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阅读理解。    During the 1800s, African Americans worked long days in the fields of the American South. They sang
songs that they had brought from Africa while working. One person sang a line. Then a group of workers
repeated it. The song’s words told of the hardships(艰苦) that people suffered. They clapped their hands
and stomped(跺) their feet to the music.
    In the 1860s, the music changed greatly. African American music took new forms. It was also influenced by dance music, which had great rhythm(节奏). Banjos(班卓琴) became popular. A blues singer usually sang a line and then played the banjo in reply. By the early 1900s, the guitar had taken the place of the
banjo in the blues music.
    The blues music has many obvious characteristics. One of them is that the musical notes() are often “
bent”. That is, they are changed slightly to give a song more strength.
    Lyrics are the words of a song. Blues lyrics describe everyday life. The lyrics are often about the relationships between men and women. They tell about sadness and overwork. They tell about finding and losing
love, having money or being poor, being happy or sad and lonely. They almost always use the rhythms of
everyday speech. A group of blues lyrics usually has three lines. The second line repeats the first line. The
third line has different words.
    By the 1940s, large numbers of African Americans moved to Chicago.There, a new kind of "Chicago" blues began. The new music was excellent dance music. Chicago blues led to the birth of a new music
style －rock and roll.1.This passage is mainly about _________.A. the blues music
B. the life of African Americans
C. the blues lyrics
D. the rhythms of different music2.What information does the passage NOT provide?A.How the blues music developed as time went by.
B.What the blues lyrics are mostly about.
C.When African Americans moved to the American South.
D.How long the banjo was popular in the blues history.3.Which of the following is the most likely taken from a blues song?A.You have to help me. I’ll die if you don’t. You have to help me.
B.You have to help me. You have to help me. I’ll die if you don’t.
C.I’ll die if you don’t help me. You have to help me. You have to help me.
D.I’ll die if you don’t help me. You have to help me. Please help me.4.What fact does the passage lead you to believe?A.African Americans sang songs after a long day’s work to relax in the 1800s.
B.The blues singers in the 1860s usually played the guitar while singing songs.
C.It is not difficult to tell the blues music from others from its musical notes.
D.Rock and roll was the most popular blues music in Chicago in the 1950s.

答案

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C

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Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA. People dress up in costumes like a witch, a ghost or a skeleton (骷髅). The children go to houses to say "Trick or treat!" Long ago, if a child was not good, he or she would get a trick like having a stone in his or her bag instead of some candy. Nowadays(如今), no one gets tricks. All the children receive lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary movies. 根据短文内容完成下列句子。

1. Halloween usually happens on_______.
2. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the_______.
3. The children go to houses to say_______ to get some candy.
4. Nowadays, all the children _______ lots of candy.
5. The best title of this passage is _______.

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阅读理解       At midnight on New Year"s Eve .people in Rome and Italy throw (扔) all the things they no longer
want .The streets are filled with old chairs ,beds ,clothes and dishes …. In Madrid (马德里) Spain, new year comes in more quietly . People go to the main square ,each holding a bag of grapes .As the clock
strikes ( 敲 ) twelve ,the people eat grapes .
       In Tokyo people eat noodles on New Year"s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next
morning , some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji (富士山) . There they watch the first sunrise of the
new year.
       In China , New Year"s food include a whole fish and a chicken . The chicken must be presented
(呈现) with a head ,a tail and two feet to symbolize (象征) completeness (完美) .1. This story is about New Year"s Eve in ________.A. Italy and Spain
B. England
C. Japan and China
D. Both A and C2. From the story we know that people in some countries bring in New Year By ___________.A. throwing everything
B. playing games
C. eating some special food
D. drinking coke3. People climb Mount Fuji to ______________.A. see the sun come up
B. look at the stars
C. search for New Year"s flowers
D. watch the sun go down 4. The people who hope to have long life from their New Year"s food_________.A. are Spanish
B. are Japanese
C. are Chinese
D. are Italians5. People in China eat __________ at New Year"s Eve because they symbolize completeness.A. grapes
B. noodles
C. fish and chicken
D. a whole fish and a chicken

