Music can be a great power (力量) to change people’s lives. Regina del Carmen Sanchez, 14, always believes this. The girl from Kansas City, US, leads a hard life. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents. Her mom gets a very low pay.
But it doesn’t stop Sanchez’s love of music. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12. It described the bad situation(情况) at her home, but it also sent the message of hope: “My house is old and poor, but it beats (胜过) being homeless… Love yourself and never give up. You’ll see a better life if you keep your head up…”
It took Sanchez several months to finish the song. Sometimes during a break in class, when lyrics (歌词) came into her head, “I would have to write them down right then,” she told the local newspaper The Kansas City Star.
Jeremy Lillig was a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund. When he saw the video of the song, he was moved. He shared it through social media (社交媒体). The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City.
Now Sanchez often plays the song in public. “I want to help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way,” she said.There are people in Sanchez’s family.
| A．three | B．four |
| C．five | D．six |
What’s true about Keep Your Head Up? ______________________
| A．It was written two years ago. |
| B．It showed a feeling of hopeless. |
| C．It described the good situation of a house. |
| D．It took Sanchez several weeks to write the song. |
The word “moved” can be replaced (代替) by .
| A．surprised | B．interested |
| C．touched | D．excited |
The best title of the passage can be .
| A．A girl and her song |
| B．Poor home is better than being homeless |
| C．Charity changes the girl’s life |
| D．Let’s support poor students. |
阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)
A
My friend，Dick，has a large police dog．Its name is Jack．Every Saturday afternoon，Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park．Jack likes these long walks very much．
One afternoon，a young man came to visit my friend．He stayed a long time．He talked and talked．Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk．But the man was still(仍然) there．Jack became very worried(着急的)．He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him．But the man kept talking．Finally Jack couldn’t stand it．He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later．He sat down again in front of the man，but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth．From the story，we know that Jack is ________．
| A．Dick’s good friend |
| B．a large police dog |
| C．a young man |
| D．a young man’s dog |
Where does Dick walk his dog every Saturday afternoon？
| A．In his room． |
| B．In the street． |
| C．In the park． |
| D．In the field． |
Jack became very worried one afternoon because ________．
| A．Dick couldn’t take him out for a walk at the usual time |
| B．a young man came to visit Dick that afternoon |
| C．Dick walked around his room several times |
| D．he couldn’t find the young man’s hat |
What does the underlined word“stand”mean in the passage？
| A．站立 |
| B．理解 |
| C．支持 |
| D．忍受 |
Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth？
| A．Try to make the man laugh． |
| B．Like the young man very much． |
| C．Ask the young man to leave． |
| D．Want to talk with the young man． |
B
Mr．Brown was traveling by train．He was very hungry．The train stopped at a small station．He wanted to buy some cakes to eat very much．But it rained hard．So he wanted someone to help him．Then a little boy came here．Mr．Brown asked him to buy cakes for him．He gave the little boy some money and said，“Go and buy two cakes with the money．One cake is for me，and the other is for you．”
The little boy was happy and ran to buy cakes in the rain．A few minutes later the boy came back．He said to Mr．Brown，“I’m very sorry，sir．I eat the last cake．It’s fifty fen．And it’s very delicious．Thank you very much．Here is your fifty fen．”Mr．Brown was ________．
| A．on a bus |
| B．on a plane |
| C．in his car |
| D．on a train |
What’s the weather like that day？
| A．It was sunny． |
| B．It was rainy． |
| C．It was fine． |
| D．It was windy． |
Mr．Brown wanted the little boy to ________．
| A．buy two cakes for him |
| B．buy two cakes for them |
| C．eat the two cakes |
| D．buy one cake |
How much money did Mr．Brown give to the boy？
| A．One yuan． |
| B．Two yuan． |
| C．Fifty fen． |
