Voyages
By Neil Waldman
Travel with young Abe Lincoln down the Mississippi River, taking his boat down to New Orleans. Along the way, Lincoln finds himself on his own voyage of discovery. It is an amazing experience with risk and excitement.(Chapter book)
The People Could Fly
By Leo Hamilton and Diane Dillon
It tells a folk tale about African people who could fly. Long ago in Africa, people could fly like shing black birds in the sky. Enslaved (被奴役) and sent from Africa, their wings were lost, but an old man uses magic, and helps them fly away to freedom.(Chapter book)
Through Georgia's Eyes
By Rachel Rodriquez and Julie Paschkis
Discover the wideness and wonder of deserts and rivers through the eyes of painter Georgia O'Keefe. Deep-colored paper paitings show the artist's imagination and the amazing sightseeing that inspired her work. (Picture book)
A Horn For Louis
By Eric A. Kimmel and James Bernardin
Louis armstrong was too poor to have a real music instrument, but he had a horn(喇叭). Jazz and blues music was everywhere in the streets of New Orleans. This is teh story of how Louis got his first real "horn", when he was just a boy with a dream of becoming a musician. (Chapter book)
Go, Go America
By Alan Barnard
50 states of fun, with interesting facts — in what state the entertainment capital of the world is, where the first hamburgers were served, what the Cereal Festival is, who hosts the Hog Calling Contest and more.(Picture book)
Stitchin's and Pullin'
By Patricia C. McKissack, Cozbi A. Cabrera
In Gee's Bend, Alabama, generations of women have sewed, talked, sang and laughed, for as long as anyone can remember. Each piece tells a story.
1.If you are interested in adventure, you may prefer ______.
A．A Horn For Louis B．Go, Go America C．Through Georgia's Eyes D．Voyages
2.What do Through Georgia's Eyes and Go, Go America have in common?
A．They are both about the US. B．They are both written by two authors.
C．There are lots of pictures in both books. D．There are funny stories in both books.
3.The book, A horn for Louis, is mainly about _____.
A．how jazz and blues music was formed in its birthplace, New Orleans
B．how Louis got his instrument when he dreamed of becoming a musician
C．how Louis got the horn to become a famous musician
D．how Louis worked and supported his whole family
John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted (提升) Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary worker. John couldn't understand it anymore, gave his resignation(辞呈) to the boss and complained that the boss didn't value hardworking workers, but only promoted those who flattered (奉承)him.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for your criticism(批评), but I have a request. I hope you'll do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you'll change your mind and take back your resignation."
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon on the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelon. The boss asked how much per kg? John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to tell the boss$1.2 per kg.
Boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon on the market. Bobby went, returned and said,"Boss, only one person selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, and $ 10 for 10 kg. He has 340 melons in all, 58 of which are on the table. Every melon weights about 2kg. Bought from the South two days ago, they're fresh and red, good quality."
John was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends, chances exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to achieve his aim.
1.According to the first paragraph, John thought that _____.
A．Bobby was lazy though he was clever
B．it was unfair that the boss just promoted Bobby
C．Bobby wasn't fit to be a manager
D．the boss disliked hardworking workers
2.The boss told John and Bobby to go to find anyone selling watermelon on the market in order to __.
A．show watermelons were in great need on the market
B．test their abilities to make market research
C．make John find out the differences between them two
D．convince John of Bobby's ability to do business
3.It is known from the text that John was hardworking but _____.
A．a little stupid B．a little rude C．not good at learning D．not thoughtful
4.The story shows such an opinion that _____.
A．a successful person observes and thinks more
B．a successful person is curious and eager to learn
C．the main key to success is to know what you want
D．one's success sometimes is not related to his hard work
Exchanging music over the Internet is fun and easy. Better yet, it's free, which means you don't have to pay for any more expensive music CDs. Several online file-sharing services make it easy for music lovers to exchange their favorite tunes with one another.
However, this illegal sharing of music — a form of music piracy(盗版)— is doing harm to the music industry. Industry experts estimate (估计) that US$4.3 billion in worldwide sales was lost to music piracy last year. These lost profits could force record companies to stop producing the music of many popular artists. That would hurt both musicians and music fans alike.
Music producers are puzzled about how to fight music piracy. Their efforts to fight piracy using the law have had only limited success. The music industry did win a legal victory against Napster, a famous music website. The courts ordered Napster to stop giving away copyrighted music from their site. But a number of other music-sharing networks have sprung up in its place.
These new networks are made up of thousands, or even millions, of individuals. Unlike Napster, there's no one company controlling the distribution(发行)of music over each network. So it's nearly impossible to stop the illegal activities.
Now people in the music industry have decided that " if you can't beat them, join them." They've begun to offer legal alternatives to online music piracy. Major music producers have given companies like Apple Computer permission(许可) to sell their music online. Apple's iTune Music Store allows computer users to legally download any song for 99 cents.
Will these new measures save the music industry from piracy? That depends on whether music fans are willing to pay 99 cents fro a song that they can download illegally for free. Unfortunately, many people believe music should be free. The music industry, however, hopes to persuade these music fans to change their tune.
1.This text is written to _____.
A．discuss music piracy on the Internet
B．introduce the popularity of online music
C．persuade music fans to give up downloading music
D．protect copyrighted music from being downloaded illegally
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Some online file-sharing services are responsible for music piracy.
B．Napster, a famous music website, broke down because of its piracy.
C．There have been no perfect measures to put an end to piracy.
D．Legal sharing of music is available at Apple's iTune Music Store.
3.Which of the following statements would the author agree with?
A．The only effective way to fight music piracy is to stop it by law.
B．Music lovers will be persuaded to pay for online music in time.
C．It is certain that no one will be willing to pay for online music.
D．There is a long way for music industry to go in fighting piracy.
4.The underlined word "illegal" in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.
A．being protected by the law B．popular C．being against the law D．surprising
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can't 16 what it was about, but I have never forgotten the 17 I learned that day.
I was 18 that I was right and he was wrong — and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The 19 decided to teach us a very important lesson. She 20 both of us up to the 21 of the class and 22 him on one side of her desk and me on 23 . In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could 24 see that it was black. She asked the boy what 25 the object was. "White," he answered.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white, 26 it was obviously black! Another 27 started between my classmate and me, this 28 about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed 29 , and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I 30 answer, "White." It was an object with two 31 colored sides, and from his side it was white. 32 from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must 33 in the other person's shoes and look at the 34 through their eyes in order to 35 understand their view.
1. A．think B．suppose C．remind D．remember
2. A．lesson B．lecture C．class D．text
3. A．told B．wished C．convinced D．allowed
4. A．officer B．teacher C．doctor D．parent
5. A．told B．came C．brought D．woke
6. A．back B．front C．middle D．side
7. A．planted B．placed C．had D．fixed
8. A．the other B．another C．other D．others
9. A．happily B．fortunately C．clearly D．nearly
10. A．width B．shape C．color D．size
11. A．when B．unless C．until D．if
12. A．fight B．argument C．conversation D．game
13. A．time B．year C．month D．day
14. A．places B．seats C．attitudes D．glasses
15. A．needed to B．was able to C．hoped to D．had to
16. A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly
17. A．Still B．Since C．Only D．Also
18. A．seat B．stand C．lie D．put
19. A．situation B．movement C．condition D．behaviour
20. A．unexpectedly B．suddenly C．quietly D．truly
_______ the injures in the face and hands, he broke both legs while playing the final game.
A．Except B．Beside C．Apart from D．In addition
It is well known that good relationship between two countries_____ the development of mutual culture and economy.
A．result from B．arise from C．contributes to D．leads to
