Bob Dylan, born on May 24, 1941, is an American songwriter, singer, artist and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when his songs showed social unrest. Early songs such as Blowing in the Wind and The Times They Are a-Changing promoted the American civil rights and anti-war movements.
Dylan’s songs include a wide range of political, social and literary influences. They challenged existing pop music conventions and appealed to the growing counterculture. His recording career, spanning more than 50 years, has explored the traditions in American song, from folk, blues, and country to rock and roll, and to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, even jazz and the Great American Songbook. He has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been called the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but songwriting is considered his greatest contribution.
As a musician, Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has also received numerous awards including eleven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation (引言)for his influence on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power”. In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. In 2016, Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.
1.Which word best describes Dylan’s music according to Paragraph 2?
A. Various. B. Talented. C. Personal. D. Popular.
2.What is Dylan better recognized as?
A. A performer. B. A singer. C. An artist. D. A songwriter.
3.What made Dylan get the Nobel Prize?
A. His poems about music. B. His American song tradition.
C. His language style of the songs. D. His influence on America culture.
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I can’t ___________ (想象) meeting you here.
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第二节:用所给单词正确形式或句意填适当副词、冠词、介词或代词,每题0.5分。
1.With high technology introduced, the average output of the factory is __________ (steady) increasing.
2.I had been working on math for the whole afternoon and the numbers ___________ (swim) before my eyes.
3.All kinds of promotion activities were launched, _________ (intend) for the New Year Market.
4.Students loans are supposed to provide financial support for the students who would _____________not be able to go to college.
5.We can never expect ____________bluer sky unless we create a less polluted world.
6.The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and accused him ______ speeding.
7.Some hobbies are relaxing; ______________ are creative.
8._____________ is your address?
9.We used to mistake that heavy objects fell faster than light ______________.
10.Health experts believe that even a little exercise is far better than ______________ at all.
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My mom always said I can choose my friends, ________ I alone choose how long they stay in my life. Having let a dear friend of mine fade from my life ________ recently, I now understand what she ______ .
He was one of friends who will forever be stuck (陷住) in my ______ . I remembered that he wrote a book about his life at Wits and he wanted to _____ it to our old history professor, who called all the girls in the class “Sir”.
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A silly _________ between us led to the four-year friendship’s ________ . I felt sad because I did appreciate him. He was like one of those _______ friends who provided a shoulder to cry on even when he _____ one himself.
Life is difficult, but I should ______ every joke and every afternoon spent sitting on a bench. As my mom would say: a man with two real friends is _______ than a man with $100 million in the bank.
1.A. promised B. experienced C. planned D. discovered
2.A. gave up B. turned up C. used up D. made up
3.A. names B. answers C. numbers D. levels
4.A. just B. almost C. never D. already
5.A. exercises B. activities C. reports D. discussion
6.A. silence B. presence C. existence D. contact
7.A. and B. or C. so D. but
8.A. luckily B. quickly C. completely D. naturally
9.A. decided B. meant C. worried D. wanted
10.A. world B. progress C. life D. memory
11.A. award B. hand C. mail D. sell
12.A. short B. full C. fond D. sure
13.A. what B. where C. why D. how
14.A. fill B. cut C. cost D. follow
15.A. mistake B. conversation C. misunderstanding D. decision
16.A. ending B. lasting C. beginning D. finishing
17.A. ordinary B. interesting C. rare D. honest
18.A. found B. needed C. covered D. booked
19.A. create B. tell C. write D. value
20.A. richer B. stronger C. happier D. better
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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:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,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。
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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。
I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how 1.(excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how 2.(ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt 3.(extreme) nervous and l was afraid that l would fall off and hurt 4. (me).My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get 5. the bike. While l was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so 6.(grate) to him for his help.
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假定你是李华,你校摄影俱乐部(photography club)将举办国际中学生摄影展。请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信,请他提供作品。信的内容包括:
1.主题:环境保护
2.展览时间:
3.投稿邮箱:intphotoshow@gmschool.com
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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Tyler was born infected with HIV and his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications (药物) to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube surgically(外科手术上) inserted in a vein(静脉) in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were connected to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon(小推车). All of us who knew Tyler were amazed at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler's mom often made jokes on him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.
This terrible disease eventually wore him down. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV-infected mother. When it became clear that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned(召唤) me over to his hospital bed and whispered, "I might die soon. I'm not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."
1.Why did Tyler wear a backpack on his back when he was young?
A. Because his mother gave it to him as a gift.
B. Because he had no right to choose but to wear it.
C. Because he wanted to be different from the other kids.
D. Because there was a pump in it, which could help with his disease.
2.Tyler asked the writer to dress him in red when he died in order to ________.
A. show red is his favorite color.
B. see the writer again in the hospital.
C. make his mother recognize him easily.
D. persuade his mother to keep her promise.
3.What’s Tyler’s attitude towards death?
A. Excited. B. Fearful. C. Doubtful. D. Optimistic.
4.What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?
A. Even a child can teach us a lot.
B. Patients should be treated with respect.
C. People should have great courage to face the problems.
D. We should try our best to help those who are infected with HIV.
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Each Indian tribe had a different language.Many Indians never learned any language except their own.Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other?They had two ways to talk without sound.1.
Sign language is a way of talking by using signs.Indians used sign language when they met strangers.In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy.In the Indian sign language,signs were made with the hands.Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away.To make signals,an Indian might use a pony.2.Or he might use smoke,a mirror or fire arrows.
To signal that he had seen many animals,an Indian rode his pony in a large circle.Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide.3.
The blanket signal was visible from far away.An Indian held the comers of a blanket in his hands.Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him.4.He could also send many signals with a mirror.He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger.Or he attempted to get the attention of a person for away.But he also used it to send messages in code.5.At night,Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
Now you can see that Indians didn't need to learn each other’s language.They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
A.This meant that there was danger.
B.He might use a blanket.
C.Different things mean different to them.
D.One way was by sign language;the other way was signals.
E.An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
F.But they still can make themselves understood.
G.Of course,mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining.
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