Summerhays Music Center of Glendale

SUPER SALE!!!

selected music-up to 75% off

selected Zildjian drum accessories-up to 75% off

band instruments-all 25% off

used guitars-all 30% off

all cash purchases(購(gòu)買(mǎi))receive an extra 10% off

Summerhays Music Center of Glendale

1006 South(two blocks north of University Mall)

(801)226-1760

5 days only

Tuesday August 22-Saturday August 26

Open Mon. -Fri. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

68. Which of the following kinds of guitars are on sale?

A. Electric. B. Beautiful.C. New. D. Used.

69. What time do they close on Saturday?

A. 10am. B. 7pm. C. 6pm. D. 10am.

70. What do you receive if you pay with cash?

A. Free equipment.B. Free CDS.C. an extra 5% off. D. an extra 10% off.

71. How long does the sale last?

A. From Monday through Thursday.B. Seven days.C. Five days. D. One day.

When we walk through the city, we all experience a kind of information overload but we pay attention only to those that are important to us. We don't stop, we keep our faces expressionless and eyes straight ahead, and in doing so, we are not just protecting ourselves but are avoiding overloading other people as well.

We make use of stereotypes(刻板的模式)as convenient ways to make quick judgments about situations and people around us. They may not always be accurate(準(zhǔn)確的), and they can often be dangerously wrong, but they are used regularly.

The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience. By using limited clues to provide us with a rapid opinion of other people or places we may choose to limit our communication. We may decide not to go to certain places because we believe they will not offer something we enjoy.

In the city, styles of dress are particularly important with regard to self-presentation. Different groups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized. It is becom-ing increasingly common for brand names to be placed on the outside of clothes, and this labeling makes it easy to send out information about fashion and price instantly, and lets others tell at a distance whether an individual has similar tastes and is a suitable person to associate with.

In England, where social grouping or class continues to make social distinctions (區(qū)分), clothes, hairstyles, people's pronunciation and the manner of speaking are all clues to our social group. Class distinctions tend to be relatively fixed, although in the city where greater variety is permitted, they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and association.

64. People walking in cities ignore(忽視) the surroundings because________.

A. the environment is already familiar to them

B. everyone else is expressionless

C. they do not wish to talk to other people

D. there is too much information to take in

65. According to the passage, the main disadvantage of using stereotypes is that they ________.

A. can rarely be relied on

B. may make us miss some pleasant experience

C. are likely to lead us into dangerous airports

D. make us mentally lazy

66. From the passage we may conclude that ________.

A. dressing can send messages about individuals

B. people are becoming more interested in fashion

C. stereotypes can help to understand people fully

D. stereotypes can do more good than harm to people

67. It would appear that in England, a person's class ________.

A. plays a more important role than it did in the past

B. is mainly determined by his pronunciation

C. might be less important in making friends in a city

D. is something that can be changed easily

A new period is coming. Call it what you will: the service industry, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a great change in the way we work. Already we're partly there, the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen sharply in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan(two-thirds or more are in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breath of the great change can't be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held opinions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between workers and employers -all these are being doubted.

We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have seen the ways in which a single invention, the chip(芯片), would change our world thanks to its uses in personal computers, and factory equipment. Tomorrow's achievements in biotechnology(生物技術(shù))or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of great changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who own it, whether they work in factory services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to deal with problems by making use of information instead of performing regular tasks will be valued above all else. If you look ahead 10 years, information service will be leading the way. It will be the way you do your job.

60. In the new period, ________.

A. the service industry is depending more and more on women workers

B. heavy industries are rapidly increasing

C. people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories

D. most of the job chances can be found in the service industry

61. Knowledge society brings about a great change so that ________.

A. the difference between the workers and employers has become smaller

B. people's old ideas about work no longer exist

C. most people have to take parttime jobs

D. people have to change their jobs from time to time

62. What does the author mean by referring to computers and other inventions?

A. People should be able to act quickly to the advancement of technology.

B. Future achievements in technology will not bring about great changes.

C. The importance of high technology has been paid no attention to.

D. Computer science will play a leading role in the future information services.

63. The future will probably belong to those who ________ according to the passage.

A. own and know how to make use of information

B. can read and write well

C. devote themselves to heavy industries

D. work hard

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $ 2,500 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon".

