You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written? Let me tell you a story. About one hundred years ago, there was a girl called Kate in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown-ups ( 成年人 ) knew it.

The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child's birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday. in the melody (曲調(diào)) of Good Morning to You for the little boy. When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. "How wonderfully she is singing! We have not heard this song before. It's a special present," said someone. And they learned to sing it together. Later, the song became very popular throughout the world. People like it because it's simple and friendly. 

判斷下列句子是否與短文內(nèi)容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”。

1.Happy Birthday is a old song. Nobody knows who wrote the song Happy Birthday.

2.The song Happy Birthday is a song from America.

3.The melody of Happy Birthday comes from the melody of Good Morning to You.

4.The girl first sang the song for a little child as a birthday present.

5.The girl knew the song would be popular before she came to the party.

判斷下列句子是否與短文內(nèi)容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written?
Let me tell you a story.
About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown-ups ( 成年人 ) knew it.
The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody( 曲調(diào) ) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.
When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. “How wonderfully she is singing! We have not heard this song before. It’s a special present,” said someone. And they learned to sing it together.
Later, the song became very popular throughout the world. People like it because it’s simple and friendly.
【小題1】The song Happy Birthday is a song from America.
【小題2】Happy Birthday is an old song. Nobody knows who wrote the song Happy Birthday.
【小題3】The girl knew the song would be popular before she came to the party.

Which is the most popular song in the world now? Yes, it’s South Korean star PSY’s “Gangnam style” video. The video has become the most liked video on YouTube.

In fact, breaking records, the video has set the Guinness (吉尼斯) World Record for the most 'liked' video in YouTube history. Gangnam Style, that was available for viewing on July 15, has more than 2,479,030 likes on YouTube. What’s catching the eyes in Gangnam style is PSY’s special dance moves, funny horse riding scenes and dancing in a towel（毛巾）. Even as many may not understand the language, the video has become the talk of the Internet.

The video also has many different versions（版本） on the Internet now. The song has been the top one on the song lists in 31 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. “The YouTube video never wanted to attract foreign countries. It was for local fans,” PSY told the reporters after a concert. “My goal in this music video was to look not so fashionable until the end. I achieved it. ”

The singer’s stage name is from “psycho”, and he writes and produces his own music. “Gangnam style” is about the lifestyle of the young people in Seoul, the Capital of South Korea.

1.Who sang the song “Gangnam Style” first?

A. YouTube.       B. PSY.      C. Guinness.      D. We don’t know.

2.YouTube is probably a ___________.

A. magazine        B. newspaper    C. shop          D. website

3.So many people are interested in PSY’s special dance moves. It looks like___________.

A. duck walking    B. fish swimming  C. horse riding    D. bird flying

4.The song won the first place on the song lists in ___________ countries.

A. about thirty      B. three         C. fifteen        D. millions of

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

A. PSY is the singer’s real name.     

B. PSY sings songs written by others.

C. The song of “Gangnam style” appeared in mid-July.

D. “Gangnam Style” describes the lifestyle of the old people in Seoul. 

Who was the ______ (one) person to sing this song in English?

You must know the song Happy Birthday. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom the writer wrote it?

About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the U.S. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular with children at that time, but not all grown-ups (成年人) knew it.

The girl was very poor (貧窮的). Once her friends invited her to a little boy’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy something for him. So she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲調(diào)) of Good Morning To You for the little boy.  When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. And they all learned to sing it. Later, the song became very popular around the world.     

     根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

(   ) 51. When did the song Happy Birthday become popular?

       A. About one thousand years ago.      B. Hundreds of years ago.

       C. About one hundred years ago.        D. About ten years ago.

(   )52. At first, the song Happy Birthday was for a(n) 　　　.

       A. old lady          B. little boy   C. little girl    D. old man

(   )53. When her friends invited her to a party, the girl was 　　　.

