No other band has had the same influence in the world as the Beatles. Over eight years and with more than a dozen albums (专辑)，four young men from Liverpool, England — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Star changed popular music and culture forever.

People in the UK became crazy about the Beatles in late 1963. The phenomenon (现象) was called “Beatlemania” by the British press. The term referred to the young women seen screaming at the band’s concerts. Beatlemania came to North America in early 1964, and the band’s popularity spread across much of the world.

Within five years, the Beatles’music changed greatly from their simple early hits like “She Loves You” and “I want to Hold Your Hand”.

The band wrote their own songs, explored new ways to create music and strived (奋斗)for high quality in every album they put out.

However, with their popularity came criticism (批评). The press criticized the band as symbols of 1960s youth culture, which celebrated freedom from traditional family roles.

In 1970, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving the Beatles. And the group quietly came to an end.

In the 70s, fans hoped for a reunion, but the group decided to follow their own careers with different degrees of success.

Fans lost hope with a tragedy; John Lennon was murdered in New York in 1980.

1. How long did the Beatles exist?

A. Five years.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Six years.

C. Eight years.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Thirteen years.

2. The underlined word “press” means _______.

A. young women of a country　　　　

B. young fans of a singer or film star

C. a business that prints and sometimes also sells books　　　　　

D. reports in newspapers and on radio and television

3. For what reason were the Beatles criticized？

A. Because their own songs were not popular.

B. Because they influenced the youth culture.

C. Because of their own families.

D. Because of their roles in the band.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　 A. Beatles changed the face of music　　　 B. John Lennon’s death

　 C. John Lennon and his band　　　　　　 D. The break-up of the Beatles

 

Driving in Spain is a lot of the time pleasurable, smooth new roads with few fellow drivers to look out for, allowing one to take in the beautiful, changing countryside, but at other times it can also be a nervous nerve  experience, and you try not to eyewink（一眨眼） in case you cause serious damage to body and machine.

Spanish drivers are by no means the worst in the world but they do have many habits and manners that will make you fear but then smile; they possess the same love of the horn（喇叭） used by so many other nations' drivers. But their use of the horn doesn't seem to be for warning another driver of a serious driving infringement(违规) but instead to remind people that they are sitting at a red light or that Real Madrid or Barcelona or whoever they have promised their loyalty to, has just scored a goal!

    Most drivers would agree that round-abouts(圆环) are quite simple to use, but they seem to be a complete mystery to many Spanish drivers. On many occasions, a Spaniard in the right hand lane（车道） will decide that he is turning left, often with no indication, the result of this being the screaming of quickly applied foot brakes（刹车） from vehicles traveling in the left hand lane with the intension（专心） of carrying straight on. Amazingly though, this type of driving action, as mentioned earlier, is apparently considered quite acceptable by the average Spanish motorist and the constant whistling of horns one would expect is never heard.

    The Spanish have rather a crazy way of overtaking(超车) also, or at least the speed merchants（喜欢把车开的飞快的人） among them do. Many of the major roads in Spain are dual（双的） ways and at times you will need to overtake slower traffic. It is at this time that you are likely to meet the presence of “mad” driver. You will go through your overtaking procedure（程序） mirror, indicate－and then, as if by magic, a quick look in your back view mirror expose that you have a car practically riding your bumper(保险杠) with its left indicator flashing like there's no tomorrow. Strangely enough this is also supposed to be acceptable practice.

72.The main idea of the passage is about________.

A. the driving rules in Spain          B. the trouble with Spanish drivers

C. the driving experience in Spain     D. the skillful Spanish drivers

73.The third paragraph tells us that__________.

A. Spanish drivers tend to move from the right to the left

B. Spanish drivers like doing round-abouts

C. Spanish drivers often apply foot brakes

D. Spanish drivers usually turn their car suddenly

74.The underlined phrase in the passage suggests that______.

A. the Spanish driver was in a hurry    B. the Spanish driver was dying

C. the Spanish driver was polite        D. the Spanish driver was patient

75.The passage is most probably taken from_____.

A. a newspaper report                   B. a travel magazine

C. a research paper                     D. a class presentation

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　　Martin Luther King, the son of a minister in the church, was born in 1929 in the southeast of the United States. When he was a boy, he 　1　making friends and disliked 　2　in any form. At the age of fifteen, he 　3　an entrance prize to a college in one of the 　4　states, where black people have equal 　5　and were free to live, study and work 　6　they wished. But, at this 　7　,the southern states 　8　their laws to continue the 　9　of blacks and whites, though slavery was 　10　early in 1865.

