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阅读理解     Isaac Stern was more than a great violin player. He was one of the most honored musicians in the
world, an international cultural ambassador. And he was also a teacher and activist. For more than sixty
years, Mr. Stern performed excellent music. He performed in concerts around the world and on
recordings.
     Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in Ukraine. His parents moved to California the following year. He began
taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the instrument. Later, he began studying music at the San
Francisco Conservatory(旧金山音乐学院). He progressed quickly. When he was sixteen, he played
with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The next year, he performed in New York and was
praised by music critics.
     Isaac Stern became one of the busiest musicians of his day. He played more than one hundred
concerts a year. He also became one of the most recorded musicians in history. Isaac Stern also
supported artistic development and freedom.
     In 1979, Isaac Stern visited China. He met with Chinese musicians and students. He taught them
about classical Western music. His visit was made into a film. It is called From Mao to Mozart:Isaac
Stern in China. It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.
     In 1984, Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture
through music. He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life. He said music is an
important part of a civilized life. He said people need music as much as they need bread.
     Isaac Stern died in 2001 at the age of eighty-one. He was a major influence on music in the twentieth
century. He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.

1. What did Isaac Stern think of music?
A. Necessary.
B. Difficult.
C. Entertaining.
D. Interesting.

2. The passage mentioned Isaac Stern"s visit to China mainly to ________.
A. encourage people to develop the international relationship
B. advise the readers to take up music
C. introduce more achievements of Isaac Stern
D. show he acted as an international cultural ambassador

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Isaac Stern?
A. He was born in California in the 1920s.
B. He had visited many countries to advertise his recordings.
C. He played less than one hundred concerts in all.
D. His excellent music life lasted over 60 years.

4. From the passage, we can infer that ________.
A. Isaac Stern influenced the culture in the 20th century a lot
B. Isaac Stern was one of the most active musicians of his day
C. Isaac Stern was so busy that he couldn"t spare time to educate the youth
D. Isaac Stern led a rich life in his later life

5. What will be the best title for the passage?
A. Isaac Stern and the awards he got
B. Isaac Stern"s life of pursuing music
C. Isaac Stern:one of the most honored musicians
D. Isaac Stern"s visit to China

1-5: ADDBC

阅读理解      Music died here last spring, or rather, it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored
the importance of music and drama as part of the highschool curriculum.
      The committee decided that teaching students how to take a standardized test is more important than
a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics. Because the
school system is running out of funding, it needs to make sure that students pass the mastery test or even
more money will be lost. If students fail the state standardized test, it is not the fault of drama and music
classes-they are failing because the "academic" classes are not sufficient.
     It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing, acting, and playing
instruments because school programs are no longer offered. Many families cannot afford private music
lessons, and many potential musicians and artists may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in
school. The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment will certainly make
some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.
      Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete, well-rounded people. It blocks the natural
sense to create and express feelings through art-there is more to life than the analytical thinking that math
and English provide. What happens after a test?Sure, a student might graduate, but they will have limited
knowledge-certainly not a good preparation for the real world.

1. Music and drama are not included in the highschool curriculum mainly because ________.
A. the school committee pays no attention to them
B. the school is afraid of losing financial support
C. the students are not interested in both of them
D. the state standardized test is more important

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The sufficiency of the classes determines students" performance in the mastery test.
B. Quite a few students are discouraged from learning music and art in today"s school system.
C. Students can be musicians and artists only if they can afford private music lessons.
D. The school committee completely influences students" attitude towards the arts.

3. We can learn that music and art can ________.
A. motivate students in creativity and expression
B. make students roundshaped people in future
C. provide students with analytical thinking
D. prevent students graduation from high school

4. The best title of the passage can be ________.
A. "Who killed music and drama?"
B. "Can curriculum go without music?"
C. "Why is music so important?"
D. "How to prepare for the real world?"

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完形填空     When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just
as I am about to do so, I find the article on the __1__ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion
of the way to __2__ in good health, or __3__ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I
cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __4__ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text
__5__ the title. Therefore, the scissors would __6__ before they start, __7__ halfway done when I find
out the __8__ result.
      Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your __9__. You can only take
up one of them, the other has to wait or be __10__ up.
     But you know the future is unpredictable-the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left
__11__. Thus you are __12__ in a difficult position and feel sad. How __13__ that nice chances and
brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life __14__ greatly on your
preference of one choice to the other.
      In fact that is what __15__ is like: we are often __16__ with the two opposite sides of a thing which
are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only
__17__ we get into another. The __18__ may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided
mind. I __19__ remember a philosopher"s remarks, "When one door shuts, another opens in life." So a
casual __20__ may not be a bad one.,

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A. Nathan Phillips has been a freshman at the university. B. Nathan Phillips is an American. C. Nathan Phillips is an African. D. Nathan Phillips likes riding a bike.
2. Why does Nathan Phillips finish riding a bike for a long way before going into college?
A. He travels to Uganda. B. He practises riding a bike. C. He raises money to help the children of Uganda. D. He wants to take exercise.
3. How much money does Nathan Phillips expect to collect in total?
A. $1,540. B. $2,000. C. $3,540. D. $2,540.
4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. People like Nathan Phillips. B. The public invite Nathan Phillips. C. People support what Nathan Phillips does. D. Supporters like Nathan Phillips.