Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radio
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Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys (牛仔) who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
小题1:Which of the following is talked in this passages?| A．pop music, folk music | | B．popular, folk and country music | | C．pop music and western music | | D．folk, pop and classical music |
小题2:When pop singers _________ , they will become national stars.| A．make much money | | B．make a CD or tape | | C．are loved by all the young people | | D．are wanted to sing on the radio |
小题3:From the passage we know that country music is about the ________.| A．common life of Americans | | B．country life and love stories | | C．life of cowboys | | D．school life in America |
小题4:What would be the best title (标题) for this passage？| A．American Music | B．Popular Music | | C．History of Music | D．Western Music |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A |
解析
小题1:主旨大意题。由可知Popular music in America is what every student likes. One is called folk (民间) music. Another is called western or country music.文章主要谈论了popular, folk and country music。
小题2:细节题。由可知Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.正确答案。
小题3:细节题。由可知Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. 正确答案。
小题4:标题题。全文主要谈论了美国的几种音乐。 |
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Sport is very popular in England. In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport． A lot watch sport on TV． But the number who take part in（参加）sport is quite small． On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin．
The most popular sport in England is football． Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters（球迷）of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play． There are four divisions（级别）of the football league．Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division． But the best supporters are often in the fourth division． You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!
Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to got a ball through a net（篮筐）; tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent（对手）can not hit it． As you see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport．
Actually（其实）, that is not quite true． Athletics（田径）isn’t played with a ball; nor horseracing（赛马）． Perhaps that is why they are not so popular as football!
小题1:________ is the most popular sport in England．| A．Basketball | B．Football | C．Golf | D．Tennis |
小题2:You have to be a good supporter to watch ______division football．| A．the first | B．the second | C．the third | D．the fourth |
小题3:Why do many English people not take part in sport?| A．They are too busy． | | B．They like watching sport on TV． | | C．They would like to be fat． | | D．They prefer to be thin． |
小题4:Why are English people interested in sport?| A．They have their football team． | | B．The sport games are played on Saturday afternoon． | | C．They like the idea of sport． | | D．They like the famous players． |
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News that Microsoft was making a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday. Here are some responses:
Mark Galeassi of Kansas City, Missouri
This is the best move for both parties. Yahoo has the ideas and Microsoft has the money to finally market these ideas correctly. Microsoft and Yahoo are a perfect fit and the deal will be good for consumers.
Scott G of New Jersey
I was a Yahoo user for years along with Hotmail from Microsoft. Then Google came along: Google Earth, Google Toolbar and Gmail. Google is so innovative (创新的) with everything they do. Yahoo and Microsoft... same old story... I don’t think the merger (合并) will do anything for either company except improve the Yahoo shareholders’ bank accounts.
Michael Glosser of Estero, Florida
Right now, Yahoo offers a lot of features and tools at no cost for all different levels of Internet users. Microsoft seeks nothing but profit. Undoubtedly, they’ll do nothing other than find ways to start removing Yahoo’s formerly non-priced features. Microsoft’s greed will ruin the great thing that Yahoo currently is.
Toni Suarez of Hacienda Heights, California
Perhaps it would bring better high technology innovations to e-mail and help in researching and developing a better Internet!
Antonio Simmons of Parkville, Maryland
Microsoft purchasing Yahoo would be nothing more than an attempt from Microsoft to further impose upon the users their poor-quality software and obtain more wealth for the company. In my opinion, they will never be able to compete with Google because Yahoo and Microsoft’s current search engines are too inferior (差的) to compete. Even if combined, they still lack.
