No one knows exactly when jazz was invented, or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 1900s.

Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and New Orleans was its birthplace.

Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music was not written down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white musicians to learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz.

The popularity of this music spread. From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago, then to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians, both black and white. Many of them were famous. One man was better than the rest. His name was Louis Armstrong.

Louis Armstrong was a born musician. He was not only talented but also hard-working. He also had a good sense of humor and a big, good-natured smile. These personal qualities were valuable in his rise to fame. After he became famous, he traveled around the world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy, especially at the beginning.

Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and his mother could hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents separated, and Louis lived with his mother. How hard their life was can readily be imagined. And yet Louis smiled through everything. He later wrote, “My whole life has been happiness. Life was there for me and I accepted it. Whatever happened has been beautiful to me. I love everybody.”

1.What can we know exactly from the first paragraph?

A.Who invented jazz.

B. When jazz was invented.

C. Where jazz was invented.

D. Why jazz was invented.

2.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to（指）____ ____.

A.New styles. B. Jazz pioneers.

C. Black musicians. D. White musicians.

3.What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz musician?

A.His family background.

B. His talent and hard work.

C. His good sense of humor.

D. His big, good-natured smiles.

4.Which of the following best expresses Louis Armstrong’s attitude (态度) to life?

A.He laughs best who laughs last.

B. Failure is the mother of success.

C. When you smile, the world smiles ba ck.

D. Without music, life is a journe y through a desert.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The development of jazz.

B. The influence of jazz on Americans.

C. The achievements of Louis Armstrong.

D. The development of jazz and its best musician.

单词拼写与运用（共 8 小题，计 8 分）

根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正确。

1.S____ is the first day of a week.

2.It is p___ __ to keep your voice down in public.

3.Gina is a___ in class. She often answers questions.

4.—What’s your favorite s__ besides maths, Sonia?

—History.

5.Have you ever heard of the saying “ __（沉默）is gold”?

6.My friend Wang Ying comes from a ____ _ （南方）town.

7.It’s very ____（有帮助）to discuss your problems with your parents.

8.Our government has paid more attention to the problem about food ____（安全）.

In recent years, more and more children in the US are interested in learning Chinese and learning about China. Seven-year-old Anna 1. (study) Chinese for two years in the Confucius（孔子）Classroom in Washington Yuying Public Charter School. During class, Anna and the other children are interested in introducing themselves and teaching visitors how 2. (say) “hello”, “thank you” and “goodbye” in Chinese.

“When she grows up, she’ll be able to communicate with Chinese. I hope she learns Chinese as ea rly as possible,” says Anna’s mother. “I 3. (spend) more on this so that she can get a lifelong skill.”

B

For the last hundred years, people of two villages in Sumatra have used a 30-metre-long bridge. It 4. (make) of the roots（树根）of two trees on each side of the river.

Pakih Sohan, a teacher, began to build the bridge in 1890. Because of the river, many children 5. (not, go) to school. It took Pakih Sohan more than 26 years to make the strong bridge. The bridge 6. (become) stronger and stronger because the roots grow all the time.

On rainy days people should cross the bridge carefully. When it 7. (rain), the bridge will become wet and slippery(滑的). More and more people travel there just to take some photos and try crossing it.

Nick’s family had just moved to town, and today was his first day in a new school.

Nick was nervous. He did not have any friends at this school.

Nick’s mother walked with him to school. He walked into the classroom and

chose a desk at the back of the class. Nick’s new teacher came over to him and said, “Hello, I am Mrs. Smith. You must be Nick. ”

He shyly nodded his head. Then Mrs. Smith said, “Class, I’d like you to meet Nick. His family just moved here, and he is going to be in our class.”

Nick was happy that Mrs. Smith introduced him to the class. He was even happier when the boy next to him said, “Hi, Nick. I’m Marcus.”

The first part of the day went by very quickly. Mrs. Smith gave Nick all of the books he would need and showed him what chapter（章节）the class was working on.

Soon, the lunch bell rang. Nick got nervous again. He did not want to eat his lunch by himself. As he walked into the lunchroom with the rest of his classmates, he started looking for a place to sit. Marcus invited Nick to sit with him.

After school, Marcus asked Nick where he lived. Nick lived only three houses down the street from Marcus, so the boys agreed to walk home together. After they finished their homework, Marcus came over to Nick’s house to play catch. When Nick went to bed that night, he could hardly wait for school the next day.

1.Why did Nick feel nervous on the first school day? (no more than 20 words)

2.What do you think of the teacher Mrs. Smith? (no more than 6 words)

3.Who was Nick’s new friend at the new school? (no more than 2 words)

4.请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

5.请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。

美籍教师 Frank 应邀将在暑假后来济宁一所初中学校任教。为了解初中生英语学习的一些情况，他 设计了以下调查问卷。请你根据调查问卷，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈你在英语学习方面的一些情况,以帮 助他完成该调查。

Questions

1. When did you begin to learn English?

2. Do you like English? Why (not)?

3. Do you like your English teacher? Why (not)?

注 意：

1. 文中不得出现可能透露考生真实身 份的任何信息；

2. 可依据问题适当发挥，以使意思连贯，行文流畅；

3. 100 词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。

Jack's hobby is to play chess

A. a B. an C. the D. /

Robert Hunt sometimes advises the students common problems.

A. in B. about C. with D. for

Yesterday Lucy told us such good that we are all amazed at it.

A. news B. ideas

C. suggestion D. answer

—I’m waiting for the mail. Do you know it will arrive?

—Usually it comes by 4:00 p.m.

A. how B. where C. when D. what

—How is Susan?

—Oh, I see her because she lives abroad.

A. always B. often C. almost D. hardly