Music plays an important part in our lives. Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking. Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth. Others remind us of the people we love. Many important occasions (场合), like weddings and funerals, have special music. Every nation has a national song like the Chinese “MARCH of the VOLUNTEERS”
In the US, high schools and colleges have school songs too. Music is a part of the history of America. It expresses the problems and feelings of its people.
As the years go on, the music grows and changes. Modern science has also changed music. Inventions such as records, radios, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music. They have helped to make music an important form of international communication.
American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern “pop”, is known around the world. Music is one of America's most important exports. It stands for a living history of America. And it brings the people of the world together. Even when people don’t understand the same language, they can share in the same music.
Many people learn and practice English by singing songs. Understanding American music can help you understand American people, their history and culture. So, as the song says, “Put a dime in the jukebox (自动点唱机), baby.” Let’s listen to the music!
1.What does the text mainly talk about?
A.Music is changing greatly.
B.Music is very important in our lives.
C.There are many different kinds of music.
D.Music is one of America’s important exports.
2.The underlined word “They” in Para.3 refers to ________.
A.inventions B.changes
C.electric instruments D.tape recorders and videos
3.According to the last paragraph, learning about American music can help us ________.
A.learn English well
B.get a good knowledge of the world
C.solve the problems of our feelings
D.understand American history and culture
4.What can we learn from the text?
A.Music can help us think of the past good times.
B.Many high schools and colleges have school songs.
C.Music comes from the earliest folk songs.
D.Different people can only share different kinds of music.
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1.Where can you go if you want to relax at weekends?
A.QIGONG at Donald Center. B.Watercolor at Harbor House.
C.Drop-In Social Club at Cornerstone Center. D.The Community Sings!
2.If you want to go to class free of charge, you should call ________.
A.7564349 B.8743236 C.9652313 D.8908809
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When my son, Tony, was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival (狂欢节) in our town. He didn’t come home at lunchtime and got back for supper as usual after he finished his work.
I asked him where he had lunch and he told me he made some new friends at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had paid him a few dollars and invited him for lunch in return for helping them with their chores (杂务).
I was glad Tony found new friends but a little worried about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. “Oh, Mom, they’re normal people like anyone else. They just work at a carnival instead of in a store or something”. “Come down tomorrow and meet them yourself,” he said.
So the next day I went to the carnival. The twin brothers turned out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. Tony didn’t think this fact was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, “Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes because it's so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good cooks. Today, Joe,the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch.”
What others see first in a person is not what a child considers important. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.
1.Why didn’t Tony go home for lunch?
A.Because his mother hoped not.
B.Because he wanted to have a rest.
C.Because his friends invited him for lunch. .
D.Because he had to finish the work before noon.
2.The author was pleased that ________.
A.her son found a small job and made money
B.her son found new friends during the carnival
C.her son didn’t come back home for lunch
D.her son could do some help to their travelers
3.In the author’s opinion, the people who are traveling in a carnival are ________.
A.friendly. B.rich.
C.normal. D.unreliable.
4.From the text we may infer that ________.
A.Tony is a kind and honest boy
B.the author couldn't make clothes for her son
C.a child’s opinion is always different from his mother’s
D.the author and her son are not getting on well with each other
假设你是学生会主席李华，英国某中学代表团应你校邀请将于寒假进行参观访问。请你写封邮件，将本次安排告知该访问团负责人Mr. Smith，并征询他的意见。活动安排：
1.参观文化长廊；
2.品尝特色午餐；
3.观看文艺表演。
注意：1.词数100词左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：cultural corridor文化长廊
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
This early morning on my way to school, I saw a large dog sat at the gate of my neighbor’s house. So fiercely it bark that I wanted to pass by hurriedly. Hardly had I begun to run than the dog rose suddenly. I was so frightening that I daren’t to go ahead. Just then Ms. Wang, my neighbor, came out. She said her dog never bit someone. Frightening away her dog, she said sorry for me. I was relieved but went to school as quick as possible. If Ms. Wang didn’t come out, I didn’t know what would happen.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hurricane Katrina has been one of the strongest storms that affect the coast of the United States during the last 100 years. Once a hurricane starts it can 1. ( move ) around by powerful winds. They vary from class 1 to class 5. Hurricane Katrina has been the 2. (bad) storm in the past decade in the US, having reached class 5, which has caused lots of damage.
Some scientists claimed that global warming was 3. ( blame ) for the power of Hurricane Katrina due to the fact that it is warming the oceans. Hurricane Katrina had a strong effect on the US coast. The area 4. ( affect ) is almost the size of the UK. New Orleans suffered from 5. ( severely ) damage after the hurricane. Most of the city was 6. water from flooding, including expressways and bridges. Almost 2 million people 7. ( lose ) their power and had to wait several weeks for it to be restored. It was 8. disaster for the city. Help came from all over the United States. Many people went down to New Orleans to volunteer. Others started charity events to fund the 9. ( reconstruct ) of the city. It was because of all people’s efforts 10. the city began to breathe again.
