At the recent 77th Academy Awards，a movie about black music legend Ray Charles was nominated （提名） for six awards．

　　When emotional Jamie Fox received his Best Actor Oscar for playing Ray Charles at the ceremony（頒獎(jiǎng)儀式）， he sang in respect to Charles and was greeted by a standing ovation（鼓掌）．Charles ，who was blind， has certainly left a beautiful musical legacy（遺產(chǎn)） ，just like many other famous African American musicians．

　　The contributions of African Americans to US musical history began with the arrival of the first Africans on its mainland in 1619．African slaves were often treated no better than animals．Taken from their homes and robbed of their freedom， they managed to maintain （keep） memories of the rich music and dance traditions of their ancestors．

　　Music played a very important role in the West African way of life．Music was played during every activity．There were special kinds of music for festivals．The slaves developed their own versions（版本） of these practices．

　　American music developed under a strong African influence （影響）．Black spirituals （圣歌）are one of the best-known and earliest forms of American music．These religious songs eventually（ finally） gave birth to the blues and jazz in the late 1800's．In the mid-1900's musicians combined spirituals， blues，and jazz styles to develop rock'n'roll．In the late 1900's， a new American musical form called rap appeared．

　　As people traveled and moved around， these forms of music were later brought to Europe and other parts of the world．Nowadays， almost all popular music contains elements（元素） of African American music．

1．The passage is mainly written to________．

A．prove that African American music is the best in the world

B．introduce a famous African American musician

C．explain how African music influenced American music

D．persuade people to love American music

2．Ray Charles was famous because________．

A．he used to be an African slave

B．he was a blind musician

C．he made great contributions to American music

D．he managed to create various kinds of music

3．Which of the following statements about African slaves is NOT true？

A．They were treated better than animals．

B．The first of them reached America in 1619．

C．Their lives were closely related to music．

D．Their ancestors left them a rich legacy of music and dance．

4．The last sentence of the passage infers that________．

A．African music has become the most important part of American music

B．African American music has now become popular all over the world

C．Africans in America are well-received worldwide

D．African American music may replace all other kinds of music

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　　By the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 the United States bought from France a vast area of some 828 000 square miles. This was one of the biggest land purchases in history. The area stretches from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the United States--Canadian border in the north. This territory(領(lǐng)土)makes up a third of the United States. It included, before territorial adjustment, all or parts of what were to become 15 States.

　　This huge region was explored in the 16th century by the Spaniard. A Frenchman, in 1682, named it Louisiana in honor of his king, Louis ⅩⅣ(1638-1715). Early in the 18th century the French founded settlements along the Mississippi River. The most important one. New Orleans, was founded in 1718 on the east bank of the river, 90 miles from its mouth. In 1732 the French Government took control of Louisiana.

　　At the end of the French and Indian War(1754-1763) in North America, French lost its lands east of the Mississippi to the Britain. In an agreement France gave up Louisiana--the French lands west of the Mississippi, and New Orleans--to Spain.

　　In the late 18th century Napoleon Bonaparte(1769-1821) rose to become the first emperor of France. He dreamed of creating a new French colonial empire in North America. In 1800 he persuaded the Spanish rulers to sign the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. This treaty transferred Louisiana back to France. On October 15, 1802, the king of Spain finally gave the order transferring Louisiana to France.

　　When President Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826) learnt of the secret agreement, he was very worried. He did not welcome the idea of having a strong France as a neighbour in the west in place of the weak Spain. Jefferson was also afraid that when the French controlled New Orleans they would close the Mississippi to America trade.

　　Jefferson ordered Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), the America minister to France, to explore the possibility of purchasing New Orleans and part of West Florida near the mouth of the Mississippi. Jefferson used psychology to force Napoleon's hand. He permitted to fall into the hands of the French Emperor some false secret letters, saying that the United States would join Britain for all attack on Louisiana. In March, 1830, James Monroe(1758-1831) went to Paris, who was empowered to offer Napoleon up to $10000000 for New Orleans and a tract of land on the Gulf of Mexico.

1．What is the main idea of the text?

[　　]

A．The history of Louisiana.

B．The purchase of a piece of land.

