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For a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $ 145 a performance, opera goers also had a certain appearance in people’s mind: rich, well-dressed and old.

But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience.

Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to associate opera with common people. That means no formal suits, old-style theatre or bank breaking ticket prices. And because young people don’t or won’t come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such usual places as parks, libraries and public schools.

The Houston Grand Opera’s choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas”, shortened version of child-friendly operas. This summer’s production is Hansel Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level. The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists’ Training Program.

72. Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?

A.  Opera is famous for is history.       

B Opera is only for rich people.

C. Opera companies are trying to keep operas alive.

D. Young people are not interested in operas.

73.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.

A. breaking up the old rules      B. changing the dresses

C. making the audience at ease     D. advertising themselves

74. The San Francisco Opera employs young students in order to ________.

A. attract young people         B. reduce the cost

C. celebrate its 75th anniversary      D. make Cinderella popular

75.What can you infer from the passage?

A.  The tickets for opera are very expensive at present.

B.  Opera is performed in a language difficult to understand.

C.  Opera is not so popular an art form today.

D.  Students enjoy performing operas very much.

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Tired of telling students to ask questions and to think about what they were doing, Damien Hynes, a high school geography teacher in Australia, decided to do an experiment to test what he had long been thinking.He wrote some well-organized nonsense (something untrue) on the blackboard.The students simply copied it but very few asked any questions.This shows that students are willing to believe anything given by teachers.The story is repeated in support of the Project for Enhancing Effective Learning (PEEL).
PEEL was carried out by some teachers and researchers in Melbourne who had concluded that normal teaching methods seldom achieve their intended goals; what the teachers think they are teaching is one thing and what the students actually learn is something else.Students’ lack of an over-all view of learning goals and their concentration on test scores make them see each lesson as a separate activity.
Researchers realized that many students do not come into class empty-headed but have their own explanations of how the world works.Their own ideas can remain important to them even when they differ from scientific explanations that are learned later.In fact such ideas are hardly affected by traditional teaching.Students accept the teacher’s scientific explanation, but do not drop their own.They simply keep both and use them practically: in a class test, they copy the teacher’s idea, but in real life they use their own.
Clearly what was needed was to make students understand their learning process(过程), and this is what the PEEL teachers set out to deal with.On the surface,(表面) a class being taught by PEEL methods only differs from an ordinary class in being a little noisier, because more people are talking.But there are some meaningful changes.Students are given much more time to express their views, and teachers don’t make immediate judgment.The students are allowed to guide what is done in class and their own ideas are always respected.This draws their attention to the actual learning process, and they become responsible for their own progress.
【小题1】The aim of Hynes’ experiment was to ______.

A.show that students didn’t think about what they learnt
B.prove the effectiveness of the project known as PEEL
C.test students’ general knowledge about geography
D.encourage students to ask more questions in class
【小题2】Why did some teachers and researchers carry out PEEL?
A.To ensure teachers do scientific work.
B.To help students get higher test scores.
C.To find the differences between what is taught and learnt.
D.To help normal teaching methods achieve their goals.
【小题3】An important difference between PEEL and non-PEEL classes is that in the PEEL classes ______.
A.the teacher does not give the usual scientific explanations
B.students always have their own knowledge of the subject
C.more attention is paid to the students’ own ideas
D.the best explanations are given by the students
【小题4】What is Damien Hynes?
A.He is a teacher who teaches geography in a high school in Australia
B.He is a geography teacher and a researcher in Australia
C.He is a teacher teaching geography in a high school in Austria
D.He is a high school geography teacher in Austria.

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  Grandpa Nybakken loved life-especially when he could play a trick on somebody.At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing.

  Grandpa worked as a carpenter.On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad.On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone.He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church.His search proved fruitless.

  Suddenly, he realized what had happened.The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut.His brand new glasses were heading for China!

  The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children.He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

  “It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration.“I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”

  Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States.He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation(教堂会众)

  “But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”

  “Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses.Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this.Then your boxes arrived.When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

  The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses.But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

  But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.

B.

He had a large family to support.

C.

He was a carpenter working in the church.

D.

He was a loyal Christian.

(2)

The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because _________.

[  ]

A.

Grandpa didn’t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses

B.

the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it

C.

the director could not get such glasses in their own country

D.

the glasses were not included in the donation list

(3)

Who does “the Master Carpenter” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

[  ]

A.

Grandpa’s master.

B.

One of Grandpa’s friends.

C.

God.

D.

Grandpa’s co-worker.

(4)

Which can be the best title of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Grandfather’s life

B.

The Helpful Donation

C.

The Perfect Mistake

D.

An Impressive Speech

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  Grandpa Nybakken loved life-especially when he could play a trick on somebody.At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing.

  Grandpa worked as a carpenter.On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad.On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone.He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church.His search proved fruitless.

  Suddenly, he realized what had happened.The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut.His brand new glasses were heading for China!

  The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children.He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

  “It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration.“I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”

  Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States.He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation(教堂会众)

  “But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”

  “Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses.Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this.Then your boxes arrived.When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

  The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses.But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

  But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.

B.

He had a large family to support.

C.

He was a carpenter working in the church.

D.

He was a loyal Christian.

(2)

The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because ________.

[  ]

A.

Grandpa didn't tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses

B.

the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it

C.

the director could not get such glasses in their own country

D.

the glasses were not included in the donation list

(3)

Who does “the Master Carpenter” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

[  ]

A.

Grandpa's master.

B.

One of Grandpa's friends

C.

Grandpa's co-worker

D.

God.

(4)

Which can be best title of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Grandfather's life

B.

The Helpful Donation

C.

The Perfect Mistake

D.

An Impressive Speech

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  Grandpa Nybakken loved life-especially when he could play a trick on somebody.At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing.

  Grandpa worked as a carpenter.On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad.On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone.He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church.His search proved fruitless.

  Suddenly, he realized what had happened.The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut.His brand new glasses were heading for China!

  The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children.He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

  “It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration.“I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”

  Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States.He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation(教堂会众)

  “But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”

  “Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses.Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this.Then your boxes arrived.When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

  The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses.But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

  But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.

B.

He had a large family to support.

C.

He was a carpenter working in the church

D.

He was a loyal Christian.

(2)

The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because ________.

[  ]

A.

Grandpa didn’t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses

B.

the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it

C.

the director could not get such glasses in their own country

D.

the glasses were not included in the donation list

(3)

Who does “the Master Carpenter” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

[  ]

A.

Grandpa’s master.

B.

One of Grandpa’s friends.

C.

Grandpa’s co-worker.

D.

God.

(4)

Which can be the best title of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Grandfather’s life

B.

The Helpful Donation

C.

The Perfect Mistake

D.

An Impressive Speech

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