If you go to an American middle school on Wednesday morning, you will hear kids talking about the American idol(美国偶像)show from the night before. Some have called it the most influential show in the history of television.
American Idol has been extremely successful in the country since 2002. The show was number one for six years! The most popular episode（剧集）had nearly 38 million viewers. But why is the show so popular?
The idea of the show is this: everyday people get a chance to show their singing talents to the world and become an “American Idol”, a famous pop star. Anyone in the country(between the ages of 15 and 28) can have a try—a chance of becoming world famous.
In fact, everyday people are the ones who are allowed on the show. If you are a professional singer—you cannot be an American Idol. The winners are regular people from small towns—people who sang in churches or bars（酒吧）but had bigger dreams.
The winners of the contest don’t get a prize of money. Instead, they get to record an album. Famous stars such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood gained fame(获得名声) from winning the show. So, it seems the contest really works.
It is the idea that anyone can be a super star that draws people to this program. All those hours of practicing in front of the mirror could lead to fame and fortune（财富）.Even you could be the next “American Idol”.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。On Wednesday morning, US middle school kids often ____________.
| A．play ball games to keep fit |
| B．watch the American Idol show |
| C．talk about TV shows |
| D．perform on TV shows |
The underlined word “viewers” means _____________ in Chinese.
| A．听众 | B．观众 | C．评委 | D．制片人 |
According to the story, only ________ allowed on the show.
| A．professional singers | B．famous pop stars |
| C．primary school kids | D．ordinary people |
___________ attracts people to watch and take part in the shows.
| A．The prize of lots of money |
| B．The idea that anyone can be a pop star |
| C．The chance to record an album |
| D．The dream of becoming a professional |
What does the story mainly tell us about?
| A．How US kids spend their spare time. |
| B．Why the American Idol show is so popular. |
| C．What America’s most successful show is. |
| D．How the American Idol show creates pop stars. |
This is Scott. He has an interesting job. He works at a radio station. His radio show is from twelve o’clock at night to six o’clock in the morning. He sings well. He usually gets up at eight thirty at night. He brushes his teeth and takes a shower at ten past eight. Then he eats breakfast at nine. That’s a funny time for breakfast! After that , he usually exercise at about ten twenty. He goes to work by car at eleven o’clock. It takes ten minutes to get the radio station. So he is never late for work.Scott often _____________ to the radio station.
| A．takes the subway | B．by bus |
| C．takes the car | D．rides his bike |
His radio show is _______________.
| A．from8:00 to 12:00 in the morning |
| B．from 12：00 at night to 6:00 in the morning |
| C．from 13:15 to 18:25 in the afternoon |
| D．from 9:00 to 22:00 in the evening |
It takes Scott __________ minutes to get to the radio station.
| A．50 | B．10 | C．15 | D．20 |
His house is___________ from the radio station.
| A．ten minutes drive | B．ten-minute drive |
| C．ten –minute-drive | D．ten-minutes-drive |
He takes a shower at______________.
| A．half past nine | B．a quarter past eight. |
| C．eight ten | D．ten to eight |
What time does Scott usually do sports?
| A．About twenty to ten | B．About twenty past ten |
| C．About twenty ten | D．About ten thirty |
Dick’s grandmother is very rich(富裕的). She has many shops. The old woman begins to learn drawing when she is sixty years old. And she loves it very much. She draws a lot of pictures for twelve years.
One day, the old woman is ill. She stays in hospital. Before she dies, she says to Dick,“ I want to give my picture to a school. Then the students will remember me forever(永远). But I don’t know which school I’ll give them to. Can you help me?”
“Well” says Dick,“ You can give them to a blind (盲人) school!” Dick’s grandmother likes ______ pictures.
| A．buying | B．selling |
| C．drawing | D．teaching how to draw |
How old is the old woman when she dies?
| A．Sixty. | B．Sixty-two |
| C．Seventy | D．Seventy-two |
Why does the old woman give her pictures to a school? Because ______.
| A．she loves children |
| B．Dick is studying in the school |
| C．she wants the students to remember her |
| D．she doesn’t like the pictures any more |
Dick thinks the pictures are______.
| A．bad | B．nice | C．beautiful | D．very good |
Jim is an English boy. He comes to China with his father and mother. They come here to work. Jim comes here to study. He is in No.5 Middle School. He gets up early every day. He isn’t late for school. He studies hard. He can read and write English well. He often helps us with our English, and we help him with his Chinese. After class he likes playing football, swimming, running, jumping and riding. He makes many friends here. We are glad to stay with him. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping. He likes Chinese food very much. He likes living here. He likes Chinese students very much. We all like him, too.
根据短文内容判断正误。对的在括号内填“ T ”, 错的填“ F ”。He gets up late every day.
He often teaches us English.
After class , he likes singing and playing basketball.
On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house.
He doesn’t like Chinese food.
Come and see the Indian(印度)elephants and new tigers from America.The bears are waiting(等待)to meet you,and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw(仍)things at you.The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at(嘲笑)you.The giraffes from Zambia (赞比亚)are waiting to look down on(俯瞰)you .
Keep the zoo clean! Don’t touch(触摸), give food or go near the animals .How many kinds of animals are talked (被提到)about in the passage?
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
Now Mr Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10 . How much are the tickets together ?
| A．＄4.00 | B．＄2.00 | C．＄3.00 | D．＄1.00 |
Which of the following is the visiting time ?
| A．3:00pm. Sunday | B．9:30am. Friday |
| C．8:00 am. Monday | D．5:00pm.Tuesday |
From the passage we can guess(猜) the animal “giraffe” must(肯定) be very .
| A．fat | B．tall | C．long | D．ugly |
It is five o’clock in the afternoon. It’s time to go home. But we must clean our classroom. There are five students in our group. Now there are only three. Li Hong is playing games. Lin Tao is reading a story outside the classroom. I say to them, “ Please come and clean our classroom!” We begin to clean it. Look! Li Hong is carrying(提水) water. Lin Tao and I are cleaning the floor. Soon we finish it. Where are the other two students in our group? We look for them and find them playing soccer on the playground. So we play soccer together(一起) with them.How many students should(应该) clean the classroom?
| A．All the students. | B．Three | C．Two. | D．Five |
It’s time to clean the classroom, but Lin Tao ______.
| A．is studying in the classroom |
| B．is playing games |
| C．is reading a story outside the classroom |
| D．is cleaning the classroom with me |
Who is carrying water?
| A．Li Hong. | B．Lin Tao |
| C．Lin Tao and I. | D．The other two boys. |
What do they do when they see the two students playing soccer?
| A．They ask them to go back to clean the classroom. |
| B．They go home. |
| C．They join them in playing soccer. |
| D．They watch them playing soccer. |