小题1:Who is in favor of the merger of Microsoft and Yahoo?| A．Antonio Simmons. | B．Michael Grosser. | | C．Scott G. | D．Mark Galeassi. |
小题2:In the opinion of Scott G , _______.| A．the merger will contribute to Microsoft | | B．Yahoo and Microsoft are lacking in innovation | | C．Google is getting short of management experience | | D．the merger will allow Microsoft to overtake Google |
小题3:Michael Grosser is afraid that _______.| A．the merger will cost Yahoo’s free features | | B．the merger will lead to Microsoft’s defeating Yahoo | | C．the increased competition will force Google out of the game | | D．Internet users will have to buy Microsoft’s expensive software |
小题4:What is Antonio Simmons’ attitude towards Google?| A．Doubtful. | B．Disapproval. | C．Positive. | D．Negative. |
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Beijing opera or Peking opera （Pinyin: Jīngjù） is a form of Chinese opera which arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century．The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China．Major performance troupes （剧团，戏班子） are based in Beijing and Tianjin in the north，and Shanghai in the south．The art form is also enjoyed in Taiwan，and has spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan.
Beijing opera features four main types of performers．Performing troupes often have several of each variety，as well as numerous secondary and tertiary performers．With their elaborate （认真的，精心的） and colorful costumes，performers are the only focal points on Beijing opera"s characteristically small stage．They make use of the skills of speech，song，dance，and combat in movements that are symbolic and suggestive，rather than realistic．Above all else，the skill of performers is evaluated according to the beauty of their movements．Performers also hold a variety of stylistic conventions that help audiences navigate the plot of the production．The layers of meaning within each movement must be expressed in time with music．The music of Beijing opera can be divided into the Xipi and Erhuang styles．Melodies include arias （唱腔），fixed-tune melodies，and percussion patterns．The repertoire of Beijing opera includes over 1,400 works，which are based on Chinese history，folklore，and，increasingly，contemporary life.
In recent years，Beijing opera has attempted numerous reforms in response to sagging audience numbers．These reforms，which include improving performance quality，adapting new performance elements，and performing new and original plays，have met with mixed success．Some Western works have been adopted as new plays，but a lack of funding and an adverse political climate have left Beijing opera"s fate uncertain as the form enters the 21st century．
小题1:How long has Beijing Opera become a popular art form?| A．About one and a half centuries. | | B．More than two centuries. | | C．More than one century. | | D．About half a century. |
小题2:How many art forms of Beijing Opera at present?| A．Two including Beijing and Tianjin，and Shanghai in the south. | | B．Two including Beijing and Tianjin in the north. | | C．Three including Beijing and Tianjin，and Shanghai in the south and Taiwan. | | D．Five including Beijing and Tianjin，and Shanghai in the south，Taiwan，US and |
小题3:What are the features of the performers’ movements of Beijing Opera?| A．Elaborate. | B．Colourful. | | C．Realistic . | D．Representative. |
小题4:Which of the followings is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Performers can take different stylistic traditions in the plays. | | B．The standard to estimate a performer is the amount of his/her movements. | | C．It’s necessary to keep movements along the music in time. | | D．The content of Beijing Opera is plentiful but much fixed. |
小题5:What will be the future of the Beijing Opera?| A．Very bright. | B．Certainly good. | | C．Much uncertain. | D．More popular. |
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It seems that all your friends’ names on MSN have added a little green “I’m” symbol overnight. If you ask what is going on, someone will tell you it’s a charity activity.
Though this charity program has not yet officially begun for Chinese users, this little green symbol has proven popular among Chinese Windows Live Messenger users.
Windows Live Messenger’s official blog announced on March 1 that Microsoft was beginning an “I’m” program in the United States. Every time someone starts a conversation using “I’m”, Microsoft shares a part of the program’s advertising income with nine organizations devoted to social causes. With every instant message a user sends, it helps deal with things one feels most interested in, including poverty, child protection, disease and worsening environment.
One only has to add a certain code next to one’s name for the organization one would like to support. “*red’u” is for the American Red Cross, “*bgca” is for Boys & Girls Clubs of America and “*unicef” stands for the American branch of UNICEF.
After a Chinese blogger named “hung” introduced this program on his blog on March 2, “I’m” entered the Internet in China with no actual support from Microsoft.
