1 . 读后续写

Emily White was born seventeen years ago with so many birth problems in her body. Some of her organs, bones and muscles were out of shape. No one expected her to survive. She did make it but with her strange body figure, everyone could recognize her, even from a distance.

In Emily White’s hometown, there was a yearly outdoor performance in the school auditorium (大礼堂). It had been performed for so many years and actually had become one of the most important events of the Christmas season for many of the town’s people.

Many people tried out each year for it, but so many were turned away. It can only include the most excellent people in the field.

Emily had a beautiful singing voice. Last year she went to Mrs. Owens — her music teacher to ask to join in the performance. Without letting her sing, Mrs. Owens took a look at Amy’s body and said, “Child, you just don’t fit. Everyone would stare at you and that would make you uncomfortable. It would make them uncomfortable, too.”

Without singing a single note, Emily was sent back through the door of the choral room. Hurt and upset, she decided never to try out again. But Mrs. Owens then retired.

This year, there came a new music teacher, Mr. Buttler. He heard about Emily and suggested that she have a try.

Emily didn’t want to be rejected again, so she hesitated a little about it. As Emily struggled, the door was pushed open and Mr. Buttler called, “Emily, you’re next.” Although kind of nervous, Emily did as Mr. Buttler told her to do. Mr. Buttler sat by the piano to keep Emily company. When Emily finished her testing performance, she thanked Mr. Buttler and knew the result would be posted on the door of the choral room the next day.

Emily couldn’t sleep that night. She was suffering from the feelings that she didn’t fit and the great need to be accepted. By the next morning, her stomach was even in pain because of stress.

注意：续写词数应为150左右

Paragraph 1: The next day, Emily nervously glanced at the list on the door of the choral room.

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Paragraph 2: Finally, the day of performance came.

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3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Although Emily’s singing was very pleasant to hear, lacking of courage, she never dared to sing in front of strangers.

One summer, the neighborhood where she lived would hold a singing competition. Her best friend, Lucy, came to invite her to participate in the competition, but Emily said. “I’m afraid to take part in it.” Her mother said, “It’s okay, just do it bravely.” Emily followed her mama’s advice and decided to give herself a try. The day came. Emily and Lucy went to the competition site. But she was too frightened to walk onto the stage. She had been waiting until others finished singing. She shakily forced herself to stand on the stage. She started to sing, but her voice was so low. What’s worse, she was so nervous that she forgot the lyrics after singing a few words. Being laughed at by others, embarrassed and shy, she ran away from the stage.

Some naughty boys ran after her and said, “Emily, coward (胆小鬼)! Emily, coward!” Emily didn’t argue with them. What she wanted was to go back home as quickly as she could. Finally, she rushed into the house, hugged her mom and cried sadly.

“Well, my poor girl. Don’t cry. Tell me what happened to you,” asked her mom. Emily looked up at her mother and told her what she had experienced.

Listening to her, her mom cupped her face and said, “It doesn’t matter, girl. As long as you practice singing more in front of strangers, you will become braver little by little. So, my girl, don’t be beaten by a failure. You can go out to practice singing every day. No matter who is listening to you, go on singing and never stop. I believe there will be a harvest for you.”

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1

Emily followed her mom’s advice and walked into the park where many people were singing and dancing.

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The second year, the neighborhood held the singing competition again.

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4 . We know music is very important in our daily life. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other places play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm?

Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave. They think that the sound of western classical (古典的) music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without music, people spend ever less.

Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes peoples eat faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. This makes people eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants can make more money in this way.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you relax.

Next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might influence the way you do things.

1. According to the text, scientists believe that music can_________.

A．affect people’s behavior	B．help us to form good habits
C．develop our interest in food	D．influence natural environments

2. Which type of music below can make people eat faster?

A．Light music.	B．Rock music.
C．Sweet music.	D．Soft music.

3. Listening to music can make a student _________.

A．slow in action	B．care about manners
C．active in study	D．worry about studies

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Music and Behavior	B．Good and Bad music
C．Types of Music	D．Music in Restaurants

5 . What kind of music does the man like?

A．Jazz.

B．Rock.

C．Opera.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Music is in the corners of everyday life. It is said to be beneficial       1    us both physically and mentally.

There are many ways to make music. For example, if you blow into bamboos or shells,       2    ( permit) air to come in, they can produce pleasant music. A recent     3     (discover) suggests that music was played much earlier     4     we think. In 1995, deep in     5     cave in Slovenia     6     was occupied 45,000 years ago by Neanderthals, a leg bone of a bear with four finger holes was found .The finding suggested that flutes(笛子)had come into existence at that time. Later, many other traditional musical instruments like drums     7     (dig) out from under ground. Ancient people even     8    (seek) a way to make music out of a bow(弓) intended for hunting, so we have to admit that they did have a great gift for music. But if     9    (exact) dated, the Neanderthal flute is by far the     10    (early) known example of music.

