1、 阅读理解AOur grandparents tell us stories of their years over and over againUntil finally we have heard them tell the stories so many times that we wonder why they keep on repeating these old timesUnconsciously(无意识地)，this is the way our minds work to pass history onThere was a time when writing, readin
2、g, books, radio, TV and electronics of today were not present at allFew things could be used to record and pass information on to the next generationPeople would only sit around the campfire or the kitchen table, sharing stories of the pastThis is called the “oral(口述的) tradition”Children listened en
3、dlessly to families sharing stories of their youthMemories are put in the minds of young people forever so they could later recall and tell them to their children and grandchildrenCan you recall any of this? I canHow could life of the past be able to survive for centuries without this telling of sto
4、ries and information to the listening ears of the youth?Just the other day, our Uncle Martin came to visit with his two kidsAs we sat around the kitchen table sharing stories and family remembrances, Uncle Martins laughter filled the roomHe recalled several times that he was lucky to have not been h
5、it by the falling treesEach person in the room listened and enjoyed his details and humorWe all can continue to share stories with our children, telling of those good old daysChildren do listen and want to hear true, sincere, funny and scary tales dug up from the past and then they tell their friend
6、sSo oral tradition goes on and on【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。在书写、广播、电视等被发明之前，人们是靠口头流传的形式传承历史故事的。今天，孩子们依然喜欢让大人们给他们讲故事。1According to the text, how did people pass on messages in the past?ABy using electronicsBBy telling stories orallyCBy recording them in booksDBy reading books to the next generationB解析：细节理解题。根据
7、第一段中的People would only sit around the campfire or the kitchen table, sharing stories of the past可知，过去人们主要是以口头讲故事的方式来传递信息的。2What will happen if the stories are repeated many times?AThey can make the children feel boredBThey can make the childrens minds clearCThey can improve the childrens creativityD
8、They can give the children a deep impression(印象)D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的Memories are put in the minds of young people forever可知，反复地给孩子讲故事可以加深他们的记忆，让他们以后能清晰地回忆起来。由此可知，故事重复许多次可以给孩子留下深刻的印象。3What will the children probably do after they listen to the stories from the old?ADig up more stories in the pastBShare
9、them with their friendsCWrite them down carefullyDTell them to their parentsB解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Children do listen and want to hear true, sincere, funny and scary tales dug up from the past and then they tell their friends可知，孩子们想听到真实的、真诚的、有趣的和恐怖的故事，然后他们会给朋友们讲这些故事。4What may be the authors attitude to o
10、ral tradition?AHe/She values itBHe/She is against itCHe/She thinks its outdatedDHe/She thinks its unreliableA解析：推理判断题。通读文章并结合倒数第二段中Uncle Martin到作者家讲故事，大家其乐融融的事例可知，作者认为oral tradition是一个很好的传统，作者很重视它。BGenerally, the blues are often associated with unhappy thingsFor example, if you lose your job, you mi
11、ght want to listen to the bluesAlthough the blues often deal with unhappy personal things, the music itself goes far beyond selfpityThe blues is also about overcoming hard luck, saying what you feel, ridding yourself of sadness, making you relaxed, and simply having funThe blues has deep roots in Am
12、erican history, particularly AfricanAmerican historyThe blues began in Southern plantations(大农场) in the 19th centuryIts inventors were slaves, exslaves and the children of slavesAfricanAmerican sharecroppers(佃农) who sang as they worked in the cotton and vegetable fieldsThe blues grew up in the Missi
13、ssippi Delta just upriver from New Orleans, the birthplace of jazzBlues and jazz have always influenced each other, and they still influence each other in many ways todayUnlike jazz, the blues didnt spread out quickly from the South to the Midwest until the 1930s and 1940sWhen the Delta blues made t
14、heir way up the Mississippi to urban areas, the music developed into electrified Chicago blues, other regional blues styles, and various jazzblues hybridsAbout ten years later, the blues gave birth to rhythms(节奏) n blues and rock n rollNo single person invented the blues, but many people said they h
15、ad discovered different styles of the bluesFor example, a bandleader, WCHandy insisted that the blues was first shown to him in 1903 by a street guitarist at a train station in Tutwiler, MississippiDuring the middle to late 1800s, the Deep South was home to hundreds of important bluesmen who helped
