In England，Beatles were already ______as an extremely fine and highly individual rock grou

()

Rock and roll began in the 1950s in the USA. Rock and roll was based on African American styles of music -jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel and mixed with the sound of country. Elvis Presley was one of the first big stars of rock and roll. He was considered the "King" of rock and roll. Famous rock and roll stars and groups include Bill Haley and his group, the Comets, "Girl groups", the Ronettes (whose biggest hit was "Be My Baby"), the Crystals (whose biggest hit was "Da Doo Ron Ron" ), and the ShangriLas (whose biggest hit was "Leader of the Pack" ) etc.

At the same time, in England, a group that became known as the Beatles was forming. Another British group formed at about the same time was the Rolling Stones. Their best-known members are Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. A record company called Motown (eventually the name of the African American style, too), located in Detroit, Michigan, began producing hit records by African American groups and solo artists. Some of their most famous artists were Stevie Wonder,

The Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and the Jackson

Five. Michael Jackson, the youngest of the Jackson Five, went on to become a world-famous solo artist. Since the 1960s, there have been many different styles of rock music punk rock, heavy metal, and hip-hop, just to name a few. By the end of the twentieth century, rock music was known almost everywhere in the world.

41. This text mainly introduces to us()

A.some of the famous pop stars in the modem world

B. different styles of pop music

C. a simple history of the popular music ----rock and roll.

D. some of the countries known as the sources of pop music

42. The music performed by the Rolling Stones was based on()

A. British styles

B. American styles

C. African styles

D. African American styles

43. Which of the following is NOT true？

A. Elvis Presley can remind people of rock and roll.

B. Rock music -punk, heavy metal, and hip-hop were the only pop styles since the 1960s.

C. Steve Wonder and the Jackson Five were also famous solo artists at that time.

D. Rock and roll is a mixture of different cultures.

44. Who was considered the King of the Rock and Roll？()

A. Bill haley

B. Elvis Presley

C. Michael Jackson

D. Diana Ross

45. Rock and Roll began in the()

A. 1990s

B. 2000s

C. 1950s

D. 1960s

46. “By My Baby” is the name of()

A. a song

B. a book

C. a girl

D. a boy

47. “the Beatle” is()

A. a kind of insect

B. a group of animals

C. the name of jazz band

C. a group of insects

ion of labor and to explain part of its advantages. He gives as an example the process by which pins were made in England.

"One man draws out the wire, another strengthens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds it at the top to prepare it to receive the head. To make the head requires two or three distinct operations. To put it on is a separate operation, to polish the pins is another. And the important business of making pins is, in this manner, divided into about eighteen distinct operations, which in some factories are all performed by different people, though in others the same man will sometimes perform. two or three of them."

Ten men, Smith said, in this way, turned out twelve pounds of pins a day or about 4 800 pins a piece. But if all of them had worked separately and independently without division of labor, they certainly could not turn out any pin, each of them have made twenty pins in a day and perhaps not even one.

There can be no doubt that division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work. Fewer people can make more pins. Adam Smith saw this but he also took it for granted that division of labor is in itself responsible for economic growth and development and that it accounts for the difference between expanding economies and those that stand still. But division of labor adds nothing new; it only enables people to produce, more of what they already have.

According to the passage, Adam Smith was the first person to______.

A．take advantage of the division of labor

B．explain the causes of the division of labor

C．understand the effects of the division of labor

D．introduce the division of labor into England

and as Keep Britain Tidy called on fast-food companies to do more to tackle customers who drop their wrappers and drinks cartons(盒子) in the streets.

Phil Barton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, 【62】______ its new Dirty Pig campaign, said it was the first time it had investigated which 【63】______ made up "littered England" and the same names appeared again and again. "We 【64】______ litterers for dropping this fast food litter 【65】______ the first place but also believe the results have pertinent (相关的) messages for the fast food 【66】______ McDonald's, Greggs, KFC and Subway need to do more to 【67】______ littering by their customers".

He recognised efforts made by McDonald's, 【68】______ placing litter bins and increasing litter patrols, but its litter remained "all too prevalent". All fast food chains should reduce 【69】______ packaging, he added. Companies could also, reduce prices 【70】______ those who stayed to eat food on their premises, offer money-off vouchers(代金券) or other 【71】______ for those who returned packaging and put more bins at 【72】______ points in local streets, not just outside their premises. A 【73】______ for McDonald's said: "We do our best. Obviously we ask all our customers to dispose of litter responsibly", Trials of more extensive, all-day litter patrols were 【74】______ in Manchester and Birmingham. KFC said it took its 【75】______ for litter management "very seriously", and would introduce a programme to reduce packaging 【76】______ many products. Subway said that it worked hard to 【77】______ the impact of litter on communities, 【78】______ it was "still down to the 【79】______ customer to dispose of their litter responsibly". Greggs said it recognised the "continuing challenge for us all", 【80】______ having already taken measures to help 【81】______ the issue.

62.

