阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

Sam, Alice, Dick, Tracy和Susan想根据自己在音乐方面的兴趣（61---65）选择适合自己的音乐会，阅读下面音乐会的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出适合他们的音乐会，并在答题纸上将相应的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1.. Sam and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he

hasn’t joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This

weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western

music.

2... Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her

parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t

care much about how much the ticket might cost.

3.. Dick and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (August 6) is his

girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Dick would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.

4.. Tracy is interested in a variety of music, like most of the university students, she has a

part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not

earn much, she can only afford a ticket that doesn’t cost much.

5..             

. Susan enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend

concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according

   to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.

 

             

 

   A                                       B

Prince of the piano: Clayderman has established a truly international career as a best-selling recording artist and concert performer. He has recorded over 1,000 melodies and created a “New Romantic” style through a repertoire which combines his “trademark” originals with classics and pop standards. In fact, despite his natural shyness and reserve, he is completely in his element on stage; a Richard Clayderman concert is a real “Spectacular”. Place: The Great Hall of the People Time: 8:00---10:00 pm, August 7 Price: 180---1,680 yuan Tel: 7310-5268

Raymond’s Solo Concert: Raymond, the talented singer who shifts freely between musical, folk songs and hip hop, is to give a solo concert this weekend. The event will be part of the Asian tour promoting his new album. His concert has very high ticket prices, but his fans have bought tickets worth one million yuan in just four days. Place: Grand Theatre Time: 8:30---10---30 pm, August 6 Price: 280---2,000 yuan Tel: 7310-4568

 

                       C                                     D

Live Music: Audiences in the city will be able to make a date with one of the most famous German orchestras on the evening of Aug. 10 at Century Theatre. Conducted by Florian Stubenvoll, the orchestra will perform 11 classics including Beethoven’s “Fledermaus Overture”, Mozart’s “Symphony No. 40”, and four pieces by Johann Strauss. Place: Century theatre Time: 8:00---10:30 pm, August 10 Price: 120---680 yuan Tel: 7310-6668

Beijing Rocks: “The Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans special performance. Eight Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience can even decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm. Place: Worker’s Stadium Time: 8:00---11:30 pm, August 4,8,9 Price: 90---680 yuan Tel: 7310-5818

 

                 E                                       F

Jazz Night: Enjoy real American jazz from Hebie Brown, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to China. Get your tickets quickly. Place: The jazz club Time: 10:00pm till late, August 7,9,11 Price: 100---200 yuan Tel: 7310-2938

Scottish Dancing: Want to get your body some exercise while enjoying live music? Take your partner here and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. There will be instructors demonstrating the dances. The live band is also excellent. Place: Jack Stein’s Time: 7:30---10:30 pm, August 5---7 Price: 70 yuan including one drink Tel: 7810:1968

 

 

STAGE

Keep it in the air: The Chaoyang Theater is one of the Beijing theaters to present acrobatics(杂技 ) all year round．Top acrobatic artists invited from all over the country perform for Chinese and foreign tourists．The program contains trick cycling, leaping through hoops and Chinese magic tricks．Some of the artists have won prizes in international competitions． Time: 7∶15 p．m．Daily Place: 36, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District Tel: 65072421, 65071818

Use your head: Green Hat is a new drama given by a group of young Chinese actors．It’s a rewrite of American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous novel The Scarlet Letter． It describes the heroine’s great courage in finding the true love against the public disagreement． Time: 7∶15 p．m．until March 5, except Mondays Place: China Children’s Theater Tel: 66037255, 66037265

Mix and match: Story of Puppets tells of a fairy, Zixia, who looks for true love in the human world．After watching a puppet play Peony Pavilion, she thinks there must be true love in reality, so she uses magic to turn the puppet characters into humans, wanting to fall in love with the puppet hero．But things don’t go as she planned．．．Li Liuyi, the director of the play has made several successful attempts to present different traditional operas in one play．This time he combines Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Pingju Opera along with a band, using the structure of modern drama． Time: 7∶ 30 p．m．until March 10, except Mondays Place: Small Playhouse of Beijing People’s Art Theater Tel: 65250123

Peking Opera: The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances at the Chang’an Grand Theater．Each performance includes two classical excerpts(选段)．One is Wenxi(a play focusing on singing and dancing); the other is Wuxi (a play full of acrobatic dancing)．The first night will be The Crossroad and Presenting a Pearl of the Rainbow Bridge．And the second night will see the  performance of The Goddess of Heaven Scatters Flowers and Havoc in Heaven． Time: 7∶30 p．m．February 27, 28 Place:Chang’an Grand Theater Tel: 86531043

1.We can learn from the text that________．

A．story of puppets is a play held in China Children’s Theater

B．the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks

C．on March 5 there will be two plays for us to choose

D．the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country

2.If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call_______to book a ticket．

A．86531043

B．65250123

C．66037255

D．65071818

3.According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A．The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it．

B．Green Hat is based on a famous novel acted by some American artis

C．Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country．

D．The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts．

 

单词拼写（每题1分, 满分10分）

1.The two groups of children have quite different ___________________ (特点).

