How much do you know about Top Combine (至上励合 TC), the popular boy band? After two months of training in South Korea, the five boys are back with their latest album Grandness Equal to Heaven (《齐天大圣》). They showed up in Beijing to promote their new record. Hundreds of teenagers screamed in excitement when they saw their idols.
“I was blown away (被……征服) by this album. I knew TC would improve after going to South Korea, but I couldn't have imagined it would be so nice,” said a fan after she listened to the album.
Each of the boys has put something of themselves into the new album, from Zhang Yuan's soft voice to Ma Xueyang's talents composing and writing lyrics. Their hit song Grandness Equal to Heaven is a creative mix of moving rhythms and traditional musical instruments, including flute (笛子). A teenage fan says that Top Combine's new album helps him get through all his tests.
Although they tried to be China's No 1 Motivational (励志的) boy band, Top Combine's debut in October, 2008 was not a big success. The band's first EP Arrival was not immediately popular. People accused the band of being unoriginal. They said TC was just like a South Korean boy band, because their fashion sense and music style were similar to those bands.
But they didn't give up. Now with their new album, their hard work looks like it's paying off.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。What does the passage talk about?
| A．A latest album. | B．An EP. |
| C．A girls’ rock band. | D．A popular boy band. |
Which is true about the band?
| A．They have just come back from China. |
| B．They are Korean band. |
| C．They tried to be China's No 1 Motivational boy band. |
| D．They made a big success in 2008. |
Which is their first EP?
| A．Top Combine. | B．Grandness Equal to Heaven. |
| C．Arrival. | D．Motivational Boy. |
What’s the meaning of “pay off” in this passage？
| A．付款 | B．回报 | C．成功 | D．离开 |
What can you find out in the passage?
| A．The five members of this team come from China. |
| B．Some teenagers were moved by the band’s new album. |
| C．This band has been to South Korean for training for about two years. |
| D．People accepted this band in 2008 because TC was just like a South Korean boy band. |
My name is Li Lei. I’m 13 years old. I’m in Class Five, Grade One. Linda Smith is my English teacher. She’s from the USA, She has a son and a daughter. They’re in China now. Dale is her son. He is 14 years old. Dale and I are classmates(同班同学). We are good friends.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）Li Lei is 14 years old. ( )
Linda is from the USA. ( )
Dale is in Class Five, Grade One. ( )
Linda is Li Lei’s mother. ( )
Li Lei and Dale are good friends. ( )
| ID card Name: Mary Green Favorite number: six Favorite color: white Age: 12 Phone number:161-0981 |
ID card Name: Jack Brown Favorite number: four Favorite color: blue Age: 11 Phone number: 161-0928 |
Jack’s favorite color is ________.
| A．white | B．blue | C．green | D．yellow |
Mary’s last name is ________.
| A．Green | B．White | C．Smith | D．Brown |
How old is Mary ?
| A．16. | B．14. | C．12. | D．11. |
Jack’s favorite number is ________.
| A．9 | B．6 | C．4 | D．2 |
What’s Jack’s telephone number?
A.161-9835. B.161-0981. C161-0928. D.161-3248.
Hi! I’m Tom.This is my pencil box. It’s orange. My ruler is blue and red .It’s in the pencil-box. That is a pencil. It’s black. It is not my pencil. It’s Lucy’s. The white eraser is Bob’s. I call Bob at 789-6943. It is his telephone number.What color is Tom’s pencil-box?
| A．It’s white | B．It’s black. |
| C．It’s orange | D．It’s blue and red. |
________is blue and red.
| A．Tom’s ruler | B．Tom’s pencil-box |
| C．Bob’s eraser | D．Lucy’s pencil |
The eraser is_______.
| A．black | B．blue and red | C．white | D．orange |
_________telephone number is 789-6943.
| A．Tom’s | B．Bob’s |
| C．Lucy’s | D．Bob’s friend’s |
下列哪一选项不符合短文意思？
| A．Tom’s ruler is in the pencil box. |
| B．Lucy’s pencil is black. |
| C．Bob’s eraser is blue. |
| D．The pencil box is Tom’s. |
Have you ever thought about your life after you grow up? It is not easy --- that’s what some US students say after they try out adult (成年人) life at school.
Mount Logan Middle School, Utah, has an activity called Reality Town. Each student gets a “job” and some money. The higher the grade (成绩), the better the job they can get. Then, they have to pay for different things in the real world, such as transportation (交通) and groceries . Some of them have a “husband (丈夫)” or a “wife” and maybe a few “kids”. Student Jason Peisley, 13, became a father with a 5-year-old girl. The hardest part for him was paying taxes (税).“I make $90,000 (571,000 yuan), but after I pay my taxes, I only have $66,000 left,” he said. “Life isn’t easy. There are a lot of things to pay for.” “It’s a wake up call for these students,” said Greg Aullman, a teacher at Mount Logan, “to learn how much it costs to live. So, they’ll study harder than before and love their parents more. ”According to the passage, what is not easy for students in Mount Logan School .?
| A．Doing their homework. | B．Having exams. |
| C．Going to school. | D．Growing up. |
Where is Mount Logan Middle School ?
| A．California . | B．Washington. |
| C．Utah. | D．Oregon. |
In order to ______, the Reality Town is held.
| A．earn a lot of money |
| B．do better in their studies |
| C．make more friends with others |
| D．learn how much it costs to live |
What does the underlined phrase “ wake up call ”mean in the passage?
| A．warning | B．a call to wake you up |
| C．the ring of a call | D．an alarm clock |
How to understand the underlined sentence: “ Life isn’t easy . There are a lot of things to pay for .”?
| A．Life is happy. | B．Life is hard. |
| C．Life is sad | D．Life is exciting. |
To save time, many Americans buy foods which can be quickly made ready for the table. On holidays, families enjoy delicious meals. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, family members get together for a turkey dinner with pumpkin pie(南瓜派).
The United States is known around the world for its fast food, such as hamburgers, sandwiches, pizzas, salad bars, and many kinds of ice cream. People can easily find fast food chains(连锁店),such as McDonalds’ and KFC, in most of the big cities in the world.
These years, many people have taken more and more care of their health while eating. They come to know eating too much meat will make them overweight. Many of them are also worried about food addictives(添加剂). Some of them may be harmful to the body.Many Americans buy _______ to save time.
| A．ready-made food | B．food to cook at home |
| C．inexpensive food | D．foreign food |
Thanksgiving Day is on _________.
| A．November 4th |
| B．Every the 4th Tuesday in November |
| C．the fourth Thursday in November |
| D．Every November the 4th |
Pizza is a kind of __________ food.
| A．take-away | B．home-cooking |
| C．fast | D．Chinese |
What does the underlined word ‘overweight’ mean? It means______________
| A．thinner | B．fatter | C．worse | D．better |
People are worried about_________. Which is NOT true?
| A．overweight | B．their health |
| C．food addictives | D．fast food |