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题型:语法填空(语篇) 题类:常考题 难易度:普通

贵州省兴义市第八中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

    Laozi was a Chinese philosopher who came from a village in the southern state of Chu. He is considered  (be)the father the philosophy called Taoism.

    Laozi  (serve)in the Zhou capital for a long time before he became unhappy with the dishonest political situation and decided to resign. As he was passing through  Hangu Pass, the gate-keeper stopped him and asked him to write down a book of his  (teach). Laozi then composed a book of five thousand saying,   (describe)the idea of the Tao and Te. This book was later known  the Tao Te Ching.

    The Tao Te Ching stresses non-action (wu wei), which means the absence of aggressive action. In other words, man should not strive(奋斗)for wealth or fame, and violence is to  (avoid). This peaceful way of life was extremely  (influence)in later periods and led to the development of a particular Taoist way of living.   included special breathing exercises and special eating habits  were designed to keep calm.

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阅读下面材料,在题后空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

    Louis Armstrong, the most influential jazz musicians, is considered great not only because of his {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (achieve) but also because of his personalities.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (bear) in a poor family in New Orleans in 1901, instead of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (commit) crimes to get money like some boys in his situation, Louis would sing on the streets in order to earn a few cents from {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (passer-by).However, at the age of 12, Louis was arrested because of firing a gun into the air at a New Year's Eve party. In a school of problem boys, he was taught to play drums and the trumpet, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} enabled him to find work related with music after he left the school.A well-known musician Joe “King” Oliver noticed Louis and began to teach him about jazz.When Oliver left New Orleans in 1917,Louis took {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his job in one of the best bands in town.

    After becoming famous, Louis would introduce his particular style of jazz to enthusiastic audiences while {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (travel) around the United States as well as Europe.Apart from being a famous jazz musician, he was also an unofficial goodwill ambassador who spoke {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (public) about the rights of black people in America. Despite the fact {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he became rich and famous, Louis Armstrong continued to live a simple live in a working-class neighbourhood.He continued playing and recording until July 6th, 1971, when he died in his sleep at his home in New York.He is still remembered as the most {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (distinguish) musician in the early history of jazz.

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