Word has come____ some American guests will come for a visit to our school next week.

   A. what                          B. that                          C. whether                    D. which

 — Alice came back home the day before yesterday.

　　— Really? Where ______?

　A. has she been              B. had she been

C. has she gone              D. had she gone

Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, I was asked to see a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

He was Matthew. When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(障礙) and going for my dreams.

      I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain. He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.

       When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

       Last summer I got the news that Matthew had passed away and a letter Matthew had written me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. The doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

       I told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I’ll never make it. But I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend,

Matthew

44. The boy wished to meet the author because ________.

A. he admired the author very much

B. he wished to take part in the Olympics

C. he hoped to make friends with the author

  C. he enjoyed going in for weighting lifting

45. Which of the statements is TRUE?

A. Matthew was good at weight lifting.

  B. Rick had the similar disease as a child.

C. Matthew remained optimistic in face of disease.

  D. Rick encouraged the boy to become a champion.

46. Why did the boy refuse the author’s medal?

A. He thought he was not worthy of it.  B. Rick looked on the medal as treasure.

  C. The gold medal was very dear to Rick.D. He didn’t want to be pitied by others.

47. What can be inferred from Matthew’s letter?

  A. Rick was unhappy before death.  B. Rick kept in touch with Mathew.

  C. Mathew sent some pictures to Rick.D. Mathew got an Olympic gold medal.

There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.

Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the “acting area” and the “auditorium”. In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or super natural beings, and mimed the desired effect－success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun-as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities. ?

Another theory traces the theater’s origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.

77. What does the passage mainly discuss??

A. The origins of theater.?              B. The role of ritual in modern dance.?

C. The importance of storytelling.        D. The variety of early religious activities.

78. What aspect of drama does the author discuss in the first paragraph?

A.The reason drama is often unpredictable.

B.The seasons in which dramas were performed.

C. The connection between myths and dramatic plots.

D. The importance of costumes in early drama.?

79. According to the passage, what is the main difference between ritual and drama??

A. Ritual uses music whereas drama does not.?

B. Ritual is shorter than drama.?

C. Ritual requires fewer performers than drama.?

D. Ritual has a religious purpose and drama does not.?

80. The passage supports which of the following statements??

A. No one really knows how the theater began. 

B. Myths are no longer represented dramatically.?

C. Storytelling is an important part of dance.   

D. Dramatic activities require the use of costumes.

       Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.

       Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the streets.

       Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music.

       Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star. 

       There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

       Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music (管弦樂), such as the symphonies (交響樂) of Beethoven. There is opera (歌劇) for singers. There is ballet (芭蕾舞劇) for dancers like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China?

  67. What can we know about music and people in America?

       A. Student drivers carry small radios with earphones when they drive on the streets.

　    B. Students always listen to music before class, after class and at lunch.

　    C. Adult drivers only listen to news except music when they drive to work.

       D. Adult drivers never listen to music when they drive to work.

 68. How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?

　　       A. Six.                    B. Eight.     C. Five.                      D. Seven.

 69. Country music ______.

　　 A. is a kind of music that is popular in America

　　 B. has nothing to do with folk music        

C. is only sung by cowboys

　　 D. is not played in the concert halls

 70. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　      A. All people in America like popular music.

　　      B. Pop singers can get all the money from the tapes.

　　      C. Now, western or country music is a little different from its beginning.

　　      D. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is a kind of pop music.

While many believe Benjamin Franklin to have discovered electricity, recent findings seem to show _____.

A. anyway             B. otherwise          C. somehow           D. so

___ Dad away ,Mum had to shoulder the burden of the family .

       A．As    B．With        C．For   D．Because

As I will be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate ________ from you now and then________ me how everyone is getting along.

　　A. hearing; tell　　　 B. to hear; tell   C. hearing； telling　　D. to hear; to tell

When our son, Alex, was young, he hated to travel. We endured refusals to visit one more museum, even if it was the Louvre. We coped with a child who resisted even a taste of onion soup in Paris and who insisted he would like nothing more than ordering room service at the hotel and watching TV.

Over the years, we have come up with several hard-earned but realistic strategies to help kids cope on long-distance trips.

First, we recognize that some children have trouble adjusting to new environments, food, time zones and schedules. So, in advance of a trip to England, we gave our son a taste of the new culture by making shepherd’s pie for supper. He loved the mashed potatoes, chopped meat and brown gravy（肉汁）. For Italy, we sampled homemade pesto（香蒜沙司） served over linguine（扁面條）. For Amsterdam, I cooked up a pot of comforting pea soup and baked a delicious apple pancake called pannekoeken. Then, when we traveled to these places, he ate these foods and they seemed like a taste of home.

In addition to food, we always sample the culture beforehand by reading books and renting movies from the countries we will be visiting. For Italy, the book Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino and the films Johnny Stecchino, Cinema Paradiso, and Il Postino gave our son a glimpse of the Italian way of life. For Britain, we rented Mr. Bean and Billy Elliot, and enjoyed stories by J.R.R. Tolkien and E. Nesbit. For Amsterdam, he finished The Diary of Anne Frank.

Before we leave home, we also ask Alex to go through our tour books and pick out activities that appeal to him. He was excited about visiting the London Dungeon and the Imperial War Museum, and taking a ride in the London Eye. They turned out to be big hits. Because Alex’s preferences were given equal attention, he was more tolerant of his parents’ selections, such as visiting Charters Cathedral and the Van Gogh Museum.

We’ve also learned the hard way that dragging our son out of bed early in the morning ,thus making him grumpy all day. Now that he is a teenager, we let him sleep in while we sip coffee at a café, work out at the hotel gym, or take a long walk. This makes our time together much more enjoyable

59．According to the writer, parents are advised to _______.

A. cook children’s favorite food           

B. postpone traveling until the kids are in college

C. allow their kids a ride in the London Eye

D. take children’s interest and preferences into account

60．Cinema Paradiso and Il Postino are mentioned as _______.

A. particular desires of children       B. an approach to interest the future possible visit

C. highly appreciated films for tourists  D. comfortable activities children could pick out

61．The underlined word “grumpy” in the last paragraph is similar in meaning to _______.

A. bad-tempered         B. tolerant           C. energetic            D. nervous

62．Which of the following might serve as a possible title for this passage?

A. Kids and Parents.                          B. Joys of Traveling.

C. Whether You Go or Not.                   D. How to motivate Kids to travel