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By the time Rihanna was seventeen ,she had released (发行) her first album and had an international hit with her first single (单曲) Pon de Replay.

Rihanna was born in Saint Michael , Barbados in 1988 . She grew up there with her two younger brothers . As a child , she loved singing . She formed her first group with frie nds from secondary school when she was just fifteen . In 2004 friends introduced the group to American record producer Evan Rogers ,who was on holiday in Barbados . Rogers thought Rihanna could be a star in America,so she moved there aged sixteen to take up music after she finished school. Rihhanna lived with Rogers and his wife . Then she worked for Def Jam Recordings and started working on her first album , Music of the Sun .It came out at in 2005 and got into the top ten . Over 69,000 copies of the album were sold in the first week alone . It went on to sell over two million copies worldwide and Rihanna quickly became a big star . Her second album , A Girl Like Me ,came out a year later and included the song SOS , which was her first number one hit in America. In 2007 Rihanna brought out her third album , Good Girl Gone Bad ,which had more dance music than the first two albums.

Rihanna sold more than fifteen million album and forty - five million singles worldwide between 2005 and 2010 ,the most of any artist at the same time . However ,she manages to find time for her charity work ,too . She has performed in several concerts to raise money for charity and in 2006 she created her Believe Foundation to help sick children . She also took part in Gucci’s activities to raise money for children in Africa.

【小题1】What had Rihanna released before she was seventeen ?

A. An al bum but no singles.

B. A single but not an album.

C. An album and at least one single.

D. Two album and a single Pon de Replay.

【小题2】Why did Rihanna move to America ?

A. To try to become a famous singer.

B. To form her first music group.

C. To meet the record producer Evan Rogers.

D. To record her album ,A Gir l Like Me ,with the help of Rogers.

【小题3】Which is true about Rihanna’s first album ?

A. It included her first number one hit in the US.

B. It sold69,000 copies in total.

C. It made Rihanna a star.

D. It came out before she finished school.

【小题4】It can be learnt from the text that Rihanna ______.

A. Wants to start a charity to help sick children

B. Has helped to raise money for African children

C. Has organized some concerts to raise money for charity

D. Is producing another album for her Believe Foundation

【答案】

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成71—75题(请注意各问题后的字数要求)。

Car Free Day encourages drivers to give up their cars for a day to protect the environment . People from around the world get together in the streets to remind the world that we don’t have to accept the society full of cars . It was first started by 34 cities in France and September 22 is Car Free Day . The first Car Free Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. The slogan for the day is “If we drive for one less day , we can have one more nice day .”

Organized activities are held in many cities on Car Free Day . In B russels, Car Free Day shall be valid (有效的)for everybody except persons with a special permit (许可证)， but they have to slow down to the speed of 30 kil ometers per hour . The public transportation is free on that day. In London, they have special “green areas”.Walking, biking, and public transportation are encouraged. The streets are open only to walkers ,bicycles and buses from 7:00a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In Beijing , it asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work . More and more people are joining in the activity. In the first quarter of this year ,Beijing only had 52 blue sky days , and you may see haze(雾霾) almost every day ! We must do more for Car Free Day as a Beijing driver said , “ We may not change the weather, but we can choose not to drive.”

But we do not want just one day and then a return to “ normal ” life . We should go on with Car Free Day.

【小题1】Where was Car Free Day started first ? [ within (不超过)two words ]

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【小题2】How l ong should the car drivers not drive in the streets in London on Car Free Day ?

[within three words ]

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【小题3】Who’s allowed to drive on Car Free Day in Brussels ?[within five words ]

____________________________________________________________________________.

【小题4】What does Car Free Day ask Beijingers not to do every month ?[within nine words ]

____________________________________________________________________________.

【小题5】What’s the purpose of Car Free Day? [within seven words ]

____________________________________________________________________________.

【答案】

指出下列句子划线部分是什么成分(共5个小题;每小题1分，满分5分)

【小题1】Our English teacher often give us some advice on how to learn English well.

【小题2】The song Rolling Bead Curtain by Huo Zun is really interesting.

【小题3】We junior three students have learnt English for almost three years.

【小题4】Mr. Hu invited me to have dinner with him this weekend.

【小题5】In some families , competition starts from a very young age.

【答案】

件、对象、肯定、否定、范围和程度等方面对谓语中心进行修饰或限制。本句中划线部分说明了动作开始的时间，故为状语。

考点：考查句子成分

汉译英。将下列汉语翻译成英语(共5个小题;每小题3分，满分15分)

【小题1】我认为五十年后将有更多的污染。

【小题2】这座桥有300米左右长。

【小题3】你介不介意不要在公共场所吸烟?

【小题4】瞧，雨下的多大啊!

【小题5】在许多人面前说话使我感觉紧张。

【答案】

【小题1】I think there will be / is going to be more pollution in 50 years.

【小题2】The bridge is about 300 meters long ( in length ) .

【小题3】Do / would you mind not smoking in public places / in public ?

【小题4】Look , how heavily / hard it is raining !

【小题5】Talking / Speaking in front of many / a lot of people makes me feel nervous / tense.

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