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“Hey,howareyoudoing?

I'

mCourtney.Whatgradeareyouin?

What'

syourfavoritebook?

ElephantandPiggy?

Yeah,Igotit.”

Ifyouthoughtyou'

dwalkedintoalibrarywithagreetinglikethat,youwouldn'

tbetoofaroff.Infact,you'

veenteredtheworkplaceofCourtneyHolmes,theStorybookBarber.

Twoyearsago,Dubuque,Iowa,helditsfirstyearlyBacktoSchoolBash,offeringneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfreeresourcesinthecommunity（社区）.Holmesagreedtoparticipate.Saturdaywashisbusiesthaircuttingday,buthechosetodonatehistimeandgivefreehaircutsto 

underprivileged 

kidssothey'

dlooksharponthatfirstdayofclasses.Butthenhehadalightbulbmoment 

（突然醒悟的一瞬）:

“Thekidsshouldearntheirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktome,” 

Holmessaid.

Theideawassopopularthathecontinueditforthenexttwoyears.Five-toten-year-oldboyswouldgrabafavoritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloudwhileHolmescuttheirhair.Iftheystuttered（结结巴巴地说）overaword,Holmeswastheretohelp.

Afterthehaircut,they'

dreviewthebook,fromthecharactersandvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.

Holmesadmitshe,too,benefitsfromthefreesnip-and-reads.

“Therewasthisseven-year-oldBob,whostruggledthroughhisbook,stutteringoverwordseventhoughhedidn'

thaveastutter,”saidHolmes.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeandpractice.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater,“Hereaditwithnoproblems.Thatinspires（鼓舞）me.”

Holmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedfrom 

Dubuque 

toa 

Chicago 

suburb.Whentheygetsettled,heplanstocontinuehisroleastheStorybookBarber. 

“Thewaytheworldistodaywithgunsandviolence,” 

hesays, 

“it'

sasafehaven（避风港） 

forthekids,tocometothebarbershopandreadbooks.”

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“underprivileged”inParagraph3mean?

A.Unruly.

B.Poor.

C.Intelligent.

D.Unusual.

25.WhatdidHolmessayaboutBob?

A.Hefiredhisenthusiasm.

B.Hegiftedhimanewbook.

C.Hepreferredtoreadalone.

D.Hehadalanguagedisability.

26.WhatcanweinferaboutHolmesfromthelastparagraph?

A.Heshowedgreatconcernforkids.

B.Hefacedseriousmoneyproblems.

C.Hehadanexcellentsenseofhumor.

D.Hebuiltashelterforhomelesskids.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Greatmindsinspiregreatdeeds

B.Anewwaytomakereadingfun

C.Anunusuallibraryin 

Dubuque, 

Iowa

D.Barbergetskidsreadingwithfreehaircuts

C

Ragtimeisafastandcomplexkindofmusicthatwaspopulararoundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.ScottJoplinisnowconsideredtobethemostimportantAmericanragtimecomposerandpianoplayer.Duringhislifetime, 

Joplin 

onlyenjoyedabriefperiodofprofessionalsuccessintheearly1900s.However,hisworkhadanimportant,lastingeffectonaudiences,aswellasothercomposers.

Whenragtimefirstappearedinthelatenineteenthcentury,itwasconsideredalowformofcheapentertainment,notaseriousmusicalmovement.Thenin1899, 

wrotearagtimesongcalled 

MapleLeafRag.ThesongshowedJoplin'

screativeblend（融合）ofAfrican-Americanrhythm（节奏）andmoreestablishedEuropean-Americanmusicalstyles.Itwasahugesuccessandhelpedtomakeragtimepopularwiththegeneralpublic. 

MapleLeafRag 

wasthefirstinstrumentalcompositiontoselloveronemillioncopiesofsheetmusic.ItwasalsothefirstmusicbyanAfricanAmericantofindalargeaudienceamongEuropeanAmericans.

