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“WefeltlikestarsinTokyo,"

added86-year-oldHidekoKedamori."

Everyoneintheaudiencehadabigsmile,whichgaveustheenergytosingourheartsout.We'

reblessedtohavebeenborninKohama.Ourlyricsareabouttheislandandnature----whalesintheseaspoutingordolphinsdoingsomersaults（空翻）。

”

Regardlessofthelyrics,theseelderlywomenareincrediblycharmingwhentheyperform.Theirenergyandenthusiasmareamazing,consideringtheirage.Infact,nooneundertheageof80isallowedintotheband.Itturnsoutthatthepopqueensareblessedwithincrediblegenes--Okinawanislandershaveoneofthehighestlifeexpectanciesintheworld.Theirdietchieflyconsistsofvegetablesandlocalpurple-fleshedsweetPotatoes,withpracticallynoaddedsugar.Menakasaidshe

isn'

tparticularaboutherdiet.

＂Ilookaftermyhealthbycleaningmyhome,wipingthefloors,steamingrice,"

shesaid."

Istayintheshadewhenit'

stoohot.Idon'

twanttogetburnt.Ihavetotake

careofmyskin-I'

mstillyoungatheart!

"

21.What'

stheaimofwritingthepassage?

A.TotellusKBG84isthebestbandinJapan.

B.TointroduceapopularbandinJapan.

C.ToshowwhyKBG84issopopular.

D.Toprovetheelderlycanbecomestars.

22.HowdidthemembersofKBG84feelwhentheysucceeded?

A.Verysurprised.B.Rathercalm.

C.Alittleproud.D.Fairlycontent.

23.WhatarethelyricsofKBG84about?

A.Thewomen'

sinterestsB.Inspiringstories.

C.Kohamaandnature.D.Whalesanddolphins'

food.

24.WhatMenakasaidinthelastparagraphsuggests

A.shekeepsfitbydoinghousework

B.takingexerciseeverydaybringsherjoy

C.shelikeshightemperatureverymuch

D.hergoodskiniswhatshetakespridein

B

Operaisanartformthatcelebratesthehumanvoice,Nootherartlormcreatesexcitementandmovestheheartinthewaythatoperadoes,especiallywhenperformedbyagreatsinger.OperaisanimportantpartoftheWesternclassicalmusictradition.Itusesmusic,words,andactionstobringadramaticstorytolife.OperastartedinItalyattheendofthe16thcenturyandlaterbecamepopularthroughoutEurope.Overtheyears,ithasrespondedtovariousmusicals.Inrecentdecades,muchwideraudienceshavebeenintroducedtooperathroughmodernrecordingtechnology.Somesingershavebecomecelebritiesthankstoperformingonradio,onTV,andinthecinema.

However,inrecentyears,operahasbeenfacingseriouschallenges.Onecurrentchallengetooperaiseconomics.Theshortageofmoneyraisesthebroaderquestionofhowmuchshouldbepaidtosupportoperasingersandotherartists.Societyseemstoacceptthelargesalariespaidtobusinessmanagersandthemulti-million-dollarcontractsgiventosportsathletes.Butwhataboutoperasingers?

Somehow,peoplehavetheideathatartistscanbecreativeonlyiftheysufferinpoverty,butthisisunrealistic.Ifartists,includingoperasingers,lackthesupporttheyneed,valuabletalentiswasted.

Notonlytheshortageofmoney,butalsothewaymoneyIsmanagedintheoperaworldhasledtohardships,Principalsingersaregenerallypaidperformancefeesoncetheycompleteashow.Theytypicallyreceivenothingduringthemanyweeksofrehearsal（排练）beforeashowstarts.

Anotherproblemfacedbyoperaishowtomeetthedemandsofaudienceswhoareinfluencedbypopularentertainment.Popsingersareoftenjudgedasmuchonthebasisofhowtheylookashowtheysound.Thesedemandsmaybeunrealisticandpossiblyharmful.Operasingerssimplycannotmakeasoundbigenoughtofillalargetheaterorconcerthallwithoutamicrophoneiftheirbodyweightistoolow.Emphasizingphysicalappearanceoversingingabilitymaycauseaudiencestomissoutonthehumanvoiceatitsbest.

Therearenoeasysolutionstoopera'

sproblemsandtherearemanydifferentopinionsaboutthevalueofopera.However,everyyearmanyyoungpeopleregisterformusiccourseswithhopesanddreamsofdevelopingtheirtalentinthisspecialartform.Thefactthatoperahassurvivedmanyobstaclesandcontinuestoattracttherisinggenerationshowsthatitremainsarespectableartformfullofvalue.

25.WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Operasingers'

lifestoriesaredramatic.

B.OperawillsoonappearonTVandinfilms.

C.Operafansthankcelebritiesforperforming.

D.Operadevelopsbyadaptingtonewconditions.

26.WhatcanweknowfromParagraphs2and3?

A.Operasingersarefinanciallyinsecure.lcr

B.Operasingerswastetheirvaluabletalent.

