In my teenage years, one of the special things about Britain was the huge amount of information about music.There were 3 weekly newspapers about music:Sounds, Melody Maker and the New Musical Express.Buying records was expensive and it also meant making a choice.So it was wise to read about music instead, and in some ways, it was actually better as well.It was possible for a group to get onto the front cover of one of the music papers without even having made any records—but they needed things to say for the reporters to write about.In fact, the best pop stars of the 1980s were people whose main talent was exactly that.They weren" t great musicians or singers and they weren"t especially goodlooking, but they had some unusual acts or habits and a nice way with clever phrases.They were ideal for filling music papers.
When The Face magazine first came out in May, 1980, it was meant to be a rock magazine.I have given away or sold all the records I bought as a teenager, but I think my old copies of The Face will stay with me for ever.Although it started out as a source of information about music, the writers quickly realized that it wasn"t really the music that was important—it was the way people spoke and acted, and, above all, the way they looked.
小题1:According to the author,music can NOT ________.
A.improve memory | B.awaken emotions |
C.mark time | D.stay in the mind |
A.there were few records for customers to buy |
B.some songs he heard while on holiday impressed him |
C.he spent most of his holiday time on music |
D.he loved one pop song the most |
A.people had few chances to buy records |
B.it was hard to judge whether records were good or not |
C.it was not an easy thing for teenagers to get records |
D.the choice of buying records only depended on newspapers |
A.people could get onto the music papers without having made any records |
B.people"s talent was not what reporters needed to write about |
C.reporters wrote about the talents of pop stars |
D.people read about music |
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题1:答案 A [细节理解题。根据第一段“I think music is deeply connected with memory”可知,音乐与记忆联系在一起,但不能提高记忆力,故答案为A。]
小题2:答案 B [推理判断题。根据第一段“I often connect some summers with particular records that came out while I was on holiday.”可推断,答案为B。]
小题3:答案 C [推理判断题。根据第二段“Buying records was expensive and it also meant making a choice.”可推断,答案为C。]
小题4:答案 A [文章结构题。根据本句中main talent和前句中“...get onto the front cover of one of the music papers without even having made any records”可推断,答案为A。]
figure / fīgə / noun, verb
● noun
1. a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information: the trade / sales figures
2. a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9: a six-figure salary
3. (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers
4. a person of the type mentioned: Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.
5. the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly
6. a person or an animal as shown in art or a story: a wall with five carved figures in it
7. the human shape, considered from the point of view of being attractively thin: doing exercise to improve one’s figure
8. a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: figure-skating
* be / become a figure of fun: be / become sb. that others laugh at
* cut a…figure: sb with a particular appearance: He cut a striking figure in his dinner jacket.
* put a figure on sth: to say the exact price or number of sth.
* a fine figure of man / woman: a tall, strong-looking and well-shaped person
* figure of speech: a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meanings in order to create a particular mental image or effect
* figurehead: someone who is the head or chief in name only (with no real power or authority)
● verb
1. to think or decide that sth. will happen or is true: I figured that if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.
2. to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part: My opinion of the matter didn’t seem to figure at all.
3. to calculate an amount or the cost of sth: We figured that attendance at 150,000.
* figure in: to include (in a sum): Have you figured in the cost of hotel?
* figure on: to plan on; to expect sth. to happen: I haven’t figured on his getting home so late.
* figure out: to work out; understand by thinking: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?
* It / That figures!: That seems reasonable.
小题1:According to the information above, which of the following sentence is not right?
A.This year’s sales figures were quite excellent. |
B.I couldn’t figure out what the teacher was talking about. |
C.She was the leading figure in British politics in the 1980s. |
D.He was about to speak but she put a figure on his lips to stop him. |
— ______! That’s typical of her. You just can’t do anything to stop her doing that.
A.It figures her out | B.She is a figure of fun |
C.It cuts a poor figure | D.It figures |
A.add the numbers | B.have sports |
C.try not to get fat | D.watch games |
A.John is fond of animals and raises a rabbit as a pet. |
B.In some countries, bamboo can be used to build houses. |
C.We all regard Mr. Smith as an important figure in our company. |
D.I didn’t really mean my partner was a snake. |
In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn’t understand the answers in “real” English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn’t in the Basic English word list. For example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for “a large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good taste”!
RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. “Father” became “faadher”, “new” became “nue’ and “years” became “yeerz”. Unfortunately for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.
Even easier is the language which ships’ captains use: it’s called “Seaspeak”. Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example, you don’t say, “I’m sorry what did you say?” or “I didn’t understand, can you repeat that?” It’s just “Say again.” No more grammar!
