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touch v.
arise v.
boom v.
budget v.
devote v.
swap v.
yell v.
beg v.
quit v.
movement n.
technique n.
approach n.
decline n.
friction n.
harmony n.
virtue n.
blouse n.
consensus n.
cheque n.
consultant n.
bonus n.
pace n.
schedule n.
deadline n.
allowance n.
pension n.
pioneer n.
conventional adj.
fancy adj.
vain adj.
neat adj.
tight adj.
part-time adj.
super adj.
humorous adj.
offshore adv.
otherwise adv.
词汇短语园地
1. movement n. 运动，活动，动作
The trade union movement is concerned with working conditions.
工会运动关注工作条件。
The tiger doesn’t make any movement towards the food.
老虎没有对这些食物做任何动作。
2. technique n.（尤指艺术或科学方面的）技巧；手法，
技术
If you want to learn to paint， I suggest you study Raphael’s technique.
如果你想学绘画，我建议你学习拉斐尔的手法。
Let me introduce some of the applications of this technique.
请允许我介绍一些该技术的应用程序。
3. approach n. 接近，靠近；道路，入口；方法；步骤
v. 走进，靠近；接洽，交涉
（1） approach作为名词时，意为“接近，靠近”“道路，入口”“方法”“步骤”等。
Our approach drove away the wild animals.
我们一走近，野兽全都跑开了。
All approaches to the town were blocked.
通往这座城镇的所有道路都被封锁了。
However， we found some problems in this approach to the language teaching.
不过我们发现语言教学的方法上存在一些问题。
（2） approach作为动词时，意为“走进，靠近”等。
As you approach the town， the first building you see is the church.
当你接近那座城镇的时候，首先看到的就是教堂。
Before trying to solve the puzzle， let us consider the best way to approach it.
要想解决这一难题，我们先来考虑一下如何着手才好。
4. decline n. 下降，衰退，减少
v. 衰退，下降
（1） decline作为名词时，意为“下降，衰退，减少”。
There has been a sharp decline in the sales number of this year.
今年销售量大幅降低。
We are studying the decline of ancient Rome.
我们在研究古罗马的衰落。
（2） decline作为动词时，意为“衰退，下降”。
Her influence declined after she lost the election.
她落选后影响力大为降低。
5. touch v. 触动；感动；使心动；碰到，触摸，与……接触
His sad story touched us and we nearly cried.
他悲惨的遭遇深深打动了我们，我们几乎哭了出来。
He swore he’d never touch a drink again.
他发誓以后滴酒不沾。
touched adj. 感激的，受感动的
touching adj. 令人同情的，感人的
6. arise v.（由……）引起（产生），呈现，发生
Some unexpected difficulties have arisen here. 这儿出现了一些意想不到的困难。
The problem may not arise， but there’s no harm in keeping our powder dry.
问题不一定会发生，但有备无患并无害处。
辨析：
比较arise，raise和rise
arise作为不及物动词用来表示困难、问题、机遇等出现；raise作为及物动词表示举起，抬起某物，还可表示抚养，养育；
rise作为不及物动词表示某物上升，升起，升高，上涨。
She raised the gun and fired.
她举枪射击。
I was raised by my aunt on a farm.
我是在农场由姨妈抚养长大的。
The smoke was rising from the chimney.
烟正从烟囱升起来。
7. tight adj.（控制）严格的，严密的；紧的，牢的；排满
的，塞满的
There was tight security at the airport when the leader’s plane landed.
当领导人乘坐的飞机降落时，机场已做好严密的保安措施。
I’ve got a very tight schedule today so I can’t see you until tomorrow.
今天我的日程已经排得很满，所以明天才能见你。
8. otherwise adv. 否则，要不然；另外，除了……以外
Do as you’re told， otherwise you’ll be in trouble.
按说的做，不然你会有麻烦的。
The soup was cold， but otherwise the meal was excellent.
除了汤是凉的以外，那顿饭还是很好的。
9. allowance n. 津贴，补助；零用钱
The scholarship includes an allowance of 200 yuan for books.
奖学金包括两百元书本费津贴。
I didn’t receive any allowance from my father.
我没有收到父亲给的零用钱。
10. devote v. 为……付出时间/努力/金钱等；专心致力于
He has devoted his life to helping blind people.
他为帮助盲人而献出一生。
搭配：
devote...to （sth/doing sth） 把……奉献给……；把……专用
于……
I don’t think we should devote any more time to this question.
我认为我们不应该在这个问题上再花费时间。
devotion n. 献身，奉献
devoted adj. 热爱……的；献身于……，专心于……
be devoted to 对……专注（专一）；专用于……
She is devoted to her children.
她深爱她的孩子。
Most of our meetings were devoted to discussing the housing problem.
大部分的会议时间都用来讨论住房问题。
11. beg v. 请求，恳求；乞求，乞讨（尤指食物、金钱等）
He begged that he should be sent home.
他请求将他送回家去。
I beg your pardon.
请您原谅。
beg for 乞求，请求
The homeless man has to beg for money.
那个无家可归的人不得不为了钱而乞讨。
12. be bored with 厌烦
Matt was bored with the whole digging project.
马特对整个挖掘工作感到厌烦了。
Don’t be afraid to tell your supervisor that you are bored with what you’re doing and would like a new challenge.
不要害怕告诉上司你对目前的工作感到无聊并希望接受新的挑战。
13. take advantage of 利用
They took full advantage of the hotel’s facilities.
他们充分利用旅馆的设备。
You should take advantage of the fine weather to paint the fence.
你应该利用好天气给篱笆上油漆。
have the advantage of 有……的有利条件
She had the advantage of a good education. 她具有受过良好教育的有利条件。
14. rather than 而不是
I think I should have a cup of milk rather than coffee.
