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1、智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）1Fei Xiang, whose English name is Kris phillips, is a Chinese American. He is nearly two meters tall, with blue eyes, looking like an Asian. Though he was born in Taiwan, he grew up speaking Chinese to his mother and English to his father and students at Stanford University in Californ
2、ia. Later he returned from abroad to Taiwan and become a singer. In 1986, Fei Xiang visited the mainland（中国大陆）and turned into a pop star there. He was well know among the young people and his songs were widely accepted, such as “Five in the Winter”, “Clouds of My Homeland”and so on. He left the main
3、land for New York four years later. There he worked as a lowly member. He lived a quiet life in New York, for only a few people know his name. Now phillips is panning to end his sixyear stay in the USA and return to the mainland and his recording career（生涯）. His new project is to introduce （介绍）the m
4、ainland to the music of the Broadway stage（白老汇戏剧艺术）, including（包 括）the song “Maria” from “West Side Story”. 1. Kris phillips mother is _and his father is_. A. Chinese, American B. Chinese, Chinese C. American, Chinese D. English, American 2 .Mr Kris phillips became famous as big pop star_. A. in the
5、 United Stares B. in the place where he was born C. in the mainland D. at Stanford University 3. Whats the order in which phillips did the following things? a.made a decision to return to PRC(中国) b.learned Chinese from his mother and English from his father c.was widely welcomed by the young people
6、d.worked as a lowly member A. b e c d a B. e b d c a C. d e b a c D. c a b e d 4. Fei Xiang is best known China for_. A.his plan to interoduce the mainland to the music of Broad way stage B.“West side story” C. his perfoemace(演出) D. his special nationlity(国籍) 5. Which of the following is true? A.Fei
7、 Xiangs parents are both teachers. B. Fei Xiang lived in the mainland for four years. C. Fei Xing is regarded as a big pop star both in America and China. D. Fei Xiang returned to the mainland in 1896. KEY: DBACBA friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always b
8、egan the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子） or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most g
9、reat artists who really know their business do not follow other peoples rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way.Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学).
10、And the question, “How shall I begin?“ only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. 智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）2That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and
11、 I think that you will often begin at the tail -that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.1. A friend of the writers drew the horses _.A. very wellB. in the way of western ruleC. in the way of his own ruleD. all of the above2. The writer was su
12、rprised because _.A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horseB. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horseC. the artist made his own ruleD. the artist did not follow other peoples rule3. You are not yet experienced because _.A. you dont know where to beginB. you want to begin at the
13、head instead of beginning at the tailC. you always asked questionD. you do not trust to your own powers4. When you become more experienced you will _.A. never ask questionB. often begin at the tailC. should write the end of the storyD. should think of the beginning5. The topic of the passage is _.A.
14、 How to draw a horseB. How to write a storyC. How to make your own rulesD. Trust to your own powers Key: CDDCDWhen you want to go shopping, decide how much money you can spend for new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale(销售). There are labels(
15、标签)inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water. The label on a coat may say “dry clan only.“ Washing may ruin(损坏) this coat. If you do as the d
16、irections(说明)say on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best. Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check(核实)to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed. You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they
