A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had 　1　

a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 2 it, he told him that was all he wanted.　

On the morning of his graduation day, his father called him into his own study and told him how 3 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 4 but slightly disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely book, 5 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 6 all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house, _7 the book in the study.

He did not contact his father for a whole year 8 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 9 he had to go back home and see his father.　

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 10 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 11 new book, just as he had left it one year ago. He opened it and began to 12 the pages. Suddenly, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the book, it had a tag（标签）with the dealer’s name, the _13 dealer who had the sports car he had 14 . On the tag was the 15 of his graduation, and the words …“PAID IN FULL”.

1.　 A. expected　　　 B. enjoyed　　　 C. admired　　　 D. owned

2.　 A. afford　　　　 B. offer　　　　 C. keep　　　　 D. like

3.　 A. encouraged　　 B. comfortable　 C. proud　　　　 D. moved

4.　 A. Nervous　　　 B. Serious　　　 C. Careful　　　 D. Curious

5.　 A. Angrily　　　 B. Eagerly　　　 C. Calmly　　　 D. Anxiously

6.　 A. At　　　　　　 B. From　　　　 C. With　　　　 D. To

7.　 A. tearing 　　　 B. putting　　　 C. forgetting　 D. leaving

8.　 A. until　　　　 B. as　　　　　 C. before　　　 D. unless

9.　 A. learned　　　 B. realized　　 C. recognized　 D. admitted

10. A. get to　　　　 B. search for　 C. turn to　　　 D. leave for

11. A. much　　　　　 B. still　　　　 C. hardly　　　 D. quite

12. A. clean　　　　 B. read　　　　 C. turn　　　　 D. count

13. A. old　　　　　 B. same　　　　 C. special　　　 D. new

14. A. remembered　　 B. desired　　　 C. found　　　　 D. met

15. A. picture　　　 B. place　　　　 C. date　　　　 D. sign

 

Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical and useful. They fit their purposes very well. Wright’s churches, for example, make people feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home. However, Fank Lloyd Wright’s beautiful, practical and useful buildings are not the only reason that he is famous. There is another reason.

Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. Most of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wright’s buildings do not look like old European buildings. They have their own style. Wright’s ideas about style are still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.

The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it . His houses are often called “grass-land houses” because their lines are similar to the lines on the grassland. Both the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wright’s house are parallel（平行的）to the horizon, the place where earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses, in contrast, have many vertical lines that form 90°angles with the horizon.

61. Frank Lloyd Wright’s style in architecture was _________.

　　　 A. learned from some European countries

　　　 B. not only limited to the U.S

　　　 C. no longer popular

　　　 D. somewhat similar to the European style

62. Which of the following best describes the character of the houses that Wright designed?

　　　 A. They were very large and beautiful.

　　　 B. They were very comfortable.

　　　 C. They could be used as churches.

　　　 D. They were beautiful in design but not practical in use.

63. What’s the most important idea in Wright’s style?

　 A. Architectural design should match natural surroundings.

　 B. A building must have grassland around it.

　 C. American style in architect should be different from the European’s

　 D. Design should be more important than use.

64. Which of the following is NOT true about Wright’s “grass-land houses”?

　　　 A. The lines of “grass-land houses” are similar to lines on the grassland.

　　　 B. The lines of “grass-land houses” are horizontal.

　　　 C. The color of the lines of “grass-land houses” is green.

　　　 D. They are different from European style houses.

65. The best title for this passage would be _________.

　　　 A. The Differences between the American and European Styles in Architecture

　　　 B. “Grass-land”” houses Designed by Wright

C. How to Make Your Houses More Beautiful

　　　 D. The Influence of Wright on American Architecture

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　　Marianne was learning to play the piano. Day after day her father stood __1__ her as she practiced. How patient and kind her father was, 2 how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult 3 ! She was making rapid progress. And there, almost 4 in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother, 5 never had to be told to keep __6__ when Marianne was practicing

　　One day at sundown the father patted (拍) Marianne’s shoulder __7__ she had done quite well. Just then Wolfgang climbed on his father’s keen and __8__ to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now 9 . what a 10 that was! Picking up his baby son, the father 11 ,tapped (轻敲) the tiny nose and said, “Look at your small 12 . Why， you cannot cover all the notes yet. You must 13 ,little man.”

　　There was no end of 14 during the tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang 15 to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped 16 dishes.

