Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌词）, but music
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Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌词）, but music with tones (音调).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.
Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of （取代）native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (艺术价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.
小题1:The biggest difference between music and songs is ________. | A．feelings | B．lyrics and tones | C．languages and countries | D．meanings |
小题2:Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?| A．Native music. | B．Jazz. | C．Pop music. | D．Classical music. |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this passage?| A．People can get different things from the same piece of music. | | B．Pop music began to be popular in the midtwentieth century. | | C．The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”. | | D．Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D |
解析
试题分析：本文是介绍了音乐和歌曲的联系和区别，特别介绍了流行音乐发展历程。
小题1:B 细节理解题。根据文章的第二句话Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌词）, but music with tones (音调)歌曲表达带歌词的感情，但是音乐是带音调的感情，故选B。
小题2:C 细节理解题。根据第二段的Pop music has taken the place of （取代）native music in many parts of the world流行音乐已经取代了世界上许多地方的本土音乐，故选C。
小题3:D 概括推断题题。根据第一段的第四句话判断A是符合文章的；根据第二段的第一句话判断B是符合文章的；根据第二段的第二句话判断C是符合文章的。用排除法选D。 |
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Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory(理论) is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t have it, we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of this project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”
Jim Martland also emphasized(强调) that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:
If you are using a map, turn it to the way you are facing.
If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
The simple way of finding your direction is by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help you find out where you are.
Now you will never get lost again!
小题1:Scientists believe that .| A．only some babies are born with a sense of direction | | B．people never lose their sense of direction | | C．people learn a sense of direction as they grow older | | D．everybody has a sense of direction from birth |
小题2:What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage?| A．They never have a sense of direction without a map. | | B．They have a sense of direction and can find their way around. | | C．They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction. | | D．They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car. |
小题3:If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should .| A．tie it to the tree in order to prevent it from being stolen | | B．draw a map of the route to help remember where it is | | C．take the different routes when you come back to it | | D．remember something easily recognizable(可辨认的) on the route |
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Good food, plenty of water, cleanness and plenty of rest all help in keeping our machines running as they should. Food does many things for our bodies. It gives what we need for keeping good health. It gives us energy for work and play. No food gives everything we need. We should eat foods of different kinds. Having enough to eat is not the same as having the right food.
The water we drink helps wash away wastes formed inside our bodies. It also puts back the water we lose when we perspire(流汗). Our bodies are actually more than half water. We must drink enough to replace what we lose.
We feel better and look better when we are clean. A bath every one or two days is a good rule for most of us. Brushing our teeth is important part of keeping clean.
Sleep is the best kind of rest. Growing children need more sleep than grown-ups. Children"s bodies not only have to be repaired; they also have to grow, No one"s body can grow bigger properly while he is working and playing and wearing it out (疲劳).
It has been useful to work for good health. Millions of years ago, people live only 20 years. Now people can live about 70 years. It has gone up 20 years just since the beginning of the present century.
小题1:You should have foods of different kinds because _________.| A．some foods are not good | | B．no food can give everything you need | | C．different foods taste different | | D．different people like different foods |
小题2:We must drink enough water to replace what we lose. Here replace means .小题3:At the beginning of the present century people live about _________.| A．20 years. | B．70 years | C．40 years | D．50 years |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．Grown-ups sleep less than children because they have a lot of work to do. | | B．If one"s mind does not work well, he is not considered to be healthy. | | C．One cannot grow well when he works too hard. | | D．About half of man"s body is water. |
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Every year, people use too many plastic bags. They throw them here and there, after, they have used them. The government has done its best to deal with them but failed. While we offer quick service to customers, the plastic bags pollute the water, earth and air, and they waste the oil. The government asks people to go back to carry cloth bags and use baskets when they go to buy something. The cloth bags and baskets can be used again and again.
Many months have passed. The environment has been improved a lot.
Action
| Make a decision to stop 小题1: the plastic bags.
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| Supermarkets, shops and outlets
| Advantage
| Offer小题3: service to customers
| Disadvantage
| Pollute water, earth and 小题4: the oil.
| What should we do
| Go back to carry cloth bags and use 小题5: .
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Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.
The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers presented (上演) a lot of English songs and English operas. Each program won storms of applause.
One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”
小题1: In this passage, the English week is described as__________.| A．surprising | B．boring | C．enjoyable | D．serious |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．All the students took part in the handwriting contest (比赛). | | B．The story writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. | | C．The English show was the most important event. | | D．Teachers also took part in the English week. |
小题3:What does the underlined word “applause” probably mean?| A．Noise | B．Cheer | C．Sound | D．Music |
小题4:What does the writer probably want to tell us at the end of the passage?| A．The activities are a good way to learn English. | | B．Students usually don’t like English. | | C．The activities last longer. | | D．Learning English in the classroom is invaluable. |
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Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read is called a tongue twister (绕口令). It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce(发音，读) in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Pete Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”
Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve people’s ability to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.
So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and practicing them.
小题1:Tongue twisters are helpful in improving ___________ skills.| A．listening | B．writing | C．pronunciation | D．communication |
小题2:The first tongue twister is hard because ___________.| A．it is very boring to read | B．it teaches us a lot of knowledge | | C．we don’t know who “she” is | D．the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar |
小题3:The passage is probably taken from _________ in a school newspaper.| A．Story Time | B．Study Garden | | C．Latest News | D．Lost and Found |
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