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－Haley never lets go any chance of promotion．

－She is a woman of ________．

[　　]

A．ambition

B．attention

C．expectation

D．reputation

答案：A

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Explosive sound and energy

　　ROCK music didn’t exist 60 years ago．　　1　　 Someone didn’t just wake up and invent rock．So, how did it happen? What is rock?Although impossible to strictly define, it’s generally recognized that rock music was born in 1950s America．　　2　　 At this time, early “rockers”were mixing the country music of white America with the rhythm and blues sound loved by the black US citizens．The result was rock‘n’ roll．The record most commonly considered as the beginning of the rock ‘n’ roll period is Bill Haley & The Comets’1954 recording of “Rock Around the Clock”．　　3　　 Elvis’s 1950s recordings established the basic language of rock ‘n’ roll; his explosive stage presence set standards for the music’s visual image, while his voice was powerful and interesting．

　　　　4　　 Despite the different directions and sound of rock bands over the last 50 years, there is something common to all the greats：a charming lead vocalist, a talented guitarist full of energy and creativity, a bassist with cool indifference and a drummer．

　　For most of its life, rock has been split into different parts, creating new styles every few years－giving birth to a never-ending number of sub-genres．　　5　　Rock is a generic term, but it’s exciting that it can now mean so many different things．

A．Rock is my favorite and I’ll be a popular singer．

B．Now, it’s one of the world’s most popular genres．But musical styles don’t spring up overnight．

C．Rock had a specific sound and image for only a few of its early years．As time went by, the genre began to place equal emphasis on skills and pushing the boundaries of the music．

D．In fact, in the West, musically speaking, the years 1953～1955 are known as the rock ‘n’ roll years．

E．As a result, “rock”has been used to describe everything from bands playing catchy rhythms to groups based on tuneless, noisy guitars．

F．Rock music will be held in our school if we send an invitation to the band．

G．But it was Elvis Presley, known as “The King of Rock and Roll”, who really popularized the new sound throughout America and the Western world．

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　　Alex Palmer Haley(1925－1992)became famous for the publication of the novel Roots, which traces(追踪)his ancestry(祖先)back to Africa．

　　Alex Haley was born in Ithaca, New York．His father was a teacher of agriculture and his mother was a music teacher．The family moved to the small town of Henning, Tennessee, when Haley was very young．

　　Haley did not do very well at school or university．During World War II, Haley enlisted(参军)in the Coast Guard．He started to write adventure stories to keep off the boredom, and thus became Chief Journalist．After 20 years of service, Haley left the Coast Guard to become a full-time writer．He produced his first major work The Autobiography of Malcolm X in 1965．It had great effect on the black power movement in the US．

　　As a young boy, Alex Haley first learned of his African ancestor, Kunta Kinte, by listening to the family stories of his grandparents．Alex Haley’s quest(寻求)to learn more about his family history resulted in his writing Roots．When Roots appeared in 1976, it gained popular success, although the truth of the book faced criticism．In 1977 Roots won the National Book Award and a special Pulitzer Prize．The book sold in one year more than million copies．

　　The book showed that the oppressed never became docile：Kunta Kinte suffered amputation(截肢)of a foot for his repeated attempts to run away．He valued his heritage(传统)so much that he never accepted the ways of his slave masters and insisted on being called by his real name Kinte, not by his slave name Toby．

　　Haley died on February 10, 1992．

(1)

This text is ________．
[　　]
A．	an introduction to the novel Roots
B．	an introduction to the writer of Roots
C．	about how Haley traced his ancestry back to Africa
D．	about the history of slaves in America

(2)

How did Haley start writing?
[　　]
A．	He learned literature in the university and was trained to write
B．	He began writing adventure stories because of the boring life in the Coast Guard
C．	He was the chief journalist working for a newspaper
D．	He began writing the novel without any writing experience before

(3)

What was the effect of Roots?
[　　]
A．	It had great effect on the black power movement in the US
B．	People didn’t believe the book was about a true story
C．	It became a bestseller all over the world at once．
D．	The book was a great success and won Haley money and prizes

(4)

The underlined word“docile”is close to the word ________．
[　　]
A．	successful
B．	acceptable
C．	obedient
D．	valuable

Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自觉的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.

Memory “trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber（理发师）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.

We always seem to find something funny and amusing（有趣的）in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble.

1. If you want to have a good memory, .

A. you should force yourself to remember things

B. you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise

C. you should never stop learning

D. you should try hard to remember tings

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.

B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.

C. The writer remembered to lock the door.

D. the writer remembered unlocking the front door.

3. From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”, we can infer that .

A. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors

B. we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors

C. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness

D. absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people

4. In the passage, the writer seems to tell you .

A. forgetting things is serious and dangerous

B. always forgetting things is understandable

C. forgetting things at times is natural

D. the way to protect yourself from memory “tricks”

5. The best title for this passage is .

A. How to Get a Good Memory

B. “Tricks” Of Memory

C. Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous

D. Get Rid of Absent-mindedness

Alex Palmer Haley (1925―1992) became famous for the publication of the novel Roots, which traces (追踪) his ancestry (祖先) back to Africa.

Alex Haley was born in Ithaca, New York. His father was a teacher of agriculture and his mother was a music teacher. The family moved to the small town of Henning, Tennessee, when Haley was very young.

Haley did not do very well at school or university. During World War II, Haley enlisted (参军) in the Coast Guard. He started to write adventure stories to keep off the boredom, and thus became Chief Journalist. After 20 years of service, Haley left the Coast Guard to become a full-time writer. He produced his first major work The Autobiography of Malcolm X in 1965. It had great effect on the black power movement in the US.

As a young boy, Alex Haley first learned of his African ancestor, Kunta Kinte, by listening to the family stories of his grandparents. Alex Haley’s quest (寻求) to learn more about his family history resulted in his writing Roots. When Roots appeared in 1976, it gained popular success, although the truth of the book faced criticism. In 1977 Roots won the National Book Award and a special Pulitzer Prize. The book sold in one year more than million copies.

The book showed that the oppressed never became docile: Kunta Kinte suffered amputation (截肢) of a foot for his repeated attempts to run away. He valued his heritage (传统) so much that he never accepted the ways of his slave masters and insisted on being called by his real name Kinte, not by his slave name Toby.

Haley died on February 10, 1992. Roots

56. This text is ______.

A. an introduction to the novel Roots

B. an introduction to the writer of Roots

C. about how Haley traced his ancestry back to Africa

D. about the history of slaves in America

57. How did Haley start writing?

A. He learned literature in the university and was trained to write

B. He began writing adventure stories because of the boring life in the Coast Guard

C. He was the chief journalist working for a newspaper

D. He began writing the novel without any writing experience before

58. What was the effect of Roots?

A. It had great effect on the black power movement in the US

B. People didn’t believe the book was about a true story

C. It became a bestseller all over the world at once.

D. The book was a great success and won Haley money and prizes

59. The underlined word “docile” is close to the word _____.

A. successful B. acceptable C. obedient D. valuable

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