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第1题
A．many Indians were killed by White settlers
B．many Indians were drove away from white settlements
C．the Indians were slaves in a wide-spread way
D．white settlers must have to find other source of labor
第2题
What can we infer from the passage？
A．We have enough written record of our ancestors to prove the identity.
B．Many American slaves got to know who their ancestors were though DNA.
C．An adopted child generally lacks enough information to prove his identity.
D．Molecular genealogy can be used to prove a relationship between individuals.
第3题
We can infer from the passage that ______.
A．before the Civil War, the Northern states needed more slaves to work for them
B．after the Civil War, there was a strong hatred from the Northern states against the Southern states
C．before the Civil War, the Northern states had a better economic system than the Southern states
D．before the Civil War, the Northern states had an economic system different from the Southern states
第4题
Considering how jazz is transcribed in Chinese (jueshi) , you may be misled into assuming that it is an aristocratic cultural form. Nothing could be further from the truth. It originated among black Americans at the end of the 19th century, at a time when they occupied the very bottom of the American social heap.
So how has something that was created by a once downtrodden and despised minority acquired a central place in today's American culture？ Mr. Darrell A. Jenks, director of the American Center for Educational Exchange, and also a drummer in the jazz band Window, analyses the phenomenon for us here.
Perhaps the essence of America is that you could never get two Americans to agree on just what that might be. After thinking about it for a while, we might chuckle and say, "Hmm, seems like being American is a bit more complicated than we thought. " Certainly things like individualism, success (the "American Dream"), innovation and tolerance stand out. But these things come together because of our ability to work with one another and find common purpose no matter how diverse we might be.
Some, like African-American writer Ralph Ellison, believe that jazz captures the essence of America. For good reason, for in jazz all of the characteristics I mentioned above come together. The solos are a celebration of individual brilliance that can't take place without the group efforts of the rhythm section. Beyond that, though, jazz has a connection to the essence of America in a much more fundamental way. It is an expression of the African roots of American culture, a musical medium that exemplifies the culture of the Africans whose culture came to dominate much of what is American.
That's right, in many respects America's roots are in Africa. Read Ralph Ellison's perceptive description of the transformation of separate African and European cultures at the hands of the slaves:
"…the dancing of those slaves who, looking through the windows of a plantation manor house from the yard, imitated the steps so gravely performed by the masters within and then added to them their own special flair, burlesquing the white folks and then going on to force the steps into a choreography uniquely their own. The whites, looking out at the activity in the yard, thought that they were being flattered by imitation and were amused by the incongruity of tattered blacks dancing courtly steps, while missing completely the fact that before their eyes a European cultural form. was becoming Americanized, undergoing a metamorphosis through the mocking activity of a people partially sprung from Africa. " (Ralph Ellison, Living with Music, pp 83-84).
Jazz brought together elements from Africa and Europe, fusing them into a new culture, an expression unique to the Americans.
Out of this fusion came an idea that we Americans believe central to our identity: tolerance. Both cultures represented in Ellison's passage eventually came to realize each other's value. Americans acknowledge that in diversity is our strength. We learn every day that other cultures and peoples may make valuable contributions to our way of life. Jazz music is the embodiment of this ideal, combining elements from African and European cultures into a distinctly American music.
Jazz reflects two contradictory facets of American life. On the one hand it is a team effort, where every musician is completely immersed in what the group does together, listening to each of the other players and building on their contributions to create a musical whole. On the other hand, the band features a soloist who is an individual at the extreme, a genius like Charlie Parker who explores musical territory where no one has ever gone before. In the same sense, American life is also a combination of teamwork and individualism, a combination of individual brilliance with the ability to work with others.
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A．aristocratic
B．bottom
C．misled
D．heap
第5题
We can infer from the passage that______.
A．before the Civil War, the Northern states needed more slaves to work for them
B．after the Civil War, there was a strong hatred from the Northern states against the Southern states
C．before the Civil War, the Northern states had a better economic system than the Southern states
D．before the Civil War, the Northern states had an economic system different from the Southern slates
第6题
听力原文： In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympic athletic festival, held every four years in honor of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, be came first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B. C.
The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonored people were not allowed to compete. Records show that the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling.
After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A.D. 394 be cause of their pagan origin. It was a great many years before there was another such international athletic gathering. The Greek institution was brought back into existence in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best representatives.
Today, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony.
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A．in the seventh century A. D.
B．certainly before 700 B. C.
C．over three thousand years ago
D．a thousand years ago
第7题
Nowadays, the athletes expenses are paid for______.
IN ANCIENT GREECE ATHLETIC FESTIVALS WERE VERY IMPORTANT AND HAD STRONG RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS. THE OLYMPIAN ATHLETIC FESTIVAL HELD EVERY FOUR YEARS IN HONOUR OF ZEUS, KING OF THE OLYMPIAN GODS, EVENTUALLY LOST ITS LOCAL CHARACTER, BECAME FIRST A NATIONAL EVENT AND THEN, AFTER THE RULES AGAINST FOREIGN COMPETITORS HAD BEEN ABOLISHED, INTERNATIONAL. NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY HOW FAR BACK THE OLYMPIC GAMES GO, BUT SOME OFFICIAL RECORDS DATE FROM 776
B.