       A. happy and excited              B. angry and stressed out

       C. excited but angry               D. happy but sad

(   )54. Which of the following is TRUE? 

       A. The girl didn’t love children at all.  B. The girl was very rich.

       C. The girl didn’t go to the party      D. The girl decided to sing a song at the party.

(   )55. Which is the best title for the passage?

       A. The story of Happy Birthday      B. A clever poor girl

       C. Let’s sing Happy Birthday        D. A story of a poor girl

The year before the first modem Olympic Games，Greece invited China to send a team．But the Qing government（政府）didn't send any athletes to the games．China did not take part in the Olympics until the l0th games，held in Los Angeles in l932．There，Liu Changchun took part in the men's l00-metre and 200-metre races．He did not win any medals．

China won her first gold medal at the 23th Olympics in Los Angeles in l984．when Xu Haifeng won the men's free shooting event．China came in fourth with l5 gold medals in all．

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney，Australia，China won 28 gold medals，entering the top three of the medal chart for the first time．September 22nd．2000 was named China Day because China won six gold，three silver and one bronze medals on that day．

The 28th Olympic Games were held in Athens，Greece．Two hundred and two countries took part in them．China got the second place with thirty-two gold，seventeen silver and fourteen bronze medals．

We all know that in 2008，the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing．We hope that we can win more medals so that we can get the first place．

1．Did China take part in the first modern Olympic Games?

A．Yes, she did．                                B．No, she wasn't．

C．No, she didn't．                              D．I don' t know．

2．Who was the first Chinese to take part in the Olympic Games?

A．LiuChangchun．                                        B．ZhuangYong．

C．LiuXiang．                                     D．XuHaifeng．

3．China won her first gold medal at the _______ Olympic Games．

A．10th                      B．15th                    C．23th                             D．27th

4．How many gold medals did China win at the 28dl Olympics?

A．17                     B．14                   C．32                     D．31

5．In 2008, China will hold _______ Olympic Games．

A．the 28th winter                           B．the 28th summer

C．the 29th winter                               D．the 29th summer

I’m sure you know the song Happy birthday to you .You must sing this song to your family members and your friends many times on their birthday .But do you know who wrote this song ?A man named Archibald in Louisville , USA could tell you the story.

One hundred and six years ago .Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred .J. Hill were asked to write some songs for a book named Song stories for Sunday morning .They were both kindergarten（幼兒園）teachers then .They loved children a lot and wrote many beautiful songs for the book .One of them was the well –known (著名的)song Good morning to you.

A few years later young Archibald was born .As his aunt ,Miss Patty Hill sang the song Happy birthday to you .Its melody(曲調(diào))is the same as Good morning to you.

To their surprise ,people all over the world like the song because of its friendliness (友好)in words and beauty in tune .

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入提前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

(　 )26.When you have a birthday party ,your friend will sing ____.

A. Good morning to you B. I have a birthday party

C. Do you have a birthday party D. Happy birthday to you

(　 ) 27.____ was the first person to sing the song Happy birthday to you .

A. Miss Mildred .J. Hill B. Miss Patty Hill

C. Young Archibald D. A well-known man

(　 )28.The song Happy birthday to you came from ______.

A. the U.K B. the U.N C. Good morning to you 　D. Archibald

(　 )29.Good morning to you is from _____.

A. Happy birthday to you B. Archibald in Louisville

C. Song stories for Sunday morning D. both A and B

(　 )30.The best title of the passage is _____.

