As you explore music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.

　　Music is an expression of the people. As you explore, you will find music of people at work, and in worship（崇拜）. You will find music expresses love of country, love of nature, and love of home.

　　Music is also an expression of the composer. As an artist, the composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expressions.

　　Music can suggest activities and feelings, which we all share. We can enjoy a successful piece of music, playing and singing music, dancing and listening to music of the people and the artists of different times and places.

(1)The second paragraph mainly tells us ________ .

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A．about different kinds of music

B．that music is based on the activities and feelings of people

C．that music is everywhere

D．that music is popular among people

(2)Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

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A．We can find music expresses feelings that are often our own.

B．Music is an expression of the composer.

C．Music can suggest activities and feelings.

D．Music is only an expression of the composer.

(3)What is the best title for this passage?

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A．Music

B．Music And People

C．Music And Its Composer

D．Music That Is Familiar To Us

　　　A small plane had some trouble with its engine while still in the high sky.

　　The pilot knew that there was nothing he could do to keep the plane long in the air. So he rushed back to where his passengers sat and explained the dangerous situation. In the end he said, “I'm a married man with two small children. I'm sorry to tell you that there are only three parachutes（降落伞）in the plane.”And with that he took up one and jumped out.

　　One of the passengers reacted quickly. “I'm a great statesman!”he said. “I've a very bright brain and the world can't do without me!”And with that he jumped out too.

　　The other two passengers, an old man and a young soldier, were quiet for a moment. “Son,”the man said, “I'm old and have lived a full life. I'm ready to meet my God.”

　　“You'll have to give up that,”the young man said, smiling. “The world's smartest man just jumped out with my backpack.”

(1)What do you think of the statesman?

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A．Clever but unlucky.

B．Stupid but lucky.

C．Selflessness.

D．A great man.

(2)The pilot told the passengers that ________.

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A．there were three people in his family

B．it was dangerous for them to take his plane

C．he was sorry for what had happened

D．there were not enough parachutes for them all

(3)By saying “I'm ready to meet my God.”the old man meant ________.

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A．he was going to die

B．he would be all right

C．the young man could use the last parachute

D．the young man should give him the last parachute

(4)How many people were there on the plane?

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(5)From the passage we can infer（推断）that ________ was sure to lose his life.

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A．the pilot

B．the old man

C．the young man

D．the great statesman

　　Energy is very important in modern life. People use energy to run machines, heat and cool their homes, cook, get light, and transport people and products from place to place. Most energy comes from fossil（化石）fuels--petroleum, coal and natural gas. However, burning fossil fuels cause pollution. Also if we don't find new kinds of energy, we will use up all the fossil fuels in the twenty-first century. Scientists are working hard to find other kinds of energy for the future. What might these sources of energy be?

　　Energy from the wind

　　All over the world, people use the power of the wind. It turns windmills and moves sail-boats. It is a clean source of energy, and there is lots of it. Unfortunately, if the wind does not blow, there is no wind energy.

　　Energy from water

　　When water moves from a high place to a lower place, it makes energy. This energy is used to create electricity. In Brittany, France, for example, waterpower produces enough energy to light a town of 40000 people. Waterpower gives energy without pollution. However, people have to build dams to use this energy. Dams cost a lot of money, so water energy is expensive.

　　Energy from the earth

　　There is heat in rocks under the earth. Scientists use this heat to make geothermal energy. San Francisco gets half of the energy it needs from geothermal power. This kind of energy is cheap, but it is possible only in a few places in the world.

　　Energy from the sun

　　Solar panels on the roofs of houses can turn energy from the sun into electricity. These panels can create enough energy to heat an entire house. Solar power is clean and there is a lot of it in sunny places. But when the weather is bad, there is no sunlight for energy.

(1)What does this passage mainly talk ________ about?

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1. Advantages of the energy from nature.
2. The future of energy.
3. Scientists have been working hard to research other kinds of energy.
4. Energy is the most important power in the world.

(2)From the first paragraph, we know ________.

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A．energy can do everything for people

B．all the energy causes pollution

C．the new kinds of energy are badly needed

D．scientists have found other kinds of energy for future

(3)What is the writer's opinion about the energy?

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A．Try to use water energy more though it costs a lot.

B．Each natural energy has its own advantages and disadvantages.

C．Solar power is environmental.

D．Wind power is the cheapest but we can't get enough.

(4)The writer suggests in the passage that ________.