　　In the southern states 　11　were passed to forbid(禁止) whites to marry blacks. There 　12　shops, restaurants. Hospitals, buses, trains and schools for blacks. Blacks were not 　13　to vote(选举) in the southern states 　14　they passed a reading test.

　　King thought it was 　15　and necessary for blacks to win 　16　civil(国内的) rights by 　17　revolution, not by fighting and killing. He 　18　the government so set blacks free and give them 　19　.

　　In 1964, he got the Nobel Prize for 　20　and gave the whole of the $ 54,600 prize to the 　21　movement. In the same year a new Civil Rights Act was passed to 　22　blacks equally. In 1965 a new Voting Rights Bill became law. 　23　, all blacks had the rights to vote.

　　King was 　24　on April 4th, 1968, because he made many 　25　in the black liberation movement. He was considered as an important leader in the black liberation movement.

1．

[　　]

A．started　　　B．hated　　　C．continued　　　D．liked

2．

[　　]

A．speaking　　　B．playing　　　C．fighting　　　D．working

3．

[　　]

A．brought　　　B．won　　　C．caught　　　D．stole

4．

[　　]

A．free　　　B．other　　　C．southern　　　D．northern

5．

[　　]

A．life　　　B．conditions　　　C．rights　　　D．education

6．

[　　]

A．as　　　B．so　　　C．when　　　D．as

7．

[　　]

A．college　　　B．time　　　C．end　　　D．beginning

8．

[　　]

A．planned　　　B．broke　　　C．passed　　　D．improved

9．

[　　]

A．relations　　　B．separation　　　C．fights　　　D．opinions

10．

[　　]

A．on　　　B．over　　　C．refused　　　D．ended

11．

[　　]

A．rules　　　B．orders　　　C．laws　　　D．suggestions

12．

[　　]

A．separated　　　B．newly-built　　　C．special　　　D．cheap

13．

[　　]

A．allowed　　　B．asked　　　C．hoped　　　D．invited

14．

[　　]

A．so that　　　B．because　　　C．if　　　D．unless

15．

[　　]

A．valuable　　　B．right　　　C．possible　　　D．useful

16．

[　　]

A．a few　　　B．equal　　　C．a great many　　　D．simple

17．

[　　]

A．hard　　　B．peaceful　　　C．fighting　　　D．public

18．

[　　]

A．forced　　　B．ordered　　　C．agreed　　　D．organized

19．

[　　]

A．truth　　　B．everything　　　C．rights　　　D．food

20．

[　　]

A．Physics　　　B．Politics　　　C．Science　　　D．Peace

21．

[　　]

A．slave　　　B．peace　　　C．progress　　　D．freedom

22．

[　　]

A．receive　　　B．help　　　C．treat　　　D．educate

23．

[　　]

A．Also　　　B．However　　　C．Once　　　D．From then on

24．

[　　]

A．murdered　　　B．destroyed　　　C．forbidden　　　D．finished

25．

[　　]

A．decisions　　　B．changes　　　C．plans　　　D．enemies

Specialists say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.

There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems—the telephone, post office, or transportation—may be difficult to work out. The most simple things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.

Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.

Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves for the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience—these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

1. According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following

except _____.

A. language communication          B. weather conditions and customs

C. public service systems            D. homesickness

2. According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, __________.

A, the fewer difficulties you may have abroad

B. the more difficulties you may have abroad

C. the more money you will earn abroad

D. the less homesick you will feel abroad

3. What is the main idea of the last passage?

A. Escape unfamiliar environment

B. The feeling of homesickness.

C. Homesickness can solve the problem of culture shock.

D. The best way to overcome culture shock: get familiar with the new culture.

Specialists say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.

There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems—the telephone, post office, or transportation—may be difficult to work out. The most simple things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.

Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.

Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves for the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience—these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following

except _____.

A. language communication          B. weather conditions and customs

C. public service systems            D. homesickness

According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, __________.

A, the fewer difficulties you may have abroad

B. the more difficulties you may have abroad

C. the more money you will earn abroad

D. the less homesick you will feel abroad

What is the main idea of the last passage?

A. Escape unfamiliar environment

B. The feeling of homesickness.

C. Homesickness can solve the problem of culture shock.

D. The best way to overcome culture shock: get familiar with the new culture.