Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphonesand listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy larger speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.

Adult(成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs play music.

Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once(一旦) a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music.

1.How many kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage?

A. Two.            B. Three.         C. Four.

2.What’s the meaning of “earphone” in Chinese?

A. 电话.           B. 收录机.         C. 耳机.

3.Do all the radio programs in America play music?

A.Yes, they do.        B. No, not all.      C. We don’t know.

4.What is the country music about in America?

A. It tells stories about the common life.

B. It’s popular.

C. It is about country life or love stories.

5.What is the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. American Music.     B. Pop Music.          C. Folk Music.

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I’m a school girl. My brother and I are twins. We are both at school. We like school. My parents are both teachers. They work hard. My brother and I study at No. 1 Middle School. There are twenty-five boys and eighteen girls in our class.

We go to school from Monday to Friday. We have no classes on Saturdays and Sundays. We usually get up at six o’clock, and have breakfast at half past six. We come to school at seven o’clock. Classes begin at eight. We have four lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We have lunch a fifteen past twelve. At three fifty we have sports.

We study Chinese, math, English, geography, physics, history, politics and other lessons. We like Chinese. We like English, too. Some of us are good at it.

We go home at five o’clock. We have supper at six o’clock. We do our homework at seven every evening and go to bed at half past nine, but sometimes we go to sleep at about ten.

We work hard, we study for the people.

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1.My brother is ___ and I am ____.

A. a worker; a student   B. a student; a worker  C. a student; a teacher  D. a student; a student

2. We have ___ a fifteen past twelve.

A. breakfast    B. lunch  C. supper  D. dinner

3. We begin to do our homework from ____ to ___ every evening.

A. Monday; Friday    B. seven; nine  C. school; home  D. six; eight

4.. There are ___ boys and ___ girls in our class.

A. twenty-five; twenty  B. some; any  C. twenty-five; eighteen  D. many; much

5.Do they often have sports in the morning or in the afternoon?

A. Yes, they do  B. No, we don’t  C. In the morning  D. In the afternoon

Do you know there are two kinds of football games? One is American football (橄榄球), and the other is soccer（足球）.In China many young men like playing soccer. It is very popular. But the Chinese don’t call it soccer. They call it football. There are eleven players in each team. And the ball is round. Only the goalkeeper(守门员) can touch the ball with his hands. The other players can’t touch the ball with their hands.

In America, soccer is not very popular. They like playing American football. It is very different. The ball is not round. It is like a big egg. There are also eleven players in each team. All the players can touch the ball with both feet and hands.

1.Do the Chinese like playing soccer?

A. Yes, they do. B. No, they don’t                 C. Yes, I do.                  D. No, I don’t.

2.How many players are there in a soccer team?

A. Eight.                       B. Twenty-two                      C. Eleven                     D. Twenty.

3. What do the American people like very much?

A. Touching the ball with hands.                            B. Playing soccer.

C. Watching TV.                                                        D. Playing American football.

Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphonesand listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy larger speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.
Adult(成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs play music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once(一旦) a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music.
【小题1】How many kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage?
A. Two.            B. Three.         C. Four.
【小题2】What’s the meaning of “earphone” in Chinese?
A. 电话.           B. 收录机.         C. 耳机.
【小题3】Do all the radio programs in America play music?
A.Yes, they do.        B. No, not all.      C. We don’t know.
【小题4】What is the country music about in America?
A. It tells stories about the common life.
B. It’s popular.
C. It is about country life or love stories.
【小题5】What is the best title(标题) of the passage?
A. American Music.     B. Pop Music.          C. Folk Music.

It is eight o’clock. The children go to school by car every day, they are going to school on foot. It is ten o’clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops. It is four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden. It is six o’clock, In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden. It is nine o’clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he’s not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he’s reading an interesting book.

1.The children go to school ______ every day.

A. by car          B. on foot          C. by bike        D. by bus

2.Mrs. Sawyer is going to ___ this morning。

A. staying at home    B. go shopping    C . drinking tea   D. watching TV

3.Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the evening at ______in the living room. 

A. 8:00             B. 16:00          C. 18:00         D. 21:00

4.Are the children doing their homework at the moment?

A. Yes, they do.   B. No, they don’t.   C. Yes, they are.   D. No, they aren’t