Music is an international language. Popular music in America is what every student likes.
Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and
at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly when they drive
streets. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the News about sports, the weather, politics（政治）, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music.  
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state(州). Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Whenever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It has stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music, such as the symphonies（協(xié)奏曲） of Beethoven.
【小題1】Almost every American student likes_________.                   .  

Music is an international language. Popular music in America is what every student likes.

Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and

at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly when they drive

streets. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the News about sports, the weather, politics（政治）, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music.  

Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state(州). Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Whenever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It has stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music, such as the symphonies（協(xié)奏曲） of Beethoven.

1.Almost every American student likes_________.                   .  

2.What do adult drivers do while they are driving?.

3.What’s one of the reasons that singers become national stars?

4._______ was started by cowboys.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphonesand listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy larger speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.
Adult(成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs play music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once(一旦) a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music.
【小題1】How many kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage?
A. Two.            B. Three.         C. Four.
【小題2】What’s the meaning of “earphone” in Chinese?
A. 電話(huà).           B. 收錄機(jī).         C. 耳機(jī).
【小題3】Do all the radio programs in America play music?
A.Yes, they do.        B. No, not all.      C. We don’t know.
【小題4】What is the country music about in America?
A. It tells stories about the common life.
B. It’s popular.
C. It is about country life or love stories.
【小題5】What is the best title(標(biāo)題) of the passage?
A. American Music.     B. Pop Music.          C. Folk Music.

Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphonesand listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy larger speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.

Adult(成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs play music.

Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once(一旦) a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music.

1.How many kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage?

A. Two.            B. Three.         C. Four.

2.What’s the meaning of “earphone” in Chinese?

A. 電話(huà).           B. 收錄機(jī).         C. 耳機(jī).

3.Do all the radio programs in America play music?

A.Yes, they do.        B. No, not all.      C. We don’t know.

4.What is the country music about in America?

A. It tells stories about the common life.

B. It’s popular.

C. It is about country life or love stories.

5.What is the best title(標(biāo)題) of the passage?

A. American Music.     B. Pop Music.          C. Folk Music.

用括號(hào)中所給詞的正確形式填空。(10分)

1.There are some ________（tomato）in the basket.

2.Do you like French ________（fry）?

3.She ________（have）ice cream for dessert.

4.________（health）food is important.

5.She ________（do not）play sports.

6.________ your mother ________（watch）TV every day?

7.The little girl likes ________（strawberry）a lot.

8.Lots of children(孩子) like ________（play）football.

9.Chicken ________（be）very delicious.

10.My daughter ________（run）evening morning.

1.John has been surfing for __________years.

A．5                B．11               C．6                D．7

2.What does Molly’s mother mean?

A．Molly likes dancing very much.             B．Molly could dance since she was born.

C．Molly does well in dancing.                D．Molly will be a dancer.

3.The reason why Lucy give up her hobby is that ________.

A．It’s fun to see the stamps.                B．She has collected stamps for a year.

C．She has to study hard.                    D．She has collected many.

Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces (出產(chǎn)) more apples than any other country except(除外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.

Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply(簡(jiǎn)單地). Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.

　 The state of Washington is proud（驕傲） of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every year—nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.

1.Almost everyone likes to eat _______________.

A.     B.      C.      D.

2.___________ produces the most apples in the world.

A. The United States   B. Canada     C. China    D. France

3.Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they _______ at noon.

A. eat nothing but apples      B. feel it better to eat apples

C. often eat simple food       D. can get apples easily

4. “The trees there produce about five billion apples every year.” One billion is ­­­__.

A. 100,000  B. 1,000,000   C. 10,000,000  D. 1,000,000,000

5.The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think_____________.

A. everyone in the world can share (分享) their happiness

B. they can produce as many apples as people all over the world

C. their apples are better than any of the other fruits

D. their apple trees are the best in the world

用括號(hào)中所給詞的正確形式填空。(10分)
【小題1】There are some ________（tomato）in the basket.
【小題2】Do you like French ________（fry）?
【小題3】She ________（have）ice cream for dessert.
【小題4】________（health）food is important.
【小題5】She ________（do not）play sports.
【小題6】________ your mother ________（watch）TV every day?
【小題7】The little girl likes ________（strawberry）a lot.
【小題8】Lots of children(孩子) like ________（play）football.
【小題9】Chicken ________（be）very delicious.
【小題10】My daughter ________（run）evening morning.

