—Could you tell me 　　　　you to learn to sing the song Gangnam Style yesterday?

—About three hours.

A. how long did it take　　 B. how long it took 　

C. how long does it take D. how long it takes

Do you want to be an artist ( 艺术家 )
Do you want to be an artist? Come to our club, and you can find yourself in happiness(快乐). We have lessons about the guitar, drum, the violin and the piano for just ￥20 each. You can also learn to sing, to dance for ￥25 each. If you like art, you can be satisfied（满意的）, too—it’s just for ￥30 each!
【小题1】How many instruments（乐器）does the ad mention（提到）?

A．Four

B．Five

C．Three

D．Six

【小题2】How much is it for a piano lesson?

A．￥25

B．￥20

C．￥30

D．￥45

【小题3】We can’t learn about ________ in the club.

A．drums

B．art

C．violin

D．swimming

【小题4】If you want to learn about the guitar and dance, you should pay（付款）_______.

A．￥45

B．￥20

C．￥30

D．￥25

【小题5】What does “lessons” mean（意思是）in the ad(广告?

A．听

B．教训

C．课程

D．教室

Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. The Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different concerts of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades, students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music. 
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.
Now, here comes the music today , I shall explain why they are all good music.
【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly about the             .

A．styles of music

B．history of music

C．taste of music

D．knowledge of music

【小题2】Which is NOT the purpose of this music program?

A．To study the language of music .	B．To learn more about the music.
C．To give a complete background to the music.	D．To give people some music to listen to.

【小题3】The speaker is probably        . 

A．a host

B．a singer

C．a dancer

D．a teacher

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词

Lots of people in the world like listening to folk songs. A folk song is a song that is “from the p  1.  ”. Every c  2.   has folk songs. Usually, they are quiet, simple songs. People often sing them with just a g  3.   of a few other instruments. Some folk songs are so o  4.   that no one knows who wrote them or when they were written. Other folk songs are by songwriters who are interested in people’s l  5.   and experiences. Woody Guthrie was one of those songwriters.

Woody Guthrie was born in a very small town in Oklahoma in 1912. Guthrie first learned to play the guitar from his grandfather in 1917. He soon began to p  6.   with other people in the area. Step by step, people liked his music.

In 1929, the economy was bad. Many people were not working, and there were many poor people. Guthrie began to travel around the country looking for work. Guthrie became interested in singing about people and their p  7.   during this period.

In the winter of 1940, Guthrie decided to go to New York. On his way, he created “This Land is Your Land.” The song talks about places and things people love. The last line of the song says, “This land was made for you and me.” These words tell people that e  8.   is equal.

Woody Guthrie died in 1967, but his music l  9.   on. His music is an important part of American h  10.  and culture. And to this day, people love to sing the folk songs written by him.

 

Do You Want to Be an Artist?

Do you want to be an artist? Come to our club. We have guitar, violin, piano and drum lessons for just ￥240 each. You can also learn to sing or dance for just ￥180 each. If you like art, you can be satisfied, too. Art lessons are just ￥200 each.

1.If you want to be ______ ,come to our club.

A．an artist           B．a doctor           C．a teacher          D．a driver

2.How many instruments do you know in the ad?

A．1                B．2                C．3                D．4

3.How much is it for the piano lesson ? It’s ￥_____.

A．180              B．200              C．240              D．480

4.We can’t learn ______ in the club.

A．the drums         B．swimming         C．the violin          D．art

5.If you want to learn to play the guitar and to dance ,you will pay ￥_____.

A．180              B．200              C．240              D．420