Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. The Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different concerts of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades, students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.
Now, here comes the music today , I shall explain why they are all good music.
1.The first paragraph is mainly about the ___________.
A. styles of music B. history of music
C. taste of music D. knowledge of music
2.Which is NOT the purpose of this music program?
A. To study the language of music .
B. To learn more about the music.
C. To give a complete background to the music.
D. To give people some music to listen to.
3.The speaker is probably ___________.
A. a host B. a singer C. a dancer D. a teacher
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阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
"Look, it's Baldy!" A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. I was used to it because of the scars（伤疤 ）on my , it was still horrible to hear. I sighed (叹气) as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was sent to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors to save my life. "Holly's very to be alive," they told Mum and Dad. "But she'll be left with scars on her head, and of course her hair won't grow there."
As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home .If I didn't, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me , they never understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was to a children's burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so that she never lets anyone put her down. "You shouldn't what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly," she me, "And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great it!" For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something . So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, encouraged by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to hide away behind my scarf.
Now, I am of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality that decides who you truly are.
1.A. As B. When C. Although D. While
2.A. head B. ear C. face D. back
3.A. hunger B. cold C. loss D. burns
4.A. learned B. tried C. returned D. decided
5.A. happy B. lucky C. lonely D. poor
6.A. never B. usually C. seldom D. hardly
7.A. correctly B. nicely C. easily D. really
8.A. promised B. introduced C. reported D. carried
9.A. met B. organized C. remembered D. caught
10.A. honest B. strong C. active D. young
11.A. write down B. agree with C. pass on D. listen to
12.A. promised B. encouraged C. ordered D. calmed
13.A. in B. for C. without D. beyond
14.A. similar B. strange C. hard D. important
15.A. sick B. sorry C. tired D. proud
– We can invite our teachers to the farewell party next Saturday.
-- Yes, ______? I’ll call them at once.
A. what for B. what C. why not D. why
－Could you tell me _________?
－Sure. Walk straight along this street and you’ll find it.
A. how can I get to the post office
B. where is the post office
C. which is the way to the post office
D. how far the post office is
— When shall I hand in my report?
— As soon as it _____________ tomorrow.
A. completes B. is completed
C. will complete D. will be completed
—To achieve a bright future, we should______ study hard____ keep in good health.
—I agree with you.
A. not; but B. not only; but also
C. neither; nor D. either; or