Beijing-based Youth Weekend reported that famous IT blogger Keso regarded this program’s rapid spread as a successful virus marketing case. He thinks that the success of the “I’m” program is because it’s spread by users without being a bother to others. This answers why “I’m” has spread so rapidly across the Internet like a virus with almost no advertisement.
However, Feng Jinhu from the press center for Microsoft China told Youth Weekend that the “I’m” project is only for Messenger users in the United States. Instant messages sent by Chinese users would not count.
This has not affected Chinese Messenger users’ interest in the little green symbol. These users hope their instant messages will actually contribute to charitable organizations someday.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?| A．The detail information about the “I’m” program. | | B．Microsoft announced the beginning of the program. | | C．The main purpose of the program. | | D．How to take part in the program in China. |
小题2:What is the reason for the success of the “I’m” program according to Keso?| A．It doesn’t bring other users trouble. | B．It is popular with the poor people. | | C．It is supported by Microsoft. | D．It is advertised through the Internet. |
小题3:The following descriptions about the “I’m” program are correct EXCEPT _________.| A．it became popular in China in a short time | | B．Microsoft will support the charity activity for free | | C．US MSN users who take part in the “I’m” program contribute to charity | | D．it covers social problems such as poverty, child protection, etc. |
小题4:What should you do to take part in the “I’m” program?| A．Send an email to Microsoft. | | B．Add a little green “I’m” symbol before your MSN name. | | C．Add the code of the organization you support next to your MSN name. | | D．Fill in an application form in advance. |
小题5:From the passage, we can come to a conclusion that _________.| A．“I’m” is a computer virus that will not be easily removed | | B．Microsoft is active in advertising the program in China | | C．modern technology is being used to raise money for charity | | D．Chinese MSN users have no interest in the program |
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In the summer of 1978 an English farmer was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered that some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The fattened (压平的) wheat formed a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. The five circles were in a formation like five dots. During the following years, farmers in England found the strange circles in their fields more and more often.
The circles are called “crop circles” because they appear in the fields of grain - usually wheat or corn. The grain in the circles lies flat on the ground but never broken; it continues to grow, and farmers can later harvest it. Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at night. They appear only in the months from May to September.
At first, people thought that the circles were a hoax. Probably young people were making them as a joke, or farmers were making them to attract tourists. To prove that the circles were a hoax, people tried to make circles exactly like the ones that farmer had found. They couldn’t do it. They couldn’t enter a field of grain without leaving tracks(痕迹), and they couldn’t flatten the grain without breaking it.
Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circle to communicate with us from far away and that the crop circles are messages from them.
Scientists who have studied the crop circles suggested several possibilities. Some scientists say that a downward rush of wind leads to the formation of the circles - the same downward rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash. Other scientists say that forces within the earth cause the circles to appear. There is one problem with all these scientific explanations: crop circles often appear in formations, like the five-dot formation. It is hard to believe that any natural force could form those.
小题1:In the summer of 1978, an English farmer discovered in his field that __________.| A．some of his wheat had been damaged | | B．his grain was growing up in circles. | | C．his grain was moved into several circles | | D．some of his wheat had fallen onto the ground. |
小题2:According to the text, the underlined part “hoax” (in the 3rd paragraph) probably means __________.| A．an attempt made to fool people | | B．a special way to plant crops | | C．a research on the force of winds | | D．an experiment for the protection of crops. |
小题3:Which of the following may prove that the crop circles are not made by man?| A．The farmer couldn’t step out of the field. | | B．The farmers couldn’t make the circles round. | | C．The farmers couldn’t leave without footprints. | | D．The farmers couldn’t keep the wheat straight up. |
小题4:A proper title for this passage is ___________.| A．An Unsolved Mystery | | B．Strange Flying Objects | | C．The Power of Natural Forces | | D．The discovery of Strange Circles |
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