Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.
Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don't have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!
Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joe's favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of "Why I Sing the Blues", you are a very advanced student.
If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don't sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给......深刻印象) other people!Which is Mr. Joe’s mother language?
| A．French. | B．English. |
| C．Chinese. | D．Japanese. |
Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT______.
| A．pronounce correctly | B．remember new words |
| C．learn English | D．sing songs better |
The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be______.
| A．everyone likes the songs |
| B．John Denver's voice is sweet |
| C．the lyrics of the songs are beautiful |
| D．the lyrics are close to normal spoken English |
The underlined word "advanced" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by______.
| A．careful | B．excellent |
| C．kind-hearted | D．lazy |
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
| A．English Songs. |
| B．The Famous Band-The Beatles. |
| C．English Songs helps English Learning. |
| D．How to Learn English. |
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I am Jay from Zhuhai Sunshine Middle School. Recently, we carried out a survey on who we prefer to share worries with. We got different answers.
Acording to the chart, those who would like to share their worries with their classmates and friends account for about 71%. It is mainly because they believe that if people are at the same age, they are easy to communicate and understand each other better.
About 22% of the students said they would like to share worries with their teachers and parents. According to them, adults are rich in experience, and that they can handle their problems easily. The rest prefer to keep worries to themselves. As for them, it’s a struggle to get along well with others, some of them said they didn’t want to trust anyone.
As far as I am concerned, I am willing to share worries with my best friends because they’re always kind and understanding. However, if I meet with some serious problems, I’ll be likely to ask my parents and teachers for help, who, I believe, have more experience to give me valuable advice.
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| What is the survey we had about? |
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| How many percents of the students would like to share worries with their classmates and friends? |
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| Why do students like to share worries with their teachers and parents? |
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| What did the students who keep worries to themselves say? |
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| Why does Jay share worries with his best friend? |
Do you have a mobile phone? Do you often send text messages（短信） to your friends or family? If you keep sending text messages over and over again, there may be something wrong with your fingers.If you don’t, you may get injured one day.
Text messaging or texting is becoming popular. But scientists have found out that texting can give us problems with fingers. Too much texting can make your fingers uncomfortable. When we press small buttons over and over again, we may have a disease called RSI. RSI is short for Repetitive Strain Injury (重复性力损伤).
Harriet Wilson is a doctor. She has many patients with RSI.If we spend more than 10 to 15 minutes every day, we could have such problems in the future.
Mobile phones are getting smaller and smaller. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons.
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If you use a computer keyboard and play video games for long, you may have the same problem. More and more people can find themselves with RSI.
| A. So it’s a good idea to use a larger phone. B. Everybody using the mobile phones should be careful. C. And the buttons are getting closer together. D. It’s easy to find out that mobile phones have changed our life. E. She says we should check how much time we are spending in typing text messages. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．He wants to ask us not to send text messages with mobile phones. |
| B．He wants to tell us to use small mobile phones to send text messages. |
| C．He wants to tell us some good ways to communicate with friends. |
| D．He wants to tell us the damage（伤害） of sending text messages too much. |
Be Thankful
Be thankful when you don’t already have everything you want.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the chance to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for each new challenge(挑战) ,
because it will build your strength(意志) and character(品格).
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you important lessons
Be thankful when you’re tired,
because it means you’ve made a difference.
It’s easy to be thankful for the good things
A life of rich fulfillment(满足) comes to those
who are also thankful for the setbacks(挫折).
Gratitude(感激) can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.According to the poem, ________ make us grow.
| A．difficult times | B．good things |
| C．challenges | D．blessings |
We should thank for new challenges because they will _________.
| A．give you the chance to learn | B．build your strength and character |
| C．teach you important lessons | D．make your life different |
_________ can turn a negative into a positive.
| A．Troubles | B．Gratitude | C．Mistakes | D．Chances |
The underlined word “blessings” probably means “_________” in Chinese.
| A．幸事 | B．烦恼 | C．困境 | D．霉运 |
The writer thinks that we should learn to be _________.
| A．thankful | B．helpful | C．important | D．negative |
Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of McDull (麦兜) tells you that this is not true. He is famous for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold. He is also happy, with lots of dreams. McDull wanted to visit the Maldives (马尔代夫). But his mother didn’t have enough money for a trip there. So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that says, “Go to the Maldives.” It made McDull very happy. He thought he was really excited in the Maldives!
McDull is just a common pig. He has many dreams, but they never come true. That doesn’t stop him trying. McDull lives his life in a simple and happy way. His idea towards life is “Never give up”.
The cartoon pig character was created in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. McDull first showed up as a character in the McMug comics. McMug is another cartoon pig. But McDull is more popular with a huge number of fans everywhere!McDull is famous for ______.
| A．having a birthmark on his left eye |
| B．having a birthmark on his right eye |
| C．his wonderful character |
| D．visiting the Maldives |
McDull is a very _______pig.
| A．clever | B．rich | C．friendly and kind | D．lazy |
When McDull came to Hong Kong with his Mum, he felt _______.
| A．sad | B．unhappy | C．angry | D．excited |
Where are the artists who created McDull from?
| A．Hong Kong. | B．Japan. |
| C．America. | D．Not mentioned. |
In the writer’s opinion, what kind of person will live a happy life?
A. A person who has to be very clever.
B. A person who is happy and simple with lots of dreams.
C. A person who is easy to give up
D. Both A and C.
When you hear birds singing, do you want to sing with them? When the light wind1, can you feel its friendly touch on your face? When you see the first little 2 from the ground in the early spring, do you feel 3 about that? These are wonderful feelings from the nature.
The nature can make our everyday life colorful. It 4 gives us lots of lovely surprises. We can find some time to5close to the nature. Let’s feel it from our heart. We can enjoy the simple, easy moments under the clear sky, along the6river, or just in the park near our houses. We can feel many wonderful things in 7place.
Why not8away from your busy work and take a rest in Mother Nature’s arms? You can sing with the bird, dance with the wind or jump with the rain. 9the same time, we can find out the magic of life.
The nature is always preparing some 10for you. It has put the gifts in the sky, along the river or in the park. Can you find them?A. blows B. falls C. drops
A. animal B. flower C. rain
A. exciting B. excited C. boring
A. never B. hardly C. always
A. get B. send C. live
A. dirty B. noisy C. quiet
A. every B. all C. both
A. make B. stay C. leave
A. For B. In C. At
A. drinks B. vegetables C. gifts