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      About 150 years ago a German musician sat quietly at a concert in Vienna. They were playing for the first
time a new symphony (交响乐 ) he had composed (创作 ). At the end he turned to face the people at the
concert. They were clapping widely.   1   
     The musician was Beethoven, one of the greatest composers in the world. Deaf people have a hard time.
   2   
     Even as a child Beethoven did not have a happy life. His father was a singer. But he was lazy and drank a
great deal. When the boy was only four, his father decided to make a musician of him.   3  Whenever he did
not put his heart into his practice, his father would be hard on him.
      It is a wonder that the boy did not hate music.   4    When he was 17, he won high praise from Mozart,
a great Austrian composer. A few years later Beethoven went to Vienna to study under Haydn, another great
Austrian composer. Soon he was writing a great deal of music himself. But after one illness, he suddenly found
himself deaf. At that time he was only 31. What a blow it was to him!
      But this did not stop Beethoven. He went on composing.   5   During his life, he composed about 300
pieces. The surprising thing is that he wrote some of his best, his most beautiful pieces after he became deaf.
Many of them are known and loved all over the world.
A. But he could hear nothing for he was deaf.
B. However, his father didn't come to listen to him play the beautiful music.
C. He learned so fast that he was able to go around and give concerts when he was only 11.
D. Beethoven left home and went out to practise his own music.
E. But it is even worse for a composer than for anyone else.
F. So Beethoven had to practice hour after hour on different musical instruments.
G. He wrote long pieces and short pieces, happy ones and sad ones, gentle music and powerful music.
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     [1] Canadian culture was heavily influenced by British culture and traditions. Now one can also notice
the influence of American culture. Over the years, lots of people have moved to Canada. There has been
a healthy change of Canadian's ideas that has resulted in the development of certain special features in
Canada. The people of Canada have always been proud of their diverse cultural backgrounds.
     [2] Art: Canada has some of the most wonderful classical works of art. In the year 1930, artists began
developing their own personal style. The"Group of Seven" is considered to be the first group of native artists
to create their own style.
     [3] Language and religion: Because of its diverse cultures, Canada has two official languages, English
and French. There is _____. A number of people in Canada have confirmed that they have no religious belief,
though there are many other groups that follow Protestantism as a religion.
     [4] Literature: The literature of Canada basically shows the different cultural influences of other countries.
Some of the early works were divided according to the region of Canada from which the author came, but
there were also authors who gave a humorous touch to serious contents. A number of authors have been
awarded for their literature works.
     [5] Music: Music in Canada has seen many developments in styles along the way. Many Canadian
musicians have earned worldwide fame. From folk music to rock, Canadian music continues to entertain
people. In recent years, music from Asia and Africa has found quite a fan following in Canada.
1. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 3 words)
2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
3. What does the word"their" (Line 4, Para l) refer to? (no more than 2 words)
4. Canadian culture has been influenced by many other countries. List all of them mentioned in the text. (no
    more than 10 words)
5. Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 5 words) Recently, music from Asia
    and Africa has become in Canada.
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A. The Double Ninth Festival
      It falls on the ninth of the ninth lunar month. People used to
climb mountains on that day. So it is also called a festival of
climbing mountains. Now it has become the Elders' Day.
B. The Notting Hill Carnival
      Between 1956 and 1962 the British government asked people
from the Caribbean to come to England. They worked in the
hospitals and on trains and buses in London. Now every August in
London there is a big carnival with music in the streets of Notting
Hill.
C. Christmas Day
     On December 25th, Christmas Day, people give presents,
send cards and eat a special dinner at home. The children are
usually very excited because they get presents from Father
Christmas ( Santa Claus). In their houses,  people have a special
tree with lights.
D. Diwali
   Between 1962 and 1968, many people from India and
Pakistan came to live and work in Britain. Their most important
celebration every year is Diwali. This is a big festival of lights and
dancing with special food and new clothes. Diwali is usually
between October and November.
E. Chinese New Year
   Like Diwali, this celebration moves its date each year.
Usually it is in January or February. In many big cities the people
build paper dragons, wear masks and have fireworks, lights and
music in the street.
(     )1. Father Christmas sends presents to children.
(     )2. You can see fireworks in the street.
(     )3. People wear new clothes.
(     )4. They came from the Caribbean.
(     )5. People always climb mountains with their friends.
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     How much paper do you use every year? Probably you can't answer that question quickly. In 1990 the
world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person in a year. Now some countries use as much
as 100 kilograms of paper for each person in a year. The amount of paper a country uses shows how far
advanced the country is, some people say. It is difficult to say whether this is true: different people mean
different things by the word "advanced". But countries like the United States, England and Sweden certainly
use more paper than other countries.
     Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper
was not very commonly used before the year 1400.
     The Chinese first made paper about 2,000 years ago. China still has pieces of paper which were made
as long ago as that. But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees. It was made from the hair
like parts of certain plants.
     Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia-which now makes a
great deal of the world's paper-did not begin to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who
found out that trees could be made into the best paper. After that, the forest countries of Canada, Sweden,
Norway, Finland, and the United States became the most important in paper making. Today in Finland,
which makes the best paper in the world, the paper industry is the biggest in the land.
1. The underlined word"advanced" in the first paragraph probably means ____.
A. big
B. small
C. developed
D. beautiful
2. The man who first made paper from trees was a (an) ____.
A. Chinese
B. Egyptian
C. Canadian
D. German
3. Which country makes the best paper in the world today?
A. Canada.
B. Finland.
C. Sweden.
D. Norway.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Scandinavia began to make paper after the year 1500.
B. Canada, Sweden and Norway have a lot of trees in their country.
C. The earliest paper in the world was made from the wood of trees.
D. Schaeffer was a German.
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     HK Disneyland gives sneak preview Hong Kong Disneyland gave journalists a sneak peek two months
before the park opens, showing off classic thrill rides like the Space Mountain roller coaster (过山车) and
giving tours of restaurants serving all the major Chinese cuisines (烹调). 
                                                            
     The park features an East-meets-West theme, with a trademark (标志性的) Sleeping Beauty Castle and
a Main Street that recreates small-town America. The food is distinctly Asian, catering to the masses of
tourists Disney hopes to attract from across the border in mainland China.
     Robert Iger, who takes over as Disney's CEO in October, told reporters he dreamed of going to Disneyland
when he was a child.
     "I'm convinced that the children of this region will have that same dream. They will dream of one day
being able to come to Hong Kong Disneyland," Iger said.
     The park plans to attract 5.6 million visitors a year and opening day on September 12 is already sold out,
said Don Robinson, managing director of the Hong Kong Disneyland Group.
     Robinson said 95 percent of the park is completed and that workers are rehearsing (彩排) shows and
testing rides.
     The park has eight restaurants-with 29 000 seats-serving all the major Chinese cuisines, like Cantonese,
Shanghainese and northern noodle dishes.
     Visitors will also be able to dig into Japanese sushi and Kashmiri chicken curry.
     The park will feature popular rides like Space Mountain as well as a jungle river cruise and a Buzz Lightyear
ride, named after the spaceman warrior in the movie "Toy Story".
     A long palm tree-lined driveway leads to the park. At the front gate, there's a huge water fountain with
a bronze statue of a whale spouting a stream of water on which Mickey Mouse is surfing.
     Throughout the park, signs are in Chinese and English.
     Robinson said the park hopes to eventually attract 10 million people a year, and when that goal is reached,
Disney will expand the attractions.
【个性思考】 Which is the biggest and whose admission fee is the highest?
     In my view___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
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     America's first zoo opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1859. Today about fifty million people visit
zoos in this country each year."Let's go to the zoo!" is an expression people know very well. 
     What visitors find when they arrive has changed over the years. At one time, zoo animals lived in small,
box-like cages. There was nothing except the animal, its food and its waste. The Bronx Zoo in New York
City led the way to better conditions. It designed places to provide more freedom (自由) for its animals.
     The idea to create settings more like nature has spread to other zoos in America. For example, some-like
the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri-allow birds to fly freely, although inside buildings.
     Out West, one of the leading American zoos is the one in San Diego, in Southern California. Three giant
pandas live there, including Hua Mei-one of the few born at a zoo in the United States.
     The San Diego Zoo is also known for its koalas. These brown, furry animals from Australia are much
smaller than the pandas but also highly popular.
     Yet, back home, some Australian states fear that koalas may die out. Several years ago, the San Diego
Zoo started a program to protect endangered animals and their natural areas. Other parks and wildlife groups
also took part in this project. More than 2,000 animals share about 730 hectares (公顷) of land at the San
Diego Wild Animal Park. Experts have praised the park as a center for protection of rare animals.
     For example, the Wild Animal Park has helped save the California condor (加州兀鹫). With its wings
spread, this huge bird measures three meters across. In 1987, researchers caught the last known California
condors in the wild and took them to the Wild Animal Park and the Los Angeles Zoo.
     Today, more than 150 California condors are alive. Some have been freed into the wild.

1. The passage mainly talks about ______.
A. the first American zoo
B. several American zoos
C. the development of American zoos
D. different animals in American zoos
2. The first zoo trying to improve the living conditions of animals is in _____.
A. Philadelphia
B. New York City
C. Missoun
D. Southern California
3. From the passage, we know the San Diego Zoo_____ .
A. has four giant pandas
B. is not a good place for koalas
C. has been a center for rare animals
D. protects natural areas of endangered animals
4. What do we know about the California condor?
A. It has been saved by the Wild Animal Park.
B. Over 150 condors are kept in American zoos.
C. A lot of condors lived in the wild in 1987.
D. A common condor is three meters long.
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                                                                The Water Road
      In October 1825, the Seneca Chief traveled from Buffalo to New York City. It was the first time a boat
went all the way from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
     In the early 19th century, transportation had become important to America. Companies needed to send their
goods to distant markets. Farmers needed to send their crops to people in the cities. Pioneers wanted to travel
west to find farm land. It was hard to build roads through the wilderness (荒无人烟的地区), so waterways
were often used for transportation. But people still had to travel over land to get from one waterway to another.
