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Most people who travel from China to the US find that，despite having studied English for years，they have to “re—learn” it upon arriving．
Words that we learned in English classes are not pronounced the same way here．To truly be part of the “melting pot”，fluency（流利）in English is not enough．You need an accent to stand out．
When I first came to the US for graduate school，1 was a nervous foreigner．I felt so out of place that I wanted to hide everything about me that was “different”．To talk like an American became one of my goals．
During my first term as a teaching assistant(TA)，my students complained（抱怨） they could not understand me．I learned later from a study that this complaint was common among US students with an international TA．It is called the “Oh, no!” syndrome (情绪、举动)：“Oh，no! Not another international TA，and not that accent again!’’
So I imitated（模仿）the way native speakers talk and，over time，I made such good progress that American friends started to praise my English as having “almost no accent’’．I took this as a sign of my success．Ever since．people have often mistaken me for someone from many places：the Midwest，the West Coast，China，Japan，South Korea．Most frequently，people think I am from California．
Suddenly，conformity (一致) was no longer a praise：If I talk like an American，am I still Chinese? If I lose my Chinese accent，do I also lose my cultural identity? Am I denying（否认）my past by being absorbed into（沉浸于）a new culture?
Now I realize that a person’s accent is a permanent（永久的）record of their past cultural experience and it is a mark of one’s experience and exposure to different cultures．
As a fourth-year student in the US，I am no longer a nervous foreigner．My nervousness has been replaced by a desire to hold on to my cultural origins．Now I consciously（有意识地）add some Chinese “accent” when I speak．I do not wish to speak “perfect” English because I am proud of who I am．
| My Feeling of Speaking English in America | |
| Time | Supporting details |
| At the (71) ______ | I have to relearn English (72) ______ arriving there, for my pronunciations of words are (73) ______ from native speakers. |
| My students complained that I couldn’t make myself (74)______. | |
| During my stay | I made great (75) ______ in spoken English by imitating the (76) ______ native speakers talk. |
| People often (77) ______ me for someone from the Midwest，the West Coast，China， California and so on． | |
| Now | I think it necessary to keep my (78) ______ origins. |
| I often add some Chinese “accent” consciously when (79) ______ English because I am (80) ______ of being a Chinese. | |
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming sea life.
Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for almost two decades. We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long-term change in the open ocean environment. And one of the key things that we measure is CO2 levels. And we've been able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean.
Scientists expected that as atmospheric CO2 increased, more and more of the carbon dioxide would be absorbed into the ocean, affecting the chemical balance of the sea water, with a potentially harmful impact on shellfish and coral in particular.
"As carbon dioxide dissolves（溶解） in the water, or seawater in this case, it forms a weak acid, carbonic acid," Dore explains. "And therefore, as the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere goes up and that exchanges with the surface seawater, it drives the PH down, and makes it more acidic."
The seawater Dore and his colleagues have analyzed confirms what the theory predicts.
The effect was particular striking at about 250 meters down, and again at 500 meters. Dore and his colleagues came up with two possible explanations. It could be that surface water picked up CO2 and then moved to those depths. Or there could be a biological explanation.
"It's important to realize that the oceans are really becoming acidic. And it can have negative（消极的） impacts on a whole variety of sea life from fish to coral. It's potentially catastrophic."
【小题1】What can be the best title of the passage?
| A．Sea Life Facing Danger |
| B．Scientist Researching Seawater |
| C．Oceans Becoming More Acidic |
| D．Climate Change Affecting Seawater |
| A．more corals will appear in the sea |
| B．the surface water is becoming warmer |
| C．the chemical balance of the seawater is affected |
| D．the PH of the ocean out here has been increasing |
| A．his research and analysis |
| B．the expectation of other scientists |
| C．some former theory |
| D．a major cause of climate change |
In the late nineteenth century, ^5,000 pianos were sold in the United States each year and, with over half a million youths learning to play the instrument, there was a huge demand for sheet music （活页乐谱）．Indeed the demand was so huge that publishers rushed to enter the profitable market．During the last fifteen years of the century, many publishers began to set up shops in New York, the center for the production of the musical arts
By the turn of the nineteenth century many important publishers had their offices on 28th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue, and this Is the area that became known as Tin Pan Alley．It was here that publishers adopted new, aggressive business practices and marketing techniques to achieve great sales．
How it became to be known by that name is unclear, but the general opinion is that it is down to a visiting journalist by the name of Monroe Rosenfeld．He described the area as being drowned in the noise coming from the producers' offices, sounding as though hundreds of people were hitting tin pans（锡锅）．He used it several times in his newspaper articles in the early twentieth century and the term stuck．With time this name was popularly embraced and many years later it came to describe the U．S．music publishing industry in general．
The start of Tin Pan Alley is usually dated to about 1885,．but the end of Tin Pan Alley is less clear-cut ．Some date it to the start of the Great．Depression in the 1930s when the phonograph（留声机） and radio replaced sheet music, as the driving force of American popular music, while others consider Tin Pan Alley to have continued into thel950s when earlier styles of American popular music were upstaged （抢风头） by the rise of rock & roll．
There's a plaque（纪念匾牌）on the sidewalk on 28th Street in honor of the influence of Tin Pan Alley on American popular culture, but the buildings that were home to the legendary Tin Pan Alley publishers and songwriters are up for sale and may be torn down to make room for modern high-rise buildings．
1.What．is the passage mainly about ?
