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You probably know you should say "please" and "thank you" at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can"t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 players, you shouldn"t turn it up too high.
Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries, and schools don"t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don"t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn"t make sense to listen on your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it"s okay just to take out one earphone and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone
It"s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
小题1:The underlined word "volume" in Paragraph 2 probably means "_________."

A．the type of music

B．the length of a song

C．the amount of a sound

D．the color of an MP3 player

小题2:We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music_________.

A．may annoy others

B．can hurt our ears

C．is bad for MP3 players

D．will make us tired

小题3:If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, _________.

A．the theatre won"t allow it

B．the actors will get angry

C．others won"t hear the play well

D．we may miss part of the play

小题4:We can take one earphone out when we _________.

A．show others the way

B．enjoy a movie at the cinema

C．watch a sporting event

D．answer the telephone at museums

小题5:The main idea of this passage is about _________.

A．MP3 manners

B．music lovers

C．music players

D．MP3 earphones

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A

解析

文章是关于听MP3时的注意点。
小题1:猜测词义题。根据下文的You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it.可知音乐的声音不能太大。这个词应该指音乐的音量大小。故C正确。
小题2:细节题。根据第2段第5行Very loud music can also be bad for your ears可知B正确。
小题3:细节题。根据第三段最后一句You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.可知D正确。
小题4:细节题。根据第4段2,3行Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone可知A正确。
小题5:主旨大意题。根据文章是关于听MP3时的注意点。

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Given Australia’s size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, Australian society is remarkably homogeneous (同种的). Its citizens are fundamentally prosperous and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many miles divide them. It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents. However, there is some difference in lifestyle between city dwellers and the country people. Almost 90 per cent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert. The major cities preserve pockets of colonial heritage, but the overall impression is modern, with new buildings reflecting the country’s youth. In contrast, the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative. For many years, Australia was said to have “ridden on the sheep’s back”, a reference to wool being the country’s main money earner. However, the wool industry is no longer dominant. Much of Australia’s relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world. Newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. Australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. On the whole, Australia is a society without hierarchies (等级制度), an attitude generally held to stem from its prisoner beginnings.
Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had become a nation of immigrants. Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles, today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere. Australia’s liberal postwar immigration policies led to an influx of survivors from war-torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.
The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a ‘blend of nations’ and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is justifiably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.
小题1:What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.” in the first paragraph?

A．Australians speak Standard English with no local accents whatsoever.

B．You have to practice a lot to learn to understand the different accents.

C．The Australian regional accents are very difficult to understand indeed.

D．There is not much difference between the accents in different areas of Australia.

小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Most Australians have ancestors who were prisoners.

B．The Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.

C．The majority of people living in Australia come from Europe.

D．The pace of life is different in the city and in the country.

小题3:The underlined pronoun ‘it’ in the final paragraph refers to “_______”.

A．Community

B．racism

C．blend of Nations

D．Southeast Asia

小题4:We can infer from the passage that _____.

A．there are no signs of Australia’s colonial past in its modern cities

B．Australia’s recent immigration policy encourages immigrants from Southeast Asia

C．immigrants from Southeast Asia have brought racial problems

D．“riding on sheep’s back” resulted in slow development in rural communities

小题5:This passage mainly focuses on Australia’s ______.

A．society

B．economy

C．racial problems

D．history

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Urban legends are stories that are told and believed in many places．Too many places，in fact．It simply isn’t credible that the same unlikely events take place in so many different towns．For some reason，though，that particular set of events appeals to the imagination and the tale spreads．
A very common North American urban legend concerns a mad man in the woods．A dangerous mad man has escaped from a hospital for the mentally ill．At some point in his life he has lost a hand and it has been replaced by a hook．A boy and a girl are out dating，sitting in a car．They hear on the radio that the area is dangerous，so they drive off．When they arrive home they find a bloodstained hook hanging on the door handle of the car door next to the girl．
Missing kidney(肾)stories are fairly common．Of course，the details are variable．It might be a woman waking up in a strange hotel in Bangkok，or a man finding himself in a cold bath in Toronto．or a young man with faint memories of wild disco party，but they all find a flesh wound，and discover that one of their kidneys has been removed and，probably, sold．
The back seat killer has plenty of drama．A woman gets into her Car late at night．Another Car follows her, speeding，flashing lights and really frightening her．She gets home and keeps on pressing the horn．Her husband runs out．The chasing car stops．The husband demands to know why the driver has been frightening his wife．He says he saw a strange man get into the back of the car as the wife got in，and then hide．They go and look，and there is a dangerous mad man...
小题1:What is the writer’s attitude towards “urban legends”?

A．Curious．

B．Disgusted．

C．Frightened．

D．Doubtful．

小题2:What can be inferred from the hook hanging on the Car door?

A．The mad man left it there as a warning．

B．The mad man narrowly escaped being injured in a car accident．

C．The mad man had just been about to attack the girl．

D．The boy had meant to frighten the girl with it．

小题3:What do we know about the three people mentioned in the third paragraph?

A．They had their kidney removed when they were unconscious．

B．They sold their kidneys for profit．

C．They were suffering loss of memories．

D．They had been wounded before the accident．

小题4:Why does the woman driver keep on pressing the horn?

