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          B  ★★★☆☆

    The Beatles are reaching a new audience through streaming (流媒体) and Come Together is Fab Four's most popular song.

    The best-selling band in history ended a long time of silence and made its songs available through streaming,the fast-growing part of on-demand online music,on Christmas Eve.

    According to the largest streaming service Spotify,in the first three days fans had streamed Beatles songs 70 million times,which meant that every user of the website listened to one Beatles sofig around the Christmas holiday. Come Together was well ahead as the most popular song.

    The bluesy rock song from 1969 was the opener on Abbey Road,The Beatles,best-selling album,so it may have benefited from listeners who immediately hit play on the album. Here Comes the Sun,off Abbey Road,was also among the most listened although it had fewer listeners than two othqr Beatles songs with themes of hope — Let It Be and Hey Jude.

    Spotify said 65 percent of its Beatles listeners were under 34 — too young to have direct memories of the band that broke up in 1970. “We’ re helping to introduce a new generation of fans to the most important band in history/' Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek said.

    Ek,32, said that The Beatles’ arrival on spotify reminded him of his childhooi. “The one thing in my youth that everyone in my family — my mom,uncle,aunt and grandparents 一 could all agree on musically was The Beatles,” he said.

5. According to the text,streaming services helped The Beatles .

   A. sell the largest number of albums

   B. become a best-selling band 

    C. produce new online music   

    D. become popular again

6. Which of the .following songs has the smallest number of listeners?

   A. Come Together.

   B. Here Comes the Sun. 

    C. Hey Jude.

   D. Let It Be.

7. According to Spotify,more than half of its Beatles listeners .

   A. were young people

   B. paid for their listening 

    C. were bom in the 1970s

   D. knew the history of the band

8. What is Daniel Ek’s attitude towards The Beatles’ arrival on Spotify?

   A. Concerned.   B. Doubtful,

    C. Supportive.   D. Unfavorable.

5.D 6.B 7.A 8.C

B篇本文介绍了在网络媒体时代，曱壳虫乐队重 新受到人们的欢迎。

5.D. 细节理解题。由第一段中的The Beatles are reaching a new audience以及第三段中的描述可知，在网络媒体传输的帮助下，甲壳虫乐队再次受到欢迎。

6.B. 细节理解题。由第一段中的come Together is Fab Four’s most popular song 和第四段中的Here Comes the Sun ... Let It Be and Hey Jude 司知，在这四首歌曲中Here Cowes the Sun的听众最少。

7.A. 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的Spotify said 65 percent of its Beatles listeners were under 34可知，通过Spotify收听甲壳虫乐队歌曲的听众大部分是年轻人。

8.C. 观点态度题。由最后一段中Ek所说的话可 知,他支持甲壳虫乐队的归来。

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    Teachers from Matthew Jago elementary school in Sewaren,New Jersey,took a group of students in the school's (自闭症) classes to Jose Tejas Restaurant on May 6 ,in honor of Teacher Appreciation Day.

    The 21 teachers and 26 children enjoyed a good meal. When it came time to pay the bill,the manager told them it had already been paid for by another diner. “We couldn’t believe it. We were all speechless the moment we heard the news,” said Jeannette Gruskowski,one of the teachers.

    The meal was supposed to be paid for by the teachers and the children's parents,and the group was impressed by the kindness of the complete stranger. The manager told US that she’s a grandparent of a child with special needs,” Gruskowski explained. And she was so touched by US being there with the kids on Teacher Appreciation Day.”

    The woman chose to remain anonymous. The teachers were told that the woman frequently visited the restaurant,so the group put together a heartfelt thank-you card in the hope that it would reach her.

    “we don’t know who you are. There are no words to express how grateful we are to you,” read the card. “Your act of generosity will forever remain in our hearts."

    Greg,manager at Jose Tejas., confirmed that the card was given to the anonymous woman. He said that she was very appreciative,but still insisted on anonymity.

    Gruskowski and the other teachers also sent a note to the kids’ families to let them know what had happened. “The parents were deeply touched,” she said.

1. Why was the group of children taken to the restaurant?

   A. To make new friends.

   B. To celebrate a special day.

    C. To help waiters in the restaurant.

   D. To make a meal for their teachers.

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   A. Surprised. B. Proud,

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3. The underlined word “anonymous” in Paragraph 4 can best be replaced by .

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   It was 30 (probable) the beginning of my love of different cultures and travel.

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   A. He fell into a canal.

   B. He came across his old friend.

    C. He had a quarrel with his friends.

   D. He couldn' t  find the Van Gogh Museum.

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   A. There were too many people in one room.

   B. The local people were not very friendly.

    C. The meals in fast food restaurants were bad.

   D. He had to clean the room while living in a travelers,hostel.

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   A. Boring.     B. Exciting.

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1. Living with the host family,the author .

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   B. found what the family did was strange 

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    D. could talk with the family fluently in Thai

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   B. Her students were too shy to speak English,

    C. She had difficulty dealing with large classes.

   D. Her students were at different levels of English.

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   B. thought highly of what the author did 

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