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As his son played a range of classical pieces from Mozart to Beethoven smoothly, the father swelled 　　　　 pride.

A. of　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. into　　　　　　　 D. from

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She has a lot of hobbies, ____ playing chess _____ canoeing.

A. ranges from … to…    B having ranged from…to…

C. ranged from…to…     D. ranging from…to…

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To learn the piece of music quickly, you'd better hear it ___ as many times as possible.

A. play        B. playing     C. played      D. to play

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As Mr. Jones aged, he decided to ___________charge of his family business to his eldest son, who was without question the most suitable candidate to succeed.

A. take over B. hand over

C. give away D. set aside

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A shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The boy walked a long way, and finally came upon a beautiful castle where the wise man lived.

Rather than finding a holy man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were chatting in the corners and a small orchestra was playing soft music. The wise man talked with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn.

The wise man listened carefully to the boy’s explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn’t have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested the boy look around the palace and return in two hours.

“Meanwhile, I want to ask you to do something,” said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. “As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill”.

The boy began to walk up and down stairs in the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned.

“Well,” asked the wise man, “Did you see the Persian tapestries (波斯织锦) hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener 10 years to create?”

The boy was embarrassed, and replied that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and observe the wonderful things of my world,” said the wise man.

Then the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. He saw the gardens and the mountains all around him. When he returned, he described in detail everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I gave to you?” asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.

“Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

1.When the shopkeeper’s son arrived at the castle, he ______.

A. received warm welcome from the wise man

B. didn’t expect to see so many people around

C. was shown around the palace by the local people

D. had already missed his chance to talk to the wise man

2.The wise man gave the boy two tasks in order to ______.

A. let the boy enjoy his palace and garden

B. show him how to observe the wonderful things in the world

C. make him learn from his mistakes

D. teach him the secret of happiness

3.We can infer from the article that “the drops of oil on the spoon” probably refer to ______.

A. the beauty of nature

B. the fortune a person owns

C. the responsibilities of a person

D. the great opportunities in life

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. The wise man was satisfied with the way the boy performed the second task　

B. It took the wise man about 10 years to finish his garden.

C. The wise man wasn’t paying much attention to the boy at first.

D. The boy took no notice of the surroundings during his first task.

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Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone,not in features but in footsteps.As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable.You begin to realize that your boy,in your footsteps,could probably accomplish what you hoped for.But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.

My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten.Science projects waited until the last moment.Book reports weren't written until the final threat.

I've been a newspaperman all my adult life.My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master's degree in English.But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生).They're called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.

When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”,I was shocked.“Hey,he's a good kid,” I wanted to say.“And smart,really.”

I learned later that motorheads are,indeed,different.They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don't often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).

But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education.We who labor in clean shirts in offices don't have the abilities that motorheads have.I began to learn this when I had my car crashed.The cost to repair it was estimated at $800.“Hey,I can fix it,” said Jody.I doubted it ,but let him go ahead,for I had nothing to lose.

My son ,with other motorheads,fixed the car.They got parts(零件）from a junkyard,non-toasting toaster have been fixed.Neighbours and co-workers trust their car repair to him.

Since that first repair job,a broken air-conditioner,a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed.Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.

These kids are happiest when doing repairs.They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world.And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.

I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers,engineers need mechanics,and architects need builders.Most important,I have learned that fathers don't need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.

My son may never make the school honor roll.But he made mine.

1.What used to be the author's hope for his son?

A. To avoid becoming his clone.

B. To resemble him in appearance.

C. To develop in a different direction.

D. To reach the author's unachieved goals.

2.What can we learn about the author's children?

A. His daughter does better in school.

B. His daughter has got a master's degree.

C. His son tried hard to finish homework.

D. His son couldn't write his book reports.

3.The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_______.

A. His son had the ability to fix it.

B. it would save him much time.

C. it wouldn't cause him any more loss

D. other motorheads would come to help.

4.In the author's eyes,motorheads are _______.

A. tidy and hardworking

B. cheerful and smart

C. lazy but bright

D. relaxed but rude

5.What did the author realize in the end?