我想我应该喝一杯牛奶而不是咖啡。
Keep positive by talking about what you like rather than what you dislike.
谈论自己喜欢的事物而不谈自己不喜欢的，可以保持乐观的情绪。
辨析：
比较rather than；other than和prefer to do...rather than do...；would rather do...than do...
（1） rather than意为“而不是，而没有”，常连接两个并列成分。
（2） other than意为“除了……”，一般用于否定句中。
You can’t get there other than by boat.
除了坐船，你无法到那里去。
（3） prefer to do...rather than do...和would rather do...than do...均意为“宁愿做……而不愿做……”。
I prefer to read rather than watch TV.
我更愿意读书而不是看电视。
He would rather play than do homework.
他宁愿玩也不愿做作业。
15. try out （for sth） 尝试；测试，试验；试演
This will allow team members to try out different writing styles.
这将有助于团队成员尝试不同的写作风格。
She’s trying out for the part of Juliet.
她正在试演朱丽叶这个角色。
16. come out 出版；出现；（指花朵等）开始长出，开花；
（消息等）传出，透露；褪色
When will her new book come out？
她的新书什么时候出版？
The peach blossom came out late this year because of the cold weather.
因为天气寒冷，今年桃花开得晚。
It eventually came out that he had been stealing money from his employers.
他一直都在偷雇主的钱，这事终于暴露了。
I’ve washed this shirt twice and the ink still hasn’t come out.
这件衬衫我已经洗过两次了，但上面的墨水渍还洗不掉。
come about 发生
come across 偶遇
come up with 想出，提出
He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一个合适的回答。
17. far from 完全不，远远不；远离
I’m far from pleased with your behavior.
我对你的表现很不满意。
The restaurant is not far from here.
饭店离这儿不远。
18. leave/make an impression on/upon sb 给某人留下印象
Her speech made quite an impression on the audience.
她的演说给听众留下了相当好的印象。
I am sure the film made a deep impression on everybody who saw it.
我敢肯定，这部影片给每个观众都留下了深刻的印象。
跟踪导练（一）
阅读理解
Among various programs， TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content， while at the same time standing out above the rest， than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The topics on his show are as surprising as they can be. For example， the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love， sex， cheating， and hate， to a different level. Clearly， the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society， yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives. Like Jerry Springer， Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching children lessons， managing work week， to getting to know neighbors.
Compared to Oprah， the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully， this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Clean as it is， the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main audiences are middle-class Americans. Most of the people have the time， money and ability to deal with life’s hard problems. Jerry Springer， on the other hand， has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love， relationship， sex， money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show’s exploitation.
1. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant， people who watch the shows ___ .
A. remain cold to them
B. show disbelief in them
C. are ready to accept them
D. are willing to solve them
2. What is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show？
A. The National War. B. Street accidents.
C. A new type of robot. D. Social medical system.
3. What is the special point of the Jerry Springer show？
A. It talks about the improvement of society.
B. It points out the dark sides of society.
C. It pours poisonous waste into society.
D. It has an instructive end.
4. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ___ .
A. exploit the weaknesses in human nature
B. have become the only ones of its kind
C. appear at different times of the day
D. attract different kinds of people
阅读七选五
For the rest of March， a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 1 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.
The disease， known as “March Madness”， refers to the yearly 65-team US men’s college basketball tournament. 2 Teams compete against each other in a single-elimination （单局淘汰）tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.
Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 3 Colleagues against bosses. Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities.
This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3，000 students beat a team from a school with 30，000， for many Americans， is an exciting experience. Two years ago， the little-known George Mason University was one of the final teams. 4
College basketball players are not paid， so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. 5 About $4 billion will be spent gambling on the event. According to Media Life magazine， the event will bring in $500 million in advertising income this year， topping the post-season income of every US professional league， including that of the NBA.
A. Husbands against wives.
B. The players will go all out for the games.
C. But that doesn’t mean money isn’t involved.
D. College students will ignore piles of homework.
E. People are willing to spend more money watching it.
F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.
G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
跟踪导练（二）
阅读理解
Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today？ Many people wrongly believe that when people get old， their families place them in nursing homes. They are left there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown-up children visit them only occasionally， and more often， they do not have any regular visitors. Actually this is not true. In fact， family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need.
Professor Samuel Preston， a social scientist， studies how the American family is changing. He reports that by the time the average American couple reaches 40， they have more parents than children. This statistic（数据）shows the change in life-styles and responsibilities of aging Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents some time after their own children have grown up. Moreover， because people today live longer than people did years ago， family members must provide long-term care. These facts also mean that after caregivers provide for their elderly parents， who will finally die， they will be old and may require care， too. When they do their children will probably take care of them.
Psychologists and social workers have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic： they believe that they are the best person for the job for different reasons. One caregiver said that she had always been close to her mother. Another was the oldest child in the family. In other words， they all felt that they could do the job better than others. Social workers interviewed caregivers to find out why they took on the responsibility of caring. They discovered three reasons. Many caregivers believed that they had an obligation（义务）to help their relatives. Some stated that helping others made them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping someone now， they would get care when they became old and dependent. 1. It can be learned from Paragraph 1 that in the US ___ .
A. old age is a lonely time
B. the nursing home staff treat the old well
C. people in nursing homes receive frequent visits
D. family members are trying to care for the elderly
2. The average middle-aged couple in the US ___ .
A. have to care more for their parents than the children
B. depend on their children’s aid in caring for the elderly
C. spend more time taking care of their parents than before
D. spend more time with their children than with their parents
3. What does the underlined word “do” in Paragraph 2 refer to？
A. Die B. Become old
C. Provide D. Require care
4. The common characteristic of caregivers is that ___ .
A. they are the oldest children in their families
B. they have professional skills in caregiving
C. they believe themselves to be the best
D. they are close to their parents
完形填空
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 1 and have made up their minds to 2 the bells non-stop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which 3 day and night through the narrow High Street.
