In the United States the most popular form of folk dancing since the early days has been square dancing. In early times, when men and women worked in groups to build a barn (谷仓) or harvest crops, they danced when the work was done. The music came from the violin for the most part, but if there was no one to play a musical instrument, clapping（拍手）was used to produce the rhythm（节奏）by which to dance. The early settlers danced in a store, in a barn, or in a farm kitchen.

       A square is formed by four couples who stand facing the centre of the square. Each couple stand on one side of the square, the boy on the left and the girl on the right.

       The caller is an important part of the dance, since he tells the dancers which steps to do. If the dancers do not know the steps, he teaches them. It takes time to learn to be a good caller, and good callers are always in demand.

       These are the names of some of the steps the dancers do: Form a square; Circle; Honour your partner; Swing your partner; Form a star. There are many more. As the callers tell the dancers what to do next, they move to form the pattern（图形）he calls.

       Large or small numbers of people can dance at one time. Sometimes 800 or 1,000 people may be dancing at the same time. Or there may be only one square of eight people.

       Special clothes are worn by some when dancing. This makes the dance more colourful to watch. The special clothes are different from place to place. Women often wear full skirts of various colours with a pretty blouse. Men have coloured shirts and western trousers that they wear only when square dancing. In some country areas, everyone wears his best clothes.

       Today in some parts of the United States you will find some schools, clubs, or groups square dancing for fun.

56. From the passage we know that square dancing came from_______.

  A. the clubs            B. the schools  　        C. the countryside       D. big cities

57. How many steps do the dancers usually do while square dancing?

  A. At most four.                                                B. At least five.           

  C. At most eight.                                                  D. At least one thousand.

58. Which of the following statements is true?

  A. The caller is the most beautiful person in square dancing.

  B. It’s easy to learn to be a good caller.

  C. The caller plays an important part in square dancing.

  D. There are always enough good callers.

59. For what purpose do the American men and women dance?

  A. For money.                                B. For fun.

  C. To celebrate their harvest.                    D. To show their beautiful clothes.

60. If 800 people dance at the same time，how many squares can be formed?

  A. 100 squares.       B.200 squares.      C. 400 squares.        D. One big square.

____number of people who learn English____ very fast.

A. A; is growing　　　　 B. The; is growing　 C. The; are growing　 D. A; are growing

 

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-15各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一　　 个最佳答案。

　　    Rice was original (原来) a plant that only grew in warm areas. There was 1 when it was considered to be very valuable food in cold areas. Now rice 2 , and grows not only in warm areas but also in cold　　 areas. Rice is one of 3 foods of the human being. There are three groups of rice-eaters in the world. The biggest group is that of those who 4 rice. Most of them live in the Far East. These people number more than 1,000 million-about one-third of the world population. They usually grow their own rice. To them rice is even more important than wheat is 5 of Europe and North America. China is the biggest of all the countries 6 people live on rice. Well over 400 million of the Chinese are rice-eaters. So are most of 7 living in the Far East. They　　 number more than 600 million. The next group is 8 people who eat ricefrom time to time. They live in the towns and cities of West Africa, parts of Latin America, and Asia. To the third group 9 the people who live in countries in Europe and North America, there rice is eaten only as a special dish. 10 rice have grains that are from 1/5 to 2/5 of an inch long. Many people like the long grain rice better, and so its price is 11 than that of the short grain rice in the world market. Rice is often polished (提纯) before cooking so food may 12. But it loses　　 much of its vitamins (维生素) through polishing. How to make 13 richer　　 is a very useful subject of study.　　 People began to 14 this problem in the early part of the twentieth century, when some scientists thought of adding vitamins to rice. 15 we now have what is called "enriched rice" (营养米).

 

1. A. a time    B. one time　　 C. the time    D. at times

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2.A. has improved　　 B. has been improved

C. has improving    D. has been improving

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3.A. more important　　    B. the very important

C. the less important    D. the most important

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4. A. live in    B. live for    C. live on    D. live by

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5.A. for the people    B. to the people

C. by the people　　 D. against the people

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6. A. that    B. in there    C. which    D. in which

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7. A. another    B. any other    C. the other    D. other

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8. A. made up of    B. made of    C. made by    D. made from

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9. A. belong to    B. belongs to    C. belonging to    D. belongs

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10. A. Most types of    B. Most kinds of

C. Most piles of    D. Most pieces of

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11. A. more expensive    B. less expensive

C. much higher       D. more higher

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12. A. be madding tasty    B. be made taste

C. be made tasteful    D. be made tasty

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13. A. polishing rice    B. polish rice

C. polished rice　　 D. polishful rice

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14. A. pay attention to　　  B. paid attention to

C. make attention to　　 D. give attention

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15. A. For a result    B. As a result

C. At a result　　 D. In a result

It’s ____ good feeling for people to admire the Shanghai Word Expo that gives them____ pleasure.

A.／；ａ　　B.ａ；／　　C.the; a   D.a; the

 

If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off ______.

A. a price     B. price　　C. the price     D. prices