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On March 15．Dunes View Middle School held a contest for school bands．
Student bands tried out for the opportunity to perform at the school picnic，which will be held at the end of June．The winner of the contest was the band called Four Square.
“We’re very proud that we won the contest and are excited to perform at the picnic，” says Peter Zandt，who plays guitar in the band．“And since we hope to perform someday at other local places，like restaurants and parks，this will be a great first step.”
The contest was the creation of music teacher Mr．Lopez and drama teacher Ms．Cho. The two thought of the idea while discussing recent years' school picnics．“The picnic is one of the biggest events of the year，but it has become a bit formulaic，"said Ms．Cho．“The activities are the same every year .We thought that a performance by a student band would make the school picnic more interesting and fun．”
Mr．Lopez，Ms．Cho，and three other teachers judged the contest，which took place in the gym. To see if the bands could present a wide range of musical skills，the teachers asked them each to prepare two songs：one song with original words，and another in which students played instrumental music only．The judges finally chose the band Four Square as the winner of the contest．Four Square is a rock band with an unusual twist：it includes a violin player! The members of Four Square write their own songs and practice three times a week after schoo1．
Students and teachers agreed that the band competition was：a big success．All are looking forward to the school picnic in June．
What can be the best title for the article?

A．Famous Band Visits Schoo1．

B．Teachers Give Music Lessons．

C．Students Have Fun at School Picnic．

D．School Holds Student Band Contest．

The underlined word“formulaic”in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ____________．

A．expensive

B．dull

C．1ong

D．uncertain

Why did the teachers ask each band to play two songs?

A．To decide which songs to play at the picnic．

B．To see if the bands could play a variety of songs．

C．To make sure the contest did not go on too long．

D．To make the concert more enjoyable for students．

According to the article，what is unusual about the band Four Square?

A．It is named after a popular children’s game．

B．Its members practice several times a week．

C．It is a rock band with a violinist．

D．Its members all play guitar．

According to the article，what does the band Four Square hope to do in the future?

A．Perform at the school picnic every year．

B．Perform in many different places．

C．Buy new instruments．

D．Record an album．

Most city parks are places where you can escape from big，ugly structures of metal and stone．The Manhattan High Line is different．Raised 25 feet above the ground，this massive metal structure once supported a rail line．The line opened in 1934 but it was hardly used after the 1960s，and much of it was torn down．However，one stretch remained in a region of Manhattan．The railway structure was ugly and everyone knew that at some time，it would have to be removed．
But the High Line was not destroyed．In fact．now the old rail line serves as one of the most peaceful places in the city．The idea to change the rail line into a park came from Joshua David and Robert Hammond．In 1999，they attended a community meeting to decide the fate of the High Line．David and Hammond were the only people at the meeting interested in saving the historical structure. Later on，when they asked railway officials to take them up to look at the High Line，they saw a mile and a half of wild flowers growing in the middle of the city，and they realized that the High Line had potential to become a park．There was growing interest in improving urban centers，and so the project quickly gathered funds for construction．
The first section of the High Line opened in 2009 and immediately became popular with tourists and locals alike．Each part of the park has a different atmosphere．Some areas are like balconies with wonderful city views．Other sections have wide lawns and walkways planted with wild flowers．Only the final section remains the way it has been for the last fifty years—a railway line overgrown with weeds．
What is the text mainly about?

A．A park．	B．A train line．
C．City transport．	D．A historical monument．

Which of the following is NOT true about the High Line?

A．It is above ground level．	B．Only part of the line remains.
C．It is now a popular park．	D．Trains still use the line.

Why did David and Hammond want to save the High Line at first?

A．They thought it would make a good park．

B．They wanted to reopen the train line．

C．They thought it had historical value．

D．They were interested in improving the city.

Why were people easily persuaded by David and Hammond’s idea?

A．They wanted to make cities nicer places．

B．They wanted to see the wild flowers too.

C．They realized the High Line was important.

D．They knew that funds were available．

We can infer from the last paragraph that the park is ______________.

A．popular with tourists	B．similar to what it used to be
C．various in its design	D．1ike natural countryside

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France，it is not usual news．Rather，it is art ordinary event．Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them．However，when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940，the world was amazed．Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago．The scenes show people hunting animals，such as bison or wild cats．Other images show birds and，most noticeably，horses，which appear in more than 300 wall images，by far outnumbering all other animals．

Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task．They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex．
Unfortunately，the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes，which easily wear the images away．Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances，air movement has also damaged the images inside．
Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago，many of the images have been destroyed and are barely recognizable．To prevent further damage，the site was closed to tourists in 1963，23 years after it was discovered．
What can be the best title for the text?

A．Wild Animals in Art	B．Hidden Prehistoric Paintings
C．Exploring Caves Respectfully	D．Determining the Age of French Caves

The underlined phrase“pays heed to”in Paragraph 1 probably means _____________．

A．discovers

B．watches

C．notices

D．buys

According to the text，which animals appear most often on the cave walls?

A．Birds

B．Bison

C．Horses

D．Wild cats

Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?

A．It was completely dark inside．

B．The caves were full of wild animals．

C．Painting materials were hard to find．

D．Many painting spaces were difficult to reach．

According to the text，all of the following have caused damage to the paintings except________________.

