1、 1 2015-2016 40 15 2 30 A 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
2、 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 popu
3、lar 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 A
4、mericans. One is called folk ( ) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys ( ) 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
5、his girl is called western or country music. 21. 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 22. From the passage we know that country music is about the _. A. common life of Ame
6、ricans B. country life and love stories C. life of cowboys D. school life in America 23. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage? A. Most students in America like popular music. B. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving. 2 C. Adult drivers in America lis
7、ten to music all the time while driving. D. Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go. 24. What would be the best title ( ) for this passage? A. American Music B. Popular Music C. History of Music D. Western Music B Since smoking is considered ( ) to be very dangerous to the hea
8、lth, it is especially difficult for children to buy cigarettes . Our shopkeeper, Mr. Soames, has always been careful about this. If his customers ( ) are very young, he always asks them whom the cigarettes are for. One day a little girl walked into his shop and asked twenty cigarettes. She had the e
9、xact amount of money in her hand and seemed very sure of herself. Mr Soames was so surprised by her confident ( ) manner that he forgot to ask his usual questions. He asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied quickly and handed him the money. While he was giving her the cigarett
10、es, Mr Soames said laughingly that she was so young and she should hide the packet in her pocket so as not to be found by a policeman. But the little girl did not seem to find this very funny. Without even smiling she took the packet and walked towards the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned round, a
11、nd looked steadily at Mr Soames. There was a moments deathly silence and Mr Soames wondered what she was going to say. All at once, in a clear voice, the girl said, “My dad is a policeman.“ And with that she walked quickly out of the shop. 25.Mr Soames keeps a _. A. cigarette company B. fast-food re
12、staurant C. grocery ( ) D. small hotel 26.Why is it difficult for children to buy cigarettes? A. Because they have no money. B. Because people are very careful in selling cigarettes to children. C. Because cigarettes are very expensive. D. Because they dont know what cigarettes are. 3 27.Why did Mr
13、Soames forget to ask the little girl his usual questions? A. Because the little girl is his friends daughter. B. Because the little girl is a policemans daughter. C. Because the little girl was very sure of herself then. D. Because the little girl was buying cigarettes for others. 28.There are usual
14、ly _ in a packet. A. one cigarette B. one hundred cigarettes C. one thousand cigarettes D. twenty cigarettes C At first all films were in black and white, but in 1932 the first color film was made. This proved as unpopular as talking fi 1938 that a full-length color film was made, and the success of
15、 this film made producers everywhere change from black and white to color. This first full-length color film was translated into ten different languages and made Hollywood the main center of film industry In the early days of the cinema, other countries also had film industries. Very good films were
16、 made in Sweden, Britain, Russia and France. However, because Hollywood had so r. Film actors went to America because they knew they could get a lot of money for every film they made. In 1918 Charlie Chaplin received $5 each day. However, life was not always easy for the film actors. Newspapermen fo
17、llowed them everywhere, and after Charlie Chaplin married for the fourth time he became so unpopular with the American public that he had to leave the country and live in Europe. 29. Which of the following is correct? A. People liked color film as soon as it was made. B. At first color films were no
18、t long. C. Color films were at first silent. D. Talking films were all color films. 30. The first full-length color film was made _. 4 A. in Hollywood B. in Sweden C. by Charlie Chaplin D. in Britain 31. Life was sometimes difficult for film actors because_. A. films often cost huge amount of money
19、to make B. they had a long way to go before they became famous C. sometimes films lose money D. they could not get away from newspapermen 32. Talking films _. B. were unpopular when first made C. were as popular as black and white films D. were popular but the color film was not D National Gallery o
