Music is often thought of as “easy” or “play time”,but it's not that at all.Music plays a very important part in our education.Students who learn music learn a lot of music history at school.This includes “modes（调式）”,which were used in churches during the development of music.They are still used today.Students learn about the historical events that were taking place when the music they play was written.They learn what the music was used for.So much of our culture is in music and has been for centuries.Music also helps with science.Students use science to help them discover what sounds good together and what doesn't.Students also need science to understand something called the “overtone series”,which is about how music is produced by vibration（颤动）and why.Students learn a lot about languages.Many songs are written in other languages,including ancient ones.Students must learn to translate these works to understand what they are singing about.Some songs are famous poems or short works set to music.Students learn a huge amount of coordination（协调）through music,so parts of the body can work better together.Students must use fine motor skills in order to play an instrument.Singers and players must learn breath control and be in good shape to play.

Students learn about art.Some famous pieces were written about important works of art,and students learn about the artists and styles as they're playing the music.Music education also brings higher thinking to our children.It allows them to think about complex patterns (How can I make my part sound better?How do this music and these different parts fit together?).Students have to know absolutely what every other musician does at all times.In that way,it develops teamwork.As one can see,music is very important to education besides bringing us fun.

1.Learning music is helpful to the following subjects EXCEPT________.

A. science B. language

C. politics D. history

2.Students who learn music have to translate songs________.

A. because they are learning the language

B. because they must understand what they are singing about

C. because the songs are ancient ones

D. because they are famous poems

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Modes are still used in modern music.

B. Different kinds of music show different cultures.

C. It's easier for athletes to learn to play an instrument.

D. A good musician should know the importance of teamwork.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The importance of music.

B. The importance of music education.

C. Ways to learn music well.

D. Skills music students should have.

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet,but what is it,do you know?The Internet is a network.It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.

Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting.But when you’ve joined to the Internet,there are lots and lots of things you can do.You can do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).You can use QQ to chat with your friends,and they will make responses in a few seconds.You can send E-mails to your friends,and they can get them in a few seconds.You can also go shopping by the Internet without going out.

There are many different kinds of computers now.They all can be joined to the Internet.Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home,but there are still many others in schools,offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies,but no one really owns the Internet itself.

There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet.For example,your school may have the Internet.You can use it during lessons or free time.Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet.You are welcome to use it at your spare time.

Thanks to the Internet,the world is becoming smaller and smaller.It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front,getting and sending the information you need.It is also possible for you to discuss some projects or assign the work on the Internet instead of at a meeting.In addition,you can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet.But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English?So what will English be like tomorrow?

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Internet. B. Information.

C. Computers. D. E-mails.

2.Who is the owner of the Internet?

A. The headmaster. B. The officer.

C. The manager. D. No one.

3.Which may be the most possible place for people to work in the future?

A. In the office. B. At school.

C. At home. D. In the company.

Tips for cooking on a Tight Schedule

From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money and time.1.. Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:

1.Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials（材料） ready?2.

2.Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?3.It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

3.4.This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation(实验). It gives you the chance to come up with new ideas and recipes（食谱） that can work well with your appetite（食欲） and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

Hopefully that gives you a good start. 5.And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A. Try new things.

B. Make three or four instead.

C. Ability is easily improved.

D. Understand your food better.

E. Cooking is a burden for many people.

F. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

G. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

Mr Johnson worked in an office.He was short and fat and he looked like a forty-year-old man____he was no more than thirty-five.He____three thousand dollars a month and had his own house and car.But he was very miserly（吝啬的）and had____friends.He took good care of nobody but____.He was introduced to several girls,but he never bought any____for them and no girl liked a man like him.So he had to____alone in the beautiful house.He was always sad of it and didn’t know the____.

One Sunday morning Mr Johnson felt lonely____and went out for a walk near a park.It was a fine day.The sun was____and the birds were singing in the tree.Beautiful____and green grass could be seen everywhere.He____his sadness and walked on.Suddenly he heard someone was calling____.He turned round and saw a pretty girl with a pair of glasses____to catch up with him.He felt strange____he didn’t know her at all.But he stopped to____her.

