The date palm(海枣) is a wonderful tree. People eat dates. They feed them to their animals. They use the leaves and wood (木)to build houses. They use the wood to build boats. They make baskets from the leaves. They burn the other parts of the trees to cook food.

The date palm came from the Middle East. Seven thousand years ago, people in Syria and Egypt ate dates. They made pictures of date palms on their stone buildings. Today date palms grow in the Middle East, parts of Asia and Africa, southern Europe, and other warm parts of the world.

There are more than 2700 kinds of palm trees, most of which can't grow in the Middle East because it is too dry. But the date palm grows well there.

Hundreds of years ago, people in southern Europe and some Arab countries made pictures of palm trees and palm flowers on some of their buildings. Today we can see these pictures in art museums. People think that the palm tree is beautiful. People thought the same thing a long time ago.

1.People make boats from the _______ of palm trees.

A.leaves B.wood C.leaves and wood D.other parts of the trees

2.The date palm came from __________ .

A.California B.southern Europe C.Africa D.the Middle East

3.Today date palms grow _______.

A.in the land of the polar B.where kiwis live

C.in hot or warm places D.in cool places

4.People use _______ palm tree.

A.the whole of the B.parts of the

C.the leaves and wood of the D.the fruit and leaves of the

5.What’s the main idea of the passage ?

A.The date palm grows in the Middle East. B.The date palm is beautiful, and people use all of it.

C.People made pictures of the date palm. D.There are different kinds of palm trees.

I was reading a book in my chair in the living room_________my son was watching a show on TV. Suddenly, I heard someone in the show shout out happily, “Go to your happy place!" I looked up and saw that my son was laughing. After hearing those words and seeing my son's happy face, I _______all my happy places.

When I was a little boy, my happy place was my mother's lap(大腿). I could sit there and_______ shared a piece of cake. When I was in elementary(小学) school, my happy place was a tree. I could sit under it and watch the leaves_________golden in the fall. When I was a teenager, my happy place was my bedroom. There I could lie on my bed and listen to my favorite songs._______ a young man, my happy place was an old rocking(摇) chair. There I could hold my boy in my arms and rock him to sleep.

When I got older, I realized that the happiest place was deep down in my own heart. It was there that I learned my happiness was in my own hands.

When you have your own heart as your happy place, then your happy place is wherever you decide to_________. When your happy place lives in your heart, you can share it with almost_______you meet. When your happy place is the life you live, then you make the world around _______ a happier place as well.

What about the happy places that you _______over the past years?____________your own happy place. Fill your heart with love. Fill your days with joy.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.A.while B.however C.but

2.A.thought twice B.thought hard C.thought of

3.A.two of us B.we two C.both us

4.A.turn B.change C.grow

5.A.Like B.As C.Including

6.A.leave B.miss C.go

7.A.everyone B.someone C.no one

8.A.yours B.you C.yourself

9.A.had B.have C.have had

10.A.Create B.Invent C.Search

Many Chinese people like American country music, such as the songs of John Denver. But still some people don’t know when country music began.

Country music is from the folk music of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America There. people sang while playing the violin and the 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 was John Denver, who was also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the word together. He said music could bring people together. We will understand each other better through music. People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body. 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.

根据短文内容,选择最佳选项,并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

1.John Denver was a great_______singer.

A.American B.Japanese C.English D.Chinese

2.American country music is from the_______music of America

A.pop B.folk C.light D.jazz

3.The underlined sentence “Music was a language that could bring the world together” means people_______.

A.can sing songs together

B.from all over the world sing the same songs

C.know language and music

D.show their feeling through music and so they understand each other better

4.When did John Denver die?

A.In 1990. B.In 1996, C.In 1997. D.In 1999.

5.Which sentence is TRUE?

A.Everyone knows when country music began.

B.Country music is from the jazz music.

C.John Denver was famous to Chinese people, too.

D.John Denver didn't think music could bring people together.

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