As a music teacher for twenty-seven years I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.
A few years ago I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase “Oh yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class Vanessa and I clapped together. She never said or sang a word.
One day late in the school year when the song was finished Vanessa turned around, looked at me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music we had made a connection.
Several years later I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times mimicking the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl through her connection with music left an impression on me that will last forever.
Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s light.The author thinks music__________.
| A．can make children calm down | B．can connect heart to heart |
| C．is difficult for pre-school students | D．is a good means to find a job |
According to the second paragraph Vanessa_________.
| A．got used to singing songs | B．was too shy to speak |
| C．was the youngest in the class | D．enjoyed the author’s class |
When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh yes!” the author felt________.
| A．surprised | B．happy | C．frightened | D．satisfied |
What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
| A．The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years. |
| B．Vanessa became as healthy as other children. |
| C．The song made a deep impression on Vanessa. |
| D．Being a good educator became Vanessa’s dream. |
Skin-divingisanewsporttoday.Thissporttakesyouintoawonderfulnewworld. Itislikeavisittothemoon. Whenyouareunderwater,itiseasyforyoutoclimbbigrocks,becauseyouarenolongerheavy. Underwater,everythingisblueandgreen.
Duringtheday,thereisplentyoflight. Whenfishswimnearby,youcancatchthemwithyourhands. Whenyouhavetanksofaironyourback,youcanstayindeepwaterforalongtime. Butyoumustbecarefulwhenyoudiveindeepwater. Tocatchfishisoneofthemostinterestingpartsofthissport. Besides,therearemoreusesforskin-diving. Youcancleanshipswithouttakingthemoutofwater. Youcangetmanythingsfromthedeepsea. Nowyouseethatskin-divingisbothusefulandinteresting.
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My father is seventy-five years old this year. But he looks very young. He looks like a sixty-year-old man. Now he can do everything all by himself. For example, he cooks, washes clothes, does the housework and so on.
Every morning, my father goes out with a radio. He listens to the music or the news and goes to the park to play taijiquan. In the park, he talks and laughs with other old people. After coming back from the park, he begins to have breakfast and then he goes to the university (大学) for the old. He learns drawing there. In the afternoon, he plays on the computer for about one or two hours. After supper he watches TV and learns about the world. He goes to bed at about eight o’clock. He never stays up. He likes to share his ways of keeping healthy with others.
Are you healthy? If not, what do you learn from my father’s secret of keeping healthy?
根据短文内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。The writer’s father will be years old next year.
| A．60 | B．61 | C．75 | D．76 |
The passage doesn’t tell us whether the writer’s father can .
| A．play taijiquan | B．swim |
| C．wash clothes | D．cook |
The writer’s father after breakfast.
| A．listens to music | B．plays taijiquan |
| C．talks to other old people | D．goes to learn drawing |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The writer’s father is a young man. |
| B．The writer’s father goes to bed early. |
| C．The writer’s father is a computer fan. |
| D．No one knows why the writer’s father looks young. |
The writer’s father goes to to play taijiquan.
| A．the school | B．the university |
| C．the park | D．the zoo |
These days the students in Class 4 are very excited. There are many different kinds of sports for them to choose. Read the following chart(图表)and answer the questions.
根据短文及表格内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。How many girls are there at least in Class 4?
| A．4 | B．9 | C．20 | D．23 |
Of all the sports, what do most of the students want to play?
| A．Football. | B．Cycling. |
| C．Baseball. | D．Swimming. |
Which sport do girls like better than boys?
| A．Football. | B．Baseball. |
| C．Swimming. | D．Cycling |
What is more popular than Cycling?
| A．Football. | B．Baseball. |
| C．Swimming | D．Basketball. |
According to the chart, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Most girls like baseball. |
| B．11 students will play football. |
| C．Ten students like cycling. |
| D．Students can choose选择to play basketball. |
Many years ago,there was a very popular sport in America. Who invented the sport more than 3,000 years ago? We don’t know . But everyone thinks it was the 01mecs(輿梅充人）made it popular.
People don’t have the same rules about the game all over the world . People in different parts of the world play the game in different places at different times. If we want to bring back the sport, we need to have two teams of players standing on each end of a court. When the game begins, the two teams need to pass a ball with their hands and feet. The players can’t touch the ball with their hands and feet.
But they can use their elbows(肘) and other parts of their bodies hit it. If a player does not pick up t he ball in time and lets it fall to the ground, that team loses a point. Or if a player makes the ball through a hoop(环),that team scores a point. The team with the most points wins the game.The sports has a history of_______.
| A．2,000 years | B．3,000 years |
| C．a century | D．more than3,000 years |
People in different parts of the world play the sport _______.
| A．in the same ways | B．at the same times |
| C．with different rules | D．with the same rules |
Theplayercan’ttouchtheballwiththeir_______.
| A．feet | B．legs | C．elbows | D．heads |
Theword“pickup”maymean_________inChinese.
| A．捡起 | B．带走 | C．获得 | D．救起 |
Whichoneiswrong?
| A．Olmosmadethesportpopular. |
| B．Playersmuststandattheendofacourt. |
| C．Playersdon’tneedtopassballs. |
| D．Playerswhomaketheballthroughahoopcanscoreapoint. |
The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today. The world’s population is growing faster and faster. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people on the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was over 500 million. But at the beginning of the 20th century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, the number was3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A UN report said that the world population had passed six billion by the end of the 20th century. This was just ten years after it reached five billion. By October 31, 2011, with a new baby’s birth, the world’s population has reached 7 billion. But another billion is coming by 2025, and the total will reach 10 billion before the end of the century.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。每空填一词。
| Time |
World’s population |
| Two thousand years ago |
There were only ____ |
| Four hundred years ago |
The number was ____ |
| At the __ |
The world’s population was about 1,700 million. |
| By the end of the 20th century |
The world population had __ |
| By the year of 2025 |
The world’s population will be ___ |