Sometimes， little things can bring big changes． Justice and Nathaniel are learning this with music． A cello and a violin brought big changes to their lives．
Justice and Nathaniel are in sixth grade． They go to a middle school named Northwest School of the Arts． They used to go to Winterfield Elementary School． Winterfield has a program with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra （CSO）． The CSO program teaches kids how to play musical instruments． Justice learned to play the violin． Nathaniel learned to play the violin and the cello． They are the first students from the program to go to Northwest．
For the past six years， the CSO has given after﹣school music classes at Winterfield． Most of the kids in the school come from poor homes． It's difficult for their parents to afford music lessons． The CSO wants the kids to learn about music， and it also wants them to stay out of trouble and get better grades．
The program was started to teach kids about music． It wants to help kids in other ways， too． Kids are allowed to take smaller instruments home to practice． This teaches them to take responsibility for something valuable． The program also encourages cooperation（合作）． Students must spend time with children they might know outside of the program． And also， the program teaches practice habits． When students get better after practice， they learn that practice is good．
Students use the first year to explore and find a "forever instrument．" Justice tried out the clarinet and cello before picking a violin．Nathaniel liked the trumpet but decided on the cello and violin．
"When I started， it actually looked easy， but I knew it would get tougher，" says Nathaniel． "Practicing is a pleasure． I'm always trying to get a song perfect， so I'm playing 15﹣20﹣25 minutes a day．"
Thanks to music， Justice and Nathaniel got into a good middle school． Justice's mom said she is very glad that he does well in class and that he likes it． "It makes a big difference，" Nathaniel's dad said．
（1）The word "cello" in the passage is most probably ．
A． a musical instrument
B． an expert in music
C． a famous musician
D． a music program
（2）From Paragraph 2 ， we can learn that Justice and Nathaniel ．
A． are six﹣year﹣old school boys
B． are learning art in a primary school
C． are middle school students
D． worked for a school music program
（3）Which of the following is true about the CSO program？
A． It trains music teachers for a school．
B． It gives kids after﹣school music classes．
C． It teaches each kid to play the violin．
D． It tries to raise money to help poor kids．
（4）Paragraph 4 mainly talks about ．
A． how to become a responsible person
B． the importance of cooperation
C． how to take part in the music program
D． the goals of the music program
（5）From the last paragraph， we know that Justice's mom and Nathaniel's dad ．
A． are both music teachers in the program
B． are happy about the program
C． have different opinions about the program
D． don't think the program useful
David Moore taught science at the City School．He needed some expensive books，so he bought them．He put the books in his car in a quiet street．Then he went to other shops to buy something else．At six he came back to the car．One door was open—and the books were not there．David drove home．
That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper．The next day he went to the police station．
On Friday people read this in the newspaper：
Books： Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books．
Open all day on Saturday．Dauid Moore．26 Fry Road．
David stayed at home on Saturday．The first mall came at eight．David took him to the kitchen．At half past nine another man arrived．He had a bag under his arm．
“Mr．Moore?”the man asked．
“That’s right，”David said．“Can I help you?”
“I’ve got some good books．You buy books，don’t you?”
“Yes．Bring them in。Let me have a look．”
Soon the books were on the dining-table．“Come in now．”David called，“and bring the list．”
A policeman came into the dining-room．He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand．They were the same．
“Come with me．Sir．”the policeman said to the man．What happened to David Moore one day?
| A．He lost his way in the city． | B．He couldn’t find his car． |
| C．Someone stole his books． | D．Many people read his letter． |
The first man to David’s home was a_________．
| A．thief | B．policeman | C．driver | D．cook |
From the story，we know the second man_______．
| A．is one of David’s friends | B．wants to return the books to David |
| C．wants to show the books to David | D．reads the newspaper |
Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to David?
a．He left his car in a quiet street．b．He went to the police station．
c．He wrote a letter to a newspaper． d．He bought some dear books．
e．He bought something else at other shops．
| A．d，b，c，a，e | B．d，a，c，e，b |
| C．d，a，e，b，c | D．c，d，e，a，b |
David probably bought the books on________．
| A．Wednesday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there’s a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?
