题目内容
Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have 1 been people who have looked for 2 —those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in 3 across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who 4 an immediate pleasure from a 5 activity which may only last 6 or even seconds.I would consider bungee jumping 7 good example of 8 . You 9 a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon)200 meters above the ground 10 an elastic(有弹性的)rope 11 your 12 . You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the ropes 13 you from hitting the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities 14 most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping 15 jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high rocks.
16 do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家)suggest that it is 17 life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, and life was a continuous battle for survival(生存).
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers 18 excitement. They live and work in relatively 19 condition —— they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for 20 in activities as bungee jumping.
1. A. not B. never
C. always D. usual
2. A. ease B. adventure
C. happiness D. knowledge
3. A. large ship B. safe boat
C. small boat D. safe ship
4A. search B. look through
C. look for D. in search of
5. A. danger B. safe
C. angry D. dangerous
6. A. a few hours B. some time
C. a day & ?nbsp; D. a few minutes
7. A. to be B. is
C. being D. to being
8. A. such activity B. a such activity
C. so an activity D. such an activity
9. A. climb up B. jump from
C. jump off D. find
10. A. with B. by
C. and D. use
11. A. is tied with B. ties to
C. tied to D. tied with
12. A. arms B. ankles
C. hands D. legs
13. A. makes B. gets
C. has D. stops
14. A. as dangerous as B. so dangerous as
C. too dangerous as D. very dangerous as
15. A. includes B. including
C. include D. included
16. A. When B. Why
C. where D. How
17. A. because B. that
C. because of D. for
18. A. much B. little
C. many &nbs?p ; D. more
19. A. happy B. safe
C. exciting D. dangerous
20. A. wealth B. safety
C. danger D. pleasure
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“总有人喜欢冒险”，故1题选C。
2 同1 3 坐在一只小船上跨洋航行 4 寻求欢乐刺激 5 联系上文可知应为危险的活动。 6 根据常识这种活动持续时间很短。 8 考查词序，such＋a/an＋n. 10 附带一个有弹性的绳子绑在你的脚踝上。 11 同10 12 同10 15 前面为activities故应用原形 16 就原因进行提问。 18 生命中没有刺激。 20从文章中可以发现，一些人总是在活动中寻找危险，故20题选C。
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阅读快车系列答案Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A．Do established musicians have a responsibility to guide and assist young up-and-coming musicians? B．Did anyone promote your musical education when you were growing up? C．What kind of “world music” do you enjoy? D．What’s your comment on pop music? E．Does the contemporary music press give jazz the coverage it deserves? F．What’s wrong with the music on the radio? |
An interview with Wynton Marsalis, a noted jazz musician
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There were the older jazz musicians who hung around our house when I was young. I saw how much they practiced, how serious they were about their art. I knew then I had to work just as hard if I wanted to succeed. Of course, my father inspired me a lot, and many teachers took the time to nurture my latent and the talents of other students in our school.
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Yes. We’ve done such a poor job with music education because, as a society, we haven’t maintained the kind of education that a true artist and musician needs. Young people haven’t been able to equate romance and talent with music. For instance, most of the people who make it in the music industry today have to look good. How they sound is secondary. Sarah Vaughan, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald ― those big, romantic queens of jazz music wouldn’t make it in today’s music industry, and that’s a shame. We need to teach young people about the alternatives.
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Around the would people make music that, if you listen carefully to it, sounds a little like the cadence of their language. I’d call it folk music. When I’m away from home, I make a point of listening to regional folk music, not what’s on the radio.
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The same music is on the radio all over the world, and the American sound is overwhelming. Even the pop music that’s produced and created in foreign countries has that American beat, that underscore of funk. As a musician, I’m not interested in hearing recycled versions of the same genre over and over. Any music that doesn’t have a development section just isn’t interesting to me.
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The music press has so much to introduce these days, and jazz is just a small fraction of it. Because some people are intimidated by jazz, they don’t cover it unless it’s a big name. New jazz musicians don’t get much of break. A lot of editors don’t say anything about jazz these days unless it’s Marsalis. That’s a shame. What VH1 is doing with their Save the Music campaign is phenomenal. They’re getting all these instruments out to needy kids. It’s the kind of thing all networks should be doing.
Kieron Williamson, a seven-year-old British boy, is being recognized as an art genius after selling 16 paintings for 18, 000 pounds in just 14 minutes. This boy has artistic skills that would be the envy of any serious painter and drawn comparisons to Pablo Picasso, a child prodigy（神童）who became one of the most recognized artists of the 20th century.
now, with so much still to learn, there’s only one thing he wants to be when he grows up. He said, “I think I’ll definitely be an artist. ”
view at the seaside.