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       These days, most people in Britain and the US do not wear formal (正式的) clothes. But sometimes
it is important to wear the right thing. Many British people don"t think about clothes very much. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost(几乎) anything. At theatres, cinemas and concerts (音乐会) you can put on anything you like: from beautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything
goes, as long as you look clean and tidy. But in Britain, as well as in the US, men in offices usually wear
suits and ties and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors and business people always wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women have to wear
tidy dresses.
       In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people, but they are more careful with their
clothes. At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal (非正式的) or sports clothes. But when
they go out in the evening, they like to look nice. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women have to wear pretty clothes.
       It is difficult to say exactly (确切地) what people wear in Britain and the US, because everyone is
different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then do the same. You"ll feel
good if you don"t look too different from everyone else.1. The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) would be ______.A. what British and American people wear nowadays (现在)
B. office manners (习俗) in Britain and the US
C. differences between British and American business men
D. no trousers for office ladies2. People in Britain and the US wear informal clothes when they _______.A. go out to enjoy themselves
B. are in offices
C. are in big restaurants
D. go out to work3. At concerts British business people wear ________.A. sweaters
B. anything they like
C. suits and ties
D. clothes like players4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Women are usually not allowed (允许) to wear trousers in offices.
B. Lawyers (律师) always wear formal clothes even though (即使) they are at home.
C. British people are more careful with their clothes than American people.
D. Though everyone is different, they wear the same clothes in offices.5. Women in Britain and the US have to wear tidy dresses EXCEPT _________.A. when they are having dinner in some top restaurants
B. when they are in offices
C. when they are attending (参加) a party in a nice hotel.
D. when they are meeting friends at home.

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阅读理解             How to greet people from a different country? Most people will say " Hello " or " Nice to meet
you ".  That"s right. But greeting is never just that. To be both polite and friendly , you should know
something more.
        In most western countries, people usually shake hands when they meet. The British  only  say
" hello" when they see friends. That"s why French people think the British are unfriendly and impolite.
They kiss friends on both cheeks(面颊) each time they meet and leave. How-ever, to Americans,
kiss is very strange between two male friends.
       When you come to Polynesia, you can take people"s hands to touch your face. That"s a way to
show friend-ship. In Canada, people rub noses when they meet friends. In Tibet, China, you should
bow and stick your tongue out. It shows you have no bad thoughts because you cannot curse(诅咒)
people when your tongue"s out.
       Some of the ways above to greet people might be strange for you, but do remember: when in
Rome, do as the Romans do.1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?   A. The ways of greet people in different countries are different.
B. Most people like  to  say " Hello" than" Nice  to  meet you " .
C. "Hello" and"- Nice to meet you" are easy for people to remember.
D. There are some more greetings words except " Hello " or" Nice  to  meet  you " .2. The underlined word" they" refers to ________ . A. Americans
B. Chinese
C. British
D. French3. Canadians  ________  to show friendship when they meet friends.A. take people"s hands to touch their faces
B. rub noses
C. stick tongues out
D. bow4. In Tibet, China, people stick their tongues out to show ________.A. they are unhappy
B. they have no bad thoughts
C. they want to curse others
D. they are excited5. What"s the best title for the passage? A. Greeting people in different countries
B. The differences  between" Hello" and " Nice to meet you "
C. Different customs in different countries
D. The polite and friendly way to greet people

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完形填空。     Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It is very __1__ because it can
help you make yourself easily understood when you are talking with others; you are not just using words,
but also using expressions and __2__ . For example, waving one"s hand is to say" Good-bye" .
Shaking hands means welcome, and clapping hands __3__ congratulations.
     Nodding the head means agreement, but shaking the head means disagreement. The gestures are
__4__ both by the Chinese and foreigners as having __5__ same meanings.
     Different countries have different body language. For example, when in Russia, France and Arab
people kiss each other when they meet, but men in China or Australia shake hands __6__ kissing. People
in Puerto Rico like touching each other, but people in Britain do not touch each other. People in Arab like
standing __7__ one another when they are talking, __8__ English people must keep a distance __9__
when they are talking. When you use a foreign language it is very important to know the meanings of
gestures and movements in the foreign country. __10__ the customs will help you communicate with
people and make you stay there much more pleased and comfortable.(     ) 1. A. helpful
(     ) 2. A. words
(     ) 3. A. to mean
(     ) 4. A. received
(     ) 5. A. a
(     ) 6. A. instead of
(     ) 7. A. nearly
(     ) 8. A. and
(     ) 9. A. from
(     ) 10. A. Taking          B. difficult
  B. gestures
  B. mean
  B. accepted
  B. as
  B. stand for
  B. far away
  B. or
  B. of
  B. Refusing     C. easy
C. handshake
C. means
C. receiving
C. /
C. such as
C. close to
C. but
C. to
C. Following       D. useless
D. idioms
D. meaning
D. accepting
D. the
D. compared to
D. side by side
D. however
D. away
D. Saying

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