Do you know that the "Happy birthday to you" song is the first song sung in outer space? Apollo IX astronauts _____ it on March 8, 1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here is the story behind it. The song was written by two sisters from Kentury, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the _____ of "Good morning to All" in 1893. It was used as a classroom _____ . Teachers sang it each day to welcome theirs students to the classroom.

The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister, Patty Smith Hill wrote the original （最初的）lyrics （歌词）for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louiville, Kentury, where Mildred also _____ .

The Hill sisters copyrighted （取得版权）their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared _____ their agreement in Robert H. Coleman's songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, "Happy Birthday to you", _____ the song still had it's original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small _____ in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court（法院） over the copyright problem of the song. She was _____ about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sister. She _____ her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be ______ every time the song was part of a commercial（商业的） production.

The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $ 2 million every year.

1.

A．saved

B．wrote

C．invented

D．sang

2.

A．notice

B．order

C．title

D．law

3.

A．party

B．greeting

C．discussion

D．test

4.

A．taught

B．searched

C．sold

D．prepared

5.

A．as

B．under

C．for

D．without

6.

A．although

B．until

C．because

D．after

7.

A．chances

B．tasks

C．changes

D．signs

8.

A．satisfied

B．glad

C．curious

D．angry

9.

A．lost

B．won

C．heard

D．dropped

10.

A．paid

B．praised

C．invited

D．warned

Why is music so important to children? Here are some of my thoughts on the subject.

Music has a positive (积极的) effect on young children’s development!

New research shows that music has a good influence on young children’s cognitive (认知的) skills, such as spatial reasoning (空间推理) and memory. Research also shows that offering children an interesting environment can support children’s healthy growth and development.

Young children enjoy making music with others! Making music with others gives children a wonderful feeling of belonging to the group. Children might have difficulty joining in activities with others because they are shy, have limited language ability or special needs, but they can freely take part in a music activity.

Music makes young children happy!

Children seem to experience much pleasure and joy when listening to music, making music and dancing to music. Whether they are singing along to a CD, playing an instrument or dancing to music around the classroom, most children seem to thoroughly (彻底地) enjoy participating in a music activity. How wonderful it is to offer children the chance to do some activities about music!

11. New research shows that music can improve young children’s ________ skills.

A．cognitive

B．reading

C．writing

D．speaking

12. Which is one of the reasons that children have difficulty joining in activities with others?

A．They don’t know others.	B．They want to play games alone.
C．They are shy.	D．They don’t like music.

13. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined phrase “participate in”?

A．come in

B．arrive at

C．take part in

D．get used to

14. There are ________ of the author’s thoughts on the subject.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

15. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．How to Make Music with Others

B．The Influence of Music on Young Children

C．What Wonderful Music!

D．The Importance of Music in Early Childhood

        Beijing Opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from absorbing(吸收)many other dramatic forms, mostly from the local drama 'Huiban', which was popular in South China during the 18th century. It is a scenic（戏剧的）art integrating music, performance, literature, aria, and face painting.
        Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing, dancing and spoken parts in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics.
In addition to its presence in China, Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mer Lanfang, one of the most famous performers(表演者)of all time, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.
        “You will be puzzled(困惑)all the way through and a little bored from time to time; but you will be charmed and interested. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background. "This is how one American traveller described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.
        Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
16. What makes Beijing Opera different from theatrical art forms in many other countries?

A．It has one opera singer on stage.

B．It has one dancer who has no speaking role.

C．It has already spread to many other countries.

D．It includes spoken parts, singing dancing and acrobatics.

17. People think Mei Lanfang played an important role in the spread of Beijing Opera because_______.

A．he made many tours o a foreign country

B．he was a famous Beijing Opera performer

C．he was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners

D．he made Beijing Opera different from other theatrical art forms.

18. From Paragraph 4 we know that the American traveler ________.

A．felt bored all the way

B．thought highly of Beijing Opera

C．found Beijing Opera interesting at first

D．knew the background of Beijing Opera

19. What does the underlined word “it” mean in the passage?

A．Beijing Opera

B．Local drama

C．An opera singer

D．A modern play