A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.

B. It is important for one to make the honor roll.

C. Architects play a more important role than builders.

D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.

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From Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps boost creativity, but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that belief. Their findings indicate music actually stymies creativity.

To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal insight problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music “significantly damaged” the participants’ ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity. The research team also tested background noises such as those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no impact on subjects’ creativity. The tasks were simple word games. For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunflower, etc). Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while exposed to three different types of music; music with unfamiliar lyrics, instrumental music, or music with familiar lyrics.

“We found strong evidence of damaged performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions,” says co-author Dr. Neil McLatchie of Lancaster University.

Dr. McLatchie and his colleagues theorize that music interferes with the verbal working memory processes of the brain, blocking creativity. Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the study’s authors believe that was the case because library noises create a “steady state” environment that doesn’t disrupt concentration. It’s worth mentioning that even familiar music with well known lyrics damaged participants’ creativity, regardless of whether or not it caused a positive reaction, or whether participants typically studied or created while listening to music.

“To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music strengthens creativity, and instead demonstrate that music, regardless of the presence of semantic (语义的) content (no lyrics, familiar lyrics or unfamiliar lyrics), consistently disrupts creative performance in insight problem solving,” the study reads.

1.Why are Mozart and Metallica mentioned at the beginning?

A.To prove they are very creative. B.To introduce the topic of the text.

C.To show the importance of music. D.To offer some background information.

2.What does the underlined word “stymies” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A.Blocks. B.Boosts.

C.Inspires. D.Strengthens.

3.If the participants were given the words fire, place and book during the game, a proper answer could be　 .

A.man B.store

C.work D.birth

4.What do we know about the study?

A.The tasks were very difficult for participants to finish.

B.All participants were exposed to two different types of music.

C.Music with famous lyrics didn’t harm participants’ creativity.

D.Library background noises hardly affected participants’ creativity.

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Recently, as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his school team, I was feeling sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity(困境) on the court, trailing for three quarters of the game. As for me, I had just been dismissed from my job.

As I watched what my son was experiencing, I recalled the events earlier in the day—packing up everything in a box and saying goodbye to my colleagues. During the drive home, I kept telling myself that I will find work again—I am confident in my experience and abilities, but self-doubt was still sticking its foot in the door.

The game entered the fourth quarter with Nathan’s team still trailing. I saw the determination on his back to not only tie the game, but then go ahead by three points. Then, a player from the other team made an unbelievable shot to tie the game up again. With a tie game and seconds on the clock, Nathan found himself with the ball and with skill and confidence, he made the basket with a defender hanging all over him. The other player was called for a foul(犯规).

As Nathan stood preparing for a shot that would put his team up by three points, I saw the focus and determination on his face, with no room for self-doubt. After he made the free throw, his team managed to stop the other team from scoring, winning the game and moving on to the finals.

As I sat there, my heart bursting with pride, it dawned on me. I had taught him perseverance(毅力) in the face of adversity, and he had just taught me the same lesson. That brief moment of self-doubt and feeling sorry for myself was blown away by the actions of my son on the basketball court. He will play in the finals, but it doesn’t matter if he wins or loses. At this moment, we both won.

1.We can learn from the text that ________.

A.I lost my job for lack of experience and abilities.

B.Nathans team won a narrow victory in the basketball game.

C.I was proud of Nathan because he won the game in the finals.

D.Nathan had never doubted himself whenever he was in trouble.

2.The underlined word “trailing” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A.losing B.falling behind

C.being defeated D.winning

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.My son would win in the finals and I would find a job soon.

B.I had once taught my son face to face that we should never give up.

C.It was my encouragement and help that made my son win the game.

D.I would become more confident about my future after this experience.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.An Inspiring Game B.A Moment of Self-doubt

C.Lesson from My Son D.An Unforgettable Experience

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A classical guitarist was excited to hear from New York City police that his valuable guitar had been found. It disappeared almost a year ago when he got out of a cab and forgot to take the guitar with him. Laurence Lennon, 44, said he was running late that day. He was talking to his manager on his cell phone when he dashed out of the taxi. He said that he gave the driver $ 60 and told him to keep the change. He walked through the front doors of the concert hall still talking on the phone to his manager.

