【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 went to New York City in the early nineteenthirties. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study. He also got jobs in New York. He sang in small eating and drinking places. He sang the songs he had learned. In 1938 he began performing in theatres. He also sang on the radio. He began recording the folk songs he had learned. His songs like Big Rock Candy Mountain could be heard on the Burl Ives program each week. The radio program was first broadcast in 1940. His song It’s Just My Funny Way of Laughing earned him a Grammy Award. He also did lots of movie work. Burl Ives won an Oscar in 1958 for the movie The Big Country. Burl Ives also recorded many songs for children. His most famous songs are two Christmas songs, Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer and Frosty the Snowman. These songs were used in cartoon movies first shown on American television in the nineteenfifties and sixties. Burl Ives provided the voice of some of the animals and people. He also sang most of the songs. Burl Ives was a large, friendly man who loved to make people happy with his acting and especially with his music. Burl died of cancer(癌) on April 14, 1995.69. Burly Ives wanted to be a(n) ______ when he was young. A) artist B) movie star C) history teacher D) famous singer70. Burly Ives traveled around America with his guitar after he was told ______. A) he was a good student B) he would never be a good teacher B) he would be a famous singer D) he was a top traveler71. In the early nineteenthirties, Burly ______ in New York City. A) taught history B) went to school of music and got jobs C) attended a teacher’s college D) recorded songs for children72. In 1958 Burly Ives won an Oscar for the movie ______. A) It’s Just My Funny Way of Laughing B) Big Rock Candy Mountain C) The Big Country D) Frosty the Snowman73. From the passage we learn that ______. A) Burly only wrote songs for children B) Burly once provided the voice for cartoon movies C) Burly was the director of many cartoon movies D) Burly seldom did movie work74. The passage is mainly about ______. A) the American actor and singer Burly Ives B) how to be a history teacher C) Burly Ives’ hard life in 1938 D) a successful young man【參考答案】CBBCBA小結(jié)Useful expressions the early nineteenthirties在20世紀30年代早期2. sing on the radio在電臺唱歌3. earn sb. a Grammy Award使某人獲得格萊美獎4. die of死于練習3（靜安一模A篇）Join the Roller Coaster Club!You’re sitting in a tiny car. The car is part of a very small train that runs on a narrow track. Slowly, the little train climbs to the top of a huge hill.You’re high above the grounds, so high that you can see for miles. Suddenly, you rush toward the ground at a speed that takes your breath away. You’re on your way up again, and this time you’re upside down!You go up, down, and around. You’re on a roller coaster (過山車). Some people think riding a roller coaster is really terrifying. One ride is more than enough for them, even in a lifetime. However, other people love riding roller coasters. They ride their favorite roller coaster over and over. They also like to try out new roller coaster.There’s a club for people who are very crazy at riding roller coasters. It’s called ACE. ACE is a short form for American Coaster Enthusiasts(熱衷者). Steven Reagan and Kevin Lipnicky belong to ACE, and so do their families. Their family holidays often include trips to amusement parks to ride on new roller coasters. As members of ACE, the boys were among the first to ride a new roller coaster at Sea World in Texas. It’s called the Great White, which is the name of a kind of shark.Sometimes, amusement parks close the roller coaster to everyone except ACE members. “If there’s no one in line,” says Steven, ‘”we keep our seats and ride again!”It’s not all fun for ACE members. They also have a job to do. They tell owners of new amusement parks there the old roller coasters are. The owners buy the old roller coasters and move them to new homes so that they can be fixed instead of being destroyed (毀壞).For ACE members, roller coaster riding is fun, fun, fun! People are thankful to the work they do to save different old roller coasters.69. When a roller coaster takes you to the top, high above the grounds, it will probably___________.A. stop it and get offB. climb out of the train slowly C. take away your breathD. rush to the grounds70. Some people think riding a roller coaster is terrifying. The underlined word means________.A. amazingB. satisfyingC. excitingD. frightening71. From this passage, you can tell that members of ACE________.A. are all adultsB. love to ride roller coastersC. don’t like to ride the Great WhiteD. only ride old roller coasters72. Which statement is probably NOT TRUE about Steven?A. ACE members will keep their seats and ride again if nobody is in line. B. He is probably one of the first to ride a new roller coaster at Sea World.C. He knows nothing about different roller coasters.D. He enjoys family holidays, including trips to amusement parks.73. Sometimes roller coasters in amusement parks are closed to everyone, ________.A. but it’s still open to ACE membersB. and the seats will be destroyed at onceC. and ACE members can do nothing at allD. but new owners never have them fixed74. Which statement is probably TRUE about roller coasters?A. They cannot be moved.B. They provide different kinds of fun.C. They are all the same.D. Old roller coasters cannot be fixed.【參考答案】CDBCAB小結(jié)Useful expressions1. run on a narrow track在狹窄的軌道上行進 above the grounds高出地面3. takeone’s breath away使某人喘不過氣來4. on one’s way up在向上走的路上5. upside down倒過來6. be crazy at doing為某事而瘋狂附【參考答案】鞏固測試：KEYS: 15:ABDAB 610:CBABC, 1115: Unless…are…. 。 unless… do…。so, that。 neither, nor。 old enough提升測試：15：BBCBB 610： BCBCC 1115:DDA,