You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 players, you shouldn’t turn it up too high.
Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries, and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn’t make sense to listen on your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone（耳机）and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.
【小题1】The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means “_______”

My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year. Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play.

“Choose a character in the play whom you’d like to be, ”she told us. “This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework. Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class. Ill decide who play each part.”

I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king. He has a lot of lines to say. I learned them by heart.

This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines. I acted the part of the king. When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting. I thought I acted really well.

Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher who would play each part.

Many of the students in my class couldn’t act at all. They couldn’t even read without making lots of mistakes. I was sure that I would get a big part in the play.

However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier. He has only one line. It is, “Yes, sir!”

I was very disappointed. At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part.

“You put too much expression in your acting,” she said. “Good acting is not big acting. It is acting the audience can believe in.”

I think I know what she means.

1. What did the boy want to do in the play?

A. To get a  morning eating part 

B. To organize the play

C. To get a large acting part. D. To work the lights.

2.How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play?

A. Bored.           B. Sad.             C. Excited.         D. Unhappy.

3.Why didn’t the teacher give him the part of the kings?

A. He did not act correctly.        B. He did not know the lines.

C. He was not handsome.         D. He was too short.

4. What does the underlined word “expression” in the passage mean?

A. 表情       B.建议        C. 模仿         D. 服饰

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to   1  more beautiful and healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was   2  for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor (裁缝)   3  clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special  chair    4  was bigger and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated  5  sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people   6  treat me differently because I’m big. I can’t enjoy   7  with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her   8  . They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to   9 .
But now things are quite   10 . Last month her classmates were preparing for the School   11  Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen who was tall and fat. Lisa   12  and practiced a lot.
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did   13  well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said “  14 ” to her. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.
Now Lisa doesn’t   15  about being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day. ”
【小题1】A. see             B. notice            C. look
【小题2】A. easy           B. difficult           C. right
【小题3】A. to buy          B. to cook           C. to make
【小题4】A. which          B. who             C. whose
【小题5】A. her            B. him              C. me
【小题6】A. can           B. can’t              C. must
【小题7】A. having dinner   B. watching TV      C. doing sports
【小题8】A. however       B. instead          C. either
【小题9】A. any dogs        B. police          C. anyone
【小题10】A. same          B. different         C. old
【小题11】A. Sports         B. Art             C. Science
【小题12】A. agreed        B. disagreed         C. allowed
【小题13】A. not           B. little              C. so
【小题14】A. Sorry         B. Good luck        C. Congratulations
【小题15】A. happy          B. worry            C. sad

Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same___26___?

A new__27____—Hi, Ke'ai is on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke'ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a __28_____ one day. They teach him to ___29___and to play the violin, but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold___30___ at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.

  "___31___do they want me to be someone else?" Ke'ai asks and says, "I only want to be____32______."

 The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to _____33_____their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.

Young audiences(观众)enjoy the story, and also the___34___in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, "Ke'ai's Song" is very ___35 _____to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!

1.A.jobs    B.dreams   C.habits    D.hobbies

2.A.song     B.film   C.play      D.opera

3.A.writer   B.teacher    C.sportsman    D.musician

4.A.paint   B.write    C.run    D.drive

5.A.match   B.ring    C.medal  D.race

6.A.How   B.Why   C.When   D.Where

7.A.myself    B.different    C.alone    D.great

8.A.encourage   B.understand   C.criticize  D.inspire

9.A.light    B.clothes    C.skill    D.music

10.A.easy    B.difficult     C.important    D.necessary