Passage 5   Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.   Mary has a huge smile on her face. The 18-year-old from Arlington has a lot of reasons to be happy. Her high school graduation is just days away. She goes to Guatemala in the summer to work there with her church. Then, in the fall, she will head to Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. But that is not why she is smiling right now. Tonight, in a beautiful long dress, with her hair perfectly curled, she is excited to be going to prom. A prom is a formal dance for high school students that’s usually at the end of the year. Born in the United States more than 100 years ago, prom has spread to other parts of the world. In America, it has become an industry similar to the wedding business. A study found that, on average, an American family spends more than 900 dollars on prom. Much of it is spent on what the young adults wear to the formal dance. And then there are costs linked to hair and makeup, flowers for prom dates,dinner and transpotation .It adds up. But some students find ways to make the event more economical .“I borrowed my dress,”says Maggie. Like Mary, Maggie is a senior at Yorktown High School in Arlington. She got her makeup done without cost by a friend. Mary also cuts costs. She bought her dress online for far less than she would have paid in the stores. She also did her own hair. Many girls choose to get ready for the prom with friends.They might get their hair done at a beauty shop together or hire a Professional makeup artist to Share the costs. Probably the least costly thing about prom is the ticket to the dance. Yorktown held its event at a hotel in Arlington. The tickets were $45. Maggie and Mary were among about 15 friends who spent the evening together. This is a common tradition. The kids will gather at a student’s house, and then go to dinner together at a restaurant. Asking someone to prom, however, is no small task in the United States. “Promposals,” as they are called, are supposed to take time to plan. Sometimes a kid will make a big poster to invite someone to prom. Some kids might buy a gift to present when they ask someone to prom. Some promposals can be far more elaborate but most promposals are simple and sweet. And sometimes getting the “yes” response is the best part of prom.  Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

Passage 6   Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.   During the latter part of the 19th century, two kinds of entertainment developed in America to meet the needs of the new urban dwellers—the ballpark and vaudeville. Both kinds of entertainment helped to fill the growing amount of leisure time that workers enjoyed. Both later were transformed into mass-mediated (大众媒体化的)activities. The first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869, and soon there were teams in all the major Eastern and Mid-western cities. The ballpark brought together crowds of strangers who could experience a sense of community within the big city as they watched a baseball game. Immigrants were able to shake loose their ethnic ties and become absorbed in the new national game, which was becoming representative of the “American spirit.” The green fields and fresh air of the ballpark were a welcome change from the sea of bricks, stone and eventually concrete that dominated the city scene. Workers could temporarily escape the routine and dullness of their daily lives by indirectly participating in the competition and accomplishment that baseball games symbolized. Baseball reflected the competitiveness of the workplace and the capitalist ethic, as players were bought and sold and were regarded as property. The ballpark also provided a means for spectators to release their frustrations against authority figures. As professional baseball emerged as a popular pastime, it became an increasingly commercial enterprise. Stadiums were built to seat the spectators, and the hawkers (小贩)of beer, soda, hot dogs, peanuts and popcorn soon appeared. Advertising on signboards, streetcar posters, balloons and in newspapers helped “sell” the ballpark to the public.With the arrival of the electronic media in the 20th century, baseball and other sports would become a form of mass-mediated entertainment. Vaudeville was the other popular form of entertainment in the 19th century. Vaudeville took the traditional forms of popular entertainment or folk art, such as ethnic humor, juggling, dancing and clown acts, and made them part of the new mass culture. Vaudeville set the mold (形式)for entertainment programs on the electronic media that eventually displaced it in the 20th century. Radio incorporated the style and humor of vaudeville, and television in turn took over the entertainment format of radio when it developed in the late 1940s and 1950s. The quick cuts and action of modern-day television are ultimately based on the conventions of vaudeville entertainment.  What did the ballpark mean to immigrants in America in the latter part of the 19th century.

