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七选五(一)1、 It was August 2, 1927. The news had spread fast. A man named Ralph Peer was coming to the city of Bristol. He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments. _That was a lot of money in those days. Many people came to Bristol that day to play for Mr. Peer. But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was looking for. They were a man named A. P. Carter, his wife, Sara, and her cousin, Maybelle. _ Sara sang lead, the loudest and highest notes. A. P. sang bass, the lowest notes. Maybelle sang harmony, somewhere in between. She also played the guitar in a new and unusual way. _She played the main part of the songs on the lowest guitar strings. And then she quickly strummed by playing all the strings at once. This kind of playing became known as the “Carter Scratch”. _They did not sound like they had taken music lessons. But it did not matter. The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their neighbors, or the people who sang in their churches. _They recorded more songs. They traveled to many cities and towns in the eastern United States to perform. Thousands of people heard them sing and bought their recordings. Some people estimate that within three years, the Carter Family sold three hundred thousand recordings.A.The Carter Family sounded different.B.The Carter Family soon became famous.C.They called themselves the Carter Family.D.The Carter Family wanted to have a try.E.No matter where they went, they were well received.F.And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded.G.It sounded almost like two people were playing at the same time.2、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中,选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。 Warren Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923._One was a successful international conference (会议). After World War One, Britain, Japan and the United States expanded their navies (海军). They built bigger and bigger ships. Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost._They asked President Harding to organize a conference to discuss these issues. _President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time Britain, Japan, France and Italy. He also invited representatives from countries with interests in Asia and Europe China, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands. He did not invite the new Soviet leaders in Russia. Mr Hardings Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, spoke._He proposed that the worlds strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately._It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government. Warren Harding was an honest man. But he did not have a strong mind of his own. He was easily influenced. And he often accepted bad advice. He explained the problem with these words, “I listen to one side, and they seem right. Then I listen to the other side, and they seem just as right. I know that somewhere there is a man who knows the truth. But I do not know where to find him.”A.He is remembered mostly for two events.B.The conference was not a complete success.C.They also worried about increased political tension (紧张) in Asia.D.The conference was held in Washington in November, 1921.E. President Harding appointed several men of great ability to his cabinet (内阁).F. He offered the conference a detailed plan to reduce the size of the worlds major navies.G. The second thing for which President Harding is remembered is the Teapot Dome scandal (丑闻).3、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while youre trying to get work done._,there are several ways to handle things.Lets take a look at them now. _.Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that youll find them then._.It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone,dont do it in your own office._,its much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are. If you have a door to your office, make good use of it._.If someone knocks and its not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know youre busy so they can get the hint(暗示) that when the door is closed, youre not to be disturbed.A.If youre busy,dont feel bad about saying noB.When you want to avoid interruptions at workC.Set bounda
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