Ever since then, he ______ a fan of American ...

Ever since then, he ______ a fan of American country music.

A. has been　　 B. have　 become　　 C. becomes　　 D. became

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Are you a fan of country music? Do you like eating barbecue(烧烤)? You can enjoy both of them in the same place-Nashville.

Nashville is a city in Tennessee, the United States. About 700 thousand people live a happy life here. Founded(建立于) near the Cumberland River in 1779, it is an old city. But it is also a modern one with beautiful buildings and wonderful streets.

People call it Music City because it is the country music capital of the world. Musicians like Elvis, Beyonce and Taylor Swift have all made music in Nashville.

If you want to listen to music, go to Honkytonk Highway. There are many music clubs, restaurants and bars(酒吧) on this street. Walk into any of them and you will see a band or a musician play.This city also has many art centres and museums.They are good places to learn about American culture and history.

Nashville is also a great place to eat nice food. Barbecue is a favourite there. Chicken, ribs, turkey, pork, and beef-Nashville barbecue has something for every taste. Be careful not to eat too much!

Feel your mouth watering? Go to the city and enjoy yourselves.

1.The reading above mainly tells us something about_______.

A.US art B.a country C.a US city D.barbecue

2.Which of the following statements about Nashville is TRUE?

A.It has a history of over 200 years. B.About seven million people live in the city.

C.It is far from the Cumberland River. D.It is an old city full of old houses.

3.Elvis, Beyonce and Taylor Swift are all ______.

A.visitors B.musicians C.cooks D.students

4.If someone’s mouth is watering,he or she feels like______.

A.eating something very much B.visiting a place

C.listening to some music D.playing some music

5.In which column(栏目) can you find the reading?

A.Housing B.Sports. C.cooking D.travelling

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What kind of music does Sam like better?

A. Rock music. B. American country music. C. Chinese pop music.

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Many Chinese people like American country music(乡村音乐 ),such as（例如） the songs of John Denver. But still some people don’t know when country music began.

Country music is from the folk music （民间音乐）of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar. They sang about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs were sometimes a little sad.

One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. We will understand（理解） each other better through（通过） music. People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body（在心灵和精神方面）. All of them love music and can understand music.

The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live on.

1. John Denver is a great ________ singer.

2..American country music is from the ________ music of America.

3..“Music was a language that could bring the world together” means （意思是）people ________.

4..John Denver died in ________.

5..Which sentence is right?

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American country music is very old.In the west of America, cowboys (牛仔)had to look after cows and watch them all day and all night, because the cows sometimes ran away.Cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous.They often drank strong coffee to stay awake at night.They also sang to cows to make them quiet.They also sang when they traveled to towns for fun.

In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England or France and Canada.They enjoyed their own kind of music.When they visited their friends and families during holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, they usually sang and played country music.

Country music describes life.It talks about love, jobs, homes, friends and farms and so on.People in many parts of the world like American country music.

1.American country music ________．

A. is hardly enjoyed by people　　 B. is only loved by cowboys　　 C. has a long history

2.Why did cowboys sing songs?

A. Because their life was full of happiness.

B. Because they needed to sing to cows to make them excited.

C. Because they wanted to be fun when they traveled to towns.

3.People from Ireland, France and several other countries often sang country music because ________．

A. they lived in the south of America

B. they usually visited their friends and families during the holidays

C. they liked the music of their own countries

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Cowboys looked after and watched cows day and night because they liked their cows very much.

B. Country music talks about our lives.

C. Only Americans like country music.

5.Which of the following may not be described by country music?

A. Love.　　 B. Volunteer work.　　 C. Farms.

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Jack thought himself a basketball fan. He watched quite a lot of American NBA basketball games. Not only did he watch them, he spent much of his free time playing on the court too. Then came the final year of his middle school. All of his regular teammates stopped showing up on the court because they were simply too busy preparing for the high school entrance exam to play. He was, of course, under much stress himself, like everyone else. A good exam result meant a good high school; a mediocre(平庸的)score meant a mediocre school._________ However, he loved basketball so much that he still found time to play, this time with a group of guys who were said to have skipped classes(逃课)before.

Some of his teachers started worrying about him. They asked his mother to go to school to let her know that Jack was hanging out with problem kids. When his mother returned home that day, she wanted to talk to Jack. Knowing the purpose of her visit to the school, Jack thought his mother would punish him for befriending those bad guys. To his surprise, his mother was not angry with him at all. She wanted to hear her son's side of the story. So Jack told his mother about what he knew of Simon and Peter. Simon's parents were badly ill; Peter's father had lost his job. They both seemed to Jack to be normal kids. Jack's mother thought for a moment, then went on to say that she was OK with her son playing with them and that she and her son should think of ways to help these kids. Soon Jack's mum introduced some part-time jobs to Simon and Peter, which they accepted. She believed in her son and cared about those who were less lucky.

Jack's basketball friends and he have left for different places, but they still keep in touch. He knows Peter is now a manager of a local bank. Simon is currently a freshman at a university. Sadly, it is impossible to get together to play basketball again, but whenever they get on the phone, they talk about it all the time.

1.After Jack's mother came home from school, she　　　　 .

A.was angry with him

B.told him what his teachers had said

C.asked him to keep away from problem kids

D.was patient enough to listen to her son's words

2.What does the underlined sentence "Much was at stake " probably mean in the passage?

A.Jack must be punished by his mother.

B.Jack might not enter a good high school.

C.Jack might get hurt when playing basketball.

D.Jack must be influenced badly by problem kids.

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Peter's family are living much better.

B.Simon is now studying at a university.

C.Jack's mum understood him instead of blaming him.

D.Jack's teachers wanted his mother to help his friends.

4.The main idea of the passage is to　　　　 .

A.make friends with problem kids

B.keep in touch with friends all the time

C.try to understand children and help problem kids

D.give up hobbies before the high school entrance exam

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As an American, Jack is a big fan of Chinese Kung fu. __________, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.

A.Therefore B.However C.Moreover D.Otherwise

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He ________ the Army by the end of 1989. He ______ in the army since then.

A. joined…is　　 B. has joined…has been

C. had joined…is　　 D. had joined …has been

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At the age of four, Allman fell off a train and his eyes were badly hurt. Since then, he couldn’t see anything. It would be wonderful to see again, but bad luck may not be always bad.In fact, although Allman became blind, he learnt to love his life more. But he had a hard time before he was successful. The hardest lesson was to believe in himself and it had to start with the simplest things.

One day a girl gave Allman a baseball. He thought she was laughing at him and he was hurt. “I can’t use this,” he said. “Take it with you and roll (滚动) it around,” the girl smiled and said. Her words got into his head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball Allman could hear where it went. This gave him an idea to do something he never thought of: playing baseball. Years after that, he invented a successful game of baseball for the blind. They called it ground ball.

From then on, Allman began to smile at life and achieved more dream.

(Answer the following questions with No More Than 5 Words.)

1.When did Allman fall off the train and hurt his eyes? ________________________________

2.What was his hardest lesson?

_______________________________

3.Who gave Allman a baseball one day?

_______________________________

4.How could Allman hear where the ball went?　　　　 _______________________________

5.What did they call the game of baseball for the blind? _______________________________

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_______ the TV program I Am A Singer came out, music fans all over the country became interested in it at once.

A. As soon as　　 B. Unless　　 C. Although　　 D. Until

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