1、 Guess what? He saw Ben taking a potato for a walk。“Thats crazy,” Mr。 Robert said to his wife。“Youre right. Your boy cant get a dog. He finally has a potato as a pet。 He sleeps with it, talks with it and even showers with it,” she said。 “Even cooking potatoes makes him cry. ”Mr。 Robert felt worried
2、a lot and made a decision. He brought back a cute little dog that night. Everyone was happy。 Mr。 Robert thought he saved his son。 Ben was sure that his mother had magic。Everything seemed perfect until one evening Ben asked, “Mom, can I have a pet horse?” She looked at him and said, “Well, first you
3、have to take a watermelon. 。 。 ”1。 Ben kept asking for for two months. A。 a pet rabbit B. a pet chickenC. a pet dog D. a pet horse2. Bens father said “Impossible because a dog would 。 run around B。 hurt BenC. be noisy D。 kill their rabbits3。 Mrs. Robert told Ben to keep because it would turn into a
4、dog。A. a potato B. a tomatoC。 a watermelon D。 a banana4。 Robert brought back a little dog because . A. his friend gave it to himB. he was worried his wife bought the dogD。 he liked the dog5。 What did Ben think of his mother? She was lazy. B. She didnt love him。 She had magic。 D。 She was very strict.
5、 BThere are many reasons why I encourage people to travel, and I know that the experience will make one a better person。I remember when I was traveling that I began to know the world better。 The world is not just about me, my small town and home. Although you will meet different people from all over
6、 the world, you will realize that people are similar in their dreams, hopes and feelings。 Enjoy exploring the different cultures, and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live. Once you understand their ways, it need not be strange or scary. Often w
7、e read stories about other cultures in books。 Only when we visit their areas, do we find that those stories are sometimes wrong. One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world. We cannot just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out。 The world shoul
8、d get involved(干预) and help wherever there are problems。 People everywhere should be given a chance. It is so easy to ignore(忽视) this if one does not travel and explore。 One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges worse than ours. One can realize that sometimes our biggest p
9、roblems are not that big after all. On your journey you will meet lots of new friends. Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time。 You will certainly be more confident after having to cope with problems and make many decisions along the way. When you travel,
10、 you have to be on your own in some situations. You will surprise yourself by how well you can do that. All your special experiences could make an interesting book to read. It would be filled with all your adventures and special memories。Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world aro
11、und us is a wonderful experience. If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences, we would all be better people and the world would be a better place。6. From Paragraph 2, we can learn that . A. people around the world are the same in their hopesB. books always tell us wrong stor
12、ies about culturesC. traveling can help us better understand the worldD. people in different places have strange living habits7. According to Paragraph 3, we can help the areas in need by . sending them money B。 offering them chances looking around D。 giving them challenges8. The expression “cope wi
13、th” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “ 。A. solve B。 avoid C. meet D. cover9. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. People in the World Are FamilyB. Traveling Helps One Make More Friends People in the World Share One DreamD. Traveling Makes One a Better Person10. Whats th
14、e writers purpose of writing the passage? To share his travel experiences with other people。B。 To encourage more people to travel around。 To show how traveling can change the world。 To tell people how to travel around the world. C A teacher says music education in schools has kind of turned into amu
15、sement. Classroom lessons focus heavily on pop while understanding the classical(古典的) art form and its history should be paid attention to. A Professor in music and music education at the University of NSW, Robert Walker, argues that all students should study the works of Western classical composers
16、 such as Haydn and Tchaikovsky。Professor Walker says students are missing out on an important part of the culture heritage(遗产) because they fail to study classical music, as the little music that children learn at school is mainly pop. The lack(缺乏) of music teaching is serious, especially in governm
17、ent schools where there are not enough specialist(专业的) music teachers。A national review in 2005 made 15 suggestions, but Professor Walker said it still failed to deal with the lack of classical music taught in schools. “Im not against pop music, but its very simple, and not difficult either to play
18、or to sing,” Professor Walker says. “But classical music is challenging and although it is part of Australias culture heritage, most children learn it only through Hollywood films. ”“At least children ought to know whats happening in Western culture。 Its part of culture heritage,” he says。 “Asian st
19、udents know more about Western classical music than most children in the West. ”Professor Walker has taught music and music teachers in Britain, Canada and Australia and is a former chief(首席) examiner for the International Baccalaureate and a former chairman of the research committee of the Internat
20、ional Society for Music Education. Professor Walker says no school curriculum(课程) in Australia lists a piece of music that children should study, such as the Mendelssohns。“This lack of standard texts means that some children can be brought up totally on Western classical music, others on Elvis Presl
21、ey, or on any music the teacher wants to teach. The situation should be changed as soon as possible,” he says. 11。 Whats the problem in music education in Professor Walkers opinion?A. Children know nothing about their culture heritage. Classical music education isnt valued in schools. Pop music is s
22、imple and not difficult to play and sing. Australia schools need more specialist music teachers. 12. According to the passage, students should study classical music because it is . A. part of culture heritageB. good for their growing up difficult to play and sing popular only in Asia13. According to
23、 the passage, which one is different from the other three?A. Haydn。 B。 Tchaikovsky. Mendelssohn. D。 Elvis Presley. 14。 Which of the following statements is NOT true about Professor Walker?A. He worries about the music education in schools。B. He thinks pop music teaching shouldnt be allowed。C. He is
24、well known in Western classical music teaching. He has worked in Britain, Canada and Australia。15。 From the last paragraph, we can learn that 。 Music teachers should teach anything that they like Most Children today are brought up by their music teachers Music teachers shouldnt teach the music of El
25、vis Presley at all Childrens music education today depends on their teachers taste(二)(2015Philip is a school boy. On his twelfth birthday, he decided to give up eating meat. “I dont think its right to eat animals,” he said. “They live on the Earth just like us and they are our friends. ” Philips par
26、ents were not happy about that. “You are a growing boy,” his mother said。 “You need meat. Do you want to stay short and be weak? His mother put some beef, rice and carrots in front of him. “I want you to eat all your food now,” she said。 “Dont leave anything。 Philip didnt want to make his mother sad
27、. But he ate only the rice and the carrots。re a silly boy!” said his father. “Im getting very angry at you. “Im sorry, Mom and Dad, answered Philip. “I dont want you to be sad or angry. But I really dont want to eat any meat。“Then have some fish, dear, said his mother。“Oh no, I cant!” cried Philip。
28、“Fish are living things too. ”“Well, you cant have anything to eat at all if you dont eat any meat or fish,” said his father. The next morning Philip got up hungry。 His father walked to the school with him and asked to see the teacher. “Is this what you teach the students at school?” he asked the te
29、acher. “Philip refuses to eat meat at home. He doesnt listen to what I say。“I dont agree with Philip,” replied the teacher。 “But I think hes brave to do what he thinks is right。 We teach the students to do that. ” Philip decided to give up eating meat on his birthday。A. fifth B。 eighth eleventh D. twelfth2. Philips mother thought that Philip would if he didnt eat any meat. stay short B. feel happyC. get hungry
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