One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the guqin，one of the four arts-along with game of go，calligraphy（书法）and painting.It first appeared over 3，000 years ago and stands for China's solo musical instrument tradition.
At first，the guqin had only five strings（弓玄），meaning the five elements（元素）of metal，wood，water，fire and earth.Later，in Zhou Dynasty，King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son.King Wu of Zhou，added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.
Ambiencewas important in playing the guqin.Usually，it was practiced in a quiet setting and never for public performance.Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains.The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes（回音）from the mountains，until the musician felt he was at one with nature.Playing it in snow was also an enjoyable activity for ancient artists，who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world.Also，a night with moonlight was considered wonderful for playing the guqin.Wang Wei（701-761），a highly talented man of the Tang Dynasty，liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.
Guqin pieces are usually three to eight minutes long，with the longest being Guangling Verse，which is 22 minutes long.Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements，Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute.
Nowadays，there are fewer than one thousand well﹣trained guqin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters.The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only one hundred works by today.The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity（人类非物质文化遗产）in 2003.
（1）Today，the guqin has strings.
| A． |
four |
| B． |
five |
| C． |
six |
| D． |
seven |
（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word "Ambience" in Paragraph 3？
| A． |
演奏技巧. |
| B． |
环境氛围. |
| C． |
天气状况. |
| D． |
弹奏曲目. |
（3）According to the passage，playing the guqin is a right choice.
| A． |
at a quiet restaurant |
| B． |
at a welcome party |
| C． |
in a peaceful yard with flowers |
| D． |
on a dark night with rainstorm |
（4）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
The guqin has a history of less than 3000 years. |
| B． |
The strings mean metal，wood，water，fire and stone. |
| C． |
The longest guqin piece is Guangling Verse. |
| D． |
The guqin is very popular and many people can play it. |
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
| A． |
The guqin and its music. |
| B． |
The guqin and its players. |
| C． |
Four Chinese traditional arts. |
| D． |
The development of guqin music. |
Pollution problem are becoming more and more serious. One of them is called “white pollution”. People like to use plastic products, such as shopping bags, boxes and cups. In China about three billion plastic shopping bags are used everyday, which results in a great waste of resources(资源)and heavy environmental pollution. Luckily, the government has stopped us from using free plastic bags, telling all stores and supermarkets not to provide customers with free plastic gabs since June 1, 2008. From then on, people have been supposed to use cloth bags and shopping baskets instead of plastic bags in order to protect our environment.
Now more and more people have realized the importance of using the cloth bags and the shopping baskets. For one thing it can protect our environment, for another it can also make our country cleaner and more beautiful. Meanwhile we still have much more things to do to solve the problem of “white pollution”.One of the pollution problems is called .
About plastic shopping bags are used every day in China.
All stores and supermarkets have been told not to provide customers with free plastic bags since .
Using cloth bags and shopping baskets is good for .
To solve the problem of “white pollution”, we should do .
You may hear about earthquake, but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here is some advice for you.
Before an earthquake. It’s necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers (doctors, hospital, police, 119 etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.
During an earthquake. It’s important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoor, quickly move to a safe place in the room, such as under a strong desk or a strong table. The purpose is to protect yourself form falling objects. Stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on. If you are cooking, turn off gas.
If you are outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridges and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible, staying away from bridges and tall buildings. Stay in your car.
After an earthquake. Once the shaking has stopped, do not run out of the building at once. It’s better to wait and leave when it is safe. Check around you and help people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken, you should leave it. If you smell or hear a gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company.Which of the following is mentioned in the second paragraph?
| A．People should know how to turn on gas. |
| B．People should know how to save water. |
| C．People shouldn’t put heavy boxes over beds. |
| D．People shouldn’t forget the phone number of others. |
When an earthquake happens, ____ can help you deal with it.
| A．standing still |
| B．staying calm |
| C．looking outside |
| D．moving indoors |
During an earthquake, if you are driving in an open area, you should____.
| A．speed up you car |
| B．stop your car and stay in |
| C．slow down your car |
| D．stop your car and run out |
When the earth stops shaking , you should____.
| A．check around you first |
| B．run out of the building at once |
| C．break the windows and doors |
| D．write a report to your company |
You can learn ____ after reading the passage.
| A．what an earthquake is like |
| B．what to do to avoid an earthquake |
| C．how an earthquake happens |
| D．how to protect yourself in an earthquake |
When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east---the sky was becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.
