1、If you ask your parents or your grandparents what music is? They might not have the same idea as you. Because music can be different things to different people. What may be considered to be music to one person may be just noise to another.
1.音乐在人们的生活中扮演着重要的作用。All over the world people play and listen to some kind of music. For some people, music may be the center of their whole life. 2.They may be musicians who make a living through music. For other people, music is a way to relax by enjoying the sounds and the feelings. 3.音乐让我们感到快乐,恐惧或者伤心。The rhythm and volume in music can give a message. When the rhythm(节奏)is slow, we might feel calm and gentle. When the rhythm is fast, we could feel excited, and our bodies might want to move. 4.No matter how it makes us feel, it is our own special experience. This is the magic of music.
Music can be traced back thousands of years ago, but no one knows for sure where it really began. 5.Some people think it began with singing. Others think it was drumming rhythm. In some cultures, rhythmic drumming and dancing were used to bring a hunt or help make crops grow. What we do know is that music is an ancient activity and it is connected with the whole family.
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2、As President Xi puts it, China has ________ fine culture and students should learn the history of our country as it helps us to know where we are from and where we are going.
A.a number of
B.a great many
C.the number of
D.a great deal of
3、What information can you get from the note?
A.Valuable things are removed at night
B.Valuable things should not be left in the van.
C.Valuable things can be found in the van.
D.Valuable things are stolen at night
4、 Mom, I don’t know how to work out the math problem. Could you give me a hand?
A. lend me a hand
B. give me some food
C. help me
D. buy anything for me
5、—Ah, you still wear heavy boots!
—I feel cold these days. _________ awful weather it is!
A.What a
B.What
C.How
D.How a
6、He hasn't seen the movie __________.
A. too B. also C. yet D. already
7、—He has some trouble himself in English. —He should do more practice.
A. explaining B. expressing C. expecting D. exchanging
8、—I’m late, I must be quick.
—No problem. You don’t need to ________.
A.run
B.rush
C.go
D.come
9、-Can you tell me _______ to travel to Dalian?
-About two hours by plane.
A. how much it costs B. what I should take
C. how long it takes D. which is the best season
10、The movie Titanic is so moving that I can’t help________it again.
A.watching B.to watch C.watch
11、Nowadays China has made great achievements in many fields. We really ________ our amazing China.
A.take pride in
B.take care of
C.take an interest in
D.take part in
12、—Could you help me translate this sentence into Chinese?
— ________.
A.Yes, please
B.With pleasure
C.No, I’m not
D.No way
13、-I don’t know why he left________ without any words this morning.
- Maybe he had something important to do.
A.in a hurry
B.in surprise
C.in fear
D.in danger
14、 It is_______that______ the students in my class is 60 and ______ students like sports.
A. said ; the number of; a number of
B.say; a number of; the number of
C. Says; the number; a number
D. Said; number; number
15、—Yesterday was my birthday. My father sent me a CD _____was made by TF Boys.
—You must be very happy to receive it.
A.who B.whom C.which D.what
16、--You look worried.Anything wrong?
--Yeah.It is difficult understand the text.There are too many new words.
A. such;that B. so;that C. too;to D. too;that
17、Chen Wei, together with her team ________ researching and developing the vaccine(疫苗) to fight against the disease.
A.were B.is C.are D.be
18、The man ________ the early bus to the company.
A.got on B.got in C.got up
19、The winter holiday is coming. Do you know ________ during the holiday?
A.what will Tim do B.what did Tom do
C.what Tom will do D.what Tom did
20、---How is your grandma?
--- She’s fine. She used to _______ TV at home after super. But now she is used to ________out for a walk.
A. watch; go B. watching; go
C. watching; going D. watch; going
21、—Hi, Jane, tell you a piece of good news. I _____ America tomorrow.
—Wow, have a good trip!
A.will leave to B.leaves for
C.am leaving for D.going leaving for
22、A: Mike, do you like running?
B: Yes, I do.
A: 【1】
B: Every day. I usually run for an hour after school.
A: Oh, that's good. Running is good for health. 【2】
B: Oh, no. Some of them don't run at all.
A: Really? 【3】
B: Because they think it's boring.
A: 【4】
B: They usually watch TV.
A: I see. 【5】
B: Game shows.
A: It's good to relax by watching game shows, but I think the best way to relax is through exercise.
A.What do they usually do after school?
B.Where do you usually run?
C.How often do you run?
D.What kind of programs do they watch?
E.Do your classmates also run every day?
F.Why don’t they run?
G.Are they interested in game shows?
23、根据对话内容,在空白处写出恰当的句子,使对话意思连贯完整。所写句子英与所给的标点符号一致。(共5个句子)
A: Hi, Jenny! Are you free tomorrow?
B: 【1】 . I plan to have a good rest at home.
A: Come on! Tomorrow will be sunny. I want to climb the mountain beside Dianchi Lake.【2】
B: Sure, I’d love to. It’s a nice place to have fun.
A: I hear that there are many strawberry gardens nearby.
B: Really? 【3】 ?
A: We can pick some fresh fruit there.
B: Sounds good! 【4】?
A: Let’s meet at 8:00 a.m.
B: No problem. We can take the bus together. See tou then.
A: 【5】
24、It was a winter morning, just a few weeks before New Year’s Day. While most people were warming up their cars. Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. When he arrived, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually did. After working for 10 hours, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike was our only transport. Trevor used it to go to work, working 60 hours every week to support our young family. And the bike was also used to get vegetables, saving us from having to walk a long distance from where we lived.