“Don’t you remember me,sir?”asked the girl.“I____you last December!”

“I am sorry,madam.”said Mr Johnson.”but.........”

“I’m____you are one of my children’s fathers,”the girl said.Suddenly she found she didn’t know the man at all and her____turned red and hurried off.

____her disappearing figure（身影）,Mr Johnson could not understand____it meant.Of course,he didn’t know she was a teacher.

1.A. if B. whether C. though D. when

2.A. paid B. was paid C. borrowed D. was lent

3.A. few B. a few C. many D. plenty of

4.A. he B. him C. his D. himself

5.A. tickets B. presents C. Beancurd D. firewood

6.A. live B. play C. work D. build

7.A. excuse B. advice C. suggestion D. reason

8.A. in the office B. at school C. at home D. in the restaurant

9.A. flying B. shining C. standing D. sitting

10.A. stones B. trees C. flowers D. stones

11.A. wrote B. read C. remembered D. forgot

12.A. behind B. front C. away D. over there

13.A. resting B. trying C. planning D. asking

14.A. while B. until C. unless D. because

15.A. wait for B. help C. discover D. discuss with

16.A. examined B. hurt C. visited D. invited

17.A. afraid B. sure C. sad D. sorry

18.A. head B. eyes C. noes D. face

19.A. Looking at B. Drawing C. Beating D. Receiving

20.A. why B. when C. where D. what

1.The foreigners came to China in order to learn Chinese a________（农业的）skills.

2.Mexico gained its i________（独立）from Spain in 1821.

3.The new building destroy the b_______（美丽）of the countryside.

4.The students must a________（道歉）to their teacher for being late.

5.My father does not have much b_______（信任）in doctors of traditional Chinese medicine.

6.The young girl is an e_______（精力充沛的）tennis player.

7.The party was in c________（庆祝）of Mother?s silver wedding.

8.Rocks may hold some information about the o_______（起源）of the life on Earth.

9.He has f_______（原谅）the wrongs I have done to him.

10.Her eyes were full of s_______（悲伤）at the news of the Ya?an earthquake.

下面短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I had a interesting dream last night.I dreamed that I took part in a race.At first,I could not to run very fast and fell behind.So I didn’t lose heart and kept running.All the students on the playground cheer me on,“Come on!”I was so encouraging that I ran faster and fast till I caught up all the other runners.I felt as if flying like a superman.In the end,I got to the finishing line first.I won the race.I felt very proudly of myself.Many of my classmate threw me up into the air.Just at that time I woke up and found me still in bed!

假如你是李华，欲与本校另外四名同学组建一支乐队，但缺乏经验，请就以下情况或问题给知名音乐人卡曾斯（Cousins）先生发一封电子邮件以寻求帮助。

1.成员中有三名男生和两名女生，均喜欢流行音乐与现代舞蹈。

2.每周只在周末排练，时间是否足够？初期演奏宜多元化还是一种风格？

3.怎样获得较多的表演机会？

4.希望他能为乐队起个名字。

Dear Mr.Cousins,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “he doesn’t love me anymore, he just cares his business… not me”.

One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me shower first?” she asked. “I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?” She was totally depressed.

On a morose(闷闷不乐的）day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred her eyes...It was his diary:

Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her, I was exhausted. She was unhappy, in her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but how can I do? I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warm, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least1℃, 2℃or 3℃.

Now I can’t give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.

1.Why was the husband always taking the bath first?

A. Because he was tired from work.

B. Because he didn’t love her anymore.

C. Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer.

D. Because he treated his wife not as well as usual.

2.What does the underlined word “bankruptcy” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A. crash B. moving

C. diseases D. failure

3.The best title of the passage may be ______.

