Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek(希腊) word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses(神) of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different corners of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.
Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music…
A、styles of music
B、taste of music
C、knowledge of music
A、a host
B、a singer
C、a dancer
A、The Muses invented music.
B、Music can bring people some feelings.
C、Everyone is interested in pop music.
A、music is a spoken language
B、music develops as we grow up
C、music plays an important part in our life
A、To learn more about the music.
B、To give a complete background(背景) to the music.
C、To give people some music to listen to.
When you are in Hongkong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China. If you are the first time to come to Hongkong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then people on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn't cross.
When people go to or come from work in the morning and evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then, especially for the children.
When you go by bus in Hongkong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In Hongkong, there are many big buses with two floors you can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the view of the whole citywell. It's very interesting.
Read the passage and mark (T) for True or (F) for False to each statement.（ 阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。）The traffic in Hongkong drives on the right.
The traffic in Hongkong is the same as that in other areas of China.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go.
You can sit on the first floor and see the view of the whole city.
According to the passage we know we must obey the traffic rules in Hongkong.
Many scientists find that colors can change people’s feelings. It’s very interesting. Some colors can make people feel relaxed, and some colors can make people feel nervous. Now，this kind of knowledge is being used in many places. For example，school walls are always painted green because green makes students feel relaxed. It is also good for the students’ eyes. Some bookings they’ve learned from scientific studies. The color red makes people hungry. Many fast food restaurants have red furniture or walls. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people feel relaxed，so they spend more time eating. Loud music may be nices are also green or light blue for the same reason. Restaurant owners not only have to know how to make food，but also have to know how to make money. Here are some thi at first，but it soon makes people want to leave. Hard seats also make customers want to eat quickly and leave. Many restaurants，especially fast food restaurants, use this knowledge to make customers eat faster.How does the color green make the students feel?
| A．Hungry. | B．Nervous. | C．Angry. | D．Relaxed. |
How does the color red make most people feel?
| A．Hungry. | B．Comfortable. | C．Excited. | D．worried. |
Which color isn’t mentioned in this passage?
| A．Green. | B．White. | C．Light blue. | D．Red. |
What do many fast food restaurants do?
①Play loud music. ②Play soft music.
③Have hard seats. ④Paint their walls red.
| A．①②③ | B．①③④ | C．①②④ | D．②③④ |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Color and restaurant. | B．Use color to make money. |
| C．Color and science. | D．Use color to change feelings. |
The days are getting shorter and shorter, and temperatures are dropping. Winter is coming and it is easy for people to catch flu. Many people have started taking vitamin C pills as a precautionary(预防的)way. But a research has shown that vitamin C pills do not provide as much protection as they think. They are even not as good as other ways, like often washing your hands. Some German scientists have given people information and a test on the subject helping to stop incorrect ways.
Whether it is caused by cold or flu(流行性感冒), a runny nose and sore throat are signs of catching a cold. Many people overestimate(高估) the advantages of vitamin C and other pills. For years it was believed that taking vitamin C pills not only provided protection against colds but also against cancers, helping people to live longer. But the result of the research showed disagreement on these beliefs(看法). The result has now come out on the website wwww.informedhealthonline.org. “Some pills may not help people live longer. Some pills may even lead to earlier death,” says Professor Peter Sawicki. Scientists also say that the best way to get vitamins is through food instead of having vitamin pills. That is to say, we disagree with the way of taking vitamin C pills.
There are many simple but useful ways to lower the risk of catching a cold. These include often washing your hands with normal soap(肥皂) and water and not touching your face with your hands. People who have already had a cold can stop it from spreading by throwing away tissues(纸巾) at once after using them and not shaking hands with other people. Most people believe that taking vitamin C pills can _______.
| A．make them catch a cold easily |
| B．provide protection against colds |
| C．make them cleverer |
| D．prevent all illnesses |
A runny nose and sore throat mean someone ________.
| A．will catch a cold in a few days |
| B．would never catch a cold |
| C．has caught a cold |
| D．would never spread colds to others |
The best way to get vitamins is _______.
| A．eating food which contains Vitamins |
| B．taking vitamin pills |
| C．drinking water which contains vitamins |
| D．eating as much pork as possible |
_______ is NOT an effective way to lower the risk of catching a cold.
| A．Not touching your face with your hands |
| B．Often washing your hands with normal soap and water |
| C．Not shaking hands with those people who have already had a cold |
| D．Not throwing away tissues at once after using them |
About taking vitamin C pills, _______ is shown by the research.
| A．fighting against sore throat |
| B．fighting against colds and cancers |
| C．helping people live longer |
| D．leading to earlier death by some pills |
When we have small cuts in the skin(皮肤), something strange may happen. The cuts are able to heal(痊愈) themselves in a couple of days. How does this happen? Read on, and you will find out the secret.
