What's your favorite type of music? Most people may prefer rock and roll, pop or jazz. These types are most publicized by television and the radio. Country music now would seem to mistakenly belong to the category of rock or pop. Publicity of this category started to drop only after the year 2000; however, it did have its peak years just before falling down.
What people may not know is that this type of music inspired(促成) rock and roll especially with one of the most important figures in music history-Elvis Presley-who is known as the 6/King of Rock and Roll". Elvis used to be very famous at a radio program which broadcast country music back in the late 1940- s. Country music is influenced by jazz and blues. Rock music is also influenced by jazz and blues so that they may even seem similar.
Nowadays, country music is closely related to pop music due to artists' preference and popular demand. Starting from the 1980's it slowly divided itself into New and Old Country Music. Legends like Johnny Cash began to slip away because the new understanding of country music actually contains pop and his music just doesn't fit the category. Fortunately, country music is still heavily promoted through websites and reviews.
Certain types of music nowadays are linked with different age groups. Classical for the people in the mid 19th century, pop in the 1920's, and then there's country music. All these types continue to grow and modernize while still appealing to certain age groups. More modern country music compositions tend to become different in their own ways which makes it even harder to identify them as country music while they, again, remain appealing only to certain age groups. Active promoters of country music videos, however, seem to appeal to a large number of age groups especially those active in Australia, for as long as country music isn't mixed with other types, it will eventually regain its charm as music for all ages.
1.It can be learned from the first paragraph that country music____.
A. is most publicized by television and the radio
B. used to be liked by more people compared to jazz
C. has become less popular since the year 2000
D. should be included in the category of rock or pop
2.What is the relationship between rock music and country music?
A. Both types influenced the formation of rock and roll.
B. Presley turned pop music into country music.
C. They are both influenced by jazz and blues.
D. The use of the same instruments makes them sound similar.
3.Some legends of country music began to slip away because____.
A. their songs totally changed the style of country music
B. they began to work on pop music for more profits
C. there is no marketing space for country music anymore
D. they can't meet the popular demands on country music
4.The author seems to believe that____.
A. country music should keep its own style to attract more listeners
B. it's necessary for country music to be mixed with other types
C. only a certain age group of people will like country music in the future
D. common characteristics can be found in all modern music
lt's a little hard to figure out the rules for sure, but the baby African buffalo( 7K午) seems to have the upper hand. The two stand a couple feet apart, staring at each other. Behind them, their mothers look on with the kind of indifference(不关心) of mothers everywhere who see their kids playing a harmless game.
The alarm went off about half an hour ago, the second time tonight. Here, one bell means “elephant”, two, “rhino” (犀牛), and three and four, 1 really can't remember for what, because when you're awoken by bells in the middle of the night, your first thought won't be “Animal! ”. But as soon as I realized it was the rhino alarm, I was running for the stairs.
Yet I'm the only one watching the animals stare-down. Either everyone else died of a heart attack when the bells went off, or l was the only one in the entire hotel who didn't turn the alarm switch to off before going to bed.
The Ark, a hotel shaped like the biblical ark(圣经的方舟) , lies in the highlands of Kenya's Aberdare National Park, about 100 kilometers north of Nairobi. At the Ark's prow(船首) are huge windows overlooking a waterhole. Earlier tonight, I'd watched a pack of wolves, buffalos and elephants. And now, at three or so in the morning, I'm down for rhino bells. The first time, 2. 5 hours ago, it was a single black rhino, which came down, got a drink, and left.
I'd have been sorry for the lost sleep. I've already arranged with a guide to take me out at sunrise for the so-called “should_never_miss” bird-watching, where we'll get to see 30 species, but really, how many times in your life will you get to wake up and say, “Wow! Rhino!”? Isn't that the definition of a pretty good night? Last week we went from Uganda into Kenya. Before I left home, 1 thought I'd be happy with ten elephants and five or six giraffes on the whole trip. I didn't dare to dream the rhino.
1.The message that the hotel's bells sent was ___________.
A. a very wise way the author had never heard of
B. hard for the author to remember in detail
C. a matter that all visitors had got used to
D. like conditioned response training for animals
2.What's the author's attitude toward the bell?
