) went on a fact-finding mission to China. She said: “We have some brilliant maths teachers but what I saw in Shanghai strengthened my belief that we

18、 can learn from them.” She added: “They have a can-do attitude (态度) to maths and I want us to match (与相匹配) that.” Maths qualifications (资( ) 1. The UK will hire _ best maths teachers to teach one million British students. A. sixty of Shanghais B. six hundred of Shanghais C. six of Shanghais D. six t

19、housand of Shanghais( ) 2. Shanghais maths teachers have _ to math. A. a bad attitude B. fears C. difficulty D. a can-do attitude ( ) 3. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The UK wants Canada teachers to try to increase the level of math in its schools. B. The UK is far behind many countries in math

20、s. C. Britains students went on a fact-finding mission to China. D. Maths qualifications cannot equal higher salaries and better jobs.( ) 4. What does the underlined word “outperform” mean? A. 大于 B. 胜利 C. 胜过 D. 失败 ( ) 5. What is the best title of this passage? A. Chinese Maths B. The UK Wants Chines

21、e Math Teacher C. Better Jobs D. The UK Students Passage 5Superman and Batman (蝙蝠侠) will be in the same film together for the first time ever. The movie will be in cinemas in the summer of 2015. Zack Snyder, the director of the latest Superman movie “Man Of Steel,” told reporters the news on Saturda

22、y. He said many fans of the two superheroes would be happy that the two characters are going to team up. Henry Cavill, who starred (担当主演) in “Man Of Steel,” will play Superman again in the new film. The producers (出品人) dont yet know which actor will play Batman. Moviegoers are expecting an action-pa

23、cked adventure that will be like no other superhero film. Mr Snyder said he could not give away any secrets about the story because the script hasnt been written yet. The movie company Warner Bros. hopes the Superman-Batman duo (二人组) will be as successful as the 2012 film The Avengers. That movie ma

24、de $1.5 billion worldwide and successfully brought together the main characters （角色）owned by Marvel Comics. Warner Bros. and DC Comics (the owners of Superman and Batman) have spent many years trying to agree to the new film. Snyder told reporters just how great he thought the new movie would be, sa

25、ying: “Lets face it, its a great challenge for us to make a most exciting story, and were sure it will be a great success, since they are the greatest superheroes in the world.” However, some fans are worried about the new movie. They think the movie needs to be a very, very special story to be succ

26、essful.( ) 1. The movie will be in _. A. 2015 (in the summer) B. the spring of 2014 C. fall 2015 D. for Christmas 2014( ) 2. _ want a new action-packed adventure in the film. A. Mr. Snyder B. Henry Cavill C. Moviegoers D. Superman( ) 3. Which of the following is WRONG? A. The script hasnt been writt

27、en yet. B. Some fans think the movie needs to be a very, very special story to be successful. C. The man who starred in Man of Steel, will play Superman again in the new film. D. Marvel Comics is the director of the latest Superman movie Man of Steel.( ) 4. What does the underlined word “script” mea

28、n? A. 画面 B. 景色 C. 剧本 D. 事件( ) 5. What is the best title of this passage? A. Man Of Steel B. Superman & Batman to be in the same movie C. An action-packed adventure D. Superman and BatmanPassage 6 Britain says it will send ten war ships to Gibraltar on Monday. The ships will make a stop there on thei

29、r way to the Middle East. Many people think the stopover (中途停留) is a bad time because relations between Britain and Spain have become bad recently. Spain got angry after Gibraltars government (直布罗陀政府) put concrete blocks (水泥石块) on the seabed. It said this was to let sea life grow and to stop Spanish

30、 boats fishing nearby. Spain then said it might start charging 50 euros (about $67) for people to travel across the border between Gibraltar and Spain. Tensions increased again when Spain started searching people entering Spain as security against terrorism. Motorists had to wait for up to six hours

31、 at the border. Spain gave Gibraltar to Britain in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht (乌特勒支条约). It became an important base for Britains Royal Navy (英国皇家海军). Gibraltar is a small area of land which covers just 6.8 square kilometers, south of Cadiz. The 430-meter-tall Rock of Gibraltar stands in the ce

32、nter. The population is around 30,000 and most of them are very happy for being a part of British. Many parts of Gibraltar look like a piece of mainland Britain. Spain has argued for many years that Gibraltar should be returned to Spain. Britains government said that could only happen if the people

33、of Gibraltar vote for (投票) it. The British prime minister (首相) told his Spanish partner: “This problem should not break our relations. However there was a real risk of this happening.”( ) 1. Spain got angry because Gibraltar put _ on the seabed. A. blocks B. rods C. nets D. mines( ) 2. Spain gave Gi

34、braltar to Britain in 1713 under _. A. the Treaty of Versailles B. Reinsurance Treaty C. the Treaty of Utrecht D. the Treaty of Brest-Litovsh( ) 3. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Spain became an important base for Britains Royal Navy.B. British warships will stay in Gibraltar to protect the peopl

35、e there.C. Gibraltar is a small area of land measuring just 8.6 square kilometers, south of Cadiz.D. The population of Gibraltar is around 30,000.( ) 4. The “risk” that the British leader talked about was _. A. the people of Gibratar wont vote for it B. there will be no more fish near Gibraltar C. t

