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　　It was Sunday and the weather was fine, so Mrs Black said, “Let's go for a picnic(野餐).” “Oh, yes!” said Mary and John, her two children. Mr Black said, “Yes, let's go to the woods(小树林) and have our picnic there.” “Good. Help me to get the things ready.” “All right,” said the children. John brought the basket for the food and the bottles for the water. Mary brought a blanket(毯子), while Mother made the sandwiches, and Father put water and oil into the car.

　　Soon everything was ready and they left the house. When they got there, Mary put the blanket on the ground, John took the food out of the car, Father made a fire and Mother made tea. “Isn't it beautiful here?” said Mother. “It's very quiet and green.” John had a kite and soon he was running with it. “Be careful!” shouted Mother, but it was too late. John fell(摔倒) over basket of food, and everything fell out. “Look!” cried Mary. “There are ants(蚂蚁) in the food. Yes, there were.” There were hundreds of them. The blanket was on an ants' nest(蚂蚁窝).

1．How many people were there in the story?

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2．When did the Blacks go for a picnic?

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3．What did they prepare(准备) for the picnic?

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A．Basket, water, oil, sandwiches and bottles.

B．Bottle, basket, oil, and blanket.

C．Basket, water, oil, blanket and sandwiches.

D．Sandwiches, blanket, water and basket.

4．Who made a fire?

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5．Did they have a good picnic?

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Music has many forms．Most counties have a style（风格）0f their own．For example，Argentina（阿根廷）is famous for tango；the USA is well-known for jazz，which has become popular all over the world．

Jazz is natural and free．It’s different from classical music，which follows European traditions．Jazz became popular music because of America．American blacks made the music of Jazz．At the time rich Americans bought blacks and made them work for every day．The blacks often sang when they were working．Singing made the hard work go faster．And the music made everyone happy．It was an early form of jazz．Music has always been important in blacks’ life because they have a rich musical tradition．In the fields，they made up this kind of music．Soon，the music became a part of American music．

1．What does the underlined word“forms”mean?

A．表格                      B．表现                       C．种类                      D．用处

2．What kind of music is Argentina famous for?

A．Tango．                 B．European music       C．Classical music．    D．Techno．

3．Which kind of music follows European traditions?

A．Jazz．                    B．Pop                        C．Classical music．    D．Rock．

4．Who made the music of Jazz?

A．Rich Americans．                                       B．American blacks．

C．American musicians                                   D．American workers．

5．Why did the blacks often sing when they were working?

A．Because they liked music very much．

B．Because the rich Americans wanted them to do that．

C．Because they don’t like the work．

D．Because singing made them happy．

A young man was going to finish school. For a long time he was looking forward to getting a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well afford it, so he told him all he wanted.

Then on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. To his surprise, the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he said to his father “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

    Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. He thought he should go to see his father. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements（安排）, he received a phone telling him his father had passed away. He had to come home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him.

    When he began to search through his father's important papers, he saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌） dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret filled his heart.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What did the young man want to get from his father?

A. A sports car.        B. A beautiful bike.        C. A lovely Bible.

2.From the passage, we know the young man’s father was ________.

A. poor             B. rich                C. careless

3.The young man was angry with his father because _______.

A. he thought he only got a Bible      

B. he had to stay in his study

C. his father couldn't afford a car

4.The young man knew about his father’s death when _________.

A. someone wrote to him            

B. someone telephoned him   

C. he went back home

5.The words “PAID IN FULL” may mean _________ in Chinese.

A. 分期付款　　　　 B. 全款付清　　　　    C. 抵押付款

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，  在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。

1.Xiangcheng District has a    （人口）about 40,000 at the end of 2013.

2. Mary waited while John    （修理）the water pipes.

3.He made    （敌人）of everyone—he other teams and the media.

4. Eric! Get in here and clean up the room. What a    （混乱）！

5. My mother makes our clothes    (平坦的)with an iron every week.

6. I made this card    （专门地）for your birthday.

7. Now scientists have    （发现）eating vegetables is so helpful for our health.

8. - Where is your sister now?

- She is    the guitar at home.

9. -I hear your uncle loved English when he was young.

- Yes. He was so interested in it that he never gave up learning it    himself in his spare time.

10. - What did the visitor say to you just now?

-  He asked me if I was    of the great changes that had taken place in Xiangcheng since 2000.