任务型阅读 认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意:每空格1个单词。
Country music is a kind of modern-day pop music, originated (起源) in the southern United States and Appalachia mountains. The singers usually play the guitar, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. Nowadays people use the violin, banjo, and slide-guitar as well.
The music at the very beginning was generally very smooth, beautiful and the phrasing structure (句法结构) also was simple. In the 1950s, American country music was about other things, for example, love and money. In the 1960s, songs were often full of anger, and some of them made fun of the political (政治的) leaders. During the 1990s, American country music became more and more popular. Song writers were no longer writing about the modern values of the USA—money, success or expensive things to buy. Instead they were writing once more about things that were usual for everyone.
Today country music has become a big business. It brings in a lot of money. Now, it has reached all parts of the States, from Los Angeles in the west to New York in the east. It remains much the same as before. One subject is “the good old days”. In “the good old days” people praised each other. They believed that the best things in life were free: sunshine, laughing, walks in the beauty of the country, friends and music.
Country music
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the traditional music in the southern United States and Appalachia mountains |
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guitars, violins, banjos, and slide-guitars |
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money was also thought to be important |
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were often full of anger often played |
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feeling lonely in the modern world the value of having good friends |
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remains much the same as before |
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For example, in “the good old days”, people praised each other and loved life in the |
Mike: Mother, this is my friend, Paul.
Paul: Nice to meet you, Mrs Brown.
Mrs Brown: Nice to meet you, Paul.
Mike: And these are my grandparents, Kevin and Emma Brown.
That’s my brother, Bob, and this is my cousin, Tim.
Paul: Hello! Hello! And is this your sister?
Mike: Yes, this is Jenny.
根据上面对话内容判断正误,符合内容的打(T),不符的打(F)。Paul and Mike are brothers.
Bob and Tim are cousins.
Kevin and Emma are Mike’s (麦克的)grandparents.
Jenny and Bob are sister and brother.
Mrs Brown is Jenny’s(珍妮的) mother.
We drink tea each day. But more than three hundred years ago most people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it , but very few of them knew what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He had been to India (印度) and China . One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for her mother .She told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”
When her friends came to the “tea party” ,the old woman brought out some tea-leaves (叶子)and asked them to eat, of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.
At that time the sailor came in .He looked at the table and said, “Mother, what have you done with the tea?”
“ I boiled it as you said.”
“ And what did you do with the water?”
“ I threw it away, of course, ”answered the old woman.“ Now you may throw away the leaves too ,”said her son.
根据短文,判断下列句子正误,对的写“T”,错误的写“F”。The sailor gave his mother some tea as a present.
Everybody liked to eat the tea-leaves.
The woman threw the water away but kept the leaves
The story is about an American sailor.
The best way of learning a language is by using it. The best way of learning English is using English as much as possible. Sometimes you will get your words mixed up(迷惑的)and people won't understand. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them.
But if you keep your sense of humor( 幽默感),you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make.
Don't be unhappy if the people seem to(好象) laugh at your mistakes. It’s much better for people to laugh at your mistake than to be angry because they don't know what you are saying. The most important rule for learning English is "Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes."The most important thing of learning a language is ________.
A.laughing | B.writing | C.remembering | D.practicing |
In learning English, you should ________.
A.speak as quickly as possible. |
B.laugh as much as you can. |
C.use it as often as you can. |
D.write more than you read. |
When you make a mistake, you’d better ________.
A.do the same thing again. | B.ask others for help. |
C.have a sense of humor. | D.run away. |
When people laugh at your mistake,you should _______.
A.not to be serious | B.be angry with them. |
C.be more careful | D.not speak English any more. |
I’m Mike. I am a student. In my teachers’ eyes, I am not a very good student, because I don’t study hard at my lessons and I am sometimes late for school.
Last Wednesday, I was late for school. My teacher was a little angry. “Come to school on time tomorrow, or I will telephone your father,” said my math teacher. I was afraid. So I got up early the next morning. After a quick breakfast, I rode my bike to school. Soon I was riding across a bridge. Just at that time, I heard somebody shouting for help. I stopped and found a little girl struggling in the river. I got off my bike, jumped into the river and swam to the girl as quickly as I could. I tried my best to push the girl to the bank. At last the girl was saved. When I got to the classroom, the class had been on for 15 minutes. My teacher criticized me.
Till now, I didn’t tell my math teacher why I was late that morning. But I didn’t regret(后悔) it at all.Why don’t Mike’s teachers like him?
A. Mike is often late for school
B. Mike doesn’t study hard at his lessons
C. Mike often saves the children falling into the river.What’s the Chinese meaning of the word”struggling” in the text?
A. 挣扎 B.嬉戏 C.潜水Why did Mike come to school late again on Thursday morning?
A. He got up late in the morning.
B. He saved a girl on his way to school.
C. His bike was broken on the way to school.what’ s the best title of the text?
A. A brave student
B. A cruel(残忍的) teacher
C. A misunderstanding(误会)
What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! The Chinatown is a part of a town area(地区) with a large number of Chinese residents(居民), usually outside of Greater China. Chinatown is throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe. The biggest one is in New York. It is a good place to go.
Shopping Shopping in the Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things there. Most of them are made in China. Mott Street is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive. |
Eating The Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best Chinese restaurants. |
Living Living in the Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, banks, libraries and supermarkets there. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas Chinese send their children to these schools. They want their children to learn more about China and its culture. |
Chinatown is a living area __________.
A.in China | B.in a foreign country |
C.in the countryside | D.in a shopping mall |
New York in the United States has _________ Chinatown in the world.
A.the smallest | B.the largest |
C.the funniest | D.the most boring |
_________ is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.
A.South America | B.Europe |
C.East Asia | D.Mott Street |
Many overseas Chinese want their children to _________.
A.live in a foreign country |
B.know something about Chinatown |
C.read books in Chinese language |
D.learn more about China and its culture |