It’s that unbelievable fantasy that all of us in the music business are pursuing

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It’s that unbelievable fantasy that all of us in the music business are pursuing. While we think that few of us will ever win the “ jackpot”(最高奖赏)of music fame and fortune, emotionally we still hope that one day we will be included in that small group.
As long as the music business has existed, people have been trying to discover the basic ingredients for success. Opinions range from having post-graduate degrees in composition on the one hand, to having an uncle who drives the bus for Reba McIntype, a famous country music singer, on the other hand. (Probably both would be helpful!) In my opinion, however, there are two doors that are absolutely essential in order to enter credibility. They are available to anyone, but they do require a key, and the key to both of them is perseverance.
There is nothing that can replace excellence! It is the first door we must open in order to have any hope of achieving our musical goals. And, unfortunately, there is no shortcut to excellence. The only way to achieve it is through dedication, discipline and lots of blood, sweat and tears… in other words, perseverance.
Every day I received emails from promising songwriters and musicians all around the world who mistakenly think that natural talent is the magic ingredient for success. While talent is certainly a plus, it is by no means the miraculous elixir(神奇的灵丹妙药)that will turn you into a famous person. Think about it for a moment: How many very talented people do you know personally who are much better songwriters and musicians than those you hear on TV and on the radio? I’ll bet you can say that you know quite a few. And yet, most of these gifted artists will never be known outside their own family or community. Why? Because natural talent—by itself—is not enough.
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xplore the other door to the world of music achievement—the door of credibility—and how the perseverance key works to unlock it as well.
68. In the author’s opinion, the key to success in music achievement is __________.
A. talent        B. dedicationC. perseverance      D. discipline
69. Which paragraph will end with “Whether you’re very talented, or just average,   perseverance in practicing makes a difference in your music career.”?
A. One    B. Two    C. Three D. Four
70. What is the author most probably?
A. A psychologist             B. A teacher C.A well-known musician   D. A talented writer
71. From the passage, the author wants to tell us_________.
A. difficulties in the music business
B. the key to success in the music field
C. the jackpot of music fame and fortune
D. the basic ingredients for success

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B

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第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55题各题

所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D中)，选出最佳选项。
During a recent vacation(假期) I visited Dusseldorf, a city in the former West Germany. The nine-day trip left a deep impression on me. I arrived at Dusseldorf airport at six. It was already dark outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to___36___. I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the ___37___ I needed some coins. I asked a lady for ___38___. To my surprise, she ___39___ me three coins to use. But all the phones in the___40___ needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be ___41___ at post-office during the daytime. I was afraid I ___42___ be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn’t speak English but___43___ that I needed to make a phone call. He showed me where the ___44___ was and inserted (插入) his phone card. I called the youth hotel and found a place to stay that night. The kindness of___45___ made me feel that I was not far from ___46___. And my first day in Germany wasn’t as___47___ as I expected.
Whenever I went, I asked people for ___48___. It surprised me that almost every young German could speak English ___49___. Older Germans ___50___ speak English very well, but they would try to help me whenever they could. One middle-aged man I___51___ directions even drove me to the place I was looking for. My experience in Germany completely changed my ___52___ of Germans. Before, I thought they were unfriendly to foreigners. In many World War Ⅱ films Germans are ___53___. But things changed ___54___. And the people couldn’t be ___55___
friendly.
36.A. live            B. stay           C. work             D. visit
37.A. hotel           B. taxi           C. phone                  D. money
38.A. help            B. advice        C. the telephone     D. the youth hotel
39.A. lent            B. shared       C. borrowed          D. gave
40.A. station          B. airport        C. hotel                D. Germany
41.A. bought        B. found         C. used                 D. called
42.A. couldn’t        B. should         C. wouldn’t        D. will
43.A. mistook        B. heard          C. wondered         D. understood
44.A. phone          B. hotel          C. card                D. post - office
45.A. lady           B. old man        C. help                 D. the German people
46.A. Germany       B. home         C. the hotel          D. them
47.A. unforgetable     B. interesting     C. bad                D. good
48.A. directions       B. advice         C. English           D. way
49.A. often           B. fluently        C. a little          D. much
50.A. could also       B. couldn’t       C. can                  D. did
51.A. didn’t          B. lost           C. asked for          D. showed
52.A. love            B. life         C. impression        D. interest
53.A. friendly         B. enemy        C. bad manners       D. unfriendly
54.A. by then         B. since then      C. later                 D. before
55.A. still            B. much          C. too                       D. more

