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| There are many advantages of becoming a professional musician. The biggest advantage is being able to do something you love. You will have the chance to travel to many different places and meet a lot of different people. That will open up your eyes. However, there are also disadvantages of being a professional musician. One of the biggest disadvantages for most musicians is that they don"t always have enough money. Most of the time, you will be looking for jobs. Sometimes you won"t be able to find a good job. Another disadvantage is the place you live in. If you want to be a musician, you usually have to move to an area that has a lot of jobs, such as New York City. The cost of living in these areas is usually very high. The third disadvantage is that you can"t have a stable family life. Different jobs will take a musician to different places, so most musicians are unable to have a regular family. |
| 1.The advantages of being a professional musician include all the following EXCEPT ______. |
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| A.making a lot of money all the time B.doing something you tike C.meeting a lot of different people D.traveling to many different places |
| 2.Which is NOT a disadvantage of being a professional musician? |
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| A.Not always having enough money. B.Being unable to have a stable family life. C.Having the chance to meet many different people. D.Tile high cost of living in big cities. |
| 3.What does the underlined word "stable" mean in Chinese? |
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| A.幸福的 B.稳定的 C.健康的 D.坚定的 |
| 4.Which of the following is true according to the passage? |
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| A.The biggest advantage of being a musician is being able to hive in big cities. B.Most musicians are unable to have a regular family life because they enjoy traveling. C.It"s difficult for some musicians to find a good job sometimes. D.The author doesn"t want to be a musician at all. |
| 5.The author mainly tells us ______ in the passage. |
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| A.how to become a professional musician B.why people want to become professional musicians C.not to become professional musicians D.becoming a professional musician can also have problems |
| 阅读理解。 |
| In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years. To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called "Dream (梦幻) World Cups" in Japan.The children drew animals, flowers and people playing occer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags (旗帜) of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there. Are you a football fan (迷)? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers (青少年) like playing and training football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan. |
| 1. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have _____. |
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| A. Many football fans B. a very good team C. many football player D. a big playground |
| 2. The next World Cup will be held in _______. |
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| A. 2006 B. 2007 C. 2005 D. 2004 |
| 3. From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except _______. |
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| A. people playing football B. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny sky D. flowers |
| 4. In "Dream World Cup", the children drew the flags of some countries ______. |
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| A. to show their love for their own country B. to tell the people their stories C. to show their good wishes for the football teams D. to show their new ideas about football |
| 5. Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because ______. |
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| A. they are interested in football B. they are football fans C. they think their favorite players are great D. all of A, B an |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van (住房汽车). A small car can hold (容纳) four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded (拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family of three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together. Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases (衣箱) when they travel. Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes. |
| 1. From the passage, a van is also called _______. |
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| A. a motor car B. a motor home C. a motorbike D. a big truck |
| 2. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they _______. |
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| A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents"house C. built a new place for a van D. sold their second car |
| 3. A motor home is usually owned by a family with _______. |
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| A. a baby B. much money C. more than two children D. interest in vans |
| 4. Americans usually use motor homer _______. |
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| A. to travel with all the family members of holiday B. to do some shopping with all the family members C. to visit their grandparents at weekends D. to drive their children to school every day |
| 5. Motor homes have become popular because _______. |
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| A. they can take people to another city when people are free B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays C. some people think motor homes are cheap D. big families can put more things in motor homes |