1 . Popular Music

Popular music is also called pop. It is any type of music that a large number of people _______. It is different from folk (民间的) music, which is the _______ music and songs of common people. It’s _______ different from classical (古典的) music, which is often more formal or artistic.

There are many types of popular music, _______ rock, country, rap, rhythm and blues (or R&B), the blues and jazz.

It is very _______ for popular music to be popular for only a short time. New songs regularly _______ hit songs. Even _______ of popular music lose popularity. The styles of big band, soul, and disco are no longer as popular as they once were. _______, some songs and styles have remained popular for _______.

Popular music developed out of many styles of religious (宗教的), folk, and classical music. In the 1800s concert bands and traveling musical groups brought ________ music to more and more people.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s the United States became a(n) ________ center of popular music. Songwriters in New York City wrote many popular songs, ________ African Americans created jazz and other new forms of popular music.

In the early 1900s phonograph records (留声机唱片) appeared, so people could ________ music in their homes. ________the first radio stations began playing popular songs.

Rock and roll, a mixture of country and blues music, ________ in the 1950s. It became wildly popular with young people. Rock is ________ the best­known form of popular music.

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, radio, television, movies, and the Internet ________ popular music to grow and to change. These ________ made it possible for millions of people to hear a single ________ at the same time. They also helped to ________ popular music into the huge business that it is today.

1.

A．try

B．enjoy

C．share

D．remember

2.

A．quiet

B．light

C．serious

D．traditional

3.

A．also

B．never

C．just

D．already

4.

A．except for

B．because of

C．such as

D．instead of

5.

A．interesting

B．common

C．difficult

D．terrible

6.

A．improve

B．influence

C．control

D．replace

7.

A．players

B．writers

C．types

D．concerts

8.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Moreover

D．Anyhow

9.

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

10.

A．folk

B．popular

C．classical

D．religious

11.

A．safe

B．strange

C．important

D．unusual

12.

A．and

B．but

C．since

D．so

13.

A．create

B．record

C．turn up

D．listen to

14.

A．Once

B．Soon

C．Recently

D．Finally

15.

A．changed

B．continued

C．increased

D．appeared

16.

A．still

B．only

C．again

D．even

17.

A．taught

B．expected

C．helped

D．warned

18.

A．examples

B．inventions

C．advantages

D．activities

19.

A．word

B．answer

C．notice

D．song

20.

A．make

B．bring

C．introduce

D．add

2 . One day before Christmas, all of us children from the Children’s Home Society Orphanage (孤儿院) were taken to the Mayflower Hotel in downtown to attend a Christmas party.

After the man on the stage said a prayer (祈祷), we were told to ____. Within minutes we were _______ a meal which was fit for a king. I ate ______ I could eat no more. As we ate, Santa Clause came walking out onto the ______. The kids cheered with ______. Everyone began clapping their hands and yelling as ______ as they could.

I too was excited ______ but I knew better than to yell out loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron, sat only three seats from me. She had ______ it very clear to everyone that we were to behave ourselves in “a proper manner” and that there was to be “no yelling or shouting”.

One orphan ______ was led up onto the stage and each kid was handed a ______ by Santa Claus himself.

As the line became shorter and shorter my ______ finally came. He smiled at me. Then he reached over and handed me a _______ box which had two gold ribbons (丝带) on it. As I leaned (向前倾) to take the box I tripped and I ______ to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet.

“Move ______ Kiser.” called out Mrs. Winters.

I was now leaning against Santa Claus’ leg and I was looking ______ into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine.

“Can I ______ you Santa?” I asked him.

The next thing I knew Mrs. Winters had caught me up by my shirt collar and was ________ me away from the line of children.

I sat down in my chair just crying. Once in a while I would ______ at the stage to see if my gift was still sitting by Santa Claus.

When we all lined up waiting, I ______ “HO HO HO” coming from behind me.

As I ______, there stood Santa Claus holding my large box. Then he knelt down and he hugged my neck as hard as he could.

1.

A．stand up

B．go out

C．sit down

D．keep silent

2.

A．taken

B．served

C．brought

D．supplied

3.

A．until

B．unless

C．before

D．after

4.

A．table

B．hotel

C．seat

D．stage

5.

A．encouragement

B．excitement

C．disappointment

D．astonishment

6.

A．loud

B．big

C．high

D．low

7.

A．outside

B．beside

C．aside

D．inside

8.

A．took

B．made

C．demanded

D．warned

9.

A．at a time

B．at one time

C．at times

D．in time

10.

A．favor

B．box

C．gift

D．medal

11.

A．turn

B．way

C．chance

D．gift

12.

A．golden

B．yellow

C．small

D．large

13.