After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes, “he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world ___the Grand Canyon.
I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!
I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself, “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think?How was the weather when the writer arrived?
| A．Sunny | B．Windy | C．Cloudy | D．Rainy |
Where may the passage come from?
| A．A magazine |
| B．A grammar book |
| C．A storybook |
| D．A dictionary |
Why was there nothing to see?
| A．Because there was nothing. |
| B．Because it was in the morning. |
| C．Because it was raining |
| D．Because it was too dark |
Where was the writer facing on the edge of the Grand Canyon?
| A．South | B．West | C．East | D．North |
What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
| A．To give facts about the natural world. |
| B．To say how he feels about the natural world. |
| C．To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon. |
| D．To attract people to visit the Grand Canyon. |
In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because fo bankruptcy(破产)。 The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. SO she thought, “ He doesn’t love me any more , he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower , but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, Ok?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears….It was his diary:
Today I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1℃. i can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1℃ love.The couple moved out of their house _______.
| A．on a rainy day |
| B．in a cold winter |
| C．when the husband lost his work |
| D．when the wife saw her husband’s diary. |
The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because____.
| A．he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes |
| B．he didn’t have enough money |
| C．he always worked with no care of her |
| D．he had another woman |
The woman’s eyes were full of tears because_____.
| A．she felt sad by here husband’s words |
| B．the rainy day made her sad |
| C．her eyes were hurt by the computer |
| D．she was moved by her husband’s diary |
The man wanted to take the shower first because_____.
| A．she was tired and wanted to sleep earlier. |
| B．he wanted to make the bathroom warmer. |
| C．he wasn’t as strong as before |
| D．he couldn’t stand the cold winter. |
From the passage, we know that____.
| A．the man loved his wife very much |
| B．the woman didn’t love her husband any more |
| C．the man was very poor before |
| D．the woman had no job |
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, and he was the eighth of the ten children. Michael’s father, Mr Jackson realized that his sons had a lot of talents, and he knew he could train them to become fine musicians. In those days, there were lots of music groups and some of them were very good. He knew if his sons were different from others, they would have to be the best. Their group later became the Jackson Five. Michael Jackson was the lead singer of the five in the team.
Practice makes perfect. And the Jackson boys practiced! Soon the group was much better than others. When the Jacksons took their first professional (专业的) job, their total pay was only five dollars! But they kept on. They played at important parties. They entered big competitions. They worked at various clubs. Five Jackson boys first performed together at a talent show when Michael was six,and they walked off with the first prize. Then name of this group began to get around.
When Michael was only 11 years old, he became the star. The young boy rose to become the “King of Pop”. Later on, Michael got a chance to do some solo (独唱) songs. He made his first solo album (唱片) in 1972. It just didn’t seem possible that so much talent could come from such a young performer. For the following years, Michael was always on the top among the popular singers. One million records of his were sold in New Zealand, which has only a total population of three million.
When Michael was eighteen, he entered another field of his acting career. “I plan to star in movies,” he told his friends, “but of course, my first love is music”. Michael wrote a lot of his own songs. Whatever he did, it worked! Still, with all his success, Michael managed to keep his head calm. “I just do a different job from other people,” he said, “but it doesn’t make me think I’m better than other people,” For anyone who wants to be successful, the road to success is a long hard one to travel.
In 1994, Michaelmarried Lisa Marie, but the marriage ended in 1996. He married Debbie Rowe the same year and had two children. The couple never lived together after 1999. Jackson had three children named Prince Michael I, Paris Michael and Prince Michael II. Michael Jackson died after suffering a heart attack. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over forty years.
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Of the Jackson Five, Michael sang |
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