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.① __________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 hewas looking for. They were a man named A. P. Carter, his wife, Sara, and her cousin, Maybelle.② __________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. ③ __________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 kindof playing became known as the“ Carter Scratch”.④__________ They did not sound like they had taken music lessons. But it did not matter. The people in poorrural areas thought they sounded just like their neighbors, or the people who sang in their churches.⑤__________ They recorded more songs. They traveled to many cities and towns in the eastern United Statesto 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 in1923.①__________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 andbigger ships. Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost. ② __________They askedPresident Harding to organize a conference to discuss these issues.③__________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 Harding’ s Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, spoke④.He proposed that the world’ s strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the UnitedStates should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately.⑤__________It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government. Warren Harding was anhonest man. But he did not have a strong mind of his own. He was easily influenced. And he often accepted badadvice. 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 knowwhere 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 world’ s 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 you’①re trying to ge,theretwork aredone.several ways to handle things.Let’ s take a look at them now.② __________.Tell the person you’ re sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the twoof 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 thatyou ’ ll find them then③.__________.It can help to eliminate( 消除 ) future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone,don’ t do it in your④own office.,it’ s much easier to excuse yourselfto 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.⑤ __________.If someone knocks and it’ s not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know you’ re busy so they暗can示) thatget thewhenhint(the door isclosed, you’ re not to be disturbed.A.If you’ re busy,don’ t feel bad about saying noB.When you want to avoid interruptions at workC.Set boundaries for yourself as your time goesD.If you’ re in the other person’ s office or in a public areaE.It’ s important that you let them know when you’ ll be availableF.It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt youG.Leave it open when you’ re available to talk and close it when you’ re not4、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。