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Have you ever seen a Kunqu Opera, or heard the beautiful sound of a Guqin? These two traditional Chinese art forms are both included in UNESCO's list of "oral and intangible heritage of humanity" (人类口头和非物质文化遗产). This year, China has selected another art form to compete to join this special group. Muqam (木卡姆), the traditional folk music of Xinjiang's Uygure people will be considered alongside other countries' entries. "The intangible cultural heritage of different countries and different people should be treasured by the world," said Wang Wenzhang, president of the Chinese Academy of Arts.

Known as the "mother of Uygur music", Muqam has a long history. Some scholars believe that its origins can be traced back to the "Great Western Region Melody". This developed during the Han (206 BC—220 AD) and Tang (618 AD—907) dynasties and enjoyed great popularity in central China. In the mid-16th century, the Silk Road connected China and Europe. Xinjiang was at the center of the cultural exchange between east and west. Muqam music was spread across Uygur-populated areas during that time. The queen of Yarkant Kingdom (叶尔羌汗国), whose name was Amannisahan, was a poet and musician. She devoted all her efforts to collecting and sorting Muqam music. With the help of other experts she finally worked out 12 pieces of music, which became the famous Twelve Muqam. When Amannisahan was doing her work, she did not seek materials from the fully developed Arabian and Persian music. Instead, she exploited the rich resources of Uygur folk music that spread across the north and the south of the Tianshan Mountains. As a result, the Twelve Muqam has a strong Uygur flavour.

The Twelve Muqam includes more than 340 classical songs, folk songs, love songs and pieces of dance music and instrumental music. The whole set takes 24 hours to play. Ever since it spread among the Uygurs, the Twelve Muqam has played an important part in their lives. They sing songs and dance to the music. Kurban Mamut, editor-in-chief of a Uygur language magazine, says that he often listened to the Twelve Muqam when he was a child. "The Twelve Muqam helps bring moral ideas to the Uygur children, and gives them a noble and strong personality," he said. After New China was founded, the local government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region made every effort to preserve the Twelve Muqam. In 1960, two volumes of the Twelve Muqam were published. This finally protected this oral cultural heritage. Over the past two decades, local Xinjinang cultural institutions have supported research projects. A number of books about the Twelve Muqam have been published. CDs, VCDs, and DVDs of the Twelve Muqam have also been made.

【1】 How many traditional Chinese art forms have been included in UNESCO's list of "oral and intangible heritage of humanity" by now?

A. two B. three C. four D. five

【2】 According to the article, Muqam dates back to __________.

A. Great Western Region Melody B. Arabian and Persian music

C. the Twelve Muqam D. kunqu Opera

【3】 Who do you think it wa that made the greatest contribution to the spread of Muqam?

A. The king of Yarkant kingdom B. The emperors of Tang dynasty

C. Kurban Mamut D. Amannisahan

【4】 What does the underlined word "This" in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The Twelve Muqam. B. Two Volumes of the Twelve Muqam.

C. A Uygur magazine. D. the publishing of the Twelve Muqam.

【5】 What is the best title of this article?

A. Muqam, an art form of Xinjiang. B. Please listen to Muqam.

C. The Twelve Muqam. D. An introduction of Uygur folk music.

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More than half of ultra-rich Americans have not revealed their full wealth to their children, a new survey showed on Tuesday.

Taking the pulse nationwide of the rich with $3 million or more in assets a survey by US Trust released by Bank of America found that "surprisingly few of those surveyed have well-developed plans to preserve and pass on their assets to either their children or charity."

Many of the 457 people surveyed are Baby Boomers and are self-made, first-generation rich and have "a distinct generational mindset." Fifty-two percent of parents surveyed have not fully disclosed their wealth to their children, and 15 percent have disclosed nothing about the family wealth. One in three parents said they had never thought to do it, while 24 percent said they feared their children would become lazy. Twenty percent said they would make poor decisions or squander money, and 13 percent worried other people would take advantage of their children. Only 34 percent strongly agreed that their children will be able to handle any inheritance they plan to leave them.

"There is an expectation about the wealthy that they have an implicit, sacred responsibility to pass down their fortune to the next generation, and this understanding has shaped expectations about the coming wave of intergenerational wealth transfer," said Sallie Krawcheck, president of Bank of America Global Wealth and Investment Management.

"Our research, however, uncovered a distinct generational mindset that reflects changing views about what retirement means and an evolving sense of what one generation owes the next."

【1】According to this passage, why did the rich people not tell their children their wealth? (within 13 words)

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【2】 How many strongly agreed that their children will be able to handle any inheritance? (within 3 words)

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【3】 What can the word underlined be replaced by? (within one word)

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【4】 According to Sallie Krawcheck, what current will arise in the future? (within 7 words)

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【5】 What does the research show us about the modern rich people? (within 3 words)

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【题目】—If only I__________ morning exercises regularly earlier!

—Yes. Be quick to join us now.

A. do B. did C. have done D. had done

【题目】When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it __________.

A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken

【题目】Tsinghua University, __________ in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures.

A. found

B. founding

C. founded

D. to be founded

【题目】Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion, and ______ as a manager.

A. ended up B. dropped out

C. came back D. started off

【题目】—I've told everyone about it in our class.

—Oh, I'd rather you __________.

A. don't B. hadn't C. couldn't D. wouldn't

【题目】Hearing it's such __________ great fun to cycle along the river, she gave me __________ determined look.

A. a; 不填

B. 不填; the

C. the; a

D. 不填; a

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—I still haven't given him my gift.

—It's time you __________.

A. do B. did C. had D. would

【题目】When it was his turn to deliver his speech, __________, he walked towards the microphone.

A. nervously and embarrassingly

B. nervous and embarrassedly

C. nervously and embarrassing

D. nervous and embarrassed