Pop music is very popular with American students．Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class,after class,and at lunch．Students with cars buylarge speakers and play the music loudly as they drive along the street．
Older people listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work．They also listen to thenews,sports information,the weather,and programmes about life in American．Most of the radio programmes play music．
Pop or popular music singers can make a lot of money．They make a CD or tape which ra-dio stations play．Once the singer is heard all over the country,young people buy his or hertape If a lot of young people like their music,they become national stars．Some of the moneyfrom these tapes goes to the singer．Wherever the singer goes,there are always many young people who want to meet him or her．
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans．One kind is called folk（民间的）music Folk music tells stories about the life of common people Another kind iscalled western or country music This was started by cowboys（牛仔）who would sing at nightto the cows they were watching．Today,any music about country life and the love between acountry boy and his girl is called western or country music．
(1)
From the passage we know that country music is about the________
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A．
life of common people
B．
country life and love stories
C．
life of cowboys
D．
school life in Amenrica
(2)
________ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage．
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A．
Two
B．
Three
C．
Four
D．
Five
(3)
When pop singers ________,they become national stars．
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A．
make a lot of money
B．
make a CD or tape
C．
are liked by a lot of young people
D．
sing on the radio
(4)
Which of the following is true according to this passage?
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A．
Most adults（成年人）in America like pop music．
B．
Students in America with cars like to listen to music while driving．
C．
Older people listen to music all the time while driving．
Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags , new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started．Today, however , all have 1 ．If you still come back to school 2 only these things , you are falling out-of-date(过时的)．Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and 3 to show off these things to 4 ．Mobile phones, MP3 players , CD players , electronic dictionaries , the list is endless．
Young people think that , living in the 21st century , they must keep up with the 5 ．They don't want to fall 6 ．Besides, they think 7 they need to keep in touch with their classmates , so they need mobile phones．They also like to 8 the pop music , so they need CD players．They explain that, 9 like electronic dictionaries , these can be 10 in their study , 11 ．They think that their parents should understand 12 they want these things．
Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they 13 to school at the beginning of a new term． 14 , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to 15 these high-tech things that they want．
(1)
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A．
changed
B．
come
C．
joined
D．
stopped
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A．
to
B．
from
C．
of
D．
with
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A．
right
B．
lucky
C．
nice
D．
pleased
(4)
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A．
other
B．
the other
C．
others
D．
the others
(5)
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A．
times
B．
days
C．
years
D．
date
(6)
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A．
down
B．
off
C．
behind
D．
back
(7)
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A．
that
B．
how
C．
if
D．
which
(8)
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A．
hear
B．
listen to
C．
read
D．
play
(9)
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A．
look
B．
just
C．
feel
D．
something
(10)
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A．
new
B．
modern
C．
latest
D．
useful
(11)
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A．
also
B．
too
C．
either
D．
then
(12)
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A．
where
B．
which
C．
what
D．
why
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return
B．
return back
C．
reach
D．
arrive
(14)
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A．
But
B．
However
C．
So
D．
Still
(15)
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A．
borrow
B．
buy
C．
lend
D．
take
完形填空
Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started．Today, however, all have 1 If you still come back to school 2 only these things, you are falling out-of-date(过时的)．Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech(高技术的)things to school, and feel happy and 3 to show off(炫耀)these things to 4 ．Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries, the list is endless．
Young people think that, living in the 21st century, they must keep up with the 5 ．They don’t want to fall 6 ．
Besides, they think 7 they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones．They also like to 8 the pop music, so they need CD players．They explain that, 9 like electronic dictionaries, these can be 10 in their study, 11 ．They think that their parents should understand 12 they want these things．
Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they 13 to school at the beginning of a new term． 14 , they often use money which they made by themselves during the holiday to 15 these high-tech things that they want．
(1)
[ ]
A．
changed
B．
come
C．
joined
D．
stopped
(2)
[ ]
A．
to
B．
from
C．
of
D．
with
(3)
[ ]
A．
right
B．
lucky
C．
nice
D．
pleased
(4)
[ ]
A．
other
B．
the other
C．
others
D．
the others
(5)
[ ]
A．
times
B．
days
C．
years
D．
date
(6)
[ ]
A．
down
B．
off
C．
behind
D．
back
(7)
[ ]
A．
that
B．
how
C．
if
D．
which
(8)
[ ]
A．
hear
B．
listen to
C．
read
D．
play
(9)
[ ]
A．
look
B．
just
C．
feel
D．
something
(10)
[ ]
A．
new
B．
modern
C．
latest
D．
useful
(11)
[ ]
A．
also
B．
too
C．
either
D．
then
(12)
[ ]
A．
where
B．
which
C．
what
D．
why
(13)
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A．
return
B．
return back
C．
reach
D．
arrive
(14)
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A．
But
B．
However
C．
So
D．
Still
(15)
[ ]
A．
borrow
B．
buy
C．
lend
D．
take
完形填空
In today's world,almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are bad for people.1 not all the people know the noise is also a kind of pollution and it is bad for 2 ,too.
People who work and live under 3 conditions usually become deaf.Today,however,scientists believe that 10％of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise 4 they work.Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave(织)cloth become deaf.5 people living near airports also become deaf.Recently it 6 that many teenagers in America could hear 7 than 65 year old people,because these 8 like to listen to“pop”music and most of the"pop"music is a kind of noise.Besides,noise produced by planes or machines will make people's life difficult and 9 ndline.or even make people ill or 10 them mad.
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