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During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.

One day I was   36   some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily   37   a full basket of   38    green peas. Then I was  39   to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas   for just a marble (弹球).

Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby,    40   and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things  41   he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself,   42   by this man.

   Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼),  43   three young men . They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on,   44   their eyes.

Our 45   came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned 46   she had told me about the 47 . She told me,“Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me   48  they appreciated the things Jim‘traded’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”

 “We’ve 49   had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she added, “but right now, Jim would consider himself to be the  50   man.”

Then she gently lifted the   51   fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.

At that time I realized that we would not be  52    by our words, but by our kind  53  . It is said that it takes a minute to find a    54   person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to  55   him.

                                                                                              James Barry

36.A.buying                 B. selling                      C.borrowing                 D. hunting

37.A.glaring at              B. glanced at                 C. staring at                  D.watched at

38. A. picking fresh      B.freshly picked            C. picked freshly           D.fresh dried

39. A. astonished           B. amazed                    C. annoyed                   D.worried

40.A.turned over           B.going over                 C. came over                D.coming over

41.A.but                       B. otherwise                 C. or                                D. although

42.A.suspected              B.impressed                  C.regretted                   D.embarrassed

43.A.saw                      B.discovering                C.finding                   D.seeing

44.A.closing                 B.wiped                       C.cleaning                    D.wiping

45.A. time                    B. chance                        C. turn                         D. decision

46.A. the story                  B. the proverb            C. the legend                D. the joke

47.A. marbles               B. men                         C. debt                         D. life

48.A.why                         B. how                         C. when                       D. what

49.A. ever                    B. always                         C. never                       D.seldom

50.A. honest                 B. happiest                   C. coldest                         D. richest

51.A. lifeless                B. regretless                  C. useless                         D. hopeless

52.A. thought               B. touched                    C. remembered             D. affected

53.A.deeds                   B. things                      C. remarks                    D.rewards

54.A. strict                   B. honest                      C. special                            D. learned

55.A.ignore                  B. forget                      C. recognize                 D.remind

The Beatles were the most influential band in pop history. In their 8-year, 12-album history, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr altered popular culture dramatically. 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 of a new generation, one with a very different attitude to life.

Their influence was at its height in the 1 960s.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 to be remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, the location where the band produced much of their work.The cover of their 1ast 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 a11 Beatles images.

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.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 ground—breaking 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 different attitude to life.

D.Because of their albums.

2.Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the second paragraph?

A.The Beatles influenced people at its height in the 1 960s.

B.111eir 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 their last album?

A.Yesterday.    B.Abbey Road of l969.  C.Come Together.D.In My life.

4.What is NOT the reason why their music can endure?

A.They were the first rock band.

B.They were the best one.

C.They were the first band to have their own works.

D.They wore special suits.

5.What does the author mean by“They were ground-breaking in every way.”

A.They broke the ground to find away.

B.They broke the rules while driving on the way.

C.They did what other bands had never done before.

D.They play their hits at every concert.

 

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