Country music is very popular in America. It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. At first, people played country music only at family parties. When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for jobs, they took their music with them. With country music continuing to change, it became popular throughout America. John Denver was one of the most famous country singers in America 50 years ago. His song Take Me Home, Country Roads is well-known and people still play in today.
Pop music is another kind of musical style. Pop music can make people feel happy and comfortable. Pop music has been popular since the 1950s. In China, Jay Chou is liked by a large number of fans of all ages. He sang many songs about the world we live in. One of them is Dao Xiang, which encourages people not to give up even when life is difficult.
1.Do most of American like country music?
2.Which song of John Denver is well-known?
3.How can Pop music make people feel?
4.Do you like music? Why or why not?
A: Hi, Bob! How was your weekend?
B: Pretty good. 1..
A: What did you do last weekend?
B: I played basketball.
A:2..
B: Twice a week. I like it very much.3.
A:I went to the mountains last weekend.
B: 4.Do you often go to the mountains?
A: Yes. Once a week. Will you go there with us this weekend?
B: 5. Maybe next week is OK.
A.I’m afraid I can’t.
B.How often do you play basketball?
C.How did you spend your last weekend?
D.I really had a good time.
E.Do you have any plans for it?
F.We’ll enjoy it.
G.Sounds interesting.
Suzie goes to her art class on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do creative things all afternoon. She loves making bowls and cups out of clay（粘土）.
Last month she learned to put pottery(陶器) into a hot oven（炉子）, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feeling she gets when she has finished working on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so proud of what she has made.
On Wednesday Suzie wrote an article about why she thought the school should have two short breaks a day rather than one long break. Lots of her friends thought that this would be a good idea too. Many teachers also agreed with Suzie’s suggestion.
The head teacher of the school asked everyone in the school to vote（表决）on Suzie’s suggestion. During the vote, each person in the school had one vote. Together, the school decided that two short breaks would be better than one long break. All of this happened because Suzie wrote about her idea in the school newspaper.
On the day the newspaper comes out, the first thing Suzie does is to check where her article is in the newspaper. And each month, at the beginning of her article, are the words: By Suzanne Jefferson.
On the way home from school yesterday, Suzie got to think about how much art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks of creative things to make, and then spends a lot of time making it look just right.
And when she writes articles for the school newspaper, she thinks of creative things to say, and then spends a lot of time making it sound just right. And when she has finished writing a really good sentence, she feels almost as if she has made a beautiful piece of art.
Suzie rushed home so she could write something shortly before dinner. She already had lots of ideas for next month’s newspaper. And she wanted to make sure that none of her creative ideas floated away before she wrote them down on paper
1.What does Suzie like making ____out of clay?
A.plates B.ovens C.bowls and cups D.newspaper
2.The article that Suzie has written is about ____.
A.creative things should be learned
B.the school should have two short breaks a day
C.everyone in the school to vote on Suzie’s suggestion
D.students should write something
3.The underlined word”it” refer to ____
A.writing articles B.making pottery C.a piece of art D.creative things
4.According to Suzie, what’s the same thing between making pottery and writing articles?
A.They are both done easily. B.They are both done difficultly.
C.They both need to be shown. D.They both need creative ideas
What things are acceptable(可接受的) when you are at the dinner table and what things are serious breaches(违犯) of manners?
I will tell you some of the most important American rules of table manners. When you sit down to eat, you should place the napkin across your lap. You should never talk with your mouth full and should chew with your mouth closed. If someone asks you a question while you are chewing, you should finish chewing and then swallow(吞咽) the food before answering. You should never drop scraps on the table; instead place them on a spare plate. Salt and pepper(胡椒粉) will be at the table, but you should taste your food before adding any. Only put food on someone else’s plate if they ask for it and if they say they do not want anything else to eat or drink then you will not give them anything else. Do not use your knife or fork to point at others because it is considered rude.
In China I know it is rude to point with your chopsticks. It is common practice to place food into a friends bowl and to put drink in their glass even after they have said they do not want any more. It is fine to drop the scraps onto the table. Though salt and pepper are not always on the table, vinegar(醋) and soy sauce(酱油) usually are. Talking while you’re eating is not considered impolite.
Manners are different all over the world and can even change in different parts of a country. Have you ever seen a foreigner do something you thought was impolite? Is there something you have done that they might view as impolite?
1.The underlined word “scraps” in Paragraph 2 means “____” in Chinese.
A.残羹 B.筷子 C.米饭 D.餐巾
2.How many parts can the passage be divided into?
A.①②;③;④ B.①;②③;④. C.①;②;③④ D.①②;③;④
3.If someone asks you a question while you are chewing in America, you should_____.
A.answer it right away. B.ask him to repeat it.
C.be chewing while answering. D.chew and swallow the food before answering.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?.
A.American rules of table manners B.Chinese rules of table manners
C.American and Chinese rules of table manners D.Manners all over the world
J&M Music Store:
Rock, pop and country music.
Buy CDs new or used.
Listen before you buy.
Guitar lessons offered.
Peth Market:
Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Open Friday to Sunday mornings.
Free ice cream for children under 12.
Times Coffee Shop:
The best coffee in town.
Sandwiches, cakes, pies.
Open 10:00 a.m-11:00 p.m. daily.
Jazz music (Wednesday to Sunday).
Macon’s B&B:
Feel like home when you’re away from.
We have different kinds of rooms.
Delicious homemade breakfast.
1.You can_____ at J&M Music Store.
A.Receive guitar lessons B.borrow new or used CDs
C.Learn pop music history D.buy all kinds of music books
2.You can go to Times Coffee Shop to have coffee and pies at_____.
A.8:30 a.m. B.9:30 a.m. C.10:30 a.m. D.11:30 p.m.
3.If your friend is coming for visit, where will he stay for night?
A.In J&M Music Store B.In Peth Market
C.At Times Coffee Shop D.At Macon’s B&B
4.Where is the passage probably from ____.
A.A dictionary B.A newspaper C.A storybook D.A science report
The Japanese celebrate the New Year on January 1 and it lasts for two weeks. The Japanese New Year, Oshogatsu, is an important time for Japanese people. On New Year’s Day, all the shops, factories and offices are closed.
To keep out evil spirits (恶灵), they hang a rope of straw across the front of their houses. That stands for happiness and good luck. In many Japanese families, people use paper lobsters (龙虾) to decorate their houses on New Year’s Day.
When the New Year begins, the Japanese people begin to laugh. This will bring them good luck in the new year.
On the 2nd of January, each member of the family writes their favorite poem or proverb (谚语) onto a long piece of paper.
There are two festivals to mark the New Year in Japan. They are the Greater and the Lesser. The Greater Festival prayers (祈祷) are given to the dead and friends exchange gifts and visits. The Lesser Festival prayers for good crops are given to the god of the rice.
1.How long does the celebration of New year in Japan last?
A.for a week B.for two weeks C.for three weeks D.for four weeks
2.What do Japanese people use to decorate their houses?
A.flowers B.trees C.paper lobsters D.paper tigers
3.When do Japanese people write their favorite poem or proverb?
A.On January 1 B.On January 2 C.On January 3 D.On January 4
4.How many festivals to mark the New Year in Japan?
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
