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    Pigeons 1 large city parks where people will feed them peanuts, popcorn and 2 . 3 street corners, where people wait 4 buses and trains, are favorite spots with pigeons too. Pigeons seem 5 the smoke and 6 of 7 places. They are not at all 8 people. In some ways they are 9 like people.

    Many people think that pairs 10 pigeons stay together as long as they live. The pigeon 11 helps the pigeon mother 12 the babies. And pigeons feed their 13 pigeon milk. So you see the pigeon 14 is like the human family in all these ways.

    Young pigeons are 15 squabs, they are very good to eat. Some people raise them for food.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.
				[　　]
	A.like	B.hate	C.dislike	D.feel sad
2.
				[　　]
	A.soup	B.bread	C.wine	D.flowers
3.
				[　　]
	A.Crowding	B.Crowd	C.To crowd	D.Crowded
4.
				[　　]
	A.for	B.at	C.from	D.on
5.
				[　　]
	A.to like	B.liking	C.from	D.on
6.
				[　　]
	A.noise	B.clean	C.noisy	D.food
7.
				[　　]
	A.quiet	B.busy	C.happy	D.angry
8.
				[　　]
	A.hate	B.love	C.afraid of	D.satisfy
9.
				[　　]
	A.ever	B.yet	C.even	D.otherwise
10.
				[　　]
	A.from	B.for	C.of	D.with
11.
				[　　]
	A.brother	B.father	C.mother	D.sister
12.
				[　　]
	A.take care of	B.take after	C.get rid of	D.take a look at
13.
				[　　]
	A.grow-ups	B.sons	C.students	D.babies
14.
				[　　]
	A.family	B.home	C.house	D.room
15.
				[　　]
	A.said	B.called	C.gave	D.took

In the late nineteenth century, ^5,000 pianos were sold in the United States each year and, with over half a million youths learning to play the instrument, there was a huge demand for sheet music （活页乐谱）．Indeed the demand was so huge that publishers rushed to enter the profitable market．During the last fifteen years of the century, many publishers began to set up shops in New York, the center for the production of the musical arts

       By the turn of the nineteenth century many important publishers had their offices on 28^th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue, and this Is the area that became known as Tin Pan Alley．It was here that publishers adopted new, aggressive business practices and marketing techniques to achieve great sales．

       How it became to be known by that name is unclear, but the general opinion is that it is down to a visiting journalist by the name of Monroe Rosenfeld．He described the area as being drowned in the noise coming from the producers' offices, sounding as though hundreds of people were hitting tin pans（锡锅）．He used it several times in his newspaper articles in the early twentieth century and the term stuck．With time this name was popularly embraced and many years later it came to describe the U．S．music publishing industry in general．

       The start of Tin Pan Alley is usually dated to about 1885,．but the end of Tin Pan Alley is less clear-cut ．Some date it to the start of the Great．Depression in the 1930s when the phonograph（留声机） and radio replaced sheet music, as the driving force of American popular music, while others consider Tin Pan Alley to have continued into thel950s when earlier styles of American popular music were upstaged （抢风头） by the rise of rock & roll．

       There's a plaque（纪念匾牌）on the sidewalk on 28th Street in honor of the influence of Tin Pan Alley on American popular culture, but the buildings that were home to the legendary Tin Pan Alley publishers and songwriters are up for sale and may be torn down to make room for modern high-rise buildings．

1.What．is the passage mainly about ?                     

       A．American popular music．

       B．Tin Pan Alley's future。  

       C．American music Industry．

       D．The history of Tin Pan Alley．

2.In the early 20th century．Tin Pan Alley was used to refer to ____．

       A．the American popular culture．    B．the American printing media

       C．the American rock-music center              D．the American music publishing industry．

3.In the nineteenth century, the driving force of American popular music was:____．

       A．rock & roll                         B．sheet music

       C．country music                        D．phonographs and radios

4.When visiting Tin Pan Alley , Rosenfeld probably felt it was ____．

       A．very noisy      B．very quiet           C．wide           D．narrow

5.We can learn from the passage that ______．

       A．the term " Tin Pan Alley" was perhaps first used by Rosenfeld．

       B．the old shops of Tin Pan Alley will be well protected．

       C．Tin Pan Alley got its name in the early nineteenth century．

       D．there were once some factories in Tin Pan Alley

 

In the late nineteenth century, 5,000 pianos were sold in the United States each year and, with over half a million youths learning to play the instrument, there was a huge demand for sheet music （活页乐谱）．Indeed the demand was so huge that publishers rushed to enter the profitable market．During the last fifteen years of the century, many publishers began to set up shops in New York, the center for the production of the musical arts.