      Canals (运河) were one way to solve the problem. The Erie Canal connected the Hudson River( near New
York City) with the Great Lakes. It made the Seneca Chief' s journey possible.
     It took two years and cost $ 7 million to build the Erie Canal. But it was worth the price. Before the canal
opened, it cost $ 100 a ton to ship goods between Buffalo and New York City. After it was built, the cost was
$ 10 a ton. Before the canal, the journey between Buffalo and New York City took 20 days. With the canal, it
took eight days.
      Today we can go from Buffalo to New York City in a matter of hours. Back in 1825, though, there were
no cars or highways or airplanes.
1. How many days would be saved if one took a trip from Buffalo to New York City after the
    Erie Canal was built?
A. 8 days.
B. 10 days.
C. 12 days.
D. 20 days.
2. What can we know from the passage?
A. The Hudson River connects New York City with Buffalo.
B. Most waterways are connected with others.
C. The Seneca Chief's journey would fail without the Eric Canal.
D. The Hudson River flows into the Pacific Ocean.
3. The second paragraph is mainly about _____.
A. the American people in the 19th century
B. how the Erie Canal was built
C. the reason to build a canal
D. how the waterway was connected to another
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     Washington D. C. is the capital of the United States. It's the center of the national gov-ernment. It's a
busy, working city with a large population. But what is more, Washington is also a city of history and culture.
     Washington was created in 1790, when Congress (the highest law-making body of the U. S. A.) decided
to place the nation' new capital in the east of the country. It was built half-way between the northern and the
southern states of the America. And of course it was named after George Washington, the first President of
the United States.
     There are many tourist sights in Washington. One of them is the White House. This is the home and office
of the President of the United States. Most visitors are, however, surprised by how small the White House
actually is.
     Washington is also a great culture city. The Library of Congress contains (包括) one of the largest library
collections in the world. The Smithsonian Museum holds the nation's largest collection of cultural materials.
And me John F. Kennedy Center is a famous center of art and culture. It. has many great musical and theatre
performances throughout the year.
1. The writer mainly talks about _____.
A. Washington
B. the history of Washington
C. buildings and sights-in Washington
D. the history and culture of Washington
2. From the passage we know that Washington is situated(位于) in ______ .
A. the east of the U. S. A.
B. the center of the U. S. A
C. the east, on the middle point from north to south, of the country
D. the east and half-way away from the north
3. The White House impresses (给人印象) the people most for _____ .
A. its white color
B. its size
C. its history
D. it is the home and office of the president
4. The writer introduces Washington in the order of_____  .
A. general introduction, history, sights and culture
B. population, history and culture
C. general introduction, history, sights, buildings and culture
D. history and culture
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     Cold weather has a great effect, on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are
so many expressions that use the word "cold". For centuries, the body's blood has been linked closely with
the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold-blooded.
Cold-blooded people act in a merciless way. They may do brutal things to others, and not by accident. For
example, a newspaper says the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone,
not in self-defense. He seemed to kill with no emotion.
     Cold can affect other parts of the body, the feet, for example. Heavy socks can warm your feet, if your
feet are really cold. But there is an expression-to get cold feet-that has nothing to do with cold or your feet.
The expression means being afraid to do something you had decided to do. For example, you agree to be
president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned. All the work of the
organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to gel cold feet about being president when you
understand the situation.
     Cold can also affect your shoulder. You "give someone the cold shoulder" when you refuse to speak to
them. You treat them in a distant, cold way. The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning
your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend
who has not kept a promise: he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
     "A cold fish" is not a fish. It if a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and show no
love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone.
     "Out in the cold" is an expression often heard. It means not getting something that everybody else got.
A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise. He was left out in the cold. And it is not a
pleasant place to be.
1. The text is intended to tell us that _____.
A. cold weather has a great effect on human bodies
B. "cold" is a word closely linked with human emotions
C. many English expressions contain the word "cold"
D. the word "cold" has many different meanings in English
2. The underlined word "brutal" in paragraph 1 most probably means _____.
A. Cold-blooded
B. illegal
C. impolite
D. extreme
3. Which phrase can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to others?
A. Cruel.
B. To get cold feet.
C. A cold fish.
D. A cold shoulder.
4. If the teacher gives all the boys except Tom a pen as a prize, you can say he _____.
A. is given the cold shoulder
B. is punished by a cold fish
C. has got cold feet
D. is left out in the cold

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