“They not only make it 4 to sleep at night， but they are 5
damage to our houses and shops of historical 6 ，” said John Norris， one of the protesters.
“ 7 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads，” said Jean Lacey， a biology student， “why don’t they build a new road that goes 8 the town？ Burlington isn’t much more than a 9 village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic.”
Harry Fields also studying 10 said they wanted to make as much 11 as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 12 . “Most of them don’t live here anyway，” he said. “They come in for meetings， and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音）， 13 they probably don’t 14 the noise all that much. It’s high time they realized the 15 .”
The fourth student， Liza Vernum， said she thought the public were 16 on their side， and even if they weren’t， they soon would be.
I asked if they were 17 that the police might come to stop them.
“Not really，” she said， “actually we are 18 bell-ringers. I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no 19
against practising.”
I 20 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears. 1. A. college B. village C. town D. church
2. A. change B. make C. ring D. shake
3. A. march B. run C. drive D. carry
4. A. terrible B. difficult C. uncomfortable D. unpleasant
5. A. doing B. raising C. increasing D. decreasing
6. A. street B. period C. interest D. sense
7. A. If B. Although C. When D. Unless
8. A. to B. through C. over D. round
9. A. pretty B. quiet C. large D. modern
10. A. physics B. economy C. biology D. education
11. A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise
12. A. stand B. accept C. know D. hear
13. A. but B. so C. or D. however
14. A. notice B. mention C. fear D. control
15. A. event B. loss C. action D. problem
16. A. hardly B. unwillingly C. mostly D. usually
17. A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. determined
18. A. proper B. experienced C. hopeful D. serious
19. A. point B. reason C. need D. law
20. A. left B. found C. reached D. passed
跟踪导练（三）
阅读理解
James Rumsey was a successful businessman in Bath， Virginia in 1784 when he met George Washington. When the hero of the Revolutionary War stopped in Bath， Rumsey showed Washington his invention. It was a model of a boat using the power of a river’s current（水流）to travel against the current. The boat had a set of wheels with two long poles fastened under the boat. Rumsey placed the boat in the Potomac River and the current turned the wheels round and round quickly， which in turn， forced the poles to push against the riverbed moving the boat against the current.
Washington wrote of the invention in his diary on September 6， 1784， “The model， and its operation upon the water， which had been made to run fast， not only made me believe what I before thought， but that it might be turned to the greatest possible means of transportation.” Washington even gave Rumsey a letter stating that he had seen the boat in operation.
The following year， Washington became president of the Patowmac Company. One of Washington’s first problems was he couldn’t find anyone with experience of building canal. In July 1785， Washington remembered Rumsey’s walking boat and decided that Rumsey was the man to build the canal.
Rumsey had continued his work on the mechanical boat， but a full-scale model had not worked as well as the smaller version. The larger boat’s poles would stick or slip on the bottom of the river and when the boat moved， it lurched（蹒跚）and leaned dangerously. As making this idea a success seemed to be slipping away， Rumsey turned his sights to a new way to allow a boat to move against the current-steam power. However， Washington employed Rumsey just as he was considering the solution. Washington hired him at an annual salary of 200 pounds.
1. What can we learn about Rumsey’s invention？
A. It turned out to be practical.
B. It was driven by water power.
C. It was a great means of transportation.
D. It had wheels to push against the riverbed.
2. Seeing the model boat， Washington ___ .
A. drew a picture of it in his diary
B. employed Rumsey at once
C. wrote Rumsey a letter
D. took an interest in it
3. What can we learn about Rumsey from the text？
A. He managed to build the mechanical boat.
B. He became rich owing to his invention.
C. He got great trust from Washington.
D. He gave up his first idea.
4. What can be the best title of this passage？
A. Rumsey’s Walking Boat
B. Rumsey and Washington
C. A Successful Business Man
D. The History of the Mechanical Boat
语法填空
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。
A farmer once organized a 1 （compete） between his dog and his rabbit. He dug a hole in one of his biggest fields， and 2 （hide） a carrot and a bone in it. He wanted to find out which animal would find them first.
The cheerful and optimistic rabbit threw 3 （him） into looking for the carrot， 4 （dig） here and there， totally convinced that he would find it. But the dog， after sniffing around for a bit， lay down and began to complain about how difficult it was 5 （find） one bone in such a big field.
The rabbit dug for hours， and with every new hole the dog complained even 6 （much） about how difficult this was. 7 the rabbit thought that each hole dug was one hole less that needed digging. When there was no place in the whole field 8 （leave） to dig， the rabbit dug a hole right to 9 the dog had been lying all the time. There he found the carrot and the bone.
This is how the dog lost the game. He had come to the right place 10 the very beginning but failed to find the bone because he only complained and didn’t try at all.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
短文改错
My secret of staying young is simply： Keeping your mind awake and you will stay young. Take an interest in the world around you. Don’t think that you are ever too old to go back school. I know a man who entered into a medical college at 70. He got her degree with honors and become a famous doctor. Other man went to a law school at 71 and is now an active lawyer. You may say that staying young is easy only for those who is living in the future. In fact， you can do it whether you care enough to try to keep your mind awake and active， which is the only ways to be always young. 跟踪导练（四）
阅读理解
Lie in bed， by an open window， and listen. “No air conditioning， how can you sleep？” a friend asks， horrified. I tell her my family has decided to shut the air conditioner off and reduce our electric bill. On this first night of our cost-cutting plan， it’s only 85 degrees. We’re going to suffer， but the three kids complain anyway.