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第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
About 2:00 a.m. Monday, a California highway police officer was hit by an SUV. The officer was   36   about 10 feet before landing on grass. The officer was   37   a motorist whose car had broken down on the freeway.
The police officer was listed in steady（稳定的） condition at a nearby   38 . The accident occurred after the   39   white SUV drove onto the shoulder where the   40   cars were parked. The SUV   41   the officer before ploughing into the police car. The   42   of the broken car was unhurt.
The SUV   43   completely over. The driver climbed out of the SUV and   44 , running in the direction of a nearby   45   . Because another police car was nearby, the police caught the driver  46 . He was charged with（被指控）   47   driving, personal possessions damage, causing personal   48 , and leaving the scene of a(n)   49 .
The driver had no license and no insurance. He had been charged with driving after drinking a
ear   50 . At that time he had   51   injured someone and   52   the scene. He was sentenced to prison for six months. But because the prison was so overcrowded, he was   53   one month later. “What can we do?” said a policeman. “There are a lot more drunk drivers out there every night than there are   54 . The only time we can get them   55   the streets for ever is when they kill someone.”
36. A. beaten                B.flown                 C. thrown                        D. found
37. A. helping       B. blaming             C. fining           D. watching
38. A. station               B. airport              C. park               D. hospital
39. A. big                  B. expensive      C. fast                    D. pretty
40. A. two               B. three            C. police               D. broken
41. A. killed          B. struck       C. picked               D. left
42. A. passenger         B. officer        C. owner           D. driver
43. A. ran               B. rolled               C. pushed            D. drove
44. A. went out      B. went in          C. went away         D. went down
45. A. highway      B. car                 C. exit              D. farm
46. A. angrily       B. hardly         C. quickly          D. recently
47. A. careless        B. forceful       C. tired                    D. drunk
48. A. injury        B. loss         C. death             D. fight
49. A. argument       B. murder        C. accident           D. story
50. A. before         B. later          C. after              D. early
51. A. still          B. yet                 C. always             D. also
52. A. called on             B. went away           C. escaped from       D. turned off
53. A. shot                 B. freed        C. shut                D. hurt
54. A. walkers        B. police       C. passengers           D. doctors
55. A. in             B. from        C. into             D. off

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Museums have changed. They are no longer places that one “should” go but now they are places to enjoy.
At a science museum in Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Children’s Museum in New York, you can play an African drum. There are no “Do Not Touch” signs in some other museums in the USA.
More and more museum directors have realized that people learn best when they can become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, the visitors are encouraged to touch, listen, operate and experiment so as to discover scientific rules for themselves.
The purpose is not only to provide fun, but also help people feel at home in the world of science. If people don’t understand science, they will be afraid of it; and if they are afraid of science, they will not make the best use of it.
One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and spare time. Another cause is the growing number of young people in the population. Many of them are college students or college graduates. They see things in a new and different way. They want art that they can take part in. The same is true of science and history.
The old museums have been changing and the government is encouraging the building of new, modern museums. In the United States and Canada, there are more than 6,000 museums,almost twice as many as there were 25 years ago.
65. The directors of the museums have realized _____.
A. the importance of scientific rules
B. people learn best when they look at something
C. visitors prefer to learn from museums
D. the museum needs changes
66. The growing population of young people caused the changes in museums because _____.
A. many of them hope to take part
B. many of them have a new way of thinking
C. many of them are better educated
D. All of the above.
67. How many museums or so were there in the United States and Canada 25 years ago?
A. 3,500. B. 2,000. C. 3,000. D. 6,000.
68. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People learn best in modern museums only in the US.
B. People are encouraged to take part in what they are seeing in modern museums.
C. People are enjoying themselves fully in modern museums.
D. People will understand science better by trying to discover the scientific rules themselves.

