| ( )1. A. read ( )2. A. on ( )3. A. what ( )4. A. remembers ( )5. A. book ( )6. A. naming ( )7. A. songs ( )8. A. spoken ( )9. A. cost ( )10. A. regard ( )11. A. searching ( )12. A. noticing ( )13. A. came to ( )14. A. studies ( )15. A. entered ( )16. A. organized ( )17. A. theatres ( )18. A. chapters ( )19. A. set about ( )20. A. splendid | B. recited B. in B. that B. thinks B. story B. published B. sports B. said B. spared B. consider B. reading B. watching B. struck to B. attends B. pulled B. taken B. pubs B. books B. set off B. large | C. wrote C. around C. which C. reminds C. novel C. called C. things C. told C. took C. work C. listening C. observing C. stuck to C. builds C. reached C. formed C. cinemas C. magazines C. set up C. comfortable | D. copied D. at D. who D. supposes D. fiction D. replaced D. memories D. read D. spent D. treat D. typing D. seeing D. hit on D. goes D. arrived D. happened D. concerts D. newspapers D. set out D. tiny |
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| Every people has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair.When they are red hot they are very angry about something.The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song-Mood Indigo- about the deep blue color, indigo.In the words of the song:" You aren"t blue till you"ve had that Mood Indigo". Someone who is blue is very sad. The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling－stomachache may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green. Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money. The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now.But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations. | |||
| 1. If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping,you may call it _____. | |||
| A. a white day B. a black day C. a red day D. a green day | |||
| 2. Suppose a Mr.Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink, this means all his children are _____. | |||
| A. lucky and wealthy B. gentle and modest C. fit and healthy D. creative and energetic | |||
| 3. When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really _____. | |||
| A. red hot B. green C. blue D. black | |||
| 4. In the following paragraph,the writer might tell the reader something about _____. | |||
| A. unpopular organizations in the world B. people"s response towards a black day C. the influence of the traditional blues D. more expressions based on colors, such as brown | |||
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| American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions.The major factors contributing to the making of this flew nation and the forming of a new culture are the hard environment, ethnic diversity(多民族) and plural religion, which is quite different from other nations in the world. What is more, these elements are still influencing the American culture. The early immigrants who were English Puritans settled down in northeast part of America. From 1607 to 1892, frontiers were pushed further west.The frontiersmen looked for a land of rich resources and a land of promise, opportunity and freedom.Actually they looked for a better life.So individualism(个人主义), selfreliance, and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage(遗产) of America. In history, people from different countries in the world rushed to America three times.They brought their own culture to America and later on,different cultures were mixed together.Thus the unique American culture is formed,a common cultural life with commonly shared values. The fundamental American belief in individual freedom and the fight of individuals to practice their own religion is at the center of religious experience in the United States.The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism; almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States. Nowadays, we can see the continual influence of the three elements in the current American society.American family is typically parents and their unmarried children.Middleaged and elderly people generally do not live with their married children.The people in America have a very strong desire to start a new life in a new place.Quite a number of people change residences every year. The average American moves fourteen times in his lifetime. | |||
| 1．We can learn from this article that________. | |||
| A．the frontiersmen left important society values for American culture B．the early immigrants brought about the unique American culture C．people in the world once rushed to America because of its unique culture D．the American family members don"t get along well with each other | |||
| 2．What"s the author"s attitude towards American culture? | |||
| A．He is critical of it. B．He admires it very much. C．He just states the facts. D．He looks down upon it. | |||
| 3．The last paragraph is about________. | |||
| A．the family structure in American society B．the influence of the three elements in the current American society C．the new life style of American family D．the reason why American people like to change residences | |||
| 4．What might be the most suitable title of this article? | |||
| A．The Immigrants in America B．Why American Culture Is Unique C．The Influence of American Culture D．Plural Religion and American Culture | |||
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| The Beatles were the most influential band in pop history. In their 8year, 12album history, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr altered (改变) popular culture dramatically. And it wasn"t just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore that had such an impact, but what they seemed to stand for. The world saw them as the voice a new generation, one with a very different attitude to life. Their influence was at its height in the 1960s, but their music continues to stir listeners today. However, up until recently one aspect of The Beatles was struck in Yesterday: The music had never been remastered (重新灌录). But on September 9 that situation came to an end, with the release of the entire band"s music in a digital makeover. It is probably the biggest reissue (重新发行) in pop music history, said British newspaper the Financial Times. The albums were remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, the location where the band produced much of their work. The cover of their last album, Abbey Road of 1969, featured the four young men striding (大步行走) across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itself. It is one of the most famous of all Beatles imagines. Recently, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, hundreds of Beatles lovers gathered there to show their appreciation. Pop groups come and go. The boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will be forgotten the next. But The Beatles are one of the few groups whose music seems to have endured (持久). Why? Paul McCartney"s biographer Barry Miles has an explanation: "They were the first rock band… and they just happened to be the best. They were the first band to play stadiums, to have their own products. They were groundbreaking in every way." he says. | |||
| 1. Why did The Beatles change popular culture? | |||
| A. Because of the suits of the four Liverpool boys. B. Because of changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore. C. Because of their albums. D. Because of their different attitude to life. | |||
| 2. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the second paragraph? | |||
| A. The Beatles influenced people at its height in the 1960s. B. Their music yesterday had never been remastered. C. The entire band"s music in a digital makeover will be remastered. D. On September 9, their music came to an end. | |||
| 3. What is not the reason why their music can endure? | |||
| A. That they were the first rock band. B. That they were the best one. C. That they were the first band to play stadiums and to have their own works. D. That they wore special suits. | |||
| 4. What"s the main idea of the passage? | |||
| A. What is The Beatles? B. Legendary band stays on top in digital times. C. The origin of The Beatles. D. Why is The Beatles popular with people? |