A．To warn the other driver not to follow her．

B．To give herself enough courage to face the danger．

C．To made her husband aware of something urgent．

D．To inform her family of her safe return．

小题5:How should we describe the second driver in the 4th paragraph?

A．Crazy．

B．Dangerous．

C．Brave．

D．Helpful．

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Here below we will talk about the American expressions using the word “Dutch”． Many of the “Dutch” expressions heard in American English were first used in England in the seventeenth century． Britain used to be called “empire on which the sun never sets”，which gained its supreme（至高无上的） power mostly by its naval(海军的 )military forces． The period of the Anglo-Dutch Wars was a time of fierce naval competition between England and the Netherlands． At that time, the British used “Dutch” as a word for something bad, or false, or mistaken．
A “Dutch agreement” was one made between men who had drunk too much alcohol. “Dutch courage” was the false courage produced by the effects of drinking alcohol. And “Dutch leave” was what a solider took when he left his base（基地）without permission．
Some of these old expressions are still used today with a little different meaning． “Dutch treat” is one example． Long ago, a Dutch treat was a dinner at which the invited guests were expected to pay for their own share of the food and drink. Now, Dutch treat means that when friends go out to have fun, each person pays his own share．
Another common expression heard a few years ago was “in Dutch”, which simply referred to the country then． Nowadays, if someone says to you, you are in Dutch, they are telling you that you were in trouble． An important person, a parent or teacher perhaps, is angry with you．
Some of the Dutch expressions heard in American English have nothing to do with the Dutch people at all． In the 1700s, Germans who moved to the United States often were called Dutch． This happened because of mistakes in understanding and saying the word “Deutsch”, the German word for German. Families of these German people still live in the eastern United States, many in the state of Pennsylvania. They are known as the Pennsylvania Dutch．
During the American Civil War, supporters of the northern side in the central state of Missouri were called Dutch, because many of them were German settlers. In California, during the Gold Rush, the term Dutch was used to describe Germans, Swedes, and Norwegians as well as people from the Netherlands．
President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that anything foreign and non-English was called Dutch．One expression still in use, “to talk to someone like a Dutch uncle”, did come from the Dutch．The Dutch were known for the firm way they raise their children. So if someone speaks to you like a Dutch uncle, he is speaking in a very severe way． And you should listen to him carefully．
小题1:According to paragraph 1, the British used “Dutch” as a word for something bad and mistaken because ___________．

A．it was the long-lasting habit of the British language.

B．the Netherlands was the closest rival（竞争对手） for naval supremacy then.

C．there was a close connection between “Dutch” and “Deutsch”.

D．anything foreign and non-English was called “Dutch”.

小题2:Most probably, a man with Dutch courage would _________.

A．invite his friends to dinner.

B．beat a strange passer-by without any reason.

C．speak to a Dutch uncle.

D．become angry with the teacher.

小题3:Which one of the following has nothing to do with the Dutch?

A．The expression “to talk to someone like a Dutch uncle”.

B．When friends go out to have fun, they choose Dutch treat.

C．Germans who moved to the United States were called Dutch.

D．A solider took “Dutch leave” during wars.

小题4:What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A．Language causes of the Anglo-Dutch Wars

B．Language of the Netherlands

C．Deutsch VS Dutch

D．Dutch expressions in American English

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British people eat less fruit and vegetables than other people in Europe. As a result, British now has one of the worst heart disease __16.______(record) in the world., and each year more and more people have other health problems such as _17_____(be) too fat. Also, children eat much _18.______(little)fruit and vegetables than before. The government is very worried about that and has to do something to change it.
With the help of the government, _19______3-year Food Dude Program began _20_______ September, 2005. The program __21_____(start) by the University of Wales Bangor. It tries to help children eat more fruit and vegetables __22______in school and at home. Over 30,000 children from 150 primary shcools have joined the program. Children wathch the six parts of the Food Dudes cartoon over 16 school days. It"s just long enough to get the children ____23____(eat) fruit and vegetables again and again until they begin to like the taste.
The results show that the program has been a great success, and will soon become popular around the world. Even the US and Canada take the Food Dudes Program very ___24____(serious) and in 2006 it ___25____(win) the World Health Organization best practice award.

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Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human Being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954.
What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who doesn"t know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learnt swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal doesn"t.
Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam（堵塞） if the operator typed too fast.
These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers command to your nervous system.
I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes are slippery and slimy and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.
Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change?
小题1:In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim, he will drown because______.

A．he is afraid of water.

B．he believes he will drown.

C．he hasn’t learnt to swim before.

D．he don’t want to live in the world.

小题2:The author thinks that the letters organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to ______
A. save more space
B. satisfy the operator
C.reduce one’s typing speed
D increase one’s typing speed
小题3:The author’s experiment shows that____

A．snakes are dry and clean

B．snakes can be caught easily

C．snakes are slimy and poisonous

D．snakes in India aren’t poisonous

小题4:According to the passage, we know that_____

A．students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life

B．an animal who hasn’t learnt how to swim will drown if you put it in pond.

C．most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on your keyboard

D．Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes.

小题5:The main idea of this passage should be that______.

A．Beliefs are very powerful.

B．Beliefs make us seem stupid.

C．Changing your beliefs now is necessary.

D．People should always believe in themselves.

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