Tom was made_______ his own clothes by his mother．
A.wash B.washed C.to wash D.washing
________, he was nervous, but after a while he felt fine.
A.To start with B.After all C.At last D.To his surprise
音乐的世界, 将世间万事万物带进了美好的时空。每每听着音乐, 就会忘记所有的烦恼和不快。音乐, 有着无穷魅力!音乐是世界上最美的语言!请你以“Music Makes Me ________”为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文。
Music Makes Me ___________
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根据短文内容在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内所给单词的正确形式。
At our school, there is a music drama(戏剧) program. Over the last eight years, students in our school 1.(perform) many music dramas. This February we performed Legally Blonde. It tells a story of a girl 2.(name) Elle Woods. She studies at Harvard Law School and tries to help others 3. the knowledge she has gained at school.
The School Music Club organized the activity. The teachers helped all the performers learn 4.(they) lines(台词), and the band played the background music. Students who 5.(want) to join in this drama had to show their talents to the teachers first.
Luckily, I got a chance to join in this year's music drama 6. an oboe(双簧管) player. After all, I started to learn the musical instrument when I was only five. To prepare for the show, we practiced 7.(play) the music from 7 pm to 8:30 pm every Monday and rehearsed(排练) with the performers every Saturday.
On February 8, the big day for the final show, I was so nervous, 8. the music drama turned out well. It lasted for one and a half hours and all the teachers and students praised us9. our good job.
It was my 10.(one) time as a member of a music drama like this. I really had fun. I am going to join in the music drama again in the next school year.
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“Without music, life would be a mistake, ” famous German philosopher(哲学家) Friendrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a (A) big part of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets(预算).
For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired (解雇) over 1, 000 teachers. Among (B) them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other (C) ________, such as China and Britain, music class is not thought to be as important as classes like science, math and history. That's partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it doesn't use an exam system (体系). (D) 许多学生忙于作业, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is beneficial (有益的) in many ways.
Playing music is not as (E) simple as it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. (F)When making music, you need different abilities to work together. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode (解码) them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many (G) ________ are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
1.写出文中画线部分(A)和(E)的同义词或近义词:(A)__________, (E) _____________
2.文中画线部分(B)指代的是:__________
3.在文中(C)和(G)的空白处填入适当的单词:(C)__________, (G) _____________
4.将文中画线部分(D)译成英语:
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5.将文中画线部分(F)改写为被动语态:
____________________________________________when you are making music.
根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。
A: Do you like English songs, Candy?
B: Yes, Zhang Min. 1.
A: Who is your favorite singer?
B: 2.
A: Ah ... I listen to her songs sometimes, but I prefer Chinese songs.
B: 3.
A: I like many singers, such as Jay Chou, G.E.M. and A Mei.
B: Wow! Have you ever been to any concerts?
A: No. 4.
B: Me, too. And I often download (下载) their music on the Internet.
A: Haha ... 5.
A. I often enjoy their concerts on the Internet.
B. I like Taylor Swift best.
C. They are my favorites.
D. So do I.
E. Music is an important part of her life.
F. Which singer do you like best?
G. Why does she like singing?
