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[单项选择]Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. How John Milton Wrote Paradise Lost.
B. How John Milton Became a Poet.
C. How John Milton Studied Latin.
D. How John Milton Became Famous.
[填空题]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
If our society ever needed a reading renaissance(复兴), it’s now.The National Endowment for the Arts released "Reading at Risk" last year, a study showing that adult reading 47 have dropped 10 percentage points in the past decade, with the steepest drop among those 18 to 24. “Only one half of young people read a book of any kind in 2002. We set the bar almost on the ground. If you read one short story in a teenager magazine, that would have 48 , ”laments a director of research and analysis. He 49 the loss of readers to the booming world of technology, which attracts would-be leisure readers to E-mail, IM chats, and video games and leaves them with no time to cope with a novel.
“These new forms of media undoubtedly have some benefits,” says Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good for You. Video games 50 problem solving skills; TV shows promote mental gymna
[单项选择]Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
I’ve always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for tile first time in seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life.
Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world’s knowledge. They’re helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.
Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it "tap-dancing to work." My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what
A. It was old but inspirational.
B. It was curious but beautiful.
C. It was the most practical tool he had ever used.
D. It was the source of his knowledge and power.
[填空题]Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
Last year, our nation’s capital passed the murder-a-day mark, and the number of homicides is now up some 50 percent from that level. More than half of these killings are drug-related. In 1988 New York City had its most violent year ever, with 1896 homicides. Many of these in volved drugs. Such homicides are also a problem in Detroit, Baltimore, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Phoenix and scores of other cities where drug gangs war against one another and use violence to spread their deadly trade. In Bankhead Courts, and Atlanta housing project, drug-related crime has reached the point where mail carriers have had to depend on increased police patrols at delivery, time. What is happening around us unfolds a vivid picture that the links between drug use and crime are clearly established. According to authoritative governmental study, around three-quarters of crack and heroin users claim they commit crime to feed their habit. I
[单项选择]Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you wilt be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
What was the major change in agriculture during the 19th century
A. Specialized crops.
B. Farm machinery.
C. Extensive network of railroads.
D. Unbalance of supply and deman
[单项选择]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.
The speaker suggests encouraging others to talk about themselves because
A. it’s a good way to know each other.
B. it is a means of showing respect.
C. people are passive listeners.
D. people care more about themselves.
[单项选择]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.
If listeners want to hear from the artists themselves, they can choose
A. About the Big Hits.
B. The History of Pop.
C. The Road to Music.
D. Today in History.
[单项选择]Questions 27 to 31 are based on the following passage．
It is universally known that friendship is one of the ever—going themes in the literature of all languages．This is because human beings were born to need the warmth and respect from friends．Indeed，people，old and young，male and female，at work or at leisure， unsurprisingly or unexpectedly，are meeting new people and making new friends every day．However，it is impossible for US to make friends with everybody．We have to choose true friends．Some of US like similar friends，while others different friends．Personally，I prefer both．
It goes without saying that having similar friends has many advantages．We can feel a sense of strength when we have a group of old friends who share our suffering and happiness．Naturally，anybody with an ambition in life，either to become an artist or all engineer or a politician，will feel a special need to be surrounded by friends whose assistance and encouragement will add to his confid
A. careful
B. cheerful
C. delighted
D. confident