A．American popular music．
B．Tin Pan Alley's future。
C．American music Industry．
D．The history of Tin Pan Alley．
2.In the early 20th century．Tin Pan Alley was used to refer to ____．
A．the American popular culture． B．the American printing media
C．the American rock-music center D．the American music publishing industry．
3.In the nineteenth century, the driving force of American popular music was:____．
A．rock & roll B．sheet music
C．country music D．phonographs and radios
4.When visiting Tin Pan Alley , Rosenfeld probably felt it was ____．
A．very noisy B．very quiet C．wide D．narrow
5.We can learn from the passage that ______．
A．the term " Tin Pan Alley" was perhaps first used by Rosenfeld．
B．the old shops of Tin Pan Alley will be well protected．
C．Tin Pan Alley got its name in the early nineteenth century．
D．there were once some factories in Tin Pan Alley
I thought my luck had run out at the end of the summer holiday. It was not the 31 of the new term that did it, but the 32 military training. My 33 nightmare(噩梦) had finally come true.
The weather was 34 hot when we were training. Sweat dropped from every part of my body. I 35 as if my mouth was going to catch fire. 36 was the only thing I could think about. It was the first time in my life that I have ever really felt 37 .
However, we had to stand completely 38 all day. The drill-master(教官) were very strict with us. They only 39 us to sit directly on the ground for a few minutes. My heels ached and I had a blister(水泡) on my 40 .
Believe me, this was not the most 41 part. What I couldn’t 42 most of all was the smell of the toilets. It left such a deep impression on me that I can almost smell it right now.I guess most of the other students 43 the same experience that I had. I often thought of giving up and going back home. 44 , I didn’t.
One day, our PE teacher came to watch our 45 for a while. Then he 46 to join the national flag squad(队). “You movement is the best of all,” he praised me. It was so 47 ! I almost couldn’t believe my ears. It was a great honor to be chosen for the squad.
From that day on, I worked much harder than before because I knew I was going to 48 the national flag. Every Monday, thousands of eyes would be 49 on me. Now military training has finished and I have become a flag protector in my school. Every time I raise the flag, I know all my hard work has 50 .
1. A．imagination B．course C．start D．end
2. A．wonderful B．simple C．important D．tough
3. A．most B．worst C．best D．least
4. A．unbearably B．necessarily C．completely D．regularly
5. A．believed B．supposed C．felt D．considered
6. A．Rest B．Water C．Music D．Fruit
7. A．sleepy B．helpless C．thirsty D．useless
8. A．quiet B．silent C．calm D．still
9. A．allowed B．ordered C．kept D．made
10. A．legs B．hands C．feet D．arms
11. A．wonderful B．exciting C．popular D．painful
12. A．prevent B．need C．handle D．stand
13. A．behaved B．shared C．belonged D．presented
14. A．Naturally B．Generally C．Fortunately D．Especially
15. A．performance B．practice C．students D．exercise
16. A．took me out B．picked me out C．gave me out D．let me out
17. A．awful B．rare C．amazing D．interesting
18. A．lift B．protect C．catch D．hold
19. A．focusing B．turning C．changing D．moving
20. A．turned off B．got off C．taken off D．paid off
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The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37_ in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__ day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?
Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __ 53___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.
36. A. cover B. sign C. board D. note
37. A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins
38. A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case
39. A. still B. then C. already D. yet
40. A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back
41. A. in case B. now that C. so that D. as though
42. A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up
43. A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached
44. A. what B. why C. where D. how
45. A. realized B. recognized C. felt D. discovered
46. A. though B. but C. yet D. still
47. A. average B. successful C. harmonious D. beautiful
48. A. After all B. In the long term C. Of course D. As a matter of fact
49. A. happy B. disappointed C. lucky D. strange
50. A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific
51. A. Once B. When C. While D. Because
52. A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove
53. A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on
54. A. tomorrow B. adventure C. future D. sunrise
55. A. preserve B. charge C. run D. drop
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