On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手风琴） and said excitedly, "Once you learn to play, it'll stay with you for life." But I didn't want to play it. I just wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons.
One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "It was your father's," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."
I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had: you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard." I was speechless.
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic（阁楼）.
One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.
At that moment, my father's words came back to me, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father's music."My father didn't learn to play his violin when he was young because _______.
| A．he didn't like to play the violin |
| B．he had to support his family |
| C．he wanted to play games |
| D．he didn't keep on practicing |
How might the writer feel when he had to practice playing the accordion?
| A．Delighted. | B．Excited. | C．Bored. | D．Relaxed. |
"Dad didn't allow" means "_______".
| A．Dad didn't agree with me. |
| B．Dad didn’t keep me doing it. |
| C．Dad didn't help me do it. |
| D．Dad didn't see me do it. |
What were the writer’s children doing when he started to play simple songs?
| A．Singing | B．Dancing | C．Clapping to the beat | D．Screaming |
Dad asked me to learn to play the accordion so that _______.
| A．I could go to a better school |
| B．I could give myself much joy |
| C．I could be a useful man |
| D．I could make people happy |
A woman is at the movies,and she is enjoying the movie very much. A man in the next seat begins to look for something on the floor under him. The woman is angry (生气的)and says“What are you doing there? What are you looking for?” “A piece of chocolate巧克力. ” the man answers.“But it ’ s dirty now! Take this and be quiet, please! I am listening to the film! ” she gives the man a big one.“ But, ” the man says, “ my false ( 假的) tooth (牙齿 ) is in it on the floor地板! ”What’s the woman doing?
Why is the woman angry?
Where is the man sitting?
What does the woman give the man?
Why does the man want to find the chocolate?
A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English,but cannot speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen ( 母鸡） for supper. But she cannot remember ( 记得) the English word for“ hen” . Just then the shop waiter asks her, “Can I help you?” “ I want the egg’s mother” the woman answers. The shop waiter does not understand( 明白)her and says, “ Sorry, we have not any bigger (交大的) eggs.” Suddenly (突然））） the woman remembers(记起)the word“cock(公鸡She says, I want the cock’s wife妻子! ”This time the shop waiter laughs (笑 ).The woman goes to London .
| A．to learn English | B．to have supper |
| C．to see her son | D．to buy a cock |
The woman;
| A．only knows a little English |
| B．knows much English |
| C．doesn ’ t know English |
| D．can speak English very well |
The shop waiter thinks the egg’s mother must be
| A．bigger eggs | B．the cock ’s wife |
| C．hens | D．cocks |
The shop waiter laughs because he ______
| A．understands the woman at last(最终） |
| B．thinks it is interesting |
| C．does not understand the woman |
| D．thinks the woman is shy |
Is the woman clever?
| A．Yes, she isn’t. | B．No,he isn’t |
| C．Yes,she is | D．No,she is |
The wolves (狼) are very hungry饿. They go out to look for food. There are many sheep ( 羊 ) near the hill( 山). There are also a few sheepdogs with them. The wolves think of an idea. They speak to the sheepdogs,“ You are like us and we are brothers. But we have a very different life. We do what we like, and you must work for man. They make you look after照看 their sheep. They eat meat and give you the bones (骨头). If you listen to us and give us the sheep, we can eat them together. All of us will be happy,right？”The dogs are happy and do like this. The wolves ask the dogs to go to their house. The sheepdogs go to the wolves’ home. But the wolves eat them and then eat the sheep.The wolves go out for food because.
| A．they see the sheep near the mountain |
| B．they see the sheepdogs |
| C．they are hungry |
| D．they want to go out |
The sheepdogs work for.
| A．man | B．sheep |
| C．wolves | D．dogs |
Why do the wolves ask the sheepdogs to go to their home?
| A．Because they want to eat them. |
| B．Because they want to be sheepdogs ’ friends. |
| C．Because they want to help sheepdogs to get freedom( 自由). |
| D．Because their home is near this mountain. |
What do the sheepdogs do?
| A．Play with the sheep. | B．Look after the sheep. |
| C．Work with man. | D．Eat the bones. |
What do you think of the wolves?
| A．Shy. | B．Lazy. |
| C．Kind. | D．Sly(狡猾). |
| Rule One |
Rule One |
| 1. You can come into the room only with your teacher. |
1. You can come into the room only with your teacher. |
| 2. Don 't eat or drink in the room. |
2. Don 't eat or drink in the room. |
| 3. Don ' t listen to music |
3. Don ' t listen to music |
| 4. Be quiet. Don’t talk to each other |
4. Be quiet. Don’t talk to each other |
| 5. Turn off all the computers and close windows after class. |
5. Turn off all the computers and close windows after class. |
In the two rules isn' t be allowed不允许.
| A．eating or drinking | B．listening to music |
| C．meeting friends | D．coming into the room |
When does Emily get up?
| A．6:30 a. m. | B．After 6;30 a. m. |
| C．Before 6:30 a. m | D．Before 6:00 p. m. |
Rule One may be for a .
| A．computer room | B．classroom |
| C．bedroom | D．dining room |
The underlined word “finish” meansin Chinese.
| A．阅读 | B．拿走 | C．开始 | D．完成 |
Which rule is NOT for Emily?
| A．Turn off the computers and close windows |
| B．Don' t listen to music. |
| C．Don t talk loudly on the phone. |
| D．Clean your bedroom yourself. |
Welcome to this short tour of London. This square is the middle of London. The National Gallery is opposite(在…对面) it, a museum with lots of well-known paintings. Go down the red street to Buckingham Palace. The Queen lives there.
Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 metres above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
When you are tired, taking a boat is the best way to visit London. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go down the river, the London Eye is on your right.
Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. There you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is 900 years old. Take the boat back up the river. Get off the boat and go past the station. Then walk down the street. Opposite are the old fruit and vegetable markets. Now they are shops and restaurants. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started at the square.
Read and answer the following questions. (阅读并回答下列问题) 5%Where will you go if you want to see the well-known paintings?
___________________________________________________________.Who lives in Buckingham Palace?
___________________________________________________________. How high is the London Eye?
__________________________________________________________.When did the workers finish the Tower of London?
__________________________________________________________. The shops and restaurants were fruit and vegetable markets in the past, weren’t they?
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