One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock ”n” roll music popular all over the world, He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.
Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935, His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.
When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student, His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.
In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.
Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged (安排) concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.
But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, He began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977,his many millions of fans were shocked, “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said, But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock “n” roll.
66. From the passage, we can see________________.
A. the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own style
B. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age
C. Elvis didn’t get any help from his parents
D. the church songs helped Elvis’ development in his singing
67. Who was Tom Parker?
A. A manager of a bank                             B. A famous singer
C. Elvis’ manager                                      D. Elvis’ best friend since childhood
68. What caused Elvis’ death?
A. His singing too much                                   B. His taking the drugs
C. His parent’s death                                  D. Tom Parker’s help
69. What was Elvis’ music style like most?
A. Only country and western
B. Only country and blues
C. Both western and church music
D. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”
70. Which is the right order of Elvis’ life?
a. Elvis learned to sing at church
b. Elvis gave concerts all across America
c. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday
d. Tom Parker became his manager
e. Elvis went to high school in Memphis
f. Elvis was born in Toledo
A. f; a; e; c; d; b                                       B. f; a; c; e; d; b
C. f; e; a; d; b; c                                        D. f; e; a; c; d; b

                               One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock ”n” roll music popular all over the world, He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

         Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935, His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

         When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student, His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.

         In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.

         Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged (安排) concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.

         But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, He began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977,his many millions of fans were shocked, “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said, But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock “n” roll.

66. From the passage, we can see________________.

         A. the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own style

         B. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age

         C. Elvis didn’t get any help from his parents

         D. the church songs helped Elvis’ development in his singing

67. Who was Tom Parker?

         A. A manager of a bank                                        B. A famous singer

         C. Elvis’ manager                                                   D. Elvis’ best friend since childhood

68. What caused Elvis’ death?

         A. His singing too much                                        B. His taking the drugs

         C. His parent’s death                                            D. Tom Parker’s help

69. What was Elvis’ music style like most?

         A. Only country and western

         B. Only country and blues

         C. Both western and church music

         D. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”

70. Which is the right order of Elvis’ life?

         a. Elvis learned to sing at church

         b. Elvis gave concerts all across America

         c. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday

         d. Tom Parker became his manager

         e. Elvis went to high school in Memphis

         f. Elvis was born in Toledo

         A. f; a; e; c; d; b                                                       B. f; a; c; e; d; b

         C. f; e; a; d; b; c                                                       D. f; e; a; c; d; b

                               One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock ”n” roll music popular all over the world, He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

       Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935, His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

       When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student, His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.

       In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.

       Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged (安排) concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.

       But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, He began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977,his many millions of fans were shocked, “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said, But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock “n” roll.

66. From the passage, we can see________________.

       A. the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own style

       B. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age

       C. Elvis didn’t get any help from his parents

       D. the church songs helped Elvis’ development in his singing

67. Who was Tom Parker?

       A. A manager of a bank                             B. A famous singer

       C. Elvis’ manager                                      D. Elvis’ best friend since childhood

68. What caused Elvis’ death?

       A. His singing too much                                   B. His taking the drugs

       C. His parent’s death                                  D. Tom Parker’s help

69. What was Elvis’ music style like most?

       A. Only country and western

       B. Only country and blues

       C. Both western and church music

       D. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”

70. Which is the right order of Elvis’ life?

       a. Elvis learned to sing at church

       b. Elvis gave concerts all across America

       c. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday

       d. Tom Parker became his manager

       e. Elvis went to high school in Memphis

       f. Elvis was born in Toledo

       A. f; a; e; c; d; b                                       B. f; a; c; e; d; b

       C. f; e; a; d; b; c                                        D. f; e; a; c; d; b

One student took a box of chicken to class．Another carried on a cell-phone  1 ,and still another whistled loudly every time the  2  turned his back．

       Reform school? No．College．

       More and more, professors say, they are coming across   3  students in their classrooms．Many of today’s young scholars arrive late, leave  4  , talk loud or take care of personal  5 such as paying bills during class．

