七年级英语课外阅读概要1.doc

七年级英语课外阅读 一 HOW much do you know about Top Combine (至上励合 TC), the popular boy band? After two months of training and rehearsal in South Korea, the five boys are back with their *latest album Grandness Equal to Heaven (《齐天大盛》). They showed up in Beijing last month to promote their new record. Hundreds of teenagers screamed in excitement when they saw their idols.“I was blown away (被……征服) by this album. I knew TC would improve after going to South Korea, but I couldnt have imagined it would be so nice,” said a fan after she listened to the album.Each of the boys has put something of themselves into the new album, from Zhang Yuans soft voice to Ma Xueyangs talents composing and writing lyrics. Their hit song Grandness Equal to Heaven is a creative mix of catchy (动人的) rhythms and traditional musical instruments, including flute (笛子) and pipa. A teenage fan says that Top Combines new album helps him get through all his tests.Although they tried to be Chinas No 1 Motivational (励志的) boy band, Top Combines debut in October, 2008 was not a big success. The bands first EP Arrival (《降临》) was not immediately popular. People accused the band of being unoriginal. They said TC was just like a South Korean boy band, because their fashion sense and music style were similar to those bands. But they didnt give up. Now with their new album, their hard work looks like its paying off.BONUS*latest adj.“最近的，必威体育精装版的”Have you read her latest work?Teens点金考点看台imagine v. 想象用法：imagination n. 想象，想象力；imaginable adj. 可想象的；imaginative adj. 富于想象力的。You can imagine how surprised I was. similar adj. 相似的用法：similarity n. 相似；similar to 与……相似；different from 与……不同。He talked about it in a similar way. pay off (付出)得到回报，还清用法：pay n. 工资；pay…for 为……支付；pay the bill 付账。It took them three years to pay off the debt.考点看台I knew TC would improve after going to Korea, but…用法：划线部分是一个过去将来时态结构，即 would +动词原形，表示过去将要发生的事。 二Obama meets China Obama has a good time at the Great Wall. REUTERSHE who has never been to th