七选五（一）
1、 It was August 2, 1927. The news had spread fast. A man named Ralph Peer was coming to the city of Bristol.
He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments. ① __________That was a lot of money in those days.
Many people came to Bristol that day to play for Mr. Peer. But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was looking for. They were a man named A. P. Carter, his wife, Sara, and her cousin, Maybelle.
② __________
Sara sang lead, the loudest and highest notes. A. P. sang bass, the lowest notes. Maybelle sang harmony,
somewhere in between. She also played the guitar in a new and unusual way. ③ __________She played the main part of the songs on the lowest guitar strings. And then she quickly strummed by playing all the strings at once. This kind of playing became known as the
“ Carter Scratch
”.
④ __________ They did not sound like they had taken music lessons. But it did not matter. The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their neighbors, or the people who sang in their churches.
⑤ __________ They recorded more songs. They traveled to many cities and towns in the eastern United States to perform. Thousands of people heard them sing and bought their recordings. Some people estimate that within three years, the Carter Family sold three hundred thousand recordings.
A. The Carter Family sounded different.
B. The Carter Family soon became famous. C. They called themselves the Carter Family.
D. The Carter Family wanted to have a try.
E. No matter where they went, they were well received.
F. And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded.
G. It sounded almost like two people were playing at the same time.
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Warren Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.①__________One was a successful international conference ( 会议 ).
After World War One, Britain, Japan and the United States expanded their navies ( 海军 ). They built bigger and bigger ships. Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost. ② __________They asked President Harding to organize a conference to discuss these issues.
③ __________President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time Britain, Japan, France and Italy. He also invited representatives from countries with interests in Asia and Europe China, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands. He did not invite the new Soviet leaders in Russia.
Mr Harding ’ s Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, spoke④. He proposed that the world
’ s
strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately.
⑤ __________It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government. Warren Harding was an honest man. But he did not have a strong mind of his own. He was easily influenced. And he often accepted bad
advice. He explained the problem with these words, “ I listen to one side, and they seem right. Then I listen to the
other side, and they seem just as right. I know that somewhere there is a man who knows the truth. But I do not know where to find him.
”
A.He is remembered mostly for two events. B.The conference was not a complete success.
C.They also worried about increased political tension ( 紧张 ) in Asia.
D.The conference was held in Washington in November, 1921.
E. President Harding appointed several men of great ability to his cabinet ( 内阁 ). F. He offered the conference a detailed plan to reduce the size of the world
G. The second thing for which President Harding is remembered is the Teapot Dome scandal ( 丑闻 ).
’ s major navies.
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Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you
’①re trying to ge,theretwork aredone.
several ways to handle things.Let
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’ s take a look at them now.
② __________.Tell the person you
’ re sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two
of you can talk at a different time.
When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you ’ ll find them then③.__________.It can help to eliminate( 消除 ) future interruptions.
When you need to talk to someone,don
’ t do it in your④own office. ,it ’ s much easier to excuse yourself
to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are.
If you have a door to your office, make good use of it. ⑤ __________.If someone knocks and it matter, excuse yourself and let the person know you closed, you A.If you
’ re not to be disturbed.
’ s not an important
’ re busy so they暗can示) thatget thewhenhint(the door is
’ re busy,don ’ t feel bad about saying no
B.When you want to avoid interruptions at work
C.Set boundaries for yourself as your time goes D.If you
’ re in the other person
’ s office or in a public area
’ ll be available
E.It ’ s important that you let them know when you
F.It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt you G.Leave it open when you
’ re available to talk and close it when you
’ re not
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When I was a boy, smartphones and computers were not available, and our television only got one channel clearly. Still, the fields, hills, and woodlands around my home never got me bored.
①__________
I can remember that I went on a hike at a nearby lake when I was young. At the backside of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of potholes and muddy tire tracks and deep woods on both
sides. ②__________
③ __________ The dirt road gave way to a gravel one and then a paved one, yet there was still neither a car nor a house in sight. I noticed the sun was starting to go down and I didn't want to be trapped on this road in the dark of night, but I was afraid it would be dark before I could make it back to the lake again.
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④ __________ My heart was pounding and my legs were aching. I was almost in tears when I turned one curve and saw something in the distance. It was a house!
My heart heat fast! ⑤ __________It was still over a mile away, but my legs felt like feathers and I run to my house
in no time with a big smile on my face. Then I ended my adventure with a good night's sleep.
A. I knew the way home! B. I realized I had to give up.
C. I took great interest in imagination.
D. Yet, exploring it still seemed like a fine adventure. E. I continued to walk on with the fear wowing inside.
F. Unfortunately, I walked on and on for what seemed like hours.
G. The adventures they provide were only limited by my imagination.
5、 Tips on buying outdoor solar lights
As solar lighting is becoming useful for homes, many different such outdoor lights can now be found in supermarkets. Here are some helpful tips for customers.
Does your area receive enough direct lighting?
①
So you shouldn ’ t even give it a thought if you live in an area that doesn
’ t work very well.
’ t get much su
need direct sunlight, or they just won
②
The expensive one usually means good quality. Choosing the cheapest ones will result in many problems. For once, it ’ s best to buy more expensive lights of high quality③. light and a $ 45 light.
At least you should know the difference between a $ 10
Buy lights that require less installation( 安装 ) .
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Most solar lights are simply driven into the ground. Therefore, you shouldn system that involves anything more than that. ④ plant into the ground because that
You don
’ t deal with the difficulty
’ t need to buy lights that require half an hour each to
’ s just a waste of time.
Make sure the lights can store enough energy.
Different solar lights can store different amounts of energy. ⑤
Therefore, you should choose lights that are able
to store enough energy to last for a few hours or more, at least those that will last from nightfall throughout most of the night and part of the morning.
A. Without sunlight, solar lighting is useless.
B. Buy many solar lights instead of just one or two.
C. It means some will stay lit longer than the others. D. Choose something a bit more expensive for once.
E. Solar lights are becoming more and more popular.
F. That doesn ’ t mean you have to spend all your money.
G. They should take a few minutes each to get into the ground.
6 、 For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school.
Employees
will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.
The disease, known as \ (联赛 ).
’ s college basketball t
Teams compete againsteach other in a single-elimination ( 单局均汰 ) tournament that eventually crowns
a national champion.
Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners of every game. Friends compete against friends.
Colleagues gainst bosses.
Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from litde-known universities.
This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with
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