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A．in the 21st century fossil fuels may be used up

B．the new sources of energy will change in the next twenty years

C．if we dig deep enough, in the earth, we find geothermal energy everywhere

D．French and American are more interested in water and heat energy

(5)What can be inferred（推断）from the passage?

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A．In order to protect our environment, we should try other kinds of energy.

B．All scientists in the world will unite to find energy.

C．People in modern life use energy every day.

D．Energy changes people's lives.

　　Although most people know there are Seven Wonders in the ancient world, only few people can name them. This is because most of them are no longer there except the pyramids（金字塔）. However, there is a growing list of wonders of the world today. About nine years ago, UNESCO's World Culture and Nature Heritage (things that have come down to us from the past) List had 411 places and 136 countries were responsible to protect them, and the list keeps on growing.

　　Usually it is the task of a group of 21 experts to decide which places go on the list. The experts are chosen to work for six years. Their work is to examine and discuss the suggestions from different countries. They also manage the World Heritage Fund and have the right to decide what help to give to countries for protection work.

　　Over the past centuries a lot of cultural or historic places have been destroyed by man or nature. Protecting our natural and cultural heritage is a long and difficult task. Earthquakes, floods, pollution, wars or even tourism are some of the dangers that harm this heritage.

　　When a historic place is in great danger, it is put on the World Heritage's Danger List and necessary things will be done to protect it. Places which are on the danger list include Historic Bridges of Indiana, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Rosenwald School in Southern US, etc.

(1)The Seven Wonders of the ancient world include ________.

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A．Golden Gate Bridge

B．Sydney Opera House

C．the Great Wall

D．the pyramids

(2)According to the passage, ________ may provide some money for protecting cultural relics.

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A．UNESO

B．the World Heritage Fund

C．the 21 experts

D．some countries

(3)Why does the World Cultural and Natural Heritage List keep on growing?

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A．There are more cultural heritages beginning to appear.

B．More countries begin to build cultural heritages.

C．A lot of cultural or historic places have disappeared.

D．More and more cultural heritages are in great danger.

(4)Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．People can still visit the Seven Wonders of the ancient world today.

B．Rosenwald School is a newly built school in Southern US.

C．More places will be added to the UNESCO list.

D．The list is decided mainly by the governments of different countries.

(5)What would be the best title for this passage?

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A．Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

B．Experts Play an Important Role

C．The Growing List of Wonders of the World

D．Some Historic Places in Danger

　　Did you know there is a substance that can kill you even if you don't want it? Many adults and children die from it--it's called secondhand smoke. It comes from the smoke that is breathed out by a smoker, as well as the smoke that comes from the end of burning cigarette. It's almost as lethal as smoking a cigarette.

　　Secondhand smoke contains over 4 000 chemicals, and of those, 200 are poisonous（有毒的）and 43 can cause cancer. It causes about 3 000 lung（肺）cancer deaths and 35 000 heart disease deaths to non-smokers each year. Some of the many chemicals breathed in are lead, formaldehyde (a poisonous, colorless gas), benzene (colorless liquid from oil) and ammonia (a smell gas).

　　Every time someone lights a cigarette near you, you are being forced to breathe in all those chemicals. You can get a number of diseases--many incurable（不能治愈的）--from secondhand smoke, but it is especially dangerous for children. It is estimated that secondhand smoke is responsible for between 150 000 and 300 000 lower respiratory（呼吸的）tract（消化系统）infections（感染）in young children and because of this, between 7 500 and 15 000 children are hospitalized each year. So if you smoke, try to give up! Otherwise, avoid smoky areas and breathe fresh air.

(1)The passage is written to tell us ________.

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A．not to smoke

B．smoking is harmful to smokers and nonsmokers

C．how to give up smoking

D．smoking should be banned in public places

(2)The underlined word “lethal”in paragraph one means ________.

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(3)Which of the following statements about secondhand smoke is right?

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A．It happens only when there are someone smoking beside you.

B．More than 200 of the chemicals contained in secondhand smoke can cause cancer.

C．Secondhand smoke cause more than 38 000 deaths to non-smokers each year.

D．Secondhand smoke is less harmful to children than it is to adults.

(4)Which of the following words can best describe the author's attitude towards smoking in public?

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(5)The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.

