Many of Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way — from jazz to country.

In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.

In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition (作曲)with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It sill remains one of his most famous works.

George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.

【1】What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?

A. He created one of his best works B. He studied with Nadia Boulanger

C. He argued with French critics D. He changed his music style

【2】What do we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Many of Gershwin’s works were lost

B. The death of Gershwin was widely reported

C. A concert was held in memory of Gershwin

D. Brain cancer research started after Gershwin’s death.

【3】Which of the following best describes Gershwin?

A. Talented and productive B. Serious and boring

C. Popular and unhappy D. Friendly and honest

【题目】读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
On a bright, warm July afternoon, Mac Hollan, a primary school teacher, was cycling from his home to Alaska with his friends. One of his friends had stopped to make a bicycle repair, but they had encouraged Mac to carry on, and they would catch up with him soon. As Mac pedaled (骑行) along alone, he thought fondly of his wife and two young daughters at home. He hoped to show them this beautiful place someday.
Then Mac heard quick and loud breathing behind him. “Man, that's a big dog!” he thought. But when he looked to the side, he saw instantly that it wasn't a dog at all, but a wolf, quickly catching up with him.
Mac's heart jumped. He found out his can of bear spray. With one hand on the bars, he fired the spray at the wolf. A bright red cloud enveloped the animal, and to Mac's relief, it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later, it was by his side again. Then it attacked the back of Mac's bike, tearing open his tent bag. He fired at the wolf a second time, and again, it fell back only to quickly restart the chase（追赶）。
Mac was pedaling hard now. He waved and yelled at passing cars but was careful not to show down. He saw a steep uphill climb before him. He knew that once he hit the hill, he'd be easy caught up and the wolf's teeth would be tearing into his flesh.
At this moment, Paul and Beeky were driving their car on their way to Alaska. They didn't think much of it when they saw two cyclists repairing their bike on the side of the road. A bit later, they spotted what they, too, assumed was a dog running alongside a man on a bike. As they got closer, they realized that the dog was a wolf. Mac heard a large vehicle behind him. He pulled in front of it as the wolf was catching up fast, just a dozen yards away now.
注意：
1）. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2）. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3）. 续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好；
4）. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragragh 1:
The car abruptly stopped in front of him.
Paragragh 2:
A few minutes later, the other two cyclists arrived.

注意事项：

1.不得透露真实姓名和学校；2.词数：100左右；3.开头和结尾已写出，不计入词数。

Dear David,

How time flies! It’s been a total week since you left our school.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

【题目】应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，计划组织一次郊游，请给你的英国朋友Chris写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：
1）参加者；
2）时间、地点；
3）活动：登山、野餐等。
注意：
1）词数80左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Last October , while tending her garden in Mora , Sweden , Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small (carrot) and was about to throw them away. But something made her look closer , and she noticed a (shine) object. Yes, there beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot was her long-lost wedding ring.
Pahlsson screamedloudly that her daughter came running from the house. “she thought I had hurt(I),”says Pahlsson
Sixteen years(early), Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring (cook) a meal. When she wanted to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters —then ten, eight, and six— had picked it up, but the girls said they hadn't. Pahlsson and her husband (search) the kitchen, checking every corner, but turned up nothing. “I gave up hope of finding my ring again," she says. She never replaced it.
Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probably got (sweep) into a pile of kitchen rubbish and was spread over the garden, it remained until the carrot's leafy top accidentally sprouted (生长) through it. For Pahlsson, its return was wonder.

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Do Man-on-the-Street Interviews
The man-on-the-street interview is an interview in which a reporter hits the streets with a cameraman to interview people on the sport. But with these tips, your first man-on-the-street interview experience can be easy.
● When your boss or professor sends you out to do man-on-the-street interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it. For example, if your topic is about environmental problems in America, you might ask, “Why do you think environmental protection is important in America?”
● Hit the streets with confidence. Say, “Excuse me, I work for XYZ News, and I was wondering if you could share your opinion about this topic.” This is a quick way to get people to warm up to you.
Move on to the next person if someone tells you she is not intereste
Don't get discouraged.
● Each interview that you get on the street shouldn't be longer than ten minutes. As soon as you get the answer you need, move on to the next person. Make sure that as you go from interview to interview, you are getting a variety of answers. If everyone is giving you the same answer, you won't be able to use it. A safe number of interviews to conduct is about six to ten.
● If your news station or school requires interviewees to sign release forms to appear on the air, don't leave work without them.

In her second grade, Maja ______ her cousin, Jasmina. After Jasmina’s death, Maja swore she would honor the little girl by ______ with a dolphin, an animal that both girls _______.”Jasmina never got the chance to do it,” says Maja, now 32,“ so I ______ that someday I’d do it for her.”