Passage 6   Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.   During the latter part of the 19th century, two kinds of entertainment developed in America to meet the needs of the new urban dwellers—the ballpark and vaudeville. Both kinds of entertainment helped to fill the growing amount of leisure time that workers enjoyed. Both later were transformed into mass-mediated (大众媒体化的)activities. The first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869, and soon there were teams in all the major Eastern and Mid-western cities. The ballpark brought together crowds of strangers who could experience a sense of community within the big city as they watched a baseball game. Immigrants were able to shake loose their ethnic ties and become absorbed in the new national game, which was becoming representative of the “American spirit.” The green fields and fresh air of the ballpark were a welcome change from the sea of bricks, stone and eventually concrete that dominated the city scene. Workers could temporarily escape the routine and dullness of their daily lives by indirectly participating in the competition and accomplishment that baseball games symbolized. Baseball reflected the competitiveness of the workplace and the capitalist ethic, as players were bought and sold and were regarded as property. The ballpark also provided a means for spectators to release their frustrations against authority figures. As professional baseball emerged as a popular pastime, it became an increasingly commercial enterprise. Stadiums were built to seat the spectators, and the hawkers (小贩)of beer, soda, hot dogs, peanuts and popcorn soon appeared. Advertising on signboards, streetcar posters, balloons and in newspapers helped “sell” the ballpark to the public.With the arrival of the electronic media in the 20th century, baseball and other sports would become a form of mass-mediated entertainment. Vaudeville was the other popular form of entertainment in the 19th century. Vaudeville took the traditional forms of popular entertainment or folk art, such as ethnic humor, juggling, dancing and clown acts, and made them part of the new mass culture. Vaudeville set the mold (形式)for entertainment programs on the electronic media that eventually displaced it in the 20th century. Radio incorporated the style and humor of vaudeville, and television in turn took over the entertainment format of radio when it developed in the late 1940s and 1950s. The quick cuts and action of modern-day television are ultimately based on the conventions of vaudeville entertainment.  What did baseball games symbolize to workers in America in the latter part of the 19th century?

Passage 6   Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.   During the latter part of the 19th century, two kinds of entertainment developed in America to meet the needs of the new urban dwellers—the ballpark and vaudeville. Both kinds of entertainment helped to fill the growing amount of leisure time that workers enjoyed. Both later were transformed into mass-mediated (大众媒体化的)activities. The first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869, and soon there were teams in all the major Eastern and Mid-western cities. The ballpark brought together crowds of strangers who could experience a sense of community within the big city as they watched a baseball game. Immigrants were able to shake loose their ethnic ties and become absorbed in the new national game, which was becoming representative of the “American spirit.” The green fields and fresh air of the ballpark were a welcome change from the sea of bricks, stone and eventually concrete that dominated the city scene. Workers could temporarily escape the routine and dullness of their daily lives by indirectly participating in the competition and accomplishment that baseball games symbolized. Baseball reflected the competitiveness of the workplace and the capitalist ethic, as players were bought and sold and were regarded as property. The ballpark also provided a means for spectators to release their frustrations against authority figures. As professional baseball emerged as a popular pastime, it became an increasingly commercial enterprise. Stadiums were built to seat the spectators, and the hawkers (小贩)of beer, soda, hot dogs, peanuts and popcorn soon appeared. Advertising on signboards, streetcar posters, balloons and in newspapers helped “sell” the ballpark to the public.With the arrival of the electronic media in the 20th century, baseball and other sports would become a form of mass-mediated entertainment. Vaudeville was the other popular form of entertainment in the 19th century. Vaudeville took the traditional forms of popular entertainment or folk art, such as ethnic humor, juggling, dancing and clown acts, and made them part of the new mass culture. Vaudeville set the mold (形式)for entertainment programs on the electronic media that eventually displaced it in the 20th century. Radio incorporated the style and humor of vaudeville, and television in turn took over the entertainment format of radio when it developed in the late 1940s and 1950s. The quick cuts and action of modern-day television are ultimately based on the conventions of vaudeville entertainment.  What helped baseball become a form of mass-mediated entertainment?

