﹣ The woman over there looks like our English teacher．

﹣ It be her．She' s having a meeting in Beijing now．

A.may not B.mustn' t C.shouldn' t D.can' t

-Who’s the little girl in the photo, Laura?

-It’s me. This photo_________when I was five.

A. is taken B. takes C. was taken D. took

________all my friends like the movie.They want to see it again

A.Nearly B.Hardly C.Friendly D.Wisely

Mr Liu looks very young.________he is over 55.

A.In half B.In person C.In fact D.In public

——Alice, could you tell me London?

——Sure. Last Sunday

A.when Mr.Smith left B.when Mr.Smith wi11 leave

C.when did Mr.Smith leave D.when will Mr.Smith leave

The Readers is a popular TV show. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage(台阶).The_________also tells the moving stories behind those people .They can read everything _________poems, books, and letters. By reading_________, the words on the paper come to life.

Many people are fans of the show .They begin to_________on reading aloud at home .Now, the show gives people a_________place to read across China. It's a reading pavilion(朗读亭). They are in many cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi'an.

The pavilion is very small. Only one person can_________it each time. There is a microphone(麦克风)in it and it _________ people's voices .Everyone can read for 3 minutes in the pavilion. They can read_________they like. The show will pick some of the readers _________ invite them to read on TV. All the readers can express their true feelings by reading aloud. That’s __________they like the show. It's a good show.

1.A.show B.lesson C.research D.play

2.A.in B.with C.at D.such as

3.A.quietly B.quickly C.aloud D.slowly

4.A.mind B.finish C.keep D.enjoy

5.A.strange B.special C.beautiful D.wonderful

6.A.come int B.go out C.take out D.put into

7.A.makes B.uses C.records D.improves

8.A.nothing B.everything C.someone D.everyone

9.A.but B.or C.after D.and

10.A.why B.what C.how D.where

Inventions have changed the world!

1.when were X-rays discovered?

A.In 1876 B.In 1895. C.In 1910 D.In 1926

2.Who invented the telephone?

A.Roentgen B.Bell C.Baird D.Eckert and Mauchly

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Roentgen was a German.

B.Bell was a doctor and speech teacher for the deaf.

C.The electronic television was invented in 1926.

D.The small computer was produced for personal use in 1971

There are many kinds of music in the world, pop music, classical music, folk music and so on Do you know country music? It's a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired.The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.

Country music developed in the Southern United States.It was the folk music of American countryside.Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers.They talk about love, crops(庄稼)or death.The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad.At first, people played the music only at family parties.But it became more popular later.In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them.Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of Americas most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song Take Me Home, Country Road is famous and people still play it today.

1.where did country music develop?

A.In John Denver's city. B.In the northern United States

C.In the Southern United States D.In the Western United States

2.What is country music usually about ?

A.Workers feelings B.Farmers' feelings

C.The lives of workers D.Everyday life and feelings.

3.Why did country music become popular in America?

A.Because city people liked the music.

B.Because city people liked the country.

C.Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

D.Because country music talked about city people's lives.

4.From the passage we know that________.

A.country music isn't the spirit of America.

B.country music is always happy.

C.people began to make country songs records in 1920.

D.John Denver is famous for the song lake Me Home, Country Roads.

China is a nation of etiquette(礼仪), Chinese people are the most hospitable people in the world.If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.

When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you.Then he will serve you snacks(小吃)like biscuits or candy.Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.

At the same time, other family members will prepare for a meal for you.Chinese people treat their guests with a big meal.They always present more food than the guest can eat.On the table, the guests must be the first to eat.Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which wont happen at Western tables.The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home.As you finish eating, the host usually says: " It seems that you didn't eat much.Please have more."Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.

Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition, As Confucious said thousands of years ago:

To meet friends from afar

How happy we are.

1.What does the underlined word"hospitable"mean in Chinese?

A.好客的 B.勤劳的 C.朴实的 D.纯洁的

2.As a guest in a Chinese family, what are you usually offered by the host?

A.coffee and snacks B.juice and snacks C.tea and snacks D.coffee and juice

3.Why does a Western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him?

A.Because he thinks it's not polite. B.Because he thinks it's not necessary.

C.Because he thinks he is independent. D.Because it won't happen in Western countries.

4.What's the passage mainly about?

A.Foreigners don t like eating in China. B.Chinese people are always polite.

C.Chinese people are warm and hospitable. D.Differences between Western and Chinese food.

Is there anything strange high up in the worlds tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man? No one knows This mystery has puzzled(迷惑 )the world for years.

In 1887, a mountain climber found large footsteps(脚印) in the snow.They looked like the footsteps of a very large man.But men don' t walk without shoes in the snow.

In 1906, another climber saw many more footsteps.Far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs.As he watched, it ran away very quickly.Fifteen years later, a newspaper had new stories about"something".A mountain climber said he had seen the snowman walk slowly in the snow.He said it looked like a very large man.

From then on, more and more people had stories to tell.But not until 1951 did a mountain climber took the pictures of the large footsteps.The pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs.So it was not a bear or a monkey.Could it be an apeman(猿人)? And the mystery keeps growing.Some day we may find out just what it is that makes the large footsteps.

1.What happened in 1887 according to the passage

A.A mountain climber found a large man. B.A mountain climber found large footsteps.

C.A mountain climber found a terrible bear. D.A mountain climber found a lovely monkey.

2.When were the pictures of the large footsteps taken?

A.In1887 B.In1906 C.In1921 D.In1951

3.It was not a bear or a monkey because

A.it walked slowly.

B.the footsteps were big.

C.people still know what made the footsteps.

D.the pictures showed clearly how the snowman walked on two legs.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Snow B.Monkey C.The Large Footsteps D.A Big Bear