By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’s Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.
And finally, we’ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.
1.If you are in a bad mood, you’d better listen to _____.
A. Up Jumped Spring B. I Dream of Spring
C. Spring Is Here D. Spring Will be a Little Late This Year
2.It Might as Well Be Spring is a song that ______.
A. is also called State Fair B. is sung by Ella Fitzgerald
C. has a lonely feeling D. was written by two people
3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers.
B. K.D. Lang was good at writing happy songs.
C. Sarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first.
D. Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K.D. Lang.
4.Which of the following songs was first written or recorded?
A. Spring.
B. I Dream of Spring.
C. When It’s Springtime in the Rockies.
D. Spring Will be a Little Late This Year.
5. What’s the purpose of the author to write the passage?
A. Introduce some songs about spring.
B. Introduce some wonderful music.
C. Introduce some famous singers.
D. Express his/ her love to spring
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 36 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 37
I do not 38 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. 39 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 40 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to _41_ the ice and make the first 42_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 43 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a 44 at the other end and he awkwardly 45 _, “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly 46 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 47 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 48 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__49 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this 50 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 51 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 52 death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times __53 , I have 54 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 55 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
1.A. works out B. breaks out C. comes out D. turns out
2. A. wiser B. busier C. weaker D. older
3.A. remember B. enjoy C. mind D. regret
4.A. Truthfully B. Fortunately C. Naturally D. Obviously
5.A. only B. last C. never D. first
6.A. melt B. break C. strike D. build
7.A. complaint B. promise C. move D. impression
8.A. strength B. ideas C. words D. attention
9.A. sigh B. silence C. voice D. cry
10.A. refused B. shouted C. replied D. explained
11.A. touched B. frightened C. shocked D. annoyed
12.A. excitedly B. nervously C. willingly D. sadly
13.A. continued B. checked C. ended D. interrupted
14. A. accepted B. expected C. learned D. heard
15. A. quiet B. difficult C. special D. different
16.A. level B. idea C. world D. end
17.A. managed B. escaped C. avoided D. faced
18.A. then B. ago C. before D. since
19.A. realized B. found C. doubted D. wondered
20.A. challenged B. experienced C. survived D. received
I have bought two ball pens ,______ writes well.
A. none of them B. neither of them C. neither of which D. none of which
——I let my secretary call you several times. Do you know that?
——I _____in a meeting. I’m sorry.
A. had been B. was C. am D. have been
It was only when I reread his poem recently _____ to appreciate its beauty.
A. that I began B. did I begin C. I began D. until I began
—— Andrew won’t like it, you know.
—— _____? I don’t care what he thinks of it.
A. So what B. What so C. How come D. What if
