1、3Which of the following statements is TRUE?AMany American parents dont think cell phones are necessary for the students.BCell phones only bring troubles to the school life.CCell phones connect children with their families when they are outside.DFew American parents think cell phones are necessary fo
2、r the students.4The underlined word “essential” means “ ” in Chinese.A时髦的 B必要的 C昂贵的 D便宜的5This article is about the in carrying out the rule not to use a cell phone in school.Ahappiness Binterest Cproblem Dway二Backstreet Boys,a US pop group,is back on stage.The Backstreet Boys are Nick Carter,Brian L
3、ittrell,Howie D,Kevin Richardson and AJ.McLean.They started the band in 1993.They were first popular in Europe and later,all over the world.Fans love their baggy clothes and hot dances.But they enjoy their music most!Their famous songs,like Ill Never Break Your Heart and Get Down are favorites of mi
4、llions of people.The boys have grown to men.Why are they still popular?The secret is in their music!The boys songs have bright music,good rhythms and simple words.They are easy to sing!Young students love them because of those.Ma Ming,a Grade 8 student in the city of Hefei,Anhui,is one of them.Ma Mi
5、ng said that he liked the bands songs very much.“When you sing these beautiful songs,you just cant get them out of your head!” he said.The boys stopped singing together for two years.Now they have been back.“We just love singing!We have love and respect for music.We want to do it together for a long
6、 time,” they said.1.Backstreet Boys is a _.Atalent show Bpop groupCmusic club Dbirthday party2.There are _ members in Backstreet Boys.Athree BfourCfive Dsix3._ is one of their wellknown songs.AYou Raise Me UpBSeasons in the SunCI BelieveDGet Down4.Young people love Backstreet Boys because _.Atheir s
7、ongs have bright music,good rhythms and simple wordsBthey wear baggy clothes and dance hot dancesCtheir songs are easy to singDall of the above5.Which of the following descriptions about Backstreet Boys is NOT true according to the passage?AThey were first popular in the US.BThey appeared as a group
8、 in 1993.CMillions of their fans love the song Ill Never Break Your Heart very much.DThey stopped singing together for two years.三Books play an important role in our life.Gorky once said,“Books are the ladder of human progress.”Then which book is your favorite?As a book lover,my favorite book is Rob
9、inson Crusoe.This book is written by Daniel Defoe,and it has already influenced many students like me.Every time I read it,I see a tall and strong Robinson.He is a brave man.I like him so much.When Robinson was young,he dreamed of sailing on the sea day and night.Unluckily,after he grew up,he actual
10、ly lived on an island for 28 years,where no people lived.During those years,he had to experience hunger and fight against natural disasters(灾害)Finally,the great man succeeded in dealing with a lot of difficulties and went out of the island because of his fighting spirit and hard work.The book encour
11、ages me deeply.Our life cannot be lucky all the time.But no pain,no gain,and only hard work can lead us to a better life.1.According to the passage,the book Robinson Crusoe is written by _AGorkyBRobinsonCDaniel DefoeDan unknown person2.What did Robinson dream of when he was young?AHe dreamed of livi
12、ng on an island.BHe dreamed of sailing on the sea day and night.CHe dreamed of growing up.DHe dreamed of fighting against difficulties.3.Which of the following is NOT true?ARobinson experienced hunger on the island.BRobinson fought against natural disasters on the island.CRobinson managed to deal wi
13、th a lot of difficulties on the island.DRobinson didnt go out of the island.4.From the passage we can know that _Aour life can be lucky all the timeBhard work cannot lead us to a better lifeCRobinson is strong,brave and hardworkingDRobinson lived on the island for 20 years5.Whats the best title for
14、this passage?AMy Favorite BookBA Book LoverCLife on an IslandDHow to Live on an Island四My friend, Dick has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Every Saturday afternoon Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.One Saturday afternoon, a young man came to vis
15、it my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the man was still there. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man kept talking. Finally
16、 Jack could stand it no longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the man, but this time he held the mans hat in his mouth.1From the story, we know that Jack is .ADicks good friend Ba large police dog Ca young man Da young mans dog2Where does Di
17、ck walk with his dog every Saturday afternoon?AIn his room. BIn the street. CIn the park. DIn the field.3Jack became very worried one afternoon because .Ahe couldnt be taken out for a walk at the usual time Ba young man came to visit Dick that afternoonCDick walked around his room several times Dhe
18、couldnt find the young mans hat4The underlined word “stand” means “ ” in Chinese.A站立 B理解 C忍受 D支持5Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth?ATry to take the man laugh. BLike the young man very much.CAsk the young man to leave. DWant to talk with the young man.五Name:Joh
19、n LennonBorn:9 October 1940, Liveipool, England,UKDied:8 December 1980,New York,USOccupations:Musician,singer,songwriter,artist,writer,actorMusic types:Rock and popHonor:In 2002,a BBC survey on the 100 Greatest Britons reported that he was the eighth. In 2008,Rolling Stone ranked (将列入) him the fifth
20、 greatest singer of all time. John Lennon was famous as the founder member of the Beatles,a successful popular music band. He got his first guitar at 16 and wrote his first song at 18. In his short life,he wrote so many songs. John Lennon was killed by a fan that had mental illness in 1980 in front
21、of his apartment. But he will stay in our hearts forever. 1. What was the age of Lennon when he died? A. 80 B. 60 C. 40 D. 202. What kind of music was John Lennon good at?A. Country. B. Rock and pop. C. Jazz. D. Classical music. 3. What honor did John Lennon win in 2008?A. The fifth greatest singer
22、of all time. B. One of the 100 Greatest Britons. C. A successful band singer. D. The greatest member of the Beatles. 4. What did John Lennon do in his short life?A. He helped others. B. He gave a lot of concerts. C. He wrote many songs. D. He acted well. 5. Which of the following is right?A. John Le
23、nnon used to be a host. B. John Lennon was an Englishman. C. John Lennon got his first guitar at 18. D. John Lennon died of illness. 六Music is often divided into several categories, or groups.Some of the categories are: classical music, traditional music, rock music, and jazz music.The first kind, c
24、lassical music, refers to orchestra music that originated(发源) in Europe a few hundred years ago. Most of the original classical music was composed or written in Italy, Germany, Austria, or Russia. Classical music is usually played by a variety of string and wind instruments.The second type of music
25、is traditional music. It comes from a particular culture. Every culture has its own special form of traditional music. For example, “blues music” is a kind of traditional music in the United States and “enka music” is one kind of traditional music in Japan. Each traditional music has its own special
26、 instruments.Another kind of music is rock music. It is generally a loud kind of music, played with a strong beat. Rock musicians often use electric instruments. Rock music probably began in Europe about 30 or 40 years ago. It became very popular, especially among young people, during the 1960s and
27、1970s.The fourth kind of music is jazz. Jazz probably comes from Africa. Jazz has different kinds of rhythm(节奏) from other kinds of music. A variety of musical instruments are used to play this kind of music, especially wind instruments.Of course there are other categories of music. In addition, many kinds of music are combinations(结合) of classical and traditional, or classical
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