A. Happy birthday to you B. Young Archibald

C. Who wrote the song D. How Happy birthday to you came into being(產(chǎn)生)

A big, mighty(高大的) tree stood in a forest. Its branches(樹枝) spread out and its roots (根) went deep in the earth. A lot of people came here to have a rest under it. And a lot of birds stood on its branches to sing and dance. The big tree was very proud all the time.
At the foot of the tree, there was a little plant. The plant was thin, and seemed to be blown down by any of a little wind.
One day, the two neighbors were having a little chat.
“Well, little one,” said the tree to the plant, “why not put your feet deeply in the earth, and raise your head high in the air as I do?”
“I see there is no need to do so,” said the plant with a smile. “In fact, I think I may be safer in this way.”
“Safer?” said the tree. “Are you safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are in the earth and how strong my branches are? Who can possibly pull me out by the roots or bow my head to the ground?” And the tree didn’t want to say anything to the weak plant.
But the tree was to regret its words very soon. One evening, a great hurricane(颶風(fēng)) came. It blew the trees off their roots and almost destroyed the forest completely. It uprooted（將……連根拔起）the mighty tree and blew it away with great force.
When the storm had gone, the villagers living nearby came to check the damage. The mighty tree lay on the ground, but the little plant still stood there.
【小題1】Who was the big tree’s neighbor?

Long long ago, a king had a big rock placed in the middle of a very busy road. Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way to make it convenient for others. Some of the king’s wealthiest supporters came past and simply walked around it. Many others complained about the rock and some blamed the king for the problem. To the king’s surprise, no one did anything about moving it out of the way.

Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road. No one stopped to help him. Many laughed at him and made jokes as they walked past. Finally, after much pushing and straining, and with no help , the farmer managed(設(shè)法) to get the rock to the side of the road. As he bent down to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a small bag lying in the road, exactly where the rock had been. There was a lot of money and a note in the bag. The note was from the king saying that the money was for the person who moved the rock out of the way.

Taking responsibility(責(zé)任) is about solving hard problems. The farmer takes responsibility when no one else is prepared to. It does not always mean that you will get an instant reward, but it is a value that builds up a community, and makes life better for all of us.

1.The word “convenient” in Paragraph1 means        in Chinese.

A．重要的           B．方便的           C．必要的           D．有用的

2.Why did the king put a big rock in the middle of the road?

A．To see if anyone would move the rock away.

B．To see who was the most powerful.

C．To find out who was the most poorest.

D．To see how people walked around it.

3.Who moved the rock away？

A．The king                              B．The king’s supporters.

C．The wealthy                           D．A poor farmer

4.The story mainly tells us that           .

A．everyone should learn to take responsibility

B．nobody likes to solve hard problems

C．taking responsibility always means getting a reward

D．the poor always take more responsibility than the rich

Nobody knew who was the first ________ at school that morning when the window was broken.

A primary school teacher asked her students to write a composition about what they would like God to do for them. At the end of the day, while marking the compositions, she read one that impressed her deeply. Her husband, who had just walked in, saw her crying and asked her, “What happened?”

She answered, “Read this. It is one of my students’ compositions.”

“Dear God, tonight I ask you for something very special: Make me into a television. I want to take its place and live like the TV in my house. Have my own special place, and have my family around me. To be taken seriously when I talk. I want to be the centre of attention and be heard without interruption(打斷) or questions. I want to receive the same special care that the TV receives even when it is not working. Have the company of my dad when he arrives home from work, even when he is tired. And I want my mom to want me close when she is sad and upset, instead of ignoring(不理) me. And ...I want my brothers to fight to be with me...I want to feel that my family just put everything aside, every now and then, just to spend some time with me. And last but not least, make sure that I can make them all happy and entertain them. God, I don’t ask you for much. I just want to live like our TV. ”

At that moment the husband said, “My God, poor kid, what horrible parents!” .The teacher looked up at him and said, “That composition is our son’s!”

1.Why did the teacher cry?

A．Because a composition moved her deeply.    B．Because the composition was very bad.

C．Because the students were lazy.            D．Because she had a fight with her husband.

2.Who was the boy that wrote the composition?

A student who was with God.               B. A student who was like a television

C. A student in her class, but not her son.         D. A student in her class, in fact, her son.

3.According to the article, what will happen when the boy talks?

A．Everyone will pay attention to him.          B．He will be interrupted.

C．No one will pay attention.                 D．His mother will talk to him.