A．sat

B．fell

C．dropped

D．turned

14.

A．by

B．on

C．in

D．out

15.

A．quickly

B．directly

C．immediately

D．finally

16.

A．tell

B．call

C．hug

D．leave

17.

A．pushing

B．keeping

C．stopping

D．pulling

18.

A．look

B．jump

C．put

D．stand

19.

A．watched

B．found

C．heard

D．observed

20.

A．turned around

B．turned up

C．turned away

D．turned down

3 . A young school teacher had a dream that an angel appeared to him and said, “You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world _______. How will you prepare her so that she will realize her intelligence, develop both her confidence and sensitivity, be open-minded, yet _______ in character? In short, what kind of education will you _______ so that she can become one of the world's truly great leaders?”

The young teacher _______ in a cold sweat. It had never occurred to him before ---any one of his present or future students could be the person _______in his dream. Was he preparing them to rise to any position which they may _______? He thought, “How might my _______ change if I knew that one of my students were this person?” He _______began to formulate (规划;想出)a plan in his mind.

This student would _______experience as well as instruction. She would need to know how to solve problems of various kinds. She would need to know the value of lifelong learning in order to keep a curious and ________ mind.

His teaching   ________. Every young person who walked through his________became, for him, a future world leader. He saw each one, not ________ they were, but as they could be. He ________ the best from his students, yet tempered（使缓和）it with pity. He taught each one as if the future of the ____________ depended on his instruction.

After many years, a woman he knew ________ to a position of world fame. He realized that she must ________ have been the girl described in his dream. Only she was not one of his ________, but rather his daughter. For of all the ________ teachers in her life, her father was the best.

Where and how you will ________ this child is a mystery. But believe that one child's future may depend upon the influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will happen.

1.

A．leader

B．destroyer

C．rescuer

D．protector

2.

A．bad

B．weak

C．special

D．strong

3.

A．afford

B．provide

C．receive

D．have

4.

A．shook

B．feared

C．awoke

D．stood

5.

A．described

B．appeared

C．imagined

D．lived

6.

A．buy

B．send

C．make

D．desire

7.

A．performance

B．teaching

C．acting

D．learning

8.

A．gradually

B．gladly

C．suddenly

D．finally

9.

A．like

B．have

C．need

D．mean

10.

A．actual

B．dependent

C．absent

D．active

11.

A．worked

B．changed

C．developed

D．finished

12.

A．classroom

B．office

C．house

D．mind

13.

A．like

B．unlike

C．likely

D．as

14.

A．begged

B．expected

C．forced

D．learned

15.

A．world

B．school

C．class

D．family

16.

A．appeared

B．stood

C．rose

D．raised

17.

A．completely

B．nearly

C．hardly

D．surely

18.

A．children

B．students

C．friends

D．followers

19.

A．male

B．wise

C．various

D．language

20.

A．raise

B．help

C．love

D．meet

4 . If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would _______: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people _______. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and_______in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first _______ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to _______ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my _______, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, _______, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all _______ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that _______, becoming one with the________, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can ________ from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean ________ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and ________. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it ________ from any other sport.
I’ve ________ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new ________, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start ________ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women ________ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys ________ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to ________, and they will.1.

A．tell

B．answer

C．give

D．realize

2.

A．wonder

B．understand

C．reply

D．believe

3.

A．stayed

B．came

C．dropped

D．fell

4.

A．wave

B．storm

C．sail

D．boat

5.

A．bring

B．connect

C．compare

D．tie

6.

A．work

B．study

C．holiday

D．life

7.

A．mind

B．effort

C．health

D．time

8.

A．along

B．above

C．around

D．by

9.

A．beach

B．water

C．board

D．lake

10.

A．sky

B．world

C．earth

D．ocean

11.

A．take

B．get

C．make

D．keep

12.

A．catches

B．includes

C．offers

D．collects

13.

A．sharp

B．great

C．hard

D．calm

14.

A．known

B．right

C．far

D．different

15.

A．chosen

B．tried

C．learned

D．promised

16.

A．levels

B．points

C．steps

D．parts

17.

A．reaching

B．accepting

C．pushing

D．setting

18.

A．sitting

B．walking

C．fighting

D．working

19.

A．of

B．from

C．on

D．with

20.

A．think

B．succeed

C．perform

D．feel

5 .        The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems __1__.
       The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated (孕育) by _2__. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River __3_ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were _4___ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in the Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture _5___ went overseas to Japan, _6___ into the Japanese society and _7__ the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it __8__ to the same system.
       When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was __9__ on the Mesopotamian Plain (美索不达米亚平原) — the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well­-known as the __10__ of the European culture. _11___ the Chinese culture, the European one also __12__ waters. When the colonists of England __13__ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn’t __14_ from the European one a lot.
       At the same time, the __15__ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic (象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are __16__ based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
       Other factors like human race difference _17___ as well. However, _18__ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom _19__ until recent centuries.__20__ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference (干扰) from the other.1.

