17．American popular music is played all over the world．People of all ages in all countries enjoy(61)——青夏教育精英家教网——

17．American popular music is played all over the world．People of all ages in all countries enjoy（61）listening （listen） to it．The reasons for （62）itspopularity are the music's fast pace and rhythmic beat．The music has many origins in the United States．Country music，（63）coming（come） from the rural areas in the southern United States，is one source．Many people appreciate this music （64）simply（simple） because of the emotions（65）expressed （express） by country music songs．
A second origin of American popular music is the blues．It described mostly sad feelings（66）reflecting（reflect） the difficult lives of American blacks．It is usually played and sung by black musicians，but it is popular with all Americans．
Rock music is a newer form of music．This music style was known （67）as rock and roll in the 1950's．Since then there（68）have been （be） many forms of rock music，hard rock，soft rock，punk rock，disco music and others．Many（69）performers（perform） of popular rock music are young musicians．
People hear these songs sung in their original English or sometimes translated to other languages．The words may differ，（70）but/yet the enjoyment of the music is universal．

16．The Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the（61）largest （large） of the Earth's oceans，（62）covering （cover） about 46% of the Earth's water surface and 32% of its total surface area．It extends（63）from the Arctic in the north to the Antarctica in the south，surrounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east．
The Pacific Ocean contains about 25，000islands．The（64）majority （major） of them are found south of the equator．（65）The water near the equator is less salty than that found in the mid-latitudes （中纬度） for（66）abundant （abundance） equatorial precipitation （赤道降水） throughout the year．
The surface circulation of Pacific waters is（67）generally （general） clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere．
The exploitation of the Pacific's mineral wealth is various，（68）which is influenced by the ocean's great depths．In shallow waters off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand，natural gas is produced，and pearls（69）are harvested （harvest） along the coasts of Australia，Japan and the Philippines．One more thing worth（70）mentioning （mention） is that the Pacific's greatest wealth is its fish．

15．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Last month，my younger sister Michelle and I held our first charity art exhibition in Shanghai．The exhibition，containing 140painting，raised 44，000yuan．All the money donated to Stepping Stones，the charity that supports poor children in China．Ever since I was a little girl，I had been in love with art．I have always been fascinating with the idea of creating beauty and emotion---how imaginative can transform a simple piece of paper into anything beyond the possibilities of the real world．I watched others create magic by simple moving our hands，and felt thrilled as I gradually learned to do this for myself．

14．Have you ever been to Minions？No，not the recent movie-the village in England with the same name．You may now find （41）it harder to find it，as the village has had to take down its sign after worries about（42）safety（safe）．
The village put（43）up a special sign in May as part of a deal with Universal Studios to promote the Minions movie，according to UPI．The sign featured three of the cute yellow characters（44）posing（pose） next to the village's name and holding a sign reading，"Please drive（45）carefully（careful）．"And the Minions sign（46）proved（prove） popular with travelers，as shown by the many pictures on（47）social（society） media of drivers who stopped to take photos with the sign．
Some local business wanted to keep the sign in place（48）to help （help） with tourism，（49）butCarl Hearn，a local official，said officials had to take it down as they were worried about drivers"stopping in front of the sign in order to have photographs（50）taken（take）．"

13．Does a 16-year-old have the ability to change the world，（61）benefiting（benefit） hundreds of thousands of people？
Olivia should believe so．With her invention of a new Ebola detection test，（62）the 16-year-old American girl has become the winner of the 2015Google Science Fair，a yearly competition for teenagers who want to make a（63）difference（different） to the world．
Olivia's method asks patients to put sample of（64）their saliva （唾液） onto a testing card．The card changes color if the person is infected with Ebola．Olivia started working on the test one year ago when she saw that Ebola was spreading across Africa．Her research（65）was based（base） on looking at and using previous research and her own creative ideas．
"She deserves all the praise she's getting for her hard work，devotion（66）and intelligence，"said her science teacher．"Her project is（67）extremely（extreme） helpful for the medical diagnoses that we need in parts of the world （68）whereEbola is most common．"
Olivia had always dreamed（69）of/about doing something to make the world's future even（70）brighter （bright）．She hoped to become a physician some day and work with an organization like Doctors Without Borders，a non-profit international organization that helps people around the world．