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）
Many Chinese students who have learnt English for more than ten years are still unable to speak English very well when they meet a foreigner. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure, but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.
It"s unusual that many students who are bad speakers of English can write English perfectly. This proves that they are unable to organize their idea in English. The center of the problem is that they lack practice and confidence.
Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those foreigners with whom you are speaking? Don"t be shy, they will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The best way to get rid of trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that constant(经常的) practice will help you succeed.
56. What"s the best title for the passage?
A. How to Speak to Foreigners          B. How to Study English Well
C. How to Organize the Idea in English   D. Practise Speaking English All the Time
57. Many Chinese students can write English very well, but they cannot speak English fluently because ________
A. they seldom meet foreigners    B. they seldom practise speaking English
C. they had no chance to speak English
D. they think it"s enough to master the basic language structure only
58. So many Chinese students are afraid of speaking to foreigners because _____.
A. they are afraid they can"t understand foreigners
B. they don"t think their English is poor
C. they worry about making mistakes in their speaking
D. they didn"t like speaking to foreigners
59. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. We can speak English fluently by doing more speaking.
B. If you can write English perfectly, you are able to organize your idea in English.
C. If you can write good English composition, you can speak English very well.
D. Any Chinese students can"t speak English fluently because they are afraid of making mistakes.
60. In the last paragraph, the expression "get rid of" means_______.
A. throw away     B. free oneself from     C. give up     D. do with

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Julia Roberts was born on October 28, 1967 in Georgia, USA, and she earned an Oscar nomination(提名) for her performance in 1989’s Steel Magnolias.
Later in 1990, she starred in the sad romantic comedy Pretty Woman. The film was an international hit and Roberts became a household name. But her later films, particularly Dying Young (1991), were of a decidedly uneven quality.
In 1993, Julia Roberts married country singer Lyle Lovett and then made a successful come back in The Pelican Brief (1993). But her next two movies in the following year, Pre-a-Porter and I Love Trouble proved to be critical(评论的) and commercial disappointment. Roberts’ bad luck continued when Mary Reilly (1996) failed at the box office. But her career began to pick up again with Michael Collins and Conspiracy Theory (both 1996). In 1997, Roberts made a successful return in comedy My Best Friend’s Wedding and continuedher quick rise in 1999 with Noting Hill and Runaway Bride. Both films helped to further restore Roberts to her status (地位) as the most shining woman in Hollywood. Her biggest success comes from Erin Brockovich. For the excellent performance she made in it Julia Roberts was given the Oscar Best Leading Actress Award on March 25, 2001.
Now Julia Roberts looks on course to win her 10th award for favorite female movie star at this year’s People’s Choice Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.
68. Which of the following movies made Julia Roberts an international name?
A. Steel Magnolias B. Erin Brockovich C. Pretty Woman D. I Love Trouble
69. Why was Julia Roberts given the Oscar Best Leading Actress Award in 2001?
A. Because she made an excellent performance in Erin Brockovich
B. Because she has become a household film star
C. Because she is the prettiest woman in the Hollywood
D. Because she has been wealthy and well-known
70. The underlined phrase “pick up” in the text means ________.
A. collect B. stand up C. fetch D. improve
71. The underlined sentence means that _______.
A. Julia Roberts is going in the right direction
B. Julia Roberts looks more beautiful
C. Julia Roberts is looking for methods
D. Julia Roberts looks very happy

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