The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.
The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.
【小题1】The Aborigines painted pictures       .

A．on animals’ fur	B．on the land
C．on the tree	D．on the rock

【小题2】What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?

A．To paint.

B．To hunt.

C．To fight.

D．To play.

【小题3】The Aborigines thought        were the most important on the earth.

A．people

B．animals

C．spirits

D．plants

【小题4】In an Aboriginal group        decided things.

A．the older men	B．the leader
C．the English	D．the Europeans

【小题5】The number of the Aborigines is small today       .

A．because their living condition was very bad

B．because the English killed a lot of them in the wars

C．because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them

D．because of the wars and the new illnesses

Last year The Voice of China, the most popular TV talent show became a popular topic in people’s chatting and media information from both home and abroad. It began on July 13, 2012 and ended on September 30, 2012. Liang Bo, a handsome boy from Changchun, Jilin was the champion of The Voice of China in 2012. Before the competition Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student studying music. He captured (夺得) the hearts of audience (观众) with his passionate (激情的) rock’n’roll (摇滚) performance at the show.
Fans described Liang’s voice as “natural, clear and touching’’. Although he seemed cool on stage, he could quickly turn on the power once he started singing. “His performances make you imagine things. When I listen to his singing, I see pictures and think of stories.” said Na Ying, one of the four judges (评判员) on the show. She was also Liang’s tutor for the competition.
Liang Bo, like many young Chinese, he fell in love with music through playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in middle school. He would spend days and nights practicing. “ I can’t live without my guitar.” he said.
“ I don’t like talking much but I carry great passion inside me,” Liang said. “ There is no better way to let it out than through music like rock’n’roll. Many people compare Liang to famous Chinese rockers including Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the young man doesn’t want to stand in others’ shadow. “ I respect those rockers, but I’m not going to copy them. I will be who I am,” he said. 
【小题1】Which was the most popular TV show last summer?

A．The Voice of China.

B．Sports News.

C．Football.

D．Animal World.

【小题2】How long did The Voice of China last?

A．More than two days.	B．More than two weeks.
C．More than two months.	D．More than two years.

【小题3】How many judges were there in the TV talent show?

A．3.

B．4.

C．6.

D．8.

【小题4】Who helped Liang Bo win the competition?

A．Zheng Jun.

B．Xu Wei.

C．Liu Huan.

D．Na Ying.

【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?

A．Liang Bo fell in love with music.	B．Liang Bo was a college teacher.
C．Liang Bo was a quiet man.	D．Liang Bo played the guitar well.

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1.汤姆的父母说在孩子上中学时除了学习他们什么都不用担心。

Tom’s parents said                                   except study when their child was in the middle school.

2.在他们看来，摇滚乐能使他们兴奋，所以如果他们困时，常听摇滚乐。

                   ，rock music                     so they often listen to it if they are sleepy.

3.尽管医生建议杰克在家休息一周，但是他仍继续上班。

                                    at home for a week, she still went on working.

4.尽管那本书没有真实的反映生活，但在我看来它很有趣。

                                           , in my opinion it is very interesting.

5.他解释说昨天在聚会上玩得十分开心，因为那里有许多朋友。

                         in the party yesterday because there were plenty of friends there.

 

Have you ever heard of the group Westlife? Maybe you have, but I’m sure many of you don’t know very much about it.
Westlife is an Irish boy band group, which was made up of 6 boys in the beginning and called IOU. The group quickly became popular with young people thanks to their song Swear It Again, which was at the top of the UK charts (排行榜) in April 1999.
Chinese fans got their first chance to see Westlife on March 6th, 2006 in Beijing. Although the four-member group has been singing pop for seven years, the young boys have all since grown up and their songs are still very popular. When they performed in Beijing, Westlife released (发行) their new album Face to Face in China. Face to Face has been at the top of the British charts for a long time. The album’s most popular song You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.
Although hip-hop is quite popular among the young, Westlife has no plans to change. They said, “Hip-hop is for the young, but pop can be enjoyed by moms who are busy cooking meals and raising the kids.
【小题1】Westlife is from _________.

A．America

B．China

C．Ireland

D．Germany

【小题2】The number of people in the group __________ between 1999 and 2006.

A．went from 6 to 4

B．went from 4 to 6

C．went from 5 to 4

D．didn’t change

【小题3】What happened on March 6th, 2006?

A．Chinese fans fell in love with Westlife.

B．Chinese fans were first introduced to Westlife.

C．Chinese fans first heard Westlife’s songs.

D．Chinese fans could see Westlife in Beijing.

【小题4】 Which of the following is Not true about Westlife’s new album Face to Face?

A．Swear It Again is one of the songs in the album.

B．You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.

C．The new album came out in 2006.

D．Face to Face was popular in Britain.

【小题5】What style of music does Westlife make?

A．Hip-hop music

B．Pop music

C．Rock music

D．Classical music

Have you ever seen the man in the moon? If you look closely at the moon on some nights, you can see the face of the man in the moon. Some people say that they can see an old man carrying sticks. 1.        These pictures are made by the mountains and plains of the moon.

Long ago people in England used to tell their children that the moon was made of green cheese.2.          The moon is a large round rock. It is completely bare. There are no trees or plants on the moon. There are no rivers or seas. There are no living things. It never rains on the moon, and everything is covered with dirty, white dust. 3.            

When the sun shines on it, the moon is very hot, in the shade, however, it is as cold as ice.4.          It does not weigh as much as the earth. If you went to the moon, you would weigh six times less than you do now. 5.       

 

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A. Even a fat man would be able to jump high off the ground. B. The moon is much smaller than the earth. C. Everyone knows that this is not true. D. Not even a sound can be heard on the moon. E. Others say a girl is reading a book.