Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphonesand listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy larger speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.
Adult(成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs play music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once(一旦) a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music.
【小题1】How many kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage?
A. Two.            B. Three.         C. Four.
【小题2】What’s the meaning of “earphone” in Chinese?
A. 电话.           B. 收录机.         C. 耳机.
【小题3】Do all the radio programs in America play music?
A.Yes, they do.        B. No, not all.      C. We don’t know.
【小题4】What is the country music about in America?
A. It tells stories about the common life.
B. It’s popular.
C. It is about country life or love stories.
【小题5】What is the best title(标题) of the passage?
A. American Music.     B. Pop Music.          C. Folk Music.

If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.

There are tiny animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.

The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.

Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?

1.What is special about the Kingdom of Little People?

A．It is very huge.

B．It is in the mountains.

C．Dwarfs perform for visitors.

D．It looks like a fairyland.

2.What can we find in the park?

①Some small cottages.

②Some big animals.

③Some big castles.

④Some giants.

⑤Some small furniture.

⑥Some small animals.

A．①⑤⑥           B．①②⑤           C．②③④           D．③④⑥

3.Who may get a job in the Kingdom of Little People?

A．A 17-year-old boy with a height of 135 cm.

B．A 19-year-old boy with a height of 125 cm.

C．A 40-year-old man with a height of 135 cm.

D．A 41-year-old man with a height of 129 cm.

4.The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.

A．残疾人           B．智力障碍者        C．盲人             D．侏儒

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can watch the performance only once a day.

B．A dwarf came up an idea to create the park.

C．Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent in the park.

D．The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.

用所给词的正确形式填空。
【小题1】There is a great chance for you _________ (meet) the famous athlete .
【小题2】It’s easy for you __________ (finish) the work on computers .
【小题3】There are many birds _________ (sing) happily in the tree .
【小题4】They spent a long time _________ (argue) about the boring things .
【小题5】I ______________ (visit) my good friend at this time last night .

If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.

There are tiny(微小的) animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.

The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.

Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?

1.What is the big attraction of the park?

A．It is very huge.                         B．It is in the mountains.

C．The performances by little people.          D．It looks like a fairyland.

2.What can we find in the park?

①Some small animals

②Some big animals.

③Some big castles.

④Some giants.

⑤Some small cottages.

⑥. Some small furniture

A．①⑤⑥           B．①②⑤           C．②③④           D．③④⑥

3.The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.

A．残疾人           B．智力障碍者        C．盲人             D．侏儒

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can watch the performance only once a day.

B．A dwarf think of an idea to create the park.

C．Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent in the park.

D．The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.

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I am Mary. Today is Sunday．It’s my birthday．There is a birthday party in my  home．There  are  some drinks，food，fruit and flowers on the table．There is a big birthday cake，t00．My friends  come  to my party. They have a lot of presents for me —hair clips，CDs，cards，toys and comic  books．
My uncle comes to my party．He buys me some  chocolates．They are  my favourite My  father and mother buy me  a  new camera．We take some beautiful photos．We sit on the sofa．listen to music and chat with each other．
At last,all of them  walk to me and sing’Happy birthday’to me. Then  they share  the big cake  with me. I have a happy birthday．My family and my friends have a good time．
1．Mary’s birthday is on Saturday
2 Mary’s uncle has a camera for her．
3．Mary likes chocolates very much．
4．Only Mary’s friends come to the birthday party．
5．Mary has many birthday presents．