C.Operasingersgetpaidbeforetheshow.

D.Operasingersperformbetteriftheyarepoor.

27.WhatdoestheauthortrytosayinParagraph4?

A.Popularculturehashadapositiveinfluenceonopera.

B.Audiencesknowbesthowoperashouldbeperformed.

C.Microphonesshouldbeusedtomakeoperamoreenjoyable.

D.Operasingers'

voicesshouldbevaluedmorethan

28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheEconomicChallengetoOpera

B.OperaFacedwiththeDifficulties

C.OperaasPartofPopularCulture

D.TheHistoricalContextofOpera

C

ThomasCheathamhadplannedtostudyLatinduringhistimeatHebronHighSchoolinTexas.ButwhenhelearnedthattheschooldistrictwasgoingtoofferaMandarin（普通话）class,hequicklychangedhismind.

＂IthoughtMandarinwouldbemorebeneficialthanLatin,"

saidCheatham,whoisnowinhissecondyearofstudyingthelanguage.

HespeaksMandarintoorderfoodatChineserestaurantsandcanreadsocialmediapostsfromhisChinese-speakingfriends.Whileit'

sadifficultlanguagetomaster,thehighschooljunior,whoplanstostudycomputerengineering,thinksitwillbeimportantforhiscareer."

Chineseisagoodlanguagetoknow,especiallywithChinabecomingagrowingpower,"

hesaid.

Manyexpertsagreethatproficiency（熟练）inalanguagespokenbyabillionpeopleworldwidewillgiveAmericanstudentsanedgeintheglobaleconomy.

＂PeoplearelookingatChinaasournexteconomiccompetitor,andinterestinMandarinisgrowingfast,"

saidMartyAbbott,directoroftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages."

We'

reseeingitinallpartsofthecountry.”

Abbottpredictsthatasmanyas100,000studentsarenowstudyingMandarininpublicandprivateschoolsthroughouttheUS.ShesaidtheUSgovernmenthasdesignated（指定）Mandarinasan"

importantneed”languageandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers."

Ourgovernmentwantstoincreaseourlanguageabilityforeconomiccompetitiveness,"

Abbottadded.

Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmentisspreadingknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandculturethroughConfuciusInstitutessetupinmanyUSstates.Forexample,theConfuciusInstituteattheUniversityofTexasatDallashasbeenthehomeofaConfuciusInstitutefor10years.ItsponsorsConfuciusClassroomsat21localpublicandprivateschools,wheretensofthousandsofstudentsarelearningMandarin.

29.WhydidThomasCheathamdecidetostudyMandarininsteadofLatin?

A.MandarinwaseasiertolearnthanLatin,

B.Mandarincouldbehelpfultohisfuturecareer.

C.MandarinmighthelphimlearnmoreaboutChina.

D.Mandarincouldenablehimtostudycomputerengineering.

30.Theunderlinedword“edge”inparagraph4probablymeans"

＂。

A.aslightadvantageB.theoutsidelimit

C.asharptoneofvoiceD.anexcitingquality

31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMartyAbbottagreewith?

A.MandarinshouldbetaughtinclassroomsthroughouttheUS.

B.ThoseskilledatChinesewillbethemostcompetitiveinthefuture.

C.TheUSgovernment'

spolicyhashelpedpopularizeMandarinintheUS.

D.AmericanslearnMandarinbecausetheyworryabouttheireconomicsecurity.

32.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthispassage?

A.TherisingpopularityofMandarinamongAmericanstudents.

B.ThegreatbenefitsoflearningMandarinforAmericanstudents.

C.TheinfluenceofChina'

sgrowingpoweronAmericaneducation.

D.TheeffectofConfuciusInstitutesinpromotingMandarinintheUS.

D

Mydearestsonanddaughter,

ThestoryofNewJerseyhighschoolstudentRachelCanningsuingherparentsforchildsupportandhighschooleducationinspiredmetowriteyoualittleletter.Letmejustputthisoutthere:

theonlywayIexpecttoseeyouinacourtisasalawyerorajudge.

Therearetwothingsaboutthiscasethatseemtobedisaster.

First.it'

snaturalforparentsandchildrentoargue.Icanguaranteethatwewilldisagree.Oneorbothofyouwill,atsomepoint,screamatthetopofyourvoicethevariouswaysyouhateme.AndIwon'

talwayslikeyou,either.ButIwillalwaysloveyouanddoeverythingIcantokeepyourbestinterestsasmyfocus,evenwhenI'

msoangry.Wearefamily.Thatmeansweareasmuchapartofoneanotherastheflesh,bloodandbonesinourbody.Andweallshouldthinkaboutitverydeeplyinsteadofbreakingthatbond.

Second,tobehonest,nomatterhowfarapartweareonyourlifechoices,yourfatherandIwillmostcertainlypayeverythingwecanforyourhighereducation.Butthatdoesn'

tmeanyoudeserveit.Tobeclear,thatisaprivilegewehappilyextend（给于）toyo