He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old pop king. His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing in May. Those songs are their favorite songs.
Jay Chou has a special album “Ye Huimei” named after his mother.Chou grew up just with his mother, he did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. “He is really good at music. It makes him attractive to me,” said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 boy.
“He is true to himself. He never follows others,” said Zhang Yuejie, a Junior 1 girl.
【小題1】From this passage, we know that Jay Chou _________．

He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old pop king. His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing in May. Those songs are their favorite songs.
Jay Chou has a special album “Ye Huimei” named after his mother.Chou grew up just with his mother, he did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. “He is really good at music. It makes him attractive to me,” said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 boy.
“He is true to himself. He never follows others,” said Zhang Yuejie, a Junior 1 girl

1. 1.

   From this passage, we know that Jay Chou _________．

   1. A.
      is very handsome
   2. B.
      has a bright smile
   3. C.
      often makes too much noise
   4. D.
      can play the piano
2. 2.

   His fans are so excited because ________．

   1. A.
      he will sing their favorite songs in Beijing
   2. B.
      he has a special album
   3. C.
      he is good at music
   4. D.
      he never follows others
3. 3.

   When he was a little child, he        

   1. A.
      talked a lot every day
   2. B.
      did well in his study
   3. C.
      started to like music
   4. D.
      had huge crowds of fans
4. 4.

   According to one of his fans, Jay ________．

   1. A.
      is a good student
   2. B.
      has long and beautiful hair
   3. C.
      can not speak clearly when he sings or talks
   4. D.
      is very attractive to them
5. 5.

   The sentence “He never follows others.” in the last paragraph means

   1. A.
      he always has his own style
   2. B.
      he likes to walk alone
   3. C.
      he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all
   4. D.
      no one can do better than him

Hi, my name is Wang Jun. Do you want to know about my staying in America? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience here.

In China, I had English classes five times a week since Grade Five. But I didn’t know textbook English could be so different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut. When I first studied English, I was told to say “I’m fine.” when people say “How are you?” But in the USA, I found that people say “I’m good.” or “I’m tired.”

One day, someone greeted （問候） me with “What’s up?” It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.

Since then, I have learnt more and more differences between Chinese and American cultures. To my surprise, American girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun getting a tan (曬黑的膚色). In China, girls try every possible way to keep their skin white.

American students are hard-working like Chinese students. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student not only gets good grades, but also does a lot for the public. That is to say, they get lots of knowledge at school and learn many life skills from social （社會的） work.

1.In China, Wang Jun had _______ English classes every week.

A．five              B．four              C．three             D．two

2.Wang Jun found that _______ when he came to Hotchkiss School in the USA.

A. it was really important to learn English well

B. English he learnt in China was helpful to him

C. American students were more hard-working than Chinese students

D. textbook English was different from everyday English

3.What does the underlined word “confused” mean in Chinese?

A．困惑的           B．滑稽的           C．緊張的           D．傷心的

4.American girls make Wang Jun feel surprised because _______.

A．they work hard at school                  B．they try to keep their skin white

C．they hope to get a tan                    D．they do lots of social work

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．My wonderful travel in the USA            B．After-school activities in American schools

C．What American students learn at school      D．My study experience in the USA

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　　Do you like dogs? Many people sometimes like to read stories about dogs very much. Because they think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes .

　　Bob, one of my close friends, has a very large police dog, named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby . Jack likes these walks very much .

　　One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to my friend . I stayed there for a long time and we had much more talk with each other than ever before . Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park . We forgot that . Jack became worried about it . He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me . But I still paid no attention (注意) to him . I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. By then, I understood what Jack meant and so did my friend .

1．In the story there are ________ people.

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2．Jack ________.

[　　]

A．is a close friend of mine

B．enjoys walks in the room

C．enjoys walks in the park every Sunday afternoon

D．has many close friends

3．Jack was very worried because ________.

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A．it was Sunday afternoon again

B．there were many talks that afternoon

C．I did not want to leave

D．it was time for him to take a walk

4．Jack took my hat in his mouth to show that ________.

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A．he liked my hat very much

B．I must leave the house at once

C．he was hungry and he tried to eat it

D．he wanted to have a rest in it

5．Which of the following is right?

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A．When Jack and I were talking, my friend did not pay any attention to us .

B．When I was talking to my friend, Jack didn't pay any attention to us .

C．When my friend was talking to Jack, I paid no attention to them .

D．When my friend and I were talking, we didn't pay any attention to Jack .

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　　If you are in a town in western country, you’ll often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world, but the reason why one keeps a dog. has changed. Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals, and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told to. Later people used dogs for the hunting of other animals, and the dogs did not eat what they got until their master agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chickens. But now the people in towns and cities do not need dogs to fight against other animals. Of course they keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn’t have her own. For old people. a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog. but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.

1．________ are mote useful than a dog in the world.

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2．In the past people kept dogs because dogs ________.

[　　]

A．could fight

B．met the people

C．did not eat other animals

D．helped and listened to people

3．Now people keep dogs in the cities because dogs ________.

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A．fight against other animals

B．a(chǎn)re lonely

C．a(chǎn)re like their friends

D．a(chǎn)re afraid of the thieves

4．A dog can be ________.

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A．a(chǎn) child’s friend only

B．a(chǎn) young woman’s son

C．old people’s real child

D．everybody’s friend

5．So a dog will ________ in a family.

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