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In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38 to take them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 .

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they 43 , the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.

Caring about 49 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50 or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass.

One day, the girl 52 into the plane, started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped（拍打）their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

36. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed

37. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted

38. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant

39. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined

40. A. ago B. out C. later D. long

41. A. family B. lake C. home D. world

42. A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still

43. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew

44. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow

45. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing

46. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake

47. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse

48. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane

49. A. his B. her C. their D. its

50. A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive

51. A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too

52. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell

53. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground

54. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly

55. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back

Popular music in America is what every student likes． Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch． Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street． Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work． They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people． Most of the radio programmes are music．
Pop or popular music singers make much money． They make CDs or tapes which radio stations in many places broadcast（广播）． Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes． Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer． Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her． Now the singer has become a pop star．
There are other kinds of music that are popular among Americans． One is called folk music． It tells stories about the common life of Americans． Another is called western or country music． This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching． Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．
【小题1】________ kinds of music are mentioned(提到) in this passage．

【小题2】When pop singers ________, they are regarded as pop stars．

A．become popular with their fans

B．make a CD or tape

C．make much money

D．are wanted to sing on the radio

【小题3】From the passage we know that country music is about ________．

A．the common life of Americans

B．the life of cowboys

C．the country life and love stories

D．the school life in America

【小题4】What would be the best title for this passage？

A．Western Music	B．Popular Music
C．History of Music	D．American Music

III. Reading Comprehension （35分）

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many ___46___, but because he was a good piano player, some people ___47___ came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老顾客) told him he didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.

The man said, “I have never done that before in public. I think I’m ___48___ at playing the piano.” But the customer ___49___. He told the waiter, “I’m ___50___ listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”

The waiter ___51___ across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get ___52___, sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”

So in order no bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And ___53___ had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before ___54___ that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the ___55___ himself.

He had talent he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but ___56___ he had to sing, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

You, too, have skills and ___57___. You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly ___58___, but it may be better than you think! And with persistence, most skills can be ___59___. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you possess. The ___60___ is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have?”

46. A. waiters B. players C. singers D. customers

47. A. never B. still C. ever D. only

48. A. better B. nicer C. easier D. sooner

49. A. agreed B. worried C. insisted D. charged

50. A. familiar with B. fond of C. used to D. tired of

51. A. complained B. shouted C. explained D. served

52. A. changed B. fired C. paid D. praised

53. A. nobody B. anybody C. somebody D. everybody

54. A. since B. after C. until D. when

55. A. waiter B. singer C. patron D. owner

56. A. unless B. although C. because D. if

57 A. advantages B. characters C. abilities D. principles

58. A. different B. surprising C. famous D. great

59. A. improved B. wasted C. recognized D. impressed

60 A. decision B. difficulty C. question D. solution

When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing person - "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know.　

One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but there was no one home to give me any sympathy. I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened. She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger.

After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. When my pet bird died, I told

"Information Please" the sad story. She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? ". All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was 9, we moved to Boston.

A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle. I had about half an

hour or so between planes. Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please." 　　

Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information." I hadn't planned on

this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?"

There was a long pause. Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have

healed by now." I laughed. "So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time." I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again. "Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally."　　

Three months later I was back in Seattle. A different voice answered me. I was told that Sally

passed away five weeks before. 　　

Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me—“Tell him I still say

there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean.” I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.

Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched

today?　

1.

What does “Information, Please” refer to in the passage?

A. An amazing girl.

B. A special kind of telephone.

C. A communication system.

D. A service that helps telephone users.

2.

What happened to the little boy one day when he was at home alone?

A. He was amused by the telephone.

B. He hurt his finger with a hammer.

C. He found an amazing telephone.

D. He got a piece of ice from an icebox.

3.

What did “Information, Please” give the little boy whenever he was in trouble?

A. Information and conversation.

B. Good memories and happiness.

C. Sympathy and information.

D. Friendship and cheers.

4.

When did the author get in touch with “Information, Please” again after he moved to

Boston?

A. When he was in trouble on his way to college.

B. When his plane stopped in Seattle for half an hour.

C. When he went back to Seattle to visit his sister.

D. Three months later after he moved to Boston.

IQUIQUE, Chile (Reuters) — Rescue workers at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile had reason to sing this week. A small hole drilled into the earth became a passage to freedom for 33 trapped miners, who spent 69 days underground. “Never have people been trapped for so long so deeply,” says a doctor at NASA, the American space agency, which helped in the rescue.

But the chief medical officer for the miners said most are in good enough health to leave the hospital within a day or so. The first three recovered and went home Thursday night.

For much of the day the miners relaxed with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. The 32 Chileans and 1 Bolivian still wore special sunglasses to protect their eyes.

A partial mine collapse on 5th August trapped them more than half a kilometer underground. They had to stretch a two-day food supply. For two weeks no one knew if they were alive or dead. Later, they received supplies.

The first miner rescued on Wednesday was Florencio Avalos. The second was Mario Sepulveda, who talked about how the experience tested his faith. The last miner up was Luis Urzua, who was the shift leader when his crew became trapped.

Rescuers used a metal cage to pull the miners to safety in less than 24 hours — faster than expected. The rescue capsule was a half-meter wide and known as the Phoenix, an imaginary bird from ancient stories. It bursts into flames but is continually reborn and rises from the ashes.

Chile’s Navy built the capsule with advice from mining experts and NASA engineers. It worked like an elevator, traveling up and down on a cable through a shaft（竖井）drilled 622 meters into the rocks.

Millions of people around the world watched the rescue. More than one thousand journalists traveled to the mine in the Atacama Desert to report on the rescue. They joined family members of the miners and rescue crews housed in an area of tents known as Camp Hope.

1.

What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Rescued miners speak out

B．Miners’ life deep underground

C．A rebirth for 33 rescued miners in Chile

D．Chilean president honors rescued miners

2.

How many rescued miners are still in hospital?

A．3.

B．30.

C．33.

D．69.

3.

We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．all the trapped miners are Chileans

B．the Chileans rescued the miners alone

C．the rescue caught the world’s attention

D．the trapped miners lived easily underground

4.

Which of the following is true of the Phoenix?

A．It was a wooden cage like a capsule.	B．It worked efficiently in the rescue.
C．It was named after a real Chilean bird.	D．It was built by NASA engineers.

5.

The rescue is great for the reason that ______.

A．33 trapped miners were saved

B．the American space agency took part

C．Chilean President was on the rescuing spot

D．it lasted so long and the miners were trapped so deep

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