Eric likes reading very much. He spends every ________moment he has in the library.

A.nervous B.spare C.boring D.full

Uncle Wang ________the electricity and water in his house before going on holiday.

A.took off B.turned on

C.shut off D.put on

If you ________practicing the piano every day，you could become quite a good pianist in the future.

A.care for B.think about

C.stick to D.deal with

Alice ________ her husband in 1987.They live a happy life now.

A.married with B.was married

C.got married to D.got married

How important is music？Many people usually think that listening to music is nice but not very ______. It is often only thought to be entertainment(娛樂(lè)), but not the first ______ for education. This opinion is wrong. ______， music education is necessary for all students.

Music tells us who we are. Music ______ the musicians' thoughts and ideas，and the social environment they came from. For example, just as Mozart's music represents(代表) a lifestyle, rock music______ represents a lifestyle. George Gershwin's music is another ______. He introduced jazz style into his music.

Music ______ a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores(探索) emotional(情緒的) meanings. People need every possible way to ______ about our world.

Music shows people's thoughts. We can “talk” to each other in this amazing way.

Through the language we ______ our feelings, discoveries, ideas and hopes. All of these can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive a good music education, we take ______ away from the meanings that music expresses. So music education is much more necessary than people usually think.

1.A.interesting B.possible C.exciting D.important

2.A.choice B.step C.advice D.purpose

3.A.In total B.In fact C.In the end D.In that case

4.A.recalls B.reminds C.reflects D.reviews

5.A.ever B.still C.even D.also

6.A.decision B.example C.suggestion D.tradition

7.A.performs B.promises C.provides D.prepares

8.A.doubt B.learn C.talk D.worry

9.A.explain B.expect C.excite D.express

10.A.them B.him C.her D.it

There are many different kinds of music in the world. Now let's study some of them.

Classical music Classical music is a form of music which needs high musical skills. If you want to learn this kind of music，you have to go through proper training.

Heavy metal music Heavy metal music came out after World War Ⅱ. The melody (旋律)of the song is heavily influenced by the structure of it. It is also known as “information music”. In heavy metal music，songwriting is based on a form.

Hip－h(huán)op music This kind of music always includes the use of instruments such as the guitar，violin，piano，bass (低音電吉他)，drums and so on. In this kind of music，the bass is the main instrument. It was first played by a group of traveling singers and poets of West Africa.

Opera music It first appeared in Italy in the 1600s.It has a great mixture of theatrical (喜劇的)art and musical invention and is used in theaters.

Jazz music This kind of music has strong and complex (復(fù)雜的)melodies. The main musical instruments are the cornet，trumpet and violin，which help carry the melody.

Besides these，there are many other kinds of music such as the blues，new－age music，Celtic music，religious music，and chamber music (室內(nèi)樂(lè)).

1.________ music needs high musical skills.

A.Classical B.Heavy metal C.Hip-hop D.Opera

2.The main instrument in hip-hop music is the _________________.

A.guitar B.violin C.piano D.bass

3.The ________ is used in both hip－h(huán)op music and jazz music.

A.piano B.violin C.trumpet D.cornet

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Heavy metal music appeared after World War Ⅱ.

B.Only after proper training can you learn classical music.

C.Opera music first appeared in Italy.

D.People call jazz music “information music”.

5.What's the BEST title for the passage?

A.Different kinds of music B.Our favorite musicians

C.We love music best D.Welcome to the music club

根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)意思完成下列句子。

1.你已經(jīng)自己做決定了？既然那樣, 我們就不要談?wù)撨@件事了。

You have made your own decision？________ _________ _________, we don't need to _________ _________ it.

2.瓊不喜歡紀(jì)錄片, 但是她偶爾也看。

Jean doesn't like documentaries, but she watches them once _________ _________ __________.

3.我在紐約總共學(xué)習(xí)了5年。

I studied in New York for five years_________ _________.

4.你應(yīng)該堅(jiān)持每天記五個(gè)單詞。

You should _________ _________ __________ five words each day.

5.請(qǐng)關(guān)閉電視機(jī), 讓我好好地休息一會(huì)兒。

Please_________ _________ the TV. Let me have a good rest.

Country music is very popular in America. It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. At first, people played country music only at family parties. When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for jobs, they took their music with them. With country music continuing to change, it became popular throughout America. John Denver was one of the most famous country singers in America 50 years ago. His song Take Me Home, Country Roods is well-known and people still play it today.

Pop music is another kind of musical style. Pop music can make people feel happy and comfortable. Pop music has been popular since the 1950s. In China, Jay Chou is liked by a large number of fans of all ages. He sang many songs about the world we live in. One of them is Dao Xiang, which encourages people not to give up even when life is difficult.

任務(wù)2：閱讀短文（B），根據(jù)英文釋義及首字母提示拼寫(xiě)單詞。

1.t_______ being part of the customs of a country or group of people.

2.c________ to keep doing something without stopping.

任務(wù)3：閱讀短文（B），完成同義句轉(zhuǎn)換，每空一詞。

3.He sang many songs about the world we live in.

Many songs about the world we live in _______ ________ by him.

任務(wù)4：根據(jù)短文(B)內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

What did people play only at family parties at first?

4.________________________________________________.

Was John Denver one of the most famous country singers in America in the 19th century?

5.__________________________________________.

How can pop music make people feel?

6.__________________________________________.

假如你叫李明，是一名中學(xué)生，經(jīng)常收聽(tīng)由美國(guó)主持人Philip主持的音樂(lè)節(jié)目，請(qǐng)根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)提示，用英語(yǔ)給主持人寫(xiě)一封信。

要點(diǎn)：

1. 你很喜歡這個(gè)節(jié)目，特別是節(jié)目播放的歌曲很優(yōu)美，歌詞很棒。

2. 在你學(xué)習(xí)感到疲勞時(shí)，會(huì)打開(kāi)收音機(jī)聽(tīng)這個(gè)節(jié)目。

3. 從節(jié)目中你學(xué)到了很多單詞。

4. 告訴他你最喜歡的是什么類型的音樂(lè)，請(qǐng)他幫助你介紹一些相關(guān)的歌手和CD。

Dear Philip，

Yours，

Li Ming

I bought the apples weeks ago. Half of them ________ bad now.

A.is B.are C.was D.were