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Today’s Chinese music is very similar to modern Western music. Like young Westerners, young Chinese adults attend the concerts of famous Chinese pop stars. Modern Chinese orchestras（乐队）still play adapted versions of traditional pieces, but they also play classical and modern symphonic compositions. Popular modern music incorporates（混合）many aspects of Western music from electric keyboards to guitars. Much of today’s popular music can be classified as soft rock, rock, or dance music.

Though many aspects of popular Chinese music are similar to those of popular Western music, many traditional aspects still remain. Many traditional Chinese instruments are used in conjunction with popular instruments of Western cultures. The mixing of traditional instruments with other instruments creates a wide variety of beautiful sounds and rhythms. In addition, the mixing of traditional instruments with Western styles of singing creates unique Chinese sounds. Many modern artists also incorporate traditional Chinese music into their songs, so even music using only popular Western instruments sounds different. The mixing of Western styles and Chinese styles with traditional Chinese instruments and other instruments allows for the creation of an endless range of expression with modern Chinese music.

Many modern instrumental music pieces incorporate traditional instruments while adapting a more modern style. However, instrumental music is still very traditional. Many works of traditional music are still played by small quartets（四重奏）and large orchestras. Chinese music is quite unique and incorporate into many modern compositions. Chinese instrumental music has changed because it is no longer limited to the traditional format. Even non-traditional instruments such as the piano are used in creating modern works.

1． doesn’t belong to today’s popular music.

A．Soft music B．Rock music

C．Dance music D．Soft rock music

2．The underlined phrase “in conjunction with” in paragraph 2 probably means .

A．in place of B．together with

C．in common with D．differently from

3．Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that .

A．Chinese music remains unchanged till today

B．Chinese pop music hasn’t developed its own style

C．Western music has nothing with Chinese music

D．Chinese music styles work well with western styles

4．We know from the passage that .

A．Chinese traditional music can only be played by traditional instruments

B．Western instruments have completely taken the place of Chinese instruments

C．Western instruments can’t play the traditional Chinese music

D．Traditional music can be played well by modern instruments

5．It can be inferred that .

A．there will be no difference between Chinese music and Western music

B．traditional Chinese music is keeping pace with the world

C．traditional music will die away with time going on

D．western music will be more popular to Chinese teenagers than Chinese music

ABDDB

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　　Du Fu, the famous Tang Dynasty poet, is getting the business these days．In response to the 1, 300th anniversary of the poet's birth, the meme, “Du Fu is busy, ” is spreading through the Internet and turning the iconic poet into a figure of fun．

　　A meme is a cultural phenomenon．It's an idea or image that somehow strikes a chord with Internet users and prompts them to comment on it, change it, or use it in different situations．In Du's case, the meme is a picture of the poet taken from a textbook．The picture shows a very serious Du sitting on a rock, clothed in loose robes．His chin is pointed resolutely upward and his eyes gaze calmly into the distance．It is a picture of a man with a great mind and a heroic spirit．

　　That image is changed in the meme．Du Fu is now seen holding a gun or listening to an iPod or dressed as a Japanese cartoon character．In today's world, it seems fewer people respect great minds or heroic spirits．

　　This is sad because it means we are losing our sense of idealism．Du Fu led a life of poverty and humiliation．I visited his thatched cottage in Chengdu and imagined the hardship he endured： the loneliness, the cold, and the hunger．Yet, hardship didn't kill his spirit, and his great poetry reflects his inner strength．

　　Internet users may find that giving Du Fu the business is entertaining, but it cannot diminish his greatness．And that enduring image of greatness is the one that truly matters．

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which expression can be used to replace the underlined part in Para．1?
[　　]
A．	getting along very well with his business
B．	getting busier and busier
C．	becoming a successful businessman
D．	being made to look foolish

(2)

Which of the following pictures is mentioned in the passage?
[　　]
A．
B．
C．
D．

(3)

What's the author's attitude towards the meme, “Du Fu is busy”?
[　　]
A．	Positive．
B．	Critical．
C．	Doubtful．
D．	Neutral．

(4)

What's the main idea of the passage?
[　　]
A．	Meme is more and more popular．
B．	Du Fu is no longer a famous poet．
C．	Du Fu is getting the business．
D．	Du Fu has become a new hero．

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“We didn't have fast food when I was growing up，” I informed him. “All the food was slow.”

“Come on, seriously. Where did you eat？”

“It was a place called ‘home’” I explained.“Grandma cooked every day and when Grandpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I liked it.”

By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table. But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it：

I was 13 before I tasted my first pizza. It was called “pizza pie”. When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, and plastered itself against my chin. It's still the best pizza I ever had.

Pizzas were not delivered to our home. But milk was. Bread and rolls came from the Omar man. All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers. I delivered a newspaper, six days a week even when the snow was 18 inches deep. It cost 7 cents a paper, of which I got to keep 2 cents, I had to get up at 4：00 a．m. every morning. On Saturdays, I had to collect the 42 cents from my customers.

If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren. Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it?

1. Hearing what the author said, his child probably thought ________.

A. he was lucky to have fast food

B. it was unbelievable to live without fast food

C. how happy his own life was

D. his father was joking with him

2. When he used to have meals with the adults, the author ________.

A. had to watch his table manners

B. could choose what he liked

C. was not given much freedom

D. had to eat everything offered to him

3. What do we know about the first pizza the author had?

A. It left a good memory on him.

B. The author didn't like it at all.

C. It was too poorly made.

D. He didn't know how to eat it.

4. Why did the author talk about his experience of delivering newspapers?

A. To show that his family used to be quite poor.

B. To show that children before had to make a living by themselves.

C. To show that he had gained a lot from the experience.

D. To show that growing experience was quite different before.

5. What's the author's attitude towards today's children?

A. He thinks they are spoiled.

B. He thinks they are too obsessed with fast food.

C. He thinks they should go through some hardship.

D. He doesn't give his personal opinion.

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Some people think that the Internet is a necessary part of our getting an education, but others blame it for making people addicted (上瘾). This article will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.

One of the advantages of the Internet is that one can find all the information on it

with ease(轻易，毫不费劲). Internet portals (入口) like "YAHOO" and "AltaVista" have been created to help us do so. With an Internet connection at home, one has almost no need to go to a library, and this can save a lot of time. Another advantage is that we can communicate with almost everyone over the Net. Email is much cheaper and faster than the normal mail.

On the other hand, the disadvantages are a serious problem for today’s world. The Internet has led to a new disease: Internet addiction. Many students who used to work hard on their studies now spend all their time online, chatting and doing other worthless things, and wasting a lot of money in Internet cafes. In extreme(极端的) cases teens are even lured (引诱) into doing things that are improper and even illegal (不合法的), such as making videos for adults.

The Internet is part of our lives now, but we still have to learn to avoid the dangers that come with it. We should remember that it’s only a source of information, and not a way to search for true friendship.

1. :We need to learn to make use of the Internet properly.

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●We can look for (2)______ we need.

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●If the Internet is available at home, we don’t need to go to a library, which can save a lot of time.

●The Internet lets us (4)______ almost everyone.

( 5 ) :

●People become addicted to the Internet.

●Students waste (6)______ chatting and doing useless things.

●Internet cafes can cost a lot of (7)______.

●Children can be lured into doing (8)______ things.

The author’s (9)______ :