能力提升训练(一)
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Ⅰ.[2019·南京]完形填空
Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space? Apollo Ⅸ astronauts 1 it on March 8, 1969.It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here’s the story behind it.
The song was written by two sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the 2 of “Good Morning to All” in 1893. It was used as a classroom 3 .Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.
The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist.Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original(最初的)lyrics(歌词)for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky, where Mildred also 4 .
The Hill sisters copyrighted(取得版权) their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared 5 their agreement in Robert H. Coleman’s songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, 6 the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small 7 in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court(法院) over the copyright problem of the song. She was 8 about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters. She 9 her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be 10 every time the song was part of a commercial (商业的) production.
The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year.
( )1.A.saved B.wrote C.invented D.sang
( )2.A.notice B.order C.title D.law
( )3.A.party B.greeting C.discussion D.test
( )4.A.taught B.searched C.sold D.prepared
( )5.A.as B.under C.for D.without
( )6.A.although B.until C.because D.after
( )7.A.chances B.tasks C.changes D.signs
( )8.A.satisfied B.glad C.curious D.angry
( )9.A.lost B.won C.heard D.dropped
( )10.A.paid B.praised C.invited D.warned
Ⅱ.[2019·日照]阅读理解
Did you take part in a camp this summer? There are so many summer camps and not all of them are the same. To choose which camp is best for you, first you must do a bit of research.
Maybe you’ve never thought about it before, but every great summer camp has the same main goals—opportunity, challenge and growth.
Opportunity means you are given a chance to do something special. It also makes you special because other kids don’t have the same opportunity. For example, if you are interested in writing, then you can choose to join a journalism(新闻) camp. You may have the opportunity of meeting famous journalists there.
Challenge means you are given a task. You must finish the task and succeed in dealing with the challenge. Then you will have a sense of achievement. For example, you could take a lifeguard course at some summer camps. If you pass the exam, then you will receive a certificate(证书) to become a real lifeguard.
This also leads to the third and most important goal of very great summer camp—personal growth. It doesn’t mean growing taller and stronger or more beautiful. It means seeing yourself improve, learning something new and doing something you didn’t know or believe you could do before. It also means becoming more confident in yourself.
So in the future when choosing your next summer camp, remember to ask yourself: Is it a special opportunity? Is it a challenge? Will I grow?
But what about friendship, fun and joy? These will all happen naturally when you have the right goals at summer camps!
11.Which is the writer’s opinion?( )
A.Different camps have different goals.
B.There are too many summer camps today.
C.All great summer camps have the same main goals.
D.All the summer camps offer the same activities and courses
