People's ideas about cats and dogs vary from culture to culture

Jazz was a mix of styles from Europe and Africa.From Europe,the first jazz musicians borrowed ideas about melody and harmony,and the instruments they used.From Africa,they borrowed ideas about rhythm.Jazz rhythm was very strong it made people want to clap their hands or tap their feet.African rhythm had a different beat from most of other music.For example,instead of One-two-Three-four,the beat might be one-Two-three-Four.It was this rhythm that made jazz sound different.There was no other kind of music like it in the United States at that time.

Today,jazz has become a way for many people to express themselves musically.It is also a way for many people to make a lot of money by performing.The audience for jazz is international.Many of the world's biggest jazz festivals now take place in Europe and Asia.Fans pay a lot of money to see one of their favorite musicians in concert or buy one of their recordings.It can certainly be said that jazz has influenced almost every other kind of music in the United States and Europe and produced some of the world's greatest musicians,composers and singers.

16.In the early 1900s,jazz music was ________.

A.used to refer to various styles of music

B.enjoyed by people all over the world

C.enjoyed in everyday life

D.played only at special events

17.The first jazz musicians ________.

A.borrowed European ideas of harmony

B.played music without strong beats

C.invented a new style. of folk music

D.used musical instruments from Africa

18.What made jazz different from other music was ________.

A.the beat One-two-Three-four

B.the musical instrument used to play jazz

C.the beat one-Two-three-Four

D.the jazz musicians who clapped their hands in performance

19.Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A.Jazz is not as much welcomed in Asia as in Europe.

B.Jazz is now used by many people to express their likes and dislikes.

C.A lot of people became rich through playing jazz.

D.Nowadays,jazz has become universally popular.

20.Jazz is now ________.

A.becoming too expensive for people to enjoy

B.more popular in Asia than anywhere else

C.not very important as a means of musical expression

D.one means for performers to make a lot of money

This Way to Dreamland

Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant， especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being unaware of what’s happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy._71__They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.

But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history. __72__ Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions？

So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool？

First， understand that some opportunities（机会） for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams.__73_ And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming， try to do it while you are involved in another task—preferably something simple， like taking a shower or walking， or even making meaningless drawings.

It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concerntrate. “Mindfulness”， being focused， is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep.__74__

Finally， you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away.____75_

Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.

A.Having interesting things to think about also helps.B.They stare off into space and wander by themselves.C.Without wandering minds， we wouldn’t have relatively， Coke or Post-it notes.D.At one time， daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.E.It involves slow， steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.F.Daydreams are often very simple and direct， quite unlike sleep dreams， which may be hard to understand.G.Therefore， it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in the daydream zone.根据材料，请在71处填上最佳答案。

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

A.like

B.tend

C.wish

D.complicated

A.Traditions

B.Beliefs

C.Values

D.Customs

根据下列材料，请回答题

Scotland：A Land of Wisdom

In the l740s，the famous French philosopher Voltaire said“We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilization．’’That’S not a bad advertisement for any country when it comes to attracting people to search for a first-class education．

According to the American author Arthur Herman，the Scots invented the modern world it self．He argues that Scottish thinkers and intellectuals worked out many of the most important ideas on which modern life depends——everything from the scientific method to market economics．Their ideas did not just spread among intellectuals，but to those people in business，government and the sciences who actually shaped the Western world．

It all started during the period that historians call the Scottish Enlightenment（启蒙运动），which is usually seen as taking place between the years l 740 and l 800．Before that，philosophy was mainly concerned with religion．For the thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment，the proper study of humanity was mankind itself．

Their reasoning was practical．For the philosopher David Hume，humanity was the fight subject for philosophy because we can examine human behavior. and SO find real evidence of how people think and feel．And from that we can make judgments about the societies we live in and make

concrete suggestions about how they can be improved，for universal benefit．

Hume’s enquiry into the nature of knowledge laid the foundations for the scientific method the pursuit of truth through experiment．His friend and fellow resident of Edinburgh，Adam Smith，famously applied the study of mankind to the ways in which mankind does business．Trade，he argued，was a form. of information．In pursuing our own interests through trading in markets，we all come to benefit each Other．

Smith’s idea has dominated modern views of economics．It also has wide applications．He was one of the philosophers to point out that nations can become rich，free and powerful through peace，trade and invention．

Although the Scottish Enlightenment ended a long time ago，the ideas which evolved at that time still underpin（构成……的基础）our theories of human exchange and enquiry．It also exists in Scotland itself in an educational tradition that combines academic excellence with orientation（方向）．

Scotland is the right place to receive a first．class education． 查看材料

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

Reading Comprehension

Directions:There are two passages in this part． Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．You sbould decide on the best choice．

Questions 56- 60 are based on Passage One:

Passage One

When I opened the first “Body Shop” in 1976, what l wanted to do was to earn(挣)enough money to feed my children． Today the“Body Shop”is a great company growing fast all around the world．In the years since we began,I have learned a lot．Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, because I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without giving up what you really believe in．

It's not an ordinary business bookIt is not just about my life, either．The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different．Business can be fun, and can be run with love and do goocLIn business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of my family and to feel excited by somethingunusual．I have always wantecl the people who work for the “Body Shop” to feel the same way．

Now this book sends these ideas out into the world, and makes them public．I'd like tothink there are no limits（界限） to our “family”, and no limits to what can be done． I find that an exciting thought． I hope you do, too．

What is the writer's main purposec目的） in writing this text？()

A．To tell the reader her life story．

B． To tell people how she brought up her children．

C． To let people know how rich she was．

D．To introduce her ideas to the reader．

The writers of Generation O (short for Obama), a new Newsweek blog that seeks to chronicle the lives of a group of young Obama supporters, want to answer that question. For the next three months, Michelle Kremer and 11 other Obama supporters, ages 19 to 34, will blog about life across mainstream America, with one twist: by tying all of their ideas and experiences to the new president and his administration, the bloggers will try to start a conversation about what it means to be young and politically active in America today. Malena Amusa, a 24-year-old writer and dancer from St. Louis sees the project as a way to preserve history as it happens. Amusa, who is traveling to India this spring to finish a book, then to Senegal to teach English, has ongoing conversations with her friends about how the Obama presidency has changed their daily lives and hopes to put some of those ideas, along with her global perspective, into her posts. She's excited because, as she puts it, "I don't have to wait [until] 15 years from now" to make sense of the world.

Henry Flores, a political-science professor at St. Mary's University, credits this younger generation's political strength to their embrace of technology. "[The Internet] exposes them to more thinking," he says, "and groups that are like-minded in different parts of the country start to come together." That's exactly what the Generation O bloggers are hoping to do. The result could be a group of young people that, like their boomer (二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人) parents, grows up with a strong sense of purpose and sheds the image of apathy (冷漠) they've inherited from Generation X (60 年代后期和70 年代出生的美国人). It's no small challenge for a blog run by a group of ordinary—if ambitious—young people, but the members of Generation O are up to the task.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

What is the finding of a new study by CIRCLE？

A．More young voters are going to the polls than before.

B．The young generation supports traditionally liberal causes.

C．Young voters played a decisive role in Obama's election.

D．Young people in America are now more diverse ideologically.

A、It means "wearing the mask"

B、It means "keeping ideas to herself"

C、It means "telling everyone her bright ideas"

D、It means "agreeing with others’ ideas"