4.Which is not right according to the passages?

A．TV can entertain them                    B．TV can catch the attention of his family.

C．TV can give you answers when you ask question.    D．TV can receive special care from his family.

5.According to the article, we can know the boy is_________.

A．naughty           B．lonely            C．happy            D．wrong

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Several years ago，a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker，another owned one of the largest companies in the world，and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.
The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You‘d only be important if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country，and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it. ”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”
“No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ”
“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you. ‘ ”
【小題1】This story happened in _______.

Nobody knew who was the first ________ at school that morning when the window was broken.

A．a(chǎn)rriving           B．a(chǎn)rrived           C．to arrive          D．have arrived

John and Bobby worked in the same company. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years later, Mr. Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager. John could not accept the fact. He thought the boss only liked those who flattered(奉承) him. So he decided not to work there.
The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left. He asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon. The boss asked him how much the watermelon was. John shook his head.
The boss asked John to wait a moment. Then he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to do the same thing. When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. It was $1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the South two days ago.
John was much moved and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. Chances are in the daily details(細(xì)節(jié)) and a more successful person sees more and father.
【小題1】Who was the market manager?
A. John.                  B. Bobby.                C. Ted.
【小題2】 How did John feel about Ted’s choice first?
A. Moved.                B. Annoyed.               C. Accepted.
【小題3】Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?
A. To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.
B. To find the price of watermelon in the market.
C. To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby.
【小題4】What can be the best title(標(biāo)題) for the passage?
A. More, Details, More Chances.
B. More Practice, More Success.
C. Better Luck, Better Jobs.

Mary Josephine Ray，the New Hampshire woman，who was the oldest person living in the United States，has died at age 114 years,294 days.She died yesterday at a nursing home in Westmoreland but was active until about two weeks before her death，her granddaughter Katherine Ray said.

“She just enjoyed life.She never thought of dying at all，”Kather­ine Ray said.“She was planning for her birthday party.”

Ray was the oldest person in the United States and the second oldest in the world，according to the Gerontology Research Group.She was also recorded as the oldest person ever to live in New Hampshire.

Ray was born on May 17,1895，in Bloomfield，Prince Edward Island，Canada.She moved to the United States at the age of 3.She lived for 60 years in Anson，Maine.She lived in Florida，Massachusetts and elsewhere in New Hampshire before she moved to Westmoreland in 2002 to be near her children.Ray’s husband，Walter，died in 1967.Survivors include 2 sons,8 grandchildren,13 great­grandchildren and 5 great­great grandchildren.

The oldest living American is now Neva Morris of Ames，Iowa，at age 114 years,216 days.The oldest person in the world is Japan’s Kama Chinen at age 114 years,301 days.Morris，the Iowa woman now believed to be the oldest US resident (居民)，lives at a care center.Only one of her four children，a son in Sioux City，is still alive.

6．What is the best title for this passage?

A．The oldest person in the US died at age 114.

B．The oldest person in the US died for no reason.

C．The oldest person in the US wanted to live longer.

D．The oldest person in the US was happy at a nursing home.

7．Which of the following statements about Mary Josephine Ray is WRONG?

A．She was born on May 17,1895，in Canada.

B．She died at the age of 114 years,294 days.

C．She was still very active in her last two weeks.

D．She was not at her own home when she died.

8．From what Katherine Ray said，we can learn Mary Josephine Ray________.

A．didn’t know how to enjoy life

B．didn’t like holding a birthday party

C．was afraid nobody would come to her birthday party

D．was not troubled by the thought of dying

9．What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A．Mary Josephine Ray liked moving.

B．Mary Josephine Ray lived a very hard life.

C．Mary Josephine Ray had a very big family.

D．Mary Josephine Ray lived with her children until 2002.

10．According to the passage，who is the oldest person in the world?

A．Mary Josephine Ray.                           B．Neva Morris.

C．Kama Chinen.                                      D．Walter.