Music is part of every culture on Earth. Many people feel that music makes life worth living. We can make music ourselves if we play an instrument(乐器) or sing. We can hear music on CDs or tapes, on radio or television and even on the Internet.

Music gives us pleasure. It can cheer us up, or excite us. Music can make us feel happy, sad, excited or calm-all kinds of feelings. But what is it? Some people describe it as an artful form of sounds across time. These sounds might be loud or soft, high or low, quick and short, or slow and long. The sounds need to keep on for some time in some kinds of forms to become music.

Music, like language, is a special human form of communication. Also like language, there are many different kinds. In North America, people listen to jazz, rock, classical, folk, country, and many other kinds of music. Each kind of music has its own rules and “speaks” to us in its own way. What we think of music depends on where we live. What Americans are used to listening to might sound strange to someone from another culture. It might not even sound like music. And also you can find that every country has its own typical instruments to show their traditional music. Today, modern communications make it possible for us to listen to music from all over the world. In this way music from one part of the world could influence music from another part.

Music goes along with many of our activities. We dance to music. We sing songs at school. Many of us exercise to music. We hear music in cars and stores. Music comes with many important moments. Music pleases us. We listen to slow music, spiritual music, pop music, rock music, and opera. We have favorite performers. We hear music as the background in movies. Perhaps we go to the theater to see a musical movie---play with music, singing, and often with dancing. Music is part of our lives.

根据短文内容,完成下列小题。

1.Can we make music by singing?

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2.What kinds of feelings can music give us?

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3.Is music all over the world different or the same?

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4.What is a music movie?

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5.Why is music part of every culture on Earth?

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Once upon a time, there lived a married couple who lived a happy but poor life in a farmhouse. In the kitchen at the back of the house, they had a small window, which looked onto their neighbor’s garden. In the garden, a witch(巫婆) grew a wonderful vegetable with beautiful purple flowers called a rampion or rapunzel: Nobody ever tried to go into the garden because it was owned by an evil(邪恶的) witch, who had great magical powers. Everyone was afraid of her, even though nobody had ever seen her. The stories that parents told their children about her were so frightening that the garden never had visitors.

The couple and their daughter were feeling very hungry one day: They hadn’t eaten anything for three days because they couldn’t afford to buy food. The husband decided to climb over the wall that evening and take some rapunzels. The wife cooked the plants and they were so tasty that the husband decided to get some more the next evening.

The moon and stars were shining brightly as he climbed over the witch’s wall and into her garden. He picked a huge handful of the plants. As he was walking back to the wall, he heard a terrible voice shout, “How dare(胆敢) you! Those are mine, you thief.”

“Oh, please, Madam!” cried the husband. “We haven’t eaten a meal in days. I just wanted some of your rapunzels to help my wife and daughter.”

The witch thought for a minute. “Very well.” she said. “I’ll allow you to take as many as you like. But you must give me your daughter. She shall live with me. I shall become her mother.”

The husband was shocked at the offer, but he was so crazy with hunger that he agreed. The witch went to his home and took the young baby away. “I’ll call her Rapunze,” she laughed as she put the tiny girl on her broomstick and flew up into the sky.

1.Nobody visited the witch’s garden because ___________.

A.parents always told children frightening stories

B.local people didn’t know her very well

C.the witch had great magical powers

D.everyone was afraid of her

2.How did the husband feel when he heard the witch’s offer?

A.Excited. B.Surprised. C.Relaxed. D.Bored.

3.Why did the witch call the girl Rapunzel?

A.The witch had the most beautiful garden which was full of rapunzels.

B.Rapunzels were useful plants that can be cooked as vegetables.

C.The witch got the girl because of the rapunzels.

D.The girl was as beautiful as rapunzels.

A young boy were walking with his father along a country road. When they came ____ a large tree branch(树枝) on the ground in front of them, the boy asked his father,“Do you think I could __it?”

His father replied, “If you use all your strength, I am sure you can.”

The boy tried his best to lift, pull and push the branch, but it wouldn’t move. ___, he said, “Dad, you were wrong. I can’t do it.”

“Try again,” his father said.

Again, the boy tried hard to push the branch.

He did his best but it stood___. “Dad, I can’t do it. ” said the boy.

“Try again. You can’t __ you use all your strength.” his father said.

This time, as the boy struggled, his father __ him. Together they pushed the branch aside.

“Son, I advised you to use all your strength. You didn’t –You didn’t ask for my help.”

This is a valuable __. There are many things we can’t do alone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get __ done. We are not alone. Around us there are family and friends.

We haven’t used all our strength until we’ve realized the strength and support from the outside. Our real strength includes inner resources such as faith, courage, and even love. It also includes outer resources such as support, help and encouragement. Just as we should be willing to help others, we should be willing to ask others for help.

To ask for support when we need is not a sign of__, it is a sign of wisdom. When we ask for help and we are __, it just means we have to ask another time, another way, another person.

1.A.across B.through C.down D.along

2.A.carry B.lift C.move D.throw

3.A.Excited B.Surprised C.Expected D.Disappointed

4.A.still B.straight C.alone D.close

5.A.if B.although C.unless D.because

6.A.taught B.encouraged C.praised D.joined

7.A.story B.love C.lesson D.experience

8.A.it B.them C.us D.ourselves

9.A.weakness B.success C.strength D.knowledge

10.A.stopped B.refused C.helped D.understood

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