| D．Fifty yuan． |
The little boy ________．
| A．didn’t buy any cakes and took the money away |
| B．bought one cake and gave it to Mr．Brown |
| C．bought one cake and ate it himself |
| D．bought two cakes．He ate one and gave the other one to Mr．Brown |
阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
| June 7th Saturday Cloudy What an exciting weekend I had！We had a basketball game with the team Center City．The players in that team are all tall and strong．They thought they could beat(战胜) us．But we played well．At last we won the game by 4:3． Eric |
| June 14th Saturday Rainy My friend Dale phoned me to go to the beach this morning．But it started to rain after breakfast．I just watched the boring TV show at home． Jim |
| June 15th Sunday Sunny I had a busy Sunday．In the morning，I went to the art club to learn to draw for two hours．Then I cleaned the rooms．In the afternoon，I cooked dinner with my mother for my father．Do you know why？It was Father’s Day！In the evening，my parents and I went to see a movie． Ruth |
When did Eric have the basketball game？
| A．On Sunday． |
| B．On a sunny day． |
| C．On June 7th． |
| D．On June 14th． |
Jim couldn’t go to the beach because ________．
| A．he had to watch the basketball game |
| B．he had to learn to draw |
| C．he cleaned the rooms at home |
| D．it started to rain after breakfast |
What did Ruth think of her Sunday？
| A．Exciting． |
| B．Bad． |
| C．Boring． |
| D．Busy． |
The word“won”means(意思是) ________．
| A．赢得 |
| B．输掉 |
| C．放弃 |
| D．对抗 |
Which one is TRUE(正确的)？
| A．It was sunny when Eric had the basketball game． |
| B．Father’s Day is on June 15th． |
| C．Jim learned to draw and cleaned the rooms on Sunday morning． |
| D．Ruth went to see a movie with Jim and Eric． |
B
Summer Camp(露营)
On Saturday，we went camping with our teachers．First we pitched the tent(搭帐篷)．Then our older brothers and older sisters played games with us．At noon，we all had a delicious lunch followed by a barbecue(烧烤) for dinner．At night，we had bonfire(篝火)，sang and danced．We didn’t sleep until 10:20 at night．But some of the boys were so noisy that we couldn’t fall asleep．I only slept for three hours．The next morning，everybody woke up very early．After exercising in the morning，we all went to see the small pigs．On the way there，we saw a lot of geese．At 10:00，we went back to eat ice-cream．It was so cold．Then，we all played games together．We ate lunch at 12:00．In the afternoon，we played musical instruments and sang．After that，the camp was over．
We had a lot of fun at the summer camp．I am looking forward to going to another summer camp soon．
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。They played the games with their teachers．
At noon，they all had a delicious lunch followed by a bonfire for dinner．
They slept at twenty ten that night；they only slept for three hours．
The next day they went to see the small pigs．
The camp was over at twelve o’clock．
阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
Robert went to visit his friends in Paris last weekend．His friends met him at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove him to the hotel．They ate dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that．
Robert and his friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning．During their stay，they played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire(篝火)，singing and dancing till late into the night．
Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning．So when they got back to Paris，it was about three o’clock in the afternoon．They drove right to the airport because Robert didn’t want to miss his plane back home．Robert only stayed in Paris for two nights but he had a great time with his friends．Where did Robert go last weekend？
| A．New York． |
| B．London． |
| C．Paris． |
| D．Beijing． |
What did Robert and his friends do after dinner on Friday？
| A．They went for a drive． |
| B．They played football． |
| C．They went back to the hotel． |
| D．They saw a film． |
What didn’t they do on the farm？
| A．They sang and danced． |
| B．They played football． |
| C．They rode bikes． |
| D．They enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire． |
What time did they get back to Paris？
| A．About 5:00 am． |
| B．About 5:00 pm． |
| C．About 3:00 am． |
| D．About 3:00 pm． |
How long did Robert stay in Paris？
| A．About three days． |
| B．Four days． |
| C．One day． |
| D．Two days． |