( ) 51.A.carry B.fetch C.make D.get ( ) 52.A.said B.faced C.turned D.cried ( ) 53.A.chest B.stomach C.back D.mouth ( ) 54.A.careful B.afraid C.terrible D.troubled ( ) 55.A.happy B.sad C.fun D.calm 五. 阅读理解(20%)
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Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather , and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys (牛仔) who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
( ) 1 Which of the following is talked in this passages?
A. pop music, folk music B. popular, folk and country music C. pop music and western music D. folk, pop and classical music ( ) 2. When pop singers _________ , they will become national stars.
A. make much money B. make a CD or tape
C. are loved by all the young people D. are wanted to sing on the radio ( ) From the passage we know that country music is about the ________. A. common life of Americans B. country life and love stories C. life of cowboys D. school life in America
B
Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset (不安的) if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you! Dinner parties usually start between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., and end at about 11p.m. Ask your host what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.
Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks (小吃). Do you want to be extra (特别地) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember — it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.
In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side. They eat with their guests.
You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert (甜点心) followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “Thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank you, thank you” all the time! ( ) 69. You are going to attend a dinner party and ____. A. you’d better bring a certain present with you
B. you must leave home for it at 7 p. m.
C. you should ask your host when you should leave D. you must arrive before 8 p.m.
( ) 70. It’s impolite ____.
A. to say that you like the host’s room very much
B. for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room C. for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening
D. for the host and the hostess (女主人) to sit and eat with their guests ( ) 71. In which order will you eat or drink the following things at a meal? A. Snacks, vegetables, meat, coffee．
B. Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables, dessert.
C. Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee. D. Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables.
( ) 72. What is the proper way to express your enjoyment of the evening? A. Before leaving for home, you should say, “Thank you for inviting me.” B. You can write a “Thank you” letter to your host after that.
C. When you shake hands with your host, you should say, “I did enjoy the evening.” D. You should finish everything on your plate and take more if you want it.
C
Ever since farmers began to grow grain, they have had to protect their crops from birds. In the 1300s, English farmers hired children to protect their crops. They were called “bird scares”. The children chased(追赶)birds and threw stones at them.
Bird scares were replaced in the 1800s by scarecrow . (稻草人)A scarecrow is anything that is set in a field to scare birds away. Often it is a pole dressed like a person. Some farms with small fields still use scarecrows today. Farming became big business in the twentieth century. Scarecrows could no longer protect the huge fields of grain, so farmers used poisons chemicals on the fields. The poison made the grain bitter. The birds usually would not eat the bitter grain.
Although they can prevent crops from being destroyed by insects and birds, some chemicals
can be harmful to humans. Therefore, farmers are using fewer chemicals now than they did 20 years ago. Perhaps scarecrows may be seen more often in the fields in the future. ( ) 64.“Bird scares” keep birds away from crops by ____.
A.feeding them bitter grain B.pretending to be scarecrows C.spreading chemicals in the fields D.chasing them and throwing stones
( ) 66.Which sentence from the passage supports the idea that scarecrows may be seen more often in the fields in the future?
A.Scarecrows could no longer protect fields.
B.We should protect birds and keep balance of nature. C.English farmers hired children to protect their crops. D.Farmers are using fewer chemicals. ( ) 67.The author’s purpose is to ____.
A.ask people to protect birds
B.tell how crops have been protected from birds
C.make the readers feel sorry for the birds that eat poisoned grain D.entertain the readers with a funny story 第四节：书面表达. 六.写作 (15%)
写一封信给一位你很熟悉，但又很久没见面的朋友。可参考如下的提纲： 1 Saying who you are 2 Questions abut your old friends 3.Informatin about yourself 4 a reason to end the letter
Dear___________, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________