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A.Likenesses of various deities
B.Scenes from the peasants' lives
C.Allegoric or symbolic figures and objects
D.Monster Year
A、Gather and put in all the information you have acquired.
B、Write in the same way as you do for a book report.
C、Include a critical analysis of various opinions from credible sources.
D、Answer the research question with a brief overview of the topic.
A.polysemy
B.hyponymy
C.antonymy
D.homonymy
Schlesinger addresses the questions: What holds a nation together？ And what does it mean to be an American？ Describing the emerging cult of ethnicity, Schlesinger praises its healthy effect on a nation long shamed by a history of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. But he warns against the campaign of multicultural advocates to divide the nation into separate ethnic and racial communities. From the start, he observes, the United States has been a multicultural nation, rich in its diversity but held together by a shared commitment to the democratic process and by the freedom of intermarriage. It was this national talent for assimilation that impressed foreign visitors like Alexis de Tocqueyille and James Bryce, and it is this historic goal that Schlesinger champions as the best hope for the future. Schlesinger analyzes what he sees as grim consequences of identity politics: the widening of differences. Attacks on the First Amendment, he argues, threaten intellectual freedom and, ultimately, the future of the ethnic groups. His criticisms are not limited to the left. As a former target of McCarthyism, be understands that the radical right is even more willing than the radical left to re strict and weaken the Bill of Rights.
The author does not minimize the injustices concealed by the "melting pot" dream. The Disuniting of America is both academic and personal, forceful in argument, balanced in judgment. It is a book that will no doubt anger some readers, but it will surely make all of them think again. The winner of Pulitzer Prizes for history and for biography, an authoritative voice of American liberalism, Schlesinger is uniquely positioned to bring bold answers and healing wisdom to this passionate debate over who we are and what we should become.
According to Schlesinger, the United States is ______.
A．a melting pot
B．a nation with diverse cultures held together by the democratic process
C．a federation of ethnic and racial communities
D．a nation with various ethnic and racial groups
When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some way does not live up to the manufacturer's claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.
A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the "higher up" the consumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled in such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer's favor, assuming, he or she has a just claim.
Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.
Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly and especially when the consumer can show what is wrong with the item he has bought. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example "The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear" is better than "This stereo does not work".
The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer if so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or pubic organization responsible for protecting consumers' rights.
When a consumer finds that his purchase has a fault in it, the first thing he should do is to （）.
A.complain personally to the manager
B.threaten to take the matter to court
C.write a firm letter of complaint to the store of purchase
D.show their written proof of the purchase to the store
Questions （1）to（5） are based on the following passage:
What makes a person a scientist？ Does he have ways ---or tools ---of learning that are different from those of others？ The answer is no. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power saw is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further: he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his question and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works
The scientist’s knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the condition permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time mustwork under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was latter tested through investigation. Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurement. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.
（1）A sound scientific theory should be one that .
A) works under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at other times
B) leaves no room for improvement
C) does not allow any change even under different conditions
D) can be used for many purposes
（2）What, according to the passage, makes a scientist？
A) The tools he uses.
B) His ways of learning.
C) The way he uses his tools.
D) The various tools he uses.
（3） Albert Einstein built up his theory of relativity through .
A) investigation
B) experiments
C) tests
D) mathematics
（4）“…Knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone.” The author says this to show .
A) the importance of information
B) the importance of thinking
C) the difference between scientists and ordinary people
D) the difference between carpenters and ordinary people
（5） What is the main idea of the passage？
A) Scientists are different from ordinary people.
B) The theory of relativity.
C) Exactness is the core of science.
D) Exactness and way of using tools are the key to the making of a scientist.
People produce food in many ways.Agriculture，or farming，developed thousands of years ago. ___11___about 100 years ago, most farmers in the United States Produced only enough food for their own___12___Today,modern equipment and farming methods have greatly ___13___the American farmer’s productivity.
In various parts of the world,people___14___many animals that supply meat and milk. Cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and pigs are important food animals. In the United States, the cow is the major source of milk products. Chickens___15___ people with both meat and eggs.
Fishing is an important source of food, ___16___in areas near the sea. Some countries, like Japan, consume much more fish than meat.
The wealthy areas of the world consume the most food , ___17___include the United States, Canada, and Europe. Many countries are able to import food if it cannot be produced at home. ___18___Great Britain imports about 75percent of its meat，and grows less than half the food its people require.
___19___people of the poor countries of the world usually eat only what they are able to produce themselves. In some parts of Asia, people live ___20___rice alone.
11.A.In B.Until C.From D.for
12.A.needs B.reasons C.efforts D.interests
13.A.protected B.supported C.increased D.reflected
14.A.grow B.raise C.train D.store
15.A.prepare B.treat C.serve D.provide
16.A.certainly B.actually C.occasionally D.especially
17.A.these B.where C.which D.they
18.A.In addition B.For example C.Above all D.After all
19.A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.instead
20.A.with B.for C.on D.through
Jazz was a mix of styles from Europe and Africa.From Europe,the first jazz musicians borrowed ideas about melody and harmony,and the instruments they used.From Africa,they borrowed ideas about rhythm.Jazz rhythm was very strong it made people want to clap their hands or tap their feet.African rhythm had a different beat from most of other music.For example,instead of One-two-Three-four,the beat might be one-Two-three-Four.It was this rhythm that made jazz sound different.There was no other kind of music like it in the United States at that time.
Today,jazz has become a way for many people to express themselves musically.It is also a way for many people to make a lot of money by performing.The audience for jazz is international.Many of the world's biggest jazz festivals now take place in Europe and Asia.Fans pay a lot of money to see one of their favorite musicians in concert or buy one of their recordings.It can certainly be said that jazz has influenced almost every other kind of music in the United States and Europe and produced some of the world's greatest musicians,composers and singers.