C. THE GAMES TOOK PLACE IN AUGUST ON THE PLAIN BY MOUNT OLYMPUS. MANY THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF GREECE, BUT NO MARRIED WOMAN WAS ADMITTED EVEN AS A SPECTATOR. SLAVES, WOMEN AND DISHONORED PERSONS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO COMPET
E. THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IS UNCERTAIN, BUT EVENTS INCLUDED BOY"S GYMNASTICS, BOXING, WRESTLING, HORSE RACING AND FIELD EVENTS, THOUGH THERE WERE FEWER SPORTS INVOLVED THAN IN THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES. ON THE LAST DAY OF THE GAMES, ALL THE WINNERS WERE HONORED BY HAVING A RING OF HOLY OLIVE LEAVES PLACED ON THEIR HEADS. SO GREAT WAS THE HONOUR THAT THE WINNER OF THE FOOT RACE GAVE HIS NAME TO THE YEAR OF HIS VICTORY. ALTHOUGH OLYMPIC WINNERS RECEIVED NO PRIZE MONEY, THEY WERE, IN FACT, RICHLY REWARDED BY THEIR STATE AUTHORITIES. HOW THEIR RESULTS COMPARED WITH MODERN STANDARDS, WE UNFORTUNATELY HAVE NO MEANS OF TELLIN
G. AFTER AN UNINTERRUPTED HISTORY OF ALMOST 1 200 YEARS, THE GAMES WERE SUSPENDED BY THE ROMANS IN 394 A.
D. THEY CONTINUED FOR SUCH A LONG TIME BECAUSE PEOPLE BELIEVED IN THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE OLYMPICS: THE IDEA THAT A HEALTHY BODY PRODUCED A HEALTHY MIND, AND THAT THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION IN SPORTS AND GAMES WAS PREFERABLE TO THE COMPETITION THAT CAUSED WARS. IT WAS OVER 1 500 YEARS BEFORE ANOTHER SUCH INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC GATHERING TOOK PLACE IN ATHENS IN 1896. NOWADAYS, THE GAMES ARE HELD IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN TUR
N. THE HOST COUNTRY PROVIDES VAST FACILITIES, INCLUDING A STADIUM, SWIMMING POOLS AND LIVING ACCOMMODATION, BUT COMPETING COUNTRIES PAY THEIR OWN ATHLETES" EXPENSES. THE OLYMPICS START WITH THE ARRIVAL IN THE STADIUM OF A TORCH, LIGHTED ON MOUNT OLYMPUS BY THE SUN"S RAYS. IT IS CARRIED BY A SUCCESSION OF RUNNERS TO THE STADIU
M. THE TORCH SYMBOLIZED THE CONTINUATION OF THE ANCIENT GREEK ATHLETIC IDEALS, AND IT BURNS THROUGHOUT THE GAMES UNTIL THE CLOSING CEREMONY. THE WELL-KNOWN OLYMPIC FLAG, HOWEVER, IS A MODERN CONCEPTION, THE FIVE INTERLOCKING RINGS SYMBOLIZE THE UNITING OF ALL FIVE CONTINENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE GAMES.
第8题
【T5】
A. ORDINARY
B. WERE BURIED
C. THEM A. WHERE PYRAMID BUILDERS【T1】______
B. WHO ACTUALLY BUILT【T2】______
C.【T3】______ EGYPTIANS BUILT THEM FOR CENTURIES, THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA HAVE BEEN TIMELESS SYMBOLS OF EGYPTIAN CULTUR
E. BUT【T4】______？ FOR YEARS, WE DID NOT KNOW FOR SUR
E. BUT ARCHEOLOGISTS(考古学家)RECENTLY DISCOVERED AN ANCIENT VILLAGE NEAR THE PYRAMIDS. CLOSE BY, THERE WAS ALSO A CEMETERY【T5】______ FROM STUDYING THESE PLACES, ARCHEOLOGISTS CAN NOW CONFIRM THAT THE PYRAMIDS WERE NOT BUILT BY SLAVES OR FOREIGNERS【T6】______.
第9题
【T1】
A. ORDINARY
B. WERE BURIED
C. THEM A. WHERE PYRAMID BUILDERS【T1】______
B. WHO ACTUALLY BUILT【T2】______
C.【T3】______ EGYPTIANS BUILT THEM FOR CENTURIES, THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA HAVE BEEN TIMELESS SYMBOLS OF EGYPTIAN CULTUR
E. BUT【T4】______？ FOR YEARS, WE DID NOT KNOW FOR SUR
E. BUT ARCHEOLOGISTS(考古学家)RECENTLY DISCOVERED AN ANCIENT VILLAGE NEAR THE PYRAMIDS. CLOSE BY, THERE WAS ALSO A CEMETERY【T5】______ FROM STUDYING THESE PLACES, ARCHEOLOGISTS CAN NOW CONFIRM THAT THE PYRAMIDS WERE NOT BUILT BY SLAVES OR FOREIGNERS【T6】______.
第10题
【T3】
A. ORDINARY
B. WERE BURIED
C. THEM A. WHERE PYRAMID BUILDERS【T1】______
B. WHO ACTUALLY BUILT【T2】______
C.【T3】______ EGYPTIANS BUILT THEM FOR CENTURIES, THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA HAVE BEEN TIMELESS SYMBOLS OF EGYPTIAN CULTUR
E. BUT【T4】______？ FOR YEARS, WE DID NOT KNOW FOR SUR
E. BUT ARCHEOLOGISTS(考古学家)RECENTLY DISCOVERED AN ANCIENT VILLAGE NEAR THE PYRAMIDS. CLOSE BY, THERE WAS ALSO A CEMETERY【T5】______ FROM STUDYING THESE PLACES, ARCHEOLOGISTS CAN NOW CONFIRM THAT THE PYRAMIDS WERE NOT BUILT BY SLAVES OR FOREIGNERS【T6】______.
