Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.
Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don't have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!
Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joe's favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of "Why I Sing the Blues", you are a very advanced student.
If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don't sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给......深刻印象) other people!
1.Which is Mr. Joe’s mother language?
A. French. B. English.
C. Chinese. D. Japanese.
2.Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT______.
A. pronounce correctly B. remember new words
C. learn English D. sing songs better
3.The underlined word "advanced" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by______.
A. careful B. excellent
C. kind-hearted D. lazy
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. English Songs.
B. The Famous Band-The Beatles.
C. English Songs helps English Learning.
D. How to Learn English.
The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
1. When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the eastern Hemisphere is having ___________.
A. both day and night B. day
C. neither day nor night D. night
2.A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by _________ of the earth.
A. the pushing B. the pulling
C. the spinning D. the passing
51. 3.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets _______sunlight.
A. less B. more C. all D. No
Saturday，March 24th
We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.
Tuesday, March 27th
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.
Friday，March 30th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
1. It seems that visitors _______________ in Bangkok.
A. often feel hungry
B. can always find cheap things
C. can’t take any photos
D. can enjoy themselves
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.
B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.
C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.
D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.
3.The people in the village ________________.
A. are friendly to others
B. like to speak English
C. are very weak
D. hope to live in the cities
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Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? Today most shops and restaurants play music.
Scientists believe that music _______people’s behavior(举止). According to some scientists, the sound of western classic(古典的) music makes people __________richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend_________money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. With ________music, people spend even less.
Scientists also _____that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people _____their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their ______hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants _________ make people spend even less.
The ______time you hear music somewhere, be _______. It might change the way you do things.
1.A. changes B. makes C. tells D. takes
2.A. become B. get C. feel D. look
3.A. much B. more C. little D. less
4.A. no B. much C. any D. some
5.A. know B. hope C. realize D. believe
6.A. cook B. order C. eat D. make
7.A. free B. busy C. happy D. sad
8.A. can B. should C. can’t D. needn’t
9.A. first B. second C. next D. last
10.A. quiet B. quick C. happy D. careful
People in Jiangyan __________ walk or ride bikes, but now they__________ taking the bus or driving cars.
A. used to; are used to
B. were used to; used to
C. were used to; are used to
D. used to; used to
-----We are going to Jiuzhaigou this summer. ------ ________________.
A. Have a good time B. Help yourselves
C. I hope so. D. That’s right.