C．The wars between different countries for Louisiana.

D．The great wisdom of Thomas Jefferson in winning Louisiana for the United States.

2．The author is most likely to agree with which of the following statements?

[　　]

A．Louisiana was by far the largest state of the United Stares at that time.

B．The name Louisiana was most commonly seen in Spain.

C．France lost its control of Louisiana to Britain after losing the French and Indian War.

D．Thomas Jefferson wanted to have Louisiana because he felt that with such a vast region in his hand. France could be a threat to the United States.

3．What is the main reason that made Napoleon sell Louisiana to the United States?

[　　]

A．Louisiana was too big for France to control.

B．Thomas Jefferson was so clever that Napoleon could not match his wisdom.

C．Napoleon was deceived by the false letters and was afraid of the attack by Britain and the United States.

D．The native people in Louisiana would not be ruled by foreign rulers.

4．What will the paragraph immediately following the last paragraph discuss?

[　　]

A．How did France sell Louisiana to the United States.

B．What happened to Louisiana after it was purchased by the United States.

C．How Thomas Jefferson was respected by his people for the important purchase he made.

D．What was the effects of the purchase on American developments.

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　　Most of us think that when we step under a shower we’re getting clean．We are, but we're also giving a home to lots of tiny little creatures we didn't even know about．

　　A showerhead carries thousands of bacteria(細(xì)菌)called Mycobacterium．These can cause problems like coughs and tiredness, and a general feeling of poorliness(身體不舒服)．When you turn on the water, the bacteria go from the showerhead onto and into your body．

　　This is a finding of Norman R．Pace and his team at the University of Colorado, in the US．The scientists investigated bacteria in all kinds of human environment, including showers．

　　Pace's team looked at 45 showerheads in nine American cities．They discovered that 30 percent of them had large amounts of flying Mycobacterium．

　　But Pace said that they pose few threats to the health．Only those with a frail(脆弱的)immune(免疫的)system might need to worry．

　　He told the New York Times that the bactertia are not as unpleasant as might be thought．He said that having a shower is no more dangerous than anything else we do in the morning．

　　But for those who feel sick about the idea of all those microorganisms(微生物), he had some advice．

　　Let the water run for 30 seconds before getting into the shower．Why? The number of bacteria is smaller than when the water is just turned on．If that seems like a waste of water, he added that you could also change your showerhead every few months．

　　But Pace had good news too．He has also been testing the air in US subways．Apart from iron particles(粒子), which are ground off the track by the wheels of trains, subway air is fresh．The reason is that a train's movement pumps fresh outdoor air into the tunnels(隧道)．

　　Pace explained that he wanted to understand the natural microbial(微生物的)environments of public places．This kind of knowledge might help detect the microbes to be used in a bioterrorist(生物恐怖分子)attack．

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According to the finding of Norman R．Pace, after taking a shower, we might ________．

[　　]

A．

get much dirtier

B．

be covered by bacteria

C．

get a frail immune system

D．

catch a cough or feel tired

(2)

Pace's research into showers shows that ________．

[　　]

A．

there is no reason to fear microorganism

B．

shower water contains much less bacteria after being left to run for 30 second

C．

having a shower in the morning is more dangerous than at other time

D．

of 45 showerheads surveyed in nine cities, 30 carried large amounts of Mycobacterium

(3)

According to the research of Pace's team, which of the following contributes to fresh air in US subways?

[　　]

A．

Train wheels．

B．

Iron particles．

C．

The movement of the trains．

D．

Air conditioners on the trains．

(4)

The word “detect” in the last paragraph probably means “________”．

[　　]

A．

to discover

B．

to protect

C．

to make

D．

to prevent

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短文填詞。閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)以下要求：(1)漢語(yǔ)提示；(2)首字母提示；(3)語(yǔ)境提示，在每個(gè)空格內(nèi)填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z(yǔ)單詞，所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確、拼寫正確。

　　The college entrance exam is on the way and all the teachers work very hard, encouraging us to build _　　1　　 our confidence and inspiring us to i　　2　　 our studies．Whenever we meet with difficulties, they are r　　3　　 to come to our help．Meanwhile, our school also 　　4　　(提供)great help for us students, for example, the library stays 　　5　　 in the evenings and even on the weekends．

