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　　Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events－love, sadness, good times, and bad times．It tells real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk, as life becomes more complicated(复杂的)it is good to hear music about ordinary people．

　　Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two lands of music．One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States．The other is traditional cowboy music from the west．The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars．

　　At first city people said country music was low class．It was popular mostly in the South．But during World War Ⅱ, thousands of Southerners went to the northeast and Midwest to work in the factories．They took their music with them．Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South．They learned country music．Slowly it became popular all over the country．

　　Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada－in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people．About 1200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours day, English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages．The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world．

(1)

It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from ________．

[　　]

A．

the northeast and Midwest

B．

factories and army camps in the South

C．

the Appalachian Mountains and the West

D．

real-life stories in small towns

(2)

During World War Ⅱ many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Midwest because ________．

[　　]

A．

they wanted to take music with them

B．

they wanted to make other people like country music

C．

they wanted to work in the factories there

D．

they wanted to make country music popular

(3)

Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because ________．

[　　]

A．

many people said it was low class

B．

people could sing it in different languages

C．

it started with cowboys and poor Southerners

D．

it is loved by different kinds of people in the world

(4)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Country music is sung by stars all in English．

B．

Country music is about human feelings and events．

C．

Country music is only popular with city people today．

D．

The singers started using electric guitars in the 1930s．

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;4．B;
解析：

(1)

从文章结构来看，第二段讲述爵士乐的来历。

(2)

依据是第三段“World War Ⅱ, thousands of Southerners went to the northeast and Midwest to work in the factories．”。

(3)

依据是最后一段的第一句 “Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada－in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people．”。

(4)

通读全文可知乡村音乐是表达人们情感的和事情的一种音乐。


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　　Annie Dakley Mozee was only nine when she took her father' s big kentucky rifle (步枪) into woods to hunt food. Her father was dead, and the family was poor and hungry.

　　When she found that she could shoot squirrels and rabbits by aiming the rifle carefully, a new life began for her. She began earning money by selling game to Mr Frost, who owned a hotel in a nearby town.

　　Then Annie began to try for a trick shot(高明的射手) ,everyone heard of her skill with a rifle .

　　When she was fifteen, Mr Frost set up a shooting match between her and a famous marksman (神枪手) . And finally, Annie won the match by one point. She was on her way to becoming a world -famous sharp shooter (一等射手) . She now called herself Annie Oakley .

1．Annie first used her rifle to ________.

[　　]

A．protect herself

B．shoot birds

C．make her living by hunting

D．be fond of shooting.

2．A new life began for Annie when she ________.

[　　]

A．met a famous marksman.

B．met Mr Frost.

C．turned strick shot.

D．found out that she could shoot.

3．Annie Oakley became famous because ________.

[　　]

A．the government gave her a medal of sharp shooter.

B．she beat a famous marksman.

C．she was praised for a first - class shot.

D．she turned big- game hunter.

4．The under lined word “game” of the selection means ________.

[　　]

A．form a play.

B．sports and exercise outdoors.

C．food fed to poultry(家禽) .

D．animals and birds hunted for food.

5．The best title for this selection is ________.

[　　]

A．How Annie Oakley Got Her Start .

B．The Shooting Match.

C．The Girl's Way To A Shot.

D．How To Shoot Game.

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　　In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high school.

　　Most children go to public elementary (初小) and secondary school. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly (直接地) for their children's education because tax (税)money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private (私立) school, his parents pay the school for the child's education.

　　Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the governments. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive. However, almost half of the colleges students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student's family isn't rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses.

1．In the United States, children can start school ________.

[　　]

A．at any time
B．when they are old enough
C．at the age of seven
D．when they are five

2．________ between secondary school and high school.

[　　]

A．There is no difference
B．There is little difference
C．There is some difference
D．There is much difference

3．Most parents in the US ________ for their children's education.

[　　]

A．pay the school
B．pay nothing
C．pay little to the school
D．don't pay the school

4．Some students at a state university don't have to pay much money for their higher education because ________.

[　　]

A．tax money supports some colleges and universities

B．their parents live in that state

C．they earn money

D．their family are not rich

5．Students from poor families ________.

