After the meeting, it was hoped that the students realized within them there is a potential, and within everyone around them, is knowledge. As Richard reminded them, “Knowledge is power.”
41. On January 11, 2007, students listened to a speech made by Richard, who graduated from ________.
A. Harvard UniversityB. a foster school
C. his teacher’s school D. his uncle’s university
42. Richard encouraged the students ______.
A. to love life B. to be a man C. to study hard D. to leave drugs
43. When he was young, Richard lived a（an）_______ life in foster homes.
A. rich B. unhappy C. relaxing D. interesting
44. Who played an important role in Richard’s successful life?
A. His uncle. B. His teacher. C. His friends. D. His parents.
B
Television in the United States is free. To pay for programs, there are many advertisements. Often these advertisements are short plays with actors. The following television advertisement is like many others that Americans see daily.
We see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They have been married for a long time. They are not speaking to each other. They haven't spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years.The husband is reading his newspaper.We can't see his face.The wife looks very bored as she pours a cup of coffee for him. Today, she is using a new kind of coffee for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn't very interested. He tastes his coffee. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different.! Can it be the coffee? He takes another taste. It's wonderful! He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in amazement,
"Doris, when did you cut your hair?"
Doris is pleased. She answers, "Two months ago."
Doris asks, "Herbie, when did your hair begin to turn gray?"
He replies, "A long time ago."
Doris says, "Oh, very handsome."
Now they aren't bored any more. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of coffee changed their lives?
45. In the television advertisement, Doris looks bored because ______.
A. she doesn't like the breakfast that morning
B. she has been married to Herbie for a long time
C. Her husband doesn't care much for her
D. Herbie isn't interested in the breakfast she cooks
46.The TV advertisement wants to tell the viewers ______. .
A. to have an immediate try at the new coffee
B. to have a good laugh at the good couple
C. that a nice breakfast must go with nice coffee
D. that advertisements can certainly increase goods production
47.What does the author mean by saying the last sentence?
A. What kind of coffee can change people's lives?
B. How can a new kind of coffee change people's lives?
C. Nice coffee can change one's life.
D. A new kind of coffee costs quite a lot.
48.This text is mainly about ______.
A. who pays for TV programs in the United States
B. what a TV advertisement is usually like in the USA
C. why long married couples dislike speaking to each other
D. what made Herbie and Doris not bored any more
C
May: Happenings form the Past
May 5, 1884
Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.
May 9, 1754
Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon（漫画），showing a snake cut in pieces with the words “Join or Die ” printed under the picture.
May 11, 1934
The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl, the result of years of drought（干旱），blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington, D.C.
May 19, 1994
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.
May 24, 1844
Samuel F.B. Morse taps out the first message, “What hath God wrought,” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Md.
49. We know from the text that Buchanan is __________ .
A. Isaac’s father B. a winning horse
C. a slave taking care of horses D. the first racing horse in Kentucky
50. What is the title of the first American political cartoon?
A. Join or Die B. Pennsylvania Gazette
C. What Hath God Wrought D. Kentucky Derby
51. In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?
A. 1934 B.1960 C. 1964 D. 1994
52. Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?
A. Washington, D.C. B. New York City. C. Kentucky. D. Pennsylvania.
D
About fifty years ago, when television first came out, people thought that radio was no longer useful. Television has both sounds and images（影像）. It is much more real and interesting to watch television than to listen to the radio.
However, fifty years later radio is still very popular and it will be here for a long time. One reason is that we don’t need to see an image when we listen to the music on the radio. In fact, listening with your eyes closed is the best way to listen to a piece of music. You can imagine yourself on a sandy beach or up high on a mountain. In other words, you can create your own images.
Moreover, while listening to the radio, you don’t have to take your eyes off your work. For example, you can listen to the radio and drive at the same time. Or you can read a book and listen to the radio. Television, on the other hand, doesn’t have this advantage.
A radio is much smaller than a television. You can take a radio anywhere and turn it on anytime you want. In a quiet place you can use headphones to listen to the news or music on the radio. In this way you won’t disturb anybody.
Moreover, a radio is much cheaper than a television. For less than $ 20 you can buy a small radio and have fun with it.
53. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Music.B. Radio.C. Sound.D. Television.
54. People like to watch TV because _______.
A. it has headphones to listen to the newsB. they can drive while watching TV
C. it has both sounds and imagesD. they can watch with their ears
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