When you don’t have any money, can you get anything to eat? Students in Class10, Grade 9 at Mountain and Lake Middle School in Chengdu, have their ways. They give out flyers(传单), draw portraits (人物素描)and work as waiters.

The class, working in eight groups, finished the activity----Experiencing Life for Seven Hours, on March 18. “I found students waste their food in the dining hall,” the class teacher, Den Yong said, “So I held this activity to help them understand how hard it is to make money.”

Jiang Hui, 15, and his group members stood in the streets giving out flyers for about two hours and got the money for their lunch. Then they worked as waiters in a pizza restaurant---cleaning the floor and toilet and getting food for guests. “We were busy all the time, so we were terribly exhausted(精疲力竭的) after the day’s hard work.”said Jiang. “We each got a pizza as a prize, which tasted much better than one I ate with my parents before.”

When Xie Xi’s group didn’t make any money in three hours, the members became nervous about their lunch. The 14-year-old girl came up with the idea of drawing portraits to sell, “I sold four portraits and one tourist even paid us 100 yuan for his portrait,” said Xie.

Xie realized that life is really hard. “We have to work hard to get the money to pay for even a simple meal.” Xie said, “We must value the happy life today.”

Each group was also asked to do at least five good things during the seven hours. Students helped the old cross the road, gave directions to tourists and turned in a lost bus card.

1.According to the teacher’s words, we can see that the students_______.

A. usually waste food in their daily life B. realize life is really not easy

C. know it’s hard to make money D. have their own ways to get food without money

2.In order to make money, the students have done all except_______.

A. helping the old cross the road B. giving out flyers

C. drawing portraits D. working as waiters

3.What’s the purpose of this activity?

A. To let the students get food

B. To help people in need

C. To help the students learn to value their today’s life

D. To give the students a chance to learn to work

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Life Is Really Hard B. How to Work for People

C. Experiencing Life for Seven Hours D. It’s Good to Be A Volunteer

We know music is very important in our daily life.Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere?Today most stores,stations,restaurants and other places play music.You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.

Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave.They think that the sound of Western classical music makes people feel richer.When a restaurant plays classical music,people spend more money on food and drinks.When the restaurant plays modern music,people spend less money.Without music,people spend even less.

Scientists also believe that loud,fast music makes people eat faster.Some restaurants play fast music during their hours.This makes people eat faster and leave quickly.Restaurants can make more money in this way.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better.They say that music helps students to be more active.It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed.And listening to music can help you relax.

The next time you hear music somewhere,be careful,it might influence the way you do things.

1.According to the passage,scientists believe that music can______.

A. create different feelings for us

B. help us to develop good habits

C. develop our interest in money

D. influence natural environments

2.Western classical music is often considered to be ________.

A. a sign of being slower B. something about manners

C. a sign of being richer D. something with new styles

3.Which type of music below can make people work faster?

A. Light music. B. Rock music.

C. Sweet music. D. Soft music.

4.The habit of listening to music can make a student ________.

A. slow in action B. care about manners

C. fresh in mind D. worry about studies

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Music in Restaurants B. Good and Bad Music

C. Types of Music D. Music and Behavior

D. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)

One Saturday afternoon, Tom and his sister, Viv, were having tea in a café. Tom was telling Viv about his history project. “On Monday I am giving a speech in front of the class. It will be about famous inventions,” Tom told Viv. “Let’s go to the public library and find a book on inventions,” suggested Viv. “We’ll call the library first to see what time it closes.”

They walked over to an old telephone box and went inside. Just as Viv was about to ring ‘1888’, the number for Directory Enquiries(电话号查询台), there was a loud crash outside the phone box. A woman had dropped her shopping bags.

Viv dialed the number. When she had finished, the telephone box started shaking, and a loud noise filled their ears. The shopping centre disappeared, and everything went dark. Suddenly there was a big bump. The telephone box stopped shaking and everything was quiet. Tom and Viv looked out of the window. They couldn’t believe their eyes! They were in the middle of a large field. Tom pushed the door and stepped outside.

“This is amazing!” he said. “I think we’ve travelled through time.” Suddenly some men on horses appeared. They were wearing strange clothes. They saw the children and started riding towards them, shouting.

“Let’s get out of here!” Tom shouted. They ran back inside and closed the door behind them.

“Those men look like people from the past,” Tom said. “You dialed the number ‘1888’ for Directory Enquiries. If we dial ‘2010’, perhaps we’ll return home.”

Tom dialed the number. He was nervous, however, and dialed ‘3010’ by mistake. The telephone box started shaking again, and the field disappeared. There was another large bump. Looking outside, the children saw strange buildings and cars. A face suddenly appeared outside the window. The person had three eyes! Viv shouted with fear.

“I don’t want to be in the future. I want to go home,” said Viv. Tom quickly dialed ‘2010’. Soon they were back in the shopping centre. Outside, a woman was picking up some shopping that she had dropped. Tom recognized the woman. “We’re back! Let’s help that woman with her shopping,” he said.

“Thank you. You’re very kind,” the woman replied to Tom’s offer of help.

She turned to look at the children. Tom and Viv jumped in horror. The woman had three eyes…

1.What speech would Tom give in front of the class?

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2.Did they know the telephone number of the public library?

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3.How did they travel through time to the past?

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4.Which number would enable them to go back home?

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5.How did Viv feel when she saw a face with three eyes in the year 3010?

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6.Where had the woman probably come from?

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