Many Chinese people like American country music(乡村音乐 ),such as(例如) the songs of John Denver. But still some people don’t know when country music began.
Country music is from the folk music (民间音乐)of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar. They sang about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs were sometimes a little sad.
One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. We will understand(理解) each other better through(通过) music. People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body(在心灵和精神方面). All of them love music and can understand music.
The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live on.
【小题1】American country music is from the _______ music of America.

A.popB.jazzC.lightD.folk
【小题2】“Music was a language that could bring the world together” means (意思是)people _______.
A.can sing songs together
B.from all over the world sing the same songs
C.show their feeling (感觉)through music and so they understand each other better
D.know language and music
【小题3】John Denver died in ______.
A.1997B.1990C.1996D.1999
【小题4】Which sentence is right?
A.Everyone knows when country music began.
B.Country music is from the jazz music.
C.John Denver is famous to Chinese people, too.
D.John Denver doesn’t think music can bring people together.

It is the last lesson before the winter vacation. The students are very happy. Their English teacher is very happy, too. Their teacher plays some nice games with them. She sings some nice songs with them, and then she remembers something and goes to the blackboard and writes “SMILES” on it. “This is the longest word in English,” she says to the class. All the students laugh, and then one girl stands up and asks, “Why is it the longest word in English?”
The teacher says nothing for a few seconds(秒). Then she smiles(微笑) and says, “Because there is a mile between the first letter and the last one.”
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
(     ) 1. Why were the English teacher and the students very happy? Because       .
A. it was the last day before the vacation.
B.It was the last lesson before the vacation.
C. The teacher sang some nice songs with the students.
(     ) 2. How did they spend the last lesson?
A. they played some nice games.        
B. They sang some nice songs.
C. Both A and B.
(     ) 3. What did the teacher write on the blackboard?
A. Smiles             B. Smells          C. Slows
(     ) 4. A girl stood up and asked the teacher,  “             ?”
A. Why is the word so long            
B. Why is it the longest word
C. Why did all the students laugh
(     ) 5. The word “SMILES”is one of the longest words in English because        .
A. there is a “mile”between the first “s” and last one   
B. it has many letters
C. there are two “s” in the word

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