Our life is changing.During the past hundred years,the car,the radio,the cinema,and now television have produced great　1　in the amusements with which people pass their　2　time.

A　3　years ago,people were in the habit of making their own amusements.When a group of people　4　,they talked,played cards or other games,or went out riding, shooting,or walking together.Most people could sing a little,or play some musical? instrument reasonably well；so at a party the guests amused each other.??5　　 , conversation(聊天) was an 　6　；amusing conversation could　7　people happy for hours.?

　　As for games such as football and cricket(板球),people were also in the habit of playing them themselves.Most of them did not play very well,but they　8　themselves and their friends.?

Nowadays we are amused by professional singers or players.Why listen to your friends singing when you can　9　the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who　10　very good when you can go to　11　some of the best players playing football in your country??

　　　12　an important match? Few people do this.You may just sit comfortably?13　and watch the game without the　14　of going outside.?

　　The art of conversation and the　15　of playing and singing by ourselves are?16　；people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners,and　17　doers and talkers. This change does people 　18　.It is　19　to do something personally than　20　to sit and watch others doing it.

1.A.harm　　　　　　 B.pleasure　　　　　　 C.changes　　　　　　 D.danger?

2.A.busy　　　　　　 B.free　　　　　　　　　　C.good　　　　　　　　 D.lazy?

3.A.hundred　　　　 B.thousand　　　　　　C.century　　　　　　　　　　 D.few?

4.A.walked　　　　　　B.played　　　　　　　　C.joined　　　　　　　　 D.gathered?

5.A.First of all　　　　B.Above all　　　　　　C.After all　　　　　　 D.At first?

6.A.art　　　　　　　　 B.interest　　　　　　 C.fun　　　　　　　　　　D.importance?

7.A.let　　　　　　　　 B.make　　　　　　　　 C.keep　　　　　　　　 D.cause?

8.A.enjoyed　　　　 B.played　　　　　　　　C.taught　　　　　　　　D.amused?

9.A.watch　　　　　　 B.become　　　　　　 C.hear　　　　　　　　 D.admire?

10.A.is　　　　　　　　 B.are　　　　　　　　　　 C.is not　　　　　　　　 D.are not?

11.A.join in　　　　　　B.play with　　　　　　C.watch　　　　　　　　D.find?

12.A.Acting　　　　 B.Enjoying　　　　　　 C.Seeing　　　　　　　　D.Playing?

13.A.at home　　　　 B.at a cinema　　　　 C.at a stadium　　　　D.at the playground?

14.A.problem　　　　 B.trouble　　　　　　 C.question　　　　　　 D.difficulty?

15.A.custom　　　　 B.habit　　　　　　　　 C.practice　　　　　　 D.interest?

16.A.growing　　　　 B.developing　　　　 C.dying　　　　　　　　 D.disappearing?

17.A.better and bette　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.worse and worse?

C.more and more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.fewer and fewer?

18.A.more good than harm　　　　　　　　 B.either good or harm?

C.more harm than good　　　　　　　　　　 D.neither good nor harm?

19.A.good　　　　　　 B.better　　　　　　　　 C.bad　　　　　　　　　　D.worse?

20.A.always　　　　 B.seldom　　　　　　 C.sometimes　　　　 D.never??

　　 Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth Hospital for incurables. In one of the wards (病房) a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn’t long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.

　　 “ Frank!”  I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t answer, as I knew, but all the time   1   his foot against mine.

    My   2   raced hack more than thirty years- to the   3   days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The   4   was an air- raid shelter (防空洞), in which I and about a hundred other people   5   every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.

　　    6   wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers (居住者) got to   7   each other very well. Frank West   8   me because he wasn’t normal, not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had   9   of a mind than a baby has, his “speech” consisted of rough sounds-sounds of pleasure or anger- and   10   more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable (有能力的) woman,   11   she had to be of course, because Frank   12   on her entirely. He needed all the attention of a baby.

