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Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world.

Jack was born on May 18. 1975 in Hawaii Being the song of a famous surfer. Jack usually has an interest in surfing.Most of his life lessons were learned in the water.At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters—the worlde’s most famous surfing competition.Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father.Unluckily .One month later,he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.

Life is like a reaching door.When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practise playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital.At first ,his father thought Jack only did it for fun.but soon he was suiprised at the great progress his song had made.

When studying in the university. Jack didn’t stop practising his guitar skills.He played the guitar for school partses.He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends.They liked his songs.His first music albam Brushfire Fairytaies came out in 2001.It was a great success.His second album，On and On ，was much like his first.They were filled with sweet，easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to later. Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America.He became popular all over the world.

Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copics of them were sold.His music doesn’t fit into any of the popular music styles like pop,rocks R and B or hip-hop.It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice.When listening to his songs,you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunfine.

Jack is a talent,though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success.Whatever happens in our lives,we have to accept it and do the best we can.

1.At the age of 17, Jack__.

A. had his first music album

B. took part in a surfing compentition

C.had his first concert

D.became popular all over the world

2.Jack started to write songs__.

A. while he was staying in hospital 

B.when he had concerts out of America

C. after his seccond album came out

D.after he played the guitar at the school party

3.What is the seccet or Jack’s success?

A.He was born in Hawaii

B. His father was very famous

C. He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends

D. He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A Famous Writer   B.Surfing in the Sea

C.A Guitar Player     D.Surfing in the Music

Mary Josephine Ray，the New Hampshire woman，who was the oldest person living in the United States，has died at age 114 years,294 days.She died yesterday at a nursing home in Westmoreland but was active until about two weeks before her death，her granddaughter Katherine Ray said.

“She just enjoyed life.She never thought of dying at all，”Kather­ine Ray said.“She was planning for her birthday party.”

Ray was the oldest person in the United States and the second oldest in the world，according to the Gerontology Research Group.She was also recorded as the oldest person ever to live in New Hampshire.

Ray was born on May 17,1895，in Bloomfield，Prince Edward Island，Canada.She moved to the United States at the age of 3.She lived for 60 years in Anson，Maine.She lived in Florida，Massachusetts and elsewhere in New Hampshire before she moved to Westmoreland in 2002 to be near her children.Ray’s husband，Walter，died in 1967.Survivors include 2 sons,8 grandchildren,13 great­grandchildren and 5 great­great grandchildren.

The oldest living American is now Neva Morris of Ames，Iowa，at age 114 years,216 days.The oldest person in the world is Japan’s Kama Chinen at age 114 years,301 days.Morris，the Iowa woman now believed to be the oldest US resident (居民)，lives at a care center.Only one of her four children，a son in Sioux City，is still alive.

6．What is the best title for this passage?

A．The oldest person in the US died at age 114.

B．The oldest person in the US died for no reason.

C．The oldest person in the US wanted to live longer.

D．The oldest person in the US was happy at a nursing home.

7．Which of the following statements about Mary Josephine Ray is WRONG?

A．She was born on May 17,1895，in Canada.

B．She died at the age of 114 years,294 days.

C．She was still very active in her last two weeks.

D．She was not at her own home when she died.

8．From what Katherine Ray said，we can learn Mary Josephine Ray________.

A．didn’t know how to enjoy life

B．didn’t like holding a birthday party

C．was afraid nobody would come to her birthday party

D．was not troubled by the thought of dying

9．What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A．Mary Josephine Ray liked moving.

B．Mary Josephine Ray lived a very hard life.

C．Mary Josephine Ray had a very big family.

D．Mary Josephine Ray lived with her children until 2002.

10．According to the passage，who is the oldest person in the world?

A．Mary Josephine Ray.                           B．Neva Morris.

C．Kama Chinen.                                      D．Walter.