16、to shape the musicUnfortunately, much of this original music followed these sharecroppers to their gravesBut the music of these earliest blues pioneers can still be heard in the recordings of 1920s and 1930s from Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and other Southern states【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了蓝
17、调音乐的起源和发展历史。5What can we know about the blues?AIt can be very loud musicBIt often tells sad personal storiesCIt can bring sad feelings to peopleDIt is mainly about overcoming hard luckB解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的Although the blues often deal with unhappy personal things可知，蓝调音乐常常讲述伤感的个人经历。6Whats the relationship
18、 between the blues and jazz?AThe blues gave birth to jazzBThey have influenced each otherCThey usually have the same rhythmDJazz made the blues popular in the Mississippi DeltaB解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句可知，蓝调音乐和爵士乐互相影响。7What happened to the Delta blues after entering urban areas?AIt became less popular then
19、BIt developed into different stylesCIt created many different rhythmsDIt was replaced by other regional musical stylesB解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的倒数第二句可知，当蓝调音乐传到城市之后，发展了很多不同的风格。8What is the passage mainly about?AThe history of the bluesBThe changes of the bluesCThe pioneers of the bluesDThe invention of the blu
20、esA解析：主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了蓝调音乐的起源和发展历史。 完形填空I was born into a middleclass family and I have two elder sistersFour years ago, my eldest sister got married, _1_ $20，000This year, its my second elder sisters turnBut money became a _2_We only had $10，000So Mom _3_ her gold belongings secretly_4_，I pur
21、sued my master degree in the best engineering college and my father spent $7，000 for meWe spent all the money of our familyMy parents often got _5_ about how we could make a living in the coming daysI was in the final year of college and I tried to find a job to _6_ my familyYou may not believe I ha
22、d so good _7_ that I could easily attract a room of people during a(n) _8_Then in one company, I passed 5 rounds of interviews with easeHowever, I was _9_ in the sixth roundThat day was the _10_ in my lifeBut I was a little _11_ and never gave up easily, so I managed to _12_ that day and prepared fo
23、r another companyThen, on Feb6, 2018, I _13_ a company that was nearest to my hometown after learning about its profile(概况) and finding it _14_ for meFinally, I _15_all rounds of the interviews excellentlyThat was my proudest day in my life _16_ I made it at lastWhen I called my mother and told her
24、the good news, she started crying with _17_，and so did my fatherMy parents finally saw the _18_ of life for they knew that their son would get _19_ from July this year_20_ the condition where we always made ends meet every month, our family would start saving up for our future【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者生于中等家庭
25、，他的父母为他和两个姐姐花光了所有的积蓄。现在作者终于快要大学毕业，并设法找到了一份好工作。他为能帮助家庭解决困难而感到自豪。1AearningBwastingCraisingDspendingD解析：根据语境可知，作者的大姐结婚，应该是花费了(spending)两万美金。2AtopicBgiftCgoalDproblemD解析：根据后文的We only had $10，000可知，轮到二姐结婚时，作者家里只有一万美金，钱成了一个问题(problem)。3AsoldBlentChidDdonatedA解析：根据语境可知，为了攒够钱，作者的母亲将自己的金饰品偷偷卖了(sold)。4AHoweve
26、rBBesidesCInsteadDThereforeB解析：根据后文的I pursued my master degree in the best engineering college and my father spent $7，000 for me可知作者的两个姐姐出嫁，家里花了很多钱，此外(Besides)，作者上大学也花了家里不少钱。5AangryBconfusedCworriedDsurprisedC解析：根据上文的We spent all the money of our family可知，作者家的钱都花完了，他的父母经常担心(worried)以后的日子该怎么过。6Arescu
27、eBsupportCstartDthankB解析：根据语境可知，作者想要找个工作供养(support)家庭，为家里减轻负担。7AtoolsBplansCskillsDexperiencesC解析：根据后文的I could easily attract a room of people可知，作者具有很强的表达技巧(skills)，可以利用他的口才轻松地吸引一屋子人。8AinterviewBjourneyCappointmentDcompetitionA解析：根据语境及后文的I passed 5 rounds of interviews with ease可知，作者是说他在面试(interview
28、)中表现得好。9AignoredBcriticizedCadmittedDrefusedD解析：根据However及语境可知，作者通过了五轮面试但在第六轮被淘汰(refused)了。10AbusiestBdarkestCluckiestDfunniestB解析：根据语境可知，作者求职失败，那天是他认为最黑暗(darkest)的一天。11AshyBstubbornCfrightenedDhelplessB解析：根据后文的and never gave up easily可知，作者认为自己有点固执(stubborn)，不会轻言放弃。12AforgetBrecordCimagineDcelebrate
29、A解析：根据语境可知，作者振作起来，设法忘掉(forget)不好的经历，准备去另一家公司求职。13AcreatedBjoinedCnoticedDvisitedD解析：根据后文after learning about its profile(概况)可知，作者在了解了具体情况之后去了(visited)一家离家最近的公司。14AdifferentBspecialCsuitableDstrangeC解析：根据语境可知，作者了解了那家公司的概况，觉得那家公司适合(suitable)他。15AmissedBpreparedCgot throughDlooked intoC解析：根据语境可知，作者出色地通
30、过了(got through)那家公司所有的面试。16AbecauseBunlessCthoughDbeforeA解析：根据语境可知，作者说那天是他最自豪的一天，因为(because)他面试成功了，找到了工作。前后是因果关系。17AregretBfearCgratefulnessDexcitementD解析：根据语境可知，作者的母亲听到作者从电话里告诉她这个好消息时，她激动(excitement)得哭了。18AimportanceBhopeCtroubleDmeaningB解析：根据语境可知，作者的父母得知儿子找到了工作，儿子可以挣钱了，他们终于看到了生活的希望(hope)。19ApaidBpraisedCrememberedDrecognizedA解析：根据语境可知，作者从七月份就可以开始挣钱，拿工资了(paid)。20ASeeking forBMeeting withCEscaping fromDSuffering fromC解析：根据语境可知，作者找到了好工作，全家摆脱了(Escaping from)入不敷出的艰难境况，终于可以开始为将来攒钱了。
