摘要: In the last paragraph but two, Quant jokingly meant . A. some girls like to show off their legs B. she wasn't creative enough C. mini skirts would enjoy popularity anyway D. the mini skirts then were not short enough Passage24 Western teens share their top tunes Have you ever wondered what kind of music kids across the Pacific Ocean are listening to? Are they crazy about Britney Spears? Do they love the Backstreet Boys? Or do they dance to Eminem? Well, nearly 6,000 teens have taken part in a Teens & Music study, conducted by USA Weekend Magazine last autumn. And the results show what type of music is hot and what is not. It comes as no surprise that hip-hop and rap are the most popular types of music among American teenagers. They began in the mid-1970s, with young black kids in New York, taking music onto the streets. Hip-hop and rap are well-known for the breakdancing that goes with them. The word "rap" comes from a 1960s slang word for conversation. It is a rapid, slangy rhyme that is spoken rather than sung. Eminem is among the most popular rappers ever to hit the US. His first album "The Marshall Mathers LP" topped the American music chart in May 2000. Although about a third of teens in the US showed their support for him, almost as many said that his music was so offensive that they couldn't listen to it. Compared with Eminem, actor-rapper Will Smith is more of a star for the kids. He was awarded the Wannabe Award, on April 12 at Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards. It is an award given to a celebrity whom kids most want to be. Pop music, such as Brittney Spears and the Backstreet Boys has always suited the tastes of the general public. It continues to enjoy support among teens and is second most popular after rap. Third is rock - music with exciting dance beats and simple lyrics that speak loudly of social problems. The melodies are led by electric guitars. Rock became popular in the US in the early 1950s. American singer Elvis Presley and British group the Beatles became world-famous rock artists. The study also showed that jazz is least loved by American teens. It developed in the latter part of the 19th century from a mixture of African work songs and hymns . Jazz tends to be the type of music that people enjoy more as they get older.

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Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday.The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its Ⅲ-year history.Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was“overjoyed and scared".

Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers, Mo Yan-a pen name for Guan Moye,grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. At the age of 12, he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory, In 1976 he joined the army and during this time began to study literature and writing.

He published his first book in 1981, but found literary success in 1987 with Hong Gaoliang Jiazu, which was successfully filmed in the same year, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou.In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs.Mo Yan is known as a prolific(多产的 )writer.In addition to his novels, he has published many short stories and essays on various topics. Despite his social criticism, he is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors. Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French, Japanese and many other languages.

The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10.The winner will wm a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of about $l million.

36. How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?

    A. Excited and proud.                 B. Worried and cautious.

    C.Happy and surprised.                D. Uncertain and shocked.

37. Mo Yan developed his ability for writing when he was   

    A. on a farm                  B. in a factory            

    C. in a school                   D. in the army

38. One of Mo Yan's characteristics of writing is that he

    A. writes about topics he is familiar with   

B. focuses on social problems in the country

    C. describes his characters in a unique way   

D. explains difficult matters in simple words

39. What's the best title for this passage?       

    A. How Mo Yan Gets Nobel Prize          B. An Introduction to Nobel Prize

    C. Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature  D. A World Famous Writer, Mo Yan

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  I am here to teach ,offering my way of life which has enabled me to beat the doctor an the hangman for ninety years.Some of the details may sound untrue,but they are not.

  We have no permanent habits until we are forty,then they begin to harden.Since forty l have been regular about going to bed and getting up and that is one of the man things.I have made it a rule to go to bed when I had to.This has resulted in a regularity Of irregularity.It has saved me sound,but it would injure another person.

  In the matter of diet-which is another main thing-I have been strict in sticking to the things which didn't agree with me until one or the other of us got the best of it.Until lately I got the best of it myself.But last spring I stopped eating mince pie after midnight.For years I have taken coffee and bread at eight in the morning,and no bite until seven thirty in the evening.That is all right for me,because I have never had a headache in my life, but headachy people would not reach ninety comfortably by that road,and they would be foolish to try it.

  I have made it a rule never to smoke more than one cigar at a time,but no other limits.I do not know just when I began to smoke,I only know that I didn't let my father know it .He passed from this life early in 1917,when I was a shade past eleven; ever since then I have smoked publicly.As an example to others,it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep,and never to stop when awake.It is a good rule I mean,for me;but some of you know quite well that it wouldn't answer for everybody that's trying to get to be ninety.

  I smoke in bed until I have to go to sleep; I wake up in the night,some-times once,sometimes twice,sometimes three times,and I never waste any Of these opportunities to smoke.This habit is so old and dear and precious to me.I will admit,however,that I have stopped smoking now and then,for a few months at a time,but it was on principle,it was only to show Off;it was to pulverize(粉碎)those people who said l was a slave to my habits and couldn't break away from them.

1.The author of this passage________.

[  ]

A.always goes to sleep at different time every day

B.only smokes one cigar every day

C.doesn't have any for eight hours during the day

D.has some good habits which help him to get to ninety

2.The underlined phrase “got the best of it”in Paragraph 3 probably means________.

[  ]

A.got the best result

B.made the best use of it

C.got a lot of good effect

D.won the fight

3.Sometimes the author stops smoking________.

[  ]

A.to have a break for a few months

B.to show how dear the habit is to him

C.to prove that he can give his habits if he wishes

D.to tell those people who don't like him that he wants to get out of his smoking habit

4.This passage was most likely written________.

[  ]

A.in the early 20th century

B.in the mid 20th century

C.in the late 20th century

D.in the early 21st century

5.Although the author says,“I am here to teach”,his purpose is really to________.

[  ]

A.persuade
B.joke
C.give an example
D.give a lesson
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