2022届吉林省长春市普通高中高三质量监测（四）英语试题
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1．Which book would people struggling with failures find most helpful?
A．Finding Your Element
B．Emotional Intelligence
C．How Will You Measure Your Life
D．Thirteen Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
2．Who would like to read Finding Your Element?
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B．People at a loss as to their choice of career.
C．Job seekers who can’t have quality time with family.
D．Writers who want to publish their works in Blinkist.
3．What do the four books have in common?
A．They are short stories.
B．They are nonfiction books.
C．They are for English learners.
D．They are for improving listening.
Pianist Jean-Francois Maljean has released a piano piece to commemorate (纪念) the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which kicked off with a grand opening ceremony held at the National Stadium on Feb 4. Titled For Beijing Olympics, the piano piece, which is abo
ut 3 minutes, was asked by the Chinese embassy in Belgium, with the aim of celebrating Chinese New Year and welcoming the Winter Olympics. He also wrote a song to support Wuhan in its fight against COVID-19 in 2020 and another song for Xi’an in December.
Born in Verviers, Belgium, Maljean started to learn the piano at age 6. At about 12, the classically trained pianist became interested in a diverse range of musical genres(类型), especially pop music like that of The Beatles.
He had planned to compose a song and English author Robert Murray, the pianist’s friend, even started to write the lyrics (歌词) about the Olympic Games. However, due to the short time, Maljean ended up just composing a piano piece, which was later released in the form of a music video featuring images of winter sports. “I think the piano piece works even better than a song. Since winter sports mainly give an impression of speed, I composed a mostly very fast piece, though there are some slower moments. And it works very well,” says Maljean, 68, who recorded the piece at his own studio in Belgium. Maljean recalls that he visited the capital and spent some time in China, where he was fe
atured in a documentary for Belgian television. He traveled to many places in China, including Changchun in Jilin province, Guizhou province and Shanghai, and landed in Beijing to visit Olympic sites.
4．What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A．The introduction of Maljean.
B．The masterpieces of Maljean.
C．Maljean’s works about China.
D．Maljean’s contribution to music.
5．What do we know about Maljean from the passage?
A．He is a great skiing enthusiast.
B．He is a classical music composer.
C．His documentary was filmed in Belgium.
D．He travelled to several Chinese provinces.
6．Why does Maljean think the fast piano piece is better than a song?
A．Because it reflects the features of winter sports.
B．Because he is more expert at composing pop music.
C．Because it contains Chinese classical music elements.
D．Because the lyrics are not in accordance with the music.
7．Which of the following best describes Maljean?
A．Generous and patient.    B．Talented and caring.
C．Simple and independent.    D．Adventurous and sensitive.

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