“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”
“This tin of fish.” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too.”
“Good.” said Mr Petty. Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young’s house and at 3 
o’clock Mrs Petty came home.
“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked.
“Yes, but my feet are hurting.” He answered.
“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked.
“Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES.”Mrs Petty wanted to ________.
| A．visit her old friends | B．go to Mrs Young’s house |
| C．have a dinner in the restaurant | D．have lunch by herself. |
Mr Petty had to _____.
| A．buy some food himself | B． cook dinner for Mrs Petty |
| C．have lunch at a restaurant | D．have lunch by himself at home |
Mrs Petty had her lunch__.
| A．at home | B．with her husband |
C．in M rs Young’s house |
D．in Jack’s house |
Mr Petty’s feet were hurting because ________.
| A．the tin of fish hurt his feet. |
| B．he fell down and hurt his feet. |
| C．he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes. |
| D．his wife didn’t tell him how to open the tin. |
In the last sentence, “STAND” means ________.
| A．put | B．push | C．send | D．sink (浸) |
Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married（结婚）. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情况) and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for
people to remember.
| A．louder | B．easier | C．prettier | D．harder |
Famous people want their new names to ________________.
| A．have special sound | B．be ordinary |
| C．have no meaning | D．be unknown |
Mr Li uses his new name when he___________________.
| A．stays with his family | B．is at his job |
| C．is among Chinese friends | D．comes back to China |
What is the best title(标题) of this passage?
| A．Family Names | B．Women’s Names |
| C．Changing Names | D．Special Names |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．Some women don’t change their own family name after they get married today. |
| B．Some women use their husband’s family name after they get married. |
| C．Some women don’t have family name after they get married. |
| D．Some women use both their own name and their husband’s |
Dear Tom
How are you? I'm at a new school this term. And I'm writing to you about my school now. My new school is big and nice. There are one thousand and four hundred students and one hundred and forty teachers at my school. I like the teachers. They are very kind to me. My classmates are very friendly, too. They teach me Chinese and I teach them English.
The
re are trees, flowers and green grass at my school. They are very beautiful. Behind my school there is a small river. The water in it is quite clean. We can swim in it.
We have no classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Sometimes I go to play football or basketball with my classmates. Sometimes I stay at home and watch TV. Sometimes I go to shops with my father and mother. We all like China.
Please write to me soon!
Yours
JackJack is at a/an ________ school.
| A．English | B．Chinese | C．small | D．Japanese |
There are ________ students and ________ teachers at Jack's school.
| A．1,400; 104 | B．1, 040; 104 |
| C．1,400; 140 | D．1, 040; 140 |
Jack's teachers ________.
| A．teach him English very well |
| B．only teach him Chinese and English |
| C．don't like him at all |
| D．are quite good to him |
Jack ________ his new classmates.
| A．doesn't get on well with | B．doesn't like |
| C．makes good friends with | D．is going to learn English from |
Which is TRUE?
| A．Jack goes to school every day. |
| B．Jack doesn't have classes every day. |
| C．Jack has no classes only on Saturdays. |
| D．Jack has no classes only on Sundays. |
Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language, Maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful(有用的) for their work. Many people often learn English for their further studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in EnglishMany students in China ________ English
| A．are learning | B．aren’t learning | C．learning | D．learn |
If one wants to learn another language well, he must ________.
| A．learn at school | B．study by himself |
| C．work hard | D．study on television |
The underlined sentence ’1t is difficult to answer that question, means ’ .’
| A．That question is not difficult to answer |
| B．That question is not hard to answer |
| C．It is easy to answer that question |
| D．It is hard to answer that question |
’Their own language’ means ________.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．French | D．Japanese |
The underlined phrase 6study by themselves’ means ’________’ in Chinese.
| A．和他们一起学习 | B．自学 | C．向他们学习 | D．通过学习 |