16. Crosby and Presley’s music was ___________________.
A. criticized and then recognized as innovative
B. appreciated by the critics immediately
C. praised by the critics and then studied
D. developed by the critics
17. The difference between the two men ______________ the changing values in American life.
A. ruins B. disturbs C. soothes D. mirrors
18. Presley’s admirers found Crosby’s work _________________.
A. boring B. easy-going C. too relaxed D. natural
19. “Rock’n’roll was a ‘sound’event” means rock’n’roll was ____________.
A. musical B. moving C. noisy D. sentimental
20. This passage is chiefly about ___________________.
A. the troubled times that Crosby and Presley lived in
B. the contrast between Presley’s and Crosby’s music and their audiences
C. wartime America
D. noisy rock’n’roll
三、Translation.(20分)
1 、Sports medicine experts have observed for years that endurance athletes , particularly
females ,frequently have iron deficiencies. Now a new study suggests that even moderate exercise may lead to reduced iron in the blood of women.
2、The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on an island in 1886 . It has Barthddi’s mother’s face and his wife’s body, but he called it “my daughter, Liberty”.
3、Although scientists still can not predict earthquakes , they are learning a great deal about how the large plates in the earth’s crust move , the stresses between plates , how earthquakes work, and the general probability that a given place will have an earthquakes .
4、Most experts agree that it would be psychologically harmful if a child sensed he had been brought into the world simply as an organ donor.
5、Officially , the U.S Navy does not recognize the triangle as a danger zone and is convinced that “the majority of disappearances (in the triangle) can be attributed to the unique features of the area’s environment.”
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