Then comes the July, and with it are examinations; but these are soon finished and with them ends the school year. Boys and girls have nearly two months holiday before them as they leave school by train and car to return home to their fathers and mothers.
The summer holidays are the best part of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one’s time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields. Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to the park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday, however, is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for others who do not, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something which they will talk about for the whole of the following year.
In England, it is not only the rich who can take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to Southend or Margate, Blackpool or Clacton, he is usually quite able to do so.
Now, why do children like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one’s feet, of salt water on one’s skin, and of the warm sun on one’s skin, and of the warm sun on one’s back that make the seaside what it is.
1.Summer holidays start _______.
A. with July B. as soon as the examinations are over
C. in mid----June D. in August
2.After the examinations, all the pupils leave for home -_____.
A. by train only B. by car
C. by bike D. by either train or car
3.The summer holidays last ______.
A. nearly three months B. more than three months
C. one and a half months D. about two months
4.Children like the seaside so much, because they can ____.
A. swim in the sea B. play with the sand
C. take a sunbath D. do all of the above
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as 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 are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the 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 is started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.
1.This passage mainly talks about ____.
A. American music B. American popular music
C. three sorts of music D. popular music singers
2.The first three paragraphs mainly tell us ____.
A. that Americans dislike popular music
B. that popular music is an important kind of music in America
C. how to become an international star as a pop singer in America
D. popular music in America is what every teacher like
3.In the USA, as a pop singer, if you want to become a national star, you’ll have to ____.
A. earn a lot of money B. make a radio stations buy your CDs or tapes
C. make many CDs or tapes D. make young people love you and what you sing
假定你是李华。你班同学决定为小明举办生日聚会。请你写信邀请外教Susan参加，要点包括：
1.时间：周五晚8点至9点
2.地点：学生俱乐部
3.内容：生日歌、蛋糕、游戏等
4.要求：备小礼物
Hi, Susan,
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Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s life. 1. is very difficult to find a better definition(定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person 2. can share all our sadness and double all our happiness. In time of trial(尝试) , he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.
Knowing how 3. (value) friendship is, we should be very careful with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character 4. our friends, but we must try to avoid 5. (make) friends with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible.
A true friend can always 6. (trust), loved and respected. If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she won’t tell 7.. Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are 8. trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. 9. most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In conclusion, 10. you have made a good friend, don’t forget him or her.
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to _____ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the _____ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, ―I love you is too _____ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine‘s Day is even more out of _____.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子). I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there _____ between you and Dad?”, I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She _____ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had ___ her. I was ____ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it ____, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt ______. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen _____, but it‘s really there. Love is ______.”
I listened carefully but I ______ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly _____ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked ____ _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father ______ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t ______ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”_____ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and ______. But from this experience, I understand that love is just ______ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1.A. keep fit B. rise early C. earn money D. collect money
2.A. magic B. romantic C. fantastic D. attractive
3.A. simple B. easy C. relaxing D. luxurious
4.A. the question B. question C. reach D. control
5.A. feeling B. love C. quarrel D. smile
6.A. raised B. shook C. nodded D. bowed
7.A. hurt B. injured C. wounded D. harmed
8.A. in great surprise B. in a great embarrassment C. with deep depression D. at extreme sorrow
9.A. happens B. comes about C. appears D. occurs
10.A. warm and soft B. hot and hard C. thin and cool D. strong and durable
11.A. somewhere and sometime B. anywhere or anytime C. more or less D. here and there
12.A. inside B. outside C. faraway D. nearby
13.A. could believe B. couldn‘t understand C. wouldn‘t recognize D. might know
14.A. got sick B. got stuck C. threw up D. became disabled
15.A. quite healthy B. very pale C. fairly red D. much surprised
16.A. jump high B. go hurriedly C. run fast D. walk slowly
17.A. think about B. talk with C. worry about D. laugh at
18.A. Reading B. Seeing C. Saying D. Writing
19.A. fresh roses B. gold ring C. sweet kisses D. beautiful jewelry
20.A. a thread B. a needle C. the cloth D. the cotton
Even though they were written 150 years ago, Alexander Dumas’ action novels still excite millions of readers around the world, in close to 100 languages.
Dumas’ two most famous stories, The Three Musketeers（火枪手） and The Count of Monte Cristo, have inspired more than 100 films. The former one was adapted（改编） into a popular film, The Man In the Iron Mask, in 1998. In the film Leonardo Di Caprio played both King Louis XIV and his twin brother Philippe.
Few people know, however, that the author was the grandson of a Haitian slave. Even fewer people know that Dumas’ father rose rapidly from a soldier to a general in the French Army before he was 31. The general died young, leaving Alexander little money. But determined Dumas conquered the problems of being poor, having received little formal education, and racism (种族歧视) to become one of the world’s most popular writers.
Dumas’ life sometimes was just like his action novels. He took part in three revolutions（革命）and fought for the freedom of people. After making a fortune by writing novels, he built a mansion outside Paris and kept it open to poor artists, friends, and even strangers. Luckily for his fans, the mansion has recently been restored and opened to the public.
1.Which of the following statements about Alexander Dumas is NOT TRUE? _____.
A. He suffered from racism. B. He was well-educated.
C. He was the son of a general. D. He partly based his novels on his life.
2.Alexander Dumas’ novels _____.
A. have lasted for less than 100 years
B. have been translated into more than 100 languages
C. have attracted readers for many years
D. have not been well received until recently
3.Why was the film The Man in the Iron Mask mentioned in paragraph 2? _____.
A. To show Dumas’ novels are out of fashion
B. To advertise for the film
C. To prove the popularity of Dumas’ novel among readers
D. To acknowledge the amazing acting skills of Leonardo Di Caprio
4.We may infer from the article that Dumas _____.
A. did not live a colorful life B. was a man who kept money to himself
C. led three revolutions in France D. was a generous and kind-hearted man