Every living thing on the earth is made up of cells(细胞). Cells grow and make new cells. Most cells are very small and we can't see them with our eyes. Different cells have different uses. Our skin cells are special ones. The cells on the outside of our skin are old dead cells. New skin cells are right under the outside. These are the living skin cells. They work for our bodies. They help protect our bodies and heal cuts.
Our bodies make skin cells all the time. As the old cells fall off, new cells grow in the same place. Each person makes about 18 kg of skin cells during his or her life. Outside skin cells fit together closely with no gaps between them. When you cut yourself, you can harm your skin cells. A small cut will not be harmful. Your skin will quickly heal itself by making new skin cells. How do skin cells work? First, the cells near the cut get bigger and move into the gap. Next, these bigger cells meet in the middle. They form a new layer(层) of skin cells. Finally, new cells will grow until the gap disappears. In this way, your skin can grow and get well itself. How amazing the small cells are! Next time you have a cut, don't worry about it. Maybe in a few days, you will be surprised to find it healed.The underlined word “gaps” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
| A．突起 | B．条纹 | C．缝隙 | D．代沟 |
From the passage, we know that cells______.
| A．are large and we can see them with our eyes |
| B．can heal few cuts themselves |
| C．are in everything on the earth |
| D．can grow and make new cells |
Skin cells heal cuts in three steps. ______is the right order.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Each person can make 18 kg of skin cells every day. |
| B．Different cells have different uses in our bodies. |
| C．The skin cells have little work to do in the body. |
| D．Every living thing on the earth is made up of skin cells |
The best title for this passage should be______.
| A．How Skin Cells Heal Cuts |
| B．The Importance of Skin |
| C．How to Protect Our Fingers |
| D．The Importance of Cells |
Have you ever heard an echo of your voice?
An echo is a reflected(反射)sound. Stand in a very large, empty hall with nothing on the walls. Then shout. The sounds you make will hit the walls and come back to you. The walls reflect the sounds. These reflected sounds are called “echoes”.
We can use reflected sound to make sound travel farther. Hold a watch about fifty centimeters from your ear. You cannot hear it. The sound of the watch travels a short way in all directions. It does not travel as far as your ear. You can make it travel to your ear by using a roll of cardboard(纸板筒).
Make the roll of cardboard about fifty centimeters long. Put one end over your ear and hold the watch at the other. Now you can hear the watch because the sound has not gone in all directions. It is reflected down the roll to your ear.
A megaphone(喇叭筒)works in the same way. It makes sound travel farther. It reflects the sound into a beam which can travel a long way. In the ship, the sailor uses the megaphone to make his voice travel. Without the megaphone, his voice cannot travel far.
We use reflected sound in many ways. We use it to measure the depth of the sea, for example. Among the animals, bats and whales use reflected sound to tell them where they are and what things are near them.What is called “echo”?
| A．Very loud voices. |
| B．Very loud voices that are made by man. |
| C．Very loud voices that are made by animals. |
| D．The sound that is made by man or animals comes back from some place. |
We can hear our echoes if we.
| A．shout in a small room |
| B．shout in a large house full of things |
| C．shout in narrow valleys(山谷) |
| D．shout in the open air |
Which is the right order of hearing our echo in a very large, empty hall?
a. We hear the reflected sound
b. The sound returns to us
c. The sound hits the walls
d. We make a sound
| A．c, b, a, d | B．c, a, b, d | C．d, c, b, a | D．d, b, c, a |
From the text we learn that __________ .
| A．reflected sound is useful only to blind people |
| B．people haven’t made use of reflected sound yet |
| C．bats use reflected sound to fly and get food |
| D．whales don’t use reflected sound as they live in the sea |
If you haven’t got a megaphone, ____ will help you to make your voice travel farther.
| A．a long piece of wood | B．a roll of cardboard |
| C．a thin thread | D．a long piece of silk |