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a.despairb.dissatisfiedc.desperated.uncomfortable

4.Thediseasewasconfined____thesouthernpartofthecountryonly.

a.atb.toc.alongd.on

5.Shefeltoffendedatmyremarks,butitwasn’tmy____tohurther.

a.implicationb.indicationc.intentiond.invasion

6.Itnever___tomethatthecluetotheproblemliesinsuchasimpleexperiment.

a.meantb.occurredc.recollectedd.happened

7.Hewasdrippingwithsweat,hisshirt___tohisskin.

a.pastedb.adaptedc.attachedd.stuck

8.Themanagerpromisedto___meinformedofhowourbusinesswasgoingon.

a.maintainb.sustainc.keepd.retain

9.CCTVprogramsare____bysatellitetotheremotestareasinthecountry.

a.transferredb.transmittedc.transformedd.transported

10.Glemn’sheroicflightintospaceentitledhim____aplaceinhistory.

a.forb.withc.tod.of

11.______thesalesmansaid,thehousewifewouldnotbuyanything.

a.Nomatterhowb.Nomatterwhere

c.Nomatterwhatd.Nomatterthat

12.Whenthebellrang,alltheexamineeslefttheexamhall,______.

a.eachsmiledb.eachhassmiled

c.eachtosmiled.eachsmiling

13.Althoughwehadtoldthemnottokeepuswaiting,theymadeno_____tospeedupdeliveries.

a.trialb.attemptc.actiond.progress

14.Havinglostherjob,themiddle-agedwomantriedto____whatsheshoulddonext.

a.makeoutb.standoutc.sortoutd.figureout

15.Afterthebigjobwasfinished,thebuilder___thenumberofmenworkingforhim.

a.cutoffb.cutoutc.cutdownd.cutup

16.Onlyguestofthehotelenjoythe_____ofbowlingonthe6thfloor.

a.favorb.possibilityc.advantaged.privilege

17.Teachingasacareer____tomanypeoplebecauseofthelongholidays.

a.attractsb.callsc.pullsd.appeals

18.Whatmattersis_____thesamemistakenexttime.

a.avoidingtomakeb.avoidmaking

c.toavoidmakingd.toavoidtomake

19.Mycasesaretooheavy,andtheairlinechargedme40dollarsfor___baggage.

a.exceedingb.excessc.excessived.exclusive

20.Beforetheyranaway,thecriminalshad____alltheevidence.

a.ruinedb.destroyedc.damagedd.broken

PartII:

ReadingComprehension（40Points）

PassageOne

Sincethe1950s,mostofthestarsofpopmusichavecomefromBritainandAmerica.However,inthelasttenyears,whenmanydifferentkindsofmusichaveestablishedthemselvesonthepopscene,moreandmorestarshavecomefromothercountries.

Popmusicchangesallthetimeandnewstarsappearandbecomefamous.Manyoftoday’sstarsstartedoutinthe1960sandhavechangedtheirmusictosuitthetime.Althoughmoststarstakemanyyearstobecomefamous,theirfamedoesnotusuallylastlong.Foramusician,tostaypopularandstillproducegood,originalmusicoveralongperiodoftimeisasignoftruestar.

Moststarsstarttheircareersinasimpleway—playinginunknownnightclubsordancehallswherepeoplewanttodancetothemusic,notlistentoit.Theymayhavecontinueddoingthisformanyyearsuntiltheygeta“break”.Theybeginperforminginawell-knownplaceorgetrecordingcontract.Tobecomeastaristheaimofeverysingerormusicianandthedreamofmanyapopcrazyteenager.

Howeveragrouporstarmakesittothetop,theycanbesurethattheirliveswillchangeoncetheyaresuccessful.Ordinaryteenagerslivingathomewiththeirparentsmaysuddenlyfindthemselvesrichenoughtobuytheirownhouses.Anestablishedsuperstarmaybeabletobuyseveral.

Despitethelargeamountsofmoneythatareearned,lifeatthetopisnoteasyformanystars.Thepopsceneishardworkandmanystarsneedtospendalotoftimeawayfromhome.Foralotofthem,thismeanstheyhavenohomelifeandtheirpersonalrelationshipssuffer.Despitegreatpublicsuccess,lifeatthetopcanbeverylonely.

1.Accordingtothepassage,moreanmorestarshavecomefromothercountriesbecause_____________.

a.moreandmorecountrieshavebeenestablishedrecently

b.morekindsofmusichavebecomepopularintheworld.

c.morestarshavebecomefamous

d.popmusicneverremainsthesameforlong

2.Intheeyesoftheauthor,truestarsarethose_____.

a,whobecomefamousaftermanyyearsofhardwork

b.whochangetheirmusictopleasedifferentaudience

c.whocanproducehighlycreativemusic

d.whoconstantlycreategoodmusicandkeeptheirfameforlong

3.Whatdoestheword“break”（Line3,Para.3）mean?

a.Peoplestartlisteningtotheirmusicinsteadofdancingtoit.

b.Thestarsfinallygetabriefrestafterlongtimeofhardwork.

c.Thestarsgetachancetomeetmanypopcrazyteenagers.

d.Thestarshavetheirtalentrecognized.

