第二部分:阅读理解 (共两节,满分30分)

第一节:(共15 小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

       阅读下面三篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Do you love American country music? If you do, come to Nashville. It’s the home of American country music.

Nashville is the capital of the state Tennessee. Here you don’t have to go to the big auditoriums (音乐厅) to enjoy the country music. In the open air restaurants or on the streets, you can always hear the beautiful and sweet sounding folk music. All the singers are young and they play their guitars while they sang. The songs they sing are so touching that, if you listen attentively, you can feel they are singing with their souls rather than with their voices.

Shops selling music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville. Many records are made by famous singers and they are sent to many countries all over the world.

The folk songs most of the singers sing come from the rural areas in the southern United States. The songs often describe the situations of those days and the feeling of the country people. They often sing in praises of heroism and true love.

41. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. Nashville                   B. the country music

     C. pop singers                 D. American young people

42. From the passage we know that Nashville is ______.

A. a village                  

B. a small town

C. a capital city              

D. a big city

43. To enjoy the country music, you can go to ______.

A. the big auditoriums         

B. the open air restaurants

C  the streets                 

D. all of the above

44. What is the meaning of the underlined word “heroism” in the last paragraph?

A. 乐观主义       B. 英雄主义     C. 爱国主义       D.社会主义     

45. According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?

   A. The folk songs can impress you deeply.

  B. Not all records are made by famous singers.

C. The folk songs are sung only in praises of true love.

D. Shops that sell music recorders and tapes can be found everywhere in

Nashville.

Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit (学分) which 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 (学期). A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably take four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also 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 prospective(预期的) 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 (热情). The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities (权威). Any student who is thought to have broken 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.

72. Normally a student would at least attend ______ classes per week.

A. 36      B. 12      C. 20       D.15

73. According to the first passage an American student is allowed ______.

A. to live in a different university

B. to take a particular course in a different university

C. to live at home and drive to classes

D. to get two degrees from two different universities

74. American students are usually under pressure of work because ______.

A. their academic performance will affect their future careers

B. they are heavily involved in student affairs

C. they have to observe university discipline

D. they want to run for positions of authoring

75. Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because_____.

A. they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study

B. they will then 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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