C
Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings．Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years．Others are popular for just a short time．One such American expression is “Where's the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be．In the early 1980s “Where's the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States．It seemed as if everyone using it at the time．
Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef．In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price．Ray called this “McDonald's”．Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America．
Other business people watched his success．Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants．One company called “Wendy's” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald's or anyone else．The Wendy's Company began to use the expression “Where's the beef?” to make people know that Wendy's hamburgers were the biggest．The Wendy's television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers．The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat．One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef．“Where's the beef?” she shouted in a funny way．The advertisement for Wendy's hamburger restaurants was a success．As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where's the beef?”
1._______ started McDonald's restaurant．
A．McDonald
B．Ray
C．Wendy
D．Three old women
2.Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought _______．
A．they could sell hamburgers at a low price
B．beef was very popular in America
C．they could make a lot of money
D．hamburgers were easy to make
3.Wendy's made the expression known to everybody _______．
A．by a television advertisement
B．with many old women eating hamburgers
C．while selling bread with a bit of meat in it
D．at the McDonald's restaurant
4.We can learn from the passage that the expression “Where's the beef?” means that _______．
A．the beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be
B．the hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be
C．Wendy's beef is the biggest one in American restaurant
D．it is used when something is not as good as it is said to be
B
“Folk singers are more like poets than singers,” Li Yahe, a music businessman, once told China Youth Daily．
That saying perfectly describes Zhang Lei, the 34-year-old champion of the fourth “Voice of China” singing competition, which ended on Oct 7．
Critics thought Zhang's success as a victory for folk singers．The Voice of China used to attach great importance to singing skills and vocal techniques, which are not necessarily what folk singers are good at．“Folk songs are more about emotions and storytelling,” said Li．
Folk is one of the oldest musical styles．It dates back to ancient times, when people sang about their everyday lives and the society around them．
A powerful comeback
Folk music became popular again in the Western world in the 1960s．During social revolutions, many young Westerners turned to the simple rhythms of folk．Pioneers included US singer Bob Dylan, whose songs are reflections of some social issues like the Vietnam War．Singers at that time used traditional folk instruments like the banjo, the upright bass, the mandolin and the piano．
In the late 1970s, folk music was introduced to Taiwan．The rise of singers like Lo Tayu and Chyi Yu popularized folk music, particularly among young Chinese people．
At that time, folk tunes were based on simple song structures, with pleasant chord progression and pretty lyrics, just like during old times．But they focused more on the dreams and sorrow of youth than on politics．
This continued to be the case when the folk “wave” swept Chinese mainland in the 1990s．
Folk pioneers
Sadly, it didn't last long in China．Folk gave way to pop in the late 1990s, when people started living more fast-paced lives．But that didn't mean folk music had disappeared from the music world entirely．
“The drop in the popularity of folk songs is because the business mode of the music industry is outdated, not because of the music itself,” folk singer Song Ke once said．
He was right．Recent years have seen folk songs gaining popularity, with the appearance of singers like Li Jian and Song Dongye．
“The popularity of the Internet has shocked the traditional profit model in music industry,” Lu Zhongqiang, manager of 13-Month, a music recording and publishing company, told Tencent Entertainment．
“Not-so-well-known music starts showing its strength when the production of mainstream music is declining,” he added．
1.Which would be the best title of the passage?
A．The History of Folk Music
B．Folk Music Pioneers
C．The Folk Music Industry
D．The Voice of China
2.The underlined world “it” in the last but four paragraph means________．
A．the popularity of folk music
B．the focus of folk music
C．the tradition of folk pioneers
D．the new model of pop music
3.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A．The Voice of China is very popular among young Chinese people
B．Folk music once was a way to voice opinions about social issues
C．Folk songs are more about expressing emotions than storytelling
D．Outdated music mode is what leads to the decline of folk songs
4.Which word can best describe the attitude of Lu Zhongqiang towards folk music?
A．Objective
B．Confident
C．Critical
D．Worried
A
136 Crestview Circle
Dover, Connecticut
November 16, 2015
Gander's Furniture Store
Stamford, Connecticut, 09876
Dear Sir,
I am writing about your November bill, which I am returning with this letter．I am not going to pay this bill．Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65．50．They were sent to me on October 18．That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it．It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too．Our $ 2．50 steak landed on the floor, and the dog ate it．
I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs．He told me to write you a letter．I wrote you on October 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture．On October 21 some men came and took it back to the store．
Please do something about your records．I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned．
Yours truly
Albertson
1.From the letter we know that Mr．Albertson actually paid _____ for the furniture
A．no money
B．$ 68．00
C．$ 2．50
D．$ 65．50
2.Why did Mr．Albertson write the letter to the furniture store?
A．He wanted the manager to blame the salesmen for the bad furniture．
B．He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again．
C．The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it．
D．He didn't want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had returned．
3.When Mr．Albertson was writing the letter he felt _____．
A．disappointed
B．angry
C．worried
D．calm
书面表达（共1小题）
假设你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，留美博士、著名英语教育专家龚亚夫将来你校做报告。请你根据以下内容写一份英语海报，告知你校学生参加。
注意：
1．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2．词数：120左右，标题已给出，不计入总词数；
3．参考词汇：专家specialist 礼堂auditorium
短文改错（共1小题）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Though I have lived in Canada for long time．I still haven't got used to the life there．This is probable because North American manners and Chinese manners are so different．
In China, being modest(谦逊的)are a virtue(美德)If someone praises you and says what your English is excellent, you should day, “No, My English is still poor．”And in North America, this is usually a sign of being weaker and not confident(自信的）．You should just say，“Thank you”
In the Canada, people only ask children about their ages．Beside, people in China often stand up to offer an elderly person a seat on the bus．In North America, however, an elderly person may feel embarrassing(尴尬的）about being offered a seat．
阅读填空（共1小题）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Today I kept a promise and had lunch with a friend I had not seen for a while．I was extremely tired 1. school, work and my 5-hour art lab I had just come from and I 2. (real) wanted to go home after a long day．But I kept my promise not 3. (upset) my friend this evening．
As it turned out, we had such a good time that I stayed 4. (long) than I had planned and saw how much the occasion 5. (mean) to my friend．We usually have been busy with our own daily life, and it felt as if we had never had such 6. long break．
I extremely wanted to go home and hide under the covers today But in 7. (keep) my promise to meet with a friend, I not only was kind to another person, 8. was also kind to myself．
I got some much 9. (need) self-care out of the occasion and was able to make the day of another person meaningful-someone who had just been as busy as me and still kept his promise to have dinner with 10. (I)．
