One of the biggest new bands in the UK is Arctic Monkeys.Their first two singles
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One of the biggest new bands in the UK is Arctic Monkeys.Their first two singles(单曲唱片)went straight to Number One in the charts(排行榜)and their first album “Whatever People Say I Am，That"s what I"m No” has become a recordbreaking album.It"s the fastest selling debut album(首张专辑)in UK chart history.
Arctic Monkeys are famous because of their great success.They achieved their success thanks to the Internet.Usually a new band signs to a record company and then it is through marketing that people buy their singles.The single sales then get the band into the charts and they become popular that way.
However，Arctic Monkeys became wellknown in a slightly different way.Back in 2003 when the band first started，they handed out CDs at their performing concert.Certain fans liked the music so much that they put the music up on the Web.The general public had access to this music because it was on the Internet and，because people liked the music，the band"s popularity increased.The band"s popularity was starting to get noticed by major radio stations in the UK.
Arctic Monkeys released(发行)their first single in October 2005.Before that，their music had only been available to download on the Internet.When they did finally release a single and an album，they both rose to the top of the charts.
Music fans welcome the use of the Internet this way—Arctic Monkeys became popular simply because people liked their music when they heard it.There were no ads.As music downloads continue to increase in popularity，we can expect to see more and more bands make it big in this way.
小题1:Arctic Monkeys gained popularity through __________.| A．giving away their CDs | | B．the Internet | | C．singing to a record company | | D．marketing and advertisement |
小题2:．Before 2005，how can you get Arctic Monkeys" music?| A．Going to their live music party. | | B．Download their music from the Internet. | | C．Buying their singles and albums in a shop. | | D．Listen to it on the radio in the UK. |
小题3:Why did Arctic Monkeys become popular?| A．People could hear their music often. | | B．They didn"t advertise their music. | | C．People liked their music. | | D．The marketing company did well. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C |
解析
小题1:答案 B [细节理解题。从第二段中的thanks to the Internet可知正确选项为B。]
小题2:答案 B [细节判断题。从第四段中的their music had only been available to download on the Internet可知选B。]
小题3:答案 C [细节理解题。从第三段中的because people liked the music，the band"s popularity increased和第五段中的Arctic Monkeys became popular simply because people liked their music when they heard it可知他们的音乐之所以流行是因为人们喜欢。] |
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The music of your teenage years probably will stay with you for the rest of your life.I think music is deeply connected with memory because of the emotions it awakens.Music also helps to mark time because of the way the fashions and stars of pop culture come and go.I often connect some summers with particular records (唱片 ) that came out while I was on holiday.But what"s really the best way to record your youth? Is it your favorite song, or a picture of the singer?
In my teenage years, one of the special things about Britain was the huge amount of information about music.There were 3 weekly newspapers about music：Sounds, Melody Maker and the New Musical Express.Buying records was expensive and it also meant making a choice.So it was wise to read about music instead, and in some ways, it was actually better as well.It was possible for a group to get onto the front cover of one of the music papers without even having made any records—but they needed things to say for the reporters to write about.In fact, the best pop stars of the 1980s were people whose main talent was exactly that.They weren" t great musicians or singers and they weren"t especially goodlooking, but they had some unusual acts or habits and a nice way with clever phrases.They were ideal for filling music papers.
When The Face magazine first came out in May, 1980, it was meant to be a rock magazine.I have given away or sold all the records I bought as a teenager, but I think my old copies of The Face will stay with me for ever.Although it started out as a source of information about music, the writers quickly realized that it wasn"t really the music that was important—it was the way people spoke and acted, and, above all, the way they looked.