4.AllofthefollowingaretrueaboutthelifeofmanyestablishedsuperstarsEXCEPTthat____.

a.theycanenjoylifewiththelargeamountsofmoneytheyearned.

b.theywillbewealthyenoughtobefinanciallyindependent.

c.theyusuallyhaveverylittlefamilylife.

d.theymayfeelverylonelyalthoughtheyareextremelypopular.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

a.Star’sPersonalLifeb.PopularSongsandPopstars

c.PopStars’CareersandLifed.HowtobecomeASuperStar

PassageTwo

Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.Experimentshaveprovedthatinnoisysituations（eventemporaryones）,peoplewouldhavemoreirritability（暴躁易怒）andlesscooperation;

Inmorepermanentnoisysituations,manypeoplecannotworkhardandtheysufferfromsevereanxietyaswellasotherpsychologicalproblems.Someresearchers,whostudyvariousaspectsofeffectofnoiseinpeople’smentallife,maintainthatnoise,eithertemporarynoiseorpermanentnoise,oftendestroycreativityandactivitybydisturbingpeople’semotionandmakethemmoreirritableandhardtocooperate.

However,psychologistsdistinguishbetween“sound”and“noise”.“Sound”ismeasuredphysicallyindecibels（分贝）.“Noise”cannotbemeasuredinthesamewaybecauseitreferstothepsychologicaleffectofsoundanditslevelof“intensity”dependsonthesituation.Thus,forpassengersatanairportwhoexpecttohearairplanestakingoffandlanding,theremaybealotofsound,butnotmuchnoise（thatis,theyarenotbotheredbythenoise）.Bycontrast,ifyouareataconcertandtwopeoplebehindyouarewhispering,youfeeltheyaretalkingnoisilyevenifthereisnotmuchsound.Younoticethenoisebecauseitaffectsyoupsychologically.Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantisifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.Peoplewalkingdownthestreetwithearphones,listeningtomusicthattheyenjoy,arereceivingalotofdecibelsofsound,buttheyareprobablyhappyhearingsoundswhichtheycontrol.Ontheotherhand,peopleinthestreetwithoutearphonesmusttoleratealotofnoisewhichtheyhavenocontrolover.Itisnoisepollutionthatweneedtocontrolinordertohelppeoplelivemorehappily.

6.Accordingtothepassage,people____>

a.cannotcompletehisworkinanoisysituation

b.willsufferfromcompletedeafnessbecauseofnoisepollution

c.canbepsychologicallyaffectedbyworkinginverynoisyfactories

d.maycooperatewellinanoisysurrounding

7.“Sound”,asdefinedbythepsychologist,_______.

a.canbemeasuredinthesamewaythat“noise”ismeasured

b.maybeextremelyharmfultohealth

c.isnotatalldifferentfrom“noise”

d.canbemeasuredbymachines

8.Peoplewaitingatanairport_______.

a.enjoyhearingairplanestakingoffandlanding

b.areusuallynottroubledbythenoise

c.caneasilytellsoundfromnoise

d.areoftenphysicallyaffectedbynoise

9.Peopleenjoylisteningtomusic,________.

a.thoughtheyarereceivingalotofdecibelsofsoundinfact

b.becauseitdoesnothaveanynegativeeffect

c.becausetheydonothavetotoleratethenoisearoundthem

d.eventhoughitissometimesunpleasanthearingstrangesounds

10.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatweneedtocontrolnoisepollutionif_____.

a.wewanttostaybothpsychologicallyandphysicallyhealthy

b.wedon’twanttobeeasytomakeangrywithothers

c.wewanttoworkhardandcooperatewellwitheachother

d.wedon’twanttosufferfromseriousanxietyandfeeluneasy

PassageThree

Whenyouseeacleveradvertisementinanewspaper,doyousaytoyourself,“Ah,that’sgood.I’dliketohaveoneofthose?

”Ordoyousay,“Whatliesaretheytellingthistime?

Itcan’tbeverygoodortheywouldn’thavetoadvertiseitsocleverly?

”Bothofthesepeopleexist;

thefirstareoptimists:

thesecondpessimistsandrealists.

Advertisementscanbeextremelyusefuliftheyarehonest;

if,letussay,youhavebrokenyourpenandyouwanttobuyanother,thefirstthingtodoistolookatasmanyadsforpensasyoucanfind.Thatwillhelpyoutochoosethemodel,colorandpricethatsuityou.Adssavealotoftimeandtroublebyputtingsellersintouchwithbuyersinaquickandsimpleway.Iftheadsaretrueandaccurate,thecustomerswillbesatisfiedandwillprobablybuyfromthesamefirmnexttimeandadvisetheirfriendsandacquaintancestodothesame.

Thereallydishonestadvertiserhopestosellhisgoodsquicklyandtomakealargeprofitonthembeforethecustomer’sreactions