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Throughout the 1960s, Mr. Williams wrote the music that can be heard in more than 20 movies. Most of these movies were light comedies. Then, in 1975, the director of the movie Jaws, Steven Spielberg, hired Mr. Williams. The director thought that Mr. William"s music added so much to the scary （引起恐慌的）scenes of the movie that he insisted on working with Mr. Williams in all of his future movies. Other directors and Hollywood film studios also demanded to work with Mr. Williams, and his career as a composer of movie soundtracks took off. Many of these movies have soundtracks that are still available in music stores today. They include The Deer Hunter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET, and Jurassic Park.
In 1980, Mr. Williams had another chance to expand his musical experience. He was chosen to be the new conductor for the Boston Pops Orchestra when Arthur Fiedler retired. Mr. Williams gladly accepted the position because it only required that he conduct the orchestra during the summer. This left him free to continue writing music for the movies during the rest of the year. Mr. Williams conducted the Boston Pops for more than 12 years before he decided to retire and write music full-time. Along with the many movie music scores he has written, Mr. Williams has also written two symphonies, a flute concerto, and a violin concerto. Up to now, Mr. Williams has written music for more than 60 movies. It is no wonder that he is today"s most famous Hollywood composer.
69. What is John Williams most famous for?
A. Conducting. B. Making movies.
C. Playing jazz. D. Writing music for movies.
70. What happened to Mr. Williams in 1975?
A. He began writing music for movies. B. He moved to Hollywood.
C. He worked with Steven Spielberg. D. He worked for the Boston Pops.
71. Which of the following things has Mr. Williams not done?
A. Conducted an orchestra. B. Directed a movie.
C. Played jazz piano. D. Writing classical music.
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试题【 Music has often been used in movies to create mood and add dimension to th】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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On the first day I was late for every class and was constantly lost. The school seemed like a puzzle that I couldn"t figure out. Was this how the whole year was going to be？ I didn"t think I could rise to this challenge, especially carrying a huge backpack that I could hardly lift. It was so big that I could knock someone out with it！The schoolmates seemed to regard me as a fool, and they were probably right.
Despite my fears, after the first week I finally had my schedule figured out.
With the exception of falling up and down the stairs a couple of times and getting laughed at, high school was turning out to be not so bad. It was actually much better than middle school and much more challenging.
Since then, I"ve been elected vice president of my class, which wasn"t much of a victory since only three people ran for the four positions.
It is normal to be scared about a new school. Take a deep breath and relax. High school is something that any student can overcome. Make sure you participate in some out-of-class activities because you’ll find it easier to make friends. Try to do your best, even if it isn"t straight A’s.
Most important of all, be who you are , whether you"re a “fool”, an athlete, or a lower grader. Don"t try to pretend to be someone you"re not. Now you know the true secrets of high school.
60. The main reason for the authors fear on his first day is that .
A. he was unable to work out the puzzle
B. his schoolmates were unfriendly to him
C. he was not familiar with the new surroundings
D. his schoolbag was too heavy for him to carry
61. From the author"s first day experience we can infer that .
A. his home was far from the school
B. he got to school after classes began
C. he didn’t get any school schedule
D. he didn"t know the right way to class
62. After his first week at school, the author .
A. was still not accustomed to the schedule
B. gradually adjusted himself to the new school
C. found high school not so challenging as he had imagined
D. ran for president of his class against three other students
63. According to the passage, the secret of the author’s success lies mainly in .
A. making more friends B. getting more A’s at school
C. being who he really is D. joining in out-of-class activities
C
Attitude isn’t quite everything when it comes to being successful, but attitude plays a part in every stage of your life. A poor attitude gets more people fired than any other single factor, and a good attitude gets people jobs and helps them keep those jobs more than any other factor.
Your attitude affects many people, from your family to the stranger on the street corner. Your attitude is particularly important when you face seemingly hopeless situations. Losing a job or friend because of a poor attitude is unfortunate －especially because a bad attitude can be fixed.
You can find at least two ways to look at everything. A pessimist ( 悲观主义者) looks for difficulty in the opportunity, while an optimist looks for opportunity in difficulty . A poet of long ago put the difference between optimism and pessimism this way: Two men looked out from prison bars －one saw mud; the other saw stars.
Unfortunately, many people look only at the problem and not at the opportunity that lies within the problem. Many employees complain about the difficulty of their jobs, for example, not realizing that if the job were simple, the employer would hire someone with less ability at a lower wage. A small coin can hide even the sun if you hold the coin close enough to your eye. So when you get too close to your problems, to think objectively(客观地 ) about them, try to keep in mind how your vision can be obstructed. Take a step back, and look at the situation from a new angle.
You can’t do anything to change the fact that a problem exists, but you can do a great deal to find the opportunity within that problem. You’re guaranteed a better tomorrow by doing your best today and developing a plan of action for the tomorrows that lie ahead. Just remember to maintain a positive mental attitude.
