Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.

I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.

My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.

In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk.

As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle(喧闹)of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.

Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.

My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.

Then the radio announcer came on. “Here’s one we haven’t heard in a while,” and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower…”

1. The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons Except that ________.

A. it was too cold and quiet

B. she could only sing one song in the small farm

C. there was nothing more that could make her excited

D. the place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat

2.From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.

A. left the small farm with Lord

B. passed away four years ago

C. left for Lord to live her own way

D. preferred to be with Lord

3. What does the underlined phrase refer to?

A.shouted B.comforted

C. recalled D.sighed

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _______

A. Mom’s music B. Cherish(珍惜) life

C. My happy childhood D. Our small farmhouse

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big________on which it was written:Yesterday, the person who has been your growth in this company passed ________ . We invite you to join the funeral(葬礼) prepared in the ________ .

In the beginning,they all got ________ for the death of one of their colleagues. ________ after a while they started getting ________ to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.

The _______ in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were ________ to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement ________ up. Everyone whispered to each other:“________ on earth is this guy?”

One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they________ inside it, they ________ became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in________, as if someone had ________ the deepest part of their soul.

There was a ________ inside the coffin;everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that________ : there is only one person who is ________ to set limits to your growth:IT IS ________ !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change,when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of ________ ;build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!

1.A. post B. card C. 1etter D. sign

2.A. encouraging B. limiting C. building D. helping

3.A. on B. away C. by D. down

4.A. gym B. office C. way D. meeting room

5.A. afraid B. excited C. sad D. calm

6.A. And B. Or C. But D. So

7.A. curious B. pleased C. ready D. serious

8.A. surprise B. anger C. sadness D. excitement

9.A. admitted B. ordered C. forbidden D. forced

10.A. kept B. woke C. turned D. heated

11.A. Who B. What C. How D. Where

12.A. walked B. got C. looked D. turned

13.A. suddenly B. gradually C. merely D. extremely

14.A. sorrow B. order C. person D. silence

15. A. attacked B. stolen C. touched D. seen

16.A. 1ettern B. mirror C. book D. colleague

17.A. read B. wrote C. showed D. reflected

18.A. sure B. eager C. able D. afraid

19.A. ME B. YOU C. HE D. ITSELF

20.A. punishment B. praises C. blame D. changes

School is much more than a place where students gather to learn. For children, school is their first opportunity for social development and introduction to people outside of their family unit Lessons learned in school go beyond mathematics and language arts. Students learn to develop individual interests and find other people who share their interests.

Music is one of the ways like-minded children come together. When many people talk about the benefits of music education, they're quick to point out all of the numerous and measurable results 0f music education: many studies show the positive impact music programs can have on children in other areas of study.

Dr. Laurel Trainor, a professor of psychology, at McMaster University, has said young children who take music lessons show different brain development and improved memory compared to children who do not receive musical training. Stanford University researchers have found that musical training improves how the brain processes the spoken word, a finding that researchers say could lead to improving the reading ability of children who have dyslexia and other reading problems.

Furthermore, in an analysis of data on more than 25 ,000 secondary school students, researchers at the United States Department of Education found that students who report consistent involvement in instrumental music during middle school and high school perform significantly belter in mathematics.

There are many reasons why music education can help to make a child a better student, but there also being involved in music is also a social endeavor that can set the course for lifelong friends and help create social groups that last through school and beyond. Music education breeds familiarity during a school career ,when going from class to class or from school to school every year can be nerve wracking and unfamiliar.

1.What is the function of the first paragraph?

A. To show school is the place for students to learn.

B To stress the importance of learning knowledge

C To lead to the main topic of the passage

D To explain what the author really thinks of

2.According to the researchers, we can know that .

A. music lovers tend to use their brain in wise way

B music training can cure children of many diseases

C learning music is beneficial to students' performance in mathematics

D senior students disliked attending music lessons

3.What does the underlined word "dyslexia" mean?

Having difficulty with reading

B Receiving training for music

Gaining knowledge from learning

D Losing the ability to read music

4.It can be concluded from the passage that .

A. music can ensure you have lot of close friends

B changing schools is a bad experience for everyone

C music does offer social and understanding benefits

D few schools really focus on music education

Welcome to Adventureland!

Everyone loves Adventureland !The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore(探索),enjoy,and admire their wonders.Every visit will be an unforgettable experience.You will go away enriched,longing to come back.What are you going to do this time?

The Travel Pavilion

Explore places you have never been to before,and experience different ways of life.Visit the Amazon jungle(丛林)village,the Turkish market,the Tai floating market,the Berber mountain house and others.Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives,and things they make.You can try making a carpet,making nets,fishing…

The Future Tower

This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives.It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then.Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator(模拟装置)for the Journey to Mars!

The Nature Park

This is not really one park but several.In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers:see lions,giraffes,elephants in the wild.Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales.And then there is still the Aviary to see…

The Pyramid

This is the center of Adventureland.Run out of film,need some postcards and stamps?For all these things and many more,visit our underground shopping center.Come here for information and ideas too.

1. The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors _______.

A.realize the importance of travelling

B.become familiar with mountain countries

C.learn how to make things such as fishing nets

D.learn something about different places in the world

2. If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be,you may visit

_______.

A.the Travel Pavilion

B.the Future Tower

C.the Safari Park

D.the Pyramid

3. If you want to get a toy lion to take home,where will you most likely go?

A.The Pyramid.

B.The Nature Park.

C.The Future Tower.

D.The Travel Pavilion.

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