John Denver has got international fame as a pop star, songwriter, actor and environmental activist ( 环境保护者). Songs like Take Me Home, Country Road, Rocky

 Mountain High and Annie's Song have become very popular. But less than thirty years ago, John Denver was a young man with little more than a fine voice, a guitar, and a dream. Growing up in conservative (保守的) family, he was not believed to drop out of college and head to Los Angeles, where the music scene was flowering. Nor was he believed to succeed.

      In Take Me Home, John Denver talked about the story that shaped his life, with the story of the rich inner journey of a shy Midwestern boy. With honesty and cleverness, he wrote about his childhood, the feeling of moving to Los Angeles as the 60s came, his first lucky breaks, his first songwriting success with leaving on a Jet Plane and finally got a world fame.

      He also wrote about his relationship with his first and second wife, as well as his parents, his children, his partners through his life and his friends.

      Honest and rich in the book that only a natural-born storyteller could write so well, Take Me Home is very good from the beginning to the end. It's like spending a few days with a good friend.

This passage is probably about         .

    A. a book written by John Denver    B. the life and cause of John Denver

    C. how to write pop songs          D. what Los Angeles was like

Take Me Home is a name of        .

    A. a famous book                 B. a folk song in Los Angeles

    C. a wonderful movie              D. a pop song by John Denver

From this passage, we can conclude that        .

   A. John Denver's family didn't want him to leave college

   B. he often had trips when he was a shy boy

   C. he moved to Los Angeles with his parents

   D. his family believed he would succeed

John Denver wrote his songs about many things except        .

   A. his first success in songwriting

   B. his family members including his parents, his wives and his children

   C. the problems of environment

D. his life in los Angeles

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Today we had an American family, the Robinsons, for Sunday dinner. Mr. Robinson is my mother’s co-worker.

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and their two young    came at about 6:00 PM. Mrs. Robinson gave Mum a bunch of fresh flowers,   color,freshness and their good will. Mum did the   

and it was left to ourselves to get to know each other. I soon  on well with the two girls Judy and Annie.

Mrs. Robinson was much    than her husband. There was a moment of embarrassment when Granny asked about her    . Mum was about to apologize      Mrs. Robinson laughed and said it was quite all right and that she had been in    long enough to know it was the Chinese custom. She      told us that she was 32, though her husband was 52.

And of course they entirely    the dinner. Like a perfect Chinese hostess, Mum and especially Granny    stuffing(填) them with food and urging them to eat and to drink, apologizing all the time that it’s a homely meal.   , Mrs. Robinson said to Mum, “In the West any hostess would be proud of such a feast instead of apologizing for it, and we don’t urge the guests to eat or drink.     so many good things before me, I certainly don’t need any urging. The problem is how to prevent    overeating owing to your keeping putting food into my bowl.” We

all    laughter at that.

When they      to leave, they thanked us not only for the excellent dinner, but for giving them such a nice     . Besides, they insisted on giving every one of us a hug and a   , which did embarrass me. But I think Granny was really     when they kissed her.

It’s surprising how a little good will on both sides can   language and cultural barriers.