小题1:According to the author，music can NOT ________.| A．improve memory | B．awaken emotions | | C．mark time | D．stay in the mind |
小题2:We can infer that during the author"s teenage years，________.| A．there were few records for customers to buy | | B．some songs he heard while on holiday impressed him | | C．he spent most of his holiday time on music | | D．he loved one pop song the most |
小题3:According to Paragraph 2，during the author"s teenage years，________.| A．people had few chances to buy records | | B．it was hard to judge whether records were good or not | | C．it was not an easy thing for teenagers to get records | | D．the choice of buying records only depended on newspapers |
小题4:The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 means that ________.| A．people could get onto the music papers without having made any records | | B．people"s talent was not what reporters needed to write about | | C．reporters wrote about the talents of pop stars | | D．people read about music |
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Below is adapted from an English dictionary. Use the dictionary to answer the following questions.
figure / fīgə / noun, verb
● noun
1. a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information: the trade / sales figures
2. a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9: a six-figure salary
3. (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers
4. a person of the type mentioned: Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.
5. the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly
6. a person or an animal as shown in art or a story: a wall with five carved figures in it
7. the human shape, considered from the point of view of being attractively thin: doing exercise to improve one’s figure
8. a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: figure-skating
* be / become a figure of fun: be / become sb. that others laugh at
* cut a…figure: sb with a particular appearance: He cut a striking figure in his dinner jacket.
* put a figure on sth: to say the exact price or number of sth.
* a fine figure of man / woman: a tall, strong-looking and well-shaped person
* figure of speech: a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meanings in order to create a particular mental image or effect
* figurehead: someone who is the head or chief in name only (with no real power or authority)
● verb
1. to think or decide that sth. will happen or is true: I figured that if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.
2. to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part: My opinion of the matter didn’t seem to figure at all.
3. to calculate an amount or the cost of sth: We figured that attendance at 150,000.
* figure in: to include (in a sum): Have you figured in the cost of hotel?
* figure on: to plan on; to expect sth. to happen: I haven’t figured on his getting home so late.
* figure out: to work out; understand by thinking: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?
* It / That figures!: That seems reasonable.
小题1:According to the information above, which of the following sentence is not right?| A．This year’s sales figures were quite excellent. | | B．I couldn’t figure out what the teacher was talking about. | | C．She was the leading figure in British politics in the 1980s. | | D．He was about to speak but she put a figure on his lips to stop him. |
小题2: — She was coming late again for the work.
— ______! That’s typical of her. You just can’t do anything to stop her doing that.| A．It figures her out | B．She is a figure of fun | | C．It cuts a poor figure | D．It figures |
小题3:The phrase “watch my figure” in the sentence “Don’t tempt me with chocolate; I am watching my figure.” means “______”.| A．add the numbers | B．have sports | | C．try not to get fat | D．watch games |
小题4:Which sentence is used as figure of speech?| A．John is fond of animals and raises a rabbit as a pet. | | B．In some countries, bamboo can be used to build houses. | | C．We all regard Mr. Smith as an important figure in our company. | | D．I didn’t really mean my partner was a snake. |
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English is an important global language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn―but they weren’t always successful.
In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn’t understand the answers in “real” English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn’t in the Basic English word list. For example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for “a large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good taste”!
RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. “Father” became “faadher”, “new” became “nue’ and “years” became “yeerz”. Unfortunately for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.
Even easier is the language which ships’ captains use: it’s called “Seaspeak”. Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example, you don’t say, “I’m sorry what did you say?” or “I didn’t understand, can you repeat that?” It’s just “Say again.” No more grammar!
In the age of international communication through the Internet who knows? ... a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world’s e-mails are in English and include examples of “NetLingo” like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In another fifty years, English might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!
小题1:The best title for the passage would be ______.| A．Seaspeak | B．Basic English | | C．Internetish | D．Easy English |
小题2:It will take a person about ______ weeks to learn Basic English if he spends two hours
learning it every day.小题3:According to Professor Zachrisson, what was the biggest problem for learners of English?| A．Grammar. | B．Vocabulary. | | C．Speaking. | D．Spelling. |
小题4:Which of the following is likely to be Anglic?| A．IOU | B．A graet batl. | | C．Long time no see. | D．Two five, no lights. |
小题5:What might happen to English in another fifty years?| A．It might be replaced by Internetish. | | B．It might become a global language. | | C．It might take the place of all other languages. | | D．It might become more and more difficult. |
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Organic food, once considered something that only health fanatics desired, is now a regular feature at most supermarkets. And that has created a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand, you have a conventionally grown apple. On the other, you have one that’s organic. Both apples are firm, shiny and red. Both provide vitamins and fiber, and both are free of fat, sodium and cholesterol.
