三、閱讀理解

　　(A)

　　He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.

　　This is Jay Zhou(周杰倫) the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his new album (唱片), "Ye Huimei", and the album was released (發(fā)行) in July and was named after his mother.

　　Zhou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.

　　His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.

　　Zhou is not very handsome（帥）. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive (有魅力 的) to me, " said Liu Jiajun,a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing.

　　"He is true to himself. He never follows others, "said Zhang Yujie,a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province.

　　1. From this passage,we know that Jay Zhou_________.

　　A. is very handsome

　　B. has a bright smile

　　C. often makes too much noise

　　D. is a pop music star

　　2. His fans are so excited because_________.

　　A. he released a new album in July

　　B. he will sing new songs in Beijing

　　C. he can play the piano very well

　　D. his new album was named after his mother

　　3. When he was a little child, he_________.

　　A. talked a lot every day

　　B. did well in his study at school

　　C. started to like music

　　D. had huge crowds of fans

　　4. According to one of his fans, Jay_________.

　　A. is a good student

　　B. has long and beautiful hair

　　C. is a well-known pianist

　　D. is very attractive to them

　　5. The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means_________.

　　A. he always has his own style(風(fēng)格)

　　B. he likes to walk alone

　　C. he doesn't like other people's songs at all

　　D. no one can catch up with him.

(B)

　　In Britain, you’re allowed (得到允許) to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special (特別的) two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You do not have to go to a driving school, for a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless (除非) he’s got a teacher’s license.

　　Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test you don’t have to take it again and you’ve allowed to go on driving as long as you like, if you’re healthy. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

　　6. In Britain, when you have a two-year driving license, you________.

　　A. can drive all by yourself

　　B. are allowed to drive only in a driving school

　　C. can drive if a person with a full licence is in your car

　　D. may choose anyone for your teacher

　　7. If _________ teaches you, you must pay him.

　　A.somebody

　　B.your friend

　　C.a man with a full licence

　　D. someone with a teacher’s licence

　　8. When will a person have a full licence in Britain?

　　A. After he or she has passed the driving test.

　　B. After he or she has driven round for half an hour.

　　C. When he or she reaches the age of seventeen

　　D. When he or she gives the right answers to the questions.

　　9. The driving test in Britain is _______ for the first time.

　　A. so hard that few people can pass it

　　B. very easy so everyone can pass it

　　C. rather easy but not everyone can pass it

　　D. quite hard for woman to pass

　　10. Which may be the best for the title(題目) of this passage?

　　A. How to Drive in Britain

　　B.Driving Learners in Britain

　　C. Driving Test in Britain

　　D.Driving Licence in Britain

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