Welcome to Centre School , London.

Classes begin on:

Class A: May, 22^nd　　　　　　　 Class B: June, 19^th 　　　　　　 Class C: July 10^th

Receptionists（接待员）

. Station:（火车站）Mr. Black

. Airport:（机场）Mrs. White

. Subway:（地铁站）Miss Wang

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(　 ) 4. A. What class will Gioranni be in?

A. Class A.　　　　　　　 B. Class B.　　　　　　 C. Class C.　　　　　 D. Class A and class C.

(　 ) 5. How will Giovanni arrive in London?

　　　 A. By train. 　　　　　 B. By car. 　　　　　 C. By plane.　　　　　 D. By bus.

　　 Hip hop or rap (说唱 ） music as it is also called,started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s . But today many countries have their own kind of hip hop music . This kind of music comes from reggae, disco and funk music . Rapping means speaking to the rhythm of the music, and it is an important part of the music . People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems .

Rapping in class.

Would you like to rap in class ? Well actually,hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA .Why ? There is a new school program called “ Flocabulary ”in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects . The words of the songs are just what students are studying . This makes learning easy and fun . Students and teachers are excited about the positive results it has had on exam marks . One teacher said, “ I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history ! You can't imagine how well they imagine how well they remember what I teach ! We even try to write our own songs . ”

Whose idea was Flocabulary?

Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary . The word “ Flocabulary ” comes from the word “ flow ” and “ vocabulary ” . “ Flow ” is a rap word for “ style ”,or the way a rapper says the words of a song . “ Vocabulary ” means the words you have to learn in a language . How did he get the idea ? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily . So,why not make lessons into songs ? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths, science and literature (文学 ）. They are now used in schools with great success .

53. Rap music started _____ in New York city .

A. in the 1970s　　　　　　　　 B. In a high school　

C.in the 19 th century .　　　　　 D. In a music class .

54. From the passage, we can learn “ Flocabulary ” is a program to _____ .

A. Write rap music .　　　　　　　 B. Sing a song by talking .　

C. Remember the words of a song .　 D. help teach some school subjects .

55. The underlined word positive in paragraph 2 most probably means _____

A. bad　　　　　 B. good　　　 C. final　 D direct

56. Blake Harrison has produced hip hop songs for school subject EXCEPT _____ .

A. maths　　　　 B. science　　　　 C. history　　　　 D. literature

阅读理解

　　“Katy, get your books. It's time to go to school,”said Mum.

　　“But I don't like to,”Katy said.

　　“Well, go and have fun,”Mum told her.

　　When Katy got to school, some children asked her to play with them. She really wanted to, but she was too shy to say yes.

　　That night when Katy got home she wasn't happy, so she went straight to her room to play with her friend Jimmy the Tiger. She told Jimmy about her shyness and Jimmy told her,“Tomorrow at school, I will help you, and you will feel good about talking to other children.”

　　The next morning, after breakfast, she left home to catch a bus as usual, but this time with Jimmy. On the bus, Jimmy started telling Katy how he was going to help her to talk to other children. When the bus arrived at school, Katy jumped off and ran to her classroom to put her books away. Then she ran outside. But suddenly she stopped.

　　“I can't go over and ask to play with them!!!”

　　“Go !”said Jimmy.

　　As she was walking over to the children, a girl said to her,“Hey, Katy, do you want to play with us?”Katy said,“Yes, I would love to.”She was so happy. From that day on she loved going to school. And now she is happy to go to school alone, without Jimmy the Tiger.

(1) Katy usually went to school _______.

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(2) Katy did not like school at first because she was a ________ girl.

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(3) Katy's classmates asked her to ________ with them.

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(4) Who said“I can't go over and ask to play with them!”?

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(5) The story tells us ________

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A. Jimmy was a school boy

B. Katy went to school once a week

C. Jimmy helped Katy become confident

D. Katy's mum took her to school every day

Dear Sigmund Friend

My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. I am crazy 　31　 football! I love 　32 　football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. My dream 　33 a great football player. However, my love of football has become a big problem, and I would like your 　34　 .

I have 　35 friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I 　36　 trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m. I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry　　 37　 . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. They can help us relax and make our lives 　 38　 .I wish I could have my parents’ 　39　 .

Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know　 40　 . Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.

Best wishes

Simon

31. A. for　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　 　　D. about

32. A. watching　　　 B. seeing　　　　　 C. looking at　　　 D. looking

33. A. am to be　　　　 B. is to be　　　　 C. is to being　　　　 D. are to be

34. A. book　　　　　 B. work　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　 D. school

35. A. much 　　　　 B. not any　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　 D. plenty of

36. A. get in　　　　　 B. get into　　　　 C. get on　　　　　　 D. get off

37. A. from time to time　　　　　　　　　 B. from times to times

C. between time and time　　　　　　　　 D. between times and times

38. A. much interesting　　　　　　　　　　 B. more interested

C. more interesting　　　　　　　　　　 D. the most interesting

39. A. support　　　　 B. supported　　　 C. supporting　　　　 D. supports

40. A. why to do　　　 D. when to do　　　 C. what to do　　　　 D. where to do