Conventionally grown food generally costs less, but is organic food a better choice? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and sold food products are now being debated on a large scale. Supporters of organic foods ― a term whose meaning varies greatly ―are frequently telling the world that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of daily foods is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been aroused by sweeping claims that the conventional food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs.
Almost daily, the public is surrounded by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated(没证实的) reports that natural vitamins are superior to man-made ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than those treated with insect spray and the like.
Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, large amounts of written material about the benefits of organic foods makes it difficult for people to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely advertised and form the basis for people’s opinion.
One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the conventional food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.
小题1:According to Paragraph 2, which of the following statements about organic food is true?| A．It hasn’t been used until recent years. | | B．It has no agreed definition. | | C．It is popular among producers. | | D．It is accepted by most nutritionists. |
小题2:In Paragraph 4, treated grains are examples of ________. | A．healthier food | B．organic food | | C．conventionally grown food | D．expensive food |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.| A．most doctors believe organic foods prevent disease or provide other benefits to health | | B．organic foods are actually less nutritious than conventionally grown foods | | C．people cannot separate fact from fiction because of the TV advertisements | | D．organic foods cost more but are not necessarily better than conventionally grown foods |
小题4:According to the passage, many consumers are attracted by organic foods because they _____.| A．want to try something new | | B．have carefully researched the products | | C．value food safety and nutrition | | D．expect to save some money |
小题5:What is the author’s attitude towards the claims of organic foods?| A．Doubtful. | B．Enthusiastic. | | C．Supportive. | D．Uninterested. |
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Dear editor,
I am writing to ask what has happened to our young people. They are not as polite or hard-working as
my generation (一代人). I will give you two examples.
Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. It was very crowded so there was no free seat. There
were some boys sitting on the seats near me. I didn"t know why they were not at school. They were talking
and laughing loudly. It was difficult for me to read my newspaper with all the noise. At the next stop, a
pregnant (***的) woman and her daughter got on with lots of shopping bags. I expected the boys to let them
sit down. They saw the woman but they did nothing. I had to ask them to give the woman and her daughter
seats. They did so but gave me a rude look.
Last Saturday, I had dinner with my friend"s family. I was glad to see his children, who I hadn"t seen for
ten years. During the dinner, I started talking about world politics with the children. It soon became clear that
they didn"t know much about it. They couldn"t tell me the name of the King of Spain or President of Italy. All
they knew about was the Internet or which singers were the most beautiful. In my days, students knew the
kings, the queens and the presidents of every country in Europe.
I worry about the future of Germany. How could these young people become good workers and parents?
They sit around Mcdonald"s after school instead of going to the library as I did at their age. Maybe they have
too much money. Perhaps some readers can give us some ideas about what to do with this "lost generation".
Yours sincerely,
Frantz Vogts |
| 1. Mr Vogts writes this letter to the editor to ______. |
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A. show how rude the teenagers are
B. complain (抱怨) about young people"s act
C. show teenagers are lazy
D. express his worry about Germany"s future |
| 2. When Mr Vogts met the boys on the underground, he ______. |
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A. knew he wouldn"t get a seat
B. didn"t know why they were not at school
C. felt he would be in trouble
D. expected they would get off at the next stop |
| 3. Mr Vogts was disappointed at the dinner because ______. |
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A. The children didn"t like him
B. the children knew much about the Internet
C. his friend knew little about world politics
D. the children knew little about world politics |
| 4. By saying "lost generation", Mr Vogts refers to ______. |
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A. today"s workers
B. the people at his age
C. today"s young people
D. the young people who are poor |
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