Have you ever seen a movie called “ The Choir Boys”(《放牛班的春天》)？The French movie tells the story of a group of naughty boys who learn music from a dedicated(尽职的) teacher. In Shanghai, there is also a group of children learning music. But their story is a bit different.
The musical group, “Shepherds’ Kids” , was founded(建立) by the Shanghai Jiuqian Volunteer Center. There are about 40 students in this group. Their parents are migrants(打工者) working in Shanghai.
“ The music courses are free,” said Zhang Yichao, founder of the group. “We just want to make the children’s lives more colorful.”
The kids learn singing, dancing and musical instruments. Their teachers are volunteers from high schools.
Learning music is not an easy job, especially for these migrant workers’ children.
“I never know the musical stave(五线谱) before,” said Hua Delong, 13. “Sometimes it was really hard to study.”
Tang Yue is a volunteer teacher at the center. She is a student from Shanghai Ping’he Bilingual High School.
“These kids face difficulties bravely,” said Tang. “Sometimes they have to help their parents do housework and have little time to practice, but I never hear them complain.”
Their hard work has paid off(回报). Today many people know the group. They have even performed as a choir for foreign pop stars.
Li Luo, 14, told “ Teens” how appreciative she was of the group.
“I had little fun before. I seldom(很少) watched TV. Study seemed the most interesting thing in my life. “Shepherds’ Kids has given me a new life.”
【小题1】In Hua Delong’s opinion, learning music is not an easy job because _______.

Have you ever seen a movie called “ The Choir Boys”(《放牛班的春天》)？The French movie tells the story of a group of naughty boys who learn music from a dedicated(尽职的) teacher. In Shanghai, there is also a group of children learning music. But their story is a bit different.
The musical group, “Shepherds’ Kids” , was founded(建立) by the Shanghai Jiuqian Volunteer Center. There are about 40 students in this group. Their parents are migrants(打工者) working in Shanghai.
“ The music courses are free,” said Zhang Yichao, founder of the group. “We just want to make the children’s lives more colorful.”
The kids learn singing, dancing and musical instruments. Their teachers are volunteers from high schools.
Learning music is not an easy job, especially for these migrant workers’ children.
“I never know the musical stave(五线谱) before,” said Hua Delong, 13. “Sometimes it was really hard to study.”
Tang Yue is a volunteer teacher at the center. She is a student from Shanghai Ping’he Bilingual High School.
“These kids face difficulties bravely,” said Tang. “Sometimes they have to help their parents do housework and have little time to practice, but I never hear them complain.”
Their hard work has paid off(回报). Today many people know the group. They have even performed as a choir for foreign pop stars.
Li Luo, 14, told “ Teens” how appreciative she was of the group.
“I had little fun before. I seldom(很少) watched TV. Study seemed the most interesting thing in my life. “Shepherds’ Kids has given me a new life.”

1. 1.

   In Hua Delong’s opinion, learning music is not an easy job because _______.

   1. A.
      he didn’t know the musical stave before
   2. B.
      he had little fun before
   3. C.
      the music courses are not free
   4. D.
      he seldom watched TV before
2. 2.

   From the story we can know that ______.

   1. A.
      the naughty boys were successful at last
   2. B.
      the “Shepherds’ Kids” has made great success
   3. C.
      all the volunteers giving lessons for the children are music teachers
   4. D.
      the children learnt music very easily
3. 3.

   The story is an introduction of ______.

   1. A.
      the French movie “The Choir Boys”
   2. B.
      a musical group “The Shepherds’ Kids”
   3. C.
      the foundation of “The Shepherds’ Kids”
   4. D.
      the children learning music

   I am sure you have a mobile phone. Now functions (功能) of the mobile phones have greatly expanded (扩张). Maybe your mobile phone can take photos. 71________  Mine can get online or get on QQ. So the mobile phone not only can make telephone calls. You can do a lot of things with the mobile phones, Such as sending and receiving messages, listening to the music and playing games.

     Now the 3G mobile phones become popular in our country. 72         After January 2009, people can use their 3G mobile phones in many cities of our country. They can send and receive pictures while they are talking on the mobile phones. Look at the picture. It is a 3G mobile phone. You can take more good pictures with this kind. If you can't go home to watch TV, you can turn on your 3G mobile phone and watch CCTV news. 73         You can also play games just like on computer on the Internet.

     The important thing is that many companies said your phone fee won't go up although you can do all these things. 74          It is reported that about two years later, all of the 3G mobile phones will be used in any part of our country.

75. This passage mainly tells us something about __

     A. mobile phones                    B. the fee of the mobile phones

     C. 3G mobile phones                 D. the functions of the mobile phones

　 As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.

Once you find a dream, what do you do with it ? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

　 Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.

　 In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.

　 You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while

saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

　 As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.

41. Which of the following isn’t mentioned in this passage?

　 A. You may think you’re not good at some school subjects.

　 B. Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.

　 C. You must never give up your dream.

　 D. Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.

42. If we have dreams in our hearts and work hard, our dreams _______.

　 A. can’t be realized 　　　 B. can be very small 　C. will come true　 D. can be very big

43. How do you make your dream come true faster?

A. Remember what your dream is.　　 　　 B. Don’t let your dream leave your heart.

C. Keep telling yourself what you want every day.　　　 D. A, B and C are all right.

44. To make your dream real, the first thing you must do is _______.

A. to remember what your dream is　　　 B. to decide what is the most important

C. to learn something more useful and find new hobbies　 D. to get better exam results

45. The best title of this passage is _______.

　A. How to Become a Writer　　　　　 　　　B. How to Make Your Dream Real

C. A Big Dream Is Made Up of Small Dreams D. Everyone Can Realize His Dream