　　“Listen!” the father said 17 .“Listen! Marianne is playing that piece much prettier than ever,” he 18 But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen. The father moved slowly upstairs. He pushed the door 19 and there was little Wolfgang playing in 20 “I love it so !”whispered the child.

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C. clear away

D. wash away

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A. the darkness

B. the light

C. the shade

D. silence

Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical and useful. They fit their purposes very well. Wright’s churches, for example, make people feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home. However, Frank Lloyd Wright’s beautiful, practical and useful buildings are not the only reason that he is famous. There is another reason.

Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. Most of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wright’s buildings do not look like old European buildings. They have their own style. Wright’s ideas about style are still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.

The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it. His houses are often called “grass-land houses” because their lines are similar to the lines on the grassland. Both the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wright’s house are parallel（平行的）to the horizon, the place where earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses, in contrast, have many vertical lines that form 90°angles with the horizon.

46. Frank Lloyd Wright’s style in architecture was _________.

　　　 A. learned from some European countries

　　　 B. not only limited to the U.S

　　　 C. no longer popular

　　　 D. somewhat similar to the European style

47. Which of the following best describes the character of the houses that Wright designed?

　　　 A. They were very large and beautiful.

　　　 B. They were very comfortable.

　　　 C. They could be used as churches.

　　　 D. They were beautiful in design but not practical in use.

48. What’s the most important idea in Wright’s style?

A. Architectural design should match natural surroundings.

B. A building must have grassland around it.

C. American style in architect should be different from the European’s

D. Design should be more important than use.

49. Which of the following is NOT true about Wright’s “grass-land houses”?

　　　 A. The lines of “grass-land houses” are similar to lines on the grassland.

　　　 B. The lines of “grass-land houses” are horizontal.

　　　 C. The color of the lines of “grass-land houses” is green.

　　　 D. They are different from European style houses.

50. The best title for this passage would be _________.

　　　 A. The Differences between the American and European Styles in Architecture

　　　 B. “Grass-land”” houses Designed by Wright

C. How to Make Your Houses More Beautiful

　　　 D. The Influence of Wright on American Architecture

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　　Martin Luther King, the son of a minister in the church, was born in 1929 in the USA. He won an entrance prize to a college when he was 15. After

1 , he became a minister 2 the church. Then, he 3 in Philadelphia until 1951.

　　 4 slavery was ended in 1865, the separation of blacks and whites 5 still continued. Laws passed to forbid whites to marry 6 blacks. There were 7 shops, restaurants, hospitals, buses, trains and schools for blacks. Blacks were not 8 to vote in the southern states 9 they passed a reading test.

　　King thought it was right and necessary 10 blacks to win equal civil rights 11 peaceful revolution, not by fighting and killing. He 12 the government to set blacks free and give them 13 rights. In 1964, he got the Nobel Prize for Peace and 14 the whole of the $ 54,600 prize to the 15 movement. In the same year a new Civil Rights Act was 16 to treat blacks equally. In 1965 a new Voting Rights Bill became 17 . From then on, all blacks had the rights 18 .

　　King was murdered on April 14th, 1968, because he made many 19 in the black liberation movement. 20 , his struggle had already changed the society. He was considered as an important leader in the black liberation movement.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A.graduation	B.work	C.college	D.education
(2) A.at	B.in	C.from	D.for
(3) 　　 A.lived	B.studied	C.worked	D.played
(4) 　　 A.Became	B.Before	C.Unless	D.Although
(5) 　　 A.were	B.are	C.was	D.is
(6) 　　 A.with	B./	C.to	D.for
(7) 　　 A.same	B.different	C.separated	D.alone
(8) 　　 A.forbidden	B.made	C.allowed	D.had
(9) 　　 A.after	B.until	C.while	D.unless
(10) 　　 A.for	B.of	C.to	D.with
(11) 　　 A.in	B.with	C.for	D.by
(12) 　　 A.made	B.let	C.forced	D.told
(13) 　　 A.different	B.same	C.fair	D.equal
(14) 　　 A.gave	B.received	C.had	D.offered
(15) 　　 A.peaceful	B.fighting	C.revolution	D.freedom
(16) 　　 A.learned	B.succeeded	C.passed	D.permitted
(17) 　　 A.right	B.law	C.habit	D.advice
(18) 　　 A.to 　　 go to school		B.to vote
C.to take buses		D.to go shopping
(19) 　　 A.friends	B.bosses	C.enemies	D.officials
(20) 　　 A.So	B.And	C.However	D.But