You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 players, you shouldn’t turn it up too high.
Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries, and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn’t make sense to listen on your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.
It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
1.The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means “_________.”
A. the type of music B. the amount of a sound
C. the length of a song D. the colour of an MP3 player
2.No one wants to listen to_________from others’ MP3 players.
A. a loud sound B. sad stories
C. a long movie D. the words of a song
43. We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music_________.
A. is not enjoyable B. makes us tired
C. is bad for MP3 players D. hurts our ears
3. If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, _________.
A. the theatre won’t allow it B. the actors will get angry
C. others won’t hear the play well D. we will miss part of the play
4.We can take one earphone out when we _________.
A. show others the way B. talk to friends on the phone
C. watch a sporting event D. have dinner with our parents
Dad loved children. And he always wanted a __1__ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.
Once, Dad __2__ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _3__ model, complete with all the improvements. And don't think that this is all; we are _4__ the 1953 model some time next month."
But what he _5__ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _6_ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not __7_ Mum and Dad. _8__, Dad called out over his shoulder, "You 9__ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the _10_. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _11_. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _12__ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _13_. When he pointed at the child that had been __14__, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That's not one of ours, dear. He _15_ next door."
1.A. rich B. lovely C. close D. large
2.A. surprisingly B. nervously C. kindly D. proudly
3.A. dearest B. smallest C. latest D. youngest
4.A. ordering B. selling C. expecting D. improving
5. A. hated B. enjoyed C. cared D. hoped
6.A. crazily B. excitedly C. curiously D. directly
7. A. counting B. naming C. showing D. reaching
8.A. Immediately B. Carefully C. Angrily D. Easily
9.. A. saw B. missed C. forgot D. left
10.. A. truth B. story C. adventure D. accident
11. A. lecture B. house C. office D. activity
12. A. even if B. apart from C. so that D. except that
13. A. troublesome B. careless C. active D. quiet
14.A. found B. caught C. punished D. wounded
15. A. goes to B. belongs to C. works D. plays
. —I’m leaving for Canada on a study trip next week.
—_________.
A. Enjoy your time B. That’s all right
C. You’re welcome D. It’s a pleasure
—I think honesty is the most important thing in doing everything.
—_________.
A. All right B. Never mind C. I think so, too D. Yes, please
When you have western food, you should use knife and fork properly. The underlined part means “_________”.
A. in a quick way B. in the right way C. in a different way D. in the usual way
I have no idea what life would be like without water. The underlined part means “_________”.
A. don’t remember B. don’t know C. don’t believe D. don’t expect
