1 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容用英语回答问题。

After an exhausting swim practice on a cold winter evening, I received an invitation from my friend Lucy, asking me to attend a dance. At the top of the invitation, Young Angels was written across the page. Young Angels was organizing a dance to raise money for community service projects. I thought it was such a great idea that I not only wanted to attend it, but also wanted to become involved.

This was over two years ago and since then, I have become a lead member in Young Angels of America. At each dance, teens not only have fun with their friends but are also informed about different charities. Knowing that I have taught others how they can get involved makes me feel satisfied and delighted.

The most memorable experience of my time in Young Angels was the Middle School Winter Dance in 2007, when we had a special child help organize the dance and participate in the event. This child was Lily. Lily had a dreadful disease that will eventually kill her. Lily had the best attitude towards life: she enjoyed every moment and made the best of it. Lily got me inspired to help others and never take any moment for granted.

I now have a dream, I want to inspire as many children as possible to volunteer. So many kids don’t realize how easy it is to make a difference to the world. I am only 15 years old and I have organized over five events, getting nearly 1,000 children involved. I want to be the angel to inspire that passion in others to make the difference that I feel as I have made to my community.

1. What’s the purpose of the dance organized by Young Angels?
2. How did the author feel about her influence on others?
3. What does the underlined word “dreadful” in Paragraph 3 mean?
4. What is the author’s dream?
5. What do you think of the author’s dream?

2 . 最近，李华被评为你们班的“每周之星”。请你根据他/她的事迹（在上周六下午，不顾天气炎热，为班级选购歌咏比赛服装），用英语为班级板报英语角写一篇100词左右的短文。
1.李华的事迹及其对同学的影响；
2.你的评论。
注意：1.文章的标题和开头已给出(不计入总词数)。
2．参考词汇：singing contest歌咏比赛 costume服装

Star Student of the Week

Li Hua has been awarded the title of “Star Student of the Week” for what she did for our class.

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3 . Music is a language which speaks to everyone—from the day we are born we hear music of some kind of our lives. But there are as many different kinds of music as there are different languages, and it is impossible to describe them all. Here are just a few well-known types.

Classical music is serious Western European music from the Middle Ages to the present (1500 to today) and it is often written for a large orchestra, or for a small group of players. Many instruments can be used. A lot of classical music is also written to be sung as opera. Classical music is very popular and schools often teach this type of music.

Jazz developed in the Southern States of North America at the beginning of this century. The black people of these states, who were originally slaves from Africa, had their own rhythms. Jazz brought classical music and African rhythms together.

Blues was originally black country music from the Southern States at the beginning of this century. It is slow, usually sad music which is often sung by one person with a guitar.

Rhythm and Blues(R&B) developed from the Blues in America in the 1940s. It became faster and more complex and used more instruments, eg. Saxophone, guitar, piano, drums. The music was often about city life and white musicians started playing it as well.

Musicians developed Rock and Roll from Rhythm and Blues in the 1950s and it became popular with young people. It spread to Europe in the 1960s and is now known in most countries. A lot of pop music comes from Rock and Roll.

Pop music developed from Rock and Roll in America, Britain and Europe in the 1960s and is now in every country. The name is used for most commercial music, which we can buy on records and hear on “pop radio”. It is usually played by groups who often use electronic instruments and make videos to go with their records.

1. A classical piece of music which is sung in a theater is called ________.

A．opera

B．jazz

C．Blues

D．Rock and Roll

2. Pop musicians often make ________ to go with their records.

A．films

B．tapes

C．videos

D．radios

3. ________ started in the Southern States of North America.

A．Rhythm and Blues	B．Jazz and Blues
C．Rock and Roll	D．Pop music

4. Rock and Roll became popular with ________ in the 1950s.

A．the young

B．the old

C．the middle-aged

D．teenagers

5. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．that music is an international language	B．how music is spread around the world
C．a few different kinds of music and their history	D．how jazz was developed in America

5 . After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town ________ he was born.

A．which

B．when

C．that

D．where

6 . ________ from the top of the hill, the city looks even smaller.

A．To see

B．Seeing

C．Seen

D．Having seen

7 . He would rather ________ his life than beg the enemy.

A．give in

B．give out

C．give off

D．give up

8 . You don’t look well, you ________ see a doctor.

A．ought to

B．may

C．can

D．might

9 . ---How do you like a birthday party outdoors this weekend?
--- ________.

A．Very much

B．With pleasure

C．Have fun

D．Good idea

10 . New _____ continue to use ancient methods of agriculture to maintain the terraces.

A．characters

B．generations

C．insects

D．tourists