“Can I learn to play the violin．Daddy?”Ann asks her father．
“That sounds good．But how long can you learn?”
“A month,” Ann says．“After a month，I can play for you．If I don’t play well，I won’t play it．”
“All right．” her father says．
He soon finds a violin teacher and Ann starts her lessons．The fee(费用) isn’t cheap，but her father doesn’t say anything．
A month passes．The time comes for Ann to play for her father．
She says to her father, “I want to play for you，Daddy．”
“OK，Ann，”her father says．“Start”
She starts to play．She doesn’t play well．Her father has a friend with him，and the friend can’t stand(忍受)it．
When Ann stops，her father says, “Great! Ann, you can have more lessons．”
Ann runs out of the room．Her father’s friend says to him, “I don’t think your daughter plays well．”
“Well，you’re right．”her father says．“But she’s very happy, right?”
【小题1】Ann thinks playing the violin is________, so she wants to learn it．

A．tired

B．dangerous(危险的)

C．boring(无聊的)

D．interesting

【小题2】Ann wants to learn to play the violin for _______before she plays it for her father．

A．two weeks

B．six weeks

C．a month

D．six months

【小题3】_______finds a violin teacher to teach her．

A．Ann’s father	B．Ann’s father’s friend
C．Ann’s mother	D．Ann’s uncle

【小题4】Ann’s father wants Ann to have more lessons because_________．

A．Ann plays well	B．the fee is very cheap
C．he loves Ann	D．he 1ikes the violin

【小题5】From this passage we can see that ________．

A．Ann doesn’t 1ike playing the violin

B．Ann can have more 1essons

C．Ann doesn’t want to have more 1essons

D．Ann’s father doesn’t have a friend

阅读下面短文，用方框内所给的适当形式填入相应的空白处，使短文意思完整。（每个词只能用一次）（本题共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

pay, happen, their, way, but, why ,experience, start, creative, else

Do you want to be a TV news reporter? People often ask me __56__I love my job.Well, it’s very exciting. I’m the first to know about important news stories. I travel around the world and I talk to people. I found out what is __57__in different places. I talk to some important and famous people. I’ve talked to people in the government,as well as famous sportsmen and sportswomen and film stars. I ask people to tell me about __58__lives. I want to know how they feel.
A lot of people want to work in TV news, so you have to be energetic and___59___. You have to show that you can do it. You must learn how to use a video camera, to write reports, and to speak to the camera. What’s the best __60__to learn? Your school or college TV station is a good place to start, __61__you have to get a job!
Most people __62__with an unpaid job, so they can learn. The best place to learn is at a small station. There aren’t many people, and as a result, you get better__63___. I had an unpaid job at a small station, and one night, when everyone__64__ was ill, I read the news on air. I did well, and as a result, I got my first __65__job!

阅读下面短文，用方框内所给的适当形式填入相应的空白处，使短文意思完整。（每个词只能用一次）（本题共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

pay, happen, their, way, but, why ,experience, start, creative, else

Do you want to be a TV news reporter? People often ask me __56__I love my job.Well, it’s very exciting. I’m the first to know about important news stories. I travel around the world and I talk to people. I found out what is __57__in different places. I talk to some important and famous people. I’ve talked to people in the government,as well as famous sportsmen and sportswomen and film stars. I ask people to tell me about __58__lives. I want to know how they feel.

A lot of people want to work in TV news, so you have to be energetic and___59___. You have to show that you can do it. You must learn how to use a video camera, to write reports, and to speak to the camera. What’s the best __60__to learn? Your school or college TV station is a good place to start, __61__you have to get a job!

Most people __62__with an unpaid job, so they can learn. The best place to learn is at a small station. There aren’t many people, and as a result, you get better__63___. I had an unpaid job at a small station, and one night, when everyone__64__ was ill, I read the news on air. I did well, and as a result, I got my first __65__job!

 

A baby carrier is like a backpack for carrying a baby. Ann Moore introduced the idea of a baby carrier to American people nearly 50 years ago.
Ann spent two years in Africa in the early 1960s. She worked as a nurse there. Ann saw babies wrapped in bright cloth tied to their mothers’ backs. The babies snuggled (依偎) close to their mothers, and the mothers could use their hands to do other things.
In 1964, Ann had her own baby. She tried making a carrier like the one African mothers used. The carrier was like a backpack. Everywhere Ann went with her baby in the carrier, people asked, “Where can I buy one?” In 1965, Ann and her mother began to sell handmade carriers. Ann received a patent (专利) for the baby carrier in 1969. By that time, the baby carrier had leg holes and straps (带子) that could be made longer or shorter. It could also be worn on the back or front.
By 1979, the baby carriers were made in a factory. These baby carriers cost less to make and more than 25,000 were sold every month.
When Ann made her first baby carrier, she just wanted to keep her baby close and still have her hands free to do other things. Now all over the world babies ride in baby carriers, close to their parents, safe and happy.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】 Ann Moore made her first baby carrier in        .

A．1964	B．1965
C．1969	D．1979

【小题2】People asked Ann where they could buy a carrier because        .

A．Ann looked kind and friendly

B．Ann knew where to buy it

C．they liked it and wanted to have one

D．they couldn’t go to Africa

【小题3】 What did Ann’s baby carrier look like?

A．It was a bag made of bright cloth.

B．It was a bright cloth tied to the mother’s back.

C．It was a big backpack which could be worn on the back or front.

D．It was like a backpack with leg holes and adjustable (可调节的) straps.

【小题4】From the passage we can learn that people usually invent new things to     .

A．start a family business

B．show they are better than others

C．help people in poor areas

D．make their lives easier

【小题5】What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Baby carriers in Africa

B．The mother of the baby carrier.

C．Ann Moore’s family business

D．How to make a baby carrier.

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When Ann was watching cartoons on television, she s (1)  an advertisement for a competition(竞赛). The advertisement said, “A (2)  this question and you can win $50,000. Just p (3)  this number if you know the answer.” The question was e (4), so Ann knew the answer. She was very e (5)  and hoped that she was going to win a lot of money. She asked her mother if she could u (6)  the phone and try to win the prize.
Mrs. King said, “Don’t waste money. Look at the advertisement a (7)  . It says that each call will c (8)  you $10. That’s how the advertisers g (9)  money from thousands of people. If you’re l (10)  , they may send you a voucher(优惠券) to take $50 off the price of a holiday in South Africa-----but we don’t want to go there, and the price will be very h (11)  anyway. Take n (12)  notice（注意）of that kind of advertisement.”