阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答卷纸上将该项涂黑。

In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. One day he made up his mind. Baltimore was the nearest large seaport(海港). The next morning he set out on the forty-mile journey to try to find____on a sailing ship.

In Baltimore, Henson found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship. For the next five years, Henson____around the world. With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, history, geography, and many other____

Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a____shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Lieutenant Robert Peary, asked the owner if he knew anyone with____at sea. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. He needed experienced men to go with him.

The shop owner knew about the young man’s skills and experience on ocean journeys,____he introduced Peary to Henson. Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved____to be a worthy and smart seaman. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man to stand on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream____

Over the next five years, the two explorers(探险家) made two trips together to the Arctic(北极). However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were____than either of them had ever imagined.

In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final challenge at reaching the North Pole. With four guides, they made a mad dash straight across the ice. Peary’s feet were so frostbitten(冻僵的) that he had to be pulled on a dogsled____April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow.

1.A.guide B.treasure C.government D.work

2.A.sailed B.drove C.rode D.walked

3.A.seaports B.subjects C.passports D.objects

4.A.hat B.food C.book D.shoe

5.A.excitement B.experiment C.experience D.expression

6.A.so B.because C.if D.but

7.A.myself B.yourself C.himself D.themselves

8.A.come true B.go wrong C.stay young D.keep fit

9.A.warmer B.better C.worse D.bigger

10.A.At B.To C.On D.In

B)请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容从下面方框的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中,使短文意思通顺、结构完整。

1. Countries like France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop culture. But where did this strange speaking-singing style come from? Many centuries ago, in West Africa, traditional storytellers played musical instruments while they were telling stories. When this tradition traveled from West Africa to the USA, it developed into different musical styles. For example, blues and jazz. 2. And in the 1970s, there were many poor areas in New York. There wasn’t any money for music lessons in schools, so kids made their own music. Teenagers Afrika and DJ here played their records outside in the streets. Everybody joined in. MCs had rapping(说唱) competitions. Every week, there were talented new dancers, new DJs and new MCs. Hip-hop culture was born.

3. It was 1980. I was at a party in New York. There was a young DJ at the party. He was playing records. While he was putting a record on, a kid picked up a microphone(话筒) and began rapping. Some other kids were break-dancing to the music. It was loud and boring, and I hated it. I preferred jazz.

4. Today’s successful American artists like Missy and her friend Tim heard it on the radio when they were growing up.

The last time I heard hip-hop, I was in West Africa. 5. I was going to interview a traditional storyteller when I met a young hip-hop artist. He told me there are hundreds of rap groups in Africa today. We live on a hip-hop planet.

A. I remember the first time I heard hip-hop.

B. You can find hip-hop everywhere you go.

C. I was writing a book about African-Americans.

D. Many Americans gave music lessons to poor children.

E. These styles all started in poor African-American areas.

F. During the 1980s, hip-hop became popular all over the USA.

G. Some people don’t like hip-hop because of its spoken words.

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