Americans arequeer people：they can't rest．They have more time, more leisure, shorter work hours, more holidays, and more vacations than any other people in the world．But they can't rest．They rush up and down across their continent as tourists; they move about in great herds to conferences; they search the wilderness; they flood the mountains; they keep the hotels full．But they can't rest．The scenery rushes past them．They learn it．Battles and monuments are announced to them on a tour bus．They hear them, but they don't get them．They never stop moving; they rush up and down as Shriners, Masons, Old Graduates, Bankers－they are a new thing each day, always rushing to a reunion or something．So they go on rushing about till eventually the undertaker(殡葬工)gather them to a last conference．
Americans are queer people：they can't read．They have more schools, and better schools and spend more money on schools and colleges than all Europe．But they can't read．They print more books in a year than the French print．But they can't read．They cover their country with one hundred thousand tons of Sunday newspapers every week．But they don't read them．They're too busy．They use them for fires and to make more paper with．They buy eagerly thousands of new novels at two dollars each．But they read only page one．Their streets are full of huge signs．They won't look at them．Their streetcars are filled with advertising; they turn their eyes away．Transparent colors, cart wheels, and mechanical flares whirl and flicker in the crowded streets at night．No one sees them．Tons of letters pour into the mail boxes, through the houses, and down the garbage cans．No one reads them．
(1)
The underlined word“queer”means ________．
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A．
strange
B．
difficult
C．
forgetful
D．
friendly
(2)
According to the text, when do the Americans stop rushing about?
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A．
When they are to allowed to．
B．
When they feel tired and sleepy
C．
When they stop breathing eventually
D．
When they are seriously ill in bed
(3)
The Americans know the places of battles and monuments ________．
Sweden's pop phenomenon, which started with ABBA in the seventies, has exploded into A large industry ranging from CD sales to concert tours. But homegrown bands And CD makers Are only A part of the success. World stars Are beating A path to Sweden's music producers whose studios And songwriters lie behind many An Ameri can And British success.
Denis Pop— one of the greatest Swedish pop producers — put Sweden on the map, writing And producing hitA fter hit for stars As the Back street Boys, Boll Jovi And Britney Spears. French-Canadian Celine Dion, American Boy band 98 Degrees And American singer Jenni fel Lopez turn to Sweden for songs composed by music writer And producer Arnthor Birgison.
All this has made Sweden the world's third biggest exporter of music But how did Sweden manage to spread its sound All over the globe?
Birgison, 25, believes the traditional Swedish Approach to hard work And An unfriendly climate Are key to the music sensation (轰动). Besides, Swedes Are Also very good At speaking English, which is very. important, because very little music sung in other languages succeeds Anywhere outside its home country. Another piece in the puzzle is that Swedish children At An early stage get to try out musical instruments And learn music theory in school, At little cost to their parents.
(1)
We can learn from the Above passage that.
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A．
Sweden exports tile largest Amount of music to the outside world
B．
Swedish musical training theory is puzzling to kids of early Ages
C．
Swedish musicians have made great contribution to world music
D．
most of the western singers' success bases on the work of the Swedish Artists
(2)
What does "ABBA' in the opening paragraph most probably refer to?
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A．
a music group.
B．
A successful industrialist.
C．
A CD maker.
D．
A music producer.
(3)
Which of the following leads to the success of Swedish music And musicians?
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A．
The Artists' hard work.
B．
Poor weather conditions.
C．
The musical training system.
D．
All of the Above.
(4)
If the Swedish musical Artists couldn't speak good English,____.
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A．
they wouldn't be Able to learn the up-to-date music theories
B．
the Swedish music wouldn't have been so internationally successful
C．
they would have difficulty in communicating with foreign singers
D．
they wouldn't have children start to learn music At An early Age
