John Henry was a young man, and he was one of the best steel-drivers in the country.He could work for hours without missing a beat.People said he worked so fast that his   1   moved like lightening.

One day,a salesman came to the work area with a new   2   machine by powered steam.He said it could drill holes   3   than twelve men working together.The railroad company   4   to buy the machine if it worked as wall as the salesman said.

The supervisor(监工头) said,“I have the best steel-driver in the   5   .He can beat  more than twenty men working together.” The salesman   6   the statements.He said the company could have the machine without cost  7   he was faster.The supervisor told John about it and said” How about a    8   ?”John Henry looked at the machine and saw   9  of the future.He saw machines taking   10   of America's best laborers.He saw himself and his friends   11   and standing by a road, asking for food.He saw men losing their families and their   12   as human beings.John Henry told the supervisor he would never let the machine take his job.His friends all cheered.

The competition began.John Henry  13   his hammer and started working.At first,the steam-powered drill worked two times faster than he did.  14   he started working with a hammer in each hand.He worked faster and faster.In the mountain,the dust was so   15   that most men would have had trouble   16   .After a while, the machine was pulled from the tunnel.It had broken down.But John Henry   17   working faster and faster.At last he became weak,and his heart   18   .John Henry fell to the ground.“I beat them,” Then he took his  19 breath.

Soon,the steam drill and other machines replaced the steel-drivers.Many   20   left their families, looking for work.They took the only jobs they could find.As they worked,some sang about John Henry.

1.A.broom                 B.hammer             C.hand                 D.sleeve

2.A.washing                B.drilling                C.sewing               D.flying

3.A.quickly                 B.slower               C.faster                  D.fast

4.A.managed               B.allowed              C.refused                D.planned

5.A.family                  B.class                 C.film                   D.country

6.A.doubted                B.hated                C.disagreed               D.decided

7.A.when                 B.if                   C.unless                 D.despite

8.A.lesson                  B.race                 C.task                  D.win

9.A.images                 B.faces                C.plans                  D.signs

10.A.the place               B.the room             C.the space                   D.the air

11.A.excited                B.unemployed          C.moved             D.encouraged

12.A.food                 B.rights                C.wages              D.houses

13.A.touched              B.kicked               C.kissed               D.stamped

14.A.Otherwise             B.But                 C.Then               D.However

15.A.thin                  B.big                  C.high                D.thick

16.A.laughing               B.talking                C.breathing             D.singing

17.A.stopped               B.kept                 C.enjoyed             D.suggested

18.A.burst                 B.worked              C.ran                 D.lived

19.A.own                       B.deep                C.best               D.last

20.A.laborers               B.women             C.villagers              D.salesmen

Your mobile phone rings and instead of the usual electronic signals it’s playing your favourite music. A friend sends your favourite song to cheer you up. One day, a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phone.

       The mobile business is getting into the music business. For the moment, the interest is in pleasant ring tones, but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phones—all purpose gadgets that blend phone, personal stereo, video player and Internet browser into one.

       Finally, record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their cell phone numbers.

       The fans could pass music or songs along to friends—a kind of musical trading card. Unlike Internet tracks, mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control, said former record industry official Ralph, Simon, who is now chairman of Yourmobile, based in Santa Monic, California.

       “If you pass a song along to other phones through a network, each phone can be charged,” said Simon. It's like going through toll gate (收费站).There's more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet.

       Massachusetts-based Converse is offering service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends. Finally, people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along. The company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone.

       “A mobile phone is not a listening machine, and you'll be disappointed if you think you can change it into a radio,” said Ouzel, a creative manager for Converse in Israel. “But if someone sends you a song while you're on vacation, you appreciate the feeling.”

1.The underlined word “blend” in the second paragraph most probably means _____.

       A.send                 B.come                C.mix                  D.compare

2.“Massachusetts-based Converse” in the sixth paragraph probably refers to ______.

       A.a person                                         B.a city in Israel 

       C.a state of the USA                             C.a company

3.Record companies ______ the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phones.

       A.are worried about                             B.are interested in

       C.try hard to stop                                D.take no notice of

4.According to Ralph Simon it would be easier to _______ through mobile phone network than through the Internet.

       A.protect copyright of music works         B.send personal messages

       C.pass along songs and music                 D.send voice mail

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