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors announced: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3. Mackintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive-but would run on only five percent of the roads.

4. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.

5. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.

56. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.56. Bill Gates suggestes that ________.

A. the computer industry develops faster than the auto industry

B. prices of cars are much lower than those of computers

C. the speed of computers is much faster than that of cars

D. GM applies (應(yīng)用) new technology in producing their cars

57. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. GM once helped Bill Gates.

B. Bill Gates liked GM most.

C. GM agrees with Bill Gates' opinion.

D. GM disagrees with Bill Gates'opinion.

58. The underlined word "deploying" in this passage means ________.

A. answering quickly B. working effectively C. stopping suddenly D. moving slowly

59. In the response, GM seems to ________ Bill Gates.

A. praise B. hateC. laugh at D. forgive

The news media in the U.S. consist of radio, television and newspapers. __36__they are common on the lives of many Americans and influential on their daily work. Many Americans __37__ their day reading a newspaper or __38__ a morning news program on television while drinking their coffee. While they are __39__ to work, the news can be heard on the car radio.__40__ the day the news is broadcast 41 on the radio and television. In the evening news is a prime feature on television __42__ up to two hours of news in the early evening and more news late at night. __43__ those who prefer reading, the evening newspaper 44 the reader the possibility of reading the news, and 45 see and hear on television. The news media are free of government __46__. It is up to the general public to __47__ what to read, watch or listen to. Therefore, the media must have a sensitivity( 敏感性) to the __48__ of the public.

News is big business. However, it is a very competitive business, as each station or each paper__49__for audiences, and readers. Each tries to __50__ the news Americans want to know. When an item becomes newsworthy, __51__ an election or a war, Americans will become __52__ with the most minute details as the news media try their best to __53__ as informative as possible. But the __54 is that the news becomes repetitive. The news media report the same news items 55 are estimated(估計(jì)) to be the most interesting and impressive.

36. A. Really B. Together C. Quickly D. Naturally

37. A. begin B. spend C. take D. regard

38. A. treating B. observing C. enjoying D. watching

39. A. hurrying B. walking C. driving D. running

40. A. Of B. Throughout C. On D. Past

41. A. repeatedly B. loudly C. pleasantly D. surely

42. A. for B. through C. with D. by

43. A. To B. About C. Because of D. For

44. A. offers B. tells C. takes D. brings

45. A. another B. others C. some D. a few

46. A. capability B. opinion C. control D. rule

47. A. know B. elect C. need D. choose

48. A. interests B. similarities C. environment D. differences

49. A. stands B. competes C. looks D. searches

50. A. have B. carry C. present D. create

51. A. such as B. including C. except for D. in spite of

52. A. pleased B. familiar C. popular D. busy

53. A. believe B. find C. make D. think

54. A. end B. idea C. chance D. result

55. A. which B. what C. when D. where

Your seat is moving higher, giving you a bird's eye view of Beijing when, all of a sudden, you are thrown 35 metres back down to earth. While the breathtak-ing journey only takes two or three seconds, you scream with excitement as the blood rushes to your head...

This thrilling (刺激的) experience comes much cheaper than a plane ticket to Disney World. The Mega Drop (超級(jí)跳樓機(jī)) ride is just one of attractions at the World Carnival (環(huán)球嘉年華), which will be in Beijing from June 22 to August 26.

A girl enjoys last year's World Carnival in Shanghai.

Covering 50,000 square metres, the world's largest mobile amusement park includes more than 150 entertainment programs.

The Dutch company World Carnival arrived in Shanghai last June, making as much as 100 million yuan from 1.3 million visitors. It is one of several companies looking to establish themselves in China and use the world's fastest growing market to challenge Disney.

But they need to move quickly.

Already well-known in China, Disney plans to open a theme park in Hong Kong in 2005 and another in Shanghai by 2010.

However, alongside Mega Drop, there is G-Force (地球引力), Wild Mouse (瘋狂老鼠) and Top Buzz (極速大風(fēng)車(chē)). With all these sharp turns and steep drops on offer, World Carnival thinks it can compete.