20、f Canada Position National Gallery ( ) of Canada 380 Sussex Drive ( ) P.O. Box 427, Station A Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 9N4 Telephone: 613-990-1985 or 1-800-319-ARTS Fax: 613-993-4385 Directions From Highway 417, take the Metcalfe exit ( ). Follow Metcalfe Street around the Museum of Nature and con
21、tinue to the north until you reach the end of the street at Wellington. You will see Parliament Hill. Turn right onto Wellington Street and continue in the left-hand road until you reach Sussex Drive. As you approach Sussex Drive, you will see the Chateau Laurier hotel on your left-hand side. Make a
22、 left turn onto Sus-sex Drive and 5 continue until you see the Gallery on your left-hand side, at the corner of St. Patrick and Sussex. The Gallery is a large glass building with two towers. Just beyond the St. Patrick round parking. Opening Hours 30 September Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursday
23、s to 8 pm. 30 April Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm; Thurs-days until 8 pm. Closed Mondays. -uary 2012 (Monday). Tickets $9: Adults $7: The elderly and full-time students (ID required) $4: Youth (12-19) $18: Family (2 adults, 3 youths) Free admission for children under 12 and members of th
24、e Gallery. Free admission Thursdays after 5 pm. 33. Which of the following is the closest to the Gallery? A. The Metcalfe exit. B. The Museum of Nature. C. Parliament Hill. D. The Chateau Laurier hotel. 34. How many days will the Gallery be closed in Jan-uary 2012? A. For 2 days. B. For 4 days. C. F
25、or 5 days. D. For 6 days. 35. If a family of four (two adults and two children) visit the Gallery on Thursday at 6:00 pm, they need to pay _. A. 0 dollars B. 14 dollars C. 18 dollars D. 26 dollars 5 2 10 Have you ever changed your mind, or even given up a dream because you were afraid of 6 or even s
26、trangers in the street might th worrying. 36 But the steps below should help. Step 1: Ask yourself what matters to you. for people around you to have different values from you. 37 Step 2: 38 people around you are far too busy going about their own lives to think much about you. Step 3: Recognize tha
27、t their opinion There are a few cases where opinions will make a difference. 39 But the people who really matter are going to love you for who you are. Step 4: 40 he A. Do whatever you want to do. B. This is a hard habit to get rid of. C. You should make everyone around you happy. D. So just be clea
28、r and honest with yourself. E. Rem 45 20 1.5 30 A B C D 7 Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you 41 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 42 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 43 things, but his promise to tell the truth 44 him. Once a man came to a prophet and said,
29、45 Which one of them should I 46 first 47 first At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the 48 49 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say Shall I say that I went out 50 No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I t
30、ell the truth, 51 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be 52 So the man 53 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit. Next day, he 54 shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will 55 me, because a M
31、uslim is not 56 so he gave up the 57 of drinking wine. In this way, 58 the man thought of doing something bad, he 59 his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 60 person. 41 A always B hardly C sometimes D never 42 A time B money C trouble D energy 43
32、A great B bad C strange D stupid 44 A educated B bothered C tested D saved 45 A habits B friends C purposes D collections 46 A take in B bring back C give up D depend on 47 A stories B truths C reasons D lies 48 A plan B secret C promise D mistake 49 A Because B Unless C Since D If 8 50 A stealing B
33、 drinking C walking D dancing 51 A none B someone C anyone D everyone 52 A controlled B admired C punished D killed 53 A refused B tried C decided D agreed 54 A talked about B felt like C adapted to( ) D broke down 55 A understand B like C hate D respect 56 A allowed B encouraged C invited D advised
34、 57 A chance B disadvantage C adventure D idea 58 A wherever B whenever C whatever D however 59 A forgot B doubted C regretted D remembered 60 A good B attractive C practical D generous( ) 10 1.5 15 ( 3 ) People _61_ (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about
35、fifteen hundred _62_ in the world. Each language contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four _63_ five hundred thousand words. But we do not need _64_ these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. _65_ you leave school, you wil
36、l learn only one thousand or more. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary _66_ (big). Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books _67_ (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet _68_ new word, look it _69_ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your _70_ (much) useful book. 35 10 1 10 10 9
