仔细阅读，请从A—F选项中选择合适的信息与小题配对。选项中其中有一项为多余。Greoge loves drums and his favorite is classical music.
Robert plays the violin, his favorite style of music is country music.
James loves the sound of the drum and he likes rock.
Harry says the best instrument is the piano. He likes to listen to opera.
Kevin’s favorite instrument is the guitar and his favorite style of music is jazz.
| A．He loves to listen to drums. He says he’s not a player, just a listener. He claims to like rock. |
| B．He is violinist, so it’s natural that he should favor the violin. He prefers country music. |
| C．His favorite is the guitar. However, he hasn’t played for years, so he keeps hoping to start again. His favorite style of music is classical music. |
| D．He says jazz is his favorite music. He goes to listen to jazz every Friday evening. He also likes opera, heavy metal, classical but jazz is the best. He plays the piano, but his favorite instrument is the guitar. |
E. He claims the piano is more versatile than any other instrument. He loves to go to see a performance. He says opera has everything, color and spectacle and theatre and great music.
F. He played drums when he was at primary school, and now he plays drums with his friends at weekends. They have a band. His favorite style of music is classical music.
When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said,| “ My brother has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking. ” And my mother shouted at me, “ If you do it again, I’ll punish you. ”
One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned（淹死）. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to saved（救）my life. They took me tothe emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life. What did the writer like to do when he was young?
| A．To fight with his friends. | B．To play with his brother. |
| C．To play jokes on others. | D．To put others into trouble. |
How did the writer’s mother feel when she heard what he said about his brother?
| A．interested. | B．worried. | C．excited. | D．bored. |
When the writer shouted “Help me!” for the first time, his friends_________.
| A．didn’t care about him | B．stopped to look at him |
| C．didn’t hear the words | D．came to help him |
The underlined part “ the emergency center” means”__________ in Chinese.
| A．购物中心 | B．娱乐中心 | C．急救中心 | D．重症监护室 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer’s mother was cooking when his brother fell from the open window. |
| B．The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea. |
| C．The writer used to have few friends because he hardly told the truth. |
| D．The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends. |
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. High school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies. Most American children go to school at the age of _________.
| A．eight | B．seven | C．six | D．five |
High school students _________ after class.
| A．do a lot of homework |
| B．do some housework for their parents |
| C．do many interesting things |
| D．do some shopping |
After high school, many students go to__.
| A．work in a college | B．college |
| C．make more money | D．cities or towns |
In order to ______, many college students work after school.
| A．get the money for their studies |
| B．help other people |
| C．help their parents |
| D．learn some new things |
From this passage we can know in American, a summer holiday begins in ________.
| A．June | B．January | C．September | D．February |
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）
Hi, Daming,
You ask me about how to improve（提高） your English listening. Here are some advice(建议). I hope they can help you.
◆Relax(放松) yourself.
Before you start listening to something, don’t get excited or nervous（紧张的）.You need to relax．This will help you with your listening.
◆Listen carefully to the first sentence.
The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage．For example，if，at the beginning，you hear “Our reporter says…”,you know you will hear a piece of news，not a children’s story, or a science report.
◆ Think when you’re listening.
When you’re listening, try to do some thinking．For example, you can think of the following questions: When, where and how? What does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may understand the passage better.
◆Listen to important facts.
It’s important for you to remember some important facts. For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings, and how the scientists get their results. This is also very helpful to your listening．
Yours,
Tom
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Because the first sentence tells you |
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Thinking of some questions may help you |
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These days, many students like playing 3D games. Do you know what 3D games are like? In most 3D games, game players need to control (控制) a character. The character can be a robot or a soldier (士兵). Game players usually use the mouse to make the character move around in his own world. Game players can find things such as food and weapons (武器) to help them go on with the game. The character can go straight, sit down, turn left, turn right or pick up things in the game.
Some 3D games have many levels (等级). The character needs to finish different goals for each
level. Game players can play against their computers, and sometimes they can play with other players on-line. It's great fun to play 3D games. But playing 3D games for long is not good for our study.In most3D games, game players need to _________.
| A．control a character | B．find a robot |
| C．act as a soldier | D．control the computer |
How do game players make the character move around?
| A．By using the keyboard | B．By using the mouse |
| C．By telling the directions | D．By moving the computer. |
In the game, the character can _________.
| A．go straight and sit down | B．turn left and turn right |
| C．Pick up things | D．A, B and C |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Some 3D games have many levels. |
| B．The character needs to finish different goals for each level. |
| C．Game players can only play against their computers. |
| D．Game players can go on-line and play with other players together. |
Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on （依靠）others. So it is very usual that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.According to the passage, ______are very quiet.
| A．only the Germans | B．only the Englishmen |
| C．only the Frenchmen | D．both the Germans and the Englishmen |
What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?
| A．整洁 | B．安静 | C．时尚 | D．随意 |
What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?
| A．They are more outgoing than the Americans. |
| B．It is very easy to make friends with them. |
| C．They like traveling in their own country. |
| D．They look serious and are always hard-working. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Foreigners’ hobbies. |
| B．Who are more outgoing? |
| C．Characteristics of the foreigners. |
| D．Success is an important part in Americans’ life. |