Music is part of every culture on Earth. Many people feel that music makes life worth living. We can make music ourselves if we play an instrument(乐器) or sing. We can hear music on CDs or tapes, on radio or television and even on the Internet.

Music gives us pleasure. It can cheer us up, or excite us. Music can make us feel happy, sad, excited or calm-all kinds of feelings. But what is it? Some people describe it as an artful form of sounds across time. These sounds might be loud or soft, high or low, quick and short, or slow and long. The sounds need to keep on for some time in some kinds of forms to become music.

Music, like language, is a special human form of communication. Also like language, there are many different kinds. In North America, people listen to jazz, rock, classical, folk, country, and many other kinds of music. Each kind of music has its own rules and “speaks” to us in its own way. What we think of music depends on where we live. What Americans are used to listening to might sound strange to someone from another culture. It might not even sound like music. And also you can find that every country has its own typical instruments to show their traditional music. Today, modern communications make it possible for us to listen to music from all over the world. In this way music from one part of the world could influence music from another part.

Music goes along with many of our activities. We dance to music. We sing songs at school. Many of us exercise to music. We hear music in cars and stores. Music comes with many important moments. Music pleases us. We listen to slow music, spiritual music, pop music, rock music, and opera. We have favorite performers. We hear music as the background in movies. Perhaps we go to the theater to see a musical movie---play with music, singing, and often with dancing. Music is part of our lives.

根据短文内容,完成下列小题。

1.Can we make music by singing?

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2.What kinds of feelings can music give us?

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3.Is music all over the world different or the same?

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4.What is a music movie?

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5.Why is music part of every culture on Earth?

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A young boy were walking with his father along a country road. When they came ____ a large tree branch(树枝) on the ground in front of them, the boy asked his father,“Do you think I could __it?”

His father replied, “If you use all your strength, I am sure you can.”

The boy tried his best to lift, pull and push the branch, but it wouldn’t move. ___, he said, “Dad, you were wrong. I can’t do it.”

“Try again,” his father said.

Again, the boy tried hard to push the branch.

He did his best but it stood___. “Dad, I can’t do it. ” said the boy.

“Try again. You can’t __ you use all your strength.” his father said.

This time, as the boy struggled, his father __ him. Together they pushed the branch aside.

“Son, I advised you to use all your strength. You didn’t –You didn’t ask for my help.”

This is a valuable __. There are many things we can’t do alone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get __ done. We are not alone. Around us there are family and friends.

We haven’t used all our strength until we’ve realized the strength and support from the outside. Our real strength includes inner resources such as faith, courage, and even love. It also includes outer resources such as support, help and encouragement. Just as we should be willing to help others, we should be willing to ask others for help.

To ask for support when we need is not a sign of__, it is a sign of wisdom. When we ask for help and we are __, it just means we have to ask another time, another way, another person.

1.A.across B.through C.down D.along

2.A.carry B.lift C.move D.throw

3.A.Excited B.Surprised C.Expected D.Disappointed

4.A.still B.straight C.alone D.close

5.A.if B.although C.unless D.because

6.A.taught B.encouraged C.praised D.joined

7.A.story B.love C.lesson D.experience

8.A.it B.them C.us D.ourselves

9.A.weakness B.success C.strength D.knowledge

10.A.stopped B.refused C.helped D.understood

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On 19th September 1783, Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, sent the first hot air balloon. The passengers were three animals and the balloon stayed in the air for about 15 minutes before hitting back to the ground.

The first manned(载人的) flight was about 2 months later, with a balloon made by 2 French brothers. The balloon flew for a period of 20 minutes.

Sailing through the sky in the balloon, high above buildings and trees, you can't feel or hear the wind because you're traveling in the same direction and at the same speed as it is.

A hot air balloon has three main parts: the balloon, called an envelope; a basket, where passengers ride; and a burner system, which supplies the hot air.

Most balloon envelopes are made of strong, lightweight nylon(尼龙). They are different in size and shape, but they have to be really, really big to lift even one person. Most weigh more than an adult man.

The basket is usually made of wicker(柳条), which is strong but not too hard. It needs to bend a bit for a soft landing, just like a good jumper bends her legs instead of keeping them straight when she lands.

The hot air balloon works on the theory that hot air rises faster than cooler air. When the burner system is turned on, it makes a noisy sound, but once the balloon is flying, the burner can be turned off. The air in the envelope will then cool, and the balloon will slowly go down unless the pilot starts the burner system again.

To control a hot air balloon, a pilot adds hot air to it to go up or lets the air out to go down until he finds a wind blowing in the direction he wants to fly. But no matter which way the wind blows, the passengers have an amazing bird's-eye view of the world.

根据短文内容,完成下列小题。

1.Who were the passengers on the first hot air balloon?

2.Did the first manned balloon fly for 20 minutes?

3.Why is the basket usually made of wicker?

4.How does a pilot control the hot air balloon?

5.What are the main points in this passage?

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