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【题目】Anna Riviere was one of the most admired of 19th-century English sopranos(女高音). She was also one of the most adventuresome.

She was born in London on January 9th, 1810. She entered the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 14. Seven years later, just after her first show, Anna married Sir Henry Bishop, who was 24 years her senior. Her reputation as a singer grew rapidly, based largely on her tours with Sir Henry and harpist Nicholas Bochsa. After a tour of Dublin, Edinburgh, and London, Anna Bishop deserted her husband and three children and ran away with Bochsa.

From then on, Madame Bishop—as she continued to be known—traveled and sang as if her life depended on it. Between 1839 and 1843 she traveled to every major town in Europe, where she sang in 260 concerts. In the course of two years in Naples, she performed in 20 operas. In 1855 she and Bochsa sailed for Sydney, Australia. He died there the following year, and Anna went on to tour South America before returning to New York, where she married a diamond merchant.

Then she began what proved her most dangerous adventure. After another American tour in 1866, she and her husband set sail across the Pacific. They were shipwrecked on a small coral reef, and for more than a month they drifted in a small boat before they finally reaching Guam. She had lost her music, her wardrobe, and her jewelry, but Madame Bishop was not to be stopped. She went on to Manila and began a concert tour that led to Hong Kong, Singapore, and India before she went back to England. After another two-year world tour she returned eventually to New York, where she gave her last public performance in 1883—at age 73.

Meanwhile the husband she left behind, Sir Henry, had become famous for writing the music to lyrics that might eventually have been meaningful to Anna Bishop—“Home, Sweet Home.”

【1】改编Which of the following information in the passage about Madama Bishop is true?

A. She became famous after her first show.

B. After her tour in Europe, she returned to New York.

C. She got married more than once.

D. The song “Home, Sweet Home” was meaningful to her.

【2】Which is the right order of the event?

a. Bochsa died in Australia.

b. Madama Bishop deserted her husband and three children.

c. Madama Bishop toured South America.

d. Madama Bishop and her husband, a diamond merchant, set sail across the Pacific.

A. abcd B.bacd C.bcda D.dcba

【3】What is the best title for this passage ?_____.

A. The English soprano

B. The soprano traveled around the world

C. A soprano and her husband

D. The adventuresome soprano

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述了一位著名的女高音的冒险历程。

【1】C。细节题。由第二段最后一句Anna Bishop deserted her husband and three children and ran away with Bochsa.可知她抛弃了丈夫和三个孩子与Bochsa跑了。故选C

【3】B。顺序排序题。由第二段的Anna Bishop deserted her husband and three children、第三段的. He died there the following year,、第四段的went on to tour South America和第五段的After another American tour in 1866,可知B选项正确。

【4】D。主旨归纳题。全文都在描述作为一个冒险家的Soprano的冒险历程。故选D

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【题目】In eighteen seventy-seven, the American government decided to move the Nez Perce Indians from their land. The government had set up a reservation for them in Idaho. Chief Joseph did not want to leave the land. It was holy ground. It contained the bones of his father and mother.

However, like his father in earlier times, Chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to stay and defend the land. There were too few Indians to win a war against the white men.

And so in June of eighteen seventy-seven, the Nez Perce left their home in the Wallowa Valley. They left quickly. They were able to take only a small part of what they owned,and just a few cattle and Appaloosa horses.

When the Indians reached the Snake River, the water was very deep and ran very fast with melted snow from the mountains. Chief Joseph and his people made boats from sticks and dried animal skins to cross the river. While the Indians were busy, a group of white men came and stole some of the cattle waiting at the edge of the river.

The other chiefs demanded that Joseph call a meeting. Two of the chiefs, White Bird and Toohoolhoolzote,spoke for war, but Joseph held a different opinion.

Some of the young men in White Bird's group were very angry. That night, they rode into the countryside and killed eleven white persons.

During all his years as chief, Joseph had tried to keep the peace. Now he saw there was no hope. Although he and his young men had taken no part in the killings, he knew that the white men would blame all of the Indians. Chief Joseph said, I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of the white men.

Many Nez Perce fled. Chief Joseph remained, because his wife was about to have a baby. After she gave birth, he and his family joined the others in White Bird Canyon to the south. Joseph wanted to lead the people to safety in the flat lands of Montana. But the United States army quickly sent horse soldiers to follow them.

They were extremely tired when they reached White Bird Canyon. An Indian carrying a white flag walked forward to meet them. A soldier shot him.

With that shot, the war between the Nez Perce and the United States began.

【1】Why didn't Chief Joseph want to leave the land?

A. He thought the reservation in Idaho wasn't satisfying.

B. He didn't want to be separated from his parents.

C. He had special feeling for the land where he was living.

D. He didn't want to live with the white men.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Before they left their home, the Nez Perce had only a few cattle and Appaloosa horses.

B. Chief Joseph and his people were unwilling to cross the deep river.

C. When the Indians reached the Snake River, it was very hard for them to cross it.

D. While the Indians were waiting by the river, a group of white men stole some of the cattle.

【3】From the passage we can infer that __________.

A. Chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to defend the land

B. some Indians often killed white men

C. Chief Joseph was afraid of white men

D. conflicts often happened between the Indians and the white

【4】After some of the young men in White Bird's group killed eleven white persons,__________.

A. Chief Joseph blamed White Bird

B. Chief Joseph tried his best to keep peace

C. all the Nez Perce fled

D. the United States army wanted to revenge(报仇)

【5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. The Story of Chief Joseph

B. The American Civil War

C. Chief Joseph and His Children

D. The Nez Perce Indians

【题目】American researchers have discovered that human brains and sleep patterns are confused by devices(装置) that give out bright lights. Electronics, such as laptops, mislead our minds into thinking that it is still daytime, preventing sleep and increasing the risk of insomnia.

Sleep experts say human's natural body clock begins to rest and relax from the day between 9 and 10 pm but the use of computers confuses it.

A person's brain biologically becomes awake when the sun is out because bright light after dark causes the brain to stop producing the hormone (荷尔蒙) called melatonin that makes us sleepy.

Researchers say blue light from devices such as iPads, which is expected to become a popular reading tool when it comes out later this month, is particularly disruptive (干扰的)during the night when the brain thinks it should be dark.

Experts say a good book is a far better way of resting the brain and ensuring a good night's sleep because the bedside lamp(灯) light doesn't affect the brain as it does not look straight into a person's eyes.

“Potentially, yes, if you're using an iPad or a laptop close to bedtime... that light can be stimulating (刺激) to the brain to make it more awake and delay your ability to sleep,” Phyllis Zee, a professor at Northwestern University and director of the school's Centre for Sleep & Circadian Biology, told CNN.

“And I think more importantly, it could also be enough to affect your circadian (昼夜节律的) rhythm. This is the clock in your brain that determines when you sleep and when you wake up. ”

Alon Avidan, associate director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the University of California Los Angeles, added, “I wish people would just take a boring book — an oldfashioned book — and read by a lamp.”

【1The underlined word “insomnia” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.

A.being unable to eat properly

B.brain injury

C.being unable to fall sleep

D.lack of energy

【2】Melatonin is the hormone that ________.

A.makes us sleepy

B.helps us relaxed

C.prevents us from waking up

D.makes us excited

【3】The bedside lamp light doesn't affect the brain because ________.

A.it doesn't give out blue light

B.it's not as bright as your laptop

C.it doesn't enter your eyes directly

D.it is adjustable

【4】We can conclude from the passage that ________.

A.one who uses his laptop often before bedtime can have his body clock disturbed

B.using a laptop before bedtime is more harmful than using an iPad

C.we'd better not do anything before going to bed

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