They’ve grown up in 72-degree comfort， protected from the world outside. “It’s too hot to sleep，” my 13-year-old daughter complains. “I’m about to die from this heat，” her brother complains down the hall. “Just try it tonight，” I tell them. In truth I’m too tired to turn for long. My face is sweaty， but I lie quietly listening to the cricket choirs（合唱）outside that remind me of my childhood.
The neighbor’s dog howls. Probably a passing squirrel （松鼠）. It’s been years since I took the time to really listen to the night.
I think about grandma， who lived to 92 and still helped with my mom’s gardening until just a few weeks before she died. And then， I’m back there at her house in the summer heat of my childhood. I moved my pillow to the foot of grandma’s bed and turned my face towards the open window. I turned the pillow， hunting for the cooler side. Grandma saw me turn over and over. “If you just watch for the breeze，” she said， “you’ll cool off and fall asleep.”
I stare at the filmy white curtain， willing it to move. Lying still， waiting， I suddenly notice the life outside the window. The bug chorus. Neighbors， sitting late on the porch（门廊）， speak in unclear words that calm me.
“Mom， did you hear that？” my seven-year-old son cries. “I think it was an owl（猫头鹰）family.”
“Probably，” I tell him. “Just keep listening.”
Without the working air conditioner， the house is peaceful， and the natural night noises seem close enough to touch. I hope I’m awake tonight when the first breeze comes in.
1. On the first night of the writer’s cost-cutting plan， her children ___ .
A. feel unhappy
B. suffer from great pain
C. are about to die from the heat
D. are protected from the world outside
2. The author talks about her grandmother and her childhood to say that ___ .
A. people used to live a hard life
B. people in the past were hardworking
C. it’s OK for people to live a simple life
D. she has learned a great deal from her grandma
3. In the writer’s eyes， her children are ___ . A. lacking in real test of hardship in life
B. dependent because of parents’ love
C. full of dissatisfaction with life
D. free from parents’ protection
4. What would be the best title for the passage？
A. Waiting for the Breeze
B. An Interesting Experience
C. Life at Present and Life in the Past
D. Different Times， Different Children
完形填空
Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes of natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 1 is about Demeter， the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter， Persephone， whom she loved very much. Hades， god of the underworld， fell in love with Persephone， and he 2 Zeus， the ruler of the gods， to give Persephone to him as his 3 . Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter， so he said he would not agree to the marriage， but neither would he 4 it. Hades， therefore， decided to take the girl without 5 . When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden， he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter 6 what happened to Persephone， she became so 7 that she caused all plants to 8 growing. People were in danger of 9 . But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 10 her daughter， Persephone， was returned to her. Zeus， still not wanting to 11 Hades， decided upon a condition for Persephone’s 12 . She could go back to her mother if she had not 13 any-thing while she was in the underworld. Demeter 14 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate（石榴）seeds in the underworld. When Zeus 15 this， he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 16 ， but he added that since she had eaten the seeds， she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it 17 that when Persephone is in the underworld， Demeter is sad and therefore will not let the 18 grow. That is 19 we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns， Demeter is 20 ， it is spring， and plants begin to grow again.
1. A. periods B. seasons C. time D. history
2. A. advised B. asked C. thought D. ordered
3. A. wife B. lover C. partner D. assistant
4. A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
5. A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
6. A. recognized B. saw C. considered D. knew
7. A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
8. A. finish B. delay C. stop D. avoid
9. A. starving B. disappearing C. freezing D. fighting 10. A. since B. until C. after D. when
11. A. see B. disappoint C. help D. call
12. A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
13. A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
14. A. allowed B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
15. A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
16. A. daughter B. mother C. god D. husband
17. A. works B. remains C. happens D. begins
18. A. seeds B. people C. flowers D. crops
19. A. where B. because C. why D. how
20. A. moved B. friendly C. surprised D. happy
跟踪导练（五）
阅读理解
The first Europeans came to America in 1492 with Christopher Columbus. Since that time people have come to America from all over the world—Europe， Africa， and Asia and so on. And they have brought their music with them. This mixing of people and music has created American music.
Music is a very important part of our lives. Music is for dancing， drinking， eating， loving， and thinking. Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth.
Others remind of the people they love. Many important occasions， like weddings and funerals have special music. Every nation has a national song like the American “The Star ?Spangled Banner”. In the US high schools and colleges have school songs too.
Music is a part of the history of America. It expresses the problems and feelings of its people. As the years pass， the music grows and changes.
Modern science has also changed music. Inventions like records， radios， movies， electric instruments， tape recorders， and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music. They have helped to make music an important form of international communication.
American music， from the earliest folk songs to modern “pop”， is known around the world. Music is one of America’s most important exports. It brings the people of the world together. Even when people cannot understand the same language， they can share the same music. Many people learn and practise English by singing songs. Understanding American music can help you understand American people， their history and culture.
So， as the song says， “put a dime （10 cents） in the juke box （自动点唱机）， baby. Let’s listen to the music！”
1. What does the passage mainly talk about？
A. What American music is.
B. How American music developed.
C. When American music developed.
D. Why American music is so popular.
2. What can we know about American music？
A. It has changed modern science in the US.
B. It is popular all around the world.
C. It began in the 1590s.
D. It is special.
3. From paragraph 6 we can learn that American music ________.
A. is the most popular
B. consists of folk and pop songs
C. can help us know more about America
D. brings about financial benefits for America
4. Which of the following is TRUE about music？
A. It is used to express good feelings.
B. It is created for special occasions.
C. It changes as time goes on.
D. It is a must in life.
书面表达
假如你就赞不赞成国人过“洋节”的问题做了一次问卷调查，请你根据下列表格提供的调查结果，为某英语报写一篇短文，并谈谈自己的看法。
词数：100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
观 点 理 由
赞成 增加生活乐趣
体验异国文化
带动经济发展
反对 有些洋节不符合我国国情
冲击本土文化
造成铺张浪费
Recently， I have made a survey about whether we Chinese should celebrate foreign festivals.
arise v.
boom v.
budget v.
devote v.
swap v.
yell v.
beg v.
quit v.
movement n.
technique n.
approach n.
decline n.
friction n.
harmony n.
virtue n.
blouse n.
consensus n.
cheque n.
consultant n.
bonus n.
pace n.
schedule n.
deadline n.
allowance n.
pension n.
pioneer n.
conventional adj.
fancy adj.
vain adj.
neat adj.
tight adj.
part-time adj.
super adj.
humorous adj.
offshore adv.
otherwise adv.
