1、阅读下面的短文,将划线部分译成英文或中文。
How important is music? 1. It’s often believed that listening to music is nice, but not very meaningful. It is often only thought to be entertainment(娱乐), but not the first choice for education. This opinion is wrong.
Music tells us who we are. 2. Music reflects the musicians’ ideas and the social environment that they are in. For example, just as Mozart’s music represents(代表)a lifestyle, rock music also represents a lifestyle. George Gershwin’s music is another example. He introduced jazz style into his music.
3. 音乐以一种不同的方式帮助人们了解世界。Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores(探索)emotional(情绪的)meanings. People need every possible way to learn and experience more.
Music shows people’s thoughts. We can “talk” to each other in this amazing way. Through the language we express different feelings. 4. Our happiness, pain and hope can be sensed by others. When we do not let our children receive a good music education, we take them away from the meanings that music expresses. 5. 毫无疑问,我们的孩子无法欣赏音乐之美是一种遗憾。So music education is much more necessary than people usually think.
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2、The fisherman's wife was very greedy and she wanted to be _ mayor of the city.
A. / B. a C. an D. the
3、—I know smoking is bad for my health, ______ I just can’t give it up.
—Yeah, it is easier said than done.
A. for B. or C. but D. so
4、﹣What do you think of the digital camera?
﹣It’s very popular, but some still __________ too much.
A.cost B.spend C.pay
5、He is a writer _____ a singer.
A.as long as B.as well C.as soon as D.as well as
6、We will play football if it ________ this Saturday.
A.doesn’t snow B.won’t snow C.isn’t snowing D.didn’t snow
7、—Jerry, can you finish your homework on time?
— _____. It is so easy.
A.It serves you right B.It's a piece of cake C.Use it or lose it
8、—Are the keys yours, Tony?
— No, they’re not ________. They might be Lily’s.
A.mine
B.yours
C.hers
9、_____ the new library _____ in our school last year?
A. Is; built B. Was; built
C. Does; build D. Did; build
10、My sister ________ the email invitation, but she realized she had forgotten to invite John.
A. sent out B. sent up C. sent to D. send out
11、The lovely girl had all the flowers ____________, didn’t she?
A. watering B. watered C. to water D. water
12、After wood is cut, it’s made _____ different types of furniture.
A.of
B.from
C.into
D.to
13、—________ beautiful the present is!
—Thank you.
A.What
B.What a
C.How
D.How a
14、You seldom go shopping, _____? .
A . aren’t you B. are you
C. don’t you D. do you
15、My brother is a(n) ________.He takes photographs as a job.
A. photographer B. cook
C. scientist D. inventor
16、The final of the football matches will be covered _________tomorrow afternoon.
A. life B. alive C. living D. live
17、The 2022 Winter Olympics ________ in Beijing this February.
A.held
B.were held
C.will hold
D.will be held
18、He ran as fast as possible, ________ he didn’t get there on time.
A.and
B.but
C.or
D.so
19、May 10, 2017 was marked as ________ first Chinese Brands Day(中国品牌日). “Made in China” has come of age.
A.a
B.an
C.the
D./
20、Nancy used to ______ tennis, but now she is interested in drawing.
A. playing B. choosing C. play D. choose
21、﹣Do you know that China is one of countries in the world?
﹣Yes,I do.It’s much than the US.( )
A.oldest; older B.the oldest; older
C.the oldest; elder D.the older; elder
22、根据对话情景,用恰当的语句完成对话。
A: Hi, Bob. Good news for you.
B: 【1】_____?
A: You won the first prize in the English competition.
B: Wow! I’m so glad to hear that. 【2】_____?
A: Our English teacher did. She said that some of our students in our class won the competition.
B :What about you ?
A: 【3】_____too. I think I was lucky this time.
B: So great! Congratulations!
A: It’s a great day for us today .Let’s go out and relax ourselves, shall we?
B: Good idea. But 【4】____?
A: To the park. OK?
B: All right. But I have to go home and tell my mother first .See you later.
A: 【5】______
23、从方框中选择合适的句子完成对话。(5分)
A.You are welcome. B.Do you know when this shopping center closes? C.The supermarket is next to it. D. Do you know how to go there ? E. can you tell me where to buy some medicines? |
A:Excuse me, 【1】___________
B:Yes, there’s is a supermaret in this shopping center?
A: 【2】___________
B:Yes, go to the second floor and turn left. You can see a bookstore. 【3】________You can get medicine there.
A:OK, great. 【4】___________
B: I’m not sure, but you can ask for information there.
A:OK, thanks.
B: 【5】____________
24、Salt Lake City is a beautiful city in the west of North America. If you go there, you'l1 see a monument(纪念碑)with seagulls on top of it. Here is the story about the seagulls.