Passage 6   Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.   During the latter part of the 19th century, two kinds of entertainment developed in America to meet the needs of the new urban dwellers—the ballpark and vaudeville. Both kinds of entertainment helped to fill the growing amount of leisure time that workers enjoyed. Both later were transformed into mass-mediated (大众媒体化的)activities. The first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869, and soon there were teams in all the major Eastern and Mid-western cities. The ballpark brought together crowds of strangers who could experience a sense of community within the big city as they watched a baseball game. Immigrants were able to shake loose their ethnic ties and become absorbed in the new national game, which was becoming representative of the “American spirit.” The green fields and fresh air of the ballpark were a welcome change from the sea of bricks, stone and eventually concrete that dominated the city scene. Workers could temporarily escape the routine and dullness of their daily lives by indirectly participating in the competition and accomplishment that baseball games symbolized. Baseball reflected the competitiveness of the workplace and the capitalist ethic, as players were bought and sold and were regarded as property. The ballpark also provided a means for spectators to release their frustrations against authority figures. As professional baseball emerged as a popular pastime, it became an increasingly commercial enterprise. Stadiums were built to seat the spectators, and the hawkers (小贩)of beer, soda, hot dogs, peanuts and popcorn soon appeared. Advertising on signboards, streetcar posters, balloons and in newspapers helped “sell” the ballpark to the public.With the arrival of the electronic media in the 20th century, baseball and other sports would become a form of mass-mediated entertainment. Vaudeville was the other popular form of entertainment in the 19th century. Vaudeville took the traditional forms of popular entertainment or folk art, such as ethnic humor, juggling, dancing and clown acts, and made them part of the new mass culture. Vaudeville set the mold (形式)for entertainment programs on the electronic media that eventually displaced it in the 20th century. Radio incorporated the style and humor of vaudeville, and television in turn took over the entertainment format of radio when it developed in the late 1940s and 1950s. The quick cuts and action of modern-day television are ultimately based on the conventions of vaudeville entertainment.  Which of the following is included in “vaudeville” according to the passage?

Passage 6   Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.   During the latter part of the 19th century, two kinds of entertainment developed in America to meet the needs of the new urban dwellers—the ballpark and vaudeville. Both kinds of entertainment helped to fill the growing amount of leisure time that workers enjoyed. Both later were transformed into mass-mediated (大众媒体化的)activities. The first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869, and soon there were teams in all the major Eastern and Mid-western cities. The ballpark brought together crowds of strangers who could experience a sense of community within the big city as they watched a baseball game. Immigrants were able to shake loose their ethnic ties and become absorbed in the new national game, which was becoming representative of the “American spirit.” The green fields and fresh air of the ballpark were a welcome change from the sea of bricks, stone and eventually concrete that dominated the city scene. Workers could temporarily escape the routine and dullness of their daily lives by indirectly participating in the competition and accomplishment that baseball games symbolized. Baseball reflected the competitiveness of the workplace and the capitalist ethic, as players were bought and sold and were regarded as property. The ballpark also provided a means for spectators to release their frustrations against authority figures. As professional baseball emerged as a popular pastime, it became an increasingly commercial enterprise. Stadiums were built to seat the spectators, and the hawkers (小贩)of beer, soda, hot dogs, peanuts and popcorn soon appeared. Advertising on signboards, streetcar posters, balloons and in newspapers helped “sell” the ballpark to the public.With the arrival of the electronic media in the 20th century, baseball and other sports would become a form of mass-mediated entertainment. Vaudeville was the other popular form of entertainment in the 19th century. Vaudeville took the traditional forms of popular entertainment or folk art, such as ethnic humor, juggling, dancing and clown acts, and made them part of the new mass culture. Vaudeville set the mold (形式)for entertainment programs on the electronic media that eventually displaced it in the 20th century. Radio incorporated the style and humor of vaudeville, and television in turn took over the entertainment format of radio when it developed in the late 1940s and 1950s. The quick cuts and action of modern-day television are ultimately based on the conventions of vaudeville entertainment.  What is the passage mainly about?

请用括号单词的恰当形式填空(reflect) In his latest collection of poems readers are confronted with a series of__________on death.

请用括号单词的恰当形式填空(hope) We tried to stop the flames from spreading, but we knew it was____

请用括号单词的恰当形式填空(relation)He suffers from memory loss________to his disease.

请用括号单词的恰当形式填空(courage) When things aren't going well, my coach will______________me, telling me not to give up.