A. A trouble B. 1℃ love

C. Husband and wife D. A romantic love story

No one knows how much money Dr. Lyle Tullis gave away to students. I was his colleague for nearly a decade and I never stopped being amazed at his generosity. Our college has a program of providing cross-cultural experiences for students. Lots of students take advantage of summer experience oversea. I discovered that no group left for overseas with some of its members receiving financial help from Dr. Tullis.

It wasn’t that he made a lot of money. For one thing, he taught in a church-run school. There, his salary was half of what those people earned in a tax-supported school.

Other colleagues occasionally complained about the low pay. Not Lyle Tullis. Occasionally some professors would leave our campus for a better-paid position. They told me they did so because, with better pay, they could provide for their families.

The size of Lyle Tullis’ paycheck never seemed to be the most important thing to him. I realized that one day when I was thanking him for helping a student, his eyes shone as he said to me, “I’ve got so much money that I don’t know what to do with it. So, I just give it away.”

Most people wouldn’t have thought that way. Dr. Tullis drove one of the oldest cars on campus. It was even older than almost any of the students’ cars. His home, while comfortable, was not fancy at all. But Lyle Tullis lived with the feeling that he had so much money that he needed to give it away.

He was one of the favorite on campus. Cynics(愤世嫉俗者) might say he bought fame. But they would misunderstand. Lyle wanted to devote his life, all of it, to helping others.

1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A. Dr. Tullis was very popular with his students.

B. The author was wondering why Dr. Tullis gave students money.

C. Dr. Tullis was generous in giving his students financial help.

D. The author had a program of providing cross-cultural experiences for students.

2.Why did Dr. Tullis give his money away?

A. He had a good fortune.

B. He wanted to buy fame.

C. He was ready to help students in need.

D. He didn’t know where to put it away.

3.We can learn from the text that .

A. Dr. Tullis was very content with his low pay

B. Dr. Tullis cared little about his family

C. the author felt confused about Dr. Tullis’ generosity

D. many people would misunderstand Dr. Tullis

4.Which of the following can best describe Dr. Tullis?

A. Honest B. Generous

C. Friendly D. Conservative

Make A Difference Day is the largest national day of community service in the USA, which takes place on the fourth Saturday of October.

Who takes part in Make A Difference Day?

Anyone! Young and old, individuals and groups, anyone can carry out a volunteer project that helps others. It might be as ambitious as collecting truckloads of clothing for the homeless, or as personal as spending an afternoon helping an elderly neighbor or relative. USA WEEKEND covers volunteers and their projects in articles and photos.

How do I get started?

Look around your community. Are people hungry, homeless or ill? Are parks or schools dirty or neglected? No matter where you live, there’s a need nearby. And on Make A Difference Day, millions of Americans are expected to roll up their sleeves to help others. You can act alone or enlist your friends, family and co-workers. You can also call the Make A Difference Day Hot Line, 1-800-416-3824, for information. Or use the ideas on this website for inspiration.

What do I do after I’ve selected a project?

Tell others what you’re doing and enlist help. Several weeks before the day, tell us about your plans in the Make A Difference DAYtaBANK, a national listing of local projects that will be viewed by interested volunteers, other people looking for good project ideas and news media looking for good stories to tell. It will only take a few minutes to post your plans in the DAYtaBANK hosted by HandsOn Network.

Do it!

Carry out your plans to help others on Make A Difference Day. Be sure to take lots of pictures and share them on the Make A Difference Day Photo Album.

1.Where does the text probably come from?

A. A magazine. B. A website.

C. A newspaper. D. A festival brochure.

2.Make A Difference Day ________.

A. is a celebration of helpful neighbors

B. is a service provided by the community

C. is a national day of doing good in America

D. is a festival celebrated every year in the world

3.It can be inferred from the text that volunteers ________.

A. are chosen carefully by USA WEEKEND

B. need to dress up on Make A Difference Day

C. can get good project ideas from HandsOn Network

D. take pictures to send them to news media for money

4.The main purpose of the text is to ________.

A. introduce the origin of Make A Difference Day

B. direct people how to select a proper project idea

C. promote Make A Difference Day to other countries

D. encourage people to join in Make A Difference Day