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________we need is some interesting news.
A. What B. Which
C. That D. Whether
Who do you have ________ the problem?
A. solve B. to solve
C. solving D. solved
When US musician Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for literature last month, many people took to social media to suggest that Leonard Cohen was the only other living songwriter who deserved(值得)the honor.
Sadly, on Nov 7, the deep-voiced Canadian artist died at the age of 82.
Many tributes(称赞)were written for Cohen, who had just released his 14th album, You Want It Darker, on Oct 21st. “Leonard Cohen is as important today as he was in the 1960s,” Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on in a statement. “ His ability to describe human emotion made him one of the most influential and lasting musicians ever.”
Cohen’s most famous song, Hallenlujah, in which he compared physical love to a need for spiritual connection, has been recorded hundreds of times by different musician since it was first released in 1984.
And Cohen’s song Bird on a Wire(1969) could be considered a perfect epitaph(墓志铭)that he wrote for himself. As the song’s first line goes, “Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in midnight choir(合唱团), I have tired in my way to be free.”
“Cohen writes words that explain what it means to be human. I’ve read poetry that has as much beauty as Cohen’s work, but in the world of music, Cohen is a rarity,” US singer Jennifer Warnes told Austin American-Statesman newspaper. ‘He describes things that go on inside a heart and what it feels like to be here.”
Along with his spirituality, Cohen’s dry, deep voice also helped his popularity. In 2006 he spoke with the NPR radio station about how he got his interesting voice—apparently it was “500 tons of whiskey and a million cigarettes.”
But he never forgot to work on the instruments that made up his songs, even though he was most famous for his lyrics (歌词)and voice.
“There is no difference between a poem and a song,” Cohen said in 1969 interview with the New York Times newspaper. “Some were songs first and some were poems first and some were written at the same time. All of my writing has guitars behind it, even the novels.”
“When people talk about Cohen, they fail to mention the melodies(旋律), which to me, along with his lyrics, are his greatest genius,” Bob Dylan told the New York magazine.” They give a lift to every one of his songs. As far a I know, no one comes close to this in modern music.”
1.What do Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan have in common?
A. They have both written beautiful lyrics.
B. They have both achieved outstanding things in literature
C. They both came from the same country
D. They were both considered the possible winners of Nobel Prize in literature.
2.People often speak highly of Cohen for many things except for_____.
A. his voice B. his melodies
C. his lyrics D. his influence
3.What can be inferred from the article?
A. Hallenlujah is the most performed song in the world
B. Bird on a Wire was written to describe Cohen’s personality
C. Bob Dylan took inspiration from Cohen’s work
D. Cohen said his unhealthy habits contributed to his unique voice.
4.Which of the following words best describe Cohen?
A. Humorous and optimistic B. Sensitive(敏感的)and moody
C. Insightful(深刻的)and talented D. Expressive and rebellious(叛逆的)
The United States has all sorts of geography, from deserts to beaches, mountains to flatlands. These conditions help create all sorts of weather: hot, wet, dry, mild and so on. Sometimes all in one day!
1. But others have dry air, so the heat does not feel so bad. In winter, parts of the country get cold and snowy while others stay warm and sunny. This is the difference between, for example, New York City on the East Coast and Los Angeles on the West Coast. Yet even the East Coast has its warm places in winter, like Florida.
2. The Pacific coast has smaller temperature changes, and calmer conditions, than along the Atlantic. Weather in the central and northeastern parts of the country is affected by cold air from Canada and warm air from the Caribbean. 3. The hurricane season is, officially, from June to November. The weather service says the United States gets more severe weather than any other country.
You know, we do not mean to scare you with all this talk about bad weather. The country also has lots of really nice weather. If you ever plan a trip to the United States, just be sure to read the local weather reports. 4.
A. Conditions can change quickly in a short period of time.
B. That way you can get prepared for whatever the weather may bring.
C. To know about the local weather conditions.
D. Hurricanes are ocean storms that strike mainly in the Southeast.
E. The oceans affect weather along the coasts.
F. In summer, some areas get very hot and the air is very wet.
G. The winter is warm in Florida.
—How about eight o’clock outside the cinema
— That ________me fine.
A. fits B. meets
C. satisfies D. suits
I didn’t know his telephone number. ________ it, I ________ then.
A. Had I known; would ring him up B. Should I know; would have rung him up
C. If I knew; would ring him up D. Had I known; would have rung him up
—What about the actor’s Chinese?
—Very good except that he speaks in a German ________.
A. accent B. tone
C. pronunciation D. voice
David worked very hard and_______ set up a company of his own.
A. continually B. eventually
C. randomly D. apparently
The natural environment should be protected because of the important role _______ plays in human survival and development.
A. which B. the one
C. it D. that