A.elevating

B.launching

C.convening

D.projecting

The three tribes that occupied much of England were the Angles, Saxons, and Wessex.()

ll remain. Pop has become part of British and American history. There has always been a close cultural link, or tie, between Britain and English-speaking America, not only in literature but also in popular arts, especially music. Before the Second World War the Americans exported jazz and the blues. During the 1950s they exported rock ’n’ roll, and star singers like Elvis Presley were admired by young British and Americans alike. Then in the early 1960s a new sound was heard, very different from anything which had so far come from the American side of the Atlantic. This was the Liverpool, or Merseyside, ‘beat’. The new pop culture, in a few years, swept across Britain and America, and across most of the countries of the western world. The people responsible for the pop revolution were four Liverpool boys who joined together in a group and called themselves The Beatles. They played in small clubs in the back streets of the city. Unlike the famous solo stars, who had their songs written for them, the Beatles wrote their own words and music. They had a close personal relationship with their audience, and they expected them to join in and dance to the ‘beat’ of the music. Audience participation is an essential characteristic of pop culture. Some pop groups, in particular the Rolling Stones, did more than just entertain. They wrote words which were deliberately intended to shock. They represented the anger and bitterness of youth struggling for freedom against authority. The Beatles, on the other hand, finally won the admiration of people. As they developed, their songs became more serious. They wrote not only of love, but of death and poverty and daily life. Largely thanks to the Beatles, pop music had grown into a big and profitable industry. The influence of British pop in America was great. American pop groups soon became as famous as British groups. Both the British and Americans are experimenting with new ideas, and pop is developing and changing, and mixing with modern folk music.

1.When did the British start to export their pop music？

A、 In 1940s

B、 In 1950s

C、 In 1960s

D、 In 1970s

2.Which statement is true？

A、 The pop music comes from American.

B、 The word “pop” would be out of date someday.

C、 The spirit of pop shift from America to Britain.

D、 The spirit of pop music would not disappear.

3.What is the difference between the Beatles and the famous solo stars？

A、 The Beatles has four group members.

B、 The famous solo stars didn’t write songs themselves.

C、 The Beatles welcomed the audience’s participation.

D、 All of the above.

4.The Rolling Stone wrote songs not only to entertain, but also _______________.

A、 make people feel relax

B、 show their love to the world

C、 release their anger and dissatisfaction

D、 fight for the authority

5.In the author’s eyes, which one is more important, English pop and American pop？

A、 None of them

B、 English pop

C、 American pop

D、 Both of them

he sons of the aristocracy.

A.Latin grammar

B.Italian grammar

C.French grammar

D.English grammar

hile the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money, the boatman lifted a lantern. By the newly risen moon, he took a very careful look at the stranger's appearance. He was a young man of eighteen years with brown, curly hair, well-shaped features. His bright, cheerful eyes were nature's gifts, and worth all that art could have done for his adornment (装饰. And now, as it seemed, he was on his first visit to town. He was wearing a rough gray coat, which was in good shape, but which had seen many winters before this one. In his left hand was a walking stick, and a leather bag in his right hand. The bag seemed not so much stocked. The youth, whose name was Robin, paid the boatman, and then walked forward into the town with a light step, as if he had not already traveled more than thirty miles that day. As he walked, he surveyed his surroundings as eagerly as if he were entering London or Madrid, instead of the little metropolis (中心城市 ) of a New England colony

1.What time of year was it in this story？()

A、Spring

B、Summer

C、Fall

D、Winter

2.At what time of day did Robin cross the river？()

A、Morning

B、Midday

C、Late afternoon

D、Night

3.Robin was apparently going to town()

A、to buy new clothes

B、for the first time

C、for the first time in several years

D、on one of his regular trips there

4.How did Robin appear as he walked into town()

A、He was cheerful and excited.

B、He was tired

C、He seemed very sad.

D、He seemed frightened by the strange surroundings

5.How far had Robin traveled？()

A、Over thirty miles

B、From Madrid

C、From a nearby town

D、From London

A.reform

B.evolution

C.revolution

D.reformation

who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare. While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pocket for money，the ferryman lifted a lantern，by the aid of which，together with the newly risen moon，he took a very accurate survey of the stranger's figure. He was a young man of barely eighteen years，evidently country bred，and now，as it seemed，on his first visit to town. He was wearing a tough gray coat，which was in good shape，but which had seen many winters before this. The garments under his coat were well constructed of leather，and fitted tightly to a pair of muscular legs;his stockings of blue yarn must have been the work of a mother or sister，and on his head was a three-cornered hat，which in its better days had perhaps sheltered the grayer head of the lad's father. In his left hand was a walking stick，and his equipment was completed by a leather bag not so abundantly stocked as to inconvenience the strong shoulders on which it hung. Brown，curly hair，well-shaped features，bright，cheerful eyes were nature's gifts，and worth all that art could have done for his adornment. The youth，whose name was Robin，paid the boatman，and then walked forward into the town with a light step，as if he had not already traveled more than thirty miles that day. As he walked，he surveyed his surroundings as eagerly as if he were entering London or Madrid，instead of the little metropolis of a New England colony.

66.The story took place in ____.

A. spring

B. summer

C. fall

D. winter

67. The boatman was willing to take Robin across the river because___.

A. he wanted to make extra money

B. he saw that Robin was young and rich

C. he was going to row across the river anyway

D. he felt sorry for him because Robin looked poor

68. The stockings that Robin wore were obviously _____.

A. worn-out

B. very expensive

C. handmade

D. much too big

69. From the way he looked，it was evident that Robin was ____.

A. a wealthy merchant's son

B. a country boy

C. a soldier

D. a foreigner

70.How did Robin appear as he walked into the town？

A. He was cheerful and excited.

B. He was tired.

C. He seemed very sad.

D. He seemed frightened by the strange surroundings