Every student in America likes popular music. Students carry small radios(收音机) with earphones(耳机) and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers(扬声器) and play the music as they drive on the street.
Adult(成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news(新闻) about sports, the weather, the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes(节目) are music.
Pop music singers make much money. Once the popular singer is famous all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes(磁带). Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her.
There are other kinds of music. They are important to Americans. One is folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is western(西部的) or country music. This kind of songs started by cowboys watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl we call western or country music.
1.When do students in America listen to pop music?
A、Only after class.
B、Only at home.
C、Only when they are driving.
D、Before class, after class and at lunch.
2.How do adult drivers in America listen to music while driving?
A、On the car radio.
B、By cellphone.
C、By CD player.
D、By small radios with earphones.
3.Who wants to meet pop singers when they are famous?
A、students. B、Adult drivers.
C、All the young people. D、All girls.
4.What is western music about?
A、The common life of Americans.
B、The love between a country boy and his girl.
C、The city life.
D、The life of working people.
5.How many kinds of music are mentioned(提到) in the passage?
A、2 B、3 C、4 D、5
A hobby is not a job or a school subject. A hobby is something you enjoy doing in your spare time. It’s not something you need to do. It’s just fun. Some people make model ships, keep pets, plant flowers, play computer games or chat on the Internet. Some paint pictures or dance to music. Some collect everything from stamps to seashells (海贝壳)… People take up hobbies because they think these activities can bring them many things like happiness, friendship and knowledge. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can have a hobby. A hobby will make your life colorful.
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1.What is a hobby?
A. A job.
B. A school subject.
C. Something interesting.
D. Something you enjoy doing in your spare time.
2.How many hobbies are mentioned (提到) in this passage?
A. 7. B. 8. C. 9. D. 10.
3.Hobbies can bring people _______.
A. much money
B. health
C. happiness, friendship and knowledge
D. lots of trouble
4.What kind of people can have a hobby?
A. Rich or poor. B. Old or young.
C. Sick or well. D. A、B and C.
5.When do people often take up hobbies?
A. In their work time. B. In the daytime.
C. In their free time. D. In the holiday.
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As we all know, Chinese students are hard-working. But they’re at the same time.
At school, they have to follow the strict school . For example, they have long hair or wear strange (奇怪的) clothes.
And at home, they’re always busy with their homework and they don’t have any free time to do what they like. Once (一旦) they don’t do well in exams, their parents will lose for them.
On weekends, their parents tell them to take part in different classes they don’t like. They always feel and bored. They interest in school things slowly. Some students can’t it and leave home. Because their parents only care about children’s study and they never what they want.
“Many students can do nothing study. Some students even don’t know to get on well with others and how to take care of others,”said an expert (专家).
“This is a serious problem. It’s necessary for us to think it over and solve it well,”said another expert.
1.A. glad B. unhappy C. kind D. healthy
2.A. time B. teachers C. rules D. classmates
3.A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. may not
4.A. future B. home C. school D. hope
5.A. excited B. tired C. active D. sad
6.A. lose B. show C. have D. take
7.A. believe B. stand C. love D. wonder
8.A. mind B. tell C. talk D. call
9.A. with B. without C. in D. except
10.A. where B. how C. why D. whether
The songs of Jay Chou are very popular _______ young people.
A. between B. during C. of D. with
We’re going for a picnic tomorrow. I _______ whether Jack can come.
A. know B. guess C. believe D. wonder
The students were singing an English song _______ Mr. Xiang came into the classroom.
A. after B. when C. before D. as