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A．the great harm of secondhand smoke

B．the basic parts of a smoke

C．why the number of people getting diseases keeps increasing

D．how to reduce the effect of smoke

　　In America, where labor cost is so high, “do-it-yourself”is a way of life. Many people repair their own cars, build their own garages, even rebuild their own houses. Soon many of them will also be writing their own books. In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's books with the help of computers. Here is how they do it. Let us suppose the child is named Jenny. She lives in New York, and had a dog named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story with pictures. The story is then printed up. A child who receives such a book might say, “This book is about me.”So the company calls itself the “Me-Books Publishing Company”.

　　Children like the me-books because they like to see in print their own names and names of their friends and their pets. More important, in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping a child to learn how to read.

(1)In America, people do most things themselves because ________.

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A．they can do better than others

B．it is expensive to hire labor

C．they don't like to help others

D．they don't trust others

(2)“Me-books Publishing Company”is named by ________.

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(3)The difference of this company from the others is that ________.

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A．it publishes the books only for children

B．it publishes the books about people's pets

C．it uses computers to make up stories

D．it makes the young readers the leading characters in the stories

(4)“Me-books”are those ________.

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A．written by children themselves

B．telling stories about the reader himself

C．printed with standard thing

D．published with the help of computers

(5)“Me-books”are helping children to learn ________.

A．how to make up stories

B．reading well

C．their hometowns' history

D．writing beautifully

　　Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food? Some people go to fast-food restaurants for these reasons. In the past, people usually went to diner for these reasons. In fact, many people in the States still go to diners today for the same reasons.

　　A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner”in 1872. It wasn't really a diner. It was only a food cart（小推车）. People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late-night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late-night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs. In 1887, Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit down. Later, people built diners with counters and stools（凳子）, and people sat down while they ate.

　　Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in a diner at any time. Diners changed into other ways too. The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent（永久的）buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.

　　Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diner had shining counters with stools, booths（餐厅中的座位）and tables and chairs. People can eat all their meals in a modern diner. Today, many people eat in a fast-food restaurant such as McDonald's and Burger King. However, the diner remains an American tradition, and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a century ago, and it is still popular today.

(1)The underlined word “diner”in the first paragraph means ________.

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A．a word coming from the word “dinner”

B．a special kind of restaurant

C．a place for shopping

D．a place for dancing

(2)What meal did the first diners serve?

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A．Breakfast.

B．Lunch.

C．Night meals.

D．All of the above.

(3)When people came to diner built by Samuel Jones, people ________.

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A．had to wait for a long time before they got their food

B．had to stand while eating their food

C．all praised Samuel Jones for what he had done

D．had to cook the food by themselves

(4)From this passage we know that ________.

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A．diner is a traditional and popular place in the US

B．no people still eat in diners

C．few people got to eat in diners now

D．only poor people go to the diners

(5)What is the right order of the events about fast-food restaurant according to the passage?

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① People could sit down while they ate.

② Fast-food was served to night workers on a cart.

③ The menu was enlarged, including soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu.

④ The inside of the diner is wellequipped with stools, booths and tables and chairs.

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　　The other day in school we were discussing jobs. Our teacher, Mrs Bolt, said that vocation was very important and that it was never too early to think about your life's work. Most of the children really weren't too sure about what they wanted to be. But I knew exactly what I wanted to be, and when Mrs Bolt asked me, I replied, “A truck driver.”

　　“A truck driver?”repeated Mrs Bolt. “Why do you want to be a truck driver, Kenneth?”

　　“Because truck drivers are always on the move. They don't have to sit at desks all day. They are out on the road and they see a lot of the country. Their pay is good, too. And you never have any homework.”

　　The class laughed.

　　“Well, Kenneth,”answered Mrs Bolt. “You certainly sound enthusiastic（热情洋溢的）. I guessed that you don't like sitting at a desk or doing homework. Is that correct, Kenneth?”“Yes, I guess so,”I said.

　　“Well, since you are so interested in becoming a truck driver, I think you should investigate（调查）the field a little further. I want you to go to the library and take out a book on truck driving. And I want you to write a book report on it and hand it at the end of the month.”

　　“That's the last time I will ever tell anybody my secret ambition（雄心）.”

(1)The underlined word “vocation”in the first paragraph means ________.

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(2)The teacher told the students ________.

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A．never to think of their jobs early

B．to think of their jobs as late as possible

C．it was too late for them to think of their jobs

D．they should think of their jobs as early as possible

(3)Why did Mrs Bolt ask Kenneth to write the book report?

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A．She wanted him to learn about the other side of truck driving.

B．She was angry with him.

C．She was satisfied with the reasons he gave.

D．She wanted the whole class to follow his example.

