Once upon a time，there were two good friends．One was called Jack and the other was called James．One day，the two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had a quarrel，and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face．James felt hurt，but he didn’t say anything．Instead，he wrote in the sand，“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face．”

    They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲)．They decided to get some water there．Suddenly James had trouble in the water，he fell into the mire(泥潭)and was in danger．Jack saved him at once．When he felt all right，he wrote on a stone，“Today my best friend Jack saved my life．”Jack was very surprised and asked James，“After I hurt you，you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone．Why?”James replied，“When someone hurts us，we should write it down in the sand so that the wind of forgiveness can blow it away．But when someone does anything good for us，we must write it on the stone，so no wind can blow it away．”

    Since then，the two good friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other．

    Hatred(仇恨)can bring you nothing but unhappiness．If you don’t forgive others，you are making trouble for yourself Keep a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others!

1.What happened when Jack hit his friend James in the face?

    A．After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away．

    B．James hated his friend，in return very much from then on．

    C．James hit his friend in return at once．   

    D．James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand．

2.What’s the matter with James in the oasis?

    A．He was very careless and fell into the mire．

    B．He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire．

    C．He wanted to know if his friends would help him when he had trouble．

    D．He wanted to make his friend have trouble，too．

3.What did James do after he was saved by his friend?

    A．He wrote some words on a stone．

    B．He thanked his friends at once．

    C．He wrote some words in the sand．   

    D．He drank some water and had a rest．

4.Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James．

 B．They decided to get some water after they found an oasis．

    C．The two good friends went on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later．

    D．Hatred can only bring you unhappiness．

5.Why did James write words in different places?

    A．The wind of forgiveness can blow hatred away．

    B．No wind can blow thanks away．

    C．James only wanted to write words in different places．

    D．A and B．

On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手风琴） and said excitedly, "Once you learn to play, it'll stay with you for life." But I didn't want to play it. I just wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons.
One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "It was your father's," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."
I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had: you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard." I was speechless.
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic（阁楼）.
One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.
At that moment, my father's words came back to me, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father's music."
【小题1】My father didn't learn to play his violin when he was young because _______.

A young man and a young girl get married (结婚). The man has much money, and he likes reading very much in his spare (空闲的) time. The woman is very beautiful, but she doesn’t have anything to do because the servant(仆人)does everything for her every day. She isn’t happy, either. Do you know the reason? Her husband is busy reading his books and has no time to stay with her every day.

One day, she says to her husband: “I would like to be a book!” “Why, dear?” the husband asks. “Then you will love to read me very much” “But I don’t think so, dear. After I read one book, I usually read the next one soon,” the husband answers.

1.The young man is ________.

A．Cute             B．poor             C．rich              D．tall

2.Who does the housework in the family?

A．The woman.       B．The man.          C．The servant.       D．The man’s mother.

3.The man likes ______ in his spare time.

A．fishing            B．swimming         C．reading           D．sleeping

4.What does the underlined word “husband” mean?

A．妻子             B．丈夫             C．佣人             D．爷爷

5.Why does the woman want to be a book?

A．Because she likes books very much.         B．Because the man has lots of money.

C．Because she wants the man to read her.      D．Because she wants the man to love her.

Are you interested in country music? I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired . The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit（精神） of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.

Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of famers . They talk about love, crops（庄家） or death.

The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.

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小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

1.Country music is usually about _______.

A. students’ feelings B. farmers’s feelings

C. the lives of workers D. crops

2.Country music developed ________.

A. in John Denver’s city B. in the Southern United States

C. in the Northern United States D. the United States

3.People bagan to make country song records _______.

A. in the 1920s B. in 1920 C. in the 1970s D. in 1970s

4.Why did Country music become popular in America?

A. Because city people liked the music.

B. Because people in the city moved to the countryside.

C. Because country music talked about city people’s lives.

D. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

5.Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home,Country Roads”?

A. A farmer in the countryside. B. A person who moved to towns

C. John Denver. D. Denver John.

“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment(失望),my mother would say this to me.

After I left college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(广播员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.

At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire（雇佣）a person without any experience and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no such jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete(运动员)to work for it . I wanted this job, but I was refused again.

“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, I felt so frustrated(沮丧). “How can I become a sports announcer if I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud.

While I was waiting for the lift, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to have a try. He was pleased with my performance, and he offered me a chance to work there.

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if without the failure before.”

1.Why couldn’t the writer find a job at big radio stations?

A．Because he never graduated from college.

B．Because he didn’t work hard in college.

C．Because he didn’t have much experience.

D．Because he didn’t know about sports.

2.Which of the following is the correct order of events?

a. The writer got a job as a sports announcer at a radio station.

b. The writer was refused when he wanted jobs in Chicago.

c. The writer graduated from college.

d. The writer went back to his hometown to look for a job.

A．cbda             B．cbad             C．bcda             D．bcad

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer’s parents didn’ t want him to be a sports announcer.

B．There were no radio announcer jobs in the writer’s hometown.

C．The writer became uninterested in being a sports announcer.

D．The writer got a job as a sports announcer in Dixon at last.

4.According to the last paragraph, what did the writer’s mom want to tell him?

A．He shouldn’t be a sports announcer.

B．Disappointment leads to failure.

C．He should be proud of himself.

D．Everything will be OK if he keeps trying.