Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphonesand listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy larger speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.
Adult(成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs play music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once(一旦) a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music.
【小题1】How many kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage?
A. Two.            B. Three.         C. Four.
【小题2】What’s the meaning of “earphone” in Chinese?
A. 电话.           B. 收录机.         C. 耳机.
【小题3】Do all the radio programs in America play music?
A.Yes, they do.        B. No, not all.      C. We don’t know.
【小题4】What is the country music about in America?
A. It tells stories about the common life.
B. It’s popular.
C. It is about country life or love stories.
【小题5】What is the best title(标题) of the passage?
A. American Music.     B. Pop Music.          C. Folk Music.

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A woman saw three old men sitting outside .She said, "I don’t' think I know you ,but you must be very hungry .Please come in and have something to (1) ______."

"We don't go into a house (2) ______. " they answered ."Why is that ?" she asked .

One of the old men said ,"His name is Wealth（财富）,this is Success, and I am Love ,Now go in and (3) ______with your family which one of us you want in your house ."

The woman went in and told her family all that happened .She said, "Let's invite Wealth .We have been so (4) ______ ." Her husband disagreed." My dear ,why don't we invite Success ? Don't you want me to be a successful man ?" Then her daughter asked ."Would it be (5) ______ to invite Love ? Our life will then be filled with love!" In the end ,the family decided to take the (6) ______ advice.

So the woman went out and asked ,"Which one of you is (7) ______? Please come in and be our guest." Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and (8) ______ him. Surprised ,the lady asked Wealth and Success, "I ( 9) ______invite love .Why are you coming along ?" The two old men answered . "If you invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to (10) ______ , but as you invite Love ,wherever he goes ,we go with him. Where there is Love ,there is Wealth and Success."

1.A. say  B. eat  C. use

2.A. together   B. alone  C. crowdedly

3.A. play  B. exercise  C. discuss

4.A. poor  B. rich  C. lucky

5.A. worse  B. better  C. less

6.A. father's  B .mother's  C. daughter's

7.A. Love  B. Wealth  C. Success

8.A. left  B. followed  C. stopped

9.A. only  B. hardly  C. never

10.A. join in  B. go along with  C. stay out

Thousands of years ago, people didn’t know that the Earth moved. They thought the sun really did move across the sky. The Greek god Helios was said to drive the sun around the sky with his chariot（战车）. But now, these ideas have all changed. Nowadays, it is the sun that drives our “chariot” around the sky.
So what does all this mean? Well, quite simply, there is now a plane （or “chariot”） that is powered by the sun. It has special parts in its wings. These parts absorb power from the sun. They absorb so much power that they can carry on flying at night. In the Greek myths（希腊神话）, Helios had to take a break at night. It seems we’re finally even more efficient than the gods themselves.
This plane is called Solar Impulse （“太阳驱动”号）. It will fly across the US in May. This is very important for the future of the world.
So why is solar energy so good for us? Well, other kinds of energy cause a few problems. If you live in China, you’ve probably noticed the pollution. This is caused by burning coal or gas to make energy. The heat and chemicals（化学制品）from this make things work. But if we use the heat from the sun, we don’t have to burn anything, and there’s no pollution.
Solar energy is not all there yet. It needs to be improved. But the best thing about it is that, unlike coal and gas, it doesn’t run out. Solar Impulse could keep flying forever. Well, actually, the sun will run out too, one day, but not for another 5 billion years. That’s a pretty long flight.
【小题1】What does “chariot” really refer to in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

根据短文，把下列句子补充完整。（5分）

One day , Mrs.Wilson took Tracy and Aben shopping . They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center .

“ Why do you buy things here ?” Tracy wanted to know .

“ Because it is cheaper here than the store on the corner ,” Mrs.Wilson said . “ Help me check the price .”

The Wilsons were not rich , so Mrs.Wilson was always careful with her money . She looked carefully at the prices of things .

She bought a lot of things in the supermarket . When they got home , the children said , “We don’t think you saved any money by going to the supermarket .”

“ Of course , I did ,” Mrs.Wilson said , “ Everything was cheaper there .”

“ We know ,”the children said , “But we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry .The taxi fare was more than the money that you saved !”

Mrs.Wilson added everything up . Her children were right .

“ Well done ,” she said . “ Next time we’ll do our shopping near our home .”

1.Mrs.Wilson went to the supermarket to _______ things because they are ________ there .

2. Mrs.Wilson was always _________ with her money because the Wilsons were ________ .

3. Mrs.Wilson’s ______ helped her check the ________ when they were in the supermarket .

4. After they did some shopping , Mrs.Wilson and her children went home ______ _______.

5. The Wilsons couldn’t walk home because it was too _______ away from the supermarket to their home , and they had too __________ things .

Dear Annie,
Thank you for your letter. I’m glad you like your school.
I go to school from Monday to Friday. We have four classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. We have many things to do after class. On Monday and Wednesday afternoon we do sports. On Tuesday afternoon some of us have a singing class and on Thursday afternoon some have a drawing class. On Friday afternoon, we practice speaking English. My Chinese friends like to talk with me in English. They think I am like an English teacher. Isn’t it great?
On Saturdays and Sundays I don’t go to school. Very often I go to the parks and have a good time with my family there.
Yours,
Henry
【小题1】Who is the letter from?