Do you love American country music? If you do, come to Nashville. It’s the home of American country music.

Nashville is the capital city of the state of Tennessee. Here you don’t have to go to the big auditoriums(音乐厅) to enjoy the country music. In the open air restaurants or on the streets, you can always hear the beautiful and sweet sounding folk music. All the singers are young and they play their guitars while they sing. The songs they sing are so touching(动人) that, if you listen attentively, you can feel they are singing with their souls rather than with their voices.

Shops selling music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville. Many records are made by www..comfamous singers and they are sent to many countries all over the world.

The folk songs most of the singers sing come form the rural areas in the southern United States. The songs often describe those days to situations and the feeling of the country people. They often sing in praises of heroism(英雄) and true love.

1. From the passage we know Nashville is ________.

A. a village 　             B. a big city   C. a small town 　             D. a capital city

2. To enjoy the country music, you can go to ________.

A. the big auditoriums   B. the open air restaurants    C. the streets 　D. All of the above

3. According to the passage which of the following statements is not true?

A. Shops that sell music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville.

B. The folk songs can impress you deeply

C. Not all records are made by famous singers

D. The folk songs only sing in praises of heroism and true love.

4. The passage is mainly about ________.

A. Nashville 　B. American young people   C. pop singers 　       D. the country music

  Mr. Wang was such a good teacher _______ the students love and respect.

　 A. who 　 B. whom  C. that 　 D. as

　　On May 21, 2000, some American scientists were working at the computers to look for information they needed . Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright red spots crossing the computers’ screens. At the same time the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses (病毒). Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.

It is said that the computer viruses were made by two or three Philippine young men fond of playing tricks. They all had excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. The kind of computer virus is named I Love You Virus. This virus can hide in computers for long. When the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the important functions, damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of a great deal of information which operators of the computers often use or store, what’s worse, it still can reproduce itself in great quantities within a short time.

We come to know that “I Love You” Virus often attacks computers on Mondays and that it is spreading to many computers in the world. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the USA. Those who made the computer muses have been found out slowly and carefully. But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.

1.When the viruses attack the computers, the computers will work _______.

　　A. normally　B. abnormally　C. faster　D. well

2 .Two or three Philippine young men created the computer viruses to _______.

　　A. damage the computers

　　B. test their ability quickly

　　C. tell the world that they were intelligent

　　D. play a trick in operators of the computers

3. According to the passage, computer viruses seem to________.

　　A. have been in nature for years

　　B. exist in any computers

　　C. be able to be got rid of in the near future

　　D. be difficult to get rid of at present

4.The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that_______.

　　A. the computer’s funtions are lowered

　　B. the normal programs are damaged

　　C. all the information stored in the computers is gone

　　D. the computers infected by the viruses can no longer be used

5. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

　　A. Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses.

　　B. The viruses will come to the new computer after staying in the old one for some time.

　　C. Last year four countries found their computers were infected by 　　viruses.

　　D. The “I Love You” Virus is a great harm to human health.

The cartoon is jokingly updating Shylock, a leading figure from William Shakespeare’s classic play The Merchant of Venice, to fit into the new age of the Internet. In the play, the Christian merchant Antonio has borrowed money from Shylock ,who is Jewish. Because of their religion Jews like Shylock have been regarded as low and worthless and badly mistreated by the noble-styled gentleman Antonio and his friends, who at that time contained the very Christian society of Venice and indeed all Europe .On account of the conflict between members of the two religions, despite their being willing to enter into business deals, there is little love or friendship between the two.

Shylock agrees to lend Antonio the money but as part of the written agreement he insist that should Antonio fail to repay him on time he must cut a pound of his own flesh from his body and present it to Shylock. This of course would kill him but nonetheless Antonio agrees. In the end, Antonio’s business fails as the ships carrying his goods sink （Antonio is truly a gentlemen but not much of a businessman）,and Antonio has to be forced to threateningly face Shylock and his demands.

In the cartoon, Shylock is a merchant who operates, as many businessmen do today, on the Internet. His website, www.poundoffflesh, com. is probably where Antonio would log on to get terms of his loan. The humor lies in the contrast between the very modern business technology and the very old-fashioned costume Shylock is wearing.

1.We may learn from the text that the writer of the article is for the purpose of ____.

A. grandly advertising the new cartoon to the audience

B. warning us not to borrow money from the merchants like Shylock

C. simply introducing a new cartoon on the net to the public

D. telling readers to be sincere and honest when you deal with your friends

2.The underlined word “contain” probably means ____.

A. control　 B. cover　　　　　　 C .include　　　　　 D. create

3.You will find it very funny when you see the cartoon that ____.

A. large amounts of money go into Shylock’s cashbox

B. Antonio doesn’t suffer from his flesh being cut off his body

C. many famous actors and actress are invited to perform the updated classic play

D. all the characters in the cartoon are not in today’s clothes though they do nowaday business

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A. The E-merchant of Venice

B. Business between Shylock and Antonio

C. Never Borrow Money from Shylock

D. Sow the Wind and Reap（gain） the Whirlwind

Sometimes people come into your life ．You know that they will help you　 out who you

are or who you want to become·You never know 　 these people may be，possibly your roommate，neighbor，or even a complete stranger．But when you　 eyes with them，you know at that very moment they will　 　your life in some way．

??? And sometimes things happen to you that may seem　 at first，but in reflection you find that without them you would have never　 your potential ability．

??? Everything happens for a　 　．Nothing happens by chance or　 good luck．Illness，injury，love all occur to test the　 of your soul．Without these small tests，life would be like? a　 road to nowhere ．The people affecting your life，and the　 and failure you experience，help to create who you are and who you become．? 　 the bad experiences can be learned from，for they are　 the most important ones·If someone loves you，love them back unconditionally，because they are　 you to love．If someone hurts you，　 them，for they have helped you learn about　 and the

importance of being cautious．

??? Make every day 　 ．Appreciate every moment，for you may never be able to 53 it again·Tell yourself you are a great individual and　 yourself. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no　 ． Most importantly，if you LOVE someone，tell him or her，for you never know what tomorrow

may have in store．

1.A. figure 　???? B. take 　??? C. give 　??? D. speak

2.A. where　????? B．how 　?? C．who 　?? D. what

3.A．fill 　?????? B．lock　　? C．cover 　? D. close

4.A．value 　??? B．affect 　?? C．love 　?? D．waste

5.A. exciting 　?? B. inspiring 　 C. inviting 　? D. challenging

6.A. realized 　??? B.lacked 　?? C．controlled D. tested

7.A. profit 　???? B. fact 　????? C. reason 　? D. result

8.A. in need of 　 B. on behalf of 　C. on account of D. by means of

9.A. degrees 　?? B. limits 　???? C. influence 　D. condition

10.A. smooth 　?? B. snowy 　??? C. busy 　?? D. heavy

11.A. sense 　??? B. incident 　?? C. success 　 D. feeling

12.A. So　??????? B. Yet　?????? C. Thus 　?? D．Even

13.A. probably　?? B. exactly 　? C. certainly 　D. rarely

14.A. persuading 　B. allowing??? C. teaching 　D. forcing

15.A. warn ????? B. forgive 　?? C. scold　 ?? D. charge

16.A. agreement? B. society 　??? C. right 　?? D. trust

17.A. count 　? B. mean 　???? C. go ??????? D. change

18.A. save 　??? B. experience 　C. share 　D. miss

19.A. hold on 　 B. care for 　?? C. think of 　D. believe in

20.A. efforts 　? B. beliefs 　??? C. regrets 　D. directions