A．above all

B．on the whole

C．in all

D．in no case

2.

A．mountains

B．plains

C．lakes

D．rivers

3.

A．or

B．for

C．while

D．when

4.

A．developed

B．improved

C．created

D．protected

5.

A．suddenly

B．quietly

C．gradually

D．naturally

6.

A．mixed

B．changed

C．decided

D．forced

7.

A．expanded

B．interrupted

C．influenced

D．shaped

8.

A．comes

B．belongs

C．amounts

D．adds

9.

A．brought up

B．carried out

C．given out

D．picked up

10.

A．result

B．sign

C．base

D．content

11.

A．Via

B．Except

C．With

D．Like

12.

A．affected

B．spread

C．crossed

D．formed

13.

A．joined up

B．went up

C．broke down

D．settled down

14.

A．come

B．suffer

C．result

D．differ

15.

A．difference

B．development

C．appearance

D．feature

16.

A．properly

B．part

C．simply

D．mostly

17.

A．last

B．count

C．reduce

D．change

18.

A．in terms of

B．due to

C．as to

D．in case of

19.

A．transform

B．display

C．communicate

D．distinguish

20.

A．Furthermore

B．Meanwhile

C．Therefore

D．However

6 . I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And ________otherwise assigned a seat by the teacher, I always ________to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this _________after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy________ because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the_______ to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “________for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up the ________to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! When I first started________the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much _______what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get _________ and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.________ , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to _________ on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t ________“just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the _______and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive _______in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the ________ — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my ________ self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from _______in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, _______raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent _______I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1.

A．as

B．unless

C．until

D．though

2.

A．chose

B．agreed

C．meant

D．hoped

3.

A．continued

B．settled

C．changed

D．started

4.

A．saying

B．plan

C．belief

D．idea

5.

A．right

B．ability

C．chance

D．patience

6.

A．looking

B．going

C．cheering

D．applying

7.

A．strengths

B．knowledge

C．courage

D．competence

8.

A．attending

B．preparing

C．enjoying

D．watching

9.

A．worse

B．later

C．less

D．further

10.

A．committed

B．separated

C．embarrassed

D．confused

11.

A．Interestingly

B．Obviously

C．Fortunately

D．Hopefully

12.

A．try

B．act

C．rely

D．focus

13.

A．want

B．do

C．know

D．support

14.

A．steps

B．rules

C．orders

D．games

15.

A．part

B．roles

C．mind

D．value

16.

A．movement

B．operation

C．process

D．situation

17.

A．improved

B．expressed

C．preserved

D．recognized

18.

A．dreaming

B．playing

C．hiding

D．relaxing

19.

A．to

B．for

C．with

D．by

20.

A．lucky

B．happy

C．satisfied

D．sure

7 . In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be _______.

Today things are _______. The world has become too _______. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are _______ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth _______ not survive (生存).

Everyone _______ today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing _______, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, _______ will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we _______ to use bigger and more powerful machines to ________ more and more trees.

We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. ________, in most countries wastes are ________ put into rivers or into the sea, and there are ________ laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the ________ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough ________. What can we do to solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less ________, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops ________ five times more people than land where animals are kept.

Our natural resources will ________ longer if we learn to recycle them.

The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth ________.

Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer ________ in the future.

1.

A．beautiful

B．unlimited

C．rare

D．valuable

2.

A．common

B．same

C．changeable

D．different

3.

A．crowded

B．small

C．dirty

D．busy

4.

A．protecting

B．saving

C．polluting

D．fighting

5.

A．may

B．will

C．shall

D．could

6.

A．wonders

B．realizes

C．considers

D．discovers

7.

A．poles

B．boats

C．methods

D．ideas

8.

A．mountains

B．seas

C．trees

D．forests

9.

A．continue

B．have

C．start

D．go

10.

A．give up

B．go out

C．come down

D．cut down

11.

A．Thus

B．However

C．Generally

D．Therefore

12.

A．still

B．even

C．also

D．certainly

13.

A．too many

B．a few

C．some

D．few

14.

A．production

B．pollution

C．population

D．revolution

15.

A．houses

B．vegetables

C．food

D．lives

16.

A．fruit

B．meat

C．fish

D．grain

17.

A．feeds

B．increases

C．supplies

D．helps

18.

A．use

B．stay

C．keep

D．last

19.

A．control

B．protection

C．plan

D．reward

20.

