PEKING Opera used to sound strange to Dau YiThe l4-year-old Beijinger said whenever she came across Peking Opera on TVshe changed the channel(频道).Like most of today’s teenagersDou loves pop music

    But since Dou entered the Xuanwu branch school of Beijing No15 Middle Schoolshe has been studying Peking Opera in music class every week

    Dou and her classmates listen to Peking Opera and learn the basics(基础知识)from professional actorsThey also sing along with the operas

    we laugh sometimes because the tunes(声调)arc really hard to learn.”said DouBut she said that now she would watch Peking Opera on TV

    After allI am no longer a layman.”she said

    Since 2008schools around the country have been teaching students Peking OperaIt’s part of a plan to introduce young people to the country’s artistic traditionsClearlyDou’s school has been taking the job seriously

    Yang Ning14is Dou’s classmateShe has been studying Peking Opera since she was 8She is a member of the school’s Peking Opera club

    Yang said she had learned a lot from Peking Opera

    I learn a lot of history from the operas.”she said,“I’ve also found out about many ancient poemssince there are so many of them in the operas.”

      Yang doesn’t think everyone can learn to sing Peking Opera wellbut she does say that it’s helpful for all people to learn about it

    The more you learn about itthe more you understand itIf people do study itthis old art form wont disappearIt would be a great pity if it did!she said

1Dou Yi __________

      Awas a l4-year-old boy                                Bwas a middle school student

      C1iked today’s teenagers                              Dfirst met the Beijinger at the TV station

2From the passage we know __________

      ADou Yi listened to pop songs every week

      Bthe students could watch Peking Opera on TV in class

      Ceven some professional actors came to the sch001 to study

      DPeking Opera has become a studying subject in Dou Yi’s school

3What does the underlined word laymanmean in the passage?

      A.悠闲的人               B.外行的人                C.懒惰的人               D.初学的人

4Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

      AMost of the teenagers prefer pop music to Peking Opera

      BYang Ning started learning Peking Opera earlier than Dou Yi

      CDan Yi is as old as rang Ning and she is rang Ning’s classmate

      DBoth Dou Yi and Yang Ning are members of the school’s Peking Opera club

5Why have schools around the country taught students Peking Opera since 2008?

      ATo give the students more history knowledge

      BTo help the students to learn the ancient poems

      CTo introduce the young people to the traditional art

      DTo help the students to find a good job after graduation

    BALTIMOREMARYLAND—An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick womanThe postcard had a picture of the steamship TitanicThe Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the worldIt hit an iceberg(冰山) and sank on April 141912More than 1

500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed

    The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 yearsThen it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect postcardsAn elevenyearold boyJoey Russellcame to the show with his grandfatherHis grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York.“Let’s buy that postcard.”he told Joey.“It will be important someday.”

    Two years laterJoey’s grandfather took him on a special tripThey went on a trip to the North Atlantic ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom(底)of the oceanJoey put his special postcard in his bag for the tripOn the shipJoey met Edith HaismanThis woman was on the Titanic when it sankShe was one of the people who were rescuedJoey pulled the postcard out of his pocket.“Please sign thisMrs. Haisman.”he saidShe was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard

    When Joey got homehe put the postcard away and forgot about it, Then Kate Shelleyone of Joey’s friendstold him that her mother was very sickShe needed all operationbut there was a problemThe operation was very expensiveand the family needed$80000 to pay for itFriends and relatives tried to helpBut where could they get so much money?

    Then when Joey went to see the new movieTitanic”.he had an idea.”Millions of people are seeing this movie and reading about the Titanic.”Joey thoughtHe remembered the old postcard with Edith Haisman’s signature on it.“Maybe I can sell it for some moneyThen I can help Kate’s mom.”

    Joey told his mother and father about his idea to help Mrs. ShelleyHis parents helped him try to sell the postcard to the person who would pay the most money for itJoey’s story was on television and in newspapersJoey and Kate even went to New York to be on a national TV showAfter the showmany people called in to offer money for the Titanic cardSomeone bought it for$60000

    Joey’s kind heart and the old Titanic postcard worked together to save a woman’s life

1Which of the following is NOT true about the old Dostcard?

