Music is an international language. 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 the music loudly when they drive
streets. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the News about sports, the weather, politics（政治）, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state(州). Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Whenever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It has 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 boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music, such as the symphonies（协奏曲） of Beethoven.Almost every American student likes_________. .
| A．popular music | B．American songs |
| C．folk music | D．classical music |
What do adult drivers do while they are driving?.
| A．listen to pop songs | B．listen to news and make a CD |
| C．listen to music and news | D．listen to stories |
What’s one of the reasons that singers become national stars?
| A．Their CDs or tapes are used in every state. |
| B．Several young people buy their CDs or tapes. |
| C．They travel around the world. |
| D．They are followed by young people sometimes. |
_______ was started by cowboys.
| A．Popular music | B．Classical music | C．Western music | D．Serious music |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．Popular Music in America | B．Kinds of Music in America |
| C．How to Be Famous Singers | D．International Language |
Itisdecidedby ____whetherthefootballmatchwillbemoved toalatedate.
| A．HensleySchool | B．MayfairSchool |
| C．bothofthetwoschools | D．theweather |
Harveywouldliketo_______.
| A．borrowsomematerials | B．lendMargaretsomething |
| C．getsomethingback | D．haveatalkwithMargaret |
IfyouwanttogooutforlunchonSunday,youcancallupthenumber__.
| A．2706030 | B．3562367 | C．2785161 | D．7365531 |
YoudonothavetopayonMondayifyougoto_________.
| A．SkylineHotel | B．LansdowneParkShoppingCenter |
| C．NewYorkMuseum | D．GardenRestaurant |
IfyouwanttoenjoyyourselfonSundaymornings,youcangoto____.
| A．GardenRestaurant | B．NewYorkMuseum |
| C．Mayfair School | D．CoffeeShop. |
Mary was an operator (接线员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill, ” again and again. Mary hurried to find the address of the call. She called the police, in a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open, they couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that maybe she could not walk！She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears (眼泪) were running down her face. T he doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up. Late r she told people,“ Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it.” Mary was surprised，too. “It’s the first time I’ve seen a two-year-old child call 911.”WhatdidMarydoeveryday？
| A．Sheansweredthetelephonecalls. |
| B．Shetalkedwiththepolicemenandthedoctors. |
| C．Sheplayedwiththechildren. |
| D．Shedealtwithemergencies（紧急情况）. |
Howdidshefeelwhensheansweredthelittlegirl’scall？
| A．Shewasworried. | B．Shewassorry． |
| C．Shewassurprised. | D．Shewashappy. |
Howdidthepoliceandthedoctorsgetintothehouse？
| A．Theywentinthroughthewindows. |
| B．Theybrokethedooropen. |
| C．Theydidn’tgoin. |
| D．Thewomenwasoutside. Theydidn’tneedtogoin. |
Howcouldthelittlegirllearntocall911？
| A．Shelearntitbyherself. |
| B．Sheasked others to call 911. |
| C．HermothertaughtheroneMonday. |
| D．Hermotheroftentaughther. |
Howoldwasthelittlegirl？
| A．Onlytwo. |
| B．Shewasnine. |
| C．Shewasfive. |
| D．Shecouldn’twalk,soshemustbelessone. |
Many people like to search the Internet. Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day. The Internet brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of the Internet.
What’s going on in other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s the life like in the deepest part of sea? If you want to answer all these questions, just come to the Internet. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily. A lot of information can be collected at a great speed.
Can we go shopping without leaving home? Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital? Can we study without going to school? Can we draw money without going to bank? All these things seemed to be impossible, but now they have become quite possible.
The Internet helps us open our eyes. The Internet also helps open our minds. The Internet often gives us new ideas. In a word, it helps us in many ways. Great changes have taken place in our life since the appearance of the Internet.Some people say the world is smaller than before because_________.
| A．all people like to search the Internet |
| B．the Internet makes the search smaller in size |
| C．the Internet brings the outside world closer to them |
| D．exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day |
The sentence “The Internet also helps us open our minds.” means_____ .
| A．the Internet is new to us |
| B．something is wrong with our minds |
| C．our minds can be opened only by the Internet |
| D．we can learn more with the help of the Internet |
We can’t _________ through the Internet.
| A．know a good sports match somewhere |
| B．cook the meal |
| C．know a lot of information |
| D．see a doctor and study all kinds of subjects |
This passage has told us _________ .
| A．it’s helpful to explore the Internet |
| B．not to explore the Internet any more |
| C．to stop reading to explore the Internet |
| D．students should not explore the Internet at any time |
Which of the following sentences is not true?
| A．The Internet can get the information faster than reading. |
| B．Without leaving home, we can get the money from the bank by radio. |
| C．People can learn better and more through the Internet. |
| D．People often learn a lot of new ideas from the Internet. |
Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country’s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous(人口多的) city of Australia.
The climate(气候) of Sydney is very good. It’s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue，the air is fresh, birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, “Don’t worry.”
Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centrepoint Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305--metre(80 storeys) tower, you will have a great view of the city.
Sydney is famous for its deep harbor(海港).The harbor has many bays(海湾) and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.
People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.
根据短文内容回答下列各问题。How old is Sydney?
_________________________________________________________What is Sydney famous for?
_________________________________________________________What do people living in Sydney love to do when they are not working?
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Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance(距离) away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.
This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight(太阳光) takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light that you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km. per minute. In some cases, the light from one of tonight’s stars had started on its journey to you before you were born.
Thus, if we want to be honest, we can’t say, “The stars are shining tonight.” We have to say instead, “The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth.”Light speed is ______ sound speed.
| A．as fast as |
| B．a million times slower than |
| C．about millions of times faster than |
| D．about a million times faster than |
If you stand 200 meters away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that ______.
| A．you can hear the sound before you see the smoke |
| B．the sound does not travel as fast as light |
| C．the sound will reach you before the man fires |
| D．sound travels about a million times faster than light |
Sunlight obviously(显然的) ______ than the light of the moon.
| A．has to travel a greater distance |
| B．moves less quickly |
| C．travels much more quickly |
| D．is less powerful |
The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be ______.
| A．the stars have been shining all the time |
| B．the stars seen tonight will shine four years later |
| C．the stars were shining long ago but seen tonight |
| D．the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago |