阅读理解 A
As you research music, you will find music that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.
Music is an expression of people. As you research, you will find music of people at work and play. You will find music expressing love of the country, love of nature, and love of home.
Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家). The composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.
Music can suggest actions and feelings which we all share. We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.
【小题１】
In the first paragraph, the author tells us to ________.
A. be friendly to music B. find entertainment in music
C. express your feelings in music D. discover the things and places in music
【小题１】
From the second paragraph, we know that ________.
A. if we love music, we will love the country, nature and home
B. you may listen to music at work or at play
C. music sings of the country, nature and home
D. music can express how people live, work and think
【小题１】
The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible ________.
A. that people of different time and places can get together
B. to bring understanding between people of different times and places
C. that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the
music at the same time
D. that music can express actions and feelings at the same time
【小题１】Which of the following statements is NOT true? Music expresses .
A. people’s musical ideas B. people’s love of te country
C.ehe composer’s feelings D.the feelings of our own
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Newcomers（新来的人） to the United States are often 36 by the schools. American schools 37 seem so different from the schools they know in 38 parts of the world. American education is based on the 39 that children 40 to learn to think 41 themselves. The school should be the 42 where they learn to do this. 43 , children learn the “three R’s” [(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic(算术)], history and government (often called Social Studies) and many other 44 . They also learn 45 be independent(独立的)，how to make their own judgement(判断), and how to develop their own 46 and interests. The American teacher does not 47 the children in her class to sit 48 hands folded quietly and to say 49 . She wants them to listen attentively(专心地) to ask questions. She knows that 50 children learn from books is 51 . She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this 52 for their 53 and development. During Open School Week, parents have a 54 to see how American education 55 .
【小题１】A. happy B. afraid C. glad D. surprised
【小题１】 A. some time B. sometime C. sometimes D. some times
【小题１】A. other B. the other C. another D. all
【小题１】 A. opinion B. idea C. promise D. conclusion
【小题１】A. need B. needed C. dare D. dared
【小题１】A. of B. against C. for D. with
【小题１】 A. place B. space C. room D. area
【小题１】A. From school B. out school C. By school D. In school
【小题１】A. lessons B. knowledge C. subjects D. object
【小题１】 A. when to B. how to C. what to D. where to
【小题１】A. ability B. skill C. abilities D. skills
【小题１】 A. think B. want C. let D. make
【小题１】 A. with B. across C. over D. above
【小题１】A. something B. anything C. nothing D. much
【小题１】A. that B. which C. where D. what
【小题１】A. important B. unimportant C. necessary D. useless
【小题１】A. study B. work C. learning D. aim
【小题１】A. growing B. growth C. future D. tomorrow
【小题１】A. ability B. possibility C. interest D. chance
【小题１】A. develops B. learns C. goes D. works
Only when he read this novel for a second time ________ to appreciate its beauty.
A. that he began B. he began
C. had he begun D. did he begin
I ________ the boy to save the money, but he would not listen to me.
A. persuaded B. advised
C. suggested D. insisted
--- And then the ________ wind blew the roof off.
--- Oh, you must have been ________.
A. frightened, frightened B. frightening, frightened
C. frightened, frightening D. frightening, frightening
Could people become infected ____ HIV by swimming in a pool or sitting in a bath?
A. of B. into C. with D. to
