【题目】The sense of regret after having made a purchase is frequently __________ with the purchase of an expensive item such as a car or house.
A. attached B. associated C. compared D. related
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Have you ever seen a Kunqu Opera, or heard the beautiful sound of a Guqin? These two traditional Chinese art forms are both included in UNESCO's list of "oral and intangible heritage of humanity" (人类口头和非物质文化遗产). This year, China has selected another art form to compete to join this special group. Muqam (木卡姆), the traditional folk music of Xinjiang's Uygure people will be considered alongside other countries' entries. "The intangible cultural heritage of different countries and different people should be treasured by the world," said Wang Wenzhang, president of the Chinese Academy of Arts.
Known as the "mother of Uygur music", Muqam has a long history. Some scholars believe that its origins can be traced back to the "Great Western Region Melody". This developed during the Han (206 BC—220 AD) and Tang (618 AD—907) dynasties and enjoyed great popularity in central China. In the mid-16th century, the Silk Road connected China and Europe. Xinjiang was at the center of the cultural exchange between east and west. Muqam music was spread across Uygur-populated areas during that time. The queen of Yarkant Kingdom (叶尔羌汗国), whose name was Amannisahan, was a poet and musician. She devoted all her efforts to collecting and sorting Muqam music. With the help of other experts she finally worked out 12 pieces of music, which became the famous Twelve Muqam. When Amannisahan was doing her work, she did not seek materials from the fully developed Arabian and Persian music. Instead, she exploited the rich resources of Uygur folk music that spread across the north and the south of the Tianshan Mountains. As a result, the Twelve Muqam has a strong Uygur flavour.
The Twelve Muqam includes more than 340 classical songs, folk songs, love songs and pieces of dance music and instrumental music. The whole set takes 24 hours to play. Ever since it spread among the Uygurs, the Twelve Muqam has played an important part in their lives. They sing songs and dance to the music. Kurban Mamut, editor-in-chief of a Uygur language magazine, says that he often listened to the Twelve Muqam when he was a child. "The Twelve Muqam helps bring moral ideas to the Uygur children, and gives them a noble and strong personality," he said. After New China was founded, the local government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region made every effort to preserve the Twelve Muqam. In 1960, two volumes of the Twelve Muqam were published. This finally protected this oral cultural heritage. Over the past two decades, local Xinjinang cultural institutions have supported research projects. A number of books about the Twelve Muqam have been published. CDs, VCDs, and DVDs of the Twelve Muqam have also been made.
【1】 How many traditional Chinese art forms have been included in UNESCO's list of "oral and intangible heritage of humanity" by now?
A. two B. three C. four D. five
【2】 According to the article, Muqam dates back to __________.
A. Great Western Region Melody B. Arabian and Persian music
C. the Twelve Muqam D. kunqu Opera
【3】 Who do you think it wa that made the greatest contribution to the spread of Muqam?
A. The king of Yarkant kingdom B. The emperors of Tang dynasty
C. Kurban Mamut D. Amannisahan
【4】 What does the underlined word "This" in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The Twelve Muqam. B. Two Volumes of the Twelve Muqam.
C. A Uygur magazine. D. the publishing of the Twelve Muqam.
【5】 What is the best title of this article?
A. Muqam, an art form of Xinjiang. B. Please listen to Muqam.
C. The Twelve Muqam. D. An introduction of Uygur folk music.
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【题目】One day a few years ago, a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture. He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton(人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase(箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.
When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
【1】Who wrote the story?
A. The teacher’s neighbor
B. The neighbor’s teacher
C. A medical school teacher
D. Rupert’s teacher
【2】Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A. the teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase
B. the teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert
C. the teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert
D. the teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert
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【题目】My advisor encouraged __________ a summer course to improve my writing skills.
A. for me taking
B. me taking
C. for me to take
D. me to take
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【题目】The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect, wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them was new St Paul's.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
【1】It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ______.
A. many famous buildings were destroyed
B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
C. some people lost their lives
D. the King's bakery was burned down
【2】Why did the writer cite (引用)Samuel Pepys’ words?
A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
D. To show that poor people suffered most.
【3】Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread (扩散)of the big fire?
(a) There was a strong wind.
(b) The streets were very narrow.
(c) Many houses were made of wood.
(d) There was not enough water in the city.
(e) People did not discover the fire earlier.
A. (a) and (b)
B. (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)
C. (a), (b), (c) and (d)
D. (a), (b) and (c)
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【题目】__________ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.
A. To be tired
B. Tired
C. Tiring
D. Being tired
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【题目】The Tropical Paradise Holiday
Welcome to St Anna, our tropical paradise just off the coast of Latin America. You can spend two weeks in our luxury four-star hotel. The cost of your flight is included in the holiday, and you can be picked up from your home by our special airport bus. On your arriving, our coach will be waiting to take you to the hotel. All flights leave from Heathrow on a Monday morning.
The Cowrie Hotel is built right on the beachfront, and many rooms have wonderful ocean views. If swimming and surfing are not enough for you, the hotel also offers horse rides on the island, and a discount membership of the golf club.
The Rain Forest Adventure Holiday
Every year Broughton holidays offer twelve days of unforgettable adventure in a tropical rain forest. You may have a choice of Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia, or even to the greatest rain forest of them all, the mighty Amazonian forest.
You will fly to our special base camps at the edge of the forest, where you will be given five days of survival training, and talks on the local wildlife.
Then you take a bus into the forest. You will have to walk the final five miles to the camp sites to avoid disturbing the local ecology. All of the camp sites have been carefully built to cause the minimal amount of disturbance to the local wildlife.
Remember that these adventure holidays take you deep into the wilderness,and they are not suitable for families with young children. Also remember that no more than two dozen guests can stay at any camp at one time, so if you want to go on one of these very special holidays, you will need to book early !
【1】 Choosing the Tropical Paradise Holiday, travellers can enjoy ______.
A. a welcome party
B. beautiful ocean views
C. different indoor activities
D. free membership of the golf club
【2】 What can we learn about the rain forest holiday?
A. Different means of transportation will be used.
B. Travelers will learn to talk with wild animals.
C. The holiday will end with a survival training.
D. Booking early, travelers will get a discount.
【3】What kind of people will probably choose the rain forest holiday?
A. People loving water sports.
B. People travelling with children.
C. People preferring comfortable hotels.
D. People concerned with environment and wildlife.
【4】 Which of the following is mentioned in both holidays?
A. Price. B. Transportation.
C. Reservation. D. Departure time.
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【题目】Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia(百科全书).This name is a combination of“wiki" and “encyclopedia". Wiki is the Hawaiian word for quick. Wiki websites are designed to enable users to make addition or edit any page Of the site.
Wikipedia has been accused of exhibiting systemic prejudice and mistakes.Critics argue that Wikipedia's open nature and a lack of proper sources for much of the information makes it unreliable,
Mention Wikipedia within the walls of academy and you'll find no shortage of opinions.That-s no surprise.Can an online encyclopedia that is edited by anyone be trusted as a credible information source? Should students be encouraged to use this tool? And is it even possible to discourage its users?
To find out, we performed a simple experiment.We selected 100 terms from the U.S.history textbooks, We chose a mix of items that students might be asked to research for a test or paper and we entered each item into Google to find out which websites the search engine suggests as the most useful links. The results are shocking. Google listed Wikipedia as the number one: 87 times out of 100.
Several conclusions can be drawn from this finding. First, people searching for information about these historical terms are finding the entries from Wikipedia helpful.Second, 6'banning" the use of Wikipedia appears hopelessly simple-minded.Jimmy Wales, one of Wikipedia's founders, told the New York Times, "They might as well suggest not listening to rock & roll either".
To our untrained eyes, the information from Wikipedia appeared just as reliable.The reason why the content is mostly reliable is probably that these terms are rather mainstream.The high-school level content is less likely to be wrong than the subjects studied in graduate schools. So when primary and secondary students are researching history, Wikipedia is still a proper place to start.
【1】Which of the following can best describe Wikipedia?
A.Wikipedia is from the Hawaiian language with the meaning of prejudice and mistakes.
B.Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia edited freely.
C.Wikipedia is an encyclopedia under public attack.
D.Wikipedia is a tool for enjoying rock & roll.
【2】What does "it" in the second paragraph refer to?
A.Wikipedia's open nature.
B.Wikipedia's lack of proper sources.
C.Wikipedia
D.Information on the Internet.
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【题目】Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began. What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, the disputants sit down with peer mediators(同龄调解者). Peer mediators are students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help the disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use:
1) Put what you think clearly but don’t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with “I feel…” instead of “You always…”
2) Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don’t stop the other person’s words.
3) Keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she talks.
4) Try to see the other person’s side of the problem.
5) Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You are foolish” makes the talk difficult.
6) Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide the result or the winner. They don’t decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, they help the two students to find their own “win-win” result.
The underlined word “disputants” refers to the students ________.
A. who make peace B. who give in
C. who are lazy D. who quarrel
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