1 . The arts, especially music, should be part of every school’s lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.
Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music programme, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang (团伙). Parents can enjoy listening to their children’s music instead of seeing them glued to a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.
Music builds self-confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practise performing in front of the audience. Music gives children an opportunity for self-expression, and that helps develop their self-confidence.
Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is why music lessons should be offered in every single grade in every school.
1. According to the passage, music could make students smarter by________.| A．improving their classroom skills and paying attention |
| B．improving their classroom skills and imagination |
| C．improving their attention and imagination |
| D．letting them make music and try out their own ideas |
| A．Unwilling to turn on. |
| B．Always looking at. |
| C．Unwilling to move. |
| D．Always playing with. |
| A．make children express themselves |
| B．bring children success |
| C．give children something to be proud of |
| D．develop children’s self-confidence |
| A．Music Is a Must as a Course at School |
| B．Music Builds Children’s Self-confidence |
| C．Music Makes Students Much Smarter |
| D．Learning Music and Making Music Build Children’s Character |
2 . The Best Thing that ever Happened for Being Nice
A few weeks ago, my family and I were at a restaurant. We had just finished having lunch when I excused myself to go to the
When I was in one of the stalls (隔间), the lady in the stall next to me was saying something. At first, I didn’t realize what she was saying, but
I passed her some paper. When we got out of the toilet stall, she kept
Some people were staring at me and the lady as I walked back to my family and our table, but I didn’t care. The lady was
When I got back to our table, my parents were looking at me, puzzled. Their daughter had simply intended to go to the toilet for a minute or two,
A few moments later, someone came up to us. It was the lady again. She thanked me again then
The best thing that happened to me that day was not only getting a
| A．stage | B．shop | C．restaurant | D．toilet |
| A．naturally | B．eventually | C．actually | D．hurriedly |
| A．understood | B．knew | C．showed | D．discovered |
| A．praising | B．hugging | C．kissing | D．thanking |
| A．outside | B．over | C．along | D．past |
| A．carried | B．moved | C．insisted | D．worked |
| A．bargain | B．refuse | C．accept | D．follow |
| A．treat | B．take | C．invite | D．bring |
| A．trying | B．laughing | C．growing | D．acting |
| A．stranger | B．model | C．hero | D．leader |
| A．yet | B．so | C．or | D．thus |
| A．shared | B．explained | C．reflected | D．proved |
| A．village | B．house | C．country | D．building |
| A．delicious | B．free | C．special | D．large |
| A．powerful | B．successful | C．helpful | D．wonderful |
Tu Youyou, 84, was the first Chinese female scientist to win a Nobel Prize in science. She
4 . “Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped outside the house. It was full of thick smoke.
I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.
I saw a doorway in fire, then I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terrible, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry, I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly. She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had saved her baby.
1. When the fire arose in the middle of the night, the author was ________.| A．at home | B．sleeping | C．sitting in bed | D．both A and B |
| A．because he was very brave. | B．because he liked the baby very much. |
| C．but he just happened to save it. | D．because it was the Mayor’s baby. |
| A．was a stranger there | B．could see nothing |
| C．was not completely awake | D．Both A and C |
| A．save the baby | B．call for help | C．protect his face | D．run quickly |
Social networking
Body langage and
This novel was about an unbelievable but genuine adventure. Its author was a black businessman who
8 . During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few days. When I
The next day at school, I got a rude awakening: I’d totally forgotten to prepare for the
As it turned out, I didn’t know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give in when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I
Finally, I decided to finish the test on my own, without
The next day when I walked into the English room, I saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me. I stared at it a few seconds before I got up the nerve to turn it over.
You can only imagine my
My mom says the victories that take the most courage are won within. Now I know
| A．returned | B．finished | C．appeared | D．arrived |
| A．play | B．test | C．lecture | D．essay |
| A．dropped | B．missed | C．lost | D．carried |
| A．calmed | B．wrote | C．looked | D．settled |
| A．whispered | B．chanted | C．persuaded | D．warned |
| A．thinking | B．suffering | C．checking | D．cheating |
| A．relieved | B．regretful | C．certain | D．annoyed |
| A．fear | B．anxiety | C．shock | D．appreciation |
| A．grade | B．rate | C．credit | D．paper |
| A．seemingly | B．willingly | C．gradually | D．exactly |
9 . More People Are Leaving the Rat Race for the Simple Life
Time is more precious than money for an increasing number of people who are choosing to live more with less and liking it.
Kay and Charles Giddens, two lawyers, sold their home to start a B&B hotel. Four years later, the couple dishes out banana pancake breakfast, cleans toilets and serves homemade chocolate chip cookies to guests in a B&B hotel surrounded by trees on a hill known for colorful sunsets.
"Do I miss the freeways? Do I miss the traffic? Do I miss the stress? No," says Ms. Giddens. This is a phenomenon that's fairly widespread. A lot of people are reevaluating their lives and figuring out what they want to do. If their base is being damaged, what's the payoff?
Simple living ranges from cutting down on weeknight activities to sharing housing, living closer to work, avoiding shopping malls, borrowing books from the library instead of buying them, and taking a cut in pay to work at a more pleasurable job.
Vicki Robin, a writer, lives on a budget equal to a fifth of what she used to make. "You become conscious about where your money is going and how valuable it is," Ms. Robin says, "You tend not to use things up. You cook at home rather than eat out..."
Janet Luhrs, a lawyer, quit her job after giving birth and leaving her daughter with a nanny for two weeks. "It was not the way I wanted to raise my kids," she says, "Simplicity is not just about saving money: it's about me sitting down every night with my kids to a candlelit dinner with classical music.”
Mrs. Luhrs now edits a magazine, Simple Living, which publishes tips on how to buy recycled furniture and shoes, organize potluck dinners instead of expensive receptions, and generally how to consume less.
"It’s not about poverty," Mrs. Luhrs explains, "It's about conscious living and creating the life you want. The less stuff you buy, the less money goes out of the door, and the less money you have to earn."
1. Kay and Charles Giddens sold their home to________.| A．pay off the debt |
| B．start a private hotel |
| C．cut down expenses |
| D．buy living necessities |
| A．works as a reporter of a magazine |
| B．has an interest in classical music |
| C．spends more time with her kids |
| D．helps people buy recycled clothes |
| A．By using figures. |
| B．By asking questions. |
| C．By giving examples. |
| D．By making comparisons. |
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