Flamenco is a very popular dance in southern Spain. It begins with guitar music and clapping (击掌) and then dancers join the performance. Sometimes a woman dances alone and sometimes she dances with a man. The woman always wears a long colorful dress. She moves her arms and hands slowly, but her feet move fast, difficult steps. The man often wears black. Both dancers click (点击) their shoes on the floor when they dance around each other.
Cossack dances are from Russia. They are full of energy. Some are more like gymnastics than dancing! Dancers have to be very thin because they jump very high and kick their legs up and down. They often jump over swords (剑). The movements are similar to Chinese Kungfu.
Limbo dancing is an important part of celebrations in America. Young people have to dance under a pole (杆). The pole is often on fire and the dancer mustn’t touch it. After a successful “limbo”, they put the polo lower and do it again. Some dancers even can dance under a pole just twenty centimeters off the ground.
Mask (面具) dances are important for the Dogon people in West Africa. Each village makes different masks. They are often huge and colorful. There are masks of people, ghosts or local animals like crocodiles (鳄鱼) and monkeys. Mask dancers are always men and dance to the sound of drums for hours after the death of a person in the village. Today Dogon villagers also perform dances for tourists.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1. What do you know about Flamenco dancing?
| A．Dancers begin performing before the guitar music starts. |
| B．A woman dancer often wears a long black dress. |
| C．A woman dancer moves her hands and feet at different speeds. |
| A．A play. | B．A sport. | C．A celebration. |
| A．Four | B．Three | C．Two |
| A．In Mask dances, some dancers even can dance under a pole just twenty centimeters off the ground. |
| B．Today, Dogon villagers perform the dances not only for the death of a person in the village but also for tourists. |
| C．Cossack dances come from Russia. |
| A．Dance Jumps and Moves |
| B．Dances from Different Countries |
| C．Dance Music and Clothing |
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Country music, sometimes called country-west, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada — in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor Southerners is now popular all over the world.
1. It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from .
| A．the Northeast and Midwest |
| B．factories and army camps in the South |
| C．the Appalachian Mountains and the West |
| D．real-life stories in small towns |
| A．the South | B．the North | C．the Midwest | D．the Northeast |
| A．they wanted to take music with them |
| B．they wanted to make other people like country music |
| C．they wanted to work in the factories there |
| D．they wanted to make country music popular |
| A．city people said it was low class |
| B．people could sing it in many different languages |
| C．it started with cowboys and poor Southerners |
| D．it is loved by different kinds of people in the world |
| A．Country music is about human feelings and events. |
| B．Country music is sung by stars all in English. |
| C．Country music is popular among city people today. |
| D．City people didn’t like country music at first. |
What comes to mind when you hear the word “instrument”? The violin, piano or guitar? However, we all have an instrument that we are born with-our voices.
My school choral (合唱的) program started a cappella group (无伴奏合唱团).
| A．Many students interview for this popular group, hoping to become the school’s next rising star. |
| B．But that is far from the truth. |
| C．Music is a form of art in which all types of instruments can join in. |
| D．This is a special musical group that produces songs simply with their voices, with no other instrument required! |
| E．Singing groups give students the opportunities to shine. |
【推荐3】Do you know what punk rock music is? I love punk rock music so much. Now let me introduce punk rock music to you. Punk rock music started in the late 1960s in the UK. Punk rock music is a way to express（表达）the singer’s thought and anger with society（社会）.
The earliest punk rock bands that formed in the early 1970s were Ramon’s, Black Flag. Then in the late 1970s, more new punk rock bands were formed such as the Clash, the Damned, Iggy Pop. Their songs were formed by some simple notes（音调）and their methods（方法）of singing were loud and they sang with anger.
Why did punk rock music develop that fast? Because the people in that time needed some ways to express themselves. There are lots of punk rock bands nowadays, such as Distillers, the Cure, Green Day. The biggest difference between the old and newer bands is their clothing. The old punk rock bands did not really focus on（关注）their clothing, but the newer punk rock bands do focus on their clothing when they are out for functions（演出）.