Now music can be found in every known culture, and even the most distant groups have a certain form of music.

8 . In all the world's cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in our lives that all fields focus on its study, including one looking at the biology of music. Experts find that because of the way our brains process music, learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can have a wide range of benefits.   

Music education has received a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children improve math, science, and language skills. One study in Canada tracked children's IQ scores for nine months, discovering that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes use several areas of the brain, increasing our ability to learn school subjects. For example, reading notes improves spatial (空间的) reasoning skills, which are helpful in solving math problems like fractions (分数).   

Music is also used for medical purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which affect memories. The secret lies in the way the brain processes music. One area near the forehead, the medial prefrontal cortex(脑前额叶外皮), connects music with memories stored in two other areas: the amygdale(杏仁核) and hippocampus(海马体). That's why an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago. For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimer's, listening to music can help unlock buried memories by strengthening musical pathways to memories.   

With the evidence of music's benefits, it's no wonder some countries make music study a part of their education systems. People are recognizing that more than just a form of entertainment, music is also great for the brain.

1. According to the Canadian study, which children increased IQ scores?

A．Those who already had high IQ scores.

B．Those who had always played music.

C．Those who could not play any instrument.

D．Those who studied music for a period of time.

2. Which of the following is a kind of disease?

A．Spatial reasoning.

B．Alzheimer's.

C．The amygdale and hippocampus.

D．The medial prefrontal cortex.

3. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．Music and health

B．Music and education

C．Music and the mind

D．Music and instruments

4. Scientists are studying music because ________.

A．music can be used for medical treatments

B．music plays a very important role in our lives

C．our brains can process music in different ways

D．music education has received a lot of attention

9 . A teacher at Cedar Bluff Elementary School, Andrew Klicka writes rap music to help students learn and remember concepts. “I started writing raps ______ the social studies tests were so hard,” Klicka said. “Kids had a(n) _______ time remembering all of the information that we had to _______.”

This piece of news has _______ that music can help kids do better in school. The best way to _______ facts might be to set them to music. Medical students, for example, have long used rhymes and songs to help them _______ vast quantities of information. A doctor by the name of Tupas Mukherjee _______ that at the hospital he worked at no one _______ the procedures for managing asthma (哮喘). So he created a video and recorded himself ______ the guidelines on asthma procedures. It has spread quickly, and now all _______ use it and are able to remember the guidelines.

Music also makes the school day more fun. It makes school more ______. Many students come to school with optional courses like Spanish. No gym or music. If they had a music hour or program, they could reduce _______ and relax their brain in a way.

Therefore, I _______ with some people who think that music is worth sacrificing for other _______ such as upgraded websites. We shouldn't _______ music programs.

1.

A．because

B．though

C．until

D．unless

2.

A．difficult

B．long

C．unforgettable

D．boring

3.

A．write

B．teach

C．collect

D．store

4.

A．repeated

B．complained

C．announced

D．proved

5.

A．face

B．explain

C．remember

D．know

6.

A．check

B．seek

C．provide

D．master

7.

A．realized

B．predicted

C．supposed

D．understood

8.

A．accepted

B．followed

C．created

D．appreciated

9.

A．developing

B．presenting

C．reciting

D．singing

10.

A．students

B．professors

C．doctors

D．reporters

11.

A．practical

B．important

C．interesting

D．unusual

12.

A．confidence

B．pressure

C．friendship

D．conflict

13.

A．talk

B．disagree

C．compare

D．compete

14.

A．methods

B．abilities

C．programs

D．reasons

15.

A．look forward to

B．take advantage of

C．add up to

D．get rid of

10 . To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyone's life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic? I'm not sure about it.

Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning----the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life too----in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.

It is well said, “Through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”

1. What does the writer say more about in the text?

A．Life full of music.	B．The importance of music.
C．Life without music.	D．The development of music.

2. From the text, we learn that many people .

A．go to the concert instead of enjoying music

B．get along quite well without music

C．don't realize the importance of music

D．think music would be less exciting than films

3. What does the underlined word “melody” mean in the text?

A．flying	B．living
C．looking	D．singing

4. From the last paragraph, we learn that music .

A．is very necessary for our everyday life

B．is very important, especially for children

C．can make our life exciting and dramatic

D．can enter another beautiful world