"I am very proud that I brought World Carnival to Beijing," said company president Hans Lodders. "I think it can serve as part of the 2008 Olympic celebrations."

While World Carnival says that "everyone from the ages of 6 to 90 can find his or her favorite games," you need to be careful.

71. The above text probably is about ________ .

A. G-Force and Wild Mouse B. Top Buzz at Disney World

C. World Carnival in Hong Kong D. The Mega Drop ride

72. The place where the activity will take place most probably is ________ .

A. in British B. in BeijingC. in Hong Kong D. in America

73. The purpose that many amusement companies will be set up in China is ________ according to the passage.

A. to challenge Disney B. to develop stock market

C. to attract more companies D. to open theme parks

74. How do you guess the writer feel according to the text?

A. Happy. B. Curious. C. Honest. D. Patient.

75. What advice does the writer give us according to the text?

A. We must be peaceful. B. We must be careful.

C. We must be creative. D. We must be imaginative.

Doris Lessing is a great writer. She was born in Persia (now Iran) on October 22, 1919. Both of her parents were British. In 1925, hoping to get rich through corn farming, the family moved to the British colony in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Though they worked hard, they did not get what they had expected there.

Lessing has described her childhood as an uneven(不平坦的)mix of some pleasure and much pain. Her mother was very strict with her. Doris was first sent to a convent (女修道院) school, and later sent to an all-girls high school in the capital city. However, she soon dropped out from the school. At that time she was thirteen, and it was the end of her formal education.

But like other women writers from South Africa who did not graduate from high school, Lessing made herself into a self-educated writer. Recently she said that unhappy childhood seemed to produce fiction writers. After she left school, Doris took great pleasure in books she got for herself and benefited a lot from them.

In 1937 Doris moved to Salisbury, where she worked as a telephone operator for a year. At nineteen, she married Frank Wisdom, and had two children. A few years later, she was attracted by a group of Communists and later she also became a member of the group.

In 1949, Lessing moved to London with her young son. That year, she also published her first novel, The Grass Is Singing, and began her career as a professional writer.

In her fifty years of being a professional writer, Doris has written a lot of books.

In June 1995 she received an Honorary Degree from Harvard University. Also in 1995, she visited South Africa to see her daughter and grandchildren, and to promote her autobiography(自傳). It was her first visit since being forcibly removed in 1956 for her political view. Ironically(具有諷刺意義地), she is welcomed now as a writer praised for the very topics for which she was forced to leave 40 years ago.

67. Lessing's family moved to Southern Rhodesia in the hope of ________ .

A. fleeing political persecution(迫害) B. getting a little freedom

C. making themselves rich by farming D. growing corn there

68. According to Lessing, her childhood ________ .

A. was unhappy for her mother's too much strictness

B. was happy to be in a convent school

C. was filled with pleasure as a high school student

D. seemd to be more painful than pleased

69. In Doris' opinion, unhappy childhood ________ .

A. can help a person become a fiction writer

B. can help people teach themselves

C. can help a person take interest in music

D. can help a person find new pleasure outside school

70. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Lessing's first novel was published in 1949.

B. Lessing was a professional writer from 1949 to 1989.

C. In 1995 Harvard University honored her for her great achievements.

D. In 1995 she paid a visit to South Africa to promote the sales of her autobiography.

In an effort to control the budget, Beijing halted(暫停) construction work on several venues(會(huì)場(chǎng)), including the high-tech National Stadium, last month.

"We stopped construction work mainly in order to make our design perfect so that we can reduce costs," said BOCOG'S Executive Vice President Liu Jingmin. "But the new design will not affect the basic functions of the stadium,"he added.

Expectations for a best-ever Olympics have run high in China since Beijing won the hosting right to host the 2008 Olympic Games on July 13, 2001. But it is a more frightening and com-plicated task to hold the Olympic Games than winning the bid.