Over one hundred years ago, a group of men, women and children traveled a long way from the east to the west. They crossed the mountains and arrived at thequiet place in the valley. They built their homes and made their farms near the big salt lake. They had to work very hard on their farms because their life depended on their crops.
One day while they were working in the fields, some farmers saw something strange in the sky.
"What's that?" asked one of them. "Where?" asked another. "Over there. " he answered.
They saw something like a cloud coming towards them. But it was too low in the sky. As they watched, it came nearer and nearer. Suddenly a shout went up:"Locusts(蝗虫)!Millions of them! "
The farmers were all frightened, because they knew what locusts could do. And they had never seen so many of them before.
In no time the locusts came down and started eating their crops一the wheat, the vegetables, even the grass and the leaves on the trees. The farmers tried everything to kill the locusts,but while they were killing them in one place, millions more arrived in another. What could they do?
Suddenly they heard a great noise. As they looked up into the sky, they saw another great cloud coming towards them. To their surprise, they saw not locusts, but seagulls this time. The farmer cried out, "They've come to eat what the locusts. have left! "
But to their joy,the seagulls had come to eat, not their corps, but the locusts. They had seen or smelt the locusts and had come to eat them. In a short while they ate up millions of them. The farmers' crops were saved.
The people were very thankful. They decided that frrnn then on no one should ever kill a seagull. They also built a monument to show their thanks to the seagulls.
【1】Over one hundred years ago, .
A. there was no city near the salt lake B. people worked hard in the lake
C. there were no locusts near the lake D. people didn't like seagulls at all
【2】The farmers were frightened because they knew .
A. the seagulls would not come B. the locusts might eat all their crops
C. they could not kill any locusts D. the locusts would kill some of them
【3】The passage does not tell us .
A. where the locusts came from B. what the seagulls came to eat
C. when the group of people moved there D. why the farmers worked so hard
25、Usually I wouldn’t cross the park at this time of night. But walking around the park would take more time, and it was raining so hard that I couldn’t even see clearly what was right before me. So I entered the park and that was the first stupid thing I did tonight.
Soon after I walked into the park, I saw a man under a tree up ahead. My heart fell. The stories I’d heard about the park were all coming into my head at this moment. Anyone with a clear mind would just turn back. But me? No. I did another stupid thing-I decided to hurry past him.
Just when I was passing the man, he raised his head and gave me the strangest smile ever. I got scared and started running. “Hey, Madam!” the man shouted from behind. “Wait,” he was running after me!
I ran like crazy. I had hoped the trees would keep some rain off. And they did. But they also made the park look even darker. I couldn’t see what was ahead of me. Then, I ran into something. It was the man!
“Don’t kill me!” I cried.
“What? I was trying to give back your bag! You dropped it,” the man gave me my bag. Now, I felt saying that to the man was the stupidest thing I did tonight.
【1】Why did the writer decide to cross the park at this time of night?
A.Because it took less time.
B.Because she liked the fresh air.
C.Because there were more people.
D.Because it was safer.
【2】How was the weather that night?
A.It was cold.
B.It was windy.
C.It was rainy.
D.It was hot.
【3】Where was the man when the writer saw him?
A.He was near the lake.
B.He was on the chair.
C.He was in a boat.
D.He was under a tree.
【4】Why did the writer run like crazy?
A.Because she didn’t want to get wet.
B.Because she thought the man was dangerous.
C.Because she wanted to run to exercise.
D.Because she was late for work
【5】What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?
A.A Strange House
B.A Scary Park
C.A Brave Woman
D.An Unbelievable Experience
26、Ben
When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s that! No more learning for me.Now I can enjoy myself in the evening.” But about a year ago the boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future.” What does he mean? I simply don’t know.Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes.I’m quite an expert(专家) on computers now and you know, I actually(事实上) enjoy studying.
Eve
I haven’t much interest in studying.To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing.Just reading, that is, to kill the time.But I do enjoy watching TV.Not that I watch everything.In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully.I’m particularly interested in current affairs(时事).In some ways I think I learn more in this way than I did at school.
Ted
I’m a very different sort of person-I simply love doing things.That’s why I enjoy sports so much.I mean, actually playing.I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it.I’m even interested in the history of sports.I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing.Some people say I’m not very good at it, though.
Joan
I should say I have great interest in studying.I’d rather do this than anything else.Since I left school.I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things.I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way.My latest “craze(狂热)”-if you can call it that -is foreign languages.I’m learning two, not one!
【1】The sentence “That’s that!” means ________.
A.Ben wants to learn that
B. Ben thinks he never need to learn
C.Ben would like to go on studying
D.Ben will learn from others
【2】Among the four people, _____ are considered to have made good use of time in studying.
A. Ben and Joan B.Eve and Ted
C.Ted and Joan D.Ben and Eve
【3】In the future, we can infer(推断) that ________.