词汇短语园地
1. movement n. 运动，活动，动作
The trade union movement is concerned with working conditions.
工会运动关注工作条件。
The tiger doesn’t make any movement towards the food.
老虎没有对这些食物做任何动作。
2. technique n.（尤指艺术或科学方面的）技巧；手法，
技术
If you want to learn to paint， I suggest you study Raphael’s technique.
如果你想学绘画，我建议你学习拉斐尔的手法。
Let me introduce some of the applications of this technique.
请允许我介绍一些该技术的应用程序。
3. approach n. 接近，靠近；道路，入口；方法；步骤
v. 走进，靠近；接洽，交涉
（1） approach作为名词时，意为“接近，靠近”“道路，入口”“方法”“步骤”等。
Our approach drove away the wild animals.
我们一走近，野兽全都跑开了。
All approaches to the town were blocked.
通往这座城镇的所有道路都被封锁了。
However， we found some problems in this approach to the language teaching.
不过我们发现语言教学的方法上存在一些问题。
（2） approach作为动词时，意为“走进，靠近”等。
As you approach the town， the first building you see is the church.
当你接近那座城镇的时候，首先看到的就是教堂。
Before trying to solve the puzzle， let us consider the best way to approach it.
要想解决这一难题，我们先来考虑一下如何着手才好。
4. decline n. 下降，衰退，减少
v. 衰退，下降
（1） decline作为名词时，意为“下降，衰退，减少”。
There has been a sharp decline in the sales number of this year.
今年销售量大幅降低。
We are studying the decline of ancient Rome.
我们在研究古罗马的衰落。
（2） decline作为动词时，意为“衰退，下降”。
Her influence declined after she lost the election.
她落选后影响力大为降低。
5. touch v. 触动；感动；使心动；碰到，触摸，与……接触
His sad story touched us and we nearly cried.
他悲惨的遭遇深深打动了我们，我们几乎哭了出来。
He swore he’d never touch a drink again.
他发誓以后滴酒不沾。
touched adj. 感激的，受感动的
touching adj. 令人同情的，感人的
6. arise v.（由……）引起（产生），呈现，发生
Some unexpected difficulties have arisen here. 这儿出现了一些意想不到的困难。
The problem may not arise， but there’s no harm in keeping our powder dry.
问题不一定会发生，但有备无患并无害处。
辨析：
比较arise，raise和rise
arise作为不及物动词用来表示困难、问题、机遇等出现；raise作为及物动词表示举起，抬起某物，还可表示抚养，养育；
rise作为不及物动词表示某物上升，升起，升高，上涨。
She raised the gun and fired.
她举枪射击。
I was raised by my aunt on a farm.
我是在农场由姨妈抚养长大的。
The smoke was rising from the chimney.
烟正从烟囱升起来。
7. tight adj.（控制）严格的，严密的；紧的，牢的；排满
的，塞满的
There was tight security at the airport when the leader’s plane landed.
当领导人乘坐的飞机降落时，机场已做好严密的保安措施。
I’ve got a very tight schedule today so I can’t see you until tomorrow.
今天我的日程已经排得很满，所以明天才能见你。
8. otherwise adv. 否则，要不然；另外，除了……以外
Do as you’re told， otherwise you’ll be in trouble.
按说的做，不然你会有麻烦的。
The soup was cold， but otherwise the meal was excellent.
除了汤是凉的以外，那顿饭还是很好的。
9. allowance n. 津贴，补助；零用钱
The scholarship includes an allowance of 200 yuan for books.
奖学金包括两百元书本费津贴。
I didn’t receive any allowance from my father.
我没有收到父亲给的零用钱。
10. devote v. 为……付出时间/努力/金钱等；专心致力于
He has devoted his life to helping blind people.
他为帮助盲人而献出一生。
搭配：
devote...to （sth/doing sth） 把……奉献给……；把……专用
于……
I don’t think we should devote any more time to this question.
我认为我们不应该在这个问题上再花费时间。
devotion n. 献身，奉献
devoted adj. 热爱……的；献身于……，专心于……
be devoted to 对……专注（专一）；专用于……
She is devoted to her children.
她深爱她的孩子。
Most of our meetings were devoted to discussing the housing problem.
大部分的会议时间都用来讨论住房问题。
11. beg v. 请求，恳求；乞求，乞讨（尤指食物、金钱等）
He begged that he should be sent home.
他请求将他送回家去。
I beg your pardon.
请您原谅。
beg for 乞求，请求
The homeless man has to beg for money.
那个无家可归的人不得不为了钱而乞讨。
12. be bored with 厌烦
Matt was bored with the whole digging project.
马特对整个挖掘工作感到厌烦了。
Don’t be afraid to tell your supervisor that you are bored with what you’re doing and would like a new challenge.
不要害怕告诉上司你对目前的工作感到无聊并希望接受新的挑战。
13. take advantage of 利用
They took full advantage of the hotel’s facilities.
他们充分利用旅馆的设备。
You should take advantage of the fine weather to paint the fence.
