Have you ever heard of the group Westlife? Maybe you have, but I’m sure many of you don’t know very much about it.
Westlife is an Irish boy band group, which was made up of 6 boys in the beginning and called IOU. The group quickly became popular with young people thanks to their song Swear It Again, which was at the top of the UK charts (排行榜) in April 1999.
Chinese fans got their first chance to see Westlife on March 6th, 2006 in Beijing. Although the four-member group has been singing pop for seven years, the young boys have all since grown up and their songs are still very popular. When they performed in Beijing, Westlife released (发行) their new album Face to Face in China. Face to Face has been at the top of the British charts for a long time. The album’s most popular song You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.
Although hip-hop is quite popular among the young, Westlife has no plans to change. They said, “Hip-hop is for the young, but pop can be enjoyed by moms who are busy cooking meals and raising the kids.
1.Westlife is from _________.
A. America B. China
C. Ireland D. Germany
2.The number of people in the group __________ between 1999 and 2006.
A. went from 6 to 4 B. went from 4 to 6
C. went from 5 to 4 D. didn’t change
3.What happened on March 6th, 2006?
A. Chinese fans fell in love with Westlife.
B. Chinese fans were first introduced to Westlife.
C. Chinese fans first heard Westlife’s songs.
D. Chinese fans could see Westlife in Beijing.
4.Which of the following is Not true about Westlife’s new album Face to Face?
A. Swear It Again is one of the songs in the album.
B. You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.
C. The new album came out in 2006.
D. Face to Face was popular in Britain.
5.What style of music does Westlife make?
A. Hip-hop music B. Pop music
C. Rock music D. Classical music
Dear editor,
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city every year because there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. Visitors usually throw food to them, but they don’t think about at all whether the food is good or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, and some even died eating the bad food given by visitors.
I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the bird, but they don’t realize that they may be doing them harm (伤害). Visitors should be told that what they have done is harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it is our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Wang Yang
1.The letter will be sent to _____________________.
A. a school B. a hospital
C. a newspaper D. a museum
2.Many visitors come to the writer’s city every year to _________________.
A. give peacocks food B. see peacocks
C. do some shopping D. travel
3.Some peacocks became ill and died because __________________.
A. they weren’t given any food
B. they were given too much food
C. they were given some bad food
D. they weren’t given enough food
4. The writer suggests that some small shops should be built so that they may _______.
A. sell peacocks food to visitors
B. sell food to peacocks
C. make the square more beautiful
D. sell some things for everyday life
5. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
A. Peacocks mainly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square.
B. Some small shops were built in the square.
C. People should look after peacocks carefully.
D. Some visitors throw food to the peacocks.
完形填空 (10分)
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are too strict __ them.
Parents often find ___ difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to ____ how they themselves felt when they were young.
For example, young people like to do things without much ____ . It’s one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can ____ any difficult problems. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed. So when you want your parents to let you do ____ , you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something ____ . But they don’t mean to cause any trouble. They just feel that ____ this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their way of speech, the young people feel very sad. Sometimes instead of going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home ____ and do what they like.
If you plan to do something, you’d better win your parents over and get them to understand you. ___ , your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do.
1.A. on B. with C. in D. to
2.A. it B. this C. that D. one
3.A. forgets B. remember C. forget D. remembers
4.A. thinking B. speaking C. reading D. saying
5.A. know B. find C. find out D. solve
6.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
7.A. else B. one C. old D. more
8.A. by B. through C. in D. over
9.A. sadly B. alone C. lonely D. sad
10.A. If not B. Or C. If so D. However
-- Your spoken English is much better now.
-- Thanks. Our English teacher often asks me ______ English as ____ as I can.
A. to talk… many B. to speak…much
C. to say…many D. to tell…much
Computers are so popular in our country that every pupil knows _____ e-mails.
A. how can he send
B. how does he send
C. how to send
D. how sending
-- Have you ever considered _______ Paris some day?
A. visit B. visiting
C. visits D. visited