I was so sad about someone stealing our bike and I wrote to the newspaper and told our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It was really an honor that complete strangers would go out of their way for someone they had never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, and acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a strong and wide effect on our lives because it made us strongly believe there’s love between people. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the influence can last long.
根据短文内容判断正误。(正确写“A”,错误写“B”)
【1】People learn about Trevor’s problem by listening to the radio.
【2】Trevor worked five days every week.
【3】The writer’s home was close to a vegetable market.
【4】Many wonderful strangers bought bikes for Trevor.
【5】The writer felt very thankful for the strangers.
25、判断正(T)误(F)
David got a job in a police station after he left school. He worked there for 42 years and he’ll retire this year. He worked hard in the past 42 years. But he was not a lucky man. He failed to catch a thief. He was often sorry for it.
Last weekend, while David's wife was cooking she found there was no salt at home. So she asked her husband to buy some. In the shop, David saw a young man taking away a wallet from a woman's bag. He walked to him quietly, but the young man noticed David and ran away at once. David ran after him. At last the thief ran into a blind alley(死胡同) and David caught him.
“Please give me a chance, sir.” said the thief
“Who can give one to me?” said David, “I’ll soon retire and I catch a thief for the first time!”
【1】 David worked hard in the past 42 years.
【2】 David was a lucky man, and he often caught thieves.
【3】 Last weekend his wife asked him to buy some sugar.
【4】 A young man was stealing a woman's wallet in a shop
【5】 The young man was the first thief that David caught.
26、Whenever the word “peace” comes into our mind, we can’t help thinking of a dove with a leaf in its mouth. But do you know why this little bird became a symbol of peace?
The symbol first appeared in the story of Noah’s Ark. In the story, when the heavy rain that flooded the earth stopped pouring down, Noah sent out a white dove to see if there was any land. Then the dove returned with an olive branch in its mouth, which meant that it had found dry land somewhere. This brought hope to Noah. From then on, the white dove was considered the symbol of hope and new life.
In another very popular story from Central Asia, a big war was about to happen between two kingdoms. When one of the kings asked for his helmet, he was told that a dove had made a nest in it. The king’s mother wanted him to keep the nest and the doves. The king agreed and headed for the war without his helmet. After seeing this, the other king asked the reason. The king told the truth. The other king was deeply touched. And they finally agreed to make peace instead of war. A nest of doves became a reason for stopping a war. Since then, the dove has been connected with peace.
Later, many artists felt the bird was a symbol of peace. But it was Pablo Picasso who made the white dove a popular modern symbol of peace when he used it on a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949.
【1】Why did Noah send out a white dove?
A.To find out if there was dry land.
B.To search for other living things.
C.To see if the heavy rain had stopped.
D.To find out where his ark sailed to.
【2】How might Noah feel when he saw the dove coming back with an olive branch?
A.Sad.
B.Excited.
C.Embarrassed.
D.Frightened.
【3】What made the other king decide to give up fighting?
A.The heavy rain.
B.A nest of doves.
C.The first king’s mother.
D.The goodness of the first king.
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A.choose“Parent” B.finish a test
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【2】What does www.readfun.org provide?
A.Online teachers. B.Interesting videos.
C.Pen friends’ information. D.Articles of different levels.
【3】According to TIP 1, it’s important to choose articles ________.
A.of high grade levels B.with difficult questions
C.at your child’s reading level D.with interesting activities
【4】According to TIP 2, parents should help their kids develop _______ good reading habit(s).
A.one B.two C.three D.four
【5】The text above is written for ________.
A.parents B.kids C.teachers D.writers
28、根据短文内容及所给提示,在文中空白处填写一个正确单词。
The Best of Sherlock Holmes(《福尔摩斯探案集》)is a 【1】(collect)of famous stories about the great detective Sherlock Holmes. Reading the 【2】
(fantastically)stories, r【3】can have great fun and feel excited and interested, 【4】the book has been p【5】with teenagers all over the world.
In a story, a man was murdered(谋杀). Who did it 【6】why? The ending is always far from what you 【7】(expect). The criminal turns out to 【8】(be)that nice Mr C. 【9】(compare)with X,Y and Z, Mr C is the most【10】(possible), who would never hurt an ant!
29、 As the old Chinese saying goes,“food is very important for people.”Although food has played ___ important part in Chinese culture for years, hunger had been a huge problem in the country until the 1970s.
But there is a very great person ___ helps to solve the problem. The great person is the Chinese scientist Yuan Longping. When he was a child, he____ the people were hungry. And he felt very sad. He wanted to change the condition(状况). From then on. he studied hard in order to make people have ____ food than before to eat.
When Yuan Longping grew up and worked, he has been doing researches on rice ____ he was at college. He overcame one and another problems. In 1964, he discovered a______ rice plant after hard work. Since then, he has made great progress on hybrid rice (杂交水稻).So,he ____ “the Father of Hybrid Rice." For the honor(荣誉),he never cares about it. He still works in the filed ____ dawn(黎明)to sunset like a farmer.
Yuan's hybrid rice is helping to solve food problems around the world. Although Yuan is knowledgeable, he understands that even the wisest people ____ still learn new things all the time. His spirit really encourages us ___ hard. So learn from him from now on!
【1】A.a B.the C./ D.an
【2】A.what B.which C.who D.whose
【3】A.see B.saw C.sees D.seen
【4】A.more B.many C.much D.the most
【5】A.although B.when C.if D.since
【6】A.specially B.special C.most special D.more special
【7】A.is called B.called C.was called D.calls
【8】A.for B.beyond C.thought D.from
【9】A.should B.must C.might D.could
【10】A.study B.to study C.try D.to try