In the past he often made his sister____, but now he is often made ___by his sister.
A to cry; to cry B. cry; cry C. to cry; cry D. cry; to cry
We _______ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A should have studied B. might study
C. must have studied D. would study
—I’ll do the washing-up. Jack, would you please do the floors?
—_______.
A．Yes, please B．No, I don’ C. Yes, sure D. No, not at all
—Have you finish reading Jane Eyre?
— No ,I_____ my homework all day yesterday
A had done B would do C was doing D do
请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式、使对话通顺。
W: Where are you going to s__1._ your holiday this year, Bob?
M: We may go a__2._, but I’m not sure.
W: What do you mean?
M: Well, my wife’s talking about Egypt recently. She may want to go there. I’d like to go there, too.
W: Yes, it’s an interesting country to see.
M: But we can’t make up our m3.yet. You know, a round trip to Egypt c__4. a lot.
W: But you may go by sea.
M: You’re right. It’s cheaper, isn’t it?
W: You may s__5.__ at least half of the money if you go by ship.
M: But don’t you think it would t_6._ a long time and…
W: But you can enjoy the scene of the sea and the r___7.__ sun.
M: Yes, I’ll tell my wife.
W: You will definitely enjoy y__8.___, I’m sure.
M: Don’t be so sure. We may not go anywhere.
W: You always hesitate at everything.
M: It’s not my f__9.__, you know. Wife always worries too much.
W: Like what?
M: Well… Who is going to look after the house? Who is going to look after the garden? And who is going to look after
the pets? We have these p_10.__ every year. And in the end we stay at home and look after everything.
Violin prodigies（神童）, I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists, the reason for this phenomenon. “It’s very clear, “he told me. “They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.
Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, “children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well.” The Koreans and Chinese, as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.
That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.
1.Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because ______.
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A．it would allow them access to a better life in the West |
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B．Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent |
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C．they wanted their children to enter into the professional fields |
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D．it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country |
2. Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that ______.
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A．enforce strong discipline on students who want to achieve excellence |
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B．treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development |
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C．encourage people to compete with each other |
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D．promise talented children high positions |
3.Japan is described in the passage as a country that attaches importance to ______.
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A．all-rounded development |
B．the learning of Western music |
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C．strict training of children |
D．variety in academic studies |
4.Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?
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A．A natural gift. |
B．Extensive knowledge of music. |
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C．Very early training. |
D．A prejudice-free society. |