       Why are the students behaving  6  ? “Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas．“A lot of the time, the professors let them get away with it．”

       Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even   7  taking some of the blame for bad behavior．They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire   8  ．

       People are   9  when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in   10   education, says Dr．Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco．They   11  some high school students to misbehave, but think those who get to  12 will behave more politely．

       Dr．Amanda believes that society in   13 has become more tolerant of rude behavior and 14   people in power, including professors, no longer  15  standards for  16  ．That leads to a growing imprudence（轻率行为）  17   some college students．“There’s a great   18   of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and   19   disrespect,” said Dr．Amanda,   20  that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude．”

1．A．line                       B．conversation        C．message              D．picture

2．A．professor              B．student                C．president           D．classmate

3．A．hardworking          B．cheating              C．rude                    D．selfish

4．A．late                       B．early                   C．noisily                 D．quietly

5．A．felling                   B．interest                C．computer            D．business

6．A．badly                    B．well                    C．politely                D．oneself

7．A．enjoy                    B．hate                    C．start                    D．avoid

8．A．school                  B．company             C．society                D．class

9．A．delighted               B．surprised             C．interested            D．encouraged

10．A．better                  B．more                   C．higher                 D．younger

11．A．expect                 B．hope                   C．forbid                 D．wish

12．A．work                  B．college                C．learning               D．knowledge

13．A．all                       B．time                    C．charge                D．general

14．A．why                    B．how                    C．whether              D．that

15．A．change                B．break                  C．set                      D．reach

16．A．teaching              B．politeness            C．thinking               D．progress

17．A．about                  B．for                      C．behind                 D．among

18．A．deal                    B．number               C．many                  D．sum

19．A．prepare               B．grow                   C．develop               D．improve

20．A．speaking            B．adding              C．warning             D．wishing

One student took a box of chicken to class，another carried on a cell phone   1   and still another whistled loudly every time the    2  turned his back．

       Reform school? No．College．

       More and more, professors say, they are coming across   3  students in their classrooms．Many of today’s young scholars （学者） arrive late, leave  4  , talk loud or take care of personal   5   such as paying bills during class．

Why are the students behaving badly?

“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas．“A lot of the time, the professors let them get   6   with it．”

    Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even   7   

taking some of the blame for bad behavior．They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire   8  ．

People are   9   when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in   10   education, says Dr Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco．They   11   some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to   12   will behave more politely．

Dr Amanda believes that society in   13   has become more tolerant （容忍的）of rude behavior and   14   people in power, including professors, no longer   15   standards for   16  ．That leads to a growing imprudence （轻率行为）   17   some college students．“There’s a great   18   of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and  19   disrespect,” said Dr Amanda,   20   that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude．”

1．A．line                          B．conversation            C．message                 D．picture

2．A．professor                 B．student                   C．president                 D．classmate

3．A．hardworking            B．cheating                C．rude                       D．selfish

4．A．late                         B．early                     C．noisily                    D．quietly

5．A．feeling                     B．interest                   C．computer                D．business

6．A．away                      B．down                     C．along                      D．back

7．A．enjoy                      B．hate                       C．start                       D．avoid

8．A．school                    B．company                C．society                   D．class

9．A．delighted                  B．surprised                C．interested               D．encouraged

10．A．better                     B．more                  C．higher                    D．younger

11．A．expect                    B．hope                     C．forbid                    D．wish

12．A．work                    B．college                   C．1earning                 D．knowledge

13．A．all                          B．time                     C．charge                    D．general

14．A．why                       B．how                     C．whether                 D．that

15．A．change                   B．break                     C．set                         D．reach

16．A．teaching                 B．politeness               C．thinking                  D．progress

17．A．about                     B．for                         C．behind                    D．among

18．A．deal                       B．number                  C．many                      D．sum

19．A．prepare                  B．grow                      C．develop                   D．improve

20．A．speaking                B．adding                    C．warning                  D．wishing