Music can be a great power (力量) to change people’s lives. Regina del Carmen Sanchez, 14, always believes this. The girl from Kansas City, US, leads a hard life. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents. Her mom gets a very low pay.
But it doesn’t stop Sanchez’s love of music. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12. It described the bad situation(情况) at her home, but it also sent the message of hope: “My house is old and poor, but it beats (胜过) being homeless… Love yourself and never give up. You’ll see a better life if you keep your head up…”
It took Sanchez several months to finish the song. Sometimes during a break in class, when lyrics (歌词) came into her head, “I would have to write them down right then,” she told the local newspaper The Kansas City Star.
Jeremy Lillig was a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund. When he saw the video of the song, he was moved. He shared it through social media (社交媒体). The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City.
Now Sanchez often plays the song in public. “I want to help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way,” she said.There are people in Sanchez’s family.
| A．three | B．four |
| C．five | D．six |
What’s true about Keep Your Head Up? ______________________
| A．It was written two years ago. |
| B．It showed a feeling of hopeless. |
| C．It described the good situation of a house. |
| D．It took Sanchez several weeks to write the song. |
The word “moved” can be replaced (代替) by .
| A．surprised | B．interested |
| C．touched | D．excited |
The best title of the passage can be .
| A．A girl and her song |
| B．Poor home is better than being homeless |
| C．Charity changes the girl’s life |
| D．Let’s support poor students. |
Angela Chang (张韶涵) didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career (事业). She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.
“I’d never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.
She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.
“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,” said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You can’t forget it.”
But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired (解雇). Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene (一场戏) right.
“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail. You only fail when you give up.”
Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings (隐形的翅膀). They fly me to the skies and give me hope.”The phrase “turned down” in the first paragraph means “______”.
| A．承认 | B．拒绝 | C．开除 | D．雇用 |
Many record companies refused to co-operate (合作) with her because ______.
| A．she looks very common | B．she is too young |
| C．she doesn’t sing very well | D．she looks young and small |
Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because ______.
| A．she is strong-minded | B．people like her films |
| C．she is interested in acting | D．she acted in the popular TV plays |
Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
| A．The Small Girl. | B．Four Albums. |
| C．I have a Pair of Invisible Wings. | D．A Poor Actress. |
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How many days will the show be on?
| A．For 10 days. | B．For 12 days. | C．For 15 days. | D．For 18 days. |
______ are not allowed to enter the theatre.
| A．Latecomers | B．Adults without children |
| C．School students | D．Kids under 3 years old |
If a family of four go to the theatre in the evening, they have to pay at least ______ dollars for the tickets.
| A．85 | B．100 | C．120 | D．140 |
Last Sunday I saw the hardest storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.
Then the strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.
When I came back into the house, it was raining harder. I tried hard to close the window. Then I heard a loud crashing（撞击）sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was—a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the back room.There was a heavy storm_____ last Sunday.
| A．at the afternoon | B．in the morning |
| C．in the evening | D．during the lunch-time |
It was very quiet outside because____.
| A．the weather was very cool | B．it was rainy |
| C．the weather was very hot | D．there was a lot of thunders |
The paper flew out of the window because of ____.
| A．the heavy rain | B．the hot sun |
| C．the strong wind | D．the tall tree |
The storm lasted_____.
| A．more than four hours | B．more than three hours |
| C．from one to six o’clock | D．from two to five o’clock |
What happened when I closed the window?
| A．The rain became harder. |
| B．I was hurt by a big tree. |
| C．I was very scared of the loud sound. |
| D．A big tree fell down and broke the house. |
A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, “What happened?”
Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they ran, too. They know there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to his home. It can’t tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.
But animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs(发出呼噜呼噜的声音) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.
But human beings have something that no animals have---- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.
No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we don’t know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we met a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?
| A．标语 | B．信号 | C．唱片 | D．图像 |
A dog can tell something__________.
| A．by giving signals | B．by making different sounds |
| C．by purring | D．by barking |
It has been proved that no animals are able to_________.
| A．give the others information |
| B．express their actions and feelings with words |
| C．tell others how they feel |
| D．make different sounds, each with its own meaning. |
Generally speaking, what we mean by “vocabulary” is_______.
| A．all the words that we know | B．more and more words we use |
| C．all the words we need | D．the dictionary which contains thousands of words |
What must we do in order to make our vocabulary larger?
| A．Make more and more new words |
| B．look up some new words in a dictionary |
| C．learn more language |
| D．Try to read as many books as possible |
Trudy’s class has a newspaper. The students write stories, articles and poems for it. Then one of them types their work into a computer and prints it out. The teacher puts up everything on the wall so that it looks like a large, open newspaper.
One day Trudy said to the teacher, “most newspapers have advertisements. Can we have our advertisements?
The teacher thought this was a good idea. She made Trudy the advertising manager and Trudy asked the other students to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the advertisements she received.
| SONY WALKMAN FOR SALE: In good condition. Complete with earphones. Best offer. See Miriam. |
| GOOD HOME WANTED: Six lovely Persian kittens(猫崽) need good homes. They are the lovely things you’ve ever seen. Free to the right person. See John. |
| WORK WANTED: Strong boy is willing to work in a garden or do some housework. 3 hours a week. Not expensive. See Tom. |
| PC WANTED: In good condition. It must be at least Pentium IV(奔腾四代). See Alan. |
| CONCERT TICKETS: Has anyone got a spare ticket for the Raiders’ concert next week? I’m eager and will pay well for a good ticket. See Sheila. |
| LOST: a silver ring with a blue stone in it. Reward. See Patricia. |
| FOUND: A silver ring with a stone in it. Reward. See Agnes. |
What is Tom willing to do?
| A．Other people’s homework. | B．Gardening or housework. |
| C．Sell six Persian kittens. | D．Fix broken PCs. |
What does Alan want to buy?
| A．A lovely Persian kitten. | B．A ticket to Raiders’ concert. |
| C．A PC in good condition | D．A silver ring. |
why will Sheila pay well for a Raiders’ concert ticket?
| A．Because she is thinking about going to the concert. |
| B．Because she has a strong wish to go to the concert. |
| C．Because her friends are going to the concert. |
| D．Because she does well in music. |
Who will Patricia see to get her lost ring?
| A．Miriam | B．Tom | C．Sheila | D．Agnes |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．The students in Trudy’s class wrote advertisements for their newspaper. |
| B．Trudy’s class has a newspaper. |
| C．Trudy wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper. |
| D．The teacher wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper. |
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