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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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—Do you like pop music？

—Yes，I do．________，I am a super fan of pop music．

A．Instead

B．Actually

C．Nearly

D．Hardly

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—Which of the two subjects do you like, P.E. or music?

—______. They are really interesting.

A.Neither