阅读理解

　　The Japanese have genius(天才) for dreaming up small, useful and fun machines. You must have used or at least heard of Sony's walkman, Nintendo or Sega's video games, and Bandai's Tamagotchi. And how about karaoke, invented by Daisuke Inoue?

　　Daisuke who? Not many people have heard of him, and he never made much money from his invention. But anyone who has ever experienced the thrill(刺激) of singing karaoke in front of a crowd has Mr Inoue to thank….

　　Daisuke Inoue is an easygoing man with a quick smile. He was born in the suburbs of Osaka in 1940. At Osaka Technical High School he took up the drums because, he says,“All you have to do is hit them.”Before long he was making money as a drummer in a Hawaiian band that played in the old dancehalls left behind by American soldiers.

　　By 1970, he and six partners were playing the clubs of nearby Kobe, accompanying(陪伴) middle-aged businessmen who wanted to sing traditional Japanese country and even army songs. His friends, Inoue says, could all read music and so they could pick up the latest tunes(曲调). He, on the other hand, had to rely on memory and play by following the lips of the singer as they moved.“Out of 108 club musicians in Kobe,”he says,“I was the worst! And the clients(顾客) in my club were the worst singers!”

　　One client, the president of a small steel company，was especially fond of Inoue's slow, follow-along style. It made the president's bad, out-of-time singing sound much better. One evening he wanted Inoue to play for him on a trip to a hot springs resort(胜地). The boss wanted to sing Frank Nagai's Leaving Haneda Airport on a 7:50 Flight for his friends. But Inoue was unable to leave his job.

　　To help out his most loyal client, he decided to provide him with a tape. Inoue wouldn't be there, but the singer would still have his accompaniment. Karaoke was born.

1．Daisuke Inoue took up the drums at high school because _____.

[　　]

A．they were his favourite musical instruments

B．he knew they would help him make money

C．he thought they were easy to learn

D．it was easy for a drummer to find a job

2．What does the underlined word“they”stand for?

[　　]

A．His partners.　　　　B．His friends.

C．The latest tunes.　　 D．The singer's lips.

3．From this passage we know Daisuke Inoue was _____.

[　　]

A．an outstanding musician

B．not quite good at music

C．a good singer and dancer

D．good at inventing things

4．Why did the president like Inoue's playing so much?

[　　]

A．Because Inoue followed his singing.

B．Because Inoue played very well.

C．Because he had got used to Inoue's fast, exciting style.

D．Because Inoue was an easy-going man with a quick smile.

阅读理解

　　The Japanese have genius(天才) for dreaming up small, useful and fun machines. You must have used or at least heard of Sony's walkman, Nintendo or Sega's video games, and Bandai's Tamagotchi. And how about karaoke, invented by Daisuke Inoue?

　　Daisuke who? Not many people have heard of him, and he never made much money from his invention. But anyone who has ever experienced the thrill(刺激) of singing karaoke in front of a crowd has Mr Inoue to thank….

　　Daisuke Inoue is an easygoing man with a quick smile. He was born in the suburbs of Osaka in 1940. At Osaka Technical High School he took up the drums because, he says,“All you have to do is hit them.”Before long he was making money as a drummer in a Hawaiian band that played in the old dancehalls left behind by American soldiers.

　　By 1970, he and six partners were playing the clubs of nearby Kobe, accompanying(陪伴) middle-aged businessmen who wanted to sing traditional Japanese country and even army songs. His friends, Inoue says, could all read music and so they could pick up the latest tunes(曲调). He, on the other hand, had to rely on memory and play by following the lips of the singer as they moved.“Out of 108 club musicians in Kobe,”he says,“I was the worst! And the clients(顾客) in my club were the worst singers!”

　　One client, the president of a small steel company，was especially fond of Inoue's slow, follow-along style. It made the president's bad, out-of-time singing sound much better. One evening he wanted Inoue to play for him on a trip to a hot springs resort(胜地). The boss wanted to sing Frank Nagai's Leaving Haneda Airport on a 7:50 Flight for his friends. But Inoue was unable to leave his job.

　　To help out his most loyal client, he decided to provide him with a tape. Inoue wouldn't be there, but the singer would still have his accompaniment. Karaoke was born.

1．Daisuke Inoue took up the drums at high school because _____.

[　　]

A．they were his favourite musical instruments

B．he knew they would help him make money

C．he thought they were easy to learn

D．it was easy for a drummer to find a job

2．What does the underlined word“they”stand for?

[　　]

A．His partners.　　　　B．His friends.

C．The latest tunes.　　 D．The singer's lips.

3．From this passage we know Daisuke Inoue was _____.

[　　]

A．an outstanding musician

B．not quite good at music

C．a good singer and dancer

D．good at inventing things

4．Why did the president like Inoue's playing so much?

[　　]

A．Because Inoue followed his singing.

B．Because Inoue played very well.

C．Because he had got used to Inoue's fast, exciting style.

D．Because Inoue was an easy-going man with a quick smile.

Yves Gomes is now a university student in Maryland, but he may soon have to leave the country. “I still want to continue with my college education and I want to be able to study here and go to medical school,” he said.

Gomes is one of thousands of young illegal immigrants who grew up in the United States and are now studying at American colleges and universities. He is doing well in his studies, but he is fighting deportation to India, a country he left with his parents when he was just 14 months old. They were deported more than a year ago.

“If I was to go back to India I would just feel like all of that would have gone to waste because here at least I am still able to go to college,” he said.

Immigration is a divisive political issue in the United States with some 11 million people in the country illegally. One element of the debate is the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States before the age of 16. Pending legislation know as the DREAM Act would give them a chance to become legal residents if they complete two years of college or join the military.

Milanie Schwartz, a politically conservative student at the University of Texas, explains why some Americans oppose the legislation.

“We think it’s unfair that students who are illegal immigrants would get a fast track to citizenship, while people who did come here legally wouldn’t have those same opportunities,” she said.

“The question is legalization or not, ” said Jon Feere, who also opposes the DREAM Act. He is a policy analyst with the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington and is concerned about the act’s effect on the economy.  “There’s a lot of unemployment in the United States right now. And there are already many legal immigrants who are already here who are desperate for those jobs,” he said.

But supporters of the DREAM Act say well-educated immigrants would help the economy. Raul Hinojosa is an immigration research analyst at UCLA.” Not letting them contribute to the economy would not only lose all the financial investment we have already made in these youths, but we would lose literally trillions of dollars of potential value because they want and are ready to contribute to the US economy,” he said.

That’s exactly what Yves Gomes wants to do — finish school and become a doctor. He says without the DREAM Act, many students’ dreams will be lost. “They are studying at Harvard, they are studying at UCLA—the top universities — and they all have bright futures and because of the system they are going to be told to go home, go back to a country they don’t even know, ” he said.

The DREAM Act has failed to win passage in Congress since it was first introduced 10 years ago. Now time is running out for passage this year, and opposition Republicans have threatened to block it. Yves Gomes hopes that won’t happen. He wants to finish school and eventually become a US citizen.

66. The passage mainly focuses on _______.

   A. controversial viewpoints on the DREAM Act

B. the content of the DREAM Act

C. the necessity for the DREAM Act to get through

D. the possibitlity of the passage of the DREAM Act

67. Which of the following is in favor of the DREAM Act ?

   A. Milanie Schwartz.    B. Jon Feere.     C. Raul Hinojosa.   D. Republicans.

68. Which of the following descriptions about Yves Gomes is true?

   A. He was born in India before his parents immigrated to America illegally.

B. His parents were forced to leave India more than a year ago.

C. He wants to finish school in America and become a nurse in India after graduation.

D. He is optimistic about the passage of the DREAM Act.

69. What can we conclude from the passage?

   A. Not all the people approve of the passage of the DREAM Act.

B. The DREAM Act was abandoned in Congress ten years ago.

C. If the DREAM Act should win passage, all illegal immigrants would become US citizens.

D. Illegal immigrants are attached to their motherlands.

70. The author develops the passage mainly by _______.

   A. giving explanations                    B. following the time order

C. comparing opinions from different sides   D. presenting a cause and analyzing its effects

阅读理解

　　Becket not only traveled light, but also lived light. In all the world, he owned just the clothes he stood up in, a full suitcase and a bank account. Arriving anywhere with these possessions, he might just as easily put up for a month or a year as for a single night. For long stays, not less than a month, he might take a furnished flat, sometimes even a house. But whatever the length, he rarely needed anything he did not have with him. Becket had one occasional anxiety: the suspicion (怀疑) that he owned more than would fit comfortably into the case. The feeling, when it came, was the signal for him to throw something away or just leave it lying about. This was the automatic fate of his worn-out clothes for example. Having no use for choice or variety, he kept just a raincoat, a suit, a pair of shoes and a few shirts, socks (短袜) and so on; no more in the clothing line. He thought and read many books, and left them wherever he happened to he sitting when he finished them. They quickly found new owners.

　　Becket was a professional traveler, interested and interesting. He was not one to “do” a country in a week or a city in three days. He liked to get the feel of a place by living in it, reading its newspapers, watching its TV, discussing its affairs. He always tried to make a friend-if necessary even by stopping a suitable-looking person in the street and talking to him. It worked well in about one case in ten. Though Bechet's health gave him no cause for alarm (惊慌), he made a point of seeing a doctor as soon as he arrived anywhere. “A doctor knows a place and its people better than anyone,” he used to say. He never went to see a doctor; he always sent for one; that, he found, was the quickest way to confidences, which came out freely as soon as he mentioned that he was a writer. Becket was an artist as well. He painted pictures of his places and, when he had gathered enough information, he wrote about them. He sold his work, through an agent (经纪人), to newspapers and magazines. It was an agreeable sort of life for a good social mixer (与他人接触的人), lived nearly always in fine weather; and as Becket never stayed anywhere for long, he enjoyed the satisfying advantage of paying very little in tax.

1．What do you know about Becket's possessions?

[　　]

A．He had enough baggage to stay for one night.

B．He carried all of them around with him.

C．He had throw or given around with him.

D．He left most of his things at home when he traveled.

2．Becket might take over a flat when

[　　]

A．there were no suitable hotels

B．he meant to stay somewhere for several nights

C．he was sure of staying a year or more

D．he expected not to move on for a month at least

3．What was the usual result when Becket talked to strangers in the street.?

[　　]

A．People thought he was ill and sent for a doctor.

B．He made many new friends that way.

C．The people he spoke to felt annoyed with him.

D．The approach failed in its purpose.

4．It can be learned from the passage that Becket was

[　　]

A．a travel agent

B．a journalist

C．a spy

D．a social worker

5．How did Becket feel about taxation?

[　　]

A．It worried him, so he kept moving from place to place.

B．He hated it, so he broke the tax laws.

C．He was pleased that he could honestly avoid it.

D．He felt ashamed of not paying taxes.

 My parents _______ lots of food and money then to make sure I don’t starve; so starving is ______ of my worries.

A. do leave; the most                           B. did have left; the most

C. do have left; the least                       D. did leave; the least