一、词汇检测
1. The great (作曲家) Mozart started writing music when he was just a little boy.
2. The flat is very (中心的)— just five minutes’ walk from Renmin Street.
3. Some (石头) got in the way and we couldn’t go across.
4. When the headmaster was (颁发) the prizes, someone screamed.
5. How many (奖牌) did your class get in the sports meeting?
6. I think Jackson and Alice are really (常见的) English names.
7. You should separate glass (物品) from others because they may cut people’s fingers.
8. Toby’s dream is to be a in the future because he likes music.
9. Which are you going to learn to play, the piano or the violin?
10. Moss is the of this game. He beat (打败) the others in the first 30 minutes.

() 1. Wei Hua can sing very well. People are surprised at her great ______.
A.health
B.talent
C.culture
D.heart

() 2. — It’s late. How can we go home now?
— ______ there is no underground, let’s take a bus home.

A.Since
B.Even
C.Though
D.Because of

() 3. ______ art forms such as Chinese knot, Chinese paper-cutting and Beijing opera are deeply loved by students.
A.Social
B.Modern
C.Traditional
D.Natural

() 4. My father is talented. He can make furniture with ______ objects in daily life.
A.special
B.strange
C.common
D.unusual

() 5. — What do you know about Huqiu Scenic Area (景点)?
— It’s ______ its state level scenic spot (景点) — Tiger Hill Tower.
A.known as
B.different from
C.similar to
D.known for

() 6. Don’t give up ______ you meet with a new word. Look it up in the dictionary.
A.at times
B.each time
C.by the time
D.some times

() 7. You’ve been busy with the task for hours. Stop to have a rest and then go on ______.
A.work
B.working
C.to work
D.to working

() 8. — I’m afraid I have to give up my dream of being a singer.
— ______. No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.

A.Don’t lose heart
B.Don’t mention it
C.That’s unusual
D.You must be joking

三、阅读理解
( Jonathan Larson, a talented theatre composer faces great stress to create something great before time runs out.)
Jonathan: Hey, I need a job.
Michael: Can you hold on a second?
Jonathan: I wanna do what you do. I wanna have what you have. I want the nice car. I want the
nice house. I want it. I want all of it. OK?
Michael: What’s going on?
Jonathan: Oh, it’s good. I just spent the last eight years on a musical that’s never going to happen.
Michael: I find that very hard to believe. It was incredible (极好的) this morning.
Jonathan: Well... But not incredible enough. I can’t do it again, Mike. I have five more years of waiting tables, five more years of writing things that no one will ever see while Broadway (百老汇) just produces so many mega-musicals (大型音乐剧) without even the slightest thing original (原创的) or something to actually say about the world.
Michael: Are you done?
Jonathan: No, actually...
Michael: The presentation, Jonathan, it was amazing. It would be a sad story to give up what you have.
Jonathan: You did it.
Michael: Please! I was a mediocre (平庸的) actor (演员). Do you know how many mediocre actors there are in New York City? Do you know how many Jonathan Larsons there are? One.
Jonathan: I can’t keep wasting my time, Mike. I am 30 in two days.
Michael: And?
Jonathan: And my hero, Stephen Sondheim, was 27 when he had his first show on Broadway.
Michael: Well, guess what? You’re not Stephen Sondheim. Wait a little longer...
Jonathan: I am not waiting any more. I can’t keep waiting. This is my life.
Michael: I understand.
Jonathan: No, you don’t understand. I’m running out of time.
Michael: You are not running out of time.
() 1. What does Jonathan think of his future as a composer?
A. It is wonderful. B. It is hopeless. C. It is meaningful. D. It is valuable.
() 2. What does Jonathan complain about Broadway musicals?
A. There are so many successful musicals. B. There are too few original musicals.
C. They are paying too much attention to the real world.
D. They don’t produce many successful musicals.
() 3. Stephen Sondheim is probably ______.
A. another mediocre actor B. a mediocre composer
C. a successful composer D. a lazy actor
() 4. What is Michael trying to tell Jonathan?
A. He is not talented enough. B. He can be the next Stephen Sondheim.
C. Composing music wastes time. D. He shouldn’t give up his career.