36、here will be no war D. their relations will be broken ( ) 5. What does the underlined word terrorism mean?A. 恐怖主义 B. 安全防范 C. 糟糕 D. 犯罪分子Passage 7 Being attacked by killer bees usually only happens in thriller movies or nightmares (噩梦). For a couple in Texas, the nightmare turned into reality (现实) on

37、Wednesday night. Kristen Beauregard, 44, and her boyfriend were in their garden exercising their two ponies (小马). Ms Beauregard told reporters that everything was normal until one of the ponies started kicking and jumping. The animal was very frightened about something. Suddenly she saw a dark cloud

38、 in the sky and she realized it was a large group of bees. She said: “It got all dark, like it was night time, there were so many bees.” The bees attacked the couple and their horses. Luckily they had a swimming pool, so the couple jumped in. Ms Beauregard was stung over 200 times by the bees. Her b

39、oyfriend counted over 50 stings on his arms, neck and head. The pool probably saved their lives because the bees could not attack them under the water. Kristen explained how terrifying (令人恐惧的) it was. She said: “We were trying to stand up in the water but every time we stuck our heads out for air, t

40、hey would cover us and start stinging us. We were trying to breathe and they were stinging us on the face and on the nose.” Unluckily, the two ponies could not escape (逃离) from the bees. They got stung thousands of times. One died on the farm, the other passed away at the vets clinic (兽医门诊) later th

41、at evening.( ) 1. _ usually only happens in horror movies or nightmares. A. Killing bees B. seeing bees as big as horses C. Being attacked by killer bees D. Feeding bees ( ) 2. The couple was _ in their garden at that time. A. exercising B. looking for bees C. jumping D. exercising their horses( ) 3

42、. The second pony died _. A. in the field B. at the vets clinic C. in an ambulance D. in the swimming pool( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE? A. A pony attacked the bees. B. The woman saw something that she thought was a bright, white cloud. C. It is likely that a swimming pool saved the couple f

43、rom death. D. The man had 250 stings on his arms, neck and head.( ) 5. What does the underlined word “stung” mean? A. 划破 B. 蜇 C. 疼痛 D. 讽刺Passage 8 Hello, my name is Zhao Benshan. Others call me Uncle Benshan. I was born in Lianhua Valley in 1957. Im a Chinese skit （滑稽短剧） and sitcom （情景短剧） actor, and

44、 these years I began to be a TV director. I have lots of works such as Liu Lao Gen. I also have lots of disciple, Xiao Shenyang is one of my disciple. Most of my disciples are very good at singing and acting. They bring happiness to people, too. I believe Buddhism (佛教), its a really good faith (信仰).

45、 I have two children, they are Zhao Yinan and Zhao Yihan. Theyre both lovely. I like them very much. I have appeared on the CCTV New Years Gala for fifteen years, and because of this I got an award. I hope, in the future, I can still bring lots of fun to everybody.( ) 1. Uncle Benshan is _ years old

46、 now. A. 50 B. 60 C. 57 D. 48( ) 2. Uncle Benshan started to be a _ these years. A. teacher B. singer C. actor D. director( ) 3. Uncle Benshan appeared on the _ for 15 times. A. Super Boy B. CCTV New Years Gala C.I Am a Singer D. Happy Camp( ) 4. What does the underline word “disciple” mean? A. 徒弟 B

47、. 师傅 C. 朋友 D. 同事( ) 5. Which one is WRONG? A. Uncle Benshan has lots of works. B. Buddhism is Uncle Benshans faith. C. Uncle Benshan has three children. D. Uncle Benshan was born in Lianhua Valley.Passage 9 Reading or writing text messages (文本信息) while you are walking is dangerous. A new study says

48、it is more dangerous than texting while driving. The study is from the University of Buffalo (布法罗) in the USA. Researchers found that there are more injuries per kilometer to texting pedestrians than there are to texting motorists (开车人). Their report says walking is not as easy as we think it is. We

49、 need to focus on many things at the same time to walk safely in a straight line. The research team said that people forget how to walk properly (恰当地), so dangerous things happen to them. They bump into walls and other people, walk into cars, fall over things in the street, and even fall into holes

50、or down stairs. A University of Buffalo professor said walking is a complex (复杂的) action. He said there are several reasons why texting stops people from walking properly. One reason is that they cannot see the path ahead of them. Another is that they are focused on their fingers on their mobile pho

51、ne keyboard instead of their feet on the street. A final reason is that their minds are somewhere else and not on thinking about walking from A to B safely. The professor said over 6,000 people visited his hospital last year because they were injured while texting. He said the worst cases are head i

52、njuries (受伤). When a pedestrian is thrown into the air after being hit by a car, he/she has nothing to protect the head, and the damage can be serious.( ) 1. Texting while walking is more dangerous than texting _. A. while running B. when you are laughing C. while driving D. when you are studying( )

53、 2. Walking is _ . A. a good action B. an easy action C. a waste of time D. a complex action( ) 3. Which of the following is WRONG? A. The study is from the University of Buffalo in the USA. B. Dangerous things happen because people forget how to walk properly. C. walking is not as easy as we think it is. D. The professor said over 6,00 people visited his hospital last year because of texting while walking.( ) 4. What does th