2.The beauty of the lake is beyond __________________(描述).

3.The S_____________ of Liberty stands in New York Harbor.

4.She was t_________________ with terror when she saw the scene of the murder.

5.He remained___________________(始终如一的) in his opposition to anything new.

6.The scientist ____________ ( 分析) the milk and found that it contained too much water.

7.The position of the house combines quietness and ____________ (方便).  

8.David is very ___________（热情的） about the plan.

9.We must take a s_____________________ approach to the problem.

10.The teacher was patient with __________________(落后的) children.

 

D
STAGE

Keep it in the air: The Chaoyang Theater is one of the Beijing theaters to present acrobatics(杂技 ) all year round．Top acrobatic artists invited from all over the country perform for Chinese and foreign tourists．The program contains trick cycling, leaping through hoops and Chinese magic tricks．Some of the artists have won prizes in international competitions． Time: 7∶15 p．m．Daily Place: 36, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District Tel: 65072421, 65071818

Use your head: Green Hat is a new drama given by a group of young Chinese actors．It’s a rewrite of American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous novel The Scarlet Letter． It describes the heroine’s great courage in finding the true love against the public disagreement． Time: 7∶15 p．m．until March 5, except Mondays Place: China Children’s Theater Tel: 66037255, 66037265

Mix and match: Story of Puppets tells of a fairy, Zixia, who looks for true love in the human world．After watching a puppet play Peony Pavilion, she thinks there must be true love in reality, so she uses magic to turn the puppet characters into humans, wanting to fall in love with the puppet hero．But things don’t go as she planned．．．Li Liuyi, the director of the play has made several successful attempts to present different traditional operas in one play．This time he combines Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Pingju Opera along with a band, using the structure of modern drama． Time: 7∶ 30 p．m．until March 10, except Mondays Place: Small Playhouse of Beijing People’s Art Theater Tel: 65250123

Peking Opera: The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances at the Chang’an Grand Theater．Each performance includes two classical excerpts(选段)．One is Wenxi(a play focusing on singing and dancing); the other is Wuxi (a play full of acrobatic dancing)．The first night will be The Crossroad and Presenting a Pearl of the Rainbow Bridge．And the second night will see the  performance of The Goddess of Heaven Scatters Flowers and Havoc in Heaven． Time: 7∶30 p．m．February 27, 28 Place:Chang’an Grand Theater Tel: 86531043

68．We can learn from the text that________．
A．story of puppets is a play held in China Children’s Theater
B．the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks
C．on March 5 there will be two plays for us to choose
D．the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country
69．If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call________to book a ticket．
A．86531043       B．65250123   C．66037255     D．65071818
70．According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
A．The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it．
B．Green Hat is based on a famous novel acted by some American artists．
C．Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country．
D．The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts．

For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words.

In   16  a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend  17  can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are  18__  readers. Most of us develop poor reading    19  at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency（缺乏）  20  in the actual stuff of language itself — words. Taken individually, words have little meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs.   21 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing（退回） to  22 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading.

Another habit which   23  down the speed of reading is vocalization — sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.

To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an   24 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined（预先确定的） speed．The bar is set at a slightly faster rate   25   the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The device forces the reader to read fast,   26  word-by-word reading, regression and sub-vocalization（默读）practically impossible.

At first   27  is sacrificed for speed．But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, but your understanding will   28 . Many people have found their reading skill greatly improved after some training.  29  Charlie Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute before the training, now it is an excellent 182 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can    30  through a lot more reading material in a short period of time.

1.                A．applying        B．doing           C．offering   D．getting

 

2.                A．quickly         B．easily           C．roughly   D．decidedly

 

3.                A．good           B．curious         C．poor     D．urgent

 

4.                A．training         B．habits          C．situations D．custom

 

5.                A．lies            B．combines       C．touches   D．involves

 

6.                A．Hopefully       B．Actually         C．Logically D．Unfortunately

 

7.                A．reuse          B．reread          C．rewrite   D．recite

 

8.                A．scales          B．cuts            C．slows     D．measures

 

9.                A．accelerator      B．actor           C．loudspeaker   D．observer

 

10.               A．then           B．as             C．beyond    D．than

 

11.               A．having         B．leading         C．making    D．indicating

 

12.               A．meaning        B．comprehension  C．vocalization D．regression

 

13.               A．arise           B．reduce         C．improve   D．worsen

 

14.               A．Like           B．Take           C．Make     D．Consider

 

15.               A．master         B．make          C．finish D．get