64. The purpose of writing the text is ________ .

A. to hold a Olympics of higher standard

B. to show that Beijing hasn't enough money

C. to reduce the costs of construction work

D. to make the Stadium's design worse

65. The underlined word "complicated" in the last paragraph means ________ .

A. 復(fù)雜的 B. 精確的C. 仔細(xì)的 D. 功能的

66. We can know from the passage that ________ .

A. Beijing is taking steps to speed up a few venues

B. Beijing is facing all kinds of difficulties with the project

C. the new design of the Stadium will be passed

D. the construction work in Beijing is under construction

What do we know about sport physiology(生理學(xué))?

☆Rowing: The perfect male rower is tall, heavy but with very low body fat, broad shoulders and long, powerful limbs. His heart can pump 40 liters of blood a minute.

☆Shooting: Perfect shooters have a low heart rate. Within seconds of firing, they can drop their heart rate by 20 beats and fire exactly between heartbeats. Pistol shooting also needs strong upper body muscles.

☆Swimming: The perfect swimmer is tall, with very long limbs, particularly arms. Top-class swimmers have big feet. They have big hands to act as paddles, narrow hips to reduce drag and broad shoulders for arm power.

☆Sprinting: The perfect 100m sprinter is tall, with a unified body shape. Top sprinters have slim lower legs and relatively narrow hips.

☆Gymnasts: The perfect female gymnast is small and slim, with a high strength to weight ratio and even muscles. She has a narrow body for superb balance and a high power, high capacity energy system.

☆Weightlifting: The perfect weight-lifter has a strong unified body type, and is well muscled. Good weightlifters are not tall and tend to have relatively short arms and legs. They have cardiovascular sys-tems that can stand sudden blood pressure increases.

☆Marathon running: The perfect marathon runner has a light frame, slim legs and is of small to medium height. They have a very high oxygen uptake.

60. Which of the following needs strong upper body muscles?

A. Walking. B. Shooting.C. Sprinting. D. Marathon running.

61. Which of the following pictures is mentioned in the passage?

62. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The perfect male rower's heart can pump 40 liters of blood a minute.

B. Top-class swimmers have big feet, big hands to act as paddles and narrow hips.

C. The perfect 100m sprinter is tall, with a weak body and has short legs.

D. The perfect female gymnast is small and slim, with a high strength and muscles.

63. The text is mainly about ________ .

A. sport events B. sport rules C. sport games D. sport physiology

About 4,500 different characters have been counted, and 1,700 of them understood. They show the basic ideas of character construction, sentence structure, and grammar. Anyang is the site of former capital city of the late Shang Dynasty (商朝). It was the first dynasty to leave written historical records containing information on politics, the economy, culture, geography, astronomy (天文學(xué)), art and medicine.

Chinese characters which developed from the inscriptions at Anyang are still in use today. The importance of these characters was first recognized in 1899 by Wang Yirong, an official in the Qing Dynasty. Wang fell ill and so a doctor supplied "longgu"(dragon bones) to make him better. The bones turned out to be pieces of tortoise shell (龜殼), each carrying strange carved patterns. Wang, who knew a lot about calligraphy (書(shū)法), studied the white pieces of bone. He finally put them together to form one big tortoise shell, on which was several Shang Dynasty characters.

56. What contents did Chinese characters contain?

A. Character construction, sentence structure and grammar.

B. Character construction, tortoise shell and calligraphy.

C. Politics, the economy, culture and geography.

D. Astronomy, art, medicine and sentence structure.

57. When did Chinese characters begin to grow gradually?

A. From Qing Dynasty. B. From Han Dynasty.

C. From Shang Dynasty. D. From Xia Dynasty.

58. The doctor provided dragon bones to make Wang Yirong better and ________ .

A. it shows that the doctor has high medical skills to cure Wang Yirong's illness

B. Wang Yirong recognized Shang Dynasty characters

C. it shows that Wang Yirong's calligraphy was made of the white pieces of bone

D. it shows that dragon bones can be used to cure all kinds of diseases

59. It can be inferred that ________ .

A. the doctor's skill has been passed down since Shang Dynasty

B. Shang Dynasty, the first dynasty, doesn't leave historical records

C. Wang Yirong inscribed several Shang Dynasty characters

D. Chinese ancient characters have been protected