Five teenagers from Sarasota, Florida, are making music from garbage. The Garbage-Men band’s instruments are made from old things. The guitars are boxes. The horn (喇叭) is made from pipes . The keyboard is formed from old bottles.
The band started about two years ago. Jack, who was in eighth grade at the time, decided to make a homemade guitar. After some hard work, he ended up building it from a cereal box, a big ruler and some little sticks. After Jack showed his guitar to his friend Ollie, Ollie had the idea to make a band using other homemade instruments as a way to suggest people recycle old things. “We want to show people there is more to recycling than throwing things away in the rubbish box,” Jack, 16, told TFK. “You can actually recycle old things.”
Ollie, 15, plays the drums made from rubbish cans. Evan, 14, plays the guitar; Harrison, 15, plays the horns and the violin; and Austin, 16, plays the keyboard. They make up the band The Garbage-Men and play at local parties around. They wand to help people get interested in recycling old things. “Music is a really good way to get a good message across to people because it’s really easy for people to understand,” Jack says. Their instruments may be garbage, but their message isn’t.
What are the Garbage-Men band’s instruments made from?
A. Big boxes.
B. Little sticks.
C. Old things.Which of the followings is NOT true?
A. Evan is the youngest in his band.
B. Jack came out of the idea to make a band first.
C. There are five members in the Garbage-Men band.Ollie’s drums are made of .
A. B. C.What do the five teenagers suggest people do?
A. Making instruments.
B. Listen to music.
C. Reuse garbage.The best title of the passage is .
A. Five music Fans
B. Reduce, Reuse, Replay
C. A Strange Band
New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do in big cities. You can go to different kinds of theaters to see plays and films. You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world.
But there are more serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high and there are too many people in big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are more chances to find work, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care（医疗）. But sometimes these people can’t find work or a good place to live in. Also too many people in such a small place make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.
Some people enjoy living in big cities, but others don’t. When people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断下列句子的正(A)误(B)。
One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist in England, I brought David into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when he was 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others from then on.
David didn’t say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder. “Come back next week if you like.” I said.
He came and I suggested we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon — in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than we agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned more from him. I learned that time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。When David came into the writer’s office, he___________.
A. said hello to the writer B. seemed happy C. looked at his feetDavid’s father died when he was ____________.
A. 13 B. 2 C. 5To help David, the writer ________ every Wednesday afternoon.
A. played chess with him B. told stories to him C. played soccer with himWhat club did David join?
A. A chess club B. An art club C. A bicycle clubWhich of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Since his father died, David refused to talk to others.
B. David didn’t say anything to the writer at first.
C. David finally got friends in school.
Years ago，if a teenager had some problems in his life，he might write them in his diary. Now he might get on the Internet and write them in his blog(博客). In many ways，a diary and a blog are almost the same. Then，what makes a blog different from a diary?
The biggest difference is that a blog is much more public than a diary. Anyone can read what you write in your blog. Usually，a teenager likes hiding his diary book and treats it as secret. If you are not satisfied with a friend and write something bad about him in your diary，he will never know it. However，if you do this on the Internet，that friend may read your blog and get angry. So we have to be careful of what we write.
A blog has good points，of course. People choose to write in blogs，they know that their friends will read what they write. If you feel sad one day and write in your diary，no one will know about it. If you write the same words in your blog，your friends may quickly write back to comfort you and offer their help. Blogs help people know what their friends are doing.
Though it's a good way to write blogs about everyday life，I still prefer my old diary.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Now when a teenager has some problems in his life，he might ________.
A. talk to his friends B. keep them in his diary C. write them in his blog________ is NOT mentioned in the passage.
A. Chatting on QQ B. Getting on the Internet C. Writing blogsThe underlined word “comfort” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 责怪 B. 安慰 C. 嘲笑From the passage we know that ________.
A. the writer thinks a blog is more helpful than a diary
B. the writer thinks a blog and a diary are the same
C. the writer likes a diary better than a blogThe passage mainly talks about ________.
A. the teenagers' problems in their lives
B. the difference between a diary and a blog
C. the good points of writing blogs
| Name |
Personal Information |
| Fei Junlong |
Born in 1965 in Jiangsu, China An astronaut (宇航员) Traveled in Shenzhou VI in outer space with Nie Haisheng from October 12th to October 17th, 2005 |
| Jay Chou |
Born in 1979 in Taiwan, China A popular singer Favorite music: Hip-Hop |
| Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) |
Born in Sweden A scientist Known for the Nobel Prizes |
| Helen Keller (1880-1968) |
Not able to see or hear Worked hard and became one of the famous writers in America Wrote a lot, such as The Story of My Life |
Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng traveled in outer space for ______ days.
A. two B. six C. seven Jay Chou comes from______.
A. Shanghai B. Hongkong C. Taiwan The ______ was born in 1833.
A. singer B. astronaut C. scientistThe Story of My life is the name of a ______.
A. song B. prize C. bookWhich of the following is true?
A. Jay Chou is a famous dancer.
B. Alfred Nobel was a French man.
C. Helen Keller could neither see nor hear.
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tiger. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy” he repeated the woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tiger raised its ears as if it understood.
“Unum! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tiger, I won't say unkind words to you any more.” Tiger waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!"The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” because .
| A．he was thinking about the words |
| B．he didn't understand the words |
| C．he wanted to talk to his dog |
| D．he liked talking to himself |
What made the boy start his new life?
| A．The people laughing at him. |
| B．The kind words spoken to him. |
| C．The hard life. |
| D．His lovely dog. |
He was feeling when he whistled to his dog.
| A．funny | B．sad | C．lonely | D．excited |
Which of the following is Right according to the passage?
| A．He never took good care of his friend, Tiger. |
| B．He usually had many friends around him. |
| C．He helped a young lady when her bag dropped. |
| D．He often washed his dirty face in lake. |
What's the best title of this passage?
| A．A Dog and a Boy | B．A Poor Boy's Childhood |
| C．A Businessman and a Boy | D．The Power of Kindness |
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