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Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time ________ in many ways.

Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a ________ _ meaning to the event. It is not a _ ________ to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, _________ he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that something is urgent and ________ immediate attention.

The same meaning is ________ telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think it is a _________ of life or death. The time chosen for the call ________ its importance.

In social life, time plays a very ________ _ part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the _________ to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not _________ in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far ________ because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be _________ .

The meaning of time _________ from place to place in the world. _________, misunderstandings often arise between people from different cultures that ________ _ time differently. For example, promptness (准时) is ________ greatly in American life. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as ________ or not fully responsible. In the US, no one would think of keeping a business partner _________ for an hour; it would be too rude. A person who is five minutes late is _________ to make a short apology.

1.A. wastes B. runs C. travels D. communicates

2.A. precious B. ridiculous C. special D. rare

3.A. deal B. custom C. problem D. duty

4.A. whenever B. though C. once D. while

5.A. requires B. escapes C. pays D. gives

6.A. compared with B. covered with C. devoted to D. attached to

7.A. matter B. story C. game D. view

8.A. reduces B. ignores C. stresses D. doubts

9.A. different B. significant C. small D. equal

10.A. plan B. wish C. gift D. invitation

11.A. useful B. true C. clear D. grateful

12.A. on time B. at length C. by chance D. in advance

13.A. forgotten B. remembered C. canceled D. opposed

14.A. rushes B. separates C. varies D. keeps

15.A. Meanwhile B. Thus C. Otherwise D. Besides

16.A. make B. kill C. treat D. save

17.A. valued B. complained C. seized D. influenced

18.A. helpless B. desperate C. impolite D. unlucky

19.A. working B. waiting C. approaching D. thinking

20.A. expected B. forced C. refused D. blessed

Pop music is the name for different forms of popular,commercial music. It had its beginning in the United States of America and spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s.It is widely liked by the young people.The best known early form of pop music was “rock 'n 'roll”;another was “blues”.A more recent development is “folk-rock”.

Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world;it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier,and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions.It's a big industry.Much pop music is without artistic value,but the work of some pop singers,e.g.the Beatles,Bob Dylan,the groups like Floyd and Crosby,Stills and Nash,is on a higher musical level.And there is still a great interest in it today.Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

1.All of the following forms belong to pop music except

A. Blues

B. rock 'n' roll

C. Jazz

D. folk-rock

2.According to the article,the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was it is today.

A. much greater than

B. much smaller than

C. as great as

D. as small as

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. No pop music is on a high musical level.

B. Much pop music is very artistic.

C. Pop music is highly artistic.

D. Not all pop music is without artistic value.

4.“It is a big industry” means that

A. it makes a lot of musical instruments(乐器)

B. it is a big musical and commercial business

C. the pop singers are very hardworking

D. pop music is on a very high musical level

5.Which of the following is wrong?

A. Pop music began in America

B. Pop music is loved mainly by young people

C. Pop music will be less popular

D. People are interested in pop music

When it comes to cultural heritage protection, the Grand Canal of China is probably the world’s greatest project of its kind. The big inland waterway system in the north-eastern and central eastern plains passes through eight of the country’s present-day provinces.

The Canal runs from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang Province in the south. Constructed in sections from the 5th century BC onwards, it was designed as a means of communication in the 7th century AD. The Canal is the world’s greatest civil engineering project before the Industrial Revolution.

The Grand Canal reached a peak in the 13th century, providing an inland navigation(航行) network consisting of more than 2,000 kilometers of artificial waterways, linking five of the most important river basins in China, including the Yellow River and the Yangtze. It entered a bid as a UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) cultural heritage site in 2008.

The Grand Canal cultural square is located in Beijing’s Tongzhou district. Ever since the Yuan dynasty 800 years ago, the Tongzhou section of the Grand Canal has been the life blood of Beijing. Grain and building materials were all transported to meet the endless demands of the big cities. Even today, the Grand Canal plays a major role in the lives of its citizens.

"I grew up near the Grand Canal. In the past the waterway was a lot narrower, but now it’s nice and wide and bridges are built over it. I think if the bid for world heritage status succeeds, it will greatly make Tongzhou more famous in the world, especially with Tongzhou aiming to be a sub-center of the capital Beijing," a citizen said.

The result of the bid is set to be released next week, and no doubt it will certainly make it into the history books if the Canal is listed as a world heritage site.

1.It can be concluded from the passage that .

A. The bid’s result of the Canal will be announced soon

B. the Canal is the UNESCO’s newest world heritage site

C. the Canal is to connect Tongzhou with Zhejiang Province

D. the Canal will be a bid for a UNESCO cultural heritage site

2.The Grand Canal was in the most glorious time .

A. when it was aimed as a means of communication

B. when it crossed the Yellow River and the Yangtze

C. when it was born about six hundred years later

D. when it was designed as an artificial waterway

3.What can we infer by reading the passage?

A. Tongzhou used to be the capital of the Yuan dynasty.

B. Most citizens living in Tongzhou depend on the Canal.

C. Tongzhou will benefit if the Canal is made a heritage site.

D. Some citizens think the Canal not to be a cultural heritage item.

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