| ( )1.A.why ( )2.A.thousand ( )3.A.moved ( )4.A.games ( )5.A.know ( )6.A.at ( )7.A.able to ( )8.A.houses ( )9.A.Before ( )10.A.were built | B.how B.thousands B.lived B.clothes B.had B.for B.can B.families B.When B.were had | C.what C.thousands of C.drove C.food C.were C.after C.able C.villages C.For C.found | D.where D.thousand of D.ran D.play D.learned D.into D.could D.cities D.Till D.got |
| 1-5 BCACD 6-10 BDCBA | |||
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| Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. It is a mixture (混合物) of music from all of these places. In the west of America, cowboys had to take care of the cattle (牛). They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. A cowboy"s life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to make himself clear-headed. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends to make them quiet. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They would not run away if he sang beautiful and peaceful songs. In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. They used guitars, violins and other musical instruments, too. They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles and plates. When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music. | |||
| 1.Which of the statements about country music is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
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| A.Country music has a long history. B.Country music is a mixture of music from the United States, China, Ireland and Great Britain. C.Country music is a kind of music that comes from a certain country. D.Country music can be heard only in the country. | |||
| 2.What was a cowboy"s life like? | |||
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| A.It was very interesting. B.It was rich and colorful. C.It was nervous. D.It was lonely and dangerous. | |||
| 3.What did cowboys do to make the cattle quiet? | |||
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| A.They drank strong coffee. B.They sang songs to the cattle. C.They took care of the cattle. D.They watched the cattle all day and all night. | |||
| 4.When did the people in the south of America sing and play country music? | |||
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| A.When they had parties. B.When they celebrated Christmas. C.When they visited their friends and families on holidays. D.When they took of the cattle. | |||
| 5.What"s the best title of the passage? | |||
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| A.Cowboys B.Country Music C.A Cowboy"s Life D.The Cattle | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Studying abroad is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an Overseas (外国的) high school student. You can have a lot of fun here, especially on holidays. There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is obviously Christmas. Each year, the summer holiday of every high school lasts about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most overseas students love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas. Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australian. Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines (使联合) "Good Friday" and "Easter Monday". Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show. The Chinese New year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties. | |||
| 1.Summer holidays in Australia often begin in ______. | |||
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| A.September B.February C.July D.December | |||
| 2.In Australia, you can spend Christmas ______. | |||
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| A.in January B.in March C.in summer D.in winter | |||
| 3.Overseas students ______ in their summer holidays. | |||
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| A.go to the beach to find part-time jobs B.can do part-time jobs C.continue to study at school D.must do their normal duties | |||
| 4.Probably people seldom (不经常) ______ on Good Friday in Australia. | |||
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| A.go to see Easter Show B.spend the time with their friends C.have fun D.go shopping | |||
| 5.Students in Australia go to school ______. | |||
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| A.in the Chinese New Year B.at Easter C.at Christmas D.on Easter Monday | |||
| 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。 | |||
| Dragon-boat Festival (端午节) Dragon-boat Festival also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats. To hold the dragon-boat races is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets (诗人) in China. QU Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest minister (大臣) of the State of Chu, during the Warring States Period (475-221BC) (战国时期). He was upright and wise. He wanted to bring his country peace and make the State more stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad of ficials, he failed. At last, he was very discouraged. (1) the Miluo River, throwing, he, into, himself, life, by, his, ended. (2) 据说当时人们从船上跳下去试图救他。But it was too late. Also, they were very sad and they threw rice into the water to feed Qu Yuan"s spirit. (3) Now we read his poem Li Sao which was filled with deep love for his country. We can see the dragon-boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zong Zi to eat during the Dragon-boat Festival. 1．What are the two important things on the Dragon-boat Festival? 2．把(1)划线部分的单词组成句子。 3．将文中(2)处的汉语句子译成英语。 4．把文中(3)处的划线部分译成汉语。 5．List the words that can describe the qualities (品质) of Qu Yuan. (at least 3) | |||
| 阅读判断。根据短文内容判断1-5题的正误。正确的用A，错误的用B。 | |||
| The first people who drank tea were the Chinese, because the bush grew wild all over the south of China. They liked the taste, and found that the drink could refresh (使精力恢复) them. People living in Europe first learned about tea growing and drinking from a book printed in Italy in 1599. The writer said that tea was a wonderful medicine. Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599, it was another fifty years before the first tea from China reached Holland (荷兰). A few years later, tea was brought overland from China to Russia. The long difficult journey was made over mountains and across deserts (沙漠). The new drink reached England in 1657. It was sold at one of the coffee houses. Only the very rich people could afford to drink. | |||
| ( )1. Chinese people found that tea could refresh people first. ( )2. Tea is a kind of medicine according to a book printed in Italy. ( )3. Four countries were mentioned in the passage. ( )4. Russia knew about tea earlier than England. ( )5. People in Europe first know about tea in1657. | |||
| 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 | |||
| Sport is full of wonderful moments, but perhaps nothing is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest race of all. The name "marathon" comes from a village in Greece. A famous battle was fought there in the year 490 B.C. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier ran all the way from Marathon to Athens-more than 40 kilometers-to tell people the good news. When the modern Olympic Games were stared in 1896, the organisers (组织者) knew this story. The marathon has been a race since then. In the ancient world the Olympics were held every 4 years. They were an important part of life. In the modern Games we try to copy their ideas. The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place-or at least, the finest "amateure" are. An amateur is someone who does not earn any money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is true that Olympic athletes (运动员) do not earn large amounts of money like professional sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers for a sport. They have to spend a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training, travel and "pocket money", because they want them to win. Some people think that this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon. | |||
| 1. The word "marathon" was first used for a _____. | |||
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| A. battle B. story C. place D. race | |||
| 2. The marathon race was run in 1896 because ______. | |||
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| A. there was such a race at the ancient Olympic Games. B. the distance was once run by a famous Greek soldier. C. the Olympic games were held at Marathon in 1896. D. the longest race has always been called a "marathon". | |||
| 3. Modern Olympic Games are held _______ years. | |||
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| A. every B. every 4 C. 3 D. every 3 | |||
| 4. An amateur is someone who earns _______ money from sports. | |||
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| A. a lot of B. little C. no D. some | |||
| 5. Olympics are becoming a political marathon because _____. | |||
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| A. the governments pay the players to win B. players spend a lot of time training C. players get pocket money D. the governments train the players |