A．temperature changes	B．air movement
C．water	D．tourists

Jenny found her old bicycle at the back of the garage．It was a lot smaller than she remembered．When she sat on it and put her feet on the pedals，her knees nearly touched her chin. She then asked her dad for a new bicycle．
“Well，I’m sorry，but I can’t afford a bicycle now，“said Dad．“Why don’t you work and earn some money? You can save up for a bicycle yourself．”
Jenny began to work．That day she earned five dollars for cutting the grass and ten dollars for mowing the lawn for her dad．
That night Jenny went on the computer．She wrote“Gardening and Housework—Ten dollars an hour．Call Jenny at 23 Roseville Lane．“She decorated the page with pictures of cleaning and gardening equipment．She printed it fifty times．Then she posted the pages through all the doors on her street．
That week，Jenny was very busy! Lots of people had jobs to do，but they didn’t have time to do them．So they called Jenny．Every day，Jenny rushed home from schoo1．She did her homework quickly，and then she went out to work．
At the end of the week．she had$65! She told her father．
“That’s enough for a second hand bicycle.”he said．
“Yes，but if I work for one more week，I might have enough money for a new bike，“said Jenny．“In two more weeks，I could buy a really good bicycle! I think that's what I'll do. I want to have the best bicycle in the class，because I earn it myself!”
Jenny’s dad hugged her．“I think you learned something important．We appreciate things a lot more when we earn them．When we get something without earning it，we do not realize its true value．”
What was the problem with Jenny’s old bicycle?

A．It was broken．	B．It was too dirty．
C．Jenny didn't like it．	D．It was too small．

Why didn’t Jenny’s dad buy her a bicycle?

A．He wanted to teach her a lesson．

B．He was too busy．

C．He had just bought Jenny a birthday present.

D．He didn’t think it was a good idea．

How much money did Jenny earn on the first day?

A．＄10．

B．＄5．

C．＄65．

D．＄15．

How did Jenny tell her neighbors about her new business?

A．She mailed letters to them．

B．She delivered messages by hand．

C．she sent them an email．

D．She talked to all her neighbors．

We can infer from Jenny’s words at the end of the story that she was ___________．

A．pleased because she had learnt a useful lesson

B．grateful to her father for his advice

C．optimistic about making more money

D．disappointed because she couldn’t afford a new bicycle

DAVID Beckham. Cristiano Ronaldo and Rnfacl Nadal while you watch sports and admin* the players’ skills, do you ever notice how handsome the players are?
Yes, sportsmen tend to be handsome. And they haven’t only attracted the interest of the audience even scientists are now studying their good looks.
In a recent study, Erik Postma, a biologist at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, collected the headshots（头像）of 80 professional athletes from I hr 2012 Tour He France, a bicycle race held in Franco. The race, which covers 3,200 kilometers in 23 days, is often considered to In* one of the hardest endurance（耐力）events, according to The Telegraph.
Postma then asked female participants to score the cyclists’ attractiveness.judging them only based on their facial appearances. So, if a participant recognized any of the cyclists, meaning she knew how good he was at the sport, her score wouldn’t count.
After comparing all the scores with the cyclists’ performances in the 2012 race, Postma was surprised to find that the best riders were rated on average 25 percent more attractive than the worst ones. For example, one of the cyclists, Maxime Monfort , came third in terms of attractiveness and sixth in terms of performance, reported Discovery News.
But where did women get the ability to single out a good rider by simply looking at his face?
According lo Postma, evolution (进化) seems to be the answer. In ancient times, women preferred to marry strong men because they would provide good genes for their children. A man with great endurance was also able to cover long distances to hunt for food, which would allow him to better feed the family. “That’s why endurance performance was a key evolutionary factor.” Postma told Discovery News.
As you can see, it’s not that sportsmen ate more attractive themselves, women were just born to think of them that way.
Perhaps surprisingly, when Postma did the same test with male participants, he found that men actually had a quite similar view on which riders were handsome. Even
though most men aren’t aware of it. they inherited (继承) this ability from their ancient past, when it was necessary to “spot potential competitors” , explained Postma.
What did Erik Postma ask female participants to do in his study?

A．To help collect the headshots of professional cyclists from the Tour de France.

B．To pick out the cyclists whom they are familiar with or appreciate most.

C．To rate the cyclists’ attractiveness according to facial appearance.

D．To predict the cyclists ’ performances based on facial appearance.

What did Postma discover from his study?

A．The more attractive a cyclist was, the better he performed in the race.

B．Generally, a cyclist’s endurance had nothing to do with his attractiveness.

C．Attractive cyclists proved to have less endurance than those who were less attractive.

D．Those who performed best in the games were considered more attractive than those who performed worst.

What can we conclude from the last three paragraphs?

A．Women and men hold quite different views on male attractiveness.

B．Men with good looks tend to lie less popular than men with great endurance.

C．A man with great endurance appealed to women in ancient times and this remains the same today.

D．Most men don* t have the same ability as women to single out a good sportsman by simply looking at his face.

A．Teachers.	B．Parents.
C．Students.	D．Experts.