1 九年级英语Unit2 Great minds拓展阅读

九年级英语Unit2 Great minds拓展阅读课前阅读A 钢琴王子朗朗鲜为人知的成长史He is only 27 years old, but has already been called “the most pianist on the planet” byAmerican television network CNN. “Prodigy（神童）”and“genius” are words often to describe him. He is Lang Lang,the Chinese piano superstar.On December 7, Lang is going to have a concert in Beijingto celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth o fFrederic Chopin,a great Polish pianist.Named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most influential（有影响了的）People in the World in 2009 , Lang has released five CDs and one DVD. He has performed at the opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympics.His success has also inspired (激励) over 35 milion Chinese children to learn to play the piano. People call it “ the Lang Lang effect.”Hard way to the topLike every successful person, Lang went through years of hard and lonely practice before making his name.He began to take piano lessons at age three. With great talent, he won his first competition at the age of five.Lang’s father pushed little Lang very hard to succeed. When he was nine, Lang went to learn music in Beijing. His father even quit his job and moved to Beijing with his son.Then came the difficult time. “ I got fired(开除) by the piano teacher six months later. It totally destroyed my piano dream.” Lang recalled in a CNN interview.Hearing about his son’s failure, Lang’s father was so angry that he told Lang to jump off a building.Of course, Lang didn’t jump , and pressure soon changed to power. His break came at age 17, when he gained worldwide fame at “Gala of the Century”, a well-known concert in Chicago, US.“When I was only two, I fell in love with the piano when I saw Tom the cat playing it in cartoon，”said Lang.“Today ，playing classical music on the piano is still the happiest thing in the world for me.”B. 流行歌王之死The death of the king of popAmerican pop singer Michael Jackson died of a heart attack on June 25 when he was50 years old. His death broke the heart of millons of fans across the world . Micheal Jacksonis also a talented dancers. He popularized many special dances , like the robbot and the moon walk. His contribution to music , dance and fashion will live on afer him.C. 奥巴马总统Barack Obama, a black man, is the president(总统) of America now. Hewas born on August 4th,1961, in Hawaii and has lived in many places. Hismother was from Kansas（堪萨斯州）and his father was from Kenya (肯尼亚).Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a lawdegree at Harvard University in Massachusetts. His wife is MichelleObama. She also worked as a lawyer(律师) and later worked for theuniversity of Chicago. They have two young daughters.Obama wrote a book Dreams from my father. “I always live in the dream of my father and American people,” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And he was taken good care of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education（教育）in Harvard University. On November 4th2008, he became the president of American for four years.1. When was Barack Obama born?A. In HawaiiB. In KansasC. In MassachusettsD. In Africa2. _______ university are mentioned in the passage.A.3B. 4C. 5D. 63. Which of the following is Not true?A. Obama’s father was born in Kenya.B. Obama has a son and a daughter .C. Obama once worked in Africa.D. Obama studied in Harvard University.4. Barack Obama became President when he was _____ years old.A. 37B. 47C. 57D.675. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Education of a presidentB. Dreams of my fatherC. Life of Barack ObamaD. Obama’s family课堂阅读D. 乔布斯Three apples change the world. The first one seduced Eve. The second one awakened Newton. And the third one was in the hand of Steve Jobs.Did you know Jobs? He is a person who has changed the world. He was born on February 24th in 1955. And he was an American businessman and co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple Inc . Jobs served as CEO of Dixar Animation Studios and he’s now a member of the Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors.He was so gifted and I am a big fan of him. Jobs created the Macintosh computer has led, ipad, i pod, iTunes Store, i phone and many other well-known digital product.And in 1985, Jobs received a grant from the Ronald Reagan Presidential in 200, Steve Jobs was “fortune” magazine as the greatest businessman of year. 2009 by Fortune magazine as the best decade American CEO, the ame was elected one of Time magazine.Jobs always said, your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. I think that really right.How wonderful Jobs was!1.When was Jobs born?A. in 1955B. in 1997C. in 2007D. 19852.How many people are there in the article?A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six3.4. What did Jobs do ?_____________________________________________________________________ .E Liu WeiLiu Wei, __1__ armless pianist（钢琴家）, has a very special experience. He said that there ____ only two ways in his life, to die _____ or to live brightly. There was no rules saying that you must play the piano with your hands.Liu Wei was born _4__ Oct. 7th, 1987 in Beijing. He was so interested in football __5__ he dreamed of __6___ a soccer player in the future. Unfortunately, at the age of ten, an electric accident made him __7____both arms. However, Liu Wei didn’t give up himself. He learned to take care of himself in half a year. When he was 19 years old, he began to play the piano with his feet. Four years later, he _____ a musical performance at Golden Concert Hall in Vienna. His attempt ___9__ the piano with his feet made him famous around world. The world witnessed the miracle of a Chinese boy.We all have dreams like Liu Wei. If we can fight as___10__ as him, we are sure to realize our dream.( )1. A. a B. an C. the D. 不填( )2. A. are B. were C. was D. is( )3. A. quickly B. quick C. more quickly D. most quickly ( )4. A. at B. on C. in D. for( )5. A. what B. how C. that D. so( )6. A. becomes B. become C. to become D. becoming ( )7. A. lose B. loses C. losing D. to lose ( )8. A. joins in B. to join in C. joined in D. joining in ( )9. A. to play B. played C. playing D. plays ( )10. A. hardly B. harder C. hard D. hardest。