Althoughthegeneralragtimestylealreadyexistedbefore 

begancomposing,hisworkattractedalotofattentionfromotherragtimecomposersofhistime.SongslikeMapleLeafRag 

influencedthesecomposersmostlybecausetheywereverypopularwiththepublic.Andmanyofthemstartedtoaddsimilarfastandcomplexrhythmtotheirmusic.Later,composerscametoappreciatethehighqualityofJoplin'

smusic,whichhascontinuedtocapture（引起）theimaginationofmanycomposersandmusiciansuptothepresentday.Forexample,manylaterjazzmusicianswereinfluencedby 

Joplin'

scomplexAfrican-stylerhythm.Jazz,inturn,wentontoinfluencemanymorepopularmusicstyles.Theseincludetheblues,rockandroll,soul,andevenhip-hop.Asaresult,manymusichistoriansnowlist 

sworkasanearlybasisofallmodernpopularmusic.

28.Whatdowelearnaboutragtime?

A.Itoriginatedin 

Europe.

B.Itwasstartedby 

Joplin.

C.Itdisappearedaroundtheyear1900.

D.Itwasmostpopularduring 

stime.

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEregarding 

MapleLeafRag?

A.Itwasnotseriousmusic.

B.Itmaderagtimecheaper.

C.Itwasamixofmusicalstyles.

D.Itfailedtoentertainaudiences.

30.Howdidothercomposersfeelabout 

smusic?

A.Itwastop-class. 

B.Itwashardtoplay.

C.Itwasslowandsoft. 

D.Itlackedimagination.

31.What'

sthefocusofthistext?

A.Thelifestoryof 

B.Theriseofragtimecomposers.

C.Thedevelopmentofjazzmusic.

D.Theinfluenceof 

smusic.

D

Theterm 

“laughingstock” 

referstoaperson,thingorsituationthatisridiculed.Althoughtheexactoriginofthistermisunknown,it'

sbelievedtohavebeenderivedfrom（起源于）thestocksinwhichcriminalswereplacedtobesubjectedtopublicridicule.

Duringthetimethisphrasewasfirstseeninprint,oneofthepreferredmethodsofpunishmentforlessseriouscrimewasputtingindividualsinstocks.Stockswerewoodenstructuresthatwouldholdapersonimmobileforlongperiodsoftime,usuallybysecuringtheperson'

sheadandhandsintheholescutbetweentwoboardsthatweremountedonapole.Thephysicalaspectofbeingheldinstockscausedpain,andtheywerecommonlyplacedinpublicareassopassers-bycouldridiculethosewhowerebeingpunished.Itwascommonforpeoplewhowereinstockstobehitwithmud,rottenfoodsandevenanimalexcrement（粪便）thatwasthrownbythepassers-by.Thiscouldhaveledtotheuseof“laughingstock” 

inoldEnglishsayings.

Anothertheorybehindthephraseisamoreliteralinterpretation（字面解释）.Theword 

“stock” 

canmeanablockofwoodthatprovidessupport.Astockalsocanbethebuttend（根端）ofastructureortool,suchasagun.Whenapersonoranactionbecomesthebaseofajoke,itcanbesaidtheyarethebuttofthejoke,orthe“laughingstock.”

Thetermisoftenusedinmoderntimes.Ifanideacanbelaughedat,theideacanbethe“laughingstock”.Thistermisseeninprintmediaandheardonradioandtelevision,andithasfoundawayintomostdictionariesandotherreferencebooksthatlistcommonexpressions.

Althoughthetermmightbederivedfromthepublichumiliation（羞辱）ofactualcriminals,theactofputtingpeopleinstocksissometimesdoneinmoderntimesforfunandpublicbenefit.Forexample,atsomefundraisingeventsorcarnivals,avolunteerorwillingworkermightbeplacedinstocks,andotherpeoplecanpayforthespecialrightofthrowingwaterballoons,creampiesorothersoft,wetthingsatthefaceofthepersoninthestocks.Thisisdonetoraisemoney