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 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 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.

1.Country music is usually about _______.

A.everyday life and feelings　 B.farmers’ feelings C.the lives of workers D.workers’ feelings

2.Country music developed ________.

A.in John Denver’s city　　　　 B.in the Southern United States全品中考网

C.in the Northem United States　 D.in the Western United States

3.People bagan to make country song records _______.

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

4.Why did Country music become popular in America?

A.Because city people liked the music.

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

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

D.Because city people liked the country

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

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　　A senior United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official on May 29 praised China for its remarkable achievements in children's welfare(福利). A. H. M. Farook, UNICEF's operations area officer for China and Mongolia said that China“ can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.” China's child population makes up one-fifth of the world's total. “The reason behind the tremendous (巨大的) achievement is China's long tradition of caring for children both at home and in, society,” he said. “What's more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.”

　　The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the Beijing Children's Welfare Home at the Shangrila Hotel, Beijing.

　　The hotel invited the orphans to share snacks(小吃), sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a “Share The Sunshine” party, as a prelude (前奏) to celebrations to mark the Children's Day.

　　The Beijing Children's Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.

　　A leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency (机构) spends 400 ~ 500 yuan a month for an average orphan. An average Chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year.

　　Gu Xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF), said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the Chinese children.

　　She said that CYDF set up the Project Hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling.

　　By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 millions yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment (建立) of 2 074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1.25 millions dropouts to return to school classrooms.

　　Three “Hope Stars” also attended the party. They were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the Project Hope to further their nine-year compulsory (义务) studies in the poverty-stricken regions. They will be torchbearers (火炬接力者) for the Chinese Team for the upcoming Atlanta Olympic Games this year.

(1)Children can grow healthily and happily as long as ________.

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A. parents take good care of them both at home and in society

B. the whole society care for children as well as their parents

C. schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children

D. Chinese people always give special attention to children who are in special need

(2)Every year the Beijing Children's Welfare Home spends ________ on the orphans.

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A. 1920 000 yuan

B. 2160 000 yuan

C. Over 2400 000 yuan

D. 2 200 000 yuan or so

(3)CYDF collected 700 millions yuan with the purpose of________.

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A. reducing dropouts

B. helping homeless orphans

C. supporting the Chinese Team for the coming Atlanta Olympic Games

D. establishing 2074 Hope primary schools all over the country

(4)We can infer from the text that________.

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A. every Chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each

B. all the children in the poverty-stricken regions of China are too poor to go to school

C. ever since liberation, the Chinese Communist Party has been concerned (关心) about the growth of the younger generation

D. with the help of UNICEF officials, there are no more dropouts in China

(5)It is possible that this passage was written in________.

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One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.

She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.

In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name Agatha Christie.

In her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world.

34. What did Aghta Christie do?

　 A. She was a detective.　　　　　 B. she wrote books.

C. She was a mystery． D. She knew famous detectives.

35. Who was Hercule Poirot?

A. A detective in her books.　　　　 B. One of her books.

C. Her husband. D. A writer.

36. What happened in 1976?

A. Agatha Christie died.　　 　　　　 B. Agatha Christie left her husband.

C. Agatha Christie wrote her last book. D. Agatha Christie wrote a short story.

37. What’s the best title of the passage?

　 A. Books about detectives.　　　　 　B. Famous detectives.　

　 C. A famous writer.　　　　　　　 　D. Agatha Christie or Agatha Miller.