Many Chinese people like American country music(乡村音乐), such as(例如)the songs of John Denver．But still some people don't know when country music began．
Country music is from the folk music(民间音乐)of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America．There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar．They sang about everyday life, love and their problems．So the songs were sometimes a little sad．
One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese．For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together．He says music can bring people together．We will understand(理解)each other better through(通过)music．People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body(在心灵和精神方面)．All of them love music and can understand music．
The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997．But his music and words will live on．
(1)
American country music is from the ________ music of America．
[ ]
A．
pop
B．
jazz
C．
light
D．
folk
(2)
“Music was a language that could bring the world together” means(意思是)people ________．
[ ]
A．
can sing songs together
B．
from all over the world sing the same songs
C．
show their feeling(感觉)through music and so they understand each other better
D．
know language and music
(3)
John Denver died in ________．
[ ]
A．
1997
B．
1990
C．
1996
D．
1999
(4)
Which sentence is right?
[ ]
A．
Everyone knows when country music began．
B．
Country music is from the jazz music．
C．
John Denver is famous to Chinese people, too．
D．
John Denver doesn't think music can bring people together．
Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston．He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspaper．The next morning, many boys came to the old man's office, asking for the job．
There was a post(柱子)by his desk, and there was a nail(钉子)in it．He took a walking-stick and said, “Everyone has three chances．If anyone can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job．”
The boy thought it was very easy．They all tried, but nobody could make it．So the old man said, “I'm sorry I can't take any of you．” And they left．
He kept the advertisement in the papers, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before．The boy hit the nail successfully for three times．The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that．
“Yes,” said the boy, “I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it．So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again．”
The old man said, “You are the boy for me,” and gave him the job．Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best．It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store．
1．Did the thin boy get the job at last?
________
2．What did the old man have in Boston?
________
3．Where did the boy practice hitting a nail?
________
单词拼写，根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意通顺。
It's so w________(潮湿的)．It seems to rain．
书面表达
根据提示写一篇短文，词数80词左右。开头已给出，不计人总词数。
提示：
1．昨天你做了个梦，梦见了爱丽丝，她是一个漂亮的女孩。
2．她带你去了仙境(Wonderland)，那里有各种各样的鲜花，她们会说话。
3．许多小动物在天上飞来飞去，你用尽全力飞，但是失败了。
4．爱丽丝给了你一件特殊的丝绸外套，你穿上后也能飞得和他们一样高。你多么激动啊!
5．突然，你不小心掉了下来，你大喊救命……最后你醒了，原来是个梦。
I had a dream of Alice yesterday．
________________
I woke up in the end, and it was a dream．
根据括号里的单词或中文填空，注意词的正确形式。
After two hours` walk, he felt very ________．(累)
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课外生活
If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?
Don't listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves．It's not true at all．More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others．And they don't do it for money．Here are some of their stories．
Alice Hamilton, 17
I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains．It's going to be terrific-I'll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air．I'm going to sleep under the stars．It'll be a nice sport, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time．
Jason Moore, 18
This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program．They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich．They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses．
Trish Anderson, 16
I'm going to teach kids who have trouble reading．I'll work for a program called Reading For Life．Every d ay, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like．I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me．
(1)
Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ________ helping others．
[ ]
A．
school holidays
B．
Weekdays
C．
every morning
D．
every afternoon
(2)
From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps ________．
[ ]
A．
children in poor families
B．
workers who build houses
C．
poor families which can't afford houses
D．
build hiking paths
(3)
Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Volunteers are ready to help others without being paid．
B．
Alice will spend her summer holiday in the mountains．
C．
Jason will learn how to make her house more beautiful．
D．
Trish is going to be a teacher．
一?听句子，选择与所听内容相符的图片?(句子听一遍，共5分)
1．________
2．________
3．________
4．________
5．________
二?听句子，选择正确的答语?(句子听一遍，共5分)
6．
A．I can't stand them．
B．Yes, I like them．
C．How about you?
7．
A．She thinks it's boring．
B．She likes sitcoms very much．
C．I can't stand it．
8．
A．They aren't like them．
B．They can't mind them．
C．They think they are really funny．
9．
A．She have a nice watch and a ring．
B．She has a pair of sunglasses．
C．She don't have anything．
10．
A．I like it very much．
B．She thinks it's great．
C．No, I don't like it at all．
三?听对话，选择最佳答案?(对话听两遍，共5分)
11．What does the woman think of “Weather Reports”?
A．She likes it very much．
B．She doesn't mind it．
C．She doesn't like it．
12．What does Judy's brother like?
A．He likes game shows．
B．We don't know．
C．He likes the “Super Sports”．
13．Does the man like talk shows and the soap operas?
A．No, he doesn't them at all．
B．He likes talk shows．
C．He likes both talk shows and soap operas．
14．Do Tina and Nancy like sports shows?
A．Yes, they do．
B．No, they don't．
C．Nancy likes them, but Tina doesn't like them．
15．Which of the birthday gifts does Evan like?
A．The storybook and the watch．
B．The watch and the sunglasses．
C．He doesn't like the sunglasses．
四?听短文，根据短文内容，选择正确答案?(短文听两遍，共5分)
16．My father can't stand ________．
A．Soap operas
B．Game shows
C．CCTV News
D．Sports shows
17．John likes ________．
A．Soap operas
B．Game shows
C．Sports shows
D．CCTV New
18．My mother is a ________．
A．nurse
B．reporter
C．teacher
D．driver
19．My sister likes ________．
A．Game shows．
B．Cartoons．
C．sitcoms．
D．CCTV News
20．It's ________ for the whole family to sit together．
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