You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants．You probably know the rules of a library．You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates．But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volumeof your music．You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it．Some people might even get angry．Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song．They just hear a loud sound．Not one wants to listen to this．Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high．
Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away．Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players．There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules,
but is would be rude to have your MP3 player on．Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event．Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? your would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came．
Take One Out! Once is a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other．Imagine you are listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way．It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening．You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you．
It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best．For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing．In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you．
(1)
The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” ________．
[ ]
A．
the type of music
B．
the amount of a sound
C．
the length of a song
D．
the colour of and MP3 player
(2)
No one wants to listen to ________ from others’ MP3 player．
[ ]
A．
a loud sound
B．
sad stories
C．
a long movie
D．
the words of a song
(3)
We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music ________．
[ ]
A．
is not enjoyable
B．
makes us tired
C．
is bad for MP3 players
D．
huts our ears
(4)
If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, ________．
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city．The next building only was a few feet away from mine．They was a woman lived there, and I had never met her, yet I could see she sat by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading．
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty．Everything was unclear through the dirty window．I would say to myself．“I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window．It really looks terrible．”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside．
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest．What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible(看见)．Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me．I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window．
That was quite an important lesson for me．How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(评判)someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly．
(1)
The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because ________．
[ ]
A．
the woman’s window was dirty
B．
the writer’s window was dirty
C．
the woman lived nearby
D．
the writer was near-sighted
(2)
The writer was surprised that ________．
[ ]
A．
the woman was sitting by her window
B．
the woman’s window was still terrible
C．
the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
D．
the woman’s window was clean
(3)
“It dawned on me” probably means “________”．
[ ]
A．
I began to understand it
B．
it cheered me up
C．
I knew it grew light
D．
it began to get dark
(4)
It’s clear that ________．
[ ]
A．
the writer had never met the woman before
B．
the writer often washed the window
C．
they both worked as cleaners
D．
they lived in a small town
(5)
From the passage, we can learn ________．
[ ]
A．
one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B．
one should often make his windows clean
C．
one must judge himself before he judges others
D．
one must look at others through his dirty windows．
阅读理解
Traveling by train is usually not easy in China．It can be hard to get a ticket．When you’re traveling to the railway station you look at your watch, afraid you will miss your train．
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai．Construction(建设)on the express railway(高速铁路)between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008．When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus．
“There will be trains every several minutes．Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint(检查站)and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,” said an engineer．
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour．The travel time between the two cities will decease from 10 to about 5 hours．The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers．
The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges．It will run along side the present line．There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu．
“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan．That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air．” Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official．
According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project．At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project(三峡工程)．
(1)
The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished ________．
[ ]
A．
at the end of this year
B．
before the Spring Festival of 2008
C．
after 2013
D．
in about 5 years
(2)
Before taking your seat, you should ________ with your ticket．
[ ]
A．
buy a ticket
B．
get through the checkpoint
C．
pack your things
D．
make some friends
(3)
The word “decrease” in the passage possibly means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
延长
B．
缩短
C．
提速
D．
限速
(4)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive．
B．
The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu．
C．
Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes．
D．
The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project．
