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By the turn of the nineteenth century many important publishers had their offices on 28th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue, and this Is the area that became known as Tin Pan Alley.It was here that publishers adopted new, aggressive business practices and marketing techniques to achieve great sales.
How it became to be known by that name is unclear, but the general opinion is that it is down to a visiting journalist by the name of Monroe Rosenfeld.He described the area as being drowned in the noise coming from the producers" offices, sounding as though hundreds of people were hitting tin pans(锡锅).He used it several times in his newspaper articles in the early twentieth century and the term stuck.With time this name was popularly embraced and many years later it came to describe the U.S.music publishing industry in general.
The start of Tin Pan Alley is usually dated to about 1885,.but the end of Tin Pan Alley is less clear-cut .Some date it to the start of the Great.Depression in the 1930s when the phonograph(留声机) and radio replaced sheet music, as the driving force of American popular music, while others consider Tin Pan Alley to have continued into thel950s when earlier styles of American popular music were upstaged (抢风头) by the rise of rock & roll.
There"s a plaque(纪念匾牌)on the sidewalk on 28th Street in honor of the influence of Tin Pan Alley on American popular culture, but the buildings that were home to the legendary Tin Pan Alley publishers and songwriters are up for sale and may be torn down to make room for modern high-rise buildings.
小题1:What.is the passage mainly about ?
A.American popular music. |
B.Tin Pan Alley"s future。 |
C.American music Industry. |
D.The history of Tin Pan Alley. |
A.the American popular culture. | B.the American printing media |
C.the American rock-music center | D.the American music publishing industry. |
A.rock & roll | B.sheet music |
C.country music | D.phonographs and radios |
A.very noisy | B.very quiet | C.wide | D.narrow |
A.the term " Tin Pan Alley" was perhaps first used by Rosenfeld. |
B.the old shops of Tin Pan Alley will be well protected. |
C.Tin Pan Alley got its name in the early nineteenth century. |
D.there were once some factories in Tin Pan Alley |
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小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:A
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试题【In the late nineteenth century, ^5,000 pianos were sold in the United States eac】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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which means he could be out of action for around six months.With this year"s World Cup in South Africa only three months away, sadly Beckham looks set to miss out.The injury happened while Beckham was playing for AC Milan against AC Chievo in the Italian league.After attempting to kick the ball he fell to the ground and hobbled off the pitch before being stretchered (被担架抬走)away.
It is not yet known whether he has completely severed (切断)his Achilles tendon or only torn it.The player has now flown to Finland for assessment and treatment by a knee specialist.
England manager Fabio Capello fears the worst for Beckham"s World Cup chances.
"We have to wait for the results of the scan but it looks like he is out of the World Cup," he said in a statement."I spoke with him after the game on Sunday night to offer my support.
"David is a great professional and has worked very hard to be ready for the World Cup, so missing it will be a big blow."
Beckham"s former manager at American club LA Galaxy, Alexei Lalas, echoed (共鸣)Capello"s words of support:
"It is a horrible situation for Beckham.I know how much it meant to him to be in the World Cup and how important he was to the England team.
David Beckham is now 34 and some are asking whether this serious injury could mean his whole career is over.
Whatever happens, as one of football"s best-known and popular players, Beckham will have no shortage of encouragement from fans around the world.
Some will remember Beckham"s miraculous recovery from an Achilles injury in 2006, when he was back on the pitch after only eight weeks.
If he could repeat the same feat in time for the World Cup it really would be the stuff of fairytales.
So, perhaps all is not lost.Optimists will take heart from Alexei Lalas" words:
"You never want to write off (排除) David Beckham as he has shown us his ability to bounce back (恢复原状)."
小题1:What is the best title of the passage ?
A.Beckham had a dream ? |
B.Beckham--- a great football player ! |
C.The end for Beckham ? |
D.World Cup in South Africa ! |
A.Missing the world cup will be a big success. |
B.Missing Beckham means a great failure . |
C.Missing Beckham means an important opportunity for the American club LA Galaxy. |
D.Missing the world cup means a big disappointment for Beckham . |
A.Beckham will definitely not be able to play football again |
B.Beckham was cured by a great knee specialist he found |
C.Beckham has his ability to bounce back |
D.Beckham is likely to miss the world Cup |
A.get disappointed |
B.get help |
C.get encouraged |
D.get hurt |
Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing. Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature’s talent show, humans are a species of animal that have developed their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms, it’s an ability for communicating information to others, by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.
Not that we don’t have other powers of communication. Our facial expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment. The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called “body language”. Bristling (直立的) fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.
Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn’t tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.
小题1:According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is .
