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
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News 1 Huang Heshan, a boy from Xinghua, has moved many people all over the country. Thanks to Huang Heshan, Yang Kangshao can go to school every day. Yang is disabled, but Huang Heshan carries him to school on his back. It’s eight years since he started to do that. They help each other. At school, Yang helps Huang with his study, too. Huang says that he feels happy when he can do something to help disabled people. |
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News 2 In Taizhou, Xiaoqing River is a good place for families to have fun. There are many green trees and the air is fresh. People can have different activities along the river. However, we can also find the waste bags and other rubbish everywhere. How can we get such bad environment? Now we are supposed to keep the park clean if we want to have a nice field trip. |
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News 3 On March 25, more than four thousand people started to run along Taishan Park. All the runners ran about 4.7 kilometers. They took part in the activity to lead a healthy life and show the spirit of the people in our city. After running, many runners signed their names on the flags. They called on all the people, old and young, to exercise more. |
In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _______.
| A．eighteen years | B．eighty years | C．eight months | D．eight years |
We should _______ if we want to have a nice field trip along Xiaoqing River.
| A．throw the rubbish | B．find some waste bags |
| C．plant more trees | D．help keep the environment clean |
To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people ____ on March 25.
| A．cleaned the park | B．signed their names on the flags |
| C．ran about 4.7 kilometers | D．started to help disabled people |
We may know the news above from _______.
| A．a newspaper | B．a novel | C．a TV play | D．a poster |
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．Yang Kangshao has trouble with his eyes. |
| B．Yang Kangshao is better at study than Huang Heshan. |
| C．Xiaoqing River is very clean and beautiful. |
| D．Only young people took part in the running activity. |
A Page From Li Meng’s Diary
Thursday, January 23Sunny
Today I was so happy to know that I did quite well in my last week’s science exam. Thanks to Daniel, he taught me a new way of going over lessons. It is called “map idea”.
Because of the map idea, I’ve learned how to find out the main idea in every lesson. And in my mind I can draw a map of all the important knowledge I need to remember. It’s really goo D. I can remember so much in that way.
I never thought of changing the way of my study before. I used to complain about my poor memory, but now my memory has become good because of the map idea. It made my study much easier and more enjoyable. I realized learning how to learn well is the most important for us students.There was a science exam in Li Meng’s class .
Daniel taught Li Meng a good way to study. That is .
Li Meng complain about his bad memory.
Li Meng has learned a new way of lessons.
It is the most important how to learn well.
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing a "banana person"? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American–born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside — looking like a Westerner and yellow outside — looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.
But if ABCs can not speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民)of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood.Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C .N.Yang (杨振宁). H e got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.“ABC” in this passage means “____________”.
| A．three English letters |
| B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America |
| D．Americans born in China |
Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because _______.
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but got to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
He underlined word “blood” may probably mean__________.
| A．国籍 | B．血统 | C．爱心 | D．皮肤 |
N.Yang is mentioned (提到) here to show that ____________
| A．American Chinese are great. |
| B．We love American Chinese. |
| C．Chinese people can win Nobel Prizes. |
| D．American-Chinese are not Chinese citizens. |
This passage mainly talks about _____.
A. different kinds of bananas
B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize
D. the life story of C.N. Yang
| Films in West-city Cinema this week |
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 A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES •Chinese film (2004) •Dircected (导演) by Feng Xiaogang •Mainly acted by LiuDehua, Liu Ruoying,Ge You, Li Bingbing •From Monday to Wednesday,at 8:00 p. m. •Ticket Price: RMB¥35 |
 KUNGFU HUSTLE • Chinese Hong Kongfilm (2004) • Directed by Zhou Xingchi • Mainly acted by Zhou Xingchi,Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong • FromWednesdayto Friday, at 8:00 p. m. • Ticket price: RMB¥40 |
 HARRY POTTER (III) • American film (2004) • Directed by Alfonso Cuaron • Mainly acted by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. Emma Waston • From Friday to Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. •Ticket Price: RMB¥30 (Half on Sunday for children) |
 TROY • American film (2004) • Directed by Wolfgang Petersen • Mainly acted by Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis • From Tuesday to Thursday, at 8:00 p. m. • Ticket Price: RMB¥45 |
You can see________ foreign films in West-city Cinema this week.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
If you want to see the film which was directed by Feng Xiaogang, go to the cinema on________.
| A．Monday | B．Thursday | C．Friday | D．Saturday |
Children can pay only _____ when they want to see a film on Sunday.
| A．¥5 | B．¥10 | C．¥15 | D．¥20 |
You can see the film ________ on Saturday.
| A．Troy | B．Harry Potter | C．A World Without Thieves | D．Kungfu Hustle |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Liu Dehua acted in the film Kungfu Hustle. |
| B．The ticket price of the four films is the same. |
| C．All the films start after 8 o'clock in the evening. |
| D．The four films were released in the same year. |
One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.
“Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home,” Mrs. Wilson said。” Help me check the prices, please.”
The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said,“ We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”
“Of course I did,” Mrs. Wilson said。. “Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said,“but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save! ”
Mrs. Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.The things at the corner store were ______than those in the supermarket.
| A．cheaper | B．nicer | C．more expensive | D．saved a little money |
Mrs. Wilson ______ in the end.
| A．spent more money | B．paid less money |
| C．lost some money | D．saved a little money |
From the passage we know the children were _________.
| A．happy | B．clever | C．tired | D．lazy |
Mrs. Wilson will _____________.
| A．never call a taxi |
| B．go on buying things in the supermarket |
| C．buy things near her home |
| D．not go shopping with her children |
The best title for the passage is ____________.
| A．Cutting Price | B．Corner Store | C．Supermarket | D．Shopping |