你应该利用好天气给篱笆上油漆。
have the advantage of 有……的有利条件
She had the advantage of a good education. 她具有受过良好教育的有利条件。
14. rather than 而不是
I think I should have a cup of milk rather than coffee.
我想我应该喝一杯牛奶而不是咖啡。
Keep positive by talking about what you like rather than what you dislike.
谈论自己喜欢的事物而不谈自己不喜欢的，可以保持乐观的情绪。
辨析：
比较rather than；other than和prefer to do...rather than do...；would rather do...than do...
（1） rather than意为“而不是，而没有”，常连接两个并列成分。
（2） other than意为“除了……”，一般用于否定句中。
You can’t get there other than by boat.
除了坐船，你无法到那里去。
（3） prefer to do...rather than do...和would rather do...than do...均意为“宁愿做……而不愿做……”。
I prefer to read rather than watch TV.
我更愿意读书而不是看电视。
He would rather play than do homework.
他宁愿玩也不愿做作业。
15. try out （for sth） 尝试；测试，试验；试演
This will allow team members to try out different writing styles.
这将有助于团队成员尝试不同的写作风格。
She’s trying out for the part of Juliet.
她正在试演朱丽叶这个角色。
16. come out 出版；出现；（指花朵等）开始长出，开花；
（消息等）传出，透露；褪色
When will her new book come out？
她的新书什么时候出版？
The peach blossom came out late this year because of the cold weather.
因为天气寒冷，今年桃花开得晚。
It eventually came out that he had been stealing money from his employers.
他一直都在偷雇主的钱，这事终于暴露了。
I’ve washed this shirt twice and the ink still hasn’t come out.
这件衬衫我已经洗过两次了，但上面的墨水渍还洗不掉。
come about 发生
come across 偶遇
come up with 想出，提出
He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一个合适的回答。
17. far from 完全不，远远不；远离
I’m far from pleased with your behavior.
我对你的表现很不满意。
The restaurant is not far from here.
饭店离这儿不远。
18. leave/make an impression on/upon sb 给某人留下印象
Her speech made quite an impression on the audience.
她的演说给听众留下了相当好的印象。
I am sure the film made a deep impression on everybody who saw it.
我敢肯定，这部影片给每个观众都留下了深刻的印象。
跟踪导练（一）
阅读理解
Among various programs， TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content， while at the same time standing out above the rest， than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The topics on his show are as surprising as they can be. For example， the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love， sex， cheating， and hate， to a different level. Clearly， the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society， yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives. Like Jerry Springer， Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching children lessons， managing work week， to getting to know neighbors.
Compared to Oprah， the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully， this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Clean as it is， the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main audiences are middle-class Americans. Most of the people have the time， money and ability to deal with life’s hard problems. Jerry Springer， on the other hand， has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love， relationship， sex， money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show’s exploitation.
1. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant， people who watch the shows ___ .
A. remain cold to them
B. show disbelief in them
C. are ready to accept them
D. are willing to solve them
2. What is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show？
A. The National War. B. Street accidents.
C. A new type of robot. D. Social medical system.
3. What is the special point of the Jerry Springer show？
A. It talks about the improvement of society.
B. It points out the dark sides of society.
C. It pours poisonous waste into society.
D. It has an instructive end.
4. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ___ .
A. exploit the weaknesses in human nature
B. have become the only ones of its kind
C. appear at different times of the day
D. attract different kinds of people
阅读七选五
For the rest of March， a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 1 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.
The disease， known as “March Madness”， refers to the yearly 65-team US men’s college basketball tournament. 2 Teams compete against each other in a single-elimination （单局淘汰）tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.
Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 3 Colleagues against bosses. Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities.
This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3，000 students beat a team from a school with 30，000， for many Americans， is an exciting experience. Two years ago， the little-known George Mason University was one of the final teams. 4
College basketball players are not paid， so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. 5 About $4 billion will be spent gambling on the event. According to Media Life magazine， the event will bring in $500 million in advertising income this year， topping the post-season income of every US professional league， including that of the NBA.
A. Husbands against wives.
B. The players will go all out for the games.
C. But that doesn’t mean money isn’t involved.
D. College students will ignore piles of homework.
E. People are willing to spend more money watching it.
F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.
G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
跟踪导练（二）
阅读理解
Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today？ Many people wrongly believe that when people get old， their families place them in nursing homes. They are left there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown-up children visit them only occasionally， and more often， they do not have any regular visitors. Actually this is not true. In fact， family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need.
Professor Samuel Preston， a social scientist， studies how the American family is changing. He reports that by the time the average American couple reaches 40， they have more parents than children. This statistic（数据）shows the change in life-styles and responsibilities of aging Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents some time after their own children have grown up. Moreover， because people today live longer than people did years ago， family members must provide long-term care. These facts also mean that after caregivers provide for their elderly parents， who will finally die， they will be old and may require care， too. When they do their children will probably take care of them.
Psychologists and social workers have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic： they believe that they are the best person for the job for different reasons. One caregiver said that she had always been close to her mother. Another was the oldest child in the family. In other words， they all felt that they could do the job better than others. Social workers interviewed caregivers to find out why they took on the responsibility of caring. They discovered three reasons. Many caregivers believed that they had an obligation（义务）to help their relatives. Some stated that helping others made them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping someone now， they would get care when they became old and dependent. 1. It can be learned from Paragraph 1 that in the US ___ .