A.our ability to use language | B.the miracle of technology |
C.our ability to make noises with mouth | D.the amazing power of nature |
A.Lifting heads when sad. | B.Keeping long faces when angry. |
C.Bowing heads when willing to obey. | D.Bristling hair when ready to attack. |
A.Body language is unique to humans. |
B.Animals express emotions just as humans do. |
C.Humans are no different from animals to some degree. |
D.Humans have other powers of communication. |
A.the development of body language |
B.the special role humans play in nature |
C.the difference between humans and animals in language use |
D.the power to convey information to others |
Today, there are tens of thousands’ of designs of ties 49 . There are, ties for special 50 he. am for Valentine’s Day, fireworks for the Fourth of July, and Santa Claus for Christmas. There are ties that tell you about a man’s 51 pictures of tennis rackets, motorcycles, airplanes, fishing rods, or musical instruments, to name a few. There are even ties for different occupations such as accountants, firefighter/s, and police officers. And 52 ties are becoming ever more popular. You can get ties covered with colorful frogs and bottles of beer. 53 you enjoy rock music, you can even find a tie in the shape of a guitar!
Funny or formal, wide or narrow, it’s 54 that ties are going to be around for a long time.
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James Oliver, psychologist, has created his own “time management matrix (模式)”. He writes a list of things to do and then organizes them into categories: things that have to be done straight away, other things that it would be good to do today, things that are important but haven’t got to be done immediately and things that are less urgent but that he doesn’t want to forget. “Using categories to order the world is the way the human mind works,” he says. “After that, you should divide things into levels of importance.” But he also warns, “If people get too absorbed in making fists, it doesn’t work. They have too many categories and lose their ability to decide which is the most important.”
It’s all a question of what works best for you, whether it’s a tidy notebook, a packet of Post-it notes or the back of your hand. Having tried all these, student Kate Rollins relies on a computerized list, which is printed out each morning. “My electronic organizer has changed my life,” she says. “Up to now, I’ve always relied on my good memory, but now that I’m working and studying, I find I’ve got too much to keep in my head.”
So what are you waiting for? No, you’re not too busy to make today the first day of your upgraded time-managed life. In fact, there’s no better time titan the present to begin to take increased control of your work and life. So, get out your pencil and pen and make a list.
小题1:The main purpose of making lists is to .
A.help map out one’s future | B.divide things into levels of importance |
C.treat certain diseases such as depression | D.organize one’s work and life reasonably |
A.good memory helps in list making |
B.too much’ listing might be misleading |
C.women usually make a lot more lists than men |
D.people with high-powered jobs make lists most |
A.groups | B.portions | C.items | D.areas |
A.suggest a way of raising one’s living standard |
B.introduce some ways of business management |
C.urge people to develop the habit of listing |
D.warn people not to rely on their memory |
Her name then was Ruby Nell. It was Nov. 14, 1960. She was the first black child to enroll at this all-white elementary school according to the court order to desegregate in New Orleans schools. Her story is moving -- she was a very courageous child -- and remains a significant proof against intolerance (不宽容) of all kinds. Ruby’s photo brings out another powerful image on her website: Norman Rockwells symbolic painting for Look magazine on Jan. 14, 1964, “The Problem We All Live With.”
Rockwell was an illustrator of exceptional skill and charm. He produced a vast number of unforgettable images over a long career, many of them involving children. His American kids are innocent and appealing, but often, at the same time, decidedly naughty. His method was to photograph his models, and the resulting paintings were photographic. But it is revealing to see how the artist slightly changed facial expressions from photo to oil painting in order to make his paintings communicate with the viewer. Communication, even persuasion, lay at the back of his work; this was art for effect.
“The Problem We All Live With” belongs to Rockwell’s later work, when he began openly showing his strong belief in liberty. This is a highly persuasive image. Before he arrived at the final copy, one sketch (草图) shows the little girl closer to the two officers following her than to those in front. In the finished picture, the girl seems more determined, independent, and untouched. The unfriendly tomatoes thrown on the wall are behind her now, and she, is completely unaffected.
小题1:Ruby Nell was protected by officers on her way to school, because .
A.she was a little fighter against racism |
B.she was very young, short and timid |
C.she was the first black to study in an all-white school |
D.she was chosen by the com t0be’wi’th white children |
A.social program for American children |
B.famous painting by Norman Rockwell |
C.photo displayed on Ruby Bridges’ website |
D.exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum |
A.fight against the white | B.end racial separation |
C.struggle for freedom | D.stop the black-white conflict |
A.how Rockwell encouraged Ruby to fight against racism |
B.how Ruby won her fight to go to an all-white school |
C.how Rockwell expressed his protest in .Iris work |
D.how persuasive Rockwell’s earlier work of art is |
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