It was 8:30 and I was lying in the sun, listening to my CD.

Then my mum came out. She wanted me to go out with her. She told me about this place called Give Kids the World. It’s a special place for 　35 to spend a vacation when a child had a life-threatening (致命的) illness. There were several jobs 　36 did there, including gift giving and ice-cream 　37　 . Mum said I would enjoy it, but I expected this was a 　38 job.

I got in the car and Mum drove to this place. There was a house in the village that we went into to do our work. I had to put some 　39 on the back of a golf cart (高尔夫球车). Mum told me we were going to take a toy and an ice-cream to every child in the village.

We got to the first house and I knocked on the door and shouted, “Gift Giving”, and a woman answered it. Sitting in the middle of the living room was a boy in a wheelchair. I gave him the gifts, and his face lighted up with 　40 . I walked out and thought, “That must be painful, unable to jump around.”

As I came into the second house with gifts, it seemed a little strange that the child didn’t 　41 me. Her mum said she was deaf and only partially (部分地) sighted, so I needed to go and stand in front of her. When I 　42 that, she became very excited and made a sign with her hands. Her mum told me this was the sign for 　“ 43 ”.

44 back in the cart, Mum told me these kids might not live to see tomorrow. Suddenly, I 　45 I should be more thankful that I don’t have these illnesses — that I was not in the same 　46 as these kids. I no longer wanted to be at home listening to my CDs. I would rather be doing this, maybe making a difference in these kids’ lives.

35. A. parents　 　　　　　　 B. families 　　　　 C. friends 　　　　　　　　 D. women

36. A. I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. they　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. she 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. we

37. A. making 　　　　　　　　 B. showing　　　　　　　　　 C. selling　 　　　 D. serving

38. A. special 　　　　　　　　　 B. simple 　　 　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　　　 D. useless

39. A. gifts　　　　　　　　 B. balls　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. medicines　　　　　　　　 D. hats

40. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pride

41. A. welcome　　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thank

42. A. got 　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　 D. did

43. A.　 thanks　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasure　　 　　　　　 C. goodbye　　　　　　　　　 D. love

44. A. Since　 　　　　 B. Though 　　　　 C. Once 　　　　　　　 D. But

45. A.　 believed　　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　　　　　 C. remembered 　　　　　 D. realized

46. A.　 village B. position C. society D. environment

Popular music

　 Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

　 Adult（成年人）drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.

　 Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk（民间的）music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

46. __________ kinds of music are mentioned（提及）in this passage.

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

47. When pop singers ___________, they will become national stars.

　 A. make much money　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. make a CD or tape

　 C. are loved by all the young people　　 D. are wanted to sing on the radio

48. From the passage we know that country music is about the _____________.

　 A. common life of Americans　　　　　 B. country life and love stories

　 C. life of cowboys　　　　　　　　　 D. both A and C

49. Which of the following is true according to this passage? ___________________

　 A. A few students in America like popular music.

　 B. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

　 C. Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.

　 D. Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.

50. What would be the best title for this passage? _________________

　 A. American Music.　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Popular Music.

C. History of Music. D. Western Music.

A few years ago, Dave Stirling had the idea of selling CDs over the Internet. The business he started from his home in Ohio, the USA, now sells 500,000 CDs a year and has made him into a millionaire(百万富翁)at the age of 24.

“I could see that this was the future of shopping,” says Stirling. “Why should you pay $15 for a CD and spend the time and the money getting into the store and parking your car? You can have the same CD for half of the price by clicking(敲击)on your computer. And we can find any CD you want and bring it to your door in 24 hours!”

According to Stirling, this is the only beginning, “I believe that one day we’ll do our shopping over the net: it’s easier, quicker and cheaper. Shops and supermarkets will be the past.”

46. Dave Stiring started his business from______.

A. his home 　 B. his company 　　　　　 C. the office 　　　　 D. the country

47. How has Stirling become so rich?

A. By making ice cream.　　　　　　　 B. By making advertisements.

C. By selling ideas to others. 　　　 D. By selling CDs over the Internet.

48. If you pay $15 for a CD in the store, how much should you pay for it over the net?

A.$15. 　　　　　 B.$12. 　　　　 C.$7.5. 　　　　 D.$30.

49. By shopping over the net, you won’t_____.

A. spend the time and the money　　　 B. drive your car any more

C. click on your computer 　　　　　　　　 D. get into the store by yourself

50. What can we learn from the passage?

A. More than half of the Americans prefer to shop over the net.

B. Shops and supermarkets will be the past in the future.

C. Some people don’t like to go shopping over the Internet. 　　　　　

D. It’s easier, quicker and more expensive to do our shopping over the net.