I love listening to music and will try to do it as much as I can．Whether I'm driving my car or walking somewhere I always have a CD or my iPod playing because I feel music can greatly influence my mood（情绪）．I can listen to music to cheer me up or relax me or remind me about a certain time and a certain place where I last listened to that song．
I feel the best way to listen to music is live!I love going to concerts to watch and hear my favorite artist or band perform．
The last concert I went to was a Mumford and Son's concert in Newcastle，a country﹣folk style band from the Uk．All of the lights and sound effects not only sounded good but also looked good．
I always feel that people come together at concerts．I can easily talk to people I might never have talked to before，just because they share an interest in a certain music artist．
I also find that at concerts many artists or bands may speed their song up or slow it down．Sometimes they might cover someone else's song so I feel that the live performances really show me a new way to listen to music．
I enjoy concerts because I always discover something new and different because of the way it is played live．
14．Mumford and Son is ．
A．a song
B．a band
C．a singer
D．a concert
15．Where does the writer like best to listen to music？
A．In her car．
B．On the road．
C．At concerts．
D．In her office．
16．Why can the writer easily talk to people she might never have talked to before at concerts？
A．Because they are friendly．
B．Because they like talking．
C．Because they want to ask the writer some questions．
D．Because they share an interest in a certain music artist with the writer．
17．According to this passage，which of the following is NOT TRUE．
A．Listening to music can cheer the writer up．
B．Music can greatly influence the writer's mood．
C．The writer enjoys concerts because she always discovers something old．
D．Many artists or bands may speed their song up or slow it down at concerts．
Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?” He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got up, put on his dressing gown(长袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: “It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April fool to you!”
“Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and fell asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.When did Mr. Lee go to bed? He went to bed__________.
| A．before twelve o'clock |
| B．when the bell rang |
| C．when he saw the boy |
| D．after twelve o'clock |
From this passage, we learn that we can _________on April Fool’s Day.
| A．dance and sing at night |
| B．send presents to children |
| C．play tricks on others |
| D．give others a piece of paper |
How many times did the bell ring?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way for Americans to greet each other. But “ How are you？”is also a very unusual question. It often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks” How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“Fine”even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. In fact, they are not really a question or an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello”or“Hi”.
Sometimes people also don’t say exactly what they mean, For example, when someone asks “ Do you agree？”the other person might think，“No，I disagree. I think you’re wrong.” But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say,“ I’m afraid …”It’s a nicer way to disagree.
People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many phone talks finish when one person says” I have to go now.” Often, the person who wants to finish the phone call gives an excuse,” Someone’s at the door.” The excuse might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to finish the phone call simply doesn’t want to talk anymore, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.
When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, thinking of finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it is part of the game of language.“How are you？”is another way of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.
It is polite to say” No，I disagree. I think you are wrong” if you don’t agree with others.
When someone says” I have to go now” on the phone, it means he wants to go on talking.
“Someone is at the door ”may be an excuse for finishing a phone call.
Sometimes, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about just because they try to be nice to each other.
阅读与回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
Returning a Father’s Love
He was a single father， raising a 5-year-old boy by himself. He often worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.
One day， he went away on business， leaving the child alone. He worried about his child all the way， not knowing if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. He ran home as soon as possible after he finished his work.
When he got home， the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. He was about to sleep when he was surprised to find an overturned (翻到的) bowl of noodles under the quilt (被子). He hit his sleeping son angrily， “Why are you so careless， making the quilt dirty？ Who will wash it？” It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife’s death.
“Sorry， but…” the child explained with tears in his eyes， “This is your supper， Daddy.” In order to let his father eat dinner when he arrived home， the child prepared two bowls of noodles: one for himself， the other for his father. He was afraid that his father’s noodles would get cold， so he placed them under the quilt!
Hearing this， the father felt deeply moved and felt sorry about what he did to his son — he hugged his son tightly without saying a word.Where was the boy’s mother？
What did the father worry about his son？
How many bowls of noodles did the son prepared？
Why did the father hugged his son tightly without saying a word after hearing his son？
What do you think of the little boy？ (no more than 6 words)
任务型阅读 （共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。
We go to school every day and enjoy our school life . School life is usually full of fun ，and the school seems to be the safest place in the world .
But do you know that our school life could be dangerous if we are not careful enough ？ How do we make the school safer and keep us away from danger ？ Here are some tips for us to be safe in an easy way . For example ， we must remember some important rules in the playground. Before we do sports ， we need to do some warm up activities ， and after that we should drink some water. And in the classroom ， we need to learn how behave well . Don’t run in the hallways . We mustn’t fight with or run after each other . And teachers need to keep an eye on the students after class and stop them from running . We students should remember not to be naughty and get ourselves into trouble . What’s more ， we can have some practice to learn to protect ourselves from a fire . In this way ， we can know where to go if there is a fire in our school . We should learn to use the fire extinguisher(灭火器)too， I don’t think we should put out a fire by ourselves ， because it is too dangerous for young students . Well ， I think all of us should think more of our safety in school.
How to keep in the school
| In the playground |
Do some warm up activities Drink some water |
| In the |
Don’t run in the hallways . Teachers need to Don’t |
| Take part in the Don’t try to put out the fire |
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| Conclusion |
“I’m so sorry. It was all my fault， with no excuse and no reason，” said the 23-year-old Taiwan actor， Kai Ko or Ko Chen-tung (柯震东)， bowing to the press conference (新闻发布会). Ko apologized publically for taking drugs (吸毒) with friends at his house in Beijing“It was my personal behavior， selfish and stupid. I cannot go back in time to undo what I did， but there is willingness to correct a mistake. I want to correct my mistake， because I don’t want to see the sad faces of those who love me and those who I love. I am really sorry to them.”Ko said.
Ko became very famous and popular after starring in the film called You Are the Apple of My Eye in 2011. His clean and youthful image won him many fans. For those fans， they are willing to trust Ko. By the end of the 10-minute press conference， 3，207 users of Sina Weibo (新浪微博) supported Ko and hoped he would be a better person in the future.
However， there were other voices. Wang Zhuo， a user of Sina Weibo said， “ It doesn’t matter whether he apologizes or not， because nobody cares. Showbiz and the arts industry (娱乐圈) will not use anyone like him from now on anyway.” Another user said， “After 14 days of detention (监禁)， Ko’s acting skills grew a lot!”
When asked what his plans are after he regained freedom， Ko said he would continue to cooperate with the police on further investigations (调查) after returning to Taiwan.Ko Cheng-tung apologized publically because he____________.
| A．took drugs | B．hit his fans |
| C．did badly in his film | D．said something bad |
What made Ko become famous？
| A．The song called You Are the Apple of My Eye. |
| B．The film You Are the Apple of My Eye. |
| C．His good looking. |
| D．His background. |
How long did the press conference last？
| A．We don’t know. | B．1 hour. |
| C．Half an hour. | D．10 minutes |
What does the user mean by saying “After 14 days of detention， Ko’s acting skills grew a lot”？
| A．He thinks Ko is still a good actor. |
| B．He supports Ko no matter what happened. |
| C．He doesn’t trust what Ko said. |
| D．He thinks Ko has trained hard and improved his acting skills. |
The best title for the passage is “_________________”.
| A．Drugs are dangerous |
| B．A famous Taiwan actor |
| C．Apologizing for taking drugs |
| D．At the press conference |