Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type of music, is one of the art forms that were created in the United States．Jazz was created by black Americans．Many people were brought from Africa to America as slaves．The black slaves sang and played the music of their homeland．
Jazz is a mixture of many different kinds of music．It is combination of the music of West Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious(宗教的)music．
Improvisation is an important part of jazz．This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot．This is why a jazz might sound a little different each time it is played．
Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s．They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the south, especially New Orleans．
New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz．
Jazz became more and more popular．By the 1920s, jazz had been popular all over the United States．By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well．Today people from all over the world play jazz．
Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent．In this way jazz continues to grow and change．
(1)
The passage implies that ________．
[ ]
A．
jazz has a style of West African music
B．
jazz was created in the late 1800s
C．
black Americans mainly came from West Africa
D．
jazz is played all over the world
(2)
Strictly speaking, it was ________ who created jazz．
[ ]
A．
African blacks
B．
Americans
C．
American blacks
D．
African musicians
(3)
One characteristic of jazz is that ________．
[ ]
A．
only black can play jazz
B．
musicians may make up the music while performing
C．
it was introduced from Africa
D．
it might sound a little different each time it is played
(4)
New Orleans is ________．
[ ]
A．
a place where jazz was created
B．
a southern coastal city of America
C．
the city where all the first jazz bands were formed
D．
the biggest seaport of the world
(5)
Which of the following is True?
[ ]
A．
Jazz becomes more and more popular because it is played at festivals
B．
Jazz can only played in bars and clubs
C．
Americans have created many art forms but jazz
D．
Jazz comes from African work song and religious music
Laptop computers are popular all over the world．People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels．These laptops connect people to their workplace．In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms．
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want．Within five minutes, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop．The laptops are part of a $ 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college．The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet．In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to“speak”with their teachers, their classmates, and their families．However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs．They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under trees－anywhere at all．
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable．As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers．In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources．State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students．State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too．
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers．The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons．As a Westlake teacher said,“Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world．They can see everything and do everything．”
(1)
The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to
use for their schoolwork．
[ ]
A．
access the Internet
B．
work at home
C．
connect them to libraries
(2)
Why is the word“speak”in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)？
[ ]
A．
They don't really talk．
B．
They use the computer language．
C．
Laptops have speakers．
D．
None of the above reasons is correct．
(3)
Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
[ ]
A．
All teachers use computers．
B．
1500 students have laptops．
C．
It is an old college in America．
D．
Students there can do everything．
(4)
“A window on the world”in the last paragraph means that students can ________．
[ ]
A．
attend lectures on information technology
B．
travel around the world
C．
get information from around the world
D．
have free laptops
(5)
What can we infer from the passage?
[ ]
A．
The program is successful．
B．
The program is not workable．
C．
The program is too expensive．
D．
We don't know the result yet．
阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)
Suppose a man has a car accident．He is hurt badly and is unconscious(无知觉的)；that is, he can't think, speak, or hear．His family take him to the hospital．The doctors tell the family that his brain is dead．A machine can make him breathe．
Now the patient's family must answer some difficult questions．Should they think he is dead?Should they ask the doctors to use the machine to make him breathe?Sometimes machines can make an unconscious person breathe for years．However, if his brain is dead, he'll never think, speak, or hear again．Then, should his family ask the doctors not to use the machine and let him die?
Someone who is unconscious can't say he wants to die．Can his family say this for him?Some people think this is a good idea．Some think otherwise(相反)．
Many people are hurt when machines keep a person alive．The unconscious person doesn't know this．Machines only make the family and friends hurt longer．
(1)
Someone who is hurt badly and is unconscious ________ pain．
[ ]
A．
must feel
B．
doesn't feel
C．
sometimes feels
D．
probably feels
(2)
When a person's brain is dead, what will happen?
[ ]
A．
He will never wake up again．
B．
He maybe wake up again．
C．
He will wake up again by using a machine．
D．
He will sometimes wake up．
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
An unconscious person knows he must die．
B．
Brain death isn't a real death．
C．
An unconscious person knows the pain in his family．
D．
Brain death is a real death．
(4)
You may conclude from this article that it is ________ using machines to make a person breathe for years if his brain is dead．
[ ]
A．
a clever way
B．
a wise way
C．
no use
D．
quite useful
阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)
Efforts will be strengthened to effectively protect the cultural relics and properly maintain the historical sites in Beijing according to the“Cultural Relics Protection Plan for the Olympics in this Ancient Capital”, expressed by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau(BMCHB)．This shall be done to demonstrate Beijing's history and traditional culture as well as to provide an Eastern atmosphere to the 2008 Olympic Games．
The plan for the protection of this famous historical and cultural city is to be improved．40 areas have been designated for historical and cultural protection．In and around those areas, the height, colors and other characteristics of new buildings shall be strictly controlled．With special renovation, Beijing will again take on the scene it once had, complete with its historical rivers and classical gardens．
Between 2002 and 2008 the renovation shall recover or restore Beijing's cultural relics in places named“two lines, five areas and six sites”．The“two lines”refer to the Middle Axis Avenue and the Chaobu Road．With all these, Beijing will achieve a presentation of its famous history and traditional culture．
(1)
What has BMCHB advised to do?
