1．Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang．He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight．"You need （1），" his father said．"But if you don't work hard，no fortune will come．"
   What made him sad was （2） his piano teacher in Beijing didn't like him．"You have no talent （天賦）．You will never be a pianist．"（3）a nine-year-old boy，Lang Lang was badly （4）．He decided that he didn't want to be a （5）any more．For the next two weeks，he didn't touch the piano．（6），his father didn't push，but waited．
   Luckily，the day came when his teacher asked him to （7）some holiday songs．He didn't want to，but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys，he（8）that he could show others that he had talent（9）．That day he told his father （10）he had been waiting to hear-that he wanted to study with a new teacher． （11）that point on，everything turned around．
   He started （12） competitions （比賽）．In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition，when it was （13） that Lang Lang had won，he was too （14） to hold back his tears．Soon （15） was clear that he couldn't stay in China forever-he had to play on the world's big （16）．In 1997 Lang Lang（17） again，this time to Philadelphia，U．S..There he spent two years practising，and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over．After his （18）performance at Chicago's Ravinia Festival，gigs （特邀演出） in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started （19） in．Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots （發(fā)現(xiàn)） him，and lets him （20）．

（1）	A．exercise	B．fortune	C．knowledge	D．wealth
（2）	A．whether	B．why	C．when	D．that
（3）	A．Like	B．With	C．To	D．As
（4）	A．hurt	B．weakened	C．ruined	D．frightened
（5）	A．singer	B．pianist	C．conductor	D．player
（6）	A．Hopefully	B．Patiently	C．Wisely	D．Painfully
（7）	A．play	B．sing	C．write	D．study
（8）	A．seemed	B．a(chǎn)dmitted	C．noticed	D．realized
（9）	A．in all	B．a(chǎn)bove all	C．a(chǎn)fter all	D．a(chǎn)t all
（10）	A．that	B．what	C．which	D．when
（11）	A．From	B．At	C．Since	D．After
（12）	A．receiving	B．a(chǎn)ccepting	C．winning	D．beating
（13）	A．told	B．mentioned	C．a(chǎn)nnounced	D．recognized
（14）	A．excited	B．encouraged	C．shocked	D．satisfied
（15）	A．this	B．it	C．that	D．what
（16）	A．concerts	B．tours	C．competitions	D．stages
（17）	A．started	B．left	C．moved	D．performed
（18）	A．successful	B．cheerful	C．respectful	D．meaningful
（19）	A．pulling	B．breaking	C．falling	D．pouring
（20）	A．brighten	B．shine	C．a(chǎn)dmire	D．develop

2．    Walter Orthmann，100 years old，set the Guinness World Record for working at the same company for 84 years and nine days，which was confirmed by Guinness World Records on January 6，2022.Orthmann said it was an honor and a privilege.His professional advice is to work in an area where you feel motivated.
    Orthmann's career started in 1938.He got a job at Industrias Renaux S.A.，working as a shipping assistant at the textile（紡織） company.As a child，he would walk barefoot to school——rain or shine——and was an excellent student.He has always been enthusiastic about learning，but started working to help his family，who lived in Brusque，due to financial hardship.
    The town has a large German population，and because he spoke German，he was hired at the weaving factory，which is now called ReneauxView.There，Orthmann continued to love learning and got promoted to a sales position，then a manager.
    The sales job took him traveling across the country to meet clients（客戶），who became friends.The company has changed over the past 84 years，which taught Orthmann the most important part of the business：Stay up to date and adapt to different contexts.
    Orthmann turned 100 years old on April 19，2022 and celebrated with coworkers，friends and family.He still exercises every day and is still mentally fit.So，he still goes to his favorite places every day：the office.His 84-year-long career was perhaps achieved by his ability to live in the present.
    "I don't do much planning，nor care much about tomorrow，"he said. "All I care about is that tomorrow will be another day in which I will wake up，get up，exercise and go to work.You need to get busy with the present，not the past or the future.Now is what counts.So，let's go to work!"

（1）How old was Orthmann when he started to work？
A．12.
B．16.
C．18.
D．20.
（2）Why was Orthmann employed by a weaving factory？
A．He was good at weaving.
B．He could speak German.
C．He needed to help his family.
D．He was enthusiastic about learning.
（3）What's the most important lesson Orthmann learned from the company's change？
A．Keeping up with the times.
B．Spending more time on clients.
C．Keeping fit to go to work every day.
D．Don't do much planning ahead of time.
（4）What may Orthmann agree with？
A．Good courage breaks bad luck.
B．Learning is the eye of the mind.
C．The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
D．The important thing is to seize the moment.

3．    Dressed in a shiny metallic suit，Katia Krafft's small frame is overshadowed by the red curtain of molten rock that bursts from the ground before her.The dramatic moment was captured （捕捉） in a photo taken atop Iceland's Krafla volcano in 1984，during the final breathing of a multi-year-long eruption.Looking at the image，one can almost feel the volcano's heat，hear its roar，and sense Krafft's heart pounding as the volcanologist does what she loves most：bearing witness to our planet's strong anger.
    Katia Krafft was a fearless pioneer in volcanology，studying the explosive peaks at a time when there were few women in the field.She was born in the Rhine valley of northeast France in 1942，curing the height of World War II.The chaotic human world drove both Katia and her husband，Maurice Krafft，also a volcanologist，to seek comfort in nature.The moment a volcano exploded，they dropped everything to analyze and capture the beauty and mystery of each event.
    The Kraffts used their videos of explosive eruptions to explain the complex risks and uncertainties of these disasters.It changed the ability to communicate volcano science.Their videos are credited as one of the primary reasons that officials in the Philippines took the warning signs of Mount Pinatubo's eruption in 1991 seriously.Yet the Kraffs didn't live to see that eruption.The couple died less than two weeks earlier in Japan during a monstrous eruption，which claimed 41 other lives.
    Katia's impact on volcanology has reached far beyond her death and has encouraged many young women to study our restless planet. "Katia Krafft is definitely the reason why I'm doing this job，" says Carla Tiraboschi，a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minster，Germany.Tiraboschi first saw Katia in a documentary when she was just six or seven years old and has been crazy about volcanoes ever since.She now studies the processes at work deep below the volcanic peaks.

（1）What does the author want to tell us in paragraph 1？
A．The importance of volcanology.
B．The damage of a volcanic eruption.
C．The difficulty of filming volcanoes.
D．Katia Krafft's passion for her work.
（2）What can we know about the videos of explosive eruptions？
A．They prevented a natural disaster.
B．They served as a warning in Japan.
C．They helped spread volcano science.
D．They covered Mount Pinatubo's eruption.
（3）How did Katia influence Carla Tiraboschi？
A．Katia's death made her restless.
B．Katia helped her with her research.
C．Katia's deeds inspired her career choice.
D．Katia taught her to make a documentary.
（4）Which of the following best describes Katia Krafft？
A．Creative and honest.
B．Brave and enthusiastic.
C．Ambitious and outgoing.
D．Determined and generous.