Briana, a student at John Fenwick School in Salem County, US, has a lot of free time. The 13-year-old girl used to hang out on the streets after school. “I know it wasn’t good, but I really had nothing else to do,” Briana said.
Briana was not alone. Many kids in her city had too much free time and nothing to do. To solve this problem, four school districts in Salem began a program called Big Brothers/Big Sisters. The program helps students make good use of their after-school time. Big Brothers/Big Sisters invites mentors to help students in grades 6 to 8 build healthy relationships and take part in productive activities.
The “Littles” and the “Bigs” are nicknames (昵称) for students and mentors. Most mentors are teachers. The “Bigs” and “Littles” usually meet once a week. They play games, share stories and go on trips.
The program has already helped many Salem students.
Briana’s mentor is the school principal (校长), Syeda Woods. Woods took Briana ice-skating, to pizza parties and for a visit to Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. “When I got out, I saw that Salem is a very small place,” Briana said. “The program helps me experience the outside world and see many new things.”
Kathy Jennings, 13, said she was very shy before, but now is much more open.
“In the program, I see my mentor as a big sister, not a teacher. I can tell her anything,” Jennings said. “And she has taught me a lot about making good decisions. I think it will make a big difference in my life.”
1.The program of Big Brothers/Big Sisters is designed for .
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A．students aged 16 to 18 |
B．students aged 8 to 16 |
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C．students in senior high school |
D．students in grades 6 to 8 |
2.The underline word “mentors” in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.
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A．wise and trusted teachers |
B．experienced police |
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C．community volunteers |
D．careful parents |
3.The purpose of the program is to help students .
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A．live a full life after school |
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B．learn tips on shopping |
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C．have more free time |
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D．know more about the streets |
4.The writer uses the examples of Briana and Kathy to show .
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A．Syeda is an amazing principle |
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B．the success of the program |
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C．the colourful life in Salem |
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D．Briana was once very shy |
Popular music in America is what every student likes． Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch． Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street． Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work． They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people． Most of the radio programmes are music．
Pop or popular music singers make much money． They make CDs or tapes which radio stations in many places broadcast（广播）． Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes． Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer． Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her． Now the singer has become a pop star．
There are other kinds of music that are popular among Americans． One is called folk music． It tells stories about the common life of Americans． Another is called western or country music． This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching． Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．
1.________ kinds of music are mentioned(提到) in this passage．
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A．Two |
B．Four． |
C．Three |
D．Five |
2.When pop singers ________, they are regarded as pop stars．
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A．become popular with their fans |
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B．make a CD or tape |
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C．make much money |
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D．are wanted to sing on the radio |
3.From the passage we know that country music is about ________．
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A．the common life of Americans |
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B．the life of cowboys |
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C．the country life and love stories |
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D．the school life in America |
4.What would be the best title for this passage？
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A．Western Music |
B．Popular Music |
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C．History of Music |
D．American Music |
Cars are an important part of life in the United States． Without a car， most people feel that they are___36___．And even if a person is poor， he doesn’t feel___37___poor when he has a car．
Henry Ford was the man who first started ___38___cars in large numbers． He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to ___39___American culture．The car made the United States a nation on ___ 40___． And it ___41___to make the United States what it is today．
There are three main reasons that the car has become so___42___in the United States． ___43___，the country is a huge one and Americans like to __44__around in it ．The car__45__the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation． With a car， people can go any place___46___spending a lot of money．The second reason is that the United States never really developed an efficient（有效地） and inexpensive form of public___47___． Long distance trains have never been as ___48___in the United States as they are in other parts of the world．Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by ___49__．But it is too expensive to be used ___50__． The third reason is the most ___51__one．The American spirit of ___52___is what really made cars popular． Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train ___53___a plane． They don’t like to have to ___54___an exact schedule． A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time．And this is the freedom that Americans want___55___to have．
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Everybody went to the party, but Li Hong stayed at home _____ her mother was sick.
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A．when |
B．because |
C．although |
D．unless |
We can’t work together any more ; I think it’s time we went our ______ ways.
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A． separate |
B．different |
C．own |
D．proper |
Noise is unpleasant, _____ when you are trying to sleep．
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A．probably |
B．exactly |
C．especially |
D．only |