[ ]
A．
The cultural relics in Beijing should be protected．
B．
Beijing should be built like a modern city．
C．
Beijing should be a sport city because of the Olympic Games．
D．
All the cultural relics across the country should be protected．
(2)
What does the word“renovation”mean?
[ ]
A．
Protection．
B．
Relics．
C．
Excavation．
D．
Rebuilding．
(3)
How will Beijing look after the renovation?
[ ]
A．
Modern and new．
B．
Classical and historical．
C．
Commercial．
D．
Cultural and political．
(4)
How long will the renovation last?
[ ]
A．
Two years．
B．
Six years．
C．
Seven Years．
D．
Eight years．
(5)
What does“two lines”stand for?
[ ]
A．
The Middle Axis Avenue and the Chaobu Road．
B．
The Forbidden City scenery area and the Bell Tower．
C．
Drum Tower ancient street area and the natural scenery．
D．
The Great Wall protection area and Wanping Historical Sites protection area．
阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)
It's Friday morning in the year 2025, and you're running late．You got distracted
(心烦意乱)watching the music video that was playing in the corner of your bathroom
mirror while you were brushing your teeth．How will you get to your office at Mega Gaga Industries on time?
A quick check of your Internet-connected refrigerator magnet(磁贴)tells you your train which travels at speeds up to 250 miles an hour as it electro-magnetically hovers(磁悬浮)above its guide track－is a bit behind schedule, too．So you decide to drive your environmentally-friendly hydrogen fuel(氢燃料)cell car instead－or rather, let your car drive you．It's programmed to know the way, and it will get you there without speeding, getting lost, or crashing．
Settling into your office chair, which changes color to match what you're wearing, you pick up yesterday morning's newspaper．Printed on reusable electronic paper, it instantly(立即)rewrites itself with today's headlines．Now it's time for your big meeting．Uh-oh!You've left your handwritten notes at home．No problem．The digital (数字式)ink pen you used has stored an electronic copy of what you wrote．
Your wristwatch videophone suddenly rings．Your best friend's face pops up on the screen asking what you're doing this weekend．
Will you wear your 3-D contact lenses(三维隐形眼镜)and play virtual(虚拟的)soccer with the U．S．Olympic team?No, no．Your friend says, so you have to take the new nanometre-tube elevator(made of microscopic fibers(微纤维)many times stronger than steel)60,000 miles into space．
Could this scene really take place in just a couple of decades?The researchers who are currently developing all this stuff(材料)think so．These gadgets may be as common in 20 years as cell phones and DVD players are today．
(1)
How will you get to your office at Mega Gaga Industries on time?
[ ]
A．
by bus
B．
by car
C．
by train
D．
on foot
(2)
From the first sentence of the second paragraph, we can know________．
[ ]
A．
you have to check your refrigerator magnet
B．
your train travels at speeds up to 250 miles an hour
C．
your train is above its guide track
D．
your train that you will take is a bit late
(3)
What can we conclude from the third paragraph?
[ ]
A．
You have to change your clothes which you are wearing．
B．
You have to read yesterday morning's newspaper．
C．
You have to go home and fetch your handwritten notes．
D．
You have to make a speech at a big meeting．
(4)
The underlined word“pops up”in the fourth paragraph means________．
[ ]
A．
comes suddenly
B．
disappears suddenly
C．
appears suddenly
D．
shines suddenly
阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)
Midsummer was the festival throughout most of England, most of Scotland, Shetland Islands, and the Orkneys．Fires, dancing, games, and various shenanigans(胡闹)were the general rule on this“longest day of the year”．But the festival has lost some of its color in the passing centuries
By the 1680s, British folklorist(民俗学家)John Aubrey reported that“still in many places, they make fires on the hills：but the Civil War in Britain in the 1640s have put all these customs quite out of fashion”．
Thousands of years ago, builders of Stonehenge(巨石阵)no doubt celebrated their own midsummer festival among the stones．More recently a British group called the Ancient Order of Druids, founded in 1781 by Hurle, suggested celebrating the festival on June 21 every year at the site．In the later years this day attracted huge crowds．Bread and wine, candles, bells, incense(熏香)，and priests(神甫)in white and purple shared wine from a silver cup as the midsummer sun shone across the old stones．It remained a local festival for a long time in history．In the mid-1980s, vandalism(故意破坏艺术的行为)and unruly people imperiled(危害)the festival's future．
(1)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
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