Questions 38-40Complete the sentences below.Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Most of developed countries had lower speed of business investment except for the country of()
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. At all ages and at all stages of life, fear presents a problem to almost everyone. "We are largely the playthings of our fears," wrote the British author Horace Walpole many years ago. "To one, fear of the dark; to another, of physical pain; to a third, of public ridicule; to a fourth, of poverty; to a fifth, of loneliness-for all of us our particular creature waits in a hidden place." Fear is often a useful emotion. When you become frightened, many physical changes occur within your body. Your heartbeat and responses quicken; your pupils expand to admit more light; large quantities of energy-producing adrenalins (肾上腺素) are poured into your bloodstream. Confronted with a fire or accident, fear can fuel life-saving flight. Similarly, when a danger is psychological rather than physical, fear can force you to take self-protective measures. It is only when fear is disproportional to the danger at hand that it becomes a problem. Some people are simply more vulnerable to fear than others. A visit to the newborn nursery of any large hospital will demonstrate that, from the moment of their births, a few fortunate infants respond calmly to sudden fear-producing situations such as a loudly slammed door. Yet a neighbor in the next bed may cry out with profound fright. From birth, he or she is more prone to learn fearful responses because he or she has inherited a tendency to be more sensitive. Further, psychologists know that our early experiences and relationships strongly shape and determine our later fears. A young man named Bill, for example, grew up with a father who regarded each adversity as a temporary obstacle to be overcome with imagination and courage. Using his father as a model, Bill came to welcome adventure and to trust his own ability to solve problems. Phil’s dad, however, spent most of his time trying to protect himself and his family. Afraid to risk the insecurity of a job change, he remained unhappy in one position. He avoided long vacations because "the car might break down". Growing up in such a home, Phil naturally learned to become fearful and tense. The phrase "our particular creature" (Line 4, Para. 1) refers to ______.
A) fear of something
B. C) physical pain
C. B) a fierce beast
D) public ridicule
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
A. Do some research.
B. Sell some of her books.
C. Talk to some politicians.
D. Sign her name in the book.
Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. (67) the turn of the last century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had no prominent (68) of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was (69) , or by whom, but it began to be (70) in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to (71) music. In contrast to classical music, which. (72) formal European traditions, jazz is a spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy, (73) the mood, interest, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz (74) like America, and (75) it does today. The (76) of this music are as interesting as the music (77) . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz (78) . They were brought to Southern States (79) slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long (80) . When a Negro died his friends and relatives (81) a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the. (82) . On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. (83) on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their (84) , but the living were glad to be alive. The band played (85) music, improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes (86) at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.
A. expressing
B. explaining
C. exposing
D. illustrating