The Most Powerful Man in Music |
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LONDON Thur Oct 3 (Reuters)-U2’s lead singer Bono is the most powerful man in music and not just because of his singing, says a poll of top music business people. Irishman Bono is number one on the list in British music magazine“ Q”because he speaks publicly about his views on political issues such as Third World Debt. |
The 42-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, has used his fame to meet with the world’s political leaders and has even met the Pope. The singer is not only successful at talking with leaders about political issues but his band also still enjoys worldwide hits 25 years after it started.
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1.U2’s lead singer Bono is ________.
A.the most powerful man in music because of his singing
B.the most powerful man in music but he is not powerful because of his singing
C.the most powerful man in music because of his singing and because of something else
D.the most powerful man and the most important music businessman as well
2.In the sentence “... political issues such as Third World Debt” the underlined part means ________.
A.money that poor or developing countries owe
B.money that all the countries in the world owe
C.the problems of poor countries
D.the music of developing countries
3.Which is true about the 42-year-old singer?
A.the singer’s real name isn’t Bono.
B.the singer has a friend called Paul Hewson.
C.the band U2 sing about political issues.
D.Bono is in fact a politician.
1.C 這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。文中說(shuō):Bono is the most powerful man in music and not just because of his singing,說(shuō)明除了他的singing之外,還有其他東西使他成為the most powerful man in music,而這句話是一個(gè)poll of top music business people說(shuō)的。 2.A Third World Debt是政治問(wèn)題,譯為“第三世界債務(wù)”,而第三世界指貧窮或發(fā)展中國(guó)家,而非all the countries,“債務(wù)”,即“欠的錢(qián)”。 3.A 由右邊的一列可以仔細(xì)看出來(lái),他的真名是Paul Hewson,經(jīng)常與一些政客會(huì)面談?wù)撜螁?wèn)題,但他本身并不是政客,關(guān)于C項(xiàng)文中沒(méi)有提到。
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閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從1-25各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中, 選出一個(gè)最佳答案。
When sailors are allowed ashore (登岸) after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. 1 this reason, the navy (海軍) 2 has its police in big ports. 3 sailors cause trouble, the police come and 4them.
One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call 5 a bar(酒吧)in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and 6 the furniture in the bar. The officer 7 the police guard that evening said that he 8 immediately.
Now, officers who 9 and punish the sailors who were 10 drunk usually choose 11 policeman they could find to go with them. 12 this particular officer did not do this. Instead, he chose the smallest and 13 man he could find to go to the bar with him and 14 the sailor. Another officer who 15 there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard choose 16 small man. 17 he said to him. "Why 18 you take a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who 19."
"Yes, you are 20 right," answered the officer of the guard. "That is exactly 21 I 22 this small man. If you saw two policemen coming 23 you, and one of them was 24 the other, which one 25 you attack(攻擊)?"
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A. In spite of |
B. Because of |
C. For |
D. To |
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(2) |
A. always |
B. seldom |
C. forever |
D. sometimes |
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(3) |
A. As |
B. Where |
C. Wherever |
D. Whenever |
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(4) |
A. meet with |
B. deal with |
C. meet |
D. judge |
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(5) |
A. about |
B. from |
C. in |
D. of |
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(6) |
A. was breaking |
B. would break |
C. had broken into |
D. was breaking in |
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(7) |
A. charging |
B. charged by |
C. in charge of |
D.in charge from |
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(8) |
A. was leaving |
B. is coming |
C. will leave |
D. would come |
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(9) |
A. would go |
B. need come |
C. dared come |
D. had to go |
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(10) |
A. very |
B. very much |
C. heavily |
D. much more |
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(11) |
A. the biggest |
B. a much bigger |
C. a bigger |
D. a big |
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(12) |
A. In fact |
B. But |
C. So |
D. And |
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(13) |
A. strong-looking |
B. weakest-looking |
C. stronger-looking |
D. strongest-looking |
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(14) |
A. seize |
B. caught |
C. get rid of |
D. deal |
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(15) |
A. was |
B. had been |
C. would be |
D. happened to be |
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(16) |
A. such an |
B. so a |
C. such a |
D. a such |
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(17) |
A. Yet |
B. But |
C. So |
D. Then |
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(18) |
A. don't |
B. didn't |
C. can't |
D. do |
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(19) |
A. had got drunk |
B. is drunk |
C. is drinking |
D. drank |
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(20) |
A. all |
B. very |
C. too |
D. quite |
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(21) |
A. how |
B. what |
C. why |
D. that |
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(22) |
A. will carry |
B. take |
C. am taking |
D. am holding |
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(23) |
A. up |
B. at |
C. onto |
D. towards |
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(24) |
A. not smaller than |
B. as big as |
C. as small as |
D. much smaller than |
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(25) |
A. would |
B. will |
C. shall |
D. can |
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完形填空:
Mr Parker was living in the country , and he wanted to go to an office in the city one day . He 1 the address on a letter, got 2 his car and 3 to the city . He drove straight to the office without any 4 and stopped his car 5 the office. He locked his car and 6 to go into his office, but suddenly he turned around and went back to his car . He remembered that he 7 his keys in it ! He telephoned his wife and said, “ 8 , I ’ve locked my keys in my car . Please 9 me your keys .”
Mrs Parker got into their 10 car and drove twenty miles to 11 her husband. But 12 Mr Parker was waiting for his wife, he walked 13 his car and tried the other 14 . It was not locked ! Mr Parker locked it 15 before his wife arrived.
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D.took |
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B.into |
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D.out |
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B.walked |
C.ran |
D.drove |
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B.answer |
C.matter |
D.difficult |
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B.in the middle of |
C.in front of |
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A.went |
B.wanted |
C.forgot |
D.wondered |
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A.has locked |
B.had lock |
C.locked |
D.had locked |
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A.listen to me |
B.I need your help |
C.Excuse me |
D.Don’t smile at me |
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A.bring |
B.take |
C.carry |
D.show |
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A.another |
B.other |
C.a second |
D.the other |
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A.hand |
B.give |
C.look at |
D.help |
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A.while |
B.since |
C.before |
D.after |
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A.under |
B.on |
C.around |
D.over |
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A.door |
B.car |
C.keys |
D.way |
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B.quickly |
C.slowly |
D.angrily |
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Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a 2 dream.
“Stop that noise, ” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to 3 again, but his wife still cried out, “On, help! help! I’m sure I’m 4 . ”
Peter got out of bed and started 5 , but he could not find him any clothes.
“Where is my shirt? ” he asked. His wife was 6 ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my 7 stomach!”
As soon as he had put his clothes 8 , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite 9
that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait 10 morning, can’t you? ”
“No, I can’t. Go, go, go, ”his wife shouted, “ 11 you will find me dead 12
the morning. ”
So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters 13 he heard his wife calling him again.
“I’m 14 again now, and I shall not want the doctor, ” she said, softly.
Hearing this, he started running as 15 as he could towards the doctor’s. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake 16 around.
The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who’s there? ”
“Oh, Doctor, ”P(pán)eter called up to him, “I’ve very 17 news for you. My wife 18
ill with a terrible stomachache. I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly 19 her. So you need not come. Go back to 20 now, and sleep well!”
1. A. driver B. nurse
C. doctor D. child
2. A. terrible B. interesting
C. surprising D. wonderful
3. A. bed B. sleep
C. dream D. hospital
4. A. walking B. dying
C. aching D. sleeping
5. A. dressing B. wearing
C. raising D. working
6. A. very B. so
C. too D. quite
7. A. good B. bad
C. wrong D. poor
8. A. down B. off
C. on D. up
9. A. surprised B. afraid
C. certain D. worried
10. A. before B. for
C. to D. until
11. A. and B. but
C. so D. or
12. A. after B. in
C. before D. until
13. A. after B. when
C. before D. while
14. A. good B. wrong
C. all right D. right
15. A. fast B. slowly
C. hurriedly D. happily
16. A. everyone B. someone
C. no one D. doctors
17. A. good B. bad
C. necessary D. ill
18. A. fell B. stayed
C. grew D. failed
19. A. gone off B. missed
C. pleased D. left
20. A. your home B. your bedroom
C. your dream D. bed
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In the middle of the night, Peter’s wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn’t help crying, “Oh, my stomach! Get the 1 !”
Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a 2 dream.
“Stop that noise, ” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to 3 again, but his wife still cried out, “On, help! help! I’m sure I’m 4 . ”
Peter got out of bed and started 5 , but he could not find him any clothes.
“Where is my shirt? ” he asked. His wife was 6 ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my 7 stomach!”
As soon as he had put his clothes 8 , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite 9
that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait 10 morning, can’t you? ”
“No, I can’t. Go, go, go, ”his wife shouted, “ 11 you will find me dead 12
the morning. ”
So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters 13 he heard his wife calling him again.
“I’m 14 again now, and I shall not want the doctor, ” she said, softly.
Hearing this, he started running as 15 as he could towards the doctor’s. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake 16 around.
The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who’s there? ”
“Oh, Doctor, ”P(pán)eter called up to him, “I’ve very 17 news for you. My wife 18
ill with a terrible stomachache. I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly 19 her. So you need not come. Go back to 20 now, and sleep well!”
1. A. driver B. nurse
C. doctor D. child
2. A. terrible B. interesting
C. surprising D. wonderful
3. A. bed B. sleep
C. dream D. hospital
4. A. walking B. dying
C. aching D. sleeping
5. A. dressing B. wearing
C. raising D. working
6. A. very B. so
C. too D. quite
7. A. good B. bad
C. wrong D. poor
8. A. down B. off
C. on D. up
9. A. surprised B. afraid
C. certain D. worried
10. A. before B. for
C. to D. until
11. A. and B. but
C. so D. or
12. A. after B. in
C. before D. until
13. A. after B. when
C. before D. while
14. A. good B. wrong
C. all right D. right
15. A. fast B. slowly
C. hurriedly D. happily
16. A. everyone B. someone
C. no one D. doctors
17. A. good B. bad
C. necessary D. ill
18. A. fell B. stayed
C. grew D. failed
19. A. gone off B. missed
C. pleased D. left
20. A. your home B. your bedroom
C. your dream D. bed
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First I looked at some of the 6 discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 7 fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that 8 to the Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, 9 of that. Yet I 10 if those“best years”were true in other 11 .
Then how about the field of 12 ? Surely it needs the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it 13 ,but look when these people 14 their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 15 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to government. At what age? Twenty-six.
But why 16 best years some after thirty? After thirty, I 17 ,most people do not want to take risks or try 18 ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was 19 trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!
Perhaps there is still 20 for me.
1. A. invention B. discovery
C. experiment D. progress
2. A. mind B. idea
C. attention D. thought
3. A. As B. Being
C. However D. Beyond
4. A. Everybody B. Somebody
C. Nobody D. Whoever
5. A. names B. ages
C. addresses D. oldest
6. A. modern B. scientific
C. last D. oldest
7. A. heights B. sizes
C. weights D. things
8. A. led B. meant
C. stuck D. referred
9. A. plenty B. enough
C. much D. none
10. A. believed B. trusted
C. wondered D. asked
11.A. fields B. countries
C. courses D. ages
12. A. agriculture B. politics
C. industry D. society
13.A. is B. will
C. has D. does
14. A. finished B. went
C. started D. failed
15. A. devoted B. gave up
C. began D. led
16. A. don’t B. the
C. can D. not
17. A. say B. know
C. guess D. agree
18. A. other B. new
C. best D. their
19.A. always B. still
C. seldom D. enjoying
20. A. discovery B. problem
C. wish D. hope
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