In high school, Maja was ______ about sports. She even planned to become an athlete. _______, in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb _______ her left leg.

After two years’_______ in the U.S., Maja received her first artificial leg, but ______ it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was very painful. ______, she managed to graduate from a local high school. Then after receiving a ______ from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and ______ started her own company.

To relax, Maja ________ often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium (水族馆)near her home. A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her _______. One day, Maja happened to see trainers ______ Winter with a high-tech tail. When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water. Maja was ______. She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail. Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the _______ that had troubled her for almost 16 years.

Now Maja was ready to keep her _______. She went to the aquarium, lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached ________, then swam away. After a few minutes，the dolphin let Maja _______ its back. Finally, the two began to swim around the pool together.

【1】A. lost B. visited C. rescued D. left

【2】A. talking B. living C. swimming D. surfing

【3】A. liked B. adopted C. possessed D. purchased

【4】A. pretended B. decided C. preferred D. agreed

【5】A. positive B. enthusiastic C. particular D. curious

【6】A. Undoubtedly B. Surprisingly C. Strangely D. Unfortunately

【7】A. took away B. took over C. cut down D. cut out

【8】A. study B. operation C. treatment D. experiment

【9】A. until B. because C. although D. if

【10】A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However

【11】A. scholarship B. degree C. prize D. notice

【12】A. gradually B. actually C. eventually D. naturally

【13】A. might B. should C. could D. would

【14】A. eye B. leg C. nose D. hand

【15】A. decorating B. guiding C. marking D. fitting

【16】A. inspired B. puzzled C. shocked D. amused

【17】A. worry B. sadness C. pain D. fear

【18】A. appointment B. promise C. record D. habit

【19】A. blindly B. angrily C. gratefully D. cautiously

【20】A. strike B. cover C. touch D. wipe

"It's hard for parents to bring up their children,【3】many students just ignore it,” said Liu Kang, the school's director. "They should【4】(teach) to be grateful to their parents, who have given them life but ask for nothing in return.”

Li Ming is one of the students. His egg didn't break during the month, but he felt【5】(exhaust). "I now realize that my parents have had great difficulty【6】(bring) me up. I’ll do all I can to make their life easier and more【7】(comfort) when I grow up.” promised the 13-year-old boy.【8】(luck), about 450 students broke their eggs. Yan Yueming broke his egg after just five days, which made him frustrated. He said, "I can't imagine【9】sad my parents would be if there was something wrong with me, their 'egg'!" It is time I【10】(do) something in return for their love.” said Yan.

【题目】阅读理解
B
Getting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. According to a new survey(调查) by the National Sleep Foundation, 51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights, even though they have to get up early. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- to 12-year-olds said they felt tired during the day, and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school.
How much sleep you need depends a lot on your age. Babies need a lot of rest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! Adults need about eight hours. For most school-age children, ten hours is ideal(理想的). But the new National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hours. And guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime? Watch TV.
“More children are going to bed with TVs on, and there are more opportunities(机会) to stay awake, with more homework, the Internet and the phone,” says Dr. Mary Carskadon, a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical School. She says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and make it hard for them to calm down and sleep. Other experts say part of the problem is chemical. Changing levels of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers' bodies develop adult characteristics, but also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm.
Because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers, some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used to. Three years ago, schools in Edina, Minnesota, changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am. Students, parents and teachers are pleased with the results.
（1）What is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on?
A.American kids' sleeping habits.
B.Teenagers' sleep-related diseases.
C.Activities to prevent sleeplessness.
D.Learning problems and lack of sleep.
（2）How many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day?
A.7 hours.
B.8 hours.
C.10 hours.
D.18 hours.
（3）Why do teenagers go to sleep late according to Carskadon?
A.They are affected by certain body chemicals.
B.They tend to do things that excite them.
C.They follow their parents' examples.
D.They don't need to go to school early.

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

【1】When I was in high school, most of my friend had mobile phones.

【2】The other day I found a slightly-used second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan.

【3】According to the doctor, the patient is recovering fast than expected and will be out of hospital soon.

【4】Please write to mother and let her know what things are going in college.

【5】I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to return to your book on time yesterday.

【6】There now exist a public library which is well equipped.

【7】Tom lent me his notebook. I grateful accepted it, thanked him and tried to catch up with what I had missed.

【8】Shanghai food, a little bit sweet, differ from Sichuan food that is rather hot.

【9】I’m looking forward to meet you at the seminar.

【10】I find that the neighborhood which I used to living in has changed a lot.