       By the turn of the nineteenth century many important publishers had their offices on 28^th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue, and this Is the area that became known as Tin Pan Alley．It was here that publishers adopted new, aggressive business practices and marketing techniques to achieve great sales．

       How it became to be known by that name is unclear, but the general opinion is that it is down to a visiting journalist by the name of Monroe Rosenfeld．He described the area as being drowned in the noise coming from the producers' offices, sounding as though hundreds of people were hitting tin pans（锡锅）．He used it several times in his newspaper articles in the early twentieth century and the term stuck．With time this name was popularly embraced and many years later it came to describe the U．S．music publishing industry in general．

       The start of Tin Pan Alley is usually dated to about 1885, but the end of Tin Pan Alley is less clear-cut．Some date it to the start of the Great．Depression in the 1930s when the phonograph（留声机） and radio replaced sheet music, as the driving force of American popular music, while others consider Tin Pan Alley to have continued into the 1950s when earlier styles of American popular music were upstaged （抢风头） by the rise of rock & roll．

      There's a plaque（纪念匾牌）on the sidewalk on 28th Street in honor of the influence of Tin Pan Alley on American popular culture, but the buildings that were home to the legendary Tin Pan Alley publishers and songwriters are up for sale and may be torn down to make room for modern high-rise buildings．

1．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．American popular music．

       B．Tin Pan Alley's future。

       C．American music Industry．

       D．The history of Tin Pan Alley．

2．In the early 20th century．Tin Pan Alley was used to refer to ____．

       A．the American popular culture．            B．the American printing media

       C．the American rock-music center                                      D．the American music publishing industry．

3．In the nineteenth century, the driving force of American popular music was:____．

       A．rock & roll                          B．sheet music

       C．country music                       D．phonographs and radios

4．When visiting Tin Pan Alley, Rosenfeld probably felt it was ____．

       A．very noisy          B．very quiet        C．wide               D．narrow

5．We can learn from the passage that ______．

       A．the term " Tin Pan Alley" was perhaps first used by Rosenfeld．

       B．the old shops of Tin Pan Alley will be well protected．

       C．Tin Pan Alley got its name in the early nineteenth century．

       D．there were once some factories in Tin Pan Alley

Some business people have to do a lot of traveling. However, they can usually  1  to stay in some of the best hotels unlike  2  people. These very expensive hotels often lie in  3  parts of the city where there is  4  to do in the evenings. There are  5  at the front of them if you want to go  6  or you can walk along the road in front of the hotel, or just 7  the corner to find pubs and  8  that serve good beer and excellent food, or fast food, if you  9 . Some of these places  10  have entertainment （娱乐） with singers or rock bands on the stage. If you don't want to go out of your  11  or go up to your room in the evening, you  12  always go to a bar. Some   13  hotels have revolving （旋转） bars on the roof and you get a full view over the  14  . There may even be a karaoke bar, either in the hotel, 15  across the street,  16  you like the sort of entertainment. Many hotels also  17  sports equipment, with a fitness center, swimming pool, squash and tennis courts.

Many Asian cities have first-class  18  now with no difference in quality between East and West. The differences are in the environment and local culture and each city has its own  19  character which  20  the interest of doing business in different parts of the East.

1．A．support               B．afford               C．refuse               D．manage

2．A．ordinary               B．young               C．disabled             D．lucky

3．A．lonely               B．convenient           C．quiet                D．noisy

4．A．nothing                B．plenty               C．little                  D．anything

5．A．bikes                  B．buses               C．cars                 D．taxis

6．A．nowhere             B．somewhere          C．everywhere         D．whenever

7．A．from                  B．among              C．round               D．below

8．A．hotels                  B．shops               C．hours             D．restaurants

9．A．decide                 B．prefer               C．need                D．hope

10．A．ever               B．never               C．even                D．hardly

11．A．hotel                 B．room                C．home                D．restaurant

12．A．will                  B．should               C．must                 D．can

13．A．large                 B．tall                 C．expensive           D．beautiful

14．A．city                  B．street               C．district            D．courtyard

15．A．or else               B．or                   C．otherwise           D．and

16．A．so                    B．as                   C．if                    D．where

17．A．offer                 B．consider             C．prepare              D．add

18．A．universities         B．supermarkets       C．hospitals            D．hotels

19．A．usual                B．ordinary           C．special              D．common

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20．A．adds to            B．adds up               C．adds up to          D．add