Have you seen the videos on TV? Do you wear large T-skirts and

baggy jeans? Or have you heard someone rap(说唱)? Hip-Hop is very

hot now.

　　 Hip-Hop music was started in the middle of the 1970s by African Americans in New York. The music, break-dancing(霹雳舞) and graffiti (涂鸦) make up Western Hip-Hop culture. Most of the

Hip-Hop songs are about love, jobs or even games.

　　 Usually in rap, singers speak words very quickly to a certain beat. Most of the words are fun. Singers play off words to make fun of themselves or others. Hip-Hop music has few rules. Singers just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative(创造性的)way. It makes a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music. Many of them like wearing large T-shirts and baggy jeans. Famous rap and Hip-Hop stars include Eminem in the US. and Jay Chou from China.

　　 Today Hip-Hop is more and more popular across most of the world.

61. Is Hip-Hop very hot now?

62. When was Hip-Hop music started?

63. What are most of the Hip-Hop songs about?

64. Does Hip-Hop have many rules or few rules?

65. Why do a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music?

　 Red is the color of China. Among all the l6 ，red is most easily seen. The color red is

fresh and pure， 17 in China we call it China Red. Chinese people are attracted by the color

red not only because it makes people excited，but also because it has 18　 meaning in Chinese

culture and history．

　 No country in the world has ever 19 a color in such a way as China. Here, red is a

Symbol. It gives color to the soul(灵魂)of the nation. In the past，red represented dignity(尊严)

and mystery．Even now, Chinese people 20 the color much more than we do. It can be said

that “China Red” is an everlasting theme for China, and an 21 color for the Chinese people.

“China Red” has 22　 a very popular word，attracting the world’s attention.

Finding red-colored things in China is very 23 ，as you can see the color everywhere. All

traditional red things have been playing special 24 in China：the walls of ancient palaces，the

25 flag，Chinese knots，lanterns，traditional paper-cuts，and even red tanghulu.

　　 Red is the color of the 26 ，health，harmony, happiness，peace，richness and so on. Only

real things and events can fully 27 and explain its beauty．The color can be 28 and

meaningful only when it’s connected with people.

　 In China, red is more than just a color．It carries the ancient history and 29 of the

Chinese nation. China Red is 30 with mysterious charm beyond description and it is right

Here in China waiting for you to feel, to discover!

16. A. colors　 B. news　 C. papers　 D. paints

17. A. but　　　 B. or　　 C. and　　　 D. while

18. A. poor　 B. rich　　 C. simple　 D. correct

19. A. used　 B. shared　 C. drawn　 D .affected

20. A. need　 B. dislike　 C. hate　　 D. love

21. A. interesting　 B. expensive　 C. easy-going D. important

22. A. spoken　 B. said　 C. become　 D. got

23. A. hard　 B. easy　 C. sudden　 D. warm

24. A. roles　 B. games　 C. cards　 D. places

25. A. national　 B. international　　 C. local D. foreign

26. A. rainbow　 B. fear　 C. worry D. luck

27. A. believe　 B. show　 C. talk　 D. write

28. A. large　　 B. quiet　 C. alive　　 D. peaceful

29. A. art　　　 B. culture C. business D. ability

30. A. pleased　 B. crowded　 C. filled 　D. satisfied

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Baseball is one of the, favorite sports in the USA． Children play baseball in sports or parks. All summer picnics, there is often and informal(非正式的) baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat(击球). Each team has 9 players.

　　The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time， baseball matches are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes(英雄). At the end of the season the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio and watch television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long, after it is over， they still talk about the result and the players.

　　American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the USA． The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game. thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television set to hear the result.

　　(1)According to(根据)the short passage， which is wrong?

[　　]

　　A． Boys and girls like baseball.

　　B． People play baseball in the open air.

　　C． A baseball match has nine players.

　　D． Children sometimes play baseball in parks.

　　(2)American people play baseball in April，________ and September.

[　　]

　　A． May, June, July, August

　　B． March, May, July, August

　　C． January, June, October, November

　　D． February, May, July, December

　　(3)What happens at the end of the baseball season?

[　　]

　　A． People talk only about football games.

　　B． Many baseball fans become members of top teams.

　　C． A 1ot of people join the games.

　　D． Two too teams play a wonderful baseball game.

　　(4)________follows the baseball season in the USA.

[　　]

　　A． The basketball season.

　　B． The football season

　　C． A baseball match

　　D． A football match

　　(5)This passage mainly tells us something about ________.

[　　]

　　A． The basketball season in the USA

　　B． football is more interesting than baseball in the USA

　　C． the difference between baseball and football

　　D． the baseball season in the USA

Strange things happen when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four time zones(区). The time difference between two zones is one hour. You can have days with more than twenty-four hours and days with fewer than twenty-four hours. You can have weeks with more than seven days and weeks with fewer than seven days.

If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋)，your ship comes into a different time zone every day. As you come into each zone, the time changes one hour. If you travel west, you set your watch back. If you travel east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-four or twenty-three hours. If you make a trip by ship across the Pacific Ocean(太平洋), you cross the International Date Line(国际日期变更线). This is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change one full day. If you travel east, today becomes yesterday. If you travel west, it is tomorrow.

( ) 46. Something interesting will happen to the time if you travel because 　　 .

　　　　 A. a day is always shorter than twenty-four hours

　　　　 B. a day is always longer than twenty-four hours

　　　　 C. a day is more or shorter than twenty-four hours

　　　　 D. sometimes zones are large and sometimes zones are small

( ) 47. If we cross the Atlantic Ocean, we 　　 .

　　　 A. change one full day B. set our watch back

C. set our watch ahead　　　　　　　 D. set our watch back or ahead

( 　) 48. If we travel east across the International Date Line on July 5th, the date becomes July 　　 .

A. 3th B. 4th C. 5th　　　　　　　　　 D. 6th

( ) 49. The Atlantic Ocean 　　 .

A. is in one time zone B. is divided into twenty-four zones

C. is divided into five time zones D. can not be crossed in five days

( ) 50. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. If we travel around the world, we will get into trouble in telling the time.

B. If we travel west across the Atlantic Ocean, we will have twenty-three hours.

C. If we travel by ship across the Atlantic Ocean, we will cross the International Date line.

D. If we travel across the Pacific Ocean, today becomes tomorrow.