Upon discovering his loss, Lennon used his cell phone to call the police. The policewoman asked him for the name of the cab company, the number of the cab, and the name of the driver. He said that she had to be kidding.

She told Lennon that he could file a missing items report at the police station or online. Lennon asked for the online address. She told him that finding the guitar might take a couple of years—finding guitars was not as important as finding murderers and marijuana smokers. Then she told him to have a nice day.

“This year has been depressing，” said Lennon. “I had to put off the recording of two new CDs. I've been using borrowed guitars. And I was losing hope of ever recovering my guitar.”

Lennon was reunited with his $ 100,000 musical instrument yesterday. The case and the guitar had been discovered in the corner of a coffee house only two blocks from where Lennon had lost it in the first place. Lennon had offered a $ 10,000 reward for its return. He said he would give the reward to the coffee house owner, who had informed the police.

1.It can be inferred from this reading passage that________.

A. Lennon couldn't give any useful information about the driver and his cab

B. Lennon gave the driver much more money than what was actually needed

C. Lennon was too busy talking to his friend to remember to pay the cab driver

D. Lennon used to work at the concert hall in New York City

2. The policewoman told Lennon________.

A. not to worry about the guitar

B. to have a nice day in New York City

C. to wait with patience

D. to find the cab driver and talk to him

3. Which of the following is the most important according to the policewoman?

A. Finding a lost guitar.　　　　　 B. Finding the cab driver.

C. Enjoying one's own life　　　　 D. Finding murderers.

4.The underlined word“depressing”can be best explained by“________”．

A. making people unfortunate

B. making people feel sad

C. making people losing money

D. making people losing good luck

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The piano on which Mozart wrote all of his late works returned home to Vienna for the first time since his death in 1791.The piano will stand in his former Vienna home, now a museum, for two weeks, ending in a concert of the works by Mozart.

Mozart bought the instrument from Anton Walter, the most famous piano maker of his time, in 1782.He wrote more than 50 works for the piano on it, many of them in the apartment in Vienna.After Mozart’s death, Constanze, Mozart’s wife, gave the instrument to their elder surviving son, Carl Thomas, who donated it to the Mozarteum Salzburg on what would have been the composer’s 100th birthday.The piano is now part of the permanent exhibition in the Austrian city of Salzburg.

“ It was very hard to let it go,” said Matthias Schulz, director of the Mozarteum Salzburg.“ If we didn’ t know it was in the best hands, we wouldn’ t have done it.” The piano is much smaller and lighter than modern concert ones.Its sound is fresher and brighter than that of a modern piano, with lighter action and hammers (音锤).

Piano restorer Josef Meingast, who has looked after the Mozart piano since 1975, said it was superior to any of its surviving copies.Meingast said he had to fight to replace the existing strings (琴键), dating from a 1973 restoration, with softer ones that produce a rounder sound thought to be more similar to what Mozart would have produced.

Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov, who planned to give a concert of Mozart’ s music on the piano on November 7, said he was privileged to play such an instrument.It’s easily the biggest day of a musician’ s life.”

1.According to the passage, the piano___________.

A.is now being owned by the Mozart family

B.has been kept by Carl Thomas since Mozart died

C.is much bigger and heavier than modern ones

D.is part of the permanent exhibition in the city of Salzburg

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.The piano has never been repaired.

B.Anton Walter was also a very famous pianist.

C.Josef Meingast devoted himself to restoring the piano.

D.Matthias Schulz doubted if the piano would be well looked af.

3.How will Alexander Melnikov feel when playing that piano?

A.Upset　　 B.Honored　 C.Frightened　 D.Creative

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Mozart’s piano returns home to Vinna.

B.Mozart’s piano connects too many artists.

C.Mozart’s piano reflects all his wonderful life.

D.Mozart’s piano is restored to its original form.

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