Why is music so important to children? Here are some of my ideas.

★Music has a positive(积极的) influence on children’s intelligence(智力)!

New research(调查) shows that music can offer children an interesting environment. It has a good influence on children’s intelligence. Children can learn, understand and think in a logical(符合逻辑的) way if they study music at an early age.

★Playing music with others gives children a feeling of belonging to the group!

Some children might have trouble participating in activities with others because they are shy, they have limited(限制) language ability or they don’t like doing sports, but they usually feel relaxed when they take part in a music activity. Playing music with others gives children a wonderful feeling of belonging to the group.

★Music makes children happy!

Children seem to experience much pleasure in music. Whether they are listening to music, singing along with a song, playing an instrument or dancing to music, they seem totally absorbed(被……吸引住) in music.

1.The writer tells us the influence of music on children from aspects(方面).

A. two B. three C. four D. five

2.New research shows that music can .

A. make children get good grades at school

B. improve children’s intelligence

C. improve children’s language ability

D. help children do more sports

3.The underlined phrase（划线的） “participating in” can be replaced(代替) by “ ”.

A. organizing B. considering

C. taking part in D. getting used to

4.Which of the following is NOT the reason why some children have trouble participating in activities with others?

A. They have poor language ability.

B. They don’t like doing sports.

C. They are shy.

D. They don’t like music.

5.What’s the best title（标题）for this passage?

A. How to Play Music with Others.

B. How to Play Music with Others.

C. Why Music Is Important to Children.

D. Different Music Activities.

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you.

Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11 p.m. Ask you hosts(主办人) what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine(酒) as a gift.

Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. If you want to be very polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember—It’s not polite to ask how much things cost.

In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests(客人).

You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.

Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank you, thank you” all the time!

1.If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it doesn’t mean he or she .

A. doesn’t like you B. likes you

C. can’t afford to do so D. is too busy

2.It’s impolite .

A. for a guest to ask about the price of a certain thing

B. for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening

C. to take something with you when you are invited to dinner

D. for a guest to eat up everything on his or her plate

3.The meal ends with usually.

A. soup B. coffee

C. meat or fish D. dessert

4.When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better .

A. ask what time you should arrive

B. take your wife with you

C. drink as much as possible

D. eat as many snacks as yon can

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B. The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age and so on.

C. The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D. You can call you host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that.

根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Would you mind the window? It’s very cold outside. (shut)

2. are very dangerous. We should keep away from them. (wolf)

3.In the part of China there is plenty of snow during the winter season. (north)

4.He has to leave the house early heavy traffic. (avoid)

5.The picture is beautiful. Most people like it. (strange)

将下列句子中的汉语部分译成英语，注意使用适当的形式，或将划线部分英语译成汉语。

1.I like that’s loud. (电子音乐)

2.As a doctor, he must learn more . (医疗技巧)

3.We must to help those people in need. (作出努力)

4.Mind your manners, or nobody likes you. ( )

5.People think the stones of Stonehenge can prevent illness and keep people healthy. ( )

书面表达

提示：和谐社会需要我们每个人行为举止文明，班级也一样，每个人行为举止都直接体现出个人的修养，在日常生活中，我们应该怎样注意自己的言行？请以“How to Behave Well?”为题，写一篇不少于80词的短文。

比如：

1. 准时……，不说脏话（say dirty words），公共场合不大声喧哗）；

2. 上课专心听讲，按时交作业；

3. 礼貌待人，对人友好；

4. 遵守交通规则，不乱扔垃圾；

5. ……

注意：文本不能出现自己的姓名，内容可适当拓展。

How to Behave Well

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—Did you hear the song Auld Lang syne ?

—Yes, I did. It very sweet.

A. tastes B. looks C. sounds

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—I feel excited because our class did best in the basketball game.

A. How are you feeling now?

B. Thank you for telling me.

C. How do you do ?

—I saw a little boy with hands in the street just now. He had no legs.

—I’m sorry to hear that. We should help him.

A. walk B. walks C. walking

—I have two tickets The Sound of Music . Would you like to go with me ?

—I’d love to.

A. to B. in C. of

—My grandma lives in the village, but she doesn’t feel .

A. alone lonely

B. lonely alone

C. alone alone