【正文】 one. When Lang Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano. His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15yearold boy studied at a famous American music college. Lang Lang?s performances are energetic. He is wellknown for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano. The road to success has never been easy. Lang Lang?s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot. Personal 1 Card About his personal life Name Lang Lang Year of birth 2 3 Keyboard Favorite 4 Tom and Jerry The reason for 5 poor children He believes himself lucky and should give something back. About his musical life The 6 for western music in his childhood encouraged him to learn piano 7 . With the help of his parents and teachers, he was able to 8 a famous American music college, where his success began. Famous for 9 performances and 10 facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano. （六） Fifteen is such an awful age, I should know. I really wish I were eighteen. If you are an adult, you can be your own boss. People like my parents and my teachers are always telling me what to do. You know what I mean. “It?s time for bed, Sandy.” Or “Sandy, stand up straight.” “Sandy, you must improve your handwriting.” Sandy this, Sandy that. No one tells adults when they go to bed or not to watch TV. Besides, adults get to wear what they like… Now it?s going to be great to be 本資料來源于大家網(wǎng)中考英語論壇 更多精品盡在大家網(wǎng) an adult. Don?t you agree? I?m Sandy?s mother. Having a fifteenyearold daughter isn?t always easy. Right now, we?ve got a problem. Our neighbour, Mrs White, wants Sandy to look after her pet dog for one week. Sandy really wants to do it, but ( I ). She?s too young and inexperienced. Well, I will never be able to relax knowing she is all alone with a dog. I?ve tried to explain my feelings to her, but she won?t listen. She keeps telling me that the Whites live very near, so she can ask for help. She insists that Mrs White won?t ask her to look after her pet dog if she doesn?t think Sandy is old enough. She says I?m “babying” her and I hate to see her mad at me. What should I do? 1. Sandy is fifteen years old and she wishes to be her own . 2. Sandy thinks her parents and her teachers are always telling her what to do. Give an example. 3. 將文中括號內(nèi)的英文句子補充完整。 4. 將劃線句子 She says I?m “babying” her and I hate to see her mad at me. 譯成漢語。 5. Should Sandy look after Mrs White?s pet dog? Why or why not? （七） CCTV held a charity show in May to raise money for the earthquakehit areas in Sichuan. Many famous stars took part in the show. ⑴ They didn?t ask for any pay, they all did it for free. There were a lot of performances like singing, dancing and crosstalks. ⑵ The audience were so excited that they clapped their hands all the time. Almost everyone was moved to cry by a lot of sad or moving stories. During the performances, they donated money to the disaster areas. The show was so successful. Besides that, many other stars are doing things for disaster areas in many ways. Kungfu star Jackie Chan and the foundation named Hong Kong Emperor Group have together donated 10 million yuan. And he also sent his consolation to the people in the disaster areas and encouraged them to hold on because “People all the country are with you.” Xiao Ke, a songwriter, wrote and recorded a song “I Know You Will Come” to warm the hearts of the people in despair. CCTV?s top show “The Same Song” also held a special charity to help them. Both the ticket money and the donated money will be sent to the disaster areas. As the Chinese saying goes ⑶ “One in trouble, all to help.” I believe that the whole world will bee better if everyone of us gives charity to others. 1. 用 without 把⑴句的兩個單句連成一個句子。 They did it any . 2. 把⑵句改成意思相同的簡單句。 The audience were to clap their hands all the time. 3. 將⑶句翻譯成漢語。 4. 用斜體句中的 “both… and…” 仿造一個句子。 （八 ） In today?s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, . If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health 本資料來源于大家網(wǎng)中考英語論壇 更多精品盡在大家網(wǎng) and a long life. However, this is not always correct. Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? I?m afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”. Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can?t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for. 1. 從文中找出與下句意義相近的句子。 It seems that a lot of people want money very much now. 2. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。 What are prob