A．nature

B．sea

C．planet

D．forest

8 . The winter skies are grey and it’s cold outside. The nights come early and we spend a lot more time _______ and alone. Many people _______ winter: so cold, so dark, so boring. But I like winter because I have more time to read.

For many students reading means school; it means _______. Reading is something your teacher assigns and it’s something you’re _______. Reading is something you have to do, not something you want to do. But for me and many other people, reading is the most _______ thing we can imagine. Getting lost in a good book can _______ a cold winter evening disappear. Dull grey skies are no _______ for the fantastic adventures of Frodo in The Lord of the Rings (《指环王》), or for romantic trouble-making of Jane Austen’s Emma (《爱玛》), or for the youthful problems of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye (《麦田守望者》).

All of those books are studied in North American high schools. They are interesting and well written books that _______ young people. _______, even there, many high school students don’t enjoy reading the books because they are ________ their school work: “Oh, my God! Two hundred pages! I’ll never be able to read ________ much.” But sometimes a funny thing happens. They begin to read and they begin to follow the ________. Suddenly, the world inside the book becomes more exciting and more wonderful than the world they ________. At the moment the thought ________ reading is work disappears and reading becomes ________.

Reading anything is ________ but reading good books is a terrific way to improve your English. Good writers write English very well and ________ you with good examples to follow. And good books will tell you more about English ________: what people think, how they talk, how they interact with each other. But don’t let me ________ it by telling you that reading is good for you. Just think of it as a good way to ________ on a cold winter evening.

1.

A．indoors

B．indoor

C．outdoors

D．outside

2.

A．like

B．prefer

C．hate

D．love

3.

A．job

B．worry

C．try

D．work

4.

A．tested

B．tested on

C．examined

D．examined on

5.

A．enjoyable

B．reasonable

C．comfortable

D．considerable

6.

A．want

B．cause

C．make

D．force

7.

A．contest

B．challenge

C．competition

D．match

8.

A．appeal to

B．respond to

C．react to

D．reply to

9.

A．Fortunately

B．Luckily

C．Unfortunately

D．Accidentally

10.

A．free from

B．part of

C．in place of

D．far from

11.

A．not

B．very

C．those

D．that

12.

A．story

B．subject

C．instruction

D．theme

13.

A．leave for

B．care about

C．flee from

D．live in

14.

A．what

B．that

C．this

D．which

15.

A．a comfort

B．a failure

C．a success

D．a pleasure

16.

A．bad

B．mean

C．great

D．grand

17.

A．provide

B．offer

C．give

D．award

18.

A．custom

B．language

C．culture

D．art

19.

A．break

B．spoil

C．make

D．develop

20.

A．keep warm

B．stand still

C．stay calm

D．stay cool

9 . The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1955. His _____ now is in the central state of Kansas of the U.S. It belongs to a retired _____ doctor, Thomas Harvey. _____ did this happen? And why?

In the 1950s, Albert Einstein and Thomas Harvey _____ each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University _____ Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was _____ to examine his body. It was then that he started to study _____ has become a long time examination of Einstein's brain. His goal was to _____ some physical evidence of the scientist's genius.

Doctor Harvey, _____, did not tell Einstein's family that he ______ the great man's brain. It was only later ______ the family learned of Doctor Harvey's work. They did not ______ the idea at first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to ______ him to study the brain. Doctor Harvey then asked ______ scientists to help. They cut the brain ______ three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers ______ chemical formaldehyde (甲醛) to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been ______ Einstein's brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists ______ study.

Only one researcher has found something ______. A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einstein's brain has more certain cells (细胞) than ______. Such cells are known to feed brain. This may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.

1.

A．body

B．heart

C．brain

D．head

2.

A．actual

B．chemical

C．natural

D．medical

3.

A．What

B．How

C．Who

D．Which

4.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．learned

D．knew

5.

A．as

B．because

C．while

D．since

6.

A．called on

B．called at

C．sent up

D．sent off

7.

A．which

B．how

C．that

D．what

8.

A．invent

B．discover

C．prove

D．examine

9.

A．perhaps

B．therefore

C．thus

D．however

10.

A．bought

B．sold

C．kept

D．made

11.

A．that

B．when

C．before

D．after

12.

A．hear of

B．like

C．suggest

D．offer

13.

A．promise

B．let

C．have

D．permit

14.

A．other two

B．two other

C．more two

D．two another

15.

A．off

B．by

C．into

D．about

16.

A．for

B．about

C．of

D．with

17.

A．learning

B．studying

C．searching

D．selling

18.

A．for

B．on

C．into

D．about

19.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．particular

D．common

20.

A．ever

B．enough

C．usual

D．normal