Music is good for us. According to the new study from the World Health Organization(WHO), music can make us happier 1. healthier. For example, when I feel tired, listening to some classical music helps me relax. It is easy for me2. fall asleep with soft music. Some doctors have found a fact—people 3. love music may live longer.
Teenagers like to spend time in a small music housewhile musicians are playing different kinds of music. Sometimes, we are lucky to hear some famous singers sing songs written by themselves. The songs are 4. beautiful that we sing along with them. We communicate 5. one another in this special language.
Every one of us, rich or poor, young or old, may have at least one favorite song. Music will be together with us forever.
Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a pianist's concert on a summer holiday evening. After they found their _____， the mother saw two friends in the hall and walked to _____ them.
It was the boy's first time to come to the hall. He thought it was a good _____ for him to explore the wonders of the concert hall. He _____ and walked around. He walked _____ a door marked “No Entrance”．
When the hall lights got dark, the _____ would begin. The mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was _____. The mother was _____ worried at that moment that tears were in her eyes.
The concert began, and the lights focused on the wonderful piano on stage. The mother was surprised to see her little boy _____ at the keyboard, playing the song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star ______ he did at home.
At the moment, the great pianist ______， quickly moved to the piano and whispered in the boy's ear, “Don't stop. Keep playing.” He leaned over and began filling in a low voice with his left ______， then added a running obbligato with his right hand. They played the piano together ______. The old pianist and the young beginner changed a frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience. The audience stood up and ______ them.
An artist's achievements and charm depend on not only ______ perfect skills but his good qualities.
1.A.desks B.stages C.seats D.pianos
2.A.greet B.feed C.notice D.search
3.A.use B.chance C.season D.culture
4.A.put up B.dressed up C.got up D.stood up
5.A.through B.across C.above D.over
6.A.film B.concert C.conversation D.meeting
7.A.sleepy B.missing C.tired D.excited
8.A.so B.very C.much D.such
9.A.sit B.to sit C.sat D.sitting
10.A.when B.if C.as D.before
11.A.ran B.jumped C.came D.left
12.A.hand B.shoulder C.foot D.leg
13.A.badly B.carelessly C.terribly D.happily
14.A.fought with B.laughed at C.shouted at D.cheered for
15.A.her B.his C.your D.their
If you are a teenage boy and want to succeed, you'd better read this great book!
From Boys to Men, by an American author, tells you that you are living through the best years of your life.
1. But the book says your mind is growing, too.
2. To do this, you should stop spending much time playing computer games and you should start playing sports. Sports, the book says, can keep you healthy and teach you important life skills. 3.
The book also tells you what to do if you're being bullied. 4. Such experience can also help you become more successful.
To become a successful man, you must believe in yourself. But, most importantly, the book says, you must always dream of success. 5. Real men always want more.
A.Sports can also teach you how to be a leader and how to work as part of a team.
B.It says you have to stop being scared of such bullies.
C.You may think that only your body is growing at the period.
D.Never be happy with what you've got.
E.The book tells you that you need to help your body and mind grow.
文化意识——中外文学作品
It is believed that Huck Finn is based on a childhood friend of Mark Twain's. In fact, Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character on a reallife person.
Severus Snape/John Nettleship
Severus Snape is a skillful teacher teaching magic in Harry Potter. The writer, J．K. Rowling, once said that the character was based on a teacher of hers.
The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship, who taught Rowling chemistry. At first, Nettleship felt surprised. “I know I am a strict teacher，” he said. “But I don't think I am as bad as Snape！” On second thoughts, however, he said that he was so illtempered that most of his students avoided making him mad. Also, he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab. That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans.
Alice/Alice Liddell
Famously, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is based on Alice Liddell.
Carroll was close to the Liddell family. One day, tenyearold Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story. Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole. The little girl liked the story so much that she asked him to write it down. And the rest is history.
Dill/Truman Capote
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend, Truman Capote. Capote once said, “Lee was my best friend. Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? I'm a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived！”
1.Snape and Nettleship have something in common INCLUDING ________．
A.their subjects B.their looks C.their hobbies D.their experiences
2.What does the underlined word “illtempered ” mean in Chinese?
A.沉着冷静的 B.优柔寡断的 C.脾气暴躁的 D.幽默风趣的
3.What made Carroll decide to create Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
A.Alice Liddell's requirement.
B.His great interest in rabbits.
C.His experience of travelling.
D.His teacher's encouragement.
4.Being a character of To Kill a Mockingbird, Truman Capote felt ________．
A.proud B.unsatisfied C.surprised D.nervous
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.The purposes of writing fictional stories.
B.The introductions to famous writers' childhood friends.
C.The characters of fictional stories from reallife persons.
D.The introductions of some famous fictional stories' characters.
生活中有很多令人难以忘记的人或事。你有什么难忘的人或事呢？请以“My unforgettable ________”为题，写一篇英语短文，叙述你难忘的事。
要求：1. 请补充标题，如travel, festival或experience等；
2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 词数100左右。
My unforgettable________
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Last winter holiday, I visited a village with only 11 houses. Although the village 1. very small, I spent a whole day in it.
The village became popular because of Grandpa Huang's hard work. He bought a house there over 30 years ago, but in 2010 the village was to be pulled down. In order2. save the old village, Grandpa Huang painted on the walls of his own house and other houses. He painted things that he liked.3. most popular paintings for visitors were of famous people. One of them was a picture of Andy. I liked him so much that I asked a visitor to take a photo of that painting and me. On the ground of the village, Grandpa Huang 4. painted a lot of wellknown Chinese sayings.
I really had 5. good time in the village and wished to visit it again.
