Helen Keller was born a healthy normal child in Alabama in 1880. However, an illness with a high fever struck her when she was still a child. She became deaf, blind, and unable to speak. For little Helen, the world was suddenly a dark and frightening place. She was wild and stubborn. Several years later a miracle came into Helen’s life when Anne Sullivan, a strong and loving person, became Helen’s teacher. Miss Sullivan’s teaching changed the child into a responsible human being. Through her help Helen Keller learned to communicate with those around her, and as she grew older, others benefited from her unique insights and courage. Miss Keller died in 1968, but her spirit lives on. It lives on in her articles and books and in the stories of people who were fortunate enough to meet her during her lifetime. Helen Keller is remembered as ()
A. a political leader.
B. an example to others.
C. a famous scientist.
D. an extraordinary doctor.
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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. sad
B. Solemn
C. happy
D. funeral
Questions 28-34Look at the following descriptions in scientific contribution in 2007 ( Questions 28-34 ) and the list of countries below.Match each description with the correct countries, A-J.Write the correct letter, A-J, in boxes 28-34 on your answer sheet.List of countriesA US B China C Europe D Japan E IndiaF Brazil G Singapore H South Korea I Russia J International In 2002, its share of world publications was only 5%.()
Questions 28-34Look at the following descriptions in scientific contribution in 2007 ( Questions 28-34 ) and the list of countries below.Match each description with the correct countries, A-J.Write the correct letter, A-J, in boxes 28-34 on your answer sheet.List of countriesA US B China C Europe D Japan E IndiaF Brazil G Singapore H South Korea I Russia J International Over 35% of essays have been published among mainstream magazines.()
Questions 10-14Complete the summary below.Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.Write your answer in boxes 10-14 on your answer sheet.Root and her colleagues worried that chaos of ecosystem would happen with rising temperature of the earth and this would lead to different (10) For example, the number of (11) would change due to evacuation of (12) which usually feed on them. What is worse, they also anticipated that shrinking areas of habitat would make come true the (13) . Meanwhile, the number of (14) would decrease half as many as before. Consequently, proactive responses to these changes may be paid more attention by our human beings. 10()