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.

As a human being you may have the choice of three basic attitudes towards life. You may treat life with the philosophy (哲学) of the vegetable, in which case your life will include being born, eating, drinking, sleeping, marrying, growing old and dying.

The second basic attitude is to look at life as if it were a business. A great many so-called successful men and women believe that life is a business. If you believe so, your first question of life, naturally, is " What do I get out of it? " " How much is this worth to me?" In a word, based on this attitude, happi??ness becomes a matter of successful competition. The great ma??jority of human beings today look at life as if it were a busi??ness.

The third attitude toward life is the way of the artist. Here the basic philosophy is "What can I put into it?". They value cooperation and contribution. This point of view has been proved by history; for history remembers best those who have contributed most richly to the interests of their fellow-men. The more we investigate(调查),the more we become certain that the artistic attitude is the only one which goes with human happiness.

5. From the passage we know people who take the second life attitude ________.

A. are mostly businessmen                 B. think of getting the interests (利益) first

C. find their happiness from hard work              D. take competition as their whole life

6. People who are best remembered by history are probably

A. those living on vegetables       B. successful men

C. artists                                    D. businessmen

7. We may infer from this passage that ________.

A. some people are living only on vegetables

B. the artistic attitude is accepted by most people

C. the writer prefers the third life attitude

D. artists do most for the society in order to be remembered longer than others

Electric current can be transmitted from the power station to where _______.

1. A.
   needed
2. B.
   is needed
3. C.
   needs it
4. D.
   it is needing

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was  1  society would consider a bum(无业游民). From the  2  of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. He sat down in front of the bus stop but didn’t look like he could have enough money to even  3  the bus. “That’s a very pretty car,” he said. He was  4  but he had a(n)  5  of dignity around him. I said, “thanks,” and  6  wiping off my car. He sat there  7  as I worked. The  8  beg for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help.” I was  9  that he would say “yes”. “Do you need any help?” I asked. He answered in three  10  but profound(深远的) words that I shall never  11 . “Don’t we all?” he said.

I had been feeling high, successful and important  12  those three words  13  me like a shotgun. Don’t we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I  14  my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and  15  for the day. Those three little words still ring  16 . No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have  17 , you need help too. No matter how  18  you have, no matter how  19  you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can  20  help.

1. A. that              B. what             C. which            D. how  

2. A. expressions       B. manners          C. looks            D. attitudes 

3. A. ride              B. buy              C. drive            D. stop    

4. A. generous          B. disappointed     C. modern           D. ragged 

5. A. air               B. atmosphere       C. appearance       D. figure 

6. A. finished          B. stopped          C. continued        D. began 

7. A. quietly           B. casually         C. aimlessly        D. eagerly 

8. A. intenting         B. expected         C. boring           D. supposed 

9. A. afraid            B. glad             C. doubtful         D. sure

10. A. simple           B. complex          C. strange          D. rigid 

11. A. accept           B. forget           C. respond          D. choose  

12. A. unless           B. after            C. until            D. when  

13. A. fightened        B. moved            C. wounded          D. hit  

14. A. reached in       B. searched for     C. looked up       D. exposed to 

15. A. shelter          B. clothes          C. reward           D. blanket 

16. A. nice             B. ridiculous      C. true             D. proper 

17. A. submitted        B. devoted          C. applied          D. accomplished

18. A. few              B. many             C. little           D. enough 

19. A. loaded           B. puzzled          C. angry            D. unsatisfied 

20. A. receive          B. give             C. need             D. seek   

Imagine you’re at a party full of strangers. You’re nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, you’ve got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyone’s name tag (标签). The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever. Making new friends becomes simple.

This hasn’t quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.

An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pet’s skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device, that sends out energy (for example, radio waves) that starts up the tag immediately.

Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patient’s medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.

Take a step back: 10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler.

RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly,” predicts Dr. J. Reich. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits.

When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication. Not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Here’s a wild guess: Not for buying milk.

The article is intended to           .

A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technology

B. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technology

C. convince people of the uses of RFID technology

D. predict the applications of RFID technology

We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people           .

A. will have no trouble getting data about others

B. will have more energy for conversation

C. will have more time to make friends

D. won’t feel shy at parties any longer

Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of           .

A. scanning devices              B. radio waves              C. batteries            D. chips

Why are some people worried about RFID technology?

A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.

B. Because market competition will become more fierce.

C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected.

D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.

The last paragraph implies that RFID technology           .

A. will not be used for such matters as buying milk

B. will be widely used, including for buying milk

C. will be limited to communication uses

D. will probably be used for pop music