City Library
The largest library in the area with over 70,000 books of different kinds in it.

Two big reading rooms which can hold 2,000 readers.
Open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday to Saturday.
Sunny Museum
An art show from August 1^st to 20^th.
Over 300 paintings by world famous artists will be show in it.
Concert
A concert in Jinma Theater on July 10^th.
Some famous singers in China will sing in the concert. The money for the tickets will be used for the poor children.
Singing Competition
The House of Culture of the city will hold a singing competition in October.
Those who like singing can take part in the competition.
Dadi Cinema
Snow White, a cartoon by Disney, will be shown in Dadi Cinema next Sunday.
Ticket Price: ￥40. (Half for children)
【小题1】If Tom wants to borrow the books from the City Library, he can go there at ______.

A．5:00 am on Monday	B．5:00 pm on Monday
C．10:00 pm on Friday	D．10:00 am on Sunday

【小题2】How many paintings will be shown in Sunny Museum?

A．More than three hundred.	B．Less than three hundred.
C．Only three hundred	D．Two thousand.

【小题3】The concert is held in order to help ___________ children.

A．all the

B．the hard-working

C．the clever

D．the poor

【小题4】The singing competition will held in __________.

A．Sunny Museum	B．the House of Culture of the city
C．Dadi Cinema	D．Jinma Theatre

【小题5】If a six-old-year girl goes to Dadi cinema to see Snow White with her parents, they’ll have to pay ________________.

A．100 yuan

B．120 yuan

C．100 dollars

D．120 dollars

The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man.
【小题1】 His parents like Henry because _____________.

A．He’s good to his grandpa

B．He’s a polite boy

C．He does well in his lessons

D．He’s learned to catch singing birds

【小题2】Henry admires his grandpa because ____________.

A．he tells him a lot of interesting stories

B．he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food

C．he can make kites and cages

D．he’s very able old man

【小题3】 __________, so she didn’t let her son play with him.

A．The woman hated the old man

B．The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man

C．The old man did nothing at home

D．The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident

【小题4】 Henry brought the broken bowl home to _____________.

A．play with it	B．frighten his mother
C．beat his parents	D．fill it with rice

【小题5】The woman was afraid _________, so she’s good to the old man.

A．her husband wouldn’t love her

B．the police would know about it

C．her son would be bad to her when she was old

D．the old man wouldn’t leave her any money

What do you think of singing? If you love it, you will like the TV show Don’t Forget the Lyrics. It is a popular singing show in America. This program started from July 11th, 2007.
So how does this new singing show work? The contestants need to have much knowledge(知识) of lyrics. In the show, the contestants have to sing the songs with right lyrics. When he finishes a song with wrong lyrics, he can’t sing again. If he finishes all ten songs with right lyrics, he is the winner and he can get a very good prize.
You may say, “I can’t sing well, but I remember many lyrics of beautiful songs. Can I join it?”
Don’t worry!
The show says, “You don’t have to sing it well. You just have to sing it right.” Every music lover can join it.
【小题1】What is Don’t Forget the Lyrics?

A．A popular singing show.	B．A popular story
C．A popular movie	D．A popular song.

【小题2】When did Don’t Forget the Lyrics come out?

A．In the year 2000.	B．In the year 2005.
C．In the year 2007.	D．In the year 2010.

【小题3】What does the underlined word“contestants” mean?

A．Famous singers or actors.

B．The best performers.

C．Participants (参与者) in the singing competition.

D．The successful musicians.

【小题4】How many songs should you finish singing right if you want to win the good prize?

A．Five.

B．Seven.

C． Eight .

D．Ten.

A: Did you like the singing competition yesterday?

B: Oh, 1.______________. Nelly sang so well!

A: Well, I think Lisa sang better than Nelly.

B: Oh, 2._____________?

A: The one with shorter hair. I think 3.___________.

B: Yes, but Nelly danced better than Lisa.

A: You can tell that Lisa really wanted to win, though.

B: Well, 4._____________. But the most important thing is  5.___________.

 

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。（共15分，每小题1分）

Music can spread across everywhere and narrow the distance (缩短距离 ) between people of different countries.  1 . NBA star Kobe Bryant worked with music super-star Jay Chou to create a song 2 .The Heaven and Earth Challenge{(天地之斗)}. The song is used in the recent advertisement  3  the soft drinks company Sprite, and the two superstars shot ( 拍摄 ) the advertisement  4  on TV.

The song was written by Jay, whose favorite 5 is basketball. It expresses the love for basketball and  6  encourages young people to be more confident（信心 ) about them selves. Jay  7  that he learned a lot from Kobe’s sports spirit 8  creating the song. He does most of the singing part while Kobe  9 the role as a rapper ( 说唱歌手 ). The basketball star is very confident with his play.  "I love  10  … My part is talk, it's very relaxing and I did a  11  job, it must be A﹡.''Kobe was very happy to 12  with Jay. "1 fell in love with Jay's music since first  13 his songs," Kobe added.

People can download the ring tone (下载铃声) of the song from the Internet. All  14  from the downloads will go to Project Hope, a charity (慈善 ) that helps improve educational facilities (设备) in 15 areas in China.

1.                A．American       B．Canadian        C．Japanese  D．British

 

2.A. shown           B. named           C. used             D sold

3.A. with            B, on               C, for              D. from

4.A. as usual         B. at last            C, luckily           D. together

5.A. time            B, sport            C. thing             D. play

6.A. also            B, then             C, still              D, soon

7.A, told            B, spoke            C, said              D, talked

8.A, why           B, whether           C, unless            D, when

9.A, gets            B. sees              C, thinks            D, sends

10.A, you            B. them             C, it                  D. myself

11.               A．common        B．great          C．little  D．important

 

12.               A．live            B．go             C．stay  D．work

 

13.               A．trying          B．knowing        C．hearing   D．writing

 

14.               A．songs          B．money         C．papers    D．wishes

 

15.A. poor           B. rich              C. famous             D, good