    One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been   13   by a 500pounder. She lost nearly everything she owned.

　　   14   that sort of thing happened; the rest of us helped the   15   ones. So before we   16   that morning, I stood   17   Frank and   18   my right foot against his. They were about the same  19  . That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running - and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his   20   to me was always the same.

1. A．covering

B．moving

C．fighting

D．pressing

2. A．minds

B．memories

C．thoughts

D．brains

3. A．bette?
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r

B．dark

C．younger

D．high

4.  A．cave

B．place

C．sight

D．scene

5.  A．slept

B．worked

C．studied

D．lived

6. A．Discussing

B．Solving

C．Sharing

D．Suffering

7. A．learn from

B．talk to

C．help

D．know

8. A．needed

B．recognized

C．interested

D．encouraged

9. A．more

B．worse

C．fewer

D．less

10. A．not

B．no

C．something

D．nothing

11. A．though

B．yet

C．as

D．so

12. A．fed

B．kept

C．lived

D．depended

13. A．flattened

B．weakened

C．stolen

D．cleaned

14. A．While

B．Until

C．Unless

D．When

15. A．lost

B．unlucky

C．angry

D．unpopular

16. A．separated

B．went

C．reunited

D．returned

17. A．beside

B．against

C．at

D．on

18. A．push

B．tried

C．showed

D．measured

19. A．length

B．weight

C．style

D．size

20. A．speaking

B．greeting

C．meeting

D．acting

 

Patti Page, the top-selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold, died on January 2nd, 2013, when she was 85. She was one of the most beloved singers of the post-war era. Take her “Tennessee Waltz” for example, it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit (成功).

Born in Claremore, Oklahoma, a small town near Tulsa, Page once dreamed of a career in commercial art. Her first job in the art department at a local radio station soon led to her performing 15-minute program on her own.

At age 20, Page was discovered by big-band leader Jack Rael, who gave up his job to become her manager. The next year, she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and enjoyed her first hit record soon. She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years and recorded hit after hit including: “With My Eyes Wide Open, I’m Dreaming” and “Old Cape Cod”.

Her last hit was “Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte”, recorded for the Bette Davis movie of the same name. And then, there was “Doggie in the Window”. The creative tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics (歌词), the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.

Throughout the 1950s, Patti Page made regular appearances on a variety of television shows and in 1957 she was chosen to host the musical program “The Big Record”. The following year, Page appeared in her own CBS television series “The Patti Page Show”. She continued to record and perform into the 21st century, most recently releasing an album of songs for children, a Christmas record, and a new “best of” collection.

Besides music, Patti Page did a bit of acting. She co-starred with the Oscar-winning Burt Lancaster in “Elmer Gantry”, and also starred on stage in the musical play “Annie Get Your Gun”.

41. According to the passage, Patti Page ______.

A. wanted to be a singer as a child

B. was born in a small town in 1927

C. was known mainly for her acting skills

D. started her work as a TV program hostess

42. According to the passage, which one of her following recorded songs was criticized（批评）?

A. “Old Cape Cod”

B. “Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte”

C. “Doggie in the Window”

D. “With My Eyes Wide Open, I’m Dreaming”

43. The “Tennessee Waltz” is mentioned in the passage in order to show that ________.

A. Patti Page was a beloved singer

B. Patti Page had talents for singing

C. Patti Page’s songs are pleasant to hear

D. Patti Page was good at recording songs

44. We can know from the passage that Patti Page ______.

A. got to know Jack Rael in 1945

B. left Mercury Records at the age of 35

C. appeared in “The Patti Page Show” in 1957

D. wrote all songs for children in her late life

45. It is inferred from the passage that _______.

A. Patti Page gave up singing in public in her late life

B. Patti Page’s gift for music began to be shown in her childhood

C. Patti Page’s great success was because of her luck and others’ help

D. Patti Page was not only a successful singer but also an actress