1.The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising career in business to study music.My parents,although sympathetic,disapproved of music as an occupation.This was understandable,I thought,in view of my family background.My grandfather taught music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College,and it was only the threiftiness (節(jié)儉) of my grandmother that kept the wolf at bay.As a consequence,My parents insisted upon college instead of a music school.
Before my graduation from Columbia University,the family met with severe fanacial difficulty and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job.Thus was I launched upon a  business career-which I always think of as the wasted years.
Now,I do not for a moment mean to disparage (貶低) business; my whole point is that it was not for me.My one ambition was to save enough money to quit and go to Europe to study music.
I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for"downtown",upsetting my poor mother by having a hasty breakfast at the last minute.Instead of lunching with my business associates,I would seek out some cheap café,order a mean meal and draw my harmony exercise.I continued to make money,and finally,bit by bit,accumulated enough to enable me to go abroad.The family being once more wealthy,and my help no longer necessary.I resigned from my position and feeling like a man released from jail,sailed for Europe.I stayed four years,worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and enjoyed every minute of it.
"Enjoyed"is too mild a word.I walked on air.I really lived.I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.If I had stayed in business,I might be a really wealthy man today.But I do not believe I would have made a success of living.I would have given up all those inner satiosfaction that money can never buy and that are too often sacrificed when a man's primary goal is fanacial success.Money is a wonderful thing,but it is possible to pay too high a price on it.

59.Why did the author's parents object to his decision to study music?A
A.His family was not well off.
B.He had a good family background.
C.His parents were not fond of music.
D.He modeled himself after his grandfather.
60.What caused the author to leave college and take a job?B
A.Expectations of his parents.
B.The financial crisis of the family.
C.His ambition for a business career.
D.His dissatisfation with the college.
61.It was possible for the author to go to Europe to study music becauseD.
A.he kept practicing music
B.he was released from prision
C.he used to lunch with other businessmen
D.his financial condition was improved
62.What does the author intend to tell us through the story?C
A.Whaterver you do,you must do it well.
B.Wherever you go,you can achieve your dreams.
C.Whoever you are,you should follow your inner voice.
D.However poor you are,you deserve equal treatment.

分析 本文屬于記敘類閱讀,主要向我們講述了作者一直希望學(xué)習(xí)音樂(lè),但是由于家中的財(cái)務(wù)情況沒(méi)能實(shí)現(xiàn),后來(lái)作者攢夠了錢(qián)終于到歐洲去學(xué)習(xí)音樂(lè),實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的理想,作者通過(guò)這篇文章告訴我們要跟隨自己內(nèi)心的聲音.

解答 59.A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)My parents,although sympathetic,disapproved of music as an occupation.This was understandable,I thought,in view of my family background.My grandfather taught music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College,and it was only the threiftiness (節(jié)儉) of my grandmother that kept the wolf at bay.可知父母阻止我學(xué)習(xí)音樂(lè)是因?yàn)槲业募彝ゲ⒉桓辉#虼怂麄兿M夷苌洗髮W(xué)而不是學(xué)音樂(lè),故選A.
60.B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)Before my graduation from Columbia University,the family met with severe fanacial difficulty and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job.可知我離開(kāi)大學(xué)并尋找工作是因?yàn)榧抑杏龅搅藝?yán)重的財(cái)務(wù)危機(jī),故選B.
61.D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)My one ambition was to save enough money to quit and go to Europe to study music.可知作者能去歐洲學(xué)習(xí)音樂(lè)是因?yàn)樗麛夠了錢(qián),財(cái)務(wù)危機(jī)得到改善,故選D.
62.C  主旨大意題,通讀全文可知道作者通過(guò)這篇文章告訴我們要跟隨自己內(nèi)心的聲音,追逐自己的夢(mèng)想,故選C.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 做閱讀理解時(shí)要快速的瀏覽全文,把握文章主旨大意,帶著問(wèn)題回到原文,尋找細(xì)節(jié)或概括相應(yīng)的答案,最后要理清作者寫(xiě)作思路.

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11.New archaeological discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many countries earlier than once thought.The findings,coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road.
The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of and Egyptian mummy from about 1000 BC,long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt.Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further,perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia.
The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia.The agent,Zhang Qian,travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia,Syria and a place known as Lijion.Historians have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times.His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world's two superpowers,China and Rome.Chinese silk,first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Persia in exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs,was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets in Rome.
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road.The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.
 
74.The word"coupled"in the first paragraph could best be replaced byC.
A.produced             B.doubled           C.combined            D.contributed
75.What does the silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggest?A
A.That trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought
B.Historical research often achieves fascinating results
C.Egyptians had probably travelled to China to buy silk
D.The new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices
76.Until recently most historians believed that trade along the Silk RoadD.
A.extended human migration into eastern Asia
B.primarily benefited the Egyptians
C.began a million years ago
D.originated in the 2nd century BC
77.Why have Historians always considered Zhang Qian's mission important?B
A.Because it discovered the Silk Road
B.Because he helped establish East-West trade
C.Because he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor
D.Because he travelled as far as Afghanistan.

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