　　At home, our parents take good care of 　　6　　 so that we can always be full of energy．I'm very grateful for the 　　7　　(努力)of our parents and teachers．I'm 　　8　　(決心)to try my best to prepare for the exam．

　　I am sure that w　　9　　 their timely help I’ll be able to achieve my goal and be a useful person of our society in the near f　　10　　．

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Psychology(心理學(xué)) has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals, modern therapy（療法） seems to focus on the physical disease. Patients may feel they are treated like broken machines. Some doctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now using psychological therapy, in which the patient is working with the doctors against the disease with the help of medicine. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight.

　 The doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physically. The body of the patient changes because of the disease. He is not only physically affected, but also has an emotional response to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. The medical treatment might cure the patient's physical problems, but the patient's mind must fight the emotional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Simonton, M. D., have shown that a typical cancer patient has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her constant depression makes her acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Such attitudes and behaviors prevent recovery. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help the patient change that. Simonton's method emphasizes treatment of the “whole” patient.

　 The attitude of a cancer patient receiving radiation therapy, an X-ray treatment, can become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton's psychological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor（腫瘤） in the body. In the mental picture, the patient "sees" a powerful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. The patient imagines the beam hitting the tumor cells and causing them to shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Simonton asks him to imagine the medicine going from the stomach into the bloodstream and to the cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medicine is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying and his blood carry away the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patient's positive attitude fight the disease.

　 Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. However, this use of psychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves change. They become more confident because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease.

　 Another application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of suggestion therapy. At first, the doctor helps the patient to concentrate deeply. The patient thinks only about one thing. He becomes so unaware of other things around him that he is asleep, or rather in a trance（催眠狀態(tài)）. Then the physician makes “a suggestion” to the patient about the medical problem. The patient's mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance. In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to treatment.

　 Doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For example, physicians have used suggestion to help adults deal with the strong pain of some disease. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patient worries about her illness so much that the anxiety keeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Such treatment may help the patient with a chronic（慢性的）diseases. Asthma （哮喘） is an example of a chronic disorder. Asthma is a disease that causes the patient to have difficulty in breathing. The patient starts to cough and sometimes has to fight to get the air that he or she needs. Psychology can help relieve the symptoms of this disorder. After suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes more easily.

　 Physicians have learned that the psychological method is very useful in treating children. Children respond quickly to the treatment because they are fascinated by it. For example, Dr. Basil R. Collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in Sydney, Australia, and had good results. Twenty-five of the children had excellent results. They were able to breathe more easily, and they did not need medication. Another forty-three were also helped. The symptoms of the asthma occurred less frequently, and when they did, they were not as strong. Most of the children also felt better about themselves. Doctors have also used suggestion to change habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, and sleep-related problems.

　 Many professional medical groups have accepted the medical use of psychology and that psychology has important applications in medicine.

66. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. How suggestion therapy benefits adults and children.

B. How modern therapy focuses on the disease.

C. Responses from the medical world.

D. How to use the mind against disease.

67. How does psychological therapy work?

A. The patient waits for the medicine and treatment to cure him.

B. The doctor uses medical treatment to cure the patient's problems.

C. The doctor, the medicine, and the patient work together to fight disease.

D. The patient uses his mind to cure himself.

68. What can we learn from the studies of Carl Simonton, M. D.?

A. The medical treatment can cure the patient's mental disease.

B. The treatment of a patient by treating the body and the mind is necessary.

C. The mental treatment is more important than medical treatment.

D. Few patients have emotional response to the disease.

69. It can be learned from the passage that suggestion therapy cannot be used to 　　　　　 .

A. help adults deal with the strong pain of some diseases

B. help the patients with chronic diseases

C. help change some bad habits 　　 D. help cure patients of insomnia（失眠癥）

70. According to the passage, which of the following remains unknown so far?

A. The value of mental therapy. 　　

B. The effectiveness of suggestion therapy.

C. The working principle of suggestion therapy.

D. The importance of psychology in medical treatment.

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