(2013·开封高三第一次模考)Not until ________ the Internet ________ that the Chinese sailors were rescued by the European Union Task Force.
A．did I surf; did I know B．did I surf; I knew
C．I surfed; did I know D．I surfed; I had know
They can be seen more frequently than ever before on college campuses, wearing flannel(法兰绒) and thickframed glasses while listening to music. One might find them playing unusual musical instruments, shopping at secondhand stores or expressing themselves in other unique ways.
They call themselves hipsters. Being “hip” used to mean following the latest fashion. But gradually the word has become a sign of “being cool, unique and unusual”．
Hipsters value independent thinking, progressive politics, an appreciation of creativity and intelligence. Hipsters take pains and pride in not being mainstream. However, their culture has become quite trendy. This irony(讽刺) is central to their culture and offers an interesting conflict.
“I do take things in the mainstream with a positive attitude，” says Ben Polson, a college student at Brown University. “But sometimes I also question what determines popularity, especially regarding music.” Polson represents many hipsters.
When lessknown bands become popular, they often lose their former fan base in exchange for a new one. There is a famous hipster saying that goes, “I used to like that band before it got popular，” Polson quoted.
According to Polson, bands' music changes when they go mainstream. They become less experimental, doing things just to save popularity and fans. The original elements that we were drawn to slowly disappear for the sake of popularity.
Many young adults have started to view hipsters' outlook as cool and they are adopting hipsters' antimainstream culture mind to themselves. This has led to specialized brands, stores and music for the hipster consumers. But on the other hand, some such stores, including clothing labels Urban Outfitters and American Apparel, have gained mainstream popularity. This has seemingly made the antimainstream culture become weaker.
“A lot of people that are selfdefined hipsters aren't really hipsters. They're just trying to act as hipsters to seem cooler，” says Amanda Leopold, a college student from Oberlin College, US. Although Leopold has many unusual tastes and seems quite individualist, she refuses to classify herself as a hipster.
1.In the passage, hipsters refer to people ________.
A．who are fans of pop music
B．who study in different colleges
C．who appear cool and unusual
D．who try to attract others
2.According to the author, ________.
A．hipsters are the pioneers of the mainstream
B．hipsters are unhappy with the mainstream
C．hipsters' culture exists mainly in music field
D．hipsters' culture can also become popular
3.What is the main idea of the seventh paragraph?
A．Urban Outfitters and American Apparel are famous clothing labels.
B．Hipster consumers have more specialized brands, stores and music.
C．Antimainstream culture can gain mainstream popularity.
D．The culture of hipsters is becoming more and more terrible.
4.When describing hipsters, the author speaks ________.
A．in an ironic voice B．in an objective voice
C．in an angry voice D．in a funny voice
We always want what we cannot have. When we're young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be ____. However, when we're ____， we want to go back to being young and we ___ the days when we didn't have to worry about complex love affairs, ___ pressure, and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood ____ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that ____ is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To ____ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always ____ on the other side of the fence.”
As ____， we like to be like adults but as young adults, we ____ to be young again. We think about staying out late and ____ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in ____ hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for ____ the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as ____ as they thought it would be and suddenly, ___ becomes very scary.
Life is ____. It gives us time to ____ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we ____ being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the ____ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to grow up. ____ life becomes more complex, we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.
1.A.comfortable B．dependent
C．independent D．polite
2.A.older B．defeated C．married D．confident
3.A.like B．forget C．regret D．miss
4.A.study B．job C．age D．health
5.A.creates B．shows C．means D．limits
6.A.childhood B．adulthood
C．parenthood D．neighborhood
7.A.reduce B．describe
C．experience D．understand
8.A.greener B．thinner C．yellow D．colorful
9.A.researchers B．teenagers
C．adults D．elders
10.A.wish B．decide C．return D．stop
11.A.making B．having
C．worrying about D．showing off
12.A.healthy B．ambitious C．broken D．excited
13.A.breakfast B．school C．exercise D．work
14.．A.rich B．busy C．poor D．easy
15.A.life B．love C．career D．future
16.A.long B．short C．fair D．beautiful
17.A.study B．think C．play D．live
18.A.stopped B．enjoyed C．imagined D．tried
19.A.reason B．result C．dream D．truth
20.A.If B．When C．Unless D．Before
As is known to all, one of the many benefits of ________ adventure travel is teaching children how to cope with ________ unexpected.
A．the; / B．/; an C．the; the D．/; the
—I'm going to Paris next week.
—What a ________！So am I.
A．pity B．coincidence
C．accident D．chance
(2013·浙江高考)Half of ________ surveyed in 16 countries say they go first to their closest friend to share their deepest wishes and darkest fears.
A．these B．some C．ones D．those
