To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyone's life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic? I'm not sure about it.
Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning----the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life too----in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.
It is well said, “Through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”
1.What does the writer say more about in the text?
A.Life full of music. B.The importance of music.
C.Life without music. D.The development of music.
2.From the text, we learn that many people .
A.go to the concert instead of enjoying music
B.get along quite well without music
C.don't realize the importance of music
D.think music would be less exciting than films
3.What does the underlined word “melody” mean in the text?
A.flying B.living
C.looking D.singing
4.From the last paragraph, we learn that music .
A.is very necessary for our everyday life
B.is very important, especially for children
C.can make our life exciting and dramatic
D.can enter another beautiful world
John Michael Thomas, 14, Florida
When John Michael Thomas decided to honor his friend and classmate Elizabeth Buckley, who died from cancer, he remembered how much she loved peacocks(孔雀).
He wanted to build a life-sized peacock fountain in Elizabeth’s favorite park in the city. He thought it could be a place for people to relax and be inspired.
John Michael raised $52,000 to build the fountain.
Barrett England, 13, Utah
The wheels began to turn for Barrett England when he heard about Karma Bike shop, a place where young people can earn free bike by reading and performing community service.
Barrett visited Karma’s owner with his idea: He would collect and repair used bikes and donate them to the shop.
He expected to get about 10 donated bikes. In the end, Barrett received 39.
Zachary Blohm, 15, Wisconsin
The 25-year-old playground at an elementary school near Milwaukee, Wis., was so small that only 70 of its 575 students could play on it at a time.
That’s when Zachary Blohm saved the day. He and some volunteers build a huge playground. To raise money, Zac planned T-shirt and bake sales, sold tickets and more. He held monthly money-raising events for more than a year. Overall, he collected
$130,000--- enough to finish his project.
Jack Zimmerman, 16, New Jersey
For some people, finding a meal is as simple as opening the refrigerator. For more than 366,000 hungry kids in New Jersey, it’s not that easy.
That fact didn’t sit well with Jack Zimmerman, who organized a drive to lessen childhood hunger in his state. His goal: create 40,000 packaged meals that could be donated to those in need.
On game day, Jack and his volunteers started their work. After the final count, the team had packaged 47,124 meals--- well above Jack’s goal.
1.The peacock fountain was built in a park .
A.to encourage people B.for the love of animals
C.to cure a cancer sufferer D.in memory of a teenager
2.What did Barrett do for Karma Bike Shop?
A.He repaired bikes there. B.He donated bikes to it.
C.He helped it win customers. D.He offered a reading service there.
3.Who improved a place for children to play?
A.Jack B.Zachary
C.Barrett D.John
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Jenny was a pretty eight-year-old girl.
One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace, by which she was totally defeated. How eagerly she wanted it! But when he saw the price, her heart sank a little. She gathered up her courage and asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, “Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I can buy you the necklace, but when we get home we should make up a list of housework that you can do to pay for the necklace.” Jenny agreed immediately, feeling a burst of joy. So her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jenny worked on her housework determinedly and earnestly every day. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls.
Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story. One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, do you love me?” “Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you,” the little girl said delightedly, with a broad smile on her face. “Well, then, give me your pearls.” Hearing that, Jenny froze there, an anxious expression twisting her face. “Oh! Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. Okay?” “Oh no, darling, that's okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss, gently and calmly. “Good night, little one.”
A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, “Do you love me?” “Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you.” the little girl murmured softly, trying to escape from her father’s eyes. “Well, then, give me your pearls.” “Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She's my favorite.” The little girl begged. “No, that's okay,” her father said, smiling broadly and sweetly and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams.”
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语：
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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假设你是高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim来信说他在英国学校参加了中国书法俱乐部。擅长书法的你决定写一幅书法作品寄给他，并附上一封信，信的内容包括：
1. 该作品的内容；
2. 送该作品的原因；
3. 表示愿意提供帮助。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：书法 calligraphy
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阅读下面材料，在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。
The Real Walkers Company offers a selection of small group walking holidays which explore some 1.(hide) corners of Europe, the Americas and Australia. There is something 2. everyone to enjoy on these holidays, regardless of age or level of fitness. The brochure 3. (include) various destinations and a range of itineraries (路线). These range from 4.(visit) historical cities to undemanding walking 5. (trip) in unspoilt coastal and country regions and, for the more adventurous traveler, challenging mountain or hill-walking explorations.
But it would be 6. (fair) to give the impression that these holidays are just about walking. According to the brochure, an enjoyment of walking is often 7.thing that brings together a group of like-minded people, 8. share the pleasure of good companionship in attractive surroundings.
The company believes that its tour leaders are the key to 9. (it) success. These people 10. (train) and are particularly keen to ensure that each individual traveler makes the most of their trip.
If you have strong arms and feet, patience and a good temper, you might _______ a good waiter. You must start, _______, not in the restaurant, but in the kitchen, helping the chef, to learn how each dish is _______.
From this first step, you may enter the restaurant _______ a ''commis'' (厨助). But you won't be _______ to serve the customers yet. They will only let you do the bottomed jobs, _______the tables and carrying the plates. But all the time you must watch and learn with _______.
Later you may become ''chef de rang'' (a waiter in charge of a number of tables). You may even become a head waiter _______, if you have the right sort of personality and you are not _______ of hard work.
When Carlo Bianchi first arrived in London, he spoke only two words of English - ''please'' and ''Hello''. He ________ to get a job helping in the kitchen of a restaurant, and he spent what little ________ time he had learning English. He was a good worker and soon they ________ him a job in the restaurant as a waiter.
Every night, Carlo ________ to go home exhausted, but never too ________ to study the language for half an hour before going to sleep. And no matter how tired or ill he felt, he always wore a ________ for his customers. They liked him, and people came and asked to be ________ by Carlo.
Now, twenty-five years later, Carlo is in ________ of six restaurants, and he ________ to open a seventh shortly. So friends, in this world success never comes overnight. Start from the ________and make progress step by step with enough patience and ________ chances will fall upon you.
1.A.make B.create C.replace D.choose
2.A.otherwise B.therefore C.thus D.however
3.A.commented B.tasted C.prepared D.chosen
4.A.as B.for C.with D.to
5.A.forced B.allowed C.banned D.urged
6.A.moving B.laying C.pushing D.placing
7.A.curiosity B.kindness C.patience D.interest
8.A.simply B.specially C.exactly D.eventually
9.A.afraid B.ashamed C.fond D.typical
10.A.managed B.attempted C.predicted D.expected
11.A.tight B.useful C.spare D.busy
12.A.threw B.found C.sent D.donated
13.A.used B.promised C.regretted D.remembered
14.A.depressed B.excited C.worried D.tired
15.A.smile B.face C.color D.surprise
16.A.served B.approved C.praised D.treated
17.A.favor B.need C.possession D.support
18.A.hesitates B.schedules C.hurries D.fails
19.A.easiest B.slowest C.simplest D.lowest
20.A.after all B.in time C.In a word D.above all