A. It's bothering but two bells are welcome.
B. It should be turned off whenever it rings.
C. It lets visitors have a chance to see buffalos.
D. It is a very bad way to wake the guests up.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The author hates all the animals.
B. There are lots of wild animals near the Ark.
C. The author slept well during the whole trip.
D. The author has no interest in thinos.
4.What did the author see at about 3:00 a.m. ?
A. Two buffalos were fighting fiercely for food.
B. A rhino and a buffalo were fighting for water.
C. A rhino and a buffalo were staring at each other.
D. A buffalo was teaching its baby to walk freely.
假如你是沁县中学的李华，你的美国朋友Jim来信，询问如何保持健康，请你给他写一份回信提些建议。内容要点包括：
1. 注意合理饮食；饮用适量的水分；
2. 保证充足的睡眠；远离坏的生活习惯；
3. 坚持锻炼身体，多参加体育运动；保持积极乐观的生活态度。
注意： 1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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每个单句中只有一处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
1.It was obviously that the manager was waiting for Li Fang to leave.______
2.They produced young generally by lying eggs.______
3.Their balanced diets became such success that before long WangPeng became slimmer and YongHui put on more weight.______
4.The fact is that I earned my passage by work as an unpaid hand.______
5.Many of them have a gift of riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.______
6.Dad made a promise what excited the children.______
7.A ship in harbour is safe ,but that is not why ships are built for.______
8.I will sit under the big tree reading a book when I was young.______
9.The company has been planted millions of trees since it was founded 8 years.______
10.Many families in the developing countries are doing everything they can save money.______
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been 1.worried about something that you have a headache or even can't sleep at night? If so，then you know 2. stress is.
Some kinds of stress can help you get things 3.(do)better, like when you are running towards the finishing line or when you4. ( ask)to give a speech to your class. Stress can help push you to make full 5. (prepare)for a test. However, too much stress can result in anger,depression and other problems, which we need to take 6. (serious).
There are many things in our life 7.might cause stress------ having too much homework,taking a hard test,8. having economic problems.
It is impossible to live a life completely free of stress ,so you should learn to deal with stress.The best way9.( reduce) stress is to have a 10.(balance)life.If you get enough sleep and have enough fun time, you will feel less stressed.
The story of how I got my job was a funny one.One day, I was _____ along a street to the interview ______ a yellow car suddenly cut in front of me ____ another car coming in the other _______,I had to brake hard and ______ another cyclist. We both fell,but ______ neither of us was hurt.I became angry and cycled as fast as possible to the driver of the yellow car to tell him______considered him. I told him what a bad______ I thought he was and he was a(n)_______ to other people on the road. His face turned _______.I warned him not to drive ________in the future so that everyone else could enjoy a long life.
I was in time for the ________. Having walked into the room, to my ___________,I found one of the three interviewers ___________ to be the driver of the yellow car. We looked at each other for a while,_______ silent.Then I decided to look_________ the whole matter as a great joke! I laughed and told him that I talked ________ the last time we met and this time it was turn for him to talk a great deal. Lost in thought for a while,he ________that I was not going to say anything about his bad driving. The interview went ________ .Two days later, I received a letter offering me the job.I was pleased that the manager----the driver of the yellow car, didn't ________ my rudeness to him.Through the experience, I find something that seems impossible at first sometimes turns out to be good.
1.A. cycling B. walking C. running D. driving
2.A. then B. when C. while D. as
3.A. as B. for C. with D. by
4.A. condition B. position C. location D. direction
5.A. knocked B. bumped C. beat D. rushed
6.A. happily B. unfortunately C. luckily D. disappointedly
7.A. which B. that C. what D. how
8.A. driver B. worker C. cyclist D. boss
9.A. pity B. idiot C. risk D. fool
10.A. black B. white C. pale D. red
11.A. carelessly B. carefully C. slowly D. patiently
12.A. job B. interview C. meeting D. appointment
13.A. excitement B. joy C. anger D. astonishment
14.A. happened B. wanted C. seemed D. planned
15.A. making B. keeping C. breaking D. stopping
16.A. up B. at C. on D. into
17.A. much B. little C. more D. less
18.A. hoped B. found C. heard D. wished
19.A. fast B. terribly C. well D. slowly
20.A. realize B. want C. know D. mind
