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-He seems to be doing nothing, but he is just waiting for his chance.
| A.actually | B.gradually | C.frequently | D.certainly |
Long before they became doctors, lawyers, CEO’s or real estate developers, they played in garage bands and maybe even dreamed of becoming rock stars. That’s why they signed up for Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp.
For nearly a week, the mostly middle-aged “campers” had practiced in the West 54th Street studios. They came from as far away as London and Tokyo and as close as Long Island and downtown New York to prepare for their moment of onstage glory.
“I feel like I’m 18 again,” said Jerry Goldberg, a 60-year-old investment banker and guitar player, whose family was in the audience.” I admit that I felt a little uncertain when I first got here, but this has turned out to be a wonderful experience, one of the greatest of my life.”
Everybody has two businesses, their own business and show business. This can be a life-changing experience for them. Mr. Daltrey, who has appeared at several fantasy camps, was asked why he keeps coming back.
“I’ve had people tell me that I shouldn’t be doing this, that it's bad for my image,” he acknowledged. “But that’s rubbish. Look, it’s all so positive, and everybody is having so much fun. So what’s bad about that?”
Jeff Munger, a drummer and rancher(农场主) said. “I’m at a point in my life where I’m going to spend my money on things I’m passionate about, and I’m absolutely crazy about music.”
Most of the campers are successful executives or professionals: a founder of the Oracle Computer Company, a businessman whose father invented the Big Mac, a plastic surgeon, presidents of health care and seafood companies.
【小题1】This text is mainly about________.
| A.a music course for the elderly people |
| B.a pop club for professional musicians |
| C.a rock music camp for music lovers |
| D.a studio for wealthy businessmen |
| A.They are all interested in charity. |
| B.They are all passionate about music. |
| C.They are all retired business people. |
| D.They were all rock stars when they were young. |
| A.once played in a garage band |
| B.has come with his family |
| C.has joined in the camp a couple of times |
| D.is very careful about his image |
| A.enjoy their regular jobs | B.come from different countries |
| C.do part-time jobs | D.have a great many fans |
We don’t plan to cry, but it just happens. In fact when we feel sad or angry, a good cry is almost impossible to resist. But if you didn’t know what crying was, you’d have to wonder why some strong feelings started water streaming from people’s eyes and why they seemed to feel better afterwards.
Now a US researcher had found there may be more in crying than we think. William H. Frey II, author of “Crying: The Mystery of Tears,” believes it may really be one of the body’s clever self-repair mechanisms. Crying may be a way of getting rid of the by-products of stress, he says.
He has found that tears contain some chemicals which can cause stress. One of these is the hormone prolactin (激素), which is set free when one is feeling stressed. Since women have more of this than men, that might explain why they usually cry more, he suggests.
Unsurprisingly, Dr Frey’s study seemed to prove that most people feel better after a good cry. And sex has nothing to do with it ––– the result was true for women and men. So, next time you feel like bursting into tears, go ahead. If Dr Frey is right, you’ll be doing yourself a favour.
【小题1】The best title of this passage would be ________.
| A.Why Do We Cry | B.Crying and Tears. |
| C.Dr Frey and Crying. | D.Tears and Chemicals |
| A.crying is one of our habits |
| B.we can’t control it |
| C.crying is one of the body’s self-repair mechanisms |
| D.we can get the by-products of stress by crying |
| A.their bodies contain less hormone prolactin |
| B.their tears contain more chemicals |
| C.they are not so full of feelings as women |
| D.the chemicals in their tears can’t cause stress |
| A.to plan to cry very often |
| B.not to cry any more |
| C.to go outdoors without hesitation |
| D.to cry as we want to |
| A.Good cries can make most people feel better |
| B.Only women can feel better after crying. |
| C.It is easy to understand that people feel better after a good cry. |
| D.Crying is sometimes impossible to resist. |
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人). He’d 36 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, ___37 had his father and grandfather befere him. He didn’t want me 38 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good ___39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 40 me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 41 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 42 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43__ till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to 44 . I finished Havard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 45 , “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 46 quality. Why not make good beer for 47 ? I thought.
I decided to give up my job to become 48 . When I told Dad, he was 49 , but in the end he 50 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 51 the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party. 52 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 53 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My 54 to the young is simple:Life is very 55 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
36.A.cost B.spent C.taken D.paid
37.A.like B.as if C.so D.nor
38.A.anywhere B.anyway C.anyhow D.somewhere
39.A.habits B.teachers C.grades D.work
40.A.promised B.convinced C.advised D.allowed
41.A.never B.ever C.always D.hardly
42.A.Fortunatnely B.Obviously C.Possibly D.Surprisingly
43.A.assure B.decline C.deny D.wait
44.A.school B.Colorado C.my home D.my decision
45.A.thrilled B.stressed C.wondered D.sneezed
46.A.cheap B.expensive C.low D.high
47.A.Englishmen B.Europeans C.the world D.Americans
48.A.a lawyer B.a brewer C.an instructor D.an engineer
49.A.astonished B.satisfied C.interested D.anxious
50.A.hated B.supported C.raised D.left
51.A.for B.at C.in D.after
52.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.Also D.Yet
53.A.price B.name C.company D.party
54.A.advice B.life C.job D.experience
55.A.hard B.busy C.short D.long
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Jean's father was a farm plane pilot in the little farming community in Northern California where she was raised, and _36_Jean was totallyattracted by airplanes and flying.
In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton. Mrs. Slaton was a _37_, demanding teacher with high standards and a low _38_ for excuses. She refused to treat her students like _39_, instead expecting them to behave like the _40_ adults they would have to be to succeed in the real world after graduation. Jean was _41_ of her at first but grew to respect her firmness and fairness gradually.
One day Mrs. Slaton gave the class a written _42_. "What do you think you’ll be doing 10 years from now?” Jean’s dream was to be a pilot like her father, but as the years went by, she had been beaten down by the _43_ and negative words she got whenever she talked about her career, so she unwillingly gave it up and wrote something else. Mrs. Slaton collected the papers and nothing more was said. Two weekslater, the teacher handed back the assignments, _44_ the students to face it down on the desk, and asked this question: "If you had enough finances and unlimited _45_, what would you do? Please write it on the _46_ of your previous assignment paper.”
When the students stopped writing, the teacher asked, "How many of you wrote the same thing on _47_ sides of the paper?" Not one hand went up.
The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. The teacher leaned forward _48_ her desk and said, "I have a little secret for you all. You do have _49_ abilities and talents. You do have access to the finest schools, and you can arrange plenty of finances if you want something _50_ enough. This is it! When you leave school, _51_ you don’t go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. You can have _52_ you want if you want it enough.”
What her teacher said touched Jean so much! In the following years, she tried her best to realize her dream of becoming a pilot. Although it didn’t happen _53_, she finally became one of the first three female pilot trainees ever _54_ by United Airlines. Today, Jean Harper is a Boeing 737 captain.
It was the power of one well-placed _55_ word that gave that uncertain young girl the strength and faith to pursue her dream.
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