12．Son：Dad，Mom has bought a lovely cat for me，how can I make our cat feel（61）athome？Need I buy some nice furniture for her？
Dad：Actually，the first thing that you should prepare is a cat house．Two or three feet off the ground is the best（62）height（high）．If you don't have enough space for a cat house，a cat bed is also a nice choice．First of all，you should have a nice spot（63）whereyour cat can feel safe．
Son：I see．And I know cats enjoy（64）playing（play）．Could you give me some（65）advice（advice） on how to find a good place for my cat to play？
Dad：One nice choice is cat trees．Scratching post is（66）anothergreat idea if you are short in space，but still want to give your cat a nice place where it can claw at．
Son：I still think I had better get cat furniture that offers the pet a nice place to play．And I'm looking for a great way to shop for cat furniture．
Dad：If so，you should（67）simply（simple） turn on your computer and do some online shopping．In no time（68）willyou be able to skim all the offerings from many online stores．What's great is that you can easily compare products and their prices，so you can get（69）whatyou want at the best possible price．And，probably the nicest thing about online shopping is that your purchases may（70）be shipped（ship） right to you，so you don't have to waste time making a trip to the store．
Son：Thanks，Dad．I'm sure that home will be an inviting one by buying some new cat furniture．

11．假段定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
A foreign student graduated with honors from a fine university in Germany．He expected to find a good job and had a bright future．But in his disappointment，he wasn't even giving the chance of an interview!The third time he was refused，he phoned the company to ask how．"We don't employ dishonest people in Germany"is the answer．What was go wrong？Short after he arrived in Germany，he found easy to steal subway rides．But he often rode without a ticket and was caught three times．Now he had to pay a high price for his own behavior．We should all keep in minds：honesty is the best policy．

10．I work in a big factory in a town （61）that/which is quite far from my home．One day，after a whole（62）day's（day） work，I went back home by bus．That day was（63）a long，hard one for me as the stress from work weighed heavily on my mind．
A girl（64）sitting（sit） next to me asked me some questions（65）casually （causal） and we had a short conversation．I（66）thought（think） to myself that she was just a stranger to me and didn't take much interest．
（67）After a while，she suddenly handed me some chocolates and said that it was her birthday．I immediately responded with a smile and my heart felt free of the stress that I was carrying．In a single moment I felt the heaviness of the day （68）transformed （transform） into lightness of a feather．Her simple act gave me joy even if I don't particularly enjoy（69）sweets（sweet） as much．The only thing that I could do（70）was（be） that I wished her a long life．I can't remember her face now but recalling the incident makes me happy．

9．As the scheduled flight for Stockholm from Helsinki early Thursday was canceled，he had to _______ an airport hotel and will fly to Stockholm later Thursday if weather allows．（　　）

8．I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike．The bike was a birthday present from my uncle．You can imagine how（61）excited （excite）I was when I saw the bike，and I begged my uncle to teach me how（62）to ride（ride） it right away．However，before I got on the bike，I felt （63）extremely （extreme） nervous and l was afraid that l would fall off and hurt（64）myself（me）．My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get（65）on the bike．While l was riding，he was running along beside me，holding the seat so I would not fall over．I was so（66）grateful（grate） to him for his help．As I was practicing，I became more and more confident．Then，I heard my uncle shouting，"You are riding it by yourself now!"I was both excited and scared．I was really riding by myself，but（67）whatif I fell off？Could I use the brakes to stop？As I was wondering about this，my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike．I（68）slowed （slow） down and came to a stop．My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike．（69）Later （late）that day，having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it，I felt like l was walking on air!I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my（70）ninth （nine） birthday．

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