【正文】 ffect her child39。 41． The reason why Lappen won39。由文章第四段可知 decibel 是用來測量聲音的大小的 。這在一定程度上會(huì)損害他們的聽力。year173。re wearing earbuds： “If I can hear it, it is always too much for their ears.”She won39。re not going to tell me they are hurt.”Lappen worries when she can hear students39。re not listening to stereos. They39。 B More than half of high school students surveyed reported at least one symptom(癥狀 )of hearing loss connected with the use of portable music players, like iPods and other MP3 players. Does your child turn up volume(音量 )on the television or radio, even though everyone else can hear just fine? Does your child say“what”or“who”repeatedly? It could be their earbud headphones. Earbud headphones, like the ones typically used with iPods and other portable music players, project sounds directly into the ear canal(耳孔 )． Sound levels are measured in decibels. Generally, decibel levels fewer than 80 or so are not harmful to hearing. But an MP3 player can put out levels in excess of 100 decibels, and children sometimes stay plugged in for hours. Like generations of mothers, Lyte Cook shouts across the house for her children to turn down the volume of their music。由于里面的大多數(shù)活動(dòng)是免費(fèi)的，因此盈利不是目的。 39． The purpose of writing the ad is to________. A． introduce the Chicago Jazz Festival B． wele people to the week of jazz performances C． earn more money from tourists D． honor the birthplace of jazz 答案： B 解析： 作者意圖推斷題。s Jazz Club Tour”這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)是要花錢的。s Jazz Club Tour. D． The Art Fair in Rose Garden. 答案： C 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故答案選 A。由文章第二段可知，今年的芝加哥爵士音樂節(jié)的特別之處是在 Grant Park 舉行 “Tribute to New Orleans”這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)，以引來紀(jì)念爵士樂的誕生地 —New Oreans. 37． According to the text, most probably Pritzker Pavilion is________. A． a place to hold the concert B． a well known jazz band C． a famous jazz performer D． a jazz fan 答案： A 解析： 推理判斷題。 36． What is special for the Chicago Jazz Festival this year? A． Jazz on Jackson Stage. B． Jazz amp。s Jazz Club Tour, which starts at 6 p． m. until midnight. At a low price, visit more than a dozen Jazz Clubs. The tour covers nearly every inch of Chicago. The Chicago Jazz Festival officially opens with a ticketed performance at the Symphony Center on Thursday, August 31. Then, the festival moves to Grant Park on Friday, September 1, for three days of free music on three stages. The event opens daily at 11 a． m. Performance hours are： Jazz on Jackson Stage 12 p． m.— ． m. Jazz amp。s annual Jazz Festival in Grant Park will offer a“Tribute to New Orleans”， featuring performers from Crescent City, honoring the birthplace of jazz. Jazz fans who want to be part of the week long celebration can start with a free concert at Millennium Park39。 Ⅲ .閱讀理解 (每小題 2分，滿分 40分 ) 閱讀下面的文章，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。 34． B． pictures C． records D． concerts 答案： C 解析： Charley 唱歌走紅，成了焦點(diǎn)人物，他的唱片歌帶銷量總是排名榜首。 32． B． jobs C． baseball D． agriculture 答案： C 解析： Red Sovine 聽了 Charley 的歌后，想讓他忘掉棒球，專心歌唱事業(yè)。 30． B． played C． fought D． worked 答案： A 解析： Charley 在當(dāng)?shù)氐囊患乙箍倳?huì) 里唱歌。 raise 意為 “bring up”，及物動(dòng)詞。 27． B． player C． star D． fan 答案： C 解析： star“ 歌星 ” ；這里指 Charley 唱紅了，成了紅歌 星。 25． B． won C． flowed D． carried 答案： B 解析： win over 意為 “ 戰(zhàn)勝；壓倒；贏得 ” 。 23． B． curious C． bad D． excited 答案： A 解析： 因?yàn)橐郧昂谌藦奈闯^鄉(xiāng)村歌曲，所以一些人對(duì) Charley 登臺(tái)演唱能否成功沒有把握。 21． B． sight C． event D． evening 答案： B 解析： sight 在此處意為 “ 情景；奇觀 ” ；這里指作為黑人 Charley 登上舞臺(tái)真是一個(gè)大奇觀。 19． B． famous C． strong D． black 答案： D 解析： 從下文的 “whether a black man could sing country songs”可知， Charley 是個(gè) black man。 17． B． day C． time D． concert 答案： A 解析： 從上文的 “Every Saturday night the place is...”可知，這里指的是 1967 年元月的一個(gè)星期六。t going to make __29__his career (職業(yè) ). Later he became a baseball player. Charley made it to a major (主要的 ) league team. But the didn39。s smooth voice quickly __25__over the Opry __26__， Charley was so good that before long, he was country music39。 The Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee, has always been America39。 15． —I never thought you were to blame. —I bet________. A． you thought B． you do C． you did D． you think 答案： C 解析： “ I bet you did， ”“ 我打賭你就這么想過 ” ；用 did 代替 thought，避免重復(fù)。 / 答案： D 解析： 考查冠詞用法。 the C． /。 14． It was inspiring that________headmaster of the school awarded a prize to Edie, ________monitor of Class Three. A． /。 13． Now people have their ideas of the universe________on Copernicus39。山東省實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)內(nèi)部材料 )I began to fish before memory began, ________I know I have always fished. A. so far B. so as far as C. as far as D. so 答案： B 解析： 本題中逗號(hào)前是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句，后面也是主從復(fù)合句，因此其間需要一個(gè)并列連詞， so 是并列連詞， B， D 兩項(xiàng)中有 so，如果選 D， I know 后面的部分成了賓語從句，不符合題意。 except for...“ 除 ?? 之外 ” ，表示 “ 排除與主體不一致的次要的成分 ” ； rather than 表示 “ 而不是 ” 。 11．