A.Joan prefers going to the city libraries.
B.Eve will study computers
C.Ben is interested in current affairs.
D.Joan may speak one of foreign languages well.
【4】According to what they say, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.Ben was pleased to leave school.
B.Ted spends a lot of time watching his favorite sport on TV.
C.Joan is learning languages in the evening school.
D.Eve does not spend much time in reading.
27、The earth is our home. We must take care of it. Life today is easier but there are some new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. Pollution comes in many forms. It is beginning to harm our health and even our life.
Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there weren’t so many people. In other words, the more people, the more pollution. Now man is slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s not good for living things in the world.
Many countries don’t let people burn anything bad for air in houses and factories in the city. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous pollution. It’s partly caused by heavy traffic. People say it’s best to ride bicycles. When you are riding, there is no pollution. But even in developed countries, most people don’t go to work by bicycle. It’s not because bicycles are expensive or people are tired if they ride to work. It’s because cars are more convenient (方便的), so more people go to work by car, and then the situation is getting worse and worse. In my opinion, we can make it difficult and expensive for drivers to drive their cars into the city. They will go back to use their bicycles.
【1】From the passage, life today is easier but there are some new problems, and one of the biggest problems is _________.
A.food
B.pollution
C.traffic
【2】Many years ago, the problem was not so _________ because there weren’t so many people.
A.serious
B.light
C.simple
【3】What kind of pollution is still the most serious?
A.Rubbish.
B.Water.
C.Air.
【4】Why don’t most people go to work by bicycle?
A.Because bicycles are expensive.
B.Because cars are more convenient.
C.Because cars are cheap.
【5】From the passage, what do you think is the best way to go to work in the future?
A.Taking a car.
B.Taking a bus.
C.Riding a bicycle.
28、At a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting all alone. She stares at the floor as all the busy travelers rush around her. She does not move.
Some people are in such a hurry that they do not n【1】her. Other people look at her,but they think, “She is not my daughter. She is someone else’s responsibility. I am sure her parents must be somewhere a【2】here.” They continue running to where they need to go.
After some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is very tired and just wants to get to his home as quickly as possible. But he cannot just leave this little girl alone because she is no older than his o【3】little daughter!
“Hello,” he says gently. “Are you all right? Are your parents here with you?”
The little girl does not even look up at him. He sits down next to her and touches her shoulder. Now she r【4】her head, and he can see that she is crying.
He gives her a very warm smile and holds out his hand. She looks frightened, but she takes his hand and lets him lead her to the i【5】 desk. The security guard there makes an announcement over the speakers to help find the girl’s parents.
A couple of minutes later, a woman comes running towards the desk. As soon as she sees the little girl, she shouts and runs up to her. She lifts the girl into her arms and holds her very tight.
Then she turns and greets the man. “Thank you so much, sir,” she says. “We got separated (分开)in the crowd earlier. My daughter is d【6】so I could not make an announcement over the speakers for her. I was looking for her everywhere. I was so worried!”
Now the man understands why the little girl did not look at him until he touched her shoulder. He feels happy and thinks of h【7】 he will tell his family about this. He is a father, too. He knows how important it is to love and help all children.
29、Mike's parents used to tell him how important school was for him, but he didn’t think so. He paid little attention to it. But one thing let him finally __________what his parents meant.
One day, when he ____________a mobile phone store, he saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring(雇用) new workers!
“Sir, are you hiring people?” he went_________the store and asked. “Yes, but you should not be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at him for a few ____________from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?”_________ he, “Or do you have any work experience?”
He felt so ashamed and ____________ that he didn’t know what to say, so he just turned around and left. He could not fall asleep that night, and he thought a lot about his __________. “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” he__________to himself silently. He never went back to the store again __________ he finished his study and got a diploma.
__________ looked the same when he returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, he had more____________ . The manager told him they needed new __________. So it was a great chance for him.
He__________his diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”
Now he is still working in the same store. With this experience, he always__________ people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now he is not worried about his future because he is still_________ in his spare time.
【1】A. realize B. remember C. wonder D. imagine
【2】A. went through B. left for C. stepped into D. walked past
【3】A. out of B. into C. with D. onto
【4】A. days B. hours C. minutes D. seconds
【5】A. continued B. answered C. warned D. reported
【6】A. uncomfortable B. impolite C. unkind D. impatient
【7】A. hobbies B. future C. parents D. manager
【8】A. shouted B. listened C. said D. cried
【9】A. when B. while C. after D. before
【10】A. Nothing B. Everything C. Nobody D. Everybody
【11】A. grade B. luck C. confidence D. pleasure
【12】A. volunteers B. teachers C. students D. workers
【13】A. sold B. showed C. sent D. shook
【14】A. teach B. allow C. order D. advise
【15】A. learning B. working C. playing D. chatting