题目内容
阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．
Charles White is one of the top artists in America. He is now probably the country's best known Negro artist, who does most of his work about Negro life.
White grew up in Chicago. For his seventh birthday his mother bought him a set of oil paints. One day he pulled down the window curtain and used them to paint on. His first prize for painting was a good scolding from his mother.
In high school he was often truant until he won a school prize for his art work. Then he began to study art seriously.
While he paints, he listens to music, often the gospel kind that is based on the Bible (圣经).“I have to have sounds”, he insists. “I can't paint in silence”.
He never takes a vacation from art, for he is unhappy when he isn't working.
If a painting doesn't seem right, he will start over again completely, “No matter how long I've gone on it or how big it is”.
Today a White drawing sells for $ 1500．His paintings sell for $ 18000 to $ 25000.
1．What could be the best title?
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A．A Prize, A Painting.
B．Charles White: A Well-known Negro.
C．Hard Work.
D．Thoughts From the Bible.
2．Charles' mother scolded him because ________.
A．he had painted on the curtain
B．he wasted lots of money
C．he had not won the prize
D．he was using his set of oil paints
3．White was a truant ________.
A．all through his high school education
B．after he won a prize for his art work
C．before he won a prize for his art work
D．because he liked to paint very much
Over the past twenty years, American country music become 1.
more and more popular. Some writers are no longer writing about 2.
modern values of the USA. In 1950s, American music was about other3.
things . Money was also thought to be important. Ten years late, 4.
some writers turned other subjects. During these years, many young 5.
students were angry with society. So songs were often full of angry. 6.
Political leaders were not well thought and those songs often made 7.
fun of them. Country music today remains much the same as ago. 8.
One subject which country music often returns is “the good old days”.9.
And in “the good old days”, people love life on the open air. 10.
Over the past twenty years, American country music become 1. ________
more and more popular. Some writers are no longer writing about 2. ________
modern values of the USA. In 1950s, American music was about other 3. ________
things . Money was also thought to be important. Ten years late, 4. ________
some writers turned other subjects. During these years, many young 5. ________
students were angry with society. So songs were often full of angry. 6. ________
Political leaders were not well thought and those songs often made 7. ________
fun of them. Country music today remains much the same as ago. 8. ________
One subject which country music often returns is “the good old days”. 9. ________
And in “the good old days”, people love life on the open air. 10. ________
第三部分：阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Who decides how English is spoken around the world? Do teachers in the colleges and schools? What about those who write dictionaries or books? Do they decide what is good and what is bad English? Or do governments decide when a language will change? Probably you have thought about this question once or twice before. The answer is that none of these people decide how English will be spoken. Believe it or not, many of the biggest changes in how English is spoken have come from common people in the streets. And one of the most important places where English has changed is on the playground! These playground can be any place where young people meet, such as a sports field or a beach. For example, black kids invented many new words in American English as they played basketball or music. Often words used by black kids in the big cities become popular with other kids many years later. Another popular sport, baseball, has also given many words and expressions to American English. On the beaches of southern California, teenagers invented words to describe how they felt when they surfed. These words found their way into the high schools and then to other places. Similar changes in English happened among young people in Ireland and Australia. Children from one group would find ways to play with children of another group more easily. Often they made new words just to develop an identity different from their parents.56. Who decides how English is spoken? A. Governments B. Teachers C. Ordinary people D. Black kids57. According to the passage many English words come from ______. A. everyday life B. textbooks C. dictionaries D. baseballs58. Why do these kids invent new words?A. because they want to make up a dictionary. B. because they try to beat their teachers. C. because they are asked to do so. D. because they want to feel different from their parents
第三部分：阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Who decides how English is spoken around the world? Do teachers in the colleges and schools? What about those who write dictionaries or books? Do they decide what is good and what is bad English? Or do governments decide when a language will change? Probably you have thought about this question once or twice before. The answer is that none of these people decide how English will be spoken. Believe it or not, many of the biggest changes in how English is spoken have come from common people in the streets. And one of the most important places where English has changed is on the playground! These playground can be any place where young people meet, such as a sports field or a beach. For example, black kids invented many new words in American English as they played basketball or music. Often words used by black kids in the big cities become popular with other kids many years later. Another popular sport, baseball, has also given many words and expressions to American English. On the beaches of southern California, teenagers invented words to describe how they felt when they surfed. These words found their way into the high schools and then to other places. Similar changes in English happened among young people in Ireland and Australia. Children from one group would find ways to play with children of another group more easily. Often they made new words just to develop an identity different from their parents.
56. Who decides how English is spoken?
A. Governments B. Teachers C. Ordinary people D. Black kids
57. According to the passage many English words come from ______.
A. everyday life B. textbooks C. dictionaries D. baseballs
58. Why do these kids invent new words?
A. because they want to make up a dictionary.
B. because they try to beat their teachers.
C. because they are asked to do so.
D. because they want to feel different from their parents
