Do you love American country music? If you do, come to Nashville．It’s the home of American country music.

Nashville is the capital of the state Tennessee．Here you don’t have to go to the big auditoriums （音乐厅） to enjoy the country music．In the open air restaurants or on the streets, you can always hear the beautiful and sweet sounding folk music．All the singers are young and they play their guitars while they sang．The songs they sing are so touching that, if you listen attentively, you can feel they are singing with their souls rather than with their voices.

Shops selling music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville．Many records are made by famous singers and they are sent to many countries all over the world.

The folk songs most of the singers sing come from the rural areas in the southern United States．The songs often describe the situations of those days and the feeling of the country people．They often sing in praises of heroism and true love.

1．The passage is mainly about ______．

       A．Nashville                                     B．the country music

       C．pop singers                                   D．American young people

2．From the passage we know that Nashville is ______.

       A．a village              B．a small town            C．a capital city         D．a big city

3．To enjoy the country music, you can go to ______.

       A．the big auditoriums                              B．the open air restaurants

       C．the streets                                    D．all of the above

4．What is the meaning of the underlined word “heroism” in the last paragraph?

       A．乐观主义              B．英雄主义        C．爱国主义          D．社会主义

5．According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?

     A．The folk songs can impress you deeply.

      B．Not all records are made by famous singers.

       C．The folk songs are sung only in praises of true love.

       D．Shops that sell music recorders and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville．

Marie Sklodowska was the daughter of a Polish teacher．She was a very intelligent little girl; she could read when she was only four years old．Her father taught science at a school in Warsaw．Marie went to his school when she was fourteen years old．She was very interested in science and mathematics, and liked to help his father in his laboratory．She was a very good student and left school with a gold medal.

Marie wanted to be a scientist like her father．In 1891 her sister Bronya invited her to go to Paris．There she began to learn science and mathematics at the famous university of the Sorbonne．At first Marie could speak only a little French, but he worked hard and soon passed her examination．In Paris Marie met another scientist Pierre Curie, and in 1895 she married him.

In 1898 both the Curies decided to investigate the radioactive elements in pitchblende．The Austrians gave them a lot of pitchblende for their work, and the Curies began to experiment with it slowly and carefully．They worked hard for four years, and at last Marie obtained a very small piece of radioactive element—radium．It weighed only one tenth of a gramme, but it was pure radium and it shone with a wonderful light．The new element was valuable to science, but it was beautiful too.

1．Which of the following statements is true?

      A．Marie left a gold medal because she was a good student.

      B．Marie left school because she was a good student.

      C．Marie received a gold medal because she was a good student

      D．Marie left school because she wasn’t a good student.

2．Marie’s father ______ in Warsaw.

      A．was an English teacher                  B．learned science at a school

      C．was a science teacher                   D．taught Polish at a school

3．In 1891 Marie could ______.

     A．speak only a little Polish                       B．not speak French at all

      C．speak only a little science                  D．speak only a little French

4．In Paris Marie met ______.

      A．another science                       B．another scientist

      C．another scientific work                  D．scientific labs

5．The radium ______ one tenth of a gramme.

     A．shone              B．experimented     C．obtained             D．weighed

（Xinhu）The Expo 2010 Shanghai China formally opened its door to the highly avid public this morning．

Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin and International Exhibitions Bureau President Jean-Pierre Lafon activated（有活性的） the opening device together at a commencement（开始；开端） ceremony．

The Expo, carrying a theme of "Better City, Better Life", reflects the crystallization （结晶化）of wisdom about urban（城市的）construction and vision of a better future life, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said while addressing the ceremony．

BIE Secretary Teneral Vicente Gonzalea Loscertales said the Shanghai World Expo would be "the most splendid and unforgettable" and would help the world better understand the present, have a glimpse（一瞥；一看）into the future and strengthen cooperation between countries and organizations．

Visitors, from home and abroad, are thronging（成群；挤满） to the gates of the Expo site, waiting for security checks in long queues．Around 300,000 tickets have been sold or distributed（分发） for the opening day, organizers said．

The Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors from China and abroad．The Expo site covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers along both sides of the Huangpu River, a tributary（支流）of the Yangtze River．

1．What is the theme of the EXPO 2010 Shanghai China?

      A．Better City, Better Future.                            B．Better City, Better World.

      C．Better City, Better Life.                                D．Better City, Better Future.

2．What does the underlined word “avid”in paragraph 1 probably mean?

      A．active．                  B．brave．                C．energetic．       D．eager

3．How many visitors is the Expo expected to attract form and abroad?

       A．7000000．            B．70000000．           C．70000．         D．700000

4．What is the best title for this passage?

      A．Expo site opens to public．

      B．Expo site covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers.

      C．The Expo is wonderful.

      D．The Expo is unforgettable.

5．According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．The Expo reflects the crystallization of wisdom about urban construction and vision of a better future life.

      B．The Shanghai World Expo would be "the least splendid and unforgettable".

      C．Expo site covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers.

      D．Visitors, from home and abroad, are thronging to the gates.

1．Many people became _________ （无家可归的）in the earthquake.

2．Look! The students are doing an experiment ________ （好奇地）.

3．The dove is a bird and it ________ （代表） peace.

4．Everyone in the world is ______ （独一无二的）， with their own needs, preferences

and talents.

5．The classrooms in our school are modern and bright．They were newly ________ （装备） with computers and projectors.

6．Whenever we meet difficulties , our teachers often tell us to _______ （克服） them and never to give up.

7．Our school is very beautiful and you can see ________ （各种各样的） flowers here and there.

8．________ （意大利） is a European country that is shaped like a boot.

9．There are a variety of theme parks throughout the world．______ （无论在什么地方）there is a theme park, tourism is increasing.

10．We should care for the young and ________（尊敬）the elderly.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同坐的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每行有一处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，并写出该加的词再划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一个横线（  ），并写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

           2．只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。

Dear Amy,

I have a problem, but I’m writing to ask you for                    1．______

an advice．This is a secret, so don’t tell anyone                                    2．______

else．My cousin and I used to getting                           3．______

along very well in each other and we were                       4．______

good friend．Last week we talked about our plan                  5．______

and we are planning to spend the summer holidays                  6．______

together, but now I don’t think I want invite him home．                            7．______

Recently I has discovered that he’s started to tell lies．             8．______

When I told him it was wrong to tell lies, but she just laughed         9．______

at me．“Should I keep quietly or tell his parents?”                 10．______

                                          Yours

                                          Alice

在生活和工作中，与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下列表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为“Cooperate with Others”英文演讲稿。

要求：

1．短文须写在答题卡的指定区域；

2．短文词数100词左右（不含已写好的部分）；

3．内容充实，结构完整，语义连贯；

4．书写须清晰、工整。

Good morning, everyone!

     The topic of my speech today is “Cooperate with Others”.

Despite the fact that there are a lot of complaints about ________  CCTV’s annual Spring Festival Gala（Chunwan）,most people think it was really ________ feast for our eyes this year．

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

After many years of hard work, his dream _________ at last．

A．come true       B．was come true       C．was realized    D．realized

The boys is impolite to others and this _________ hurts himself．

A．in turn         B．at turns        C．by turns         D．in turns

Xiao Li is said _________ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in．

A．to study                                             B．to be studying

C．to be studied                                         D．to have studied