them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. That’s partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn’t tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus（关注）on subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is useful in many ways.
When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode（解码）them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time. Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck did well in playing the piano.
83. Some schools in the US cut music classes, because ______. A.they were too difficult to learn
B. students in the US weren’t interested in music
C. the schools wanted to control budgets D. there weren’t enough music teachers in the US 84. In Paragraph 2,what does the underlined word“them” refer to（指代）? A. Fired teachers.B. Public schools. 85. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Playing the piano needs people to see music notes.
B. Playing the piano needs people to use fingers to make sounds. C. Decoding music notes is needed while we are playing music.
D. Different abilities are needed to work together while we are playing music. 86. How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage? A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D.Four.
C. Parents in Chicago. D. Students in Chicago.
87. What’s the writer’s opinion according to this passage?
A. Music is as simple as it looks. B. Music classes should be cut in some schools. C. Music is a big part of our lives. D. Music isn’t a very important life skill for us.
阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。
E
Much meaning can be carried clearlywith our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.Do you
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have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he finds that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. It’s the same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is something wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he loves her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what he or she is saying. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time, to show something that words cannot express.
Clearly, eye contact（接触）should be done according to the relationship between two people and the place where you stay.
88. What can our eyes carry clearly according to the passage? （不超过5个词）
________________________________________________________________________ 89. Why will the speaker look at the listener from time to time when they are in a conversation?（不超过20个词） ________________________________________________________________________ 90. What should we think about doing eye contact? （不超过15个词）
________________________________________________________________________
第四部分
写（共两大题，满分30分）
X．单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
91. A s________（简单的） “thank you” and a smile are all he wants. 92. We go to school every day e________（除了）Saturday and Sunday. 93. He b________（买） his mother flowers every Mother’s Day. 94. At the age of five, he showed his t________（天赋）in math. 95. It wasn’t a recorded show, it was l________（直播）. XI．书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）
李华所在的国际学校正在开展“My Favourite Traditional Festival”交流活动，假定你是李华，请你向来自不同国家的同学介绍中国传统节日——端午节，内容包括：
1. 今年庆祝时间（6月18日）
2. 节日由来：纪念（be in memory of）屈原
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3. 吃粽子，赛龙舟，挂菖蒲和艾草（calamus and Ay Tsao）?? 4. 欢迎大家一起体验这个传统节日 注意：1. 词数80~100；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 4. 开头已写好，不计入总词数。
3. 文中不能出现与本人相关的信息；
Dear fellows,
The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinesecalendar. _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
英语试题参考答案及评分标准
第一部分 听力
I. 1~ 5 BACAC
II. 6~10 CCBAB 11~15 ACBAB III. 16~20 CAACA IV. 21~25 BABCB V. 26. north
27. six/6
28. fields 29. top
30. bring
评分标准：1~30题每小题1分。（26~30题中的单词拼写错误可酌情扣分。）
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第二部分
VI. 31~35 DCABB
英语知识运用
36~40ADCCB 41~45 DABCA
评分标准：31~45题每小题1分。 VII. 46~50 BAACB
56~60 CADAB
51~60DBADC 61~65 BACBD
评分标准：46~65题每小题1.5分。
第三部分
VIII. 66~70 BDAFG
评分标准：66~70题每小题1分。 IX. 71~75 BDACA
76~80 ACBCB
81~85 DDCAD
86~87BC
阅读理解
88. Much meaning.
89. To make sure that the listener does pay attention to what he or she is saying. 90. The relationship between two people and the place where you stay. 评分标准：71~90题每小题2分。（88~90题意思对即可酌情给分。）
第四部分
X. 91. simple
92. except
写
93. buys 94. talent 95. live
评分标准：91~95题每小题1分。 XI. 略
听力部分录音文字稿
I．关键词语选择 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到五个句子。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个你所听到的单词或短语。每个句子读两遍。 1. One is never too old to learn.
2. What’s the purpose of your visit? For business or for pleasure?
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3. I don’t want to live on the first floor because it’s too noisy. 4. My parents gave me a lot of support during the difficult time. 5. We’ve got to stop and ask for directions.
Ⅱ．短对话理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
你将听到十段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
6. W: Are you going to New York by plane or by train? M: By train. It’s more comfortable.
7. W: Today is September 28th, Tom’s birthday.
M: Oh, I nearly forgot. Let’s go and buy a present for him.
8. W: Take your umbrella, Jack. It’s raining now. M: OK. I will, Mum.
9. W: Michael, what do you like doing on Saturdays? M: Playing basketball. It’s cool. 10. M: How much is the fruit?
W: The apples are 4 yuan a kilo. The pears are 3 yuan a kilo. The bananas are 2 yuan a kilo. 11. M: Mum, may I play with your mobile phone for a while? W: You must finish your homework first, dear.
12. W: There is a country music concert tomorrow evening. Do you want to go with me? M: I don’t like it. Country music sends me to sleep. 13. W: Where’s our food? The service here is really slow.
M: They seem to be very busy at this time of the day. We’d better wait. 14. M: Kate, did you tell Nancy our new address? W: Yes, I sent her an email yesterday.
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