根据短文内容，从下框A～F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。
A. Start early.
B. Sing in the car.
C. Attend concerts.
D. Teach your child to sing.
E. Show good music videos.
F. Introduce your child to an instrument
Music is a necessary part of life. For children, the older they get, the more important music becomes. Here are some ideas to help you teach your kids to enjoy music more.
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Studies show that even in infancy(幼儿期)，music has an effect on the human brain. They have also shown that classical music can lower the blood pressure and calm an upset infant. Singing simple songs to your children is the beginning of enjoying music.
2._______________
Fun little rhyming(押韵的) songs are very easy for children to learn, even with a very limited vocabulary. They will pick up the words and tune quickly and find that singing is a great way to lift their own spirits.
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Some kids enjoy watching music videos. There are also music videos that are inspiring, uplifting and just plain entertaining, such as Disney’s Fantasia 2000. Kids are attracted by the images they see moving to even the smallest differences of music. Many teachers use these videos to teach about music terms.
4. _____________
If you make friends with an instrument you will have a friend for life. Learning to play an instrument can lead to a life-long love of music. When possible, create opportunities for your child to see a soloist(独奏者) playing her or his particular instrument for inspiration.
5._____________
A long trip can be made shorter and more fun by singing. Teaching your kids some of the songs you grew up with can also be fun. There are a lot of sing-a-long CDs and downloads available(可用的)，so create a travel mix, and not only will your children enjoy the music more, they will also enjoy the fond memories to the family singing together on the trip to Grandma’s house.
Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides. Following the rules…planning your next move...acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .
Many children’s games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones. Which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（协调）needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to give people hope through soccer. He created a foundation(基金会) to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
1.Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.
A. be a team leaderB. obey the basic rules
C. act as a grown-upD. predict possible danger
2.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.
A. describe life in an exciting way
B. turn real-life experiences into a play
C. make learning life skills more interesting
D. change people’s views of sporting events
3.According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?
A. It makes people have a deep love for the country.
B. It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.
C. It helps the country out of natural disasters.
D. It earns the winners fame and fortune.
4.Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation is to _______.
A. bring fun to poor kids
B. provide soccer balls for children
C. give poor kids a chance for a better life
D. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids
5.What can be learned from the passage?
A. Games benefit people all their lives.
B. Sports can get all athletes together.
C. People are advised to play games for fun.
D. Sports increase a country’s competitiveness.
There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.
1.It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________.
A.build glass-houses in his free time
B.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup
C.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color
D.grow a rose with the longest name.
2.Boys were often tempted to ________.
A. throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-house
B. throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school
C. be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses
D. play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses
3.Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.
A. at times when school-boys were walking near them
B. all the school day when there were no boys about
C. where he could not be seen by the boys passing
D. in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day
4.Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.
A. be on watch in his free time B. ask the headmaster for help
C. pick up all the stones around his garden D. do all the above
5.Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to ______.
A. write some words on the glass
B. put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses
C. give the boys something else to throw stones at
D. send for policemen
One day a man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling（爬）around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid（流体）from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.
1.What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?
A．It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.
B．It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.
C．It was flying among the trees in the forest.
D．It was crawling around quietly on the ground.
2.The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon .
A．to take the butterfly home
B．to help the butterfly come out easily
C．to kill the butterfly
D．to stop the butterfly growing bigger
3.What do you think of the man?
A．patient but cruel B．careful and wise C．kind but unwise D．brave and funny
4.What does the last paragraph tell us?
A．Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life
B．Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it
C．Every good deed will come back with a good result
D．The greatest happiness in the world is to help others
5.What is the best title for the story?
A．The love for the cocoon. B．The joy of helping each other
C．The lesson of the cocoon D．The expectation for the butterfly
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011，many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the had stopped after the quake.On my way home I ____ an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread，which made my heart . A middleaged Japanese man was holding a sign that read，“Please use our __ __.” He was his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to others.He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle，I will you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place!
Then next day I drove to my car with gas.There is a lack of __ __ now and many gasoline stations are either closed or have very __ __ lines. I got __ __，since I was behind 15 cars. Finally，when it was my __ __，the man smiled and said，“__ __ this situation，we are only giving $30 worth gas per person.Is that alright？”“__ __. I'm just glad that we are all able to __ __，” I said.His smile gave me so much comfort.
I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散)center __ __ when people brought food to him.It was the first time in three days that food was brought to their center. However，after he wiped the tears，his next __ __ surprised me.“I am very __ __ that we are provided with food.But people in the city next to us haven't __ __ any food at all.Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that，I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this __ __.
1.A. rescue B．life C．traffic D．business
2.A. missed B．caught C．noticed D．heard
3.A. kind B．hotel C．broken D．warm
4.A. toilet B．soft C．hospital D．house
5.A. selling B．opening C．repairing D．building
6.A. encourage B．change C．save D．help
7.A. drive B．follow C．lead D．send
8.A. start B．fill C．check D．wash
9.A. information B．gas C．food D．salt
10.A. direct B．fine C．long D．thin
11.A. worried B．lucky C．sad D．angry
12.A. time B．turn C．duty D．decision
13.A. Except for B．Together with C．Because of D．Instead of
14.A. Not at all B．Of course C．No way D．Never mind
15.A. share B．offer C．learn D．choose
16.A. singing B．eating C．smiling D．crying
17.A. words B．roles C．ways D．promises
18.A. sure B．grateful C．surprised D．proud
19.A. bought B．wasted C．prepared D．received
20.A. disaster B．chance C．center D．city
This is the first time that we ________a film in the cinema together as a family .
A. see B. had seen C. saw D. have seen
