13．Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is ——青夏教育精英家教网—

13．Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events--love，sadness，good times，and bad times．It tells real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk．As life becomes more complicated（复杂），it is good to hear music about ordinary people．
Country music，sometimes called country-western，comes from two kinds of music．One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States．The other is traditional cowboy music from the west．The singers usually play guitars，and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars．At first city people said country music was low class．It was popular mostly in the South．But during World War II，thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories．They took their music with them．Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South．They learned country music．Slowly it became popular all over the country．
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada-in small towns and in New York City，among black and white，and among educated and uneducated people．About 1，200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day．English stars sing it in British English，and people in other countries sing it in their own languages．The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world．
32．It can be learned from the passage that country music comes fromD．
A．the Northeast and Midwest
B．factories and army camps in the South
C．real-life stories in small towns
D．the Appalachian Mountains and the West
33．Before World War II country music was popular mainly inA．
A．the South B．the North
C．the Midwest D．the Northeast
34．During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Mid-west becauseB．
A．they wanted to take music with them
B．they wanted to work in the factories there
C．they wanted to make other people like country music
D．they wanted to make country music popular
35．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？B
A．Country music is about human feelings and events．
B．Country music is sung by stars all in English．
C．Country music is popular among city people today．
D．City people didn't like country music at first．

12．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．文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处．错误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（Λ），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．
My dream school starts at 8：30 a．m and ends at 3：30 p．m．They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon．We didn't need to do so many homework．Therefore，we have more time with after-school activities．For example，we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sport for one hour every day．
My dream school look like a big garden．There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings．We can lie on the grass for a rest，sat by the lake listening music．The teachers here are kind and helpfully．They are not only our teachers but also our friends．

11．India has a nation festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi，the leader who helped gain India'sindependence（dependent） from Britain．

10．It was a dark and cold night．The car driver didn't have even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked，"Where do you want to go，sir？"
"To the Star Hotel，"the young man answered．When the car driver heard that，he didn't feel happy．The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station．But suddenly，he had an idea．He took the passenger through many streets of the big city．
After a long time，the car finally arrived at the hotel．"You should pay me fifteen dollars，"the car driver said to the young man．"What!Fifteen dollars？Do you think I'm a fool？Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip．I won't pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other car driver last week．"
20．Which of the following is true？C
A．The young man went past the railway station．
B．The young man was working in the railway station．
C．The young man had just got off a train．
D．The young man was waiting for his friend there．
21．What do you think of the car driver？C
A．He was a nice and clever man．B．He was good at driving．
C．He was a dishonest person．D．He liked to work very hard．
22．From the passage we know that the young manD．
A．didn't want to stay in this city．
B．had been to the hotel several times．
C．knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel．
D．must be a stranger and didn't know the city very well．
23．The driver took the passenger through many streets so as toC．
A．make the young man happy
B．get more than twenty dollars．
C．let the young man think it was very far from the station to the hotel．
D．let the young man have a good look at the city．

9．It's well-known that meditation （冥想） has many benefits，but do you know how to practice it for a beginner？
Set a proper scene
Find a space for meditation．It should be private and quiet．Make sure the temperature is comfortable．Sit on a cushion （垫子） if the floor is uncomfortable．You may play soft music if you like．
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Take a moment to loosen up．Remember that the goal of meditation is to relax．Loosen your clothing，remove your shoes and have a good stretch．Do your best to ease any muscle tension that might keep you from achieving relaxation．Make an effort to relax your facial muscles．
Focus on your breath
Sit down in the space you've prepared．Close your eyes and breathe．Each time you breathe in，count"one"．Each time you breathe out，count"one"．The idea is to strengthen being in the moment-the last breath doesn't matter，and the next one doesn't matter； only this one matters．
Feel your breath inflate （胀大） your lungs and push on your diaphragm （隔膜）．Feel how sweet it is to inhale the fresh air．As you do this，your body will gradually begin to relax and all of your attention will be centered within your mind．
Return to real life
Once you feel fully centered in your mind，allow yourself to gradually drift back to real life．Move your fingers and toes and slowly wake your body up．Open your eyes and remain there for a few minutes until your senses come back，and then slowly stand up．
Even if you can't make it fully into your mind，you still get some benefits from it．If you want to feel better，you just need to practice．Set about 10 minutes around the same time every day and repeat this exercise．