A. old age is a lonely time
B. the nursing home staff treat the old well
C. people in nursing homes receive frequent visits
D. family members are trying to care for the elderly
2. The average middle-aged couple in the US ___ .
A. have to care more for their parents than the children
B. depend on their children’s aid in caring for the elderly
C. spend more time taking care of their parents than before
D. spend more time with their children than with their parents
3. What does the underlined word “do” in Paragraph 2 refer to？
A. Die B. Become old
C. Provide D. Require care
4. The common characteristic of caregivers is that ___ .
A. they are the oldest children in their families
B. they have professional skills in caregiving
C. they believe themselves to be the best
D. they are close to their parents
完形填空
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 1 and have made up their minds to 2 the bells non-stop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which 3 day and night through the narrow High Street.
“They not only make it 4 to sleep at night， but they are 5
damage to our houses and shops of historical 6 ，” said John Norris， one of the protesters.
“ 7 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads，” said Jean Lacey， a biology student， “why don’t they build a new road that goes 8 the town？ Burlington isn’t much more than a 9 village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic.”
Harry Fields also studying 10 said they wanted to make as much 11 as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 12 . “Most of them don’t live here anyway，” he said. “They come in for meetings， and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音）， 13 they probably don’t 14 the noise all that much. It’s high time they realized the 15 .”
The fourth student， Liza Vernum， said she thought the public were 16 on their side， and even if they weren’t， they soon would be.
I asked if they were 17 that the police might come to stop them.
“Not really，” she said， “actually we are 18 bell-ringers. I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no 19
against practising.”
I 20 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears. 1. A. college B. village C. town D. church
2. A. change B. make C. ring D. shake
3. A. march B. run C. drive D. carry
4. A. terrible B. difficult C. uncomfortable D. unpleasant
5. A. doing B. raising C. increasing D. decreasing
6. A. street B. period C. interest D. sense
7. A. If B. Although C. When D. Unless
8. A. to B. through C. over D. round
9. A. pretty B. quiet C. large D. modern
10. A. physics B. economy C. biology D. education
11. A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise
12. A. stand B. accept C. know D. hear
13. A. but B. so C. or D. however
14. A. notice B. mention C. fear D. control
15. A. event B. loss C. action D. problem
16. A. hardly B. unwillingly C. mostly D. usually
17. A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. determined
18. A. proper B. experienced C. hopeful D. serious
19. A. point B. reason C. need D. law
20. A. left B. found C. reached D. passed
跟踪导练（三）
阅读理解
James Rumsey was a successful businessman in Bath， Virginia in 1784 when he met George Washington. When the hero of the Revolutionary War stopped in Bath， Rumsey showed Washington his invention. It was a model of a boat using the power of a river’s current（水流）to travel against the current. The boat had a set of wheels with two long poles fastened under the boat. Rumsey placed the boat in the Potomac River and the current turned the wheels round and round quickly， which in turn， forced the poles to push against the riverbed moving the boat against the current.
Washington wrote of the invention in his diary on September 6， 1784， “The model， and its operation upon the water， which had been made to run fast， not only made me believe what I before thought， but that it might be turned to the greatest possible means of transportation.” Washington even gave Rumsey a letter stating that he had seen the boat in operation.
The following year， Washington became president of the Patowmac Company. One of Washington’s first problems was he couldn’t find anyone with experience of building canal. In July 1785， Washington remembered Rumsey’s walking boat and decided that Rumsey was the man to build the canal.
Rumsey had continued his work on the mechanical boat， but a full-scale model had not worked as well as the smaller version. The larger boat’s poles would stick or slip on the bottom of the river and when the boat moved， it lurched（蹒跚）and leaned dangerously. As making this idea a success seemed to be slipping away， Rumsey turned his sights to a new way to allow a boat to move against the current-steam power. However， Washington employed Rumsey just as he was considering the solution. Washington hired him at an annual salary of 200 pounds.
1. What can we learn about Rumsey’s invention？
A. It turned out to be practical.
B. It was driven by water power.
C. It was a great means of transportation.
D. It had wheels to push against the riverbed.
2. Seeing the model boat， Washington ___ .
A. drew a picture of it in his diary
B. employed Rumsey at once
C. wrote Rumsey a letter
D. took an interest in it
3. What can we learn about Rumsey from the text？
A. He managed to build the mechanical boat.
B. He became rich owing to his invention.
C. He got great trust from Washington.
D. He gave up his first idea.
4. What can be the best title of this passage？
A. Rumsey’s Walking Boat
B. Rumsey and Washington
C. A Successful Business Man
D. The History of the Mechanical Boat
语法填空
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。
A farmer once organized a 1 （compete） between his dog and his rabbit. He dug a hole in one of his biggest fields， and 2 （hide） a carrot and a bone in it. He wanted to find out which animal would find them first.
The cheerful and optimistic rabbit threw 3 （him） into looking for the carrot， 4 （dig） here and there， totally convinced that he would find it. But the dog， after sniffing around for a bit， lay down and began to complain about how difficult it was 5 （find） one bone in such a big field.
The rabbit dug for hours， and with every new hole the dog complained even 6 （much） about how difficult this was. 7 the rabbit thought that each hole dug was one hole less that needed digging. When there was no place in the whole field 8 （leave） to dig， the rabbit dug a hole right to 9 the dog had been lying all the time. There he found the carrot and the bone.
This is how the dog lost the game. He had come to the right place 10 the very beginning but failed to find the bone because he only complained and didn’t try at all.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
短文改错
My secret of staying young is simply： Keeping your mind awake and you will stay young. Take an interest in the world around you. Don’t think that you are ever too old to go back school. I know a man who entered into a medical college at 70. He got her degree with honors and become a famous doctor. Other man went to a law school at 71 and is now an active lawyer. You may say that staying young is easy only for those who is living in the future. In fact， you can do it whether you care enough to try to keep your mind awake and active， which is the only ways to be always young. 跟踪导练（四）
阅读理解
Lie in bed， by an open window， and listen. “No air conditioning， how can you sleep？” a friend asks， horrified. I tell her my family has decided to shut the air conditioner off and reduce our electric bill. On this first night of our cost-cutting plan， it’s only 85 degrees. We’re going to suffer， but the three kids complain anyway.