In the age of international communication through the Internet who knows? ... a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world’s e-mails are in English and include examples of “NetLingo” like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In another fifty years, English might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!
小题1:The best title for the passage would be ______.
A.Seaspeak | B.Basic English |
C.Internetish | D.Easy English |
learning it every day.
A.six | B.four | C.two | D.three |
A.Grammar. | B.Vocabulary. |
C.Speaking. | D.Spelling. |
A.IOU | B.A graet batl. |
C.Long time no see. | D.Two five, no lights. |
A.It might be replaced by Internetish. |
B.It might become a global language. |
C.It might take the place of all other languages. |
D.It might become more and more difficult. |
Conventionally grown food generally costs less, but is organic food a better choice? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and sold food products are now being debated on a large scale. Supporters of organic foods ― a term whose meaning varies greatly ―are frequently telling the world that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of daily foods is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been aroused by sweeping claims that the conventional food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs.
Almost daily, the public is surrounded by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated(没证实的) reports that natural vitamins are superior to man-made ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than those treated with insect spray and the like.
Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, large amounts of written material about the benefits of organic foods makes it difficult for people to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely advertised and form the basis for people’s opinion.
One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the conventional food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.
小题1:According to Paragraph 2, which of the following statements about organic food is true?
A.It hasn’t been used until recent years. |
B.It has no agreed definition. |
C.It is popular among producers. |
D.It is accepted by most nutritionists. |
A.healthier food | B.organic food |
C.conventionally grown food | D.expensive food |
A.most doctors believe organic foods prevent disease or provide other benefits to health |
B.organic foods are actually less nutritious than conventionally grown foods |
C.people cannot separate fact from fiction because of the TV advertisements |
D.organic foods cost more but are not necessarily better than conventionally grown foods |
A.want to try something new |
B.have carefully researched the products |
C.value food safety and nutrition |
D.expect to save some money |
A.Doubtful. | B.Enthusiastic. |
C.Supportive. | D.Uninterested. |
Dear editor,
I am writing to ask what has happened to our young people. They are not as polite or hard-working as
my generation (一代人). I will give you two examples.
Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. It was very crowded so there was no free seat. There
were some boys sitting on the seats near me. I didn"t know why they were not at school. They were talking
and laughing loudly. It was difficult for me to read my newspaper with all the noise. At the next stop, a
pregnant (***的) woman and her daughter got on with lots of shopping bags. I expected the boys to let them
sit down. They saw the woman but they did nothing. I had to ask them to give the woman and her daughter
seats. They did so but gave me a rude look.
Last Saturday, I had dinner with my friend"s family. I was glad to see his children, who I hadn"t seen for
ten years. During the dinner, I started talking about world politics with the children. It soon became clear that
they didn"t know much about it. They couldn"t tell me the name of the King of Spain or President of Italy. All
they knew about was the Internet or which singers were the most beautiful. In my days, students knew the
kings, the queens and the presidents of every country in Europe.
I worry about the future of Germany. How could these young people become good workers and parents?
They sit around Mcdonald"s after school instead of going to the library as I did at their age. Maybe they have
too much money. Perhaps some readers can give us some ideas about what to do with this "lost generation".
Yours sincerely,
Frantz Vogts
B. complain (抱怨) about young people"s act
C. show teenagers are lazy
D. express his worry about Germany"s future
B. didn"t know why they were not at school
C. felt he would be in trouble
D. expected they would get off at the next stop
B. the children knew much about the Internet
C. his friend knew little about world politics
D. the children knew little about world politics
B. the people at his age
C. today"s young people
D. the young people who are poor
mapping out a new plan for the city"s parking system. There are one million cars on the road in Shanghai
but only enough public parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder
that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.
The city is seeing a rise in private car owners. In March, the city sent out 2,000 private car licenses,
the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to 14,600 yuan, 500 more than
in February. Industry experts say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying
cars.
By the year 2020, the number of automobiles in Shanghai will probably reach two million. If one parking
lot is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles.
Downtown Shanghai is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building
more parking lots in downtown areas is not practical and doesn"t provide an ideal solution. The idea of
"Park & Ride" system has been suggested. This means that drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks
nearby subway or bus stations and ride public transport to go downtown. Based on this idea, the city will
limit the number of parking lots in downtown areas and demand higher parking fees but build more parking
areas near main subway and bus stops.
B. arguing
C. controlling
D. inspiring
B. 1,000,000
C. 150,000
D. 2,000,000
B. Less and less people bought cars in March.
C. The city sent out less private licenses in March.
D. More and more people are going to buy cars.
B. build more parking lots near bus stops
C. encourage people to buy more cars
D. build more parking areas in downtown
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