1. What’s the meaning of “punk”?| A．民乐 | B．朋克 | C．爵士乐 | D．古典音乐 |
| A．In the late 1960s. | B．In the late 1970s. | C．In the 1970s. | D．In the 1980s. |
| A．Beatles. | B．Red Flag. | C．Blue Flag. | D．Ramon’s, Black Flag. |
| A．The old punk rock bands. | B．The newer punk rock bands. |
| C．Both the old and the newer punk rock bands. | D．Neither of them. |
Summer is a great time to improve your child’s reading! Reading over the summer can help you child keep up his reading gains during the past school year AND also help prepare him for the next year! How to sign up: We are inviting you to sign up for free to help your child be an active reader this summer! *Go to www.read fun org * Select “Parent”（NOT “Teacher”） * Click on the blue “Sign Up” What we provide: We provide you with thousands of free , high-quality articles with questions and activities. To make summer reading easy, we have selected interesting and knowledge-filed articles of different levels. You can go to www.read fun org/summer reading to download and print the articles for free . How to use: RIP 1: Articles for summer reading should be accessible, so be sure to choose articles at your child’s reading level. Don’t be afraid to start with articles of lower grade levels. The important thing is that he reads, reads, reads! TIP 2: It’s also important to help your kid develop god reading habits. Help him keep a good record of his summer reading. Besides, encourage him to discuss what he has read with family members. That way, you will all have a good time. We wish you and your family a great summer! |
1. The first two sentences of the text above are about ________.
| A．different types of books |
| B．the coming school year |
| C．the importance of summer reading |
| D．good places for summer reading |
| A．select “Parent” | B．finish a test | C．choose a tip | D．print an article |
| A．Online teachers. | B．Pen friends’ information. | C．Interesting videos. | D．Articles of different levels. |
| A．write | B．discuss | C．understand | D．compare |
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
| A．introduce a reading programme |
| B．sell books to school kids |
| C．encourage parents to read more |
| D．share reading experience |
【推荐2】I’m right. You’re wrong! Isn’t this how we always argue? Reaching an understanding or seeing things from another person’s point of view can be difficult. But what if there was a way to change this? Science has the answer to our problems!
Scientists have found that “reflecting on (仔细考虑) your values before discussing with someone makes you more open-minded” and it’s not easy to get angry at the other person. By doing this you increase your openness to being wrong, reported the Science website.
Paul Hanel, a sociologist (社会学家) at the University of Essex, UK, did this study. To test this, more than 300 student volunteers were put into small groups to discuss some topics. Then half of the group was asked to think of their 19 most important values, such as freedom (自由) and acceptance (接纳) of those who are different. While the other half reflected on what drinks they liked. Then they had discussions again.
About 60 percent of the values group showed more openness than the drinks group. And80 percent of the values group also reported feeling more empathy (同情心). So next time when you want to argue with your friends or parents, try this simple method!
1. From the passage, we can know that seeing things from another person’s point of view is _________.| A．difficult | B．funny | C．easy | D．boring |
| A．By discussing the arguments. | B．By reflecting his values. |
| C．By researching on the Internet. | D．By doing research. |
| A．How to Make Friends with Others. | B．How to Avoid Arguing with Others. |
| C．How to Organize A Disscussion. | D．How to Express Your Own Ideas. |
In China, it seems that in each family, there is tiger mother and a cat father, even worse, some families have two tigers. Children can’t decide anything for themselves. What’s worse, Chinese mothers believe key school will bring a better future to their children. This soap opera fully shows us a common problem in China. And maybe it is the real reason why such kind of TV shows can get popular.
Whether the tiger mother or the cat father, respecting(尊重)children and growing together are the keys to family education. Confidence, kindness, honesty and independence are the most important qualities to develop a child, not the grades. Just like a poem said, “Educating children is like walking with a snail(蜗牛), and the steps are gentle and slow.”
1. In the soap opera, the little girl isn’t allowed to_______.
| A．eat vegetables | B．get good grades |
| C．go to the key school | D．watch TV or play computer games |
| A．he enjoys eating fish just like a cat |
| B．he gives her daughter more independence |
| C．he is afraid of his wife |
| D．he always stays up late just like a cat |
| A．风景 | B．磁带 | C．观点 | D．观察 |
| A．slow your steps and grow together with your children |
| B．take a walk with your children often |
| C．be strict with your children like “Tiger Mother” |
| D．buy an expensive house near the key school |