64. What does the author mean by saying the first sentence in Paragraph 1?
A. If you have a good attitude, you will be successful.
B. Your attitude makes a great influence on your life.
C. Your attitude has nothing to do with your success.
D. Your success is very important to your life.
65. In Paragraph 3, the author shows us_________.
A. two ways to look at everything B. the definition of pessimist and optimist
C. the ways to look for opportunity D. the ways to look out from prison bars
66. The author mentions the example of many employees in Paragraph 4 to tell people to_____.
A. ignore the problem B. look for opportunity in the problem
C. wait for the problem to be solved D. make their jobs easy to do
67. The underline word “obstructed” in Paragraph 4 probably means________.
A. blocked B. dropped C. improved D. Shared
B
Escaping a fire is a serious matter: knowing what to do during a fire can save life. It is important to know the way you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairs and fire escapes, but not lifts. From the lower floors of building, escape through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by window with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. A person of average height, hanging by the fingertips will have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also very useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed before opening the window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get enough fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto the cement might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
69. Which of the following people seldom use when trying to escape a fire?
A. Windows. B. Doors. C. Fire escapes. D. Lifts.
70. How far from the ground to the second floor window?
A. About 12 feet. B. About 3 feet.
C. Nearly 10 feet. D. About height of an average man.
71. The writer tells us that ______.
breathing in smoke might not be harmful
smoke will enter the room by an open window
fresh air can’t reach the second floor
to keep your head low will help you escape a fire
We rented our upstairs rooms to the out-of-town patients of Johns Hopkins Hospital. One evening, a bad-looking man, who was even shorter than my 8-year-old son, knocked at the door; 36 , his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good 37 . I come to see if you’ve a room. I came for (a) 38 this morning from the eastern shore”.
He told me he’d been 39 a room since noon but with no 40 ; no one seemed to have one. “I guess it’s my 41 face…” I know why they 42 him away! It was clear that they would 43 roomers by putting up such people. For a moment, I 44 , but his next words convinced me, “I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch(门廊). My 45 leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch.
He told me he fished for a living to 46 his daughter, her five children and her husband, who was 47 in a terrible accident so that he couldn’t work. He didn’t tell it by way of 48 ; in fact, he was grateful that no pain 49 his disease, which was apparently a form of skin cancer. He thanked God for giving him the 50 to keep going. The next morning, the bed linen was 51 folded and the little man thanked me and waited for his bus.
Three months later when I almost 52 the man, we received packages in the 53 , with fish and oysters in it and a note 54 , “Thank you for having kept my father a night. He just 55 because of skin cancer. Before his death, he asked me to post these as gifts. Thank you again, sir.” All this happened long ago — and now, I imagined, in God’s garden, how tall this lovely soul must stand.
36. A. otherwise B. though C. however D. unless
37. A. luck B. evening C. job D. morning
38. A. treatment B. travel C. meeting D. prayer
39. A. dealing with B. dreaming of C. hunting for D. living with
40. A. money B. patience C. success D. help
41. A. serious B. terrible C. happy D. long
42. A. took B. sent C. drove D. turned
43. A. lose B. discourage C. impress D. attract
44. A. doubted B. believed C. wondered D. hesitated
45. A. doctor B. bus C. daughter D. graduation
46. A. educate B. support C. encourage D. protect
47. A. unfriendly B. ugly C. sad D. disabled
48. A. complaint B. inspiration C. humor D. joke
49. A. removed B. accompanied C. avoided D. suffered
50. A. fantasy B. time C. disease D. strength
51. A. formally B. expectedly C. neatly D. messily
52. A. forgot B. missed C. called D. forgave
53. A. hospital B. envelope C. air D. mail
54. A. reading B. writing C. speaking D. drawing
55. A. gave up B. stayed out C. passed away D. lay down
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
There is one thing better than making a new friend, and that is keeping an old one.
——Elmer G Letterman
Two years ago my family moved. The day we left, my best friend and I cried together in my 36 bedroom for hours. I was miserable during the five-hour car ride to my new house. Life was 37 ．
On the first day of school, I called my best friend to tell her how it had gone. Then on Halloween, I sent her a letter and a picture of my new friends and me．
Finally, she wrote me a letter. It wasn’t 38 a letter—a piece of paper saying, “Best friends forever”．
When I finally got her e-mail address, I e-mailed her the 39 letter I have ever written. After the third e-mail with no 40 , my messages grew shorter and shorter. 41 each passing day, my 42 grew．I never received a reply from her．
Mom said that I 43 try calling my other friends, and that I didn’t need to always call her. 44 my best friend, the girl that I had known from my childhood?
My first 45 was automatic．“No way!” But after five more e-mail messages, I started to consider what my mom had 46 ．Every night for about a week, I stayed up in bed, 47 , “Should I keep trying or．．．?”
The way I looked at it was that: if I’m her best friend, she’d 48 a minute to push a few buttons on the phone, or type a short “hello” on the computer. To me, keeping in touch is part of being a friend and it is important. To her, it really didn’t seem to 49 ．
After two years of 50 , I finally got a phone call from her—my best friend. It was a big 51 ．She told me how sorry she was for not writing, and about how busy she had been. I forgot about everything that had happened and how annoyed I had been with her．I 52 her．I guess keeping in touch just isn’t her 53 ．
I have realized true friends never really lose their special 54 ．Even after two years, it felt like we had just talked yesterday.
Now she and I write regularly—or at least she tries to, 55 she tries hard.
What more could a friend ask for?
36．A．cold B．empty C．small D．dirty
37．A．uneasy B．uncertain C．uninteresting D．unbearable
38．A．just B．only C．even D．hardly
39．A．longest B．best C．simplest D．funniest
40．A．return B．information C．message D．response
41．A．On B．For C．With D．As
42．A．patience B．anger C．worry D．curiosity
43．A．must B．had to C．would D．could
44．A．Put away B．Leave out C．Give up D．Cut off
45．A．reaction B．opinion C．thought D．impression
46．A．reminded B．offered C．stated D．suggested
47．A．asking B．thinking C．whispering D．struggling
48．A．save B．spend C．take D．waste
49．A．matter B．care C．value D．mind
50．A．disappointment B．fear C．silence D．regret
51．A．step B．surprise C．advance D．change
52．A．ignored B．accepted C．criticized D．forgave
53．A．style B．hobby C．idea D．nature
54．A．way B．connection C．heart D．image
55．A．but B．so C．and D．though
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