(4)Why won't Kenneth tell about his ambition any more?

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A．Because he can't realize his ambition.

B．He just got more homework to do because he had told Mrs Bolt about it.

C．Because he was scolded by Mrs Bolt.

D．Because he was laughed at by his fellow classmates.

(5)Which of the following is NOT mentioned?

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A．A truck driver doesn't have to sit still at desks.

B．A truck driver can see a lot of places of interest.

C．They have got to do a lot of hard work which is interesting.

D．A truck driver don't have to do any homework like the students do.

　　Waves are beautiful to look at, but they can pull down ships at sea, wash away fields and buildings near the shore. The sun heats the earth, causing the air to rise and the winds to blow. The winds blow across the sea, pushing little waves into bigger and bigger ones.

　　The stronger the wind is, the bigger the waves are. The longer the wind blows, the larger the waves are. In a small pond big waves never build up. But at sea the wind can build up giant powerful waves.

　　A rule says that the eight of a wave (in metres) will usually be no more than one-tenth of a wind's speed (in kilometres). In other words, when the wind is blowing at 120 kilometres per hour, most waves will be about twelve metres. In 1933 the U. S. A Navy reported the largest measured wave in history, which rose in the Pacific Ocean to a height of thirty four metres.

(1) Waves are caused directly by ________

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(2) How many factors（因素）does the size of a wave depend on?

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(3) If it is measured in metres, the wind' s speed is about ________ of the height of a wave.

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(4) According to the rule, the wind blew at ________ per hour when the largest wave rose in 1993.

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A．thirty-four metres

B．three thousand and four hundred kilometres

C．three hundred and forty kilometres

D．thirty-four kilometres

(5) Beautiful as waves are, they might be ________.

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　　 If you are ever lucky to be invited to a formal dinner party in Paris, remember that the French have their own way of doing things, and that even your finest manners may not be“correct”by French custom. For example, if you think showing up promptly at the time given on the invitation, armed with gifts of wine and roses, complimenting you hostess on her cooking, laughing heartily at the host' s jokes and then leaping up to help the hostess will make you the perfect guest, think again.

　　Here Madame Nora Chabal, the marketing director of the Ritz Hotel in Paris, explained how it works.

　　The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours. And, the guest may not ask to bring a guest because the hostess has chosen her own.

　　Flowers sent in advance are the preferred gift. They may also be sent afterwards with a thank you note. It considered a very bad form to arrive with a gift of flowers in hand, there by forcing the hostess to deal with finding a vase when she is too busy to do that. See, that' s the logic ! The type of flowers sent has a code of its own, too. One must never send Chrysan-themums because they are considered too humble a flower for occasion. Carnations are considered bad luck, and calla lilies are too reminiscent（令人联想）of funerals（葬死）. A bouquet of red roses is a declaration of romantic intent. Don't send those unless you mean it, and never to a married hostess. And though the French love wine, you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party. Why, it' s as if you feared your hosts would not have enough wine on hand, and that' s an insult. You may, however, offer a box of chocolates which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee.

　　If an invitation is for eight o'clock, the considerate guest arrives at 8:15. Guests who arrive exactly on time or early are mere thoughtless ones who are not giving the hostess those last few minutes she needs to deal with details and crises. The“correct”guest arrives between 15 to 20 minutes after the hour because dinner will be served exactly 30 minutes past the time on the invitation.

(1) Which of the following statements is right according to the French custom?

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A．When you receive an invitation, reply to it within two day. You'd better send flowers in advance.

B．Arrive exactly on time at the dinner party.

C．Bring a bottle of good wine to the dinner party.

D．Telephone to ask if you could bring a good friend to the party.

(2) Which of the following is right about sending flowers?

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A．If someone is dead, send chrysan-themums or calla lilies.

B．If someone is ill in hospital, send carnations.

C．If you are invited to a dinner party, send red roses to the hostess.

D．If you are in love with someone, send red roses.

(3) if you are too busy to send flowers in advance, what should you do?

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A．Bring a bouquet of flowers when you go to the party.

B．Send a bouquet of flowers afterwards with a thank you note.

C．Bring a bottle of wine instead of a bouquet of flowers.

D．The hostess will never mind if you send flowers or not.

(4) What does the word“considerate”in the last paragraph mean?

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(5) What is the passage mainly about?

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A．How to hold a dinner party?

B．How to send flowers?

C．Good manners at a French dinner party.

D．Different countries have different manners.