16.In the early 1900s,jazz music was ________.
A.used to refer to various styles of music
B.enjoyed by people all over the world
C.enjoyed in everyday life
D.played only at special events
17.The first jazz musicians ________.
A.borrowed European ideas of harmony
B.played music without strong beats
C.invented a new style. of folk music
D.used musical instruments from Africa
18.What made jazz different from other music was ________.
A.the beat One-two-Three-four
B.the musical instrument used to play jazz
C.the beat one-Two-three-Four
D.the jazz musicians who clapped their hands in performance
19.Which of the following statements is NOT true？
A.Jazz is not as much welcomed in Asia as in Europe.
B.Jazz is now used by many people to express their likes and dislikes.
C.A lot of people became rich through playing jazz.
D.Nowadays,jazz has become universally popular.
20.Jazz is now ________.
A.becoming too expensive for people to enjoy
B.more popular in Asia than anywhere else
C.not very important as a means of musical expression
D.one means for performers to make a lot of money
Read the following passage and the statements that follow. Choose the best answer for each statement from the three choices marked A, B and C .
Outdoor Learning Environment
“How do they get the tomato on the vine(藤、蔓)？”
The question shocked Hillis. It reminded him of the time five years ago when he was volunteering at Beattie Elementary School in his daughter’s kindergarten classroom. He’d been reading the children a book about gardening.
“These kids had only seen vegetables in supermarkets,” he says. “I felt that something important was missing in their lives.”
So he went to work. Hillis and his wife, Sally, made the local government believe that it was necessary to create an outdoor learning environment. He and other volunteers raised more than 30,000 dollars to make such a project. The project was designed like the Platte River. Like the river, the school’s front walkway turns east to west, so they planted things along the walkway, such as native grasses which can be found along the river too.
Today, students are greeted every day by the cedar-mulched creation(雪松覆盖的表面), which spreads the length of three city blocks. In the back, there’s a garden, with twenty 1 ton rocks lying in the ground, where teachers hold classes.
The outdoor effort has changed things inside, too. For science, children plant seeds and, based upon each seed’s size and weight, guess how large a vegetable will grow to become. For arts and crafts, they collect fallen leaves and make designs out of them. Other science lessons make up a large part of the outdoor learning process. “No matter what time of the year it is,” Hillis says, “there’s always something going on.”
1.Hillis was a volunteer at Beatte Elementary School five years ago().
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn’t say
2.Halloween was first celebrated by the()around the fifth century.
A.English
B.American
C.Irish
D.European
3. The purpose of this course is to make the students know various rules of English grammar().
A.True
B.False
C.Not Mentioned
4.Students can tell how large a tomato will grow to become according to the seed’s size().
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn’t say
5.Craftsmen need knives and gravers of various types to make complicated patterns().
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn’t say
6. Which of the following doesn’t belong to the western culture()？
A.Europe
B.North Africa
C.Asia
D.America
7. What is the author’s main idea in the text()？
A.Education can be purchased
B.The difference between education and schooling
C.Degree is worthless
D.Students should learn more important knowledge
8. The settlers also taught the Indians to penetrate the forest, to hunt large animals().
A.True
B.False
C.Not Mentioned
9.The passage is mainly about().
A.parts of the brain that store information
B.illness that results in serious memory loss
C.how human brains process, store and recall information
D.how to improve our memory
10.What do you think “ginseng and gingko” probably are()？
A.Plants
B.Animals
C.Food
D.Drinks
11.Halloween happened().
A.from October 31st to November 1st
B.on October 31st
C.on November 1st
D.between October 31st and November 1st
12. How many cultural differences does the author mention in the text()？
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four
Does this sound familiar？ You have probably read something like it in magazines or books, or seen it in a film. Why is it so popular？ One of the reasons is that it reflects the fears of many people; fear of the unknown fear of what is not understood or, at least, fear of something that is not completely understood.
The fact is that every day it seems that computers take control of another area of our lives. Some
factory jobs are now done by robots and the robots are controlled by computers. Our bank accounts are managed by computers. At the airport, our tickets are sold by a computer. Certainly, many of these operations are made more
efficient by computers, but our admiration is sometimes mixed with unsafe feelings. And this lack of safety is caused by the fact that we do not know how computers do these things, and we really don't know what they might do next. But we can find out how computers work, and once we understand them, we can use computers instead of worrying about being used by them. Today, there is a new generation of computer wizards who know exactly how computers get things done. These young men and women, usually university students, are happy to sit for hours, sometimes for days, designing programs, not eating, not sleeping, but discovering what can be done by these wonderful slaves which they have learned to control. These computer wizards have learned to use the computer and search for new tasks for their machines.
(1)、According to the passage, our present world is under the control of ______ .
A：mad scientists
B：men and women
C：the unknown fear
D：some super-inventions
(2)、The reason why many people are afraid of computers is that ______ .
A：they don't know anything about computers
B：they haven't really understood computers
C：there are so many computer games
D：computers are often down
(3)、The author mentions computer wizards in order to point out that ______ .
A：computers can be controlled by man
B：there should be more people devoted to computers
C：only young people are interested in computers
D：more time and energy is required to control computers
(4)、This passage is probably written to suggest that ______ .
A：some day computers can deal with all human problems
B：computers can be used in place of traveling to our jobs
C：people should not fear computers
D：computer technology will not meet people's needs in various situations
(5)、The author's attitude towards widely used computers is __.
A：positive
B：anxious
C：worried
D：serious
