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44、 What have you learned from Paragraph 1 ? 

A.Harry Potter fans like snowy owls. 

B.Hedwig is one of the snowy owl watchers. 

C.The snowy owl is a large bird with white feathers. 

D.It is easy to find snowy owls in snow covered areas. 

45. What does Paragraph 3 tell about snowy owls? 

A.They can be found in Asia and Europe.  

B.They live in groups in hard winter days.  

C.Their breeding grounds are in areas south to Canada. 

D.They appear in the Artic when food supplies are scarce. 

46、 For snowy owls，one way to defend their nest is. 

A.to stand on a rock nearby 

B.to pretend to have been injured 

C.to spread their wings 

D.to give a warning 

47. What will snowy owls probably do when food is insufficient? 

A.They may stop producing eggs.  

B.They will reduce their flights. 

C.They will be less active at night. 

D.They will only hunt during the day. 

    We lost two superstars in 1977.Neither man’s admirers have been able to understand the success of the other one.And this tells us something of the difference between the generations that the two singers represent. 

 There were similarities between Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley.Both reached fame while young and because very rich.Although neither one had any musical education，

both developed their own musical styles,which were at first criticized by the Critics and later studied as new forms in the art of popular son9.Both man had successful movie 

careers despite a total lack of acting ability. 

    Both were creations of the microphone.which made it possible for signers with weak voices to be heard beyond the third row.With Bing the microphone was usually hidden，but Elvis brought it to the stage. 

    The difference between the men reflects the changing values in American life.Crosby’s music was soothing(令人舒畅的);Presley's was disturbin9.Crosby was singing to wartime America.His audiences had all the disturbances they could handle in their private lives.they did not want to buy more at the record shop and the movie theater. 

    Crosby’s admirers always said how“relaxed”and“natural”he was.When Presley began his career，the whole country had become relaxed and easygoing.Its young people，who had no memory of troubled times.found it boring.They were hungry for excitement.They welcomed Elvis，who was certainly not the kind of young man their parents would admire.Presley was loud and vulgar(粗俗的)-and he was bringing something new and exciting. 

    It is probably too simple to explain each man in terms of changes in the economic and political situation.Something in the culture was also changing. 

48、 Which of the following could be inferred about Crosby and Presley?  

A.They died in the same year. 

B.They became popular in 1977. 

C.They influenced each other in music. 

D.They represented the postwar generation. 

49、 In which aspect the singers are similar to each other?  

A.Their songs were widely used in movies. 

B.They became famous in late years of their lives.  

C.Their musical styles are not recognized by the critics. 

D.Neither of them received any formal musical education.

50、 What did Crosby's audiences get from his music? 

A.Excrement.  

B.Disturbance 

C.Ease and comfort.  

D.Passion and thrill. 

51、 What is most likely to be discussed if the passage continues? 

A.The political situation that the two singers faced. 

B.The cultural changes that the two singers experienced. 

C.The economic influence on the music of the two singers. 

D.The messages that the two singers expressed in their music.

    There are millions of left—handed.people in the world.A number of them got together in1975 to form an association called Lefthanders International.The purpose of the organization is to fight discrimination(particularly in jobs)and to inform the public.They want everybody to understand the left-hander are neither“strange”nor sick nor dangerous.

    Many studies have been made recently about hand preference in humans.They have brought interesting results.It has been found，for instance，that many more men than women are left—handed.that all children use both hand about equally until they are three years old and that hand preference is not clearly marked until age six.Above that age，most people not only favour one particular hand but also have a favourite eye，a favourite ear and foot.  

    We know that the left side of the body is controlled by the right side of the brain，which seems that this particular half is the seat of emotions，imagination，and of the sense of space.And，indeed，lefties seem to be more creative than the fight—handers;they also seem to be more athletic and to do better in some professions which like sports require a good sense of space.In a large school of architecture，it was found in 1977 that 29%of the professors and23%of the graduating students were left handed-while lefties represent less than 10%of the general population. 

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