The young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical（古典的）music. Vanessa-Mae love pop music, and she was also a very good classical violinist, and she brought these kinds of music together.
Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore on October 27,1978.She moved to London with her family when she was four.A year later,she started to learn the violin.When she was eight,she went to Beijing to study the violin.When she was ten,she played with a very famous group of classical musicians.But Vanessa-Mae doesn’t only play the violin.She learnt the piano before she started to play the violin.
She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music she likes. Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world, but she has also played in pop concerts with pop stars.
A lot of people don’t like the way she uses modern rhythms（节奏）, noisy drums and guitars in traditional（传统的）music. But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing: she has brought many new fans to classical music. For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music.
Vanessa-Mae was a young woman.
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Singaporean | D．French |
The type of music Vanessa-Mae likes is .
| A．traditional music | B．different kinds of music |
| C．classical music | D．rock and roll |
listen to classical music because they like Vanessa-Mae.
| A．Pop stars | B．Young people |
| C．Classical musicians | D．Old people |
was the first instrument（乐器）she learnt to play.
| A．The violin | B．The piano |
| C．The drums | D．The guitar |
This is a picture of our classroom (教室). The walls(墙) are white. A blackboard(黑板) is on the wall. Two doors (门) are in the wall. Six brooms (扫帚) and a baseball are behind (在……后面) the door. Fifty desks and chairs are in our classroom. They are our desks and chairs. Three plants are green. We like(喜欢) our classroom. 26 boys and 24 girls are in my class. We are all friends. This is a picture of ________.
A. our classroom B. our room C. our school________ is on the wall.
A. A blackboard B. A baseball C. Two doors_________ are behind the door.
A. Six brooms and baseballs.
B. The desks and chairs
C. A baseball and six brooms.What are green?
A. The doors B. The plants C. The walls“Fifty desks and chairs are in our classroom.”
The number：fifty = _________
A. 26 B. 24 C. 50
John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”
The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”根据第一段John was a bookseller.描述,可知选C.
根据第一段One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. 描述,可知选B.
根据第一段“Go to the doctor,” said his wife. 描述,可知选A.
根据第二段The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books.描述,可知选C.
根据said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.”及下文描述,可知一生一分钱也没有付.故选B.
What was John? He was ______.
| A．a doctor | B．a shop assistant | C．a bookseller | D．a farmer |
John hurt his foot because ______.
| A．he didn’t like paying anything |
| B．a big box of books fell on his foot |
| C．he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot |
| D．a box of food fell on his foot |
______ told him to go to the doctor.
| A．His wife | B．A man | C．Nobody | D．His friend |
When the doctor came the next day, he ______.
| A．bought nothing |
| B．didn’t give John any advice on his foot |
| C．bought some books |
| D．told John to go to hospital |
At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.
| A．two pounds | B．nothing |
| C．less than two pounds | D．a little money |
French Presidents（总统）
| Name |
Time for being president of France |
| Charles de Gaulle |
8 January, 1959 – 28 April, 1969 |
| Georges Pompidou |
20 June, 1969 – 2 April, 1974 |
| Valéry Giscard d´Estaing |
27 May, 1974 – 21 May, 1981 |
| Francois Mitterrand |
21 May, 1981 – 17 May, 1995 |
| Jacques Chirac |
17 May, 1995 – 16 May, 2007 |
| Nicolas Sarkozy |
16 May, 2007— 7 May, 2012 |
| Francois Hollande |
7 May, 2012 — |
Georges Pompidou became president of France on ____________.
| A．8 January, 1959 | B．2 April, 1974 | C．20 June, 1969 | D．17 May, 1995 |
According to the chart（表格）, ______ was president of France for the longest time.
| A．Valéry Giscard d´Estaing | B．Jacques Chirac |
| C．Francois Mitterrand | D．Charles de Gaulle |
According to the chart, we know that Nicolas Sarkozy .
| A．won’t be the next president of France |
| B．was president of France for 6 years |
| C．became president of France on 7 May, 2012 |
| D．was a very successful president |
Hi! My name is Robert and I live in Chicago. My school is called Parkside Elementary. It is Jake and Elizabeth's school too. Michael and Trevor's school is called Lincoln Middle School. In the USA many students go to elementary school between the ages of 5-10, then middle school between the ages of 11-13, and then a four year high school, and last but not least, many people go to college or vocational school.Our elementary school starts at 8:30 am and ends at 3:20 pm.We go to school on Monday through Fridays and have the weekends off.
Some of the favorite sports here in America are basketball, baseball, football, soccer, hockey, and more. But, my favorite sport is football. My favorite player in the NFL (National Football League) is Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears ( the Bears are my favorite team too).
Americans wear jeans, a shirt, socks, shoes, and sometimes a hat. I usually wear a baseball hat, my favorite pants, and my favorite shirt. My pants have 4 pockets on it, and my shirt has red and black stripes on it.
There is no common agreement in the west about the best method of education. Many views can be found among parents, teachers, and students.Students in elementary school stay at school for about ________days.
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
The writer’s favorite sport is __________.
| A．basketball | B．baseball | C．hockey | D．football |
The third passage mainly tells us __________.
| A．the writer’s favorite sports | B．the writer’s favorite food |
| C．the writer’s favorite clothes | D．the writer’s favorite color |
“views”in the last passage means _________ in Chinese.
| A．视野 | B．风景 | C．见解 | D．检查 |
Have you ever wondered?
1. Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east?
It can take five hours to go west-east from New York (NY) to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to NY. The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet (喷射) stream. The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.
2. What would happen if the gravity on Earth was suddenly turned off?
Supposing we could magically turn off gravity. Would buildings and other structures (建筑物) float away? What happened would depend on how strongly the things were attached to the Earth. The Earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand miles per hour. If you turn something around your head on a string (细绳), it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string. Then it flies off in a straight line. ‘Switching off’ gravity would be like letting go of the string. Things not attached to the Earth would fly off in a straight line. People in buildings would suddenly shoot upwards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling. Most things outside would fly off into space. What information can we get from the first passage?
| A．It is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly. |
| B．Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind. |
| C．It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY. |
| D．The jet stream always blows from the east to the west across the Atlantic. |
The word “shoot” underlined in the 2nd passage probably means “__________”.
| A．send for | B．move quickly |
| C．come out | D．grow quickly |
It can be inferred that without gravity __________.
| A．buildings and other structures would float away |
| B．trees and buildings would not so easily fly off |
| C．something around your head would not float away |
| D．everything outside buildings would fly off into space |
Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage?
| A．It takes seven hours to travel from London to New York. |
| B．The earth is moving at a high speed |
| C．Everything on the earth will float away if there’s no gravity. |
| D．Everything not attached to the earth would fly off in a straight line. |
Where can we most probably read this text?
| A．In a research paper. |
| B．In a short story. |
| C．In a travel magazine. |
| D．In a student’s book. |