[　　]

A．stop studying after secondary school

B．don't go on to colleges and universities

C．have to work to support their families

D．earn money for part of their college expenses

阅读理解：

　　Suppose we built a robot(机器人)to explore the planet Mars．We provide the robot with seeing detectors(探测器)to keep it away from danger．It is powered entirely by the sun．Should we program the robot to be equally active at all times?No．The robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any．So we would probably program it to stop its activity at night and to wake up at dawn the next morning．

　　According to the evolutionary(进化的)theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason．The theory does not deny(否认)that sleep provides some important restorative functions(恢复功能)．It merely says that evolution has programmed us to perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous．However, sleep protects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into; it does not protect us from trouble that comes looking for us．So we sleep well when we are in a familiar, safe place, but we sleep lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent．

　　The evolutionary theory explains the differences in sleep among creatures．Why do eats, for instance, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little?Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do．But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely to be attacked while they sleep．Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is very low in energy value．Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or too deeply, because their survival(生存)depends on their ability to run away from attackers．

(1)

The author uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us ________．

[　　]

A．

the differences between robots and men

B．

the reason why men need to sleep

C．

about the need for robots to save power

D．

about the danger of men working at night

(2)

Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night chiefly to help him ________．

[　　]

A．

keep up a regular pattern of life

B．

prevent trouble that comes looking for him

C．

avoid danger and inefficient labour

D．

restore his bodily functions

(3)

According to the author, we cannot sleep well when we ________．

[　　]

A．

are worrying about our safety

B．

are overworked

C．

are in a tent

D．

are away from home

(4)

Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats ________．

[　　]

A．

need more time for restoration

B．

are unlikely to be attackers

C．

axe more active than homes when they are awake

D．

spend less time eating to get enough energy

(5)

Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．

Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking．

B．

The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary theory．

C．

Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots．

D．

The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats．

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　　Many sports need the services of one or more referees(裁判).You will find, for example, referees in swimming, diving, competitions, football, skating, basketball, and tennis, among others .The referee’s judgment, no matter what the sport is, can make the difference between winning and losing．

　　When a decision is announced, one can often hear loud cheering from the spectators(观众).Sometimes the people don’t agree with the decision．Usually, however, no matter what the people think, the decision of the judge is final．With the instant(即时的)replay television viewers often get a second chance to watch the special sports moments .Should the camera help the referees in making their decisions?Some people think so .The Japanese have been using the television instant replay in one of their sports for some time．

　　In Japan, where sumo wrestling is thought by many to be the national sport, a wrestler named Taiho was trying to break Futabayama’s record of 69 victories .In the 46th match, Futabayama was declared the winner by mistake because the judges had not seen the wrestler’s foot leave the circle．

　　Soon after the mistake, the people said that they had a right to see the match end with the correct winners since they had paid as much as $ 375 for a ringside seat .Now cameras record the actions of wrestlers .The camera is the most important referee of all .If a man or a woman makes a mistake in judgment, the camera will correct it, and the instant replay will let everyone know it .The right winner will win．

(1)

The passage is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

how to wrestle in Japan

B．

use of camera as referee

C．

watching matches on television

D．

why Sumo wrestling is fun

(2)

In most sports, the referee ________．

[　　]

A．

doesn’t count much

B．

gets paid too much

C．

can see all the action

D．

has the final word

(3)

A poor decision ________．

[　　]

A．

can cause the wrong winner

B．

is usually declared twice

C．

almost never happens

D．

shouldn’t matter much

(4)

You can tell that Sumo wrestling ________．

[　　]

A．

is played on a race track

B．

has teams of nine

C．

is a contest between two

D．

is unpopular in Japan

(5)

Taiho was trying to ________．

[　　]

A．

lose the match quickly

B．

murder Futabayama

C．

help the referee

D．

break a record

阅读理解。

　　Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course that he attends gives him a credit that he may count towards a degree．In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses, each lasting for one semester．A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester．Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year．It is possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice．

　　For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to future employers．All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs．Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm．Students who advise the academic authorities usually perform the effective work of maintaining discipline．Any student, who is thought to have broken the rules, for example by cheating, has to appear before a student court．With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity．A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career．

(1)

Normally a student would at least attend ________ classes each week．

[　　]

A．

12

B．

15

C．

20

D．

36

(2)

An American student is allowed ________．

[　　]

A．

to live in a different university

B．

to live at home and drive to class

C．

to get two degrees from two different universities

D．

to take a particular course in a different university

(3)

American university students are usually under pressure of work because ________．

[　　]

A．

their academic performance will affect their careers

B．

they want to run for positions of academic authority

C．

they have to observe university discipline

D．

they are heavily involved in student affairs

(4)

The student organizations seem to be effective in ________．

[　　]

A．

dealing with the academic affairs of the university

B．

keeping up the students' enthusiasm for social activities

C．

ensuring the students observe university regulations

D．

evaluating students' performance by bringing them before a court

(5)

Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because ________．

[　　]

A．

they hate the constant pressure of their study

B．

they will be able to stay longer in the university

C．

such positions help them get better jobs

D．

such positions are usually well paid

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