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B) beside
C) except
D) apart from
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B) beside
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When the rude young man reached his station, ______ .
A.the other five passengers helped him to get off the train
B.the other five passengers didn't help him with his two heavy bags
C.he forgot to get off the train
Why was Janet not 'allowed to touch her mother's violin when she was only two?
A.The violin was too expensive.
B.She was too young to play the violin.
C.The violin was too big for her,
D.Her mother wanted her to play the piano.
Why was Rachel not allowed to touch her mother's violin when she was only two years old?
A.Because the violin was too expensive.
B.Because she was too young to play the violin.
C.Because the violin was too big for her.
D.Because her mother wanted her to play the piano.
根据材料请回答 41~45 题
Memory
One day more than fifty years ago, a young man had an accident on his motor-bike in which he suffered a few apparently minor injuries.There was a bruise (淤青) on the left side of his forehead and some slight bleeding from his left ear.He was taken to hospital for examination but X-rays did not reveal any other injuries. Nevertheless, the doctor who was treating him decided to keep him in hospital for further observations because the young man was having difficulty in speaking and seemed very confused.
At the time of the accident, the young man was 22 years old, and the date was Au-gust, 1933.A week later, he was able to carry on what seemed a perfectly normal conver-sation.However, he told the doctor that he was only 11 years old and that the date was February, 1922.What is more, he could not remember anything that had happened since 1922.For example, he could not recall having spent five years in Australia, or coming back to England and working for two years on a golf course.
As time went by, part of his memory of the eleven missing years come back.A few weeks later, he even remembered his years in Australia.But the two years of his life just before the accident were still a completely a blank.Three weeks after his injury, he went back to the village where he had been living for those two years.Everything seemed unfa-miliar and he did not recall ever having been there before.Despite this, he was able to take up his old job again in the village and to do it satisfactorily.But he often got lost when walking around the village and found it difficult to remember what he had done during the day.
Slowly, however, his memory continued to return so that, about ten weeks after the accident, he could even remember most of the previous two years.There remained only one complete gap in his memory: he could remember absolutely nothing about what.he had done a few minutes immediately before the accident or the accident itself. This part of his memory never came back.
第 41 题 When did the accident happen?
A.In February 1922.
B.A few years ago.
C. when the young man was in Australia.
D.Over half a century ago.
第一节 短文理解1
根据短文内容,判断文后给出的陈述是否正确。认为正确的,选[A](True);认为错误的,选[B](False)。
Once a young man bought a pair of trousers for himself. The size of the new trousers was two inches longer than his. So be asked his mother or either of his two sister Io shorten (使变短) them. They all smd nothing to him because they were too busy. But none of them forgot the trousers. They did it one after another as soon us they were free without rolling the other. The next morning when the young the put on the trousers. be fund the trousers had been four inches short.
A young man bought himself a pair of trousers.
A.True.
B.False.
"It doesn't make sense, " says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was most popular, in the 1950s. "Performers aren't worth this kind of money. In fact, nobody is. "
But the rock stars 'admirers seem to disagree. Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person.
Some observers think the customers are buying more than music. According to one theory, rock music has a special appeal because no real training is needed to produce it. There is no gulf between the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl in the audience thinks, "I could sing like that. " So rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form. of worship. Young people are glad to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshipping themselves.
Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972, one of the luckiest was Don McLean, who wrote and sang "American Pie". McLean earned more than a million dollars from recordings of "American Pie". Then, too, like most performers, McLean writes his own music, so he earns an additional two cents on every single record of the song.
Records provide only part of a star's income. Around the world young listeners soon want to see the star in movies, on television, and in person.
Nell Young, who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience of 10 000, each of whom has paid at least five dollars for a ticket. After paying expenses, Young leaves with about $ 18 000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening.
How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts pouring in like water? Most of the young stars simply throw the money around. England's Elton John gave someone a $ 38 000 Rolls Royce automobile and bought himself a $ 5 000 pair of eyeglasses that light up and spell ELTON. He also bought himself two cars, "one for each foot".
Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do another tour. They save no money, buy no stocks, and live from hand to mouth.
In the end the rock star's life is unrewarding. After two or three years riches and fame are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely person spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his place.
The music millionaire Johnny Mathis doesn't think ______.
A.rock stars are worth what they have been paid
B.rock stars have any value in their performance
C.it makes any sense to worship rock stars
D.rock stars are well trained
Then the woman knows that she made a mistake (出错) because it is very dark (天黑). So she says. "Oh. I'm sorry. When 1 first see you. I think you are tile father of two of my children. '
Tiffs time Mr. Smith is more surprised. He slares al (目瞪口呆地看) her when she walks on. The woman doesn't realized (意识到) that Mr. Sadth doesn't know she is a school teacher.
The young woman is a ______
A.worker
B.teacher
C.mother
Those who love rock music【C3】______about two billion dollars a year on records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person. Some observers think the customers are buying【C4】______than music. According to one【C5】______, rock music has a special【C6】______to the young because no real training is needed to produce it. There is no gulf【C7】______the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl in the audience【C8】______, "I could sing like that".【C9】______rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form. of worship. Young people are【C10】______to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshipping【C11】______
How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts【C12】______in like water? Most of the young stars simply throw the money【C13】______. Many【C14】______stars live like Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a【C15】______, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do【C16】______tour. They save no money, buy no stocks, and live from【C17】______to mouth.
In the end the rock star's life is【C18】______. After two or three years riches and fame are gone.
【C19】______his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers. 'New stars have arrived to take his【C20】______.
【C1】
A.of
B.at
C.in
D.for
Two People, Two Paths
You must be familiar with the situation: dad's driving, mum's telling him where to go. He's sure that they need to turn left. But she says it's not for another two blocks. Who has the better sense of direction.'? Men or women?
They both do, a new study says, but in different ways.
Men and women, Canadian researchers have found, have different methods of finding their way. Men look quickly at landmarks (地标) and head off in what they think is the right direction. Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head.
"Women tend to be more detailed. "said Edward Cornell, who led the study "While men tend to be a little bit faster and a little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的). "
In fact, said Cornell, "sense of direction" isn't one skill but two. The first is the "survey method". This is when you see an area from above, such as a printed map. You can see, for example, where the hospital is, where the church is and that the supermarket is on its right. The second skill is the "route method". This is when you use a series of directions. Yon start from the hospital, then turn left, turn right, go uphill, and then you see the supermarket. Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions. Both work and neither is better.
Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles. In ancient times, young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt. The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places. The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains, the lakes and so on.
The women, on the other hand, took young girls out to find fruits and plants. These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths. So, women's sense of space was based on learning certain routes.
When finding his way Dad tends to rely on ______.
A.his intuitive knowledge
B.his book knowledge
C.Mum's assistance
D.the police's assistance
"As I stood in front of the grave (墓) of President Richard Nixon, I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring the United States and China closer together. Young people of our two countries should help this relationship grow."
This remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California, U.S.@A@He' was one of 80 middle school students from China attending a month-long" Youth Summit". The Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary (周年) of President Nixon' s journey to China, which was the turning point in China-U. S. relations.
The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions. Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China. They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for Beijing the next day. The head of the Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together.
One Chinese student said,"I didn' t find it particularly difficult to talk with Americans. We have our differences, but we have a lot in common. Dialogue is good for us."
Who made the remark?
A.A student.
B.A teacher.
C.A lecture.
D.A president.