Because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one， all of us can extend a hand to those in need—to remind them that we are there for them， that we are praying for them， that the love they felt for those they lost endures（延续）not just in their memories but also in ours….
56. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1 of Obama’s speech?
A. To show the importance of gun control.
B. To seek suggestions of how school safety can be improved.
C. To awaken people’s sympathy for those victims.
D. To give exact information about what had happened.
57. Why did Obama say their hearts “are broken for the parents of the survivors as well”?
A. Their children were mentally hurt by what had happened.
B. Some of their children were badly injured.
C. The tragedy makes them scared about their kids’ safety.
D. It will be difficult for them to ease the pain of losing friends.
58. Obama delivered this speech in order to __________.
A. do away with violent crimes taking place in schools
B. encourage people to love their families and friends
C. state the government’s determination to ensure safety in schools
D. call on people to unite and help those who are suffering from the tragedy
59. Which best describes Obama’s tone (腔调) in the speech?
A. Anxious. B. Sorrowful. C. Sharp. D. Faithful.
B
Beatles’music lives on
The news that albums by the pop and rock band The Beatles（披头士乐队）are soon to be re-released worldwide is sure to delight their fans， or rather their new fans. The teenagers， now adults， who listened to them back in the 1960s likely already own most of their albums.
The re-release of The Beatles’ music catalogue（目录）is clearly aimed at today’s teenagers who want to discover for themselves the pop band their parents loved. It’s proof of the genius（天才）of the fantastic four’s music that today’s teenage generation want to listen to them.
A four-member band from Liverpool， England， that formed in 1960 and broke up in 1970， The Beatles were one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed（称赞）bands in the history of popular music. The two most famous band members were Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
The band’s innovative（创新的）music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s， and their influence on pop culture is still clear today. When the US music magazine Rolling Stone made a list in 2004 of the 100 greatest artists of all time， it surprised no one that they gave The Beatles the top spot of number one.
So why nearly 40 years after the band’s split are they still so popular? According to Barry Miles， Sir Paul McCartney’s biographer（传记作者）， the answer is that they were the first of their kind. “They were essentially（本质上）the first rock band. The Beatles were the first of the British singer-songwriting bands and they just happened to be the best. They were the first band to play stadiums， to have their own products， they were ground-breaking in every way，” he says.
They were also unbelievably talented， as Miles also points out， “They had great performing and songwriting talent， not only John and Paul， but George wrote some fantastic songs and the chance of having three gifted songwriters in the same band is very remote.”
60. The re-release of The Beatles’ albums is intended for __________.
A. all The Beatles’ fans B. today’s teenagers’ parents
C. today’s teenage generation D. those who were teenagers in the 1960s
61. What’s the purpose of the fourth paragraph?
A. To highlight The Beatles’ uniqueness. B. To show The Beatles’ great influence.
C. To introduce The Beatles’ achievements. D. To explain why The Beatles remain popular.
62. The Beatles broke through in the following ways EXCEPT that __________.
A. they were the first rock band
B. they were the first band to perform in stadiums
C. they were the first band to perform all around the world
D. they were among the first British bands to have several songwriters
63. What can we conclude after reading the passage?
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