They’ve grown up in 72-degree comfort， protected from the world outside. “It’s too hot to sleep，” my 13-year-old daughter complains. “I’m about to die from this heat，” her brother complains down the hall. “Just try it tonight，” I tell them. In truth I’m too tired to turn for long. My face is sweaty， but I lie quietly listening to the cricket choirs（合唱）outside that remind me of my childhood.
The neighbor’s dog howls. Probably a passing squirrel （松鼠）. It’s been years since I took the time to really listen to the night.
I think about grandma， who lived to 92 and still helped with my mom’s gardening until just a few weeks before she died. And then， I’m back there at her house in the summer heat of my childhood. I moved my pillow to the foot of grandma’s bed and turned my face towards the open window. I turned the pillow， hunting for the cooler side. Grandma saw me turn over and over. “If you just watch for the breeze，” she said， “you’ll cool off and fall asleep.”
I stare at the filmy white curtain， willing it to move. Lying still， waiting， I suddenly notice the life outside the window. The bug chorus. Neighbors， sitting late on the porch（门廊）， speak in unclear words that calm me.
“Mom， did you hear that？” my seven-year-old son cries. “I think it was an owl（猫头鹰）family.”
“Probably，” I tell him. “Just keep listening.”
Without the working air conditioner， the house is peaceful， and the natural night noises seem close enough to touch. I hope I’m awake tonight when the first breeze comes in.
1. On the first night of the writer’s cost-cutting plan， her children ___ .
A. feel unhappy
B. suffer from great pain
C. are about to die from the heat
D. are protected from the world outside
2. The author talks about her grandmother and her childhood to say that ___ .
A. people used to live a hard life
B. people in the past were hardworking
C. it’s OK for people to live a simple life
D. she has learned a great deal from her grandma
3. In the writer’s eyes， her children are ___ . A. lacking in real test of hardship in life
B. dependent because of parents’ love
C. full of dissatisfaction with life
D. free from parents’ protection
4. What would be the best title for the passage？
A. Waiting for the Breeze
B. An Interesting Experience
C. Life at Present and Life in the Past
D. Different Times， Different Children
完形填空
Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes of natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 1 is about Demeter， the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter， Persephone， whom she loved very much. Hades， god of the underworld， fell in love with Persephone， and he 2 Zeus， the ruler of the gods， to give Persephone to him as his 3 . Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter， so he said he would not agree to the marriage， but neither would he 4 it. Hades， therefore， decided to take the girl without 5 . When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden， he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter 6 what happened to Persephone， she became so 7 that she caused all plants to 8 growing. People were in danger of 9 . But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 10 her daughter， Persephone， was returned to her. Zeus， still not wanting to 11 Hades， decided upon a condition for Persephone’s 12 . She could go back to her mother if she had not 13 any-thing while she was in the underworld. Demeter 14 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate（石榴）seeds in the underworld. When Zeus 15 this， he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 16 ， but he added that since she had eaten the seeds， she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it 17 that when Persephone is in the underworld， Demeter is sad and therefore will not let the 18 grow. That is 19 we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns， Demeter is 20 ， it is spring， and plants begin to grow again.
1. A. periods B. seasons C. time D. history
2. A. advised B. asked C. thought D. ordered
3. A. wife B. lover C. partner D. assistant
4. A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
5. A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
6. A. recognized B. saw C. considered D. knew
7. A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
8. A. finish B. delay C. stop D. avoid
9. A. starving B. disappearing C. freezing D. fighting 10. A. since B. until C. after D. when
11. A. see B. disappoint C. help D. call
12. A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
13. A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
14. A. allowed B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
15. A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
16. A. daughter B. mother C. god D. husband
17. A. works B. remains C. happens D. begins
18. A. seeds B. people C. flowers D. crops
19. A. where B. because C. why D. how
20. A. moved B. friendly C. surprised D. happy
跟踪导练（五）
阅读理解
The first Europeans came to America in 1492 with Christopher Columbus. Since that time people have come to America from all over the world—Europe， Africa， and Asia and so on. And they have brought their music with them. This mixing of people and music has created American music.
Music is a very important part of our lives. Music is for dancing， drinking， eating， loving， and thinking. Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth.
Others remind of the people they love. Many important occasions， like weddings and funerals have special music. Every nation has a national song like the American “The Star ?Spangled Banner”. In the US high schools and colleges have school songs too.
Music is a part of the history of America. It expresses the problems and feelings of its people. As the years pass， the music grows and changes.
Modern science has also changed music. Inventions like records， radios， movies， electric instruments， tape recorders， and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music. They have helped to make music an important form of international communication.
American music， from the earliest folk songs to modern “pop”， is known around the world. Music is one of America’s most important exports. It brings the people of the world together. Even when people cannot understand the same language， they can share the same music. Many people learn and practise English by singing songs. Understanding American music can help you understand American people， their history and culture.
So， as the song says， “put a dime （10 cents） in the juke box （自动点唱机）， baby. Let’s listen to the music！”
1. What does the passage mainly talk about？
A. What American music is.
B. How American music developed.
C. When American music developed.
D. Why American music is so popular.
2. What can we know about American music？
A. It has changed modern science in the US.
B. It is popular all around the world.
C. It began in the 1590s.
D. It is special.
3. From paragraph 6 we can learn that American music ________.
A. is the most popular
B. consists of folk and pop songs
C. can help us know more about America
D. brings about financial benefits for America
4. Which of the following is TRUE about music？
A. It is used to express good feelings.
B. It is created for special occasions.
C. It changes as time goes on.
D. It is a must in life.
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