After the musical festival, Captian Von Trapp is supposed to ____________ according to the telegram.

A . English B . Scottish C . Welsh D . Irish

The Mid-Autumn Festival , as the name()， falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. A.appears B.means C.suggests

A.guard B.attack C.duty D.safe

A．put up B．put down C．put on D．put out

A assume B presume C consume D resume

A．March 18 B．March 29 C．April 1 D．April 16

An answer to the flint of these has been difficult to obtain. Although it has been possible to infer from the goods and services actually produced what manufacturers and servicing trades thought their customers wanted, only a study of relevant personal documents written by actual consumers will provide a precise picture of who wanted what. We still need to know how large this consumer market was and how far clown the social scale the consumer demand for luxury goods penetrated. With regard to this last question, we might note in passing that Thompson, while rightly restoring laboring people to the stage of eighteenth century. English history, has probably exaggerated the opposition of these people to the inroads of capitalist consumerism in general: for example, laboring people in eighteenth century England readily shifted from home-brewed beer to standardized beer produced by huge, heavily capitalized urban breweries. To answer the question of why consumers became so eager to buy, some historians have pointed to the ability of manufacturers to advertise in a relatively uncensored press. This, however, hardly seems a sufficient answer. McKendrick favors a Veblen model of conspicuous consumptions stimulated by competition for status. The "middling sort" bought goods and services because they wanted to follow fashions set by the rich. Again, we may wonder whether this explanation is sufficient. Do not people enjoy buying things as a form. of self-gratification？ If so, consumerism could be seen as a product of the rise of new concepts of individualism and materialism, but not necessarily of the frenzy for conspicuous competition. Finally, what were the consequences of this consumer demand for luxuries？ McKendrick claims that it goes a long way toward explaining the coming of the Industrial Revolution. But does it？ What for example does the production of high-quality pottery and toys have to do with the development of iron manufacture or textile mills？ It is perfectly possible to have the psychology and reality of a consumer society without a heavy industrial sector. That future exploration of these key questions is undoubtedly necessary should not, however, diminish the force of the conclusion of re cent studies: the insatiable demand in eighteenth century England for frivolous as well as useful goods and services foreshadows our own world. In the first paragraph, the author mentions McKendrick and Plumb most probably in order to _______. A．contrast their views on the subject of luxury consumerism in eighteenth century England B．indicate the inadequacy of historiographical approaches to eighteenth century English history C．give examples of historians who have helped to establish the fact of growing consumerism in eighteenth century England D．support the contention that key questions about eighteenth century consumerism remain to be answered

The first country artists to be widely known achieved popularity in the late 1920s.The music of these performers was heard throughout the south during the 1920s and ''30s on radio programs. By the 1950s, country music had become a significant force in pop music.Regular appearances on the radio show made stars of many performers.The singer-songwriter Hank Williams wrote four million-seller songs in 1950, seven in 1951, and four more in1953. By the 1970s, some country musicians began combining country music with electric instruments, creating a country rock sound. (1).What does “Both styles” in Paragraph 1 refer to？ () A.Country music style. and the musical style. of the Southeastern states. B.The musical styles of the Southwestern states and the Southeastern states. C.The Southwestern musical style. and Texas musical style. D.The styles of blues and the black rural dance music (2).Country music was not really an important pop music until (). A.1920s B.1930s C.1940s D.1950s (3).Hank Williams () in 1951. A.wrote seven million songs B.sold seven million copies of his songs C.wrote seven songs D.sold seven million copies of his seven songs (4).Electric instruments add to country music a style. of (). A.rock music B.blues C.black music D.Southern music (5).What do you think can be a proper title of this passage？ （） A.Hank Williams, A Great Singer and Songwriter B.The Influence of Blues and Black Music C.A Brief Introduction to Country Music D.Country Music Combined With Electric Instruments

A．make furniture from wood B．bring plasticbottled drinks C．recycle rubbish by themselves D．drink free fresh water