Popular music in America is what every student likes．Students carry small radios and listen to music before class，after class，and at lunch．Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street．
Adult(成年人)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work． They also listen to the news about sports，the weather，and the life of American people．Most of the radio programmes are music．
Pop or popular music singers make much money．They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in many places．Once the 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 famous star．
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans．One is called folk music．It tells stories about the common(普通的)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 and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．
(1)
______ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage．
A．Two B．Four C．Three D．Five
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(2)
When pop singers ______，they will become famous stars．
A．make much money B．are loved by all over the young people
C．make a CD or a tape D．are wanted to sing on the radio
[ ]
(3)
From the passage we know that country music is about the ______.
A．common life of American B.scountry life and love stories of cowboys
C．life of cowboys D．school life in America
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(4)
Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A．All the students in America like popular music．
B．Most of the radio programmes in America are popular music．
C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving．
D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go．
Guo Liqin, 24, works as a primary school teacher in a distant area in Yunnan Province．The Internet offers him the latest news and entertainment from the outside world．And many people like him also depends on the online libraries for the free literature(文学)reading．
A survey in China last year found the online literature is the biggest growth area of Internet entertainment．
Reading for free is also popular in other countries．See what solutions other countries are taking．
Public Libraries
In countries such as Germany, Canada, and the UK, governments pay the authors to have their books in public libraries．
The pay is different from country to country．Some pay according to how many times a book has been borrowed; others pay according to whether the library has bought the book or not．
Google Books
Google Books allow users to see some free parts before buying them．
The author can choose to make from 20％ to 100％ of the book’s content(内容)for free reading．But you can see a full view of books that are out of copyright(版权)．
E-magazines
E-magazines are usually about pop culture, and make money through advertisements．The writers are usually paid by the numbers of words they write．
Digital Library
There are many free online libraries of books which are no longer in copyright．
American and European websites offer classic(古典的)literature and non-fiction texts like dictionaries for download in different languages．
(1)
Guo Liqin depends on _________ for free reading．
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A．
online libraries
B．
city bookstores
C．
school libraries
D．
borrowing books
(2)
From the passage we know other countries are taking _________ solutions for reading for free．
[ ]
A．
3
B．
4
C．
5
D．
6
(3)
In some countries, the authors are paid by _________ to have their books in public libraries．
[ ]
A．
advertisements
B．
readers
C．
governments
D．
the word numbers
(4)
Google Books and Digital Library allow users to read the full books _________．
[ ]
A．
which are out of copyright
B．
which are in copyright
C．
which are about pop culture
D．
which have some free parts
(5)
The best title of the passage is _________．
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A．
Enjoy Reading
B．
Learn How to Read
C．
The Importance of Reading
D．
How to Read for Free
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Peking Opera used to sound strange to Dou Yi．The14-year-old Beijinger said whenever she came across Peking Opera on TV, she changed the Channel(频道)．Like most of today's teenagers, Dou loves pop music．
But since Dou entered the Xuanwu branch school of Beijing No．15 Middle School, she 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 actors．They also sing along with the operas．
"We laugh sometimes because the tunes(声调)are really hard to learn, "said Dou．But she said that now she would watch Peking Opera on TV．
"After all, I am no longer a layman, 'she said．
Since 2008, schools around the country have been teaching students Peking Opera．It's part of a plan to introduce young people to the country's artistic traditions．Clearly, Dou's school has been taking the job seriously．
Yang Ning, 14, is Dou's classmate．She has been studying Peking Opera since she was 8．She 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 poems, since there are so many of them in the operas．"
Yang doesn't think everyone can learn to sing Peking Opera well, but she does say that it's helpful for all people to learn about it．
"The more you learn about it, the more you understand it．If people do study it, this old art form won't disappear．It would be a great pity if it did! ” she said．
(1)
Dou Yi ________．
[ ]
A．
was a 14-year-old boy
B．
was a middle school student
C．
liked today's teenagers
D．
first met the Beijinger at the TV station
(2)
From the passage we know ________．
[ ]
A．
Dou Yi listened to pop songs every week
B．
the students could watch Peking Opera on TV in class
C．
even some professional actors came to the school to study
D．
Peking Opera has become a studying subject in Dou Yi's school
(3)
What does the underlined word "layman" mean in the passage?
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A．
悠闲的人
B．
外行的人
C．
懒惰的人
D．
初学的人
(4)
Which of the following is, NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Most of the teenagers prefer pop music to Peking Opera．
B．
Yang Ning started learning Peking Opera earlier than Dou Yi．
C．
Dou Yi is as old as Yang Ning and she is Yang Niag's classmate．
D．
Both Dou Yi and Yang Ning are members of the school's Peking Opera club．
(5)
Why have schools around the country taught students Peking Opera since 2008?
[ ]
A．
To give the students more history knowledge．
B．
To help the students to learn the ancient poems．
C．
To introduce the young people to the traditional art．
D．
To help the students to find a good job after graduation．
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