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Thesinger,MickJagger,oftheRollingStonessingsasongthattellspeopletheycan’talwaysgetwhattheywantbutifwetrysometimeswecangetwhatweneed.Thepastyearsinmylifemyparentshavetoldmethissayingmanytimes.I’vealwayscomplainedaboutthequote(引语).AlthoughovertimeIhavetoldmyselftolearnfromit.
ThisyearmygirlfriendflewofftocollegeinWestPalm,Florida.ThishasbeenakillerformebecauseIhaven’tbeenabletoseeherandsheishavingaroughtimeinschool.Thelasttwomonthshavebeenhardbutweareworkingthroughit.Ihavebeentryingtogetmydadtobuymeaplanetickettogodownthere.MydadtoldmeifIbroughthimsomemoneyhewouldhelpmepayfortheticket.IstartedtocomplaintohimbecauseIhadnowayofgettinganymoneytogivehim.Ispentseveraldaysandnightsthinkingofwaystoearnmoneytogoseemygirlfriend.IfinallycametotheconclusionthatIwouldgetajobandworkhardtoearnsomemoneytogivetomydad.IappliedtoSafewayandIendedupgettingthejob.
IhavebeenworkingatSafewayforaboutamonthnowandworkhardtoearnmoneytogoseemygirlfriend.Theotherdaymymomhadsurprisedmeandtoldmethatsheaskedherbossifshecouldusetheirbusinessmiles(旅费)tobuymeaticketdowntoFloridafortwoweeks.IwasverythankfulandtoldherIwouldhelppayforanythingthatIhaveto.ThethoughtofmeworkinghardandgettingajobshowedmymomthatIreallycaredandwastryingmybesttobeasuccessfulperson.Ibelievethatyoucan’talwaysgetwhatyouwantbutifyoutrysometimes,yougetwhatyouneed.
41.Theauthor’sparentsoftentoldhimthesayingquotedfromthesongbecause.
A.Helikedtocomplaintothemabouthislife
B.Theyexpectedhimtolearnfromthesinger
C.Healwayswantedtogeteverythinghewanted
D.Theytriedtoeducatehimtodothingsforhimself
42.Whatdoestheworld“killer”underlinedinthesecondparagraphreferto?
A.Somethingthatisquitetroublesome.B.Somethingthatisverydifficult.
C.Apersonwhokillspurposely.D.Apersonwhotreatswomenverybadly.
43.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Theauthorwaslazyandunwillingtoworkhard.
B.Theauthor’sfatherwastoomeantogivehimmoney.
C.Theauthor’sactualactionwonsupportfromhismother.
D.Theauthorwasunabletotearhimselfawayfromhisgirlfriend.
44.Bywritingthepassage,theauthortriestoshow.
A.wecandonothingwithoutmoney
B.fathersarestrictwhilemothersarekind
C.it’shardforparentstobringuptheirchildren
D.weshouldtrytorelyonourselvesforeverything
B
PiscoisacityonthePeruviancoast,thehomeofPeruviangrapeliquor(酒)PiscohasnotonlygivenitsnametoPeru’snationaldrink,butitisalsothecentreofitsproduction.
Piscohasitsoriginsinthe16th-centurySpanishconquests(征服)ofLatinAmericaandparticularlyPeruandChile.Therethesettlersfoundfertilelandsuitableforgrowinggrapes.Thesevineyards(葡萄园)weresosuccessfulthatsoonthesettlerswereexportingcropsbacktoEurope.
Atfirst,grapesnotsuitableformakingwinesweredistilled(蒸馏,提取)intoadrink,anditsoonbecamepopularwithsailorswhobegantakingbottleswiththembacktoEurope.Theynameditafterthetownwhereitwasbought,Pisco,whichinturnhadbeenusedtonametheroundpotthatwasusedtostoretheliquor.
Inthe19thcenturyPiscobecameapopulardrinkwiththeminerswhofloodedtoSanFranciscoduringtheGoldRush,andinthe1940sitagainbecameafashionabledrinkinNewYorkandHollywood.ProductiongraduallyspreadfromPerutoChile.
However,PiscoisalsothetopicofheatedargumentsbetweenPeruandChile,bothofwhichclaimtohaveinventedit.Theymayfightbitterlyoverwhofirstdistilledthedrink,buttherulesandregulationstheyhaveplacedonitsproductionhaveensuredthatonlytopqualityPiscohitstheliquorstoreshelves.
Nowadays,Piscoisproducedusingbothancientandmoderntechniquesandcanbeenjoyedinitspureformorusedtopreparevariouscocktails,suchasthewell-known“PiscoSour”.ThisisservedinthebestrestaurantsinLatinAmericaandthroughouttheworld.Itcanalsobemixedwithotherliqueurs,fruitjuiceorsoftdrinks.ThemainmarketsforPiscoarecurrentlytheUnitedStates,Chile,CostaRica,VenezuelaandCanada.
45.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatPiscoreferstothefollowingexcept.
A.acityB.asailorC.apotD.adrink
46.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefifthparagraphimplies.
A.PeruandChilehasbeenfightingfortheAmericanmarketofPisco
B.ItmakesnodifferencewhohasinventedPiscoaslongasitispopular
C.BothPeruandChilehavesetstrictproductionrulestoproduceaqualitydrink
D.Piscoisproducedusingbothancientandmoderntechniquesfromtwo