25．The text is aboutD．
A．the best way to stay relaxed
B．tips on how to breathe slowly
C．the benefits of practicing meditation
D．steps in practicing meditation for beginners
26．Which of the following can best fill in the blank？C
A．Forget yourself．
B．Avoid being disturbed．
C．Prepare yourself for it．
D．Pay attention to your inner self．
27．The underlined word"inhale"in the text can be replaced by"B"．
A．look for         B．take in        C．keep away           D．think of
28．To gain greater benefits of meditation，beginners are advised toA．
A．practice it in a daily basis           B．listen to some popular music
C．do some exercise in advance            D．spend a long time in practicing it．

8．Last week my parents and I took a two-day trip to Emei
Mountain in Sichuan．As everyone knows，it's famous1．it's后加a
mountain with all kinds of plants and animals．The weather2．√
was fine．It was about noon we arrived at the foot of3．noon后加when
the mountain．The three of them were very excited．As we4．them改为us
climbed the mountain，we fed monkeys，visiting temples    5．visiting改为visited
and told stories．On the way up I was busy taking picture6．picture改为pictures
since the scenery was so beautiful．The time passes quickly.7．passes改为passed
Evening came down．We spent the night in a hotel at the top    8．去掉down
of the mountain．The food was expensive and the service was 9．and改为but
good．I was so tired that I fell asleep at the moment my   10．去掉at
head touched the pillow．

7．occur，end up，work on，in terms of，take off，identify with，go through，make up，make out，result from，result in，put out，put down，strike，turn up，pick up，wear out，take measures
1．People who have the same experiences are likely toidentity with each other．
2．It suddenlyoccurred to me that only by studying hard could I achieve my ambition．
3．An earthquakestruck Japan on Mar，11，causing lots of deaths and injuries．
4．The wrinkles on the old man's face suggested that he hadgone through many hardships．
5．"You can't justturned up suddenly and expect a meal．My home is not your restaurant．"said the mum to her son angrily．
6．Yaoming's career reallytook off after he joined the Houston Rockets．
7．You musttake measuresin order that such mistakes may never be made again．
8．A diet with no exercise is bad for the health，because it willresult in a loss of both fat and muscle tissue．
9．Far water does notput out near fire．
10．As a businessman，he's quite rich，butin terms of happiness，he is quite poor．
11．Mother worried her son，who has got used to stealing her money，mightend upin jail or worse．
12．Every time she tried to argue with her husband shewould end up crying her eyes out．
13．I'll have my secretarypick up my laundry when she is off work．
14．My shoeswore out quickly because I walked a lot．
15．I strained my eyes，but still couldn'tmake out what the teacher had written on the blackboard．

6．keep pace with be absorbed in look into give off be independent of
be tired of judge from be typical of contribute to in comparison with give away catch sight of

11．Some people canbe tired of doing the same work day after day．
12．Roberthad been independent his parents by the time he was twenty．
13．Most of the Chinese population feel upset about purchasing houses，with their incomenot keeping pace with the runaway housing price．
14．Judging from her accent，she must be from the south．
15．Human activitiescontributing to the global warming must be limited
16．Government promisesto look into the cause of the accident as soon as possible．
17．Many people visit the remaining courtyards （四合院）in Beijing，whichare typical of the Chinese traditional architecture．
18．In comparison with other children of his age，this little boy seems rather mature．
19．Hewas absorbed in reading and forgot even to take his meal．
20．Water can take in andgive off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature．

