Pop music is the name for various popular，commercial music．It originated in the USA and spread through the whole world during the 1950s and 60s．It is widely liked by the young people．The best known early form of pop music was “rock’n’ roll”; another was “blues”. A more recent development is “folk rock”．Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world．It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now began to rule music stage productions．It is a big industry．
Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the group like Pink Floyd and Crosby, Still and Nash, is on a higher musical level. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.
1. In this passage the underlined word "originated" means _______.
A. got around B. began C. invented D. reached
2. According to the text, the number of people for “jazz” in the 1950s and earlier was
it is today.
A. much greater than B. as small as C. as greater as D. much smaller than
3. All of the following forms belong to pop music except .
A. blues B. rock’n’ roll C. jazz D. folk rock
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
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B. Much pop music is on a high
musical level.
C. Pop music is high artistic.
D. No pop music is on a high musical level.
Memphis is the largest city in the southern State of Tennessee, USA. The Mississippi River flows along the west side of the city. Memphis is the chief center of business, industry and transportation in Tennessee.
650,000 people live in the city. More than one million people live in the area. Like many other American cities, Memphis has had racial problems. About forty-eight percent of the city’s population is African American. In 1968, city workers who collected waste went on strike. Most of the workers were black. The famous civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior went to Memphis to support the workers. On April 4th, King was murdered in Memphis by James Earl Ray. After Mr. King’s death, the city worked to improve living conditions for black people. In 1991, voters elected W.E.Herenton the city’s first black mayor. The same year, Memphis opened the National Civil Rights Museum. It was built next to the place where Martin Luther King was killed. Many people visit the museum to learn about the history of the American civil rights movement. Today, people from across the United States and around the world visit Memphis,where tourism has become a major industry.
1..
There are about African Americans living in Memphis.
A. 312,000 B. 480,000 C. 650,000 D. 1,000,000
2..
Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis by James Earl Ray in 1968.
B. W.E.Herenton was elected the first black mayor of Memphis in 1991.
C. Memphis opened the National Civil Rights Museum in 1991.
D. Martin Luther King was elected mayor of Memphis.
3..
The title for the passage should be .
A. How to fight against slavery B. National Civil Rights Museum
C. Memphis D. A black mayor
If you go to Juliano’s restaurant in San Francisco, you can’t get a cup of coffee or a hot cheese sandwich. All the food in the restaurant is raw, including the pizza and the rice.
Juliano thinks that cooked food makes us sick. “Food is alive, like you and me. When you cook food, you take away some of the vitamins,” he says. Juliano never eats food that is over 50 degrees. His restaurant doesn’t have a stove（火炉）or a microwave（微波炉）. But he has lots of clever ideas for making raw food taste great. Instead of heat, Juliano uses water to prepare food. He puts foods in water to make them soft. For example, he places beans in water for a few days and rice in water for two to four weeks.
Everything at the restaurant is cold, and the pizza and the rice taste good. So do the fruit and vegetable juices made from carrots, apples, oranges and so on. Juliano’s restaurant doesn’t serve meat, but some people who eat raw food also eat raw meat. Juliano has three friends who ate raw meat. They all got very sick. One of them is still sick.
Juliano eats mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts, rice and beans. He says he feels very healthy. “Raw food gives you lots of energy,” he says. Juliano says he needs only six hours of sleep a night, and he never gets sick.
1..
How is the food in Juliano’s restaurant prepared?
A. Foods are heated on a stove to a certain degree.
B. Foods are cooled in a fridge.
C. Foods are put into water to make them soft.
D. Foods are boiled and then cooled.
2..
. What is NOT served in Juliano’s restaurant?
A. Carrot juice. B. Cold pizza. C. Hot meat. D. Raw rice.
3..
. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Eating raw meat may make people sick.
B. People will like eating raw food in the future.
C. Juliano has not enough money to buy cooking equipment.
D. Restaurants like Juliano’s are very popular in America.
4..
. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A special restaurant in San Francisco.
B. A man who eats only raw food.
C. Raw food is better than cooked food.
D. How to make raw food taste good.
After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost（幽灵） and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “ It’s only me”, but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled（逃走）, slamming（砰然关上） the door behind him.
1..
Mrs. Richards went upstairs because .
A. she did not need to do any housework
B. she still had to finish the costume she was going to wear
C. she wanted to change her clothes before doing the housework
D. she wanted to change into her fancy-dress costume
2..
. What do you think of Mrs. Richards’ costume?
A. She had the costume made tonight.
B. It was comfortable to wear.
C. It didn’t work because it was made of only a sheet.
D. It was effective for the fancy dress.
3..
. By saying “ It’s only me”, Mrs. Richards hoped .
A. the man would realize she was alone
B. to persuade the man he was seeing a ghost
C. the man would recognize her
D. the man would not close the door of the storeroom
4..
Suppose you are the man from the Electricity Board, how do you feel in that situation?
A. Satisfied B. Frightened C. Worried D. Disappointed.
Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his 36 was very poor, so he had to work in his 37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his 38 . In spite of this, he 39 to get to the university. But it was so 40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the 41 time so as to earn 42 money for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and 43 in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often 44 him do all the serving.
In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, 45 , allowed to do the 46 jobs, like helping to lift 47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.
One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the 48 room. The woman 49 to be one of his 50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling 51 at the thought of the operation 52 he came to get her. And when she 53 Dick, it seemed to her 54 that nearly finished her.
“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she 55 her eyes painfully.
1. A. home B. house C. family D. village
2. A. spare B. rest C. active D. lunch
3.. A. toys B. education C. school D. clothes
4. A. managed B. tried C. failed D. wasn’t able
5. A. free B. hard C. easy D. expensive
6.. A. other B. last C. different D. same
7. A. enough B. much C. a little D. most
8. A. the others B. another C. others D. other
9. A. didn’t have B. helped C. let D. begged
10.A. in all B. actually C. of course D. sometimes
11.. A. light B. simplest C. difficult D. different[来
12. A. doctors B. knives C. tools D. people
13. A. living B. sitting C. operating D. waiting
14.A. happened B. hated C. seemed D. remembered
15.. A. neighbours B. teachers C. friends D. customers
16. A. unhappy B. sad C. surprised D. frightened
17. A. before B. after C. until D. for
18. A. spoke to B. told C. saw D. refused
19. A. as if B. even if C. what if D. if only
20.. A. started B. glared C. opened D. shut
－I don’t mind you what I know.
－You . I’m not asking you for it.
A. to tell; mustn’t B. tell; may not C. telling; needn’t D. telling; can’t
