1 . The Chinese word “Shanzhai” means a small mountain village, but now it becomes an accepted name for fakes, after “Shanzhai Cell-phones” produced by small workshops in southern China became popular in the mainland market over the past two years. Besides “Shanzhai” electronic products, there are “Shanzhai” movies, “Shanzhai” stars and even a “Shanzhai” Spring Festival Gala, a copy of the 25-year-old traditional show presented by CCTV on Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve.

“Shanzhai” has become a culture of its own, meaning anything that imitates something famous. In Chongging, “Shanzhai” version “Bird’s Nest” and “Water Cube” woven by farmers with bamboo attracts wide attention from tourists. Both are copies of the famous Olympic buildings in Beijing.

A literature critic said that taking the “Shanzhai” Gala as an example, when the traditional CCTV program becomes less and less attractive to the audience, the “Shanzhai” version appears timely to attract people. “Although it is often connected with poor techniques and operation, ‘Shanzhai’ culture meets the psychological needs of common people and could be a comfort to their minds,” he said.

To the mainstream culture, the rise of “Shanzhai” culture is a challenge and a motivation. People believe different kinds of cultures developing together is a perfect way and it is for the public to choose.

1. The Chinese word “Shanzhai” may have started with ________.

A．fake (假的) cell-phones	B．electronic products
C．Spring Festival Gala	D．Olympic buildings

2. According to the passage, “Shanzhai” culture means ________.

A．the action that a person imitates famous people

B．products with poor techniques and quality

C．anything that are copies of something famous

D．those similar names to famous brands

3. We can infer that the mainstream culture ________.

A．is held back by “Shanzhai” culture

B．is the challenge of “Shanzhai” culture

C．will be replaced by “Shanzhai” culture

D．may develop faster because of the challenge of “Shanzhai” culture

2 . Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened ____ a young man, the son of a(n) ____ baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was ____, and by midseason he expected to be removed ____ day. The coaches were ____ by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb athlete, but he seemed to have become ____ from his potential.
His ____ seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a ____ and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the ____, standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.
Then play ____, the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning ____ From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly ____ the attention of the parent team, and he was called ____ to the majors.
On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the ____ remark the judge had ____ that day when his baseball career had seemed ____
“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood ____ my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it. ____ he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s ____’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just ____ I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”1.

A．as

B．since

C．while

D．when

2.

A．star

B．average

C．amateur

D．old

3.

A．embarrassing

B．disappointing

C．satisfying

D．rewarding

4.

A．some

B．a

C．one

D．any

5.

A．amazed

B．impressed

C．puzzled

D．ashamed

6.

A．separated

B．different

C．inconsistent

D．divided

7.

A．hope

B．future

C．dream

D．ambition

8.

A．pause

B．rest

C．break

D．stop

9.

A．catcher

B．coach

C．batter

D．judge

10.

A．began

B．lasted

C．restarted

D．moved

11.

A．part

B．point

C．place

D．spot

12.

A．drew

B．fixed

C．focused

D．took

13.

A．in

B．for

C．up

D．out

14.

A．encouraging

B．casual

C．demanding

D．wise

15.

A．said

B．made

C．given

D．pointed

16.

A．fixed

B．useless

C．endless

D．helpless

17.

A．on the right

B．on the left

C．before

D．behind

18.

A．And

B．So

C．Thus

D．Therefore

19.

A．strength

B．arms

C．body

D．talent

20.

A．supposed

B．pretended

C．imagined

D．expected

3 . When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance，the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as entertainment, but certainly not an education priority（优先）. This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students

Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.

Music provides a kind of perception(视角) that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive（情感的）meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.

The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.

So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.

1. According to paragraph 1, students ________.

A．regard music as a way of entertainment

B．disagree with their parents on education

C．view music as an overlooked subject

D．prefer the arts to science

2. In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to ________.

A．compare it with rock music

B．show music identifies a society

C．introduce American musical traditions

D．prove music influences people’s lifestyles

3. According to the passage, the arts and science ________.

A．approach the world from different angles

B．explore different phenomena of the world

C．express people’s feeling in different ways

D．explain what it means to be human differently

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Music education deserves more attention.

B．Music should be of top education priority.

C．Music is an effective communication tool.

D．Music education makes students more imaginative.

4 . All over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions of people who rarely or never eat meat. These people are called vegetarians. To people who eat meat, being a vegetarian may seem like a very strange thing, diets for several different reasons.
First, vegetarians have an enormous health advantage. One of the major health problems in modern societies is not too much protein but too much fat, especially in the form of animal fats. Medical evidence suggests that animal fats, including butter, contribute to the development of cholesterol in the human body. High amount of cholesterol seem to be part of the cause of heart disease. Most vegetarians have low level of cholesterol. High amounts of animal fats also seem to lead to certain kinds of cancer, and vegetarians are typically less vulnerable to these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall, studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are.
Better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians. Another reason is religion. Some religions forbid the eating of meat. The largest of these is the Hindu religion, which has about 600 million believers in the world. Although not all Hindus are vegetarian, many are, and there are many believers of other religions such Buddhism and even some Christian religions that also do not eat meat.
Many vegetarians do not eat meat simply because they do not like the taste of it. They have no religious or philosophical reasons; they just do not like meat. Another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. Lastly, there are many people who do not eat meat because they just do not like the idea of killing animals for food. They believe that life, all life, is valuable , and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when there are other good sources of food.
1. According to the passage, people choose to be vegetarians for the following reasons EXCEPT________.

A．they want to stay healthy

B．they are too kind to put the idea of killing animals

C．they live in areas where meat supply is not adequate

D．they should not eat meat due to their religious belief

2. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2 ?

A．Vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters.

B．Heart disease and cancer are caused by large amounts of protein.

C．There are twice as many meat-eaters as vegetarians who die of cancer.

D．There are less health problems in modern society due to advanced medical care.

3. What does “vulnerable” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Having low level of cholesterol.

B．Having high level of cholesterol.

C．Having weak ability to resist diseases and harms.

D．Having strong ability to resist disease and harms.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A．being a vegetarian may be a very strange thing

B．vegetarians eat meat on some special occasions

C．all vegetarians have reasons for their not eating meat

D．most vegetarians believe that life without meat is happy.