5．one of the popular views regarding teenagers is that they are poor decision makers and engage in risky behavior．This popular view is usually explained in terms of the teenage brain （or mind） being immature and lacking the reasoning abilities of adults．Of course，adults often engage in poor decision-making and risky behavior too．
Currently，one plausible hypothesis （似乎正确的假说） is that teenagers differ from adults in terms of how they evaluate the value of a reward．The main difference is that teenagers place higher value on rewards （at least certain rewards） than adults．If this is correct，it certainly makes sense that teenagers are more willing than adults to engage in risk taking．
Obviously enough，adults also vary in their willingness to take risks and some of this difference is，presumably，a matter of the value the adults place on the rewards relative to the risks．So，for example，if Sam values the enjoyment of rock climbing more than Sally，then Sam will （somewhat） rationally accept more risks in regards to rock climbing than Sally．Assuming that teenagers generally value rewards more than adults do，then the greater risk taking behavior of teens relative to adults makes considerable sense．
It might be wondered why teenagers place more value on rewards than adults．One popular theory is based on the workings of the brain．From this point of view，the sensitivity of the human brain to dopamine and oxytocin peaks during the teenage years．Dopamine is a neurotransmitter （神经介质） that is supposed to trigger （激活） the"reward"mechanisms （过程） of the brain．Oxytocin is another neurotransmitter，one that is also linked with the"reward"mechanisms as well as social activity．Assuming that the teenage brain is more sensitive to these chemicals，then it makes sense that teenagers would place more value on rewards．This is because they do，in fact，get a greater reward than adults．Or，more accurately，they feel more rewarded．This，of course，might be one and the same thing-perhaps the value of a reward is a matter of how rewarded a person feels．This does raise an interesting subject，namely whether the value of a reward is a subjective or objective matter．
Adults are often critical of what they regard as teens'unwise risk behavior．While my teen years are well behind me，I have looked back on some of my decisions that seemed like good ideas at the time．Yet my adult assessment is that they were not good decisions．However，I have to admit that my adult self now judges my kid self rather unfairly．After all，there does seem to be considerable relativity to value and it seems to be mere prejudice （偏见） to say that my current evaluation should be automatically taken as being better than the evaluations of the past．

62．According to the passage，many people think teenagers'adventurous behavior results from theirC．
A．growing interest and curiosity
B．wish to call people's attention
C．immaturity and unreasonable thinking
D．strong desire to be accepted by other people
63．As to the difference between teenagers and adults，teenagersD．
A．use a different system to make evaluations
B．place a higher value on risk taking behavior
C．are more likely to spend time on rock climbing
D．produce more chemicals related to reward mechanisms
64．What can we infer from the last paragraph？B
A．Adults should often evaluate the decisions they made before．
B．It's unfair for people to regard teenagers as poor decision makers．
C．When teenagers make decisions，they should follow their parents'advice．
D．Adults'current decisions are better than those they made in their teenage years．

4．Man is a land animal，but he is also closely tied to the sea．Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man．The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world．Today，nearly two-thirds of the world's population live within 80kilometers of the sea coast．
In the modern technological world，the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive （=continue to live）．Resources on land are beginning to be used up．The sea，however，still can be hoped to supply many of man's needs．
The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man's technology is impressive．Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30years．Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined．
Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food．The culture of fish and shellfish （贝类动物） is an ancient skill practised in the past mainly by Oriental people．
Besides oil and gas，the sea may offer new sources of energy．Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship．Ocean currents （水流） and waves offer possible use as a source of energy．
Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea．The development of strong，new materials has made this possible．
The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve．Experts believe that by the year 2000the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food，minerals，and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved．

6．The major things that the sea offers man areD．
A．fish and oil
B．minerals and oil
C．warm temperature and ocean currents
D．the food，energy sources，and minerals
7．The sea serves the needs of man becauseD．
A．in provides man with food
B．it offers oil to man
C．it supplies man with minerals
D．all of the above
8．We can conclude from this passage thatB．
A．the sea resources have largely been used up
B．the sea，in the broad sense，has not yet been developed
C．the problems that prevent us from using the food，minerals，and energy sources of the sea have already been solved．
D．by the year 2000，the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea resources
9．The underlined words Oriental people in the fourth paragraph probably meanA．
A．the people in Asia
B．African people
C．European people
D．American people
10．The best title for this passage isA．
A．Sea Harvest
B．Sea Food
C．Technology for Exploiting the Sea
D．Man and the Sea．

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