Are you tired after studying hard？American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.
Country music talks about everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America，easy to understand，slow and basic.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love，crops(庄稼) or death.
Rural life can be hard，so the words are often sad. At first，people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s，people played country songs on the radio，and they made them into records.
When people 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 wellknown and people still play it today.
1.Which of the following is NOT true about country music?
A. It's easy to understand.
B. It's usually about everyday life.
C. It started in the north of the U．S.
2.The underlined word “rural” probably means “______”．
A. 城市的 B. 校园的 C. 乡村的
3.People often play country music with ______.
A. the guitar B. the piano C. the violin
4.When were country songs made into records?
A. In the 1920s. B. In the 1930s. C. In the 1950s.
5.When people moved to towns and cities，they ______.
A. forgot their music
B. took their music with them
C. learned other kinds of music
Do you dream of having a sister or brother？According to the recent CCTV news report，China has relaxed its onechild policy (政策) to twochild policy. The government has allowed families to have two children.
Tencent did a survey last week about the twochild policy. On the one hand，up to 53% of parents say they are willing to have a second child. “I am excited about hearing the news. To have two kids means the children can look after each other in the future. Not only can they have a partner to play with，but they can also learn to help one another. This helps them to develop a better personality. I think I won't miss the chance to own a second kid，” says Li Mei，a mother of a 5yearold daughter from Shanghai.
On the other hand，about 40% of parents say they may not have a second child. One reason is that they are afraid that the child's everyday expenses (费用) and education would be a big problem. They couldn't afford them. “I think the policy itself is pretty good，but I don't think it interests me. I won't consider a second child. Everything is very expensive at present，and I find it very difficult to raise another child，” says Han Dong from Chongqing，who has just had a boy.
Though people have different opinions，they agree that China has made great progress already in the twochild policy.
1.China has relaxed its twochild policy to onechild policy.
2.According the survey, up to 53% of parents say they are willing to have a second child.
3.According to the passage, we know Li Mei has a son.
4.Some people may not have a second child because they couldn’t afford the child’s everyday expenses.
5.Han Dong doesn’t want to have a second child.
People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something is ____ in one country, but it may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn’t lift your bowl to your ____ when you are having some liquid(液体)food. But it’s ____ in China. And in Japan you even needn’t worry about making ____ while you are having it. It shows that you’re enjoying it. But people in Britain think it is bad manners. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish ____ to have? They wish you to have a loud “burp”(打嗝) ____ you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
In Britain, you should try not to ____ your hands on the table when you’re having a meal .But in Arab (阿拉伯)countries you must be very careful with your hands. You ____ eat with your left hand .Arabs consider (认为)it very ____ manners eating with left hands .So when you are in other countries, ____ carefully and follow them. As a saying goes, “Do as the Romans do.”
1.A. bad B. useful C. polite
2.A. mouth B. nose C. ears
3.A. same B. different C. important
4.A. faces B. noise C. mistakes
5.A. then B. he C. you
6.A. after B. before C. if
7.A. give B. take C. put
8.A. needn’t B. must not C. may not
9.A. bad B. important C. good
10.A. see B. look C. watch
—Sir，could you please tell me _____?
—For three weeks.
A. how soon can I borrow the book
B. how often I can borrow the book
C. how long I can keep the book
The actor _____ acted in the film Coming Home is very popular.
A. what B. who C. whom
Many old buildings _____ well because they are our national treasures.
A. have protected B. should be protected C. protected