A）根據(jù)句意及首字母提示，補(bǔ)全單詞，使句子完整、正確。(5分)

  1. Millie fell off her bike yesterday. L____, she wasn’t badly hurt.

2. —Why do you think it’s quite p____ for us to arrive there before 8:00 a.m.?

   —Because it’s not far from here.

3. The little girl likes dancing very much so she never feels b_____ when she practises dancing every day..

4. — What a high building! Do you know its h_____?   

— Yes. It’s about 92 metres high.

5. —Is Fu’an Middle School a m_____ one?

   — Yes. There are 640 girls and 723 boys in it.

B)根據(jù)句意及漢語(yǔ)提示，拼寫(xiě)單詞，使句子完整、正確。(5分)

6. As we all know Shanghai is one of the biggest ____(城市) in our country.

7. It’s warmer today. So the ice is much _____(薄) than it was yesterday.

8. In the end, our school football team ____(贏) the most important match of the year.

9. —Did you have a good time in the park last Sunday?

   — Yes. We all enjoyed ____(我們).  

10. —How many _____(猴子) are there in the zoo?

   —It’s hard to count them! Because they’re running and jumping all the time.

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  Adult d 4  listen to music on the car radio as they drive to w 5 ．They also listen to the n 6 about spots．the weather．a(chǎn)nd the life of American people．Most of the radio p 7 ．a(chǎn)re music．

    Pop of popular music s 8  make much money．The m 9  a CD or a tape which radio stations use in many places．O 10  the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes．Some of the money from these tapes g 11 to the singer．W 12  the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her．Now the singer has become a f 13  star.

    There are other k 14  of music hat are important to Americans．One is c 15  folk music．It e16  stories about he common(普通的)life of Americans．A 17 is called western or c 18 music．This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the c 19  they were watching．Today, any music about country life and the I 20  between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．

    Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult(成人) drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.

　　Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

　　These are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民間) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

(1) _________ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage.

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(2) When pop singers _________ , they will become national stars.

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A. make much money

B. make a CD or tape

C. are loved by all the young people

D. are wanted to sing on the radio

(3) From the passage we know that country music is about _________.

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A. common life of American

B. country life and love stories

C. life of cowboys

D. school life in American

(4) Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A. Most students in American like popular music.

B. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

C. Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.

D. Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.

(5) What should be the best title for this passage?

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A. American Music.

B. Popular music.

C. History of Music.

D. Western Music.

Dear Yang Min,

　　Here we are in Brazil. We are nearly (26) the end of our holiday now. It (27) fantastic, but we don't want to ever see a plane again-we (28) to a different place nearly every day. South America is a beautiful continent. We have seen the deserts and mountains in Chile, the Amazon rainforest. Now we are in Sao Paulo, (29) is a huge, and big crowded city in Brazil. Some people who live in the cities are very rich but some people have no home and no jobs-it's very sad. Your granddad likes it here (30) everyone talks about soccer. The Brazilians, (31) soccer team is one of the best in the world, all love soccer. We went to watch a match in a famous football stadium. Your granddad loved it. I preferred (32) all the countryside, which is so beautiful here and the animals. We've seen so many beautiful animals like (33) .

　　We will be home (34) 5 days to have a rest. Hope you (35) your English test. Give our love to Mum and Dad.

　　(26) A. in　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 D. to

　　(27) A. is　　　　　　　 B. was　　　 C. has been　　　 D. had been

　　(28) A. have moved　　　 B. moved　　 C. move　　　　　 D. will move

　　(29) A. where　　　　　　 B. that　　　 C. who　　　　　 D. which

　　(30) A. if　　　　　　　　 B. though　　 C. because　　　　 D. as

　　(31) A. which　　　　　　 B. whose　　 C. who　　　　　 D. whom

　　(32) A. to see　　　　　　 B. see　　　　 C. in seeing　　　 D. seeing

　　(33) A. macaws and snakes　　　　　　　 B. a macaw and a snake

　　 　C. macaw and snake　　　　　　 　　 D. the macaws and the snakes

　　(34) A. after　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. within

　　(35) A. will pass　　　　　 B. passed　　 C. pass　　　　　 D. to pass

閱讀理解

　　Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult(成人) drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.

　　Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

　　There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk(民間) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

1．________ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage.

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2．When pop singers ________, they will become national stars.

[　　]

A．make much money

B．make a CD or tape

C．a(chǎn)re loved by all the young people

D．a(chǎn)re wanted to sing on the radio

3．From the passage we know that country music is about ________.

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A．common life of American

B．country life and love stories

C．life of cowboys

D．school life in American

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．Most students in American like popular music.

B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.

D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.

5．What should be the best title for this passage?

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