There is one language, and people, young and old , men and women, use it very often, in every country in the world. It is everyone’s second language . You can’t hear it, but it is very easy to understand . It is sign （手势 ）language.
When you wave（招手）to a friend in the street, you are using sign language. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying “Please ask me, I think I know the right answer”. When a police officer wants to stop cars or buses, he puts up his hand. He’s using sign language. Churchill’s famous “V for Victory（胜利）”is also sign language. Sign language is useful（有用的）in quite places full of noise (吵闹声). Even when you are swimming with your friends , you can have a talk under water. in the world use sign language.
| A．Many people | B．Police officers |
| C．All people | D．Students and teachers |
You can’t hear sign language because it’s language.
| A．a difficult | B．not a | C．an easy | D．not a spoken |
When you put up your hand in class, you mean .
| A．you can answer the question | B．you want to write a question |
| C．you can use sign language | D．both A and B |
In a noisy place the best way to talk is to .
| A．speak louder（大声） | B．use sign language |
| C．speak in a low voice（小声） | D．stop the noise |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．People often use sign language. |
| B．Only Churchill used “V for Victory”. |
| C．Teachers don’t know sign language. |
| D．To nod one’s head（点头）isn’t sign language. |
Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌词）, but music with tones (音调).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.
Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of （取代）native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (艺术价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world. The biggest difference between music and songs is ________.
| A．feelings | B．lyrics and tones | C．languages and countries | D．meanings |
Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?
| A．Native music. | B．Jazz. | C．Pop music. | D．Classical music. |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this passage?
| A．People can get different things from the same piece of music. |
| B．Pop music began to be popular in the midtwentieth century. |
| C．The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”. |
| D．Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly. |
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Who lost a white cat with two big blue eyes?
| A．Sam | B．David | C．Mary | D．Charles |
If you want to rent a house, you can call _____.
| A．385-0926 | B．591-3127 | C．332-5147 | D．592-5147 |
Those ads above are most probably from a ______.
| A．map | B．dictionary | C．newspaper | D．guidebook |
Jean is a bright young woman from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. But the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名的) talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interests in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them many hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: he was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him, so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of the rock singer they liked most. But when Jean knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had talked to was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!Jean spends time talking on QQ in order to.
| A．tell others she is from a good family. |
| B．find someone to talk to. |
| C．learn more from the QQ talking. |
| D．find a good boy friend. |
The real name of the special friend she made on QQ is .
| A．David | B．Jean | C．Jim | D．Linda |
Which of the following sentences is wrong according to the passage
| A．Both David and Linda aren’t real names. |
| B．Jim was a tall, good-looking young man. |
| C．Jean went to San Francisco with her father. |
| D．Jim and Jean both like rock music. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．A Real Surprise | B．A Talk on QQ |
| C．A Bright Young Girl | D．A Good-looking Boy |
Everyone wants to be healthy. Food is very important. There are a lot of healthy food. You can eat more apples, bananas, oranges and tomatoes because fruits and vegetables are good for your health. But don’t eat too much chocolate. It’s not healthy food. Healthy food can make you grow and make you strong and happy. Remember there is a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Sports can also keep you healthy. Get up early and play sports every day. Don’t be lazy! You will be healthy and happy.Which is right?
| A．No person wants to be healthy. |
| B．We want to be healthy |
| C．We are important |
| D．Eat more chocolate. |
What keeps you healthy?
| A．Fruits and vegetables. | B．Healthy foods and sports | C．Healthy food. | D．Only apples. |
Why are healthy foods good for you?
| A．They make you happy. |
| B．They make you grow strong. |
| C．They make you grow. |
| D．They make you grow and make you strong and happy. |
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” means .
| A．The doctor goes away when he sees an apple. |
| B．The doctor runs away when you give him an apple. |
| C．You eat an apple a day and you can be healthy. |
| D．You can only eat apples, and the doctors will go away. |
The moon looks bigger than the stars at night. But in fact, it is smaller than any other stars. The moon looks big to us, because it is closer to us than any stars. The moon goes around the earth. It makes one trip about four weeks. The moon is a round ball and looks beautiful.
Now people know quite a lot about the moon. There is no air or water on the moon, so there are not any trees or animals, or people on it. The moon gets its light(光) from the sun, but some places on the moon are quite dark. It’s very hot on the moon during the day, but it’s very cold at night. looks bigger than the stars at night.
| A．Moon | B．Star | C．Earth | D．Sun |
There is on the moon.
| A．no anything | B．nothing |
| C．no hills or rivers | D．no air or water |
The sun to the moon.
| A．gets light | B．gives light |
| C．gives air | D．gets air |
The moon gets its light from.
| A．the sun | B．the star | C．air | D．the earth |