    AThe Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912

    BThe steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago

    COver two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident

    DMore than eighty years had passed before the postcard belonged to Joey

2Joey Russell _________

    Adecided to buy the postcard at a shop

    Bshowed great interest in collecting postcards

    Ctook the postcard wit}l him to see Mrs. Shelley

    Dasked Mrs. Haisman to sign her name on his postcard

3What does the underlined wordrescuedmean in the sentence?

    ABe made safe from danger

    BBe on an ocean trip

    CBe working on board

    DBe asked to sethe postcard

4When did Joey Rus8eU have the idea of selling his old postcard for money?

    AWhen Kate Shelley told him of her mother’s sickness

    BWhen he went to see the new movieTitanic”.

    CWhen he was reading the new book of Titanic

    DWhen he remembered Mrs. Haisman’s signature on his card

5Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    AThe Titanic arrived in New York at the end of April1912

    BAt the age of l3Joey Russell got Mrs. Haisman’s signature

    CJoey Russell sold out his postcards on a national TV show

    DThe Titanic card was sold to many people for$60, 000

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Acall Susan at 7328059                        Bsurf the website:www.music.com.au

Ctelephone Mr. White at 5132683             De-mail sdgt@yahoo.cn

2Who is the owner of the lost dog?

   AMr. White                 BLarry               CSusan              DDavid

3If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should ________.

Amaster at least three languages                      Bknow the city very well

Cbe an experienced driver                         Dboth B and C

4Which information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?

AIt has a beautiful view.                          BIt has hot water in the daytime.

CIt has three floors.                                      DIt has a kitchen.

5How can you contact the owner of the apartment for more information?

ABy sending an e-mail.                             BBy going to visit it.

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Last yearsome groups of students in their community社区made a survey about “How do people spend their free time?” The following diagrams show some results of it

Diagram1Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in week.

Diagram2Different days people go to the librarylibrary attendance.

Diagram3Different programs people like

根据上面三个图表内容,选择正确答案。

1People aged ______ spend the most time surfing the Internet every week

A716                  B17—30                C31—-55                  Dover 56

2The word “attendance” in Diagram2means “ ______ in the library”

    Athe hours people spend                                     Bthe number of people

    Cthe number of books                                  Dthe days people spend

3On weekends______ people go to the library every week

Aover sixty                                               Bless than sixty

Cabout twenty                                             Dmore than one hundred

4Which of the following is true according to the diagrams?

AThe fewest people like watching music

BSports are the most people’s favorite program

CPeople seldom go to the library on weekdays

DHalf of the people like watching news or cartoons

5The three diagrams show us the results of a survey about ______.

Awhat people do every day

Bhow people spend their free time

Cpeople’s different lifestyles

Dpeople’s different habits

    There was a famous church in LondonIt was 110 meters highThe center of the church was like a bellThe ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform平台was built so that the artist could put up a ladder梯子on it and paint the ceilingThe platform was about 70 meters over the ground

    One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceilingAlso on the platform was his assistantwho was mixing paintsThe artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was progressingTo have a better look at his paintinghe stepped back againSuddenlyhis assistant shoutedpicked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist’s work on the topThe artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him

    “What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily“Are you mad?” His assistant replied“I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your paintingBut you didn’t notice that you had reached the very edge of the platformYou were in great dangerI wanted to make you move forwardsIf I had not made you run forwardsyou would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1The story happened in _______

AAmerica                BFrance                 CGermany                DEngland

2Why did the artist step back again?

ATo see how his work was progressing

BTo have a better look at his painting

CTo paint a bowl in his painting

DTo pour some paint on his painting

3What did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform?

AHe painted a famous painting himself

BHe ran forwards to stop him

CHe shouted to the artist and painted his painting

DHe stopped mixing the paints

4Which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentences in Paragraph 2?

Noteaartistbassistantcpainting4.←:the direction of the movement

5After reading the passagewhat do you think the artist would probably do?

AHe would be angry with what the assistant had done

BHe would punish惩罚the assistant for having destroyed his painting

CHe would be thankful to the assistant for having saved his life

DHe wouldn’t allow the assistant to work with him any more

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