   A. sons         B. babies           C. daughters            D. friends

   A. bringing     B. taking           C. fetching         D. adding

   A. decoration       B. direction        C. introduction     D. instruction

   A. made         B. went         C. talked               D. got

   A. older            B. younger      C. thinner              D. taller

   A. marriage     B. belief           C. age              D. salary

   A. while            B. when         C. but              D. and

   A. Britain          B. Canada       C. America          D. China

   A. honestly     B. gradually        C. excitedly            D. loudly

   A. prepared     B. tasted           C. enjoyed          D. swallowed

   A. continued        B. remained     C. suggested            D. kept

   A. However      B. Besides      C. Therefore            D. Instead

A. For         B. With         C. Over             D. As

   A. themselves       B. herself          C. ourselves            D. myself

A. broke out       B. gave off     C. burst into           D. set out

   A. came         B. hurried      C. got              D. rose

   A. day          B. time         C. meal             D. gift

   A. smile            B. word         C. kiss             D. hand

   A. touched      B. interested       C. attracted            D. encouraged

   A. change       B. improve      C. damage           D. break

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Today we had an American family, the Robinsons, for Sunday dinner. Mr. Robinson is my mother’s co-worker.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and their two young       came at about 6:00 PM. Mrs. Robinson gave Mum a bunch of fresh flowers,      color,freshness and their good will. Mum did the       and it was left to ourselves to get to know each other. I soon      on well with the two girls Judy and Annie.
Mrs. Robinson was much         than her husband. There was a moment of embarrassment when Granny asked about her       . Mum was about to apologize   Mrs. Robinson laughed and said it was quite all right and that she had been in     long enough to know it was the Chinese custom. She       told us that she was 32, though her husband was 52.
And of course they entirely       the dinner. Like a perfect Chinese hostess, Mum and especially Granny       stuffing(填) them with food and urging them to eat and to drink, apologizing all the time that it’s a homely meal.       , Mrs. Robinson said to Mum, “In the West any hostess would be proud of such a feast instead of apologizing for it, and we don’t urge the guests to eat or drink.       so many good things before me, I certainly don’t need any urging. The problem is how to prevent     overeating owing to your keeping putting food into my bowl.” We
all       laughter at that.
When they       to leave, they thanked us not only for the excellent dinner, but for giving them such a nice      . Besides, they insisted on giving every one of us a hug and a       , which did embarrass me. But I think Granny was really    when they kissed her.
It’s surprising how a little good will on both sides can         language and cultural barriers.

【小题1】
A.sonsB.babiesC.daughtersD.friends
【小题2】
A.bringingB.takingC.fetchingD.adding
【小题3】
A.decorationB.directionC.introductionD.instruction
【小题4】
A.madeB.wentC.talkedD.got
【小题5】
A.olderB.youngerC.thinnerD.taller
【小题6】
A.marriageB.beliefC.ageD.salary
【小题7】
A.whileB.whenC.butD.and
【小题8】
A.BritainB.CanadaC.AmericaD.China
【小题9】
A.honestlyB.graduallyC.excitedlyD.loudly
【小题10】
A.preparedB.tastedC.enjoyedD.swallowed
【小题11】
A.continuedB.remainedC.suggestedD.kept
【小题12】
A.HoweverB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.Instead
【小题13】
A.ForB.WithC.OverD.As
【小题14】
A.themselvesB.herselfC.ourselvesD.myself
【小题15】
A.broke outB.gave offC.burst intoD.set out
【小题16】
A.cameB.hurriedC.gotD.rose
【小题17】
A.dayB.timeC.mealD.gift
【小题18】
A.smileB.wordC.kissD.hand
【小题19】
A.touchedB.interestedC.attractedD.encouraged
【小题20】
A.changeB.improveC.damageD.break

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Today we had an American family, the Robinsons, for Sunday dinner. Mr. Robinson is my mother’s co-worker.

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and their two young   1. came at about 6:00 PM. Mrs. Robinson gave Mum a bunch of fresh flowers, 2.  color,freshness and their good will. Mum did the  3. 

and it was left to ourselves to get to know each other. I soon 4.  on well with the two girls Judy and Annie.

Mrs. Robinson was much  5.  than her husband. There was a moment of embarrassment when Granny asked about her   6. . Mum was about to apologize   7.   Mrs. Robinson laughed and said it was quite all right and that she had been in   8. long enough to know it was the Chinese custom. She   9.   told us that she was 32, though her husband was 52.

And of course they entirely   10. the dinner. Like a perfect Chinese hostess, Mum and especially Granny  11.  stuffing(填) them with food and urging them to eat and to drink, apologizing all the time that it’s a homely meal. 12.  , Mrs. Robinson said to Mum, “In the West any hostess would be proud of such a feast instead of apologizing for it, and we don’t urge the guests to eat or drink.   13.  so many good things before me, I certainly don’t need any urging. The problem is how to prevent  14.  overeating owing to your keeping putting food into my bowl.” We

all  15.  laughter at that.

When they   16.   to leave, they thanked us not only for the excellent dinner, but for giving them such a nice   17.  . Besides, they insisted on giving every one of us a hug and a  18. , which did embarrass me. But I think Granny was really   19.  when they kissed her.

It’s surprising how a little good will on both sides can  20. language and cultural barriers.

21. A. sons         B. babies           C. daughters            D. friends

22. A. bringing     B. taking           C. fetching         D. adding

23. A. decoration       B. direction        C. introduction     D. instruction

24. A. made         B. went         C. talked               D. got

25. A. older            B. younger      C. thinner              D. taller

26. A. marriage     B. belief           C. age              D. salary

27. A. while            B. when         C. but              D. and

28. A. Britain          B. Canada       C. America          D. China

29. A. honestly     B. gradually        C. excitedly            D. loudly

30. A. prepared     B. tasted           C. enjoyed          D. swallowed

31. A. continued        B. remained     C. suggested            D. kept

32. A. However      B. Besides      C. Therefore            D. Instead

33.A. For           B. With         C. Over             D. As

34. A. themselves       B. herself          C. ourselves            D. myself

35.A. broke out     B. gave off     C. burst into           D. set out

36. A. came         B. hurried      C. got              D. rose

37. A. day          B. time         C. meal             D. gift

38. A. smile            B. word         C. kiss             D. hand

39. A. touched      B. interested       C. attracted            D. encouraged

40. A. change       B. improve      C. damage           D. break

 

 

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