6. But　　　　 7. important　　 8. kings’　 　　 9. kept　 　　10. oldest

6.put on　　　 7. put down　 8.put up　　　　 9.puts on weight　 10. was put into prison　

C.　 1. interesting　 2. of　　　　　 3. built　　　　　 4. tombs　　　　 5. life

16. aid

B　 1.successful　　 2. success　　 3. succeeded　　 4. successfully　　 5. put out　　　　　

11. stand 　　　 　　　12. rented 　　　13. development　 　14. join…to　 15. glanced at　　

6. concrete　 　　　 　　7. impressed　　 8. fantastic　　 　　9. created　 　　　 　10. stuck　

II. 单项选择

1-5 CBABD　 　6-10 　CABDC　 11-15 BACDA　 16-20 BCACD

III. 词汇练习

A.　 1. preference　　 2. designed　　 　3. set aside　　 　　4. style　　　 　5. constructed　　　

I.　　 听力理解

1-5 CCBAC　 6-10　 CCCAA

Text 1

M: Hurry up. We’ll be late for the concert.

W: It’s only 7 o’clock now. The concert won’t start until 7:30. It takes only 5 minutes to get there. There will be plenty of time if we leave at 7:15.

Text 2

M: How much are the cups?

W: Two dollars each, 9.40 a dozen.

M: Then I’ll take 12. Here’s a 10-dollar bill.

W: Do you need anything else, sir?

M: No, thank you.

Text 3

M: Your baggage looks heavy. Can I carry it to your room for you?

W: Thanks very much. That’s very kind of you.

Text 4

M: Would you like me to cook supper for you?

W: No, thanks. I can manage it myself.

Text 5

Smith: I’m just going around the corner for a drink. Won’t you join me?

Green: Well, I’d like to, but I am not free.

Smith: Oh, come on. Just a quick one.

Green: All right, just a quick one.

Text 6

　　 Olive woke up in the morning. He was wet and cold, and his arms and legs hurt. “Where am I?” he thought. “What happened?” He saw blood on his clothes, and then he remembered. “They shot me!” Olive cried. “I’ll die!” The boy got up and walked along the road, calling for help. “Help!” he cried. “I’m dying! Help!” He walked a long way but he met no people. At last, he reached a house. He knocked at the door, and a pretty young woman opened it. Her name was Rose Maylie. Rose looked at Olive and saw the blood. “Oh, poor little boy!” she cried and took him into the house.

C

Want to watch some performances during the holiday? Here are some from “What’s on”, China Daily.

Russian folk dance

The Moiseyev Dance Company will put on three performances in Beijing.

The company was set up in 1937 and has visited more than 60 countries on all continents, including 10 visits to the United States. The folk dances of the show will include 13 programmes of different styles. They include dances from Russia, Greece, Argentina, Egypt, China and many other countries.

Time: 7:30 pm, January 31-February 2

Place: Century Theatre, 40 Liangmaqiaolu, Chaoyang District(区域)

Tel: 6466-0032

Children’s song and dance

China Children’s Hand-in-Hand Art Troupe(剧团) will present two performances.

The troupe has branches in 17 major Chinese cities. This time, 280 children from 14 cities and provinces will perform.

Programmes include songs and dances of different regions and nationalities.

Time: 2pm, 7pm, January 22

Places: China Children’s Theatre, 64 Donghuamen Dajie, Dongcheng District.

Tel: 6524-1831

Classic dialogues

Some top Chinese performers will gather to recite (朗诵) famous dialogues from Chinese and foreign dramas and films.

The scenes are taken from classics like “Qu Yuan”. “Thunder-storm”, “Teahouse”, “Hamlet” and “The Death of a Salesman”. Other dialogues are from films such as “Jane Eyre.”

Time: 7:30 pm, January 22 ~ 23

Place: Zhongshan Music Hall, Zhongshan Park, west of Tian’anmen

Tel: 6842-2653

8. From “What’s on”, we know that the Moiseyev Dance Company will perform ____________.

　 A. famous Russian folk dances 　　　

　 B. dances of different styles from different countries

　 C. European and Chinese dances 　　　

　 D. American and Chinese dances

9. If you are a teacher and want to organize your pupils (under 10) to enjoy performances,

　 ____________ may be useful.

　 A. 6466-0032　　 　　　　 B. 6524-1831　　　　　　 C. 6842-2653　　 　　　 D. 6510-1309

10. If you’re interested in recitation, don’t miss the chance to go to ______________.

　 A. Zhongshan Music Hall　　　　　　 　　　　 B. China Children’s Theatre

　C. Century Theatre　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. Chang’an Grand Theatre

Unit Three

B

Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music. Forbes Magazine reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars every year.

"It doesn't make sense. "says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was popular, in 1950s."Performers aren't worth this kind of money. In fact, nobody is."

But the rock stars' admirers seem to disagree. Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person.

Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang "American Pie". Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an extra two cents on every single record of the song.

Neil Young who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience of 10,000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket. After paying expense, young leaves with about 18,000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening.

How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money stars pouring in like water? Most of the young stars simply show the money around. England's Elton John gave someone a ＄38,000 Rolls Royce car and bought himself 5,000 pairs of eyeglasses then lighted up and spelt E-L-T-O-N. He also bought himself two cars, "one for each foot."

Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do another tour. They save no money and live　 from hand to mouth.

After two or three years riches and fame(名声) are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers. But new stars have arrived to take his place.

4. This passage is mainly about _______________.

　 A. the success of a rock star　　　　　　 　　 B. the way rock stars live

　 C. rich rock stars　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. the admirers of rock stars

5. What makes of the rock stars Neil Young pay for a performance?

　 A. Luck.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A wonderful performance.

　 C. Their own music.　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Ability.

6. How much expense does Neil Young pay for a performance?

　 A. ＄10,000.　　 　　　 B. ＄18,000.　　 　　 C. ＄32,000.　　　 　　　 D. ＄38,000.

7. According to the passage, the underlined phrase "from hand to mouth" means ___________.

　 A. they have to earn money by hand

　 B. they know how to spend money in a reasonable way

　 C. they earn money only for their immediate enjoyment

　 D. they steal to feed their mouth when they need money

A

Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.

One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction to others. Examination of reasons connected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.

The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, trains and offices, where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way.

Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.

By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term "reading" referred to.

1. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?　

A. Because silent reading had not been discovered.

B. Because there were few places for private reading.

C. Because few people could read for themselves.

D. Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.

2. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed　　　　　 .

A. a change in the position of literate people　

B. a change in the nature of reading

C. an increase in the number of books

D. an increase in the average age of readers

3. What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?　

A. To explain how present day reading habits developed.

B. To change people's way to read.

C. To show how reading methods have improved.

D. To encourage the growth of reading.