题目内容
What we all know is that the old scientist, _______ life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.
- A.for whom
- B.for him
- C.for whose
- D.for which
试题分析:这是定语从句,因为that引导的是表语从句,the old scientist still works very hard in his eighties.是主句,______life was hard in the past是定语从句,两个句子中间缺少关系词,him不能起连接的作用,故排除B;先行词是the old scientist,which不能代替人,故排除D;如果用for whose,那么从句中就缺少主语,因为for whose life是介词短语不能作主语,这里选for whom,life是从句的主语,故选A。
考点:考查定语从句的用法。
点评:本题较难。定语从句是英语语法中非常重要的内容,在阅读和理解过程中起着极其重要的作用。定语从句的考查关键在于定语从句的成分分析,需要考生有分析理解复杂的句子结构的能力。
即学即练:They rushed over to help the man ______ car had broken down.
A. whom B. that C. whose D. which
解析:C。句意:那人车坏了,大家都跑过去帮忙。
What do those countries have in common? People are killing each other or drive others out of their homes. Why is this happening? Very simple, in each of these, one group of people believes another group is different from them and dangerous to them. It has been thus through history. How different are humans from each other?
We come in different colors: red, black, white, yellow and brown; we have a variety of political systems, social systems, religious views or none at all; We are different in mind, have different educational systems, different economic classes. We speak different languages, and have different customs and dresses.
If we were to break each of these further, we would have quite a long list of qualities and characteristics that make humans appears to be different from each other. I say they appear to be different, because most of what have been listed stand for what we see or hear, not what is true of human. Man is man everywhere. It is only where he lives, when he lives there, with whom he lives there, and al the others that have effect on how he lives, that is, what he believes, what he wears, his customs, his language and so on. These are man-made facts that each group develops over tome, living together, facing the same problems, needing and desiring the same things. They are his culture. The truth is that we are much more same than different. If you wear one type of clothing and I wear another, we both wear some kind of clothing. Our culture demands it. If you speak one language and I another, we both speak so that others will understand us; we must communicate with each other. Nothing is gained by giving too many differences, but much is lost. If we understood our differences as the ones of culture, then we could make our world more peaceful.
Differences does not mean better or worse, right or wrong. It means only that differences have been made by society. Differences produce variety of thoughts, work out human problems peacefully.
【小题1】 Which of the following is the best tile for this passage?
A.Differences. | B.Humans | C.Cultures. | D.Customs. |
A.They have different colors. |
B.They have different customs and dresses. |
C.They have different education systems. |
D.They think that others are different and harmful. |
A.we will get something. |
B.we will produce problem. |
C.we will develop further. |
D.Nothing will be lost. |
A.Our world would be more peaceful if we understand and communicate with each other. |
B.People don’t know how differences are caused. |
C.It is only differences that can solve man’s problems. |
D.Man is man everywhere but not woman. |
JAMES Brown, the legendary US singer known as the “Godfather of Soul”, died Christmas morning, 2006. he was 73.
Brown was one of the major musical influences of the last
50 years. He provided the basis for much of black music and
most of pop music with his early hits like. “Please, Please,
Please”. He essentially created funk(“疯客”音乐)with
mid-1960s songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".
It won him a Grammy Award as best rhythm-and-blues song,
and it was only the beginning of Mr. Brown's rhythmic
breakthroughs. His rapid-footed dancing inspired Michael Jackson and Prince. Rap stars of recent years, such as Fat Boys and Public Enemy, have all borrowed his lyrics and rhythms.
Brown's songs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as "Hot Pants" and "Make It Funky", mixed the sophistication(复杂) of jazz-style arrangements with raw funk. With these songs, Brown established himself as the godfather not just of soul, but of all subsequent styles of dance music: funk, disco, hip hop.
"He made soul music a world music," said Al Sharpton, who toured with Brown in the 1970s and imitates his hairstyle to this day. "What Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip hop, rap, all of that, is what Bach(巴赫, 德国作曲家) was to classical music. He put everybody on a different beat, a different style of music."
Amid the civil rights movement of the 1960s Mr. Brown used his fame and music for social messages. He released "Don't Be a Dropout" in 1966 and met with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to promote a stay-in-school initiative. Two years later "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" insisted, "We won't quit movin' until we get what we deserve."
【小题1】The passage is mainly about _______.
A.black music in the US |
B.James Brown's unique music styles |
C.James Brown's contribution to American music |
D.great musicians in the US in the last 50 years |
A.James Brown was proud of being a black |
B.James Brown was also active in political movements |
C.the then Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of Brown's fans |
D.no children dropped out of school because of James Brown's social influence |
A.His rapid-footed dancing. |
B.His three years in prison. |
C.His tour around the country with Al Sharpton. |
D.His mid-1960s songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag". |
A.classical music | B.rhythm-and-blues |
C.Rap | D.hip hop |