Junior school students in Harbin，Heilongjiang，had a "long weekend"．They had four days off from Oct．19-22．It was not for any festival，but was caused by serious smog．

The smog was caused by high levels of PM 2．5 in the air．

PM 2．5 is small particles（微粒） of pollution in the air with a diameter （直徑） of 2．5 micrometers or less．Waste gas from cars and factories is the biggest cause of PM 2．5 pollution． On Oct．17，the World Health Organization named air pollution a cause of cancer．

To better protect children，cities are taking action．

On Oct．21，Harbin Education Bureau decided to close primary and junior high schools for two days．

??? Beijing started a program on Oct．22 which has a warning system with four levels．The red warning is the highest warning level．It means that the next three days will see serious pollution．

When a red warning is issued（發(fā)布），schools will close．

If there's pollution that's not as serious，the Beijing Commission of Education will ask schools to stop PE classes and outdoor activities．

How will students be informed?

"First，the Commission of Education will inform schools online，" Ye Yan，head of Beijing Shijingshanqu Experimental Primary School，told Beijing Times．"Then teachers will text students’ parents．"

Will the days off affect the study plan?

"Missing school days will be made up during the summer or winter vacations，"? said Wang Hao，a physical education teacher in Beijing Chaoyang district．

For students in Harbin who had the long weekend，they would go to school on the next two Saturdays．

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

1.Why did students in Harbin have a long weekend?

A． Because the weather was extremely cold．? ?????????????

B． Because a special festival came．

C．Because the winter vacation began．??????? ?????????????

D．Because there happened serious smog．

2.Which of the following is TRUE about PM 2．5?

A．It makes water polluted．? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B．People can see it with eyes．

C．It only comes from factories． ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D．It can cause serious diseases．

3.When a red warning is issued in Beijing，what will happen?

A．All of the work will be stopped．????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B．People aren't allowed to go outside．

C．Schools will be closed for a few days．????????????? ?????????????

D．Air pollution will be seen in a few weeks．

4.What does the underlined word "text" mean in Chinese?

A．寫信????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．發(fā)信息????????????? ????????????? C．寫文章????????????? ????????????? D．發(fā)郵件

5.What is the reading mainly about?

A．What PM 2．5 is made up of．????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B．How people fight against air pollution．

C．What influence the smog brings to school．????????????? ?????????????

D．How schools deal with the missing school days．

Nora, a 17-year-old American, notices that when she has to do a paper for school and researches it on the Internet, she rarely reads a whole page and does deep reading. “I’ll read the beginning of a paragraph and then I'll skip(跳過) the rest,” she says.
While Nora's mother, Martha, loves sitting down with a good book and reading carefully, her daughter may be the wave of the future.
“Deep reading”, or slow reading, is a process in which people think carefully while they read. With most, that means slowing down --- even stopping and rereading a page or paragraph to really understand what the author is trying to say.
Last summer, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he was concerned about what he sees as a decline（衰退）in slow reading. Instant messages and 140-character tweets（微博）appear to be reducing out ability to concentrate on a single idea or theme of a book, he told Foreign Policy Magazine.
It's easy to forget the benefits of deep reading in an age when anything worth doing is done fast. Experts warn that without deep reading, it is impossible to be an educated person of the world, a knowledgeable voter or even an imaginative thinker.
“If you want to have a deep relationship with a text and understand a complex idea, then slow reading is a preferred style. It is good for pleasure, too. It is not a rushed experience and you can lose yourself in a text,” said Canadian writer John Miedema, the author of the book Slow Reading.
US' Ohlone College English professor Cynthia Lee Katona says reading is a highly social activity that builds the mind and social connections. If you read, she says, you simply know more and have more to talk about with friends, partners and people you know.
Deep reading can also take a reader on a trip around the world even if they are sitting in a living room armchair, Katona says. Also, deep reading helps people develop thinking, writing and conversation skills.
“If you like beautiful things, authors put words together that are really beautiful and expressive,” she says. “If you want to write well--- and there are lots of reasons to express yourself clearly --- you should read.”
【小題1】The comparison（對(duì)比）between Nora and her mother's reading habits _______.