You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written? Let me tell you a story.
About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown—ups (成年人) knew it.
The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.
When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. “How wonderfully she is singing! We have not heard this song before. It’s a special present,” said someone. And they learned to sing it together.
Later, the song became very popular all over the world. People like it because it’s simple and friendly.
The song Happy Birthday is a song from .
| A．China | B．Japan | C．America | D．Australia |
The girl first sang the song for as a birthday present.
| A．her friend | B．a little child |
| C． herself | D．her family |
Why do people like the song?___________
| A．Because it is simple and friendly. |
| B．Because it is cute. |
| C．Because it is an English song. |
| D．Because it is interesting. |
Nowadays there seems to be an APP for everything．And mobile apps have been a part of our life．The following apps are part of the most popular apps．
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携程旅游 C﹣trip |
C﹣trip：It can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets．You can buy tickets anywhere at any time． |
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喜马拉雅 阅读 Reading |
Ximalaya Reading：It has lots of books including poems，short stories，novels and even fairy tales for children．We can download book recordings and listen to them．It has more than a million valuable resources． |
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宝宝巴士 Baby bus |
Baby bus：It is a very good friend for children under three years old．Kids can learn to speak and draw pictures with the help of this APP． |
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英雄世界2 World heroes |
World heroes：It may help you learn more English words while you're playing games，so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English，use it． |
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36．Ctrip is a useful APP for ．
A．Buying tickets
B．learning English
C．playing games
37．Ximalaya Reading has valuable resources．
A．One million
B．over one million
C．less than one million
38．Kids can with the help of Baby Bus．
A．Learn to speak
B．draw pictures
C．Both A and B
39．If you want to learn more English words while playing games，you'd better choose ．
A．Ctrip
B．Ximalaya Reading
C．World Heroes
40．What's the best title of this material？
A．Introduction of mobile App for reading．
B．Introduction of some popular mobile apps
C．Introduction of mobile apps for learning English．
Perhaps you've already watched or heard about Readers，a TV show that has recently become popular on CCTV，it is hosted by Dong Qing．It invites different people to read aloud on the stage and tell their moving stories．They can read everything，like poems，books，letters and so on．
Many people are fans of the show and fall in love with reading aloud at home．Now the show gives people special reading pavilions（亭子） to read in some big cities of China，but every pavilion is so small that only one person can some into it each time．Everyone can read what they like for three minutes in the pavilion．Later the show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV．
Thanks to the wonderful TV show on CCTV，the young are becoming more and more interested in Chinese traditional culture．
31．Readers has recently become popular on TV？
32．People can only read poems，books，and letters in the TV show of Readers．
33．Every reading pavilion is so big that many fans can come into it each time．
34．The TV show of Readers will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV．
35．The young are becoming more and more interested in Chinese traditional culture because of Readers． ．
Wu Yishu，a 16﹣year﹣old student from Shanghai won a Chinese poetry competition in the second season of the Chinese Poetry Conference on Feb.7th，2017．She beat other competitors because of her learning about Chinese culture and works．"I enjoy the happiness brought by the poetry．"Wu said．
In the final，Wu performed well in many parts，such as competitors recalling（回忆） poems by looking at sand paintings and reciting（背诵） poems about the Chinese character "Jiu" as many as possible．
As early as Feb.1st，when Wu recited a Chinese poem about the months of the year，someone said that Wu must have remembered at least more than 2，000Chinese poetry．The 1.8﹣meter﹣tall Wu said that she kept only a poetry book on the bookshelf at her room instead of other books such as math，physics and English books．
Wu's excellent performance pushed more and more people to learn Chinese poetry．
（1）Where is Wu Yishu from？
（2）When did Wu win a Chinese poetry competition？
（3）What did Wu keep on the bookshelf at her room？
（4）Did Wu perform well in the final competition？
（5）What do you think of Wu Yishu？ ．
Americans like to have different kinds of parties such as birthday parties，surprise parties，tea parties and house﹣warming parties．Pajama （睡衣） parties are one of the most popular kinds of parties in the US．At a pajama party，a group of friends spend the night at a person's house．It is a great way for children or teenagers to get together and have a good time．
To hold a pajama party，the host will usually plan some fun activities such as watching movies and playing board games and video games at home．He or she should also prepare some delicious sweets，fruits and fun food like pizza．Guests at a pajama party should bring their own pajamas，toothbrushes，pillows（枕头） and blankets （毯子）．
If a pajama party is mainly for fun，a prom is no doubt a very important thing in most American schools．A prom is a formal （正式 的） dance party that is held at a high school．The party is usually held near the end of the senior year，the last year of high school，so it is often called graduation （毕业）dance．Students should wear formal clothes at the prom．
52．How many kinds of parties are mentioned in the passage？
A．Seven
B．Five
C．Six
53．Where is a pajama party held？
A．At a person's house．
B．At a person's office
C．At a person's high school．
54．From the passage，we know that the underlined word "prom" means ．
A．开学典礼
B．毕业舞会
C．成人礼
55．What's the best title for the passage？
A．History in the US
B．Parties in the US
C．Sports in the US．
Sophie was a lonely girl．One night，she saw a large person．The large person was blowing something into a bedroom from the window．The large person found Sophie，too．So he carried Sophie to his hometown in Giant（巨人） Country．
On the first day，Sophie felt scared in the new environment．She wanted to go back home．After one night，Sophie found that the large person didn't eat people．He didn't take food from people either．He only ate some kinds of vegetables．Sophie then called the large person"the Big Friendly Giant（BFG）"．
Sophie and the BFG soon became friends．The next day，the BFG took Sophie to collect dreams．They also blew dreams into children's bedrooms．Sophie was happy and had a great time．However，Sophie was soon in danger．The other Giants saw Sophie．They love eating persons．The BFG was worried about Sophie．He wanted to send her back，but Sophie refused．
In the end，they came to the Queen of England to ask for help．The Queen had a funny breakfast with them．Then，she called the army．A team of planes followed Sophie and the BFG to the giants' hometown．The army took the giants back to London and put them in an island．
48．Where did the large person carry Sophie？
A．To his hometown in Giant Country
B．To an island．
C．To children's bedrooms
49．What did the BFG eat？
A．People．
B．Some kinds of vegetables
C．Everything
50．Why did the BFG worry about Sophie？
A．Because Sophie was in danger．
B．Because Sophie was lonely．
C．Because Sophie wanted to go back
51．Which is TRUE according to the passage？
A．On the first day．Sophie felt happy．
B．The Queen didn't help them in the end．
C．Sophie and the BFG became good friends．
