Wang Leehom’s last two albums, Shangri-La and Heroes of Earth, brought about more than a little serious argument among Chinese Americans who were made angry by Wang’s use of the term “chinked-out”（多元化的华人嘻哈曲风）to describe his unique music style of Chinese and hip-hop musical elements. Regardless of whether his use of the racial slur（诽谤）(The term “chinked-out” is originally used in the US to refer to the Chinese in a disrespectful way. )was right or not, what’s unfortunate is that most criticisms more focused on “chinked-out”, rather than the reason why Wang decided to use it—and more importantly, what Wang was trying to achieve musically.

Wang Leehom may have been born in the United States, but his career is mainly across the Pacific. “Chinked-out” may cause anxiety in the States, but for border-crossing Chinese around the world, it might have other, more liberating, meanings.

Wang’s latest album, the softer, gentler Change Me, is less insistent（坚决的）about presenting “chinked-out” label. This may seem a change from the unpleasant attitude he took on the past two albums, but it makes him more skillfully explore his place as an American-born Chinese(ABC) in a global world.

The album may be called Change Me, which is in terms of the title of its leadoff single（首播主打）, the pop ballad “Falling Leaf Returns to Roots”(“Luo Ye Gui Gen”). The title referring to the path of weary home-seekers, became interesting to his fans while they were watching the video and began to wonder what exactly are the “roots”. According to the lyrics（歌词） “home” is wherever the heart is. But music videos are much more difficult to make geographically-neutral. Moreover, the video repeatedly indicates that this “home” is a multi-cultural city inhabited by Chinese and non-Chinese people. Wang’s fans all know that he’s an American. So are we to take it that “roots” is the United States? The lyrics and the music on the rest of the album convince listeners that the answer is not so clear.

1．Why did Wang’s albums cause a serious debate among Chinese Americans?

       A．Wang took part in a band which opposed Chinese Americans.

       B．Wang used the term “chinked-out” to offend Chinese Americans.

       C．Wang’s use of the term “chinked-out” made Chinese Americans angry.

       D．Wang’s album was not well received among the Chinese Americans because they didn’t like him.

2．What can we learn from Wang’s use of the term “chinked-out”?

       A．Many people criticized the reason why Wang decided to use it.

       B．Most of the criticisms centered on Wang’s music style which was like American country music.

       C．Wang’s use of the term was intended to achieve his unique music style.

       D．Most of the critics didn’t like the music because it was a racial slur.

3．What is the difference between the new album Change Me and Wang’s former albums?

       A．Wang’s Change Me has less insistence on the “chinked-out” character.

       B．Wang’s Change Me is more attractive than his former albums.

       C．Wang’s Change Me is as changeable as his former albums Shangri-La and Heroes of Earth.

       D．Wang’s Change Me is more insistent than his former albums.

4．What is inferred about the word “roots” according to the passage?

       A．The title Falling Leaf Returns to Roots became interesting to his fans and they began to wonder what exactly are the “roots”.

       B．The word “roots” refers to a multi-cultural city inhabited by Chinese and non-Chinese people.

       C．The word “roots” refers to Wang’s birth place, the US.

       D．What the word “roots” refers to is not clear in this article.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years
   36  ，the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a young English
   37  , began to believe he might   38  this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew he had a    39   chance. Bannister had been     40    hard and was very fit,but the weather conditions were a real   41  
to him.Describing the     42    later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I     43    for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved   44  now.This was the moment when I made my decision.
“The gun fired.My legs   45  to meet no resistance,as if I was   46  forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful   47  gave me greater strength.I felt the   48  of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a   49  of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy   50  it went on running just the same.This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they   51  could have done in previous years.When I leapt at(冲向) the   52  tape,I fell,almost__53_____.”
“I knew I had done it,even before I   54  the time.The announcement came.‘Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...’ the rest was   55  in the noise of excitement.”
36.A.passed along         B.passed down              C.went by              D.went over
37.A.coach                   B.athlete                       C.captain               D.judge
38.A.defeat                   B.move                        C.beat                   D.break
39.A.real                      B.lucky                        C.serious               D.false
40.A.competing            B.training                     C.fighting              D.attending
41.A.eagerness              B.pleasure                    C.relief                 D.worry
42.A.accident                B.event                        C.issue                  D.topic
43.A.did up                  B.made up                    C.put up                D.lined up
44.A.safely                   B.heavily                      C.thinly                 D.gently
45.A.seemed                 B.used                          C.happened            D.had
46.A.dragged                      B.drawn                       C.pulled                D.pushed
47.A.mass                    B.residents                    C.crowd                D.team
48.A.moment                B.period                       C.while                 D.date
49.A.concentration        B.collection                  C.combination              D.classification
50.A.so                        B.but                           C.or                      D.as
51.A.never                   B.ever                          C.even                  D.still
52.A.starting                 B.lasting                       C.finishing            D.running
53.A.unconcerned         B.unconscious               C.unknown            D.unnoticed
54.A.offered                 B.told                          C.announced          D.heard
55.A.stuck                    B.involved                    C.lost                    D.spread

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been   21  me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly   22 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could   23  my moves, because she   24   to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I   25   she had strict sleeping habits,   26   I thought she ought to be able to    27  some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 28 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having 29 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked  30 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.”“No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  31 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 32  for another ten minutes, until  33  my daughter burst into tears, and  34  that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made   35 . I had started the evening wanting to have a  36time with my daughter but had   37  my desire to win to become more   38 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win   39  me well. As a parent, I   40  that it got in my way. So I had to change.
 

【小题1】A. guiding 【小题2】A. allowed 【小题3】A. change 【小题4】A. agreed 【小题5】A. knew 【小题6】A. so 【小题7】A. put up 【小题8】A. As usual 【小题9】A. patience 【小题10】 A. excited 【小题11】 A. well 【小题12】A. discussed 【小题13】 A. nervously 【小题14】A. promised 【小题15】A. a mistake 【小题16】A. free 【小题17】 A. managed 【小题18】A. important 【小题19】A. offered 【小题20】A. realized

B. asking B. expected B. repeat B. needed B. learned B. for B. take up B. Go ahead B. luck B. proud B. again B. continued B. immediately B. admitted B. a decision B. different B. recognized B. attractive B. served B. apologized

C. training C. replied C. hurry C. begged C. guessed C. but C. pick up C. By the way C. fun C. anxious C. fairly C. counted C. strangely C. wondered C. an attempt C. full C. allowed C. practical C. controlled C. imagined

D. advising D. accepted D. pass D. hated D. heard D. or D. give up D. Come on D. success D. angry D. regularly D. argued D. suddenly D. discovered D. an effort D. happy D. reduced D. interesting D. taught D. explained

阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项
The art of giving gifts is to give something that others cannot buy for themselves.             
                                         ------A.A. Milne
I have spent most of my career as a traveling salesman. There’s 36   lonelier than having meals myself in a coffee shop. One year, my five-year-old daughter Jeanine gave me a  37 . It was a soft toy penguin with a hand –painted  38 saying “I love My Dad!”  Tears came into my eyes and immediately, I gave it a  39 place on my desk.
Soon I had to leave on another business  40 . This time when I was  41 , I put the penguin in my suitcase. After that day, Jeanine always helped me pack with the penguin. Many years 42 by and that little penguin has traveled with me hundreds of thousands of miles all across America and over to Europe. We have also made many friends  43  the way.
  44 one afternoon after leaving my hotel, I discovered that the penguin was  45 . Frantically, I phoned the hotel. The clerk  46  , saying it hadn’t been reported. But half an hour later, he called back to say that my penguin had been found. It was late,  47  I drove several hours to get my little  48 , arriving near midnight.
When I rushed to the hotel, I found that it was waiting at the front desk. In the lobby(大厅), some   49 business travelers looked at us, I think, with some  50 and envy(羡慕). Someone came out to shake my hand. One man told me that he had even volunteered to  51 it to me the very next day.
Jeannie is in college now and I don’t travel  52 much anymore. The penguin spends most of its time  53  on my dresser­­­­­--- a reminder that  54  is the best traveling companion. All those years on the road, it was the one thing I never left home  55 .