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（一）单项填空：选择能填入题干空白处的最佳选项。（30分） 1. The art show was ______ being a failure; it was a great success. A. far from
B. along with
C. next to
D. regardless of
2. All the people present at the meeting agreed that the plan ______ by the old engineer was well worth considering.
A. put away B. put forward C. put off D. put up
3. ______from the smile on her face, she is quite satisfied with the result of the experiment. A. Judged B. Judging 4. --- You must be tired. --- ______, I feel wide awake.
A. You’ve guessed it. B. What’s more C. Contrary to
D. I think so
C. Judge D. To be judged
5. The famous writer is said ______ a new novel since he returned from his overseas trip. A. to be written B. to have been writing C. having written D. having been writing 6. （2011江苏苏北四市第三次调研）I tried to come closer to watch the bird, but as soon as it noticed me, ______ into the woods. A. away it flew B. away flew it
C. did it fly away D. did away it fly
7. --- Does your brother intend to study German? --- Yes, he intends ______.
A. / B. to C. so D. that 8. The supply of electric power to this city has to be _______. A. weakened
B. omitted C. restricted
D. lowered
9. --- Why are you so late?
--- I was half way here when it _____ to me that I ____my briefcase at home, so I had to fetch it.
A. occurred, had forgotten
B. occurred, had left
C. had occurred, forgot D. had occurred, left
10. Leave things ______ they are, and I think, nature will keep it balance. A. where B. how C. what D. as
11. Color blind people often find it difficult to ______ between blue and green. A. separate
B. tell
C. compare
D. distinguish
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12. At the meeting they discussed three different ______ to the study of mathematics. A. approaches
B. means
C. methods
D. ways
13. Be quiet! It’s rude to ______ people when they are talking. A. stop
B. introduce C. prevent D. interrupt
14. They got lost in the forest; ______, it was getting darker. A. to make things worse B. making things worse C. what made things worse D. which made things worse
15. Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has ______ IQ. A. a high B. the highest C. a higher D. the higher （二）完形填空：根据短文内容选择能填入短文空白处的最佳选项。（30分）
Drama（戏剧）and the performing arts are excellent methods of building confidence in children and adults alike. Learning through drama allows children to 1_ their creativity and have fun while leaving their 2_ and worries behind. Drama also works by supporting the growth of imagination and other skills.
Entertainment has become rather passive with 3_ , television and video games becoming more popular. These screen-based methods have had a 4_ effect on communication. They prevent children communicating with others. 5_ , drama puts the children enthusiastic about communication back into entertainment. Children have the opportunity to 6_ with others in a more meaningful way 7_ drama encourages speech development, awareness of body language and allows children to become more 8_ aware.
Play and drama are closely linked. When children play a game, they are using their 9_ and so are moving away from reality to 10_ their own story. Drama is a vehicle 11_ which children can express themselves more freely to make education fun. Children gain 12_ by understanding that there is no final answer in drama and that their opinion and contribution are valued. They are able to 13_ to many issues and situations such as poverty, recycling and global warming. Drama and 14_ have a strong link as drama can 15_ children to take an active interest in other subjects such as geography, history and English and so they can 16 _ a more rounded education. As a drama teacher, I have witnessed a child at his first class holding on to his parent’s
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arm— 17_ to let go. Then to see the same child running into my class with a smile is an 18_ sight. Drama installs confidence in children by allowing them to improvise（即兴创作）and experiment. Everyone is given the opportunity to shine 19_ drama. Besides learning the history of the theatre, drama 20_ dance, music, and directing, etc. These classes are especially designed to be of great fun. 1. A. express B. expose 2. A. depression B. happiness 3. A. cinema B. radio 4. A. positive B. negative 5. A. However B. Besides
C. experience D. explore C. shyness D. sadness C. media D. drama C. sensitive D. subjective C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
6. A. compare B. discuss C. connect D. compete 7. A. though B. as 8. A. mentally B. physically 9. A. determination B. consideration
C. if D. before C. emotionally D. socially C. communication D. imagination
10. A. create B. tell C. read D. believe 11. A. through B. beyond C. across D. for 12. A. success B. hope C. admiration D. confidence 13. A. stick B. turn C. respond D. reply
14. A. language B. education C. play D. entertainment 15. A. persuade B. require
C. encourage D. train
16. A. have B. continue C. provide D. give 17. A. tired B. unwilling
C. sorry D. pleased
18. A. ordinary B. excellent C. odd D. imaginary 19. A. over B. above
C. after D. within
20. A. possesses B. applies C. covers D. links （三）阅读理解（20分）
Material culture refers to what can be seen, held, felt, used—what a culture produces. Examining a culture’s tools and technology can tell us about the group’s history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music culture. The most vivid body of material culture in it, of course, is musical instruments.
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We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music cultures in the remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and instruments pictured in art. Through the study of instruments, as well as paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of Near Eastern influence to Europe that resulted in the development of most of the instruments in the symphony orchestra.
Sheet music or printed music, too, is material culture. Scholars once defined folk music cultures as those in which people learn and sing music by ear rather than from print, but research shows mutual influence among oral and written sources during the past few centuries in Europe, Britain, and America. Printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any song, yet they stimulate people to create new and different songs. Besides, the ability to read music notation has a far-reaching effect on music and, when it becomes widespread, on the music culture as a whole.
One more important part of music’s material culture should be singled out: the influence of the electronic media—radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and videocassette, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. This is all part of the \revolution\a twentieth-century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution was in the nineteenth. These electronic media are not just limited to modern nations; they have affected music cultures all over the globe.
1. Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance because _______. A. it helps produce new cultural tools and technology B. it can reflect the development of the nation C. it helps understand the nation’s past and present D. it can demonstrate the nation’s civilization
2. It can be learned from this passage that _______.
A. the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese music B. near Eastern music had an influence on the development of the instruments in the symphony orchestra
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