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toopenthemusicprogramonyouriPhone,iPodorAppleTV.Theappwillprovideholidayplaylistsandstations.
YoucanalsolistentoAppleMusiconyourputerthroughtheiTunesstoreoronAppleTV.
AppleMusicisfreeforthefirstthreemonths.Afterthat,usersmustpayasubscriptionfee.
GooglePlayMusic
GooglePlayMusicisalsointheholidayspirit.GototheGooglePlayMusicHolidaypageorappandsearchfor"
.
GooglePlayMusicisavailableforfreeifyoudon'
tmindtheadvertisements.Ifyoudo,buyapaidsubscriptiontoavoidthem.GooglePlayMusicoffersmorethan30millionsongsin58countries.
Theserviceisavailableonyourputer,andthroughappsonyourAndroidphoneandiPhone.
Live365
Live365isaninternetradioserviceavailableonyourputerormobiledevice.Theservicehas158Christmasmusicstations,suchasContemporaryChristmas,ChristmasBreezesandClassicalChristmas.
Live365isfreeandavailablearoundtheworld.Searchingfor"
letsyoulistentomorestationswithoutadvertisements.
Spotify
Spotify,anotheronlineservice,isfilledwithholidaymusic.ListentoplaylistsonSpotifybysearchingfor"
.TheplaylistsincludeMerryChristmas.TheBestHolidayMusic,PureChristmasMusicandPureHolidayMusic.
1.Whatdothemusicserviceshaveinmon?
A.Theyarefreeofcharge.
B.Theyhaveendlesssongs.
C."
canbesearchedfor.
D.Theyhavemusicstations.
2.Whichmusicservicehasavoiceassistant?
A.GooglePlayMusic.
B.Live365.
C.Spotify.
D.AppleMusic.
3.Whichofthefollowingisamusicstation?
A.MerryChristmas.
B.TheBestHolidayMusic.
C.ClassicalChristmas.
D.PureChristmasMusic.
4.WhatdoweknowaboutAppleMusic?
A.Itdoesn'
thavemusicstations.
B.It'
savailableallovertheworld.
C.Itchargessubscriptionfeesafterthefirstthreemonths.
D.Ithas30millionsongs.
5.Accordingtothepassage,GooglePlayMusic_________.
A.isfavoredbyyoungpeople.
B.canalwaysbeusedforfree
C.hasthelargestnumberofsongs
D.doesn’tallowanyadvertisement
B
Haveyoueverbeenonabuswhensomeoneansweredatelephoneloudly?
Haveyoueverbeeninataxiwhenthedriveralwaysmakesnoiseswiththehorn?
Youprobablyanswer“Yes”,buthaveyouevertriedtostopforamomentandlistentothesilence?
Probablynot.Silenceisathingtowhichwepaylittleattention.
Todaymanyofusaretoobusytoappreciatethesmallthingsinlife,includingsilence.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy(经济),wearesurrounded(环绕)bynoiseandsometimeswecan’trealizehownoiseinfluencesus,butitreallychangeshowwetalkandlistentoeachother.Becausewearesousedtonoise,weforgettobethankfulwhentherefinallyisnonoise.Evenwhenthereisnonoisewewanttotalktofillupthesilence.Itseemsfunnythatweareafraidofthesemomentswhenthereisnotalking,andwecallfortheawkward(尴尬的)noisebecausewefeelunfortable.Butinfactsilencecanbebetterthannoise,andweneedtoappreciateit.
SomeofmyfriendsaskedwhyIdidn’ttalkverymuch.InfactIliketalking,butIdon’tlikepushingawaysilencebytalkingbecauseIappreciatethebeautyofsilence.Ibelieveinwhatoneofmyfriendseversaid,“Donottalkunlessyoucanimproveuponsilence.”Sonexttimewhenyouareonabusorinataxi,remembertoappreciatethesilenceyoueacrosslaterinsomeday.
6.AccordingtoParagraph1,wepaylittleattentionto_____.
A.atelephoneB.ataxiC.silenceD.noise
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“horn”meaninParagraph1?
A.立体声B.小号C.扩音器D.喇叭
8.Whydoweforgettobethankfulwhentherefinallyisnonoise?
A.Becausewearesurroundedbynoise.
B.Becausewearesousedtonoise.
C.Becausewewanttofillupthesilence.
D.Becausewefeelunfortable.
9.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardssilenceandnoiseinParagraph2?
A.Silencecanbebettertannoise.
B.Silencecanbeenjoyedatanytime.
C.Noisecannotinfluencepeople’slife.
D.Noisecanbringusalotofhappiness.
10.Thewriterdoesn’tlikepushingawaysilencebytalkingbecause_____.
A.heisonabusorinataxi
B.hebelievesinoneofhisfriends
C.hedoesn’tliketalkingverymuch
D.heappreciatesthebeautyofsilence
C
It'
sapopularbeliefthatafish'
smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon'
trememberwhatthey'
veeatenorwherethey'
vebeen,andtheydon'
trecognizeyouoranyoftheirfriends---everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.
Butdon'
tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infact,certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.
Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.
Researchersusedputersoftwaretomonitorthefish'
smovements.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.
Infact,scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressivelyinfrontofcertainfish,perhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpast"
fights"
.Butuntilthelatestfindings,therewasnoclearevidence.Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewild."
Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefood,theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisk,"
leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.
Foralongtime,fishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzees,dolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals.Butthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligence.
11.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought.
B.Fishhavingverybadmemories.
C.Howfishimprovetheirmemory.
D.Whatwecanlearnfromfish.
12.Accordingtothearticle,peopleusedtobelievethat__________.
A.fishcouldonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiences
B.fishcouldrememberthingsthathappened12daysago
C.afish'
smemorylastedforonlysevenminutes
D.fishdidn'
trecognizeanyoftheirfriends
13.Howcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory?
Theycanremember_______.
A.wheretogetfoodandsurvive
B.theirenemiesandfight
C.wheretoescapetowhenindanger
D.theirfriendsandhelpeachother.
14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Fishdon'
tbelongtothelistofsmartanimals.
B.Fishcanremembermore.
C.Fishbehaveaggressivelyinafight.
D.OnlyAfricancichlidshaveagoodmemory.
15.Whichanimalisbelievedtobesmart?
A.AbirdB.Ahorse.C.AmouseD.Asnake
D
IwenttolivewithmyhusbandinadesertinCaliforniaduringthewar,becausehisarmycampedthere.IhatedtheplaceandIhadneverbeforebeensounhappy.Myhusbandwasorderedoutonalong-termduty.Iwasleftinatinyshack(棚屋)alone.Theheatwasunbearable.Therewasnoonetotalkto.Thewindblewnon-stop.AllthefoodIateandtheairIbreathedwerefilledwithsand,sand,sand!
IwassosorryformyselfthatIwrotetomyparents.ItoldthemIwasgivingupandingbackhome.IsaidIcouldn’tstanditoneminutelonger.Iwouldratherbeinprison!
Myfatheransweredmyletterwithjusttwolines--twolinesthatwillalwayssinginmymemory--twolinesthatpletelychangedmylife:
Twomenlookedoutfromprisonbars,
Onesawthemud,theothersawthestars.
Ireadthosetwolinesoverandover.Iwasashamedofmyself.ImadeupmymindIwouldfindoutwhatwasgoodinmypresentsituation;
Iwouldlookforthestars.
Imadefriendswiththenatives,andtheirreactionamazedme.Theygavemepresentsoftheirfavoriteartworkswhichtheyhadrefusedtoselltotourists.Istudiedthedelightfulformsofthecactus(仙人掌).Iwatchedforthedesertsunsets,andhuntedforseashellsthathadbeenlefttheremillionsofyearsagowhenthesandsofthedeserthadbeenanoceanfloor.
Thedeserthadn’tchangedme,butIhad.Ihadchangedmyattitude.Andbydoingso,Ichangedanunhappyexperienceintothemostamazingadventureofmylife.IwasexcitedbythisnewworldthatIhaddiscovered.Ihadlookedoutofmyself-createdprisonandfoundthestars.
16.Whydidthewriterliveinthedesert?
A.Becauseshelikedthedesert.
B.Becauseherparentslivedthere.
C.Becausethearmyorderedherto.
D.Becauseherhusband’sarmycampedthere.
17.Howwastheweatherthere?
A.WarmB.ColdC.VeryhotD.Freezingcold
18.Shewrotetoher_____forhelp.
A.parentsB.husbandC.friendsD.natives
19.Whendidshechangeherattitude?
A.Beforeshereadtheletter.
B.Aftershereadtheletter.
C.Beforeshewrotetheletter.
D.BeforeshewenttoCalifornia.
20.Accordingtotheletter,thepersonwhosawthestarsmightbe_____tolife.
A.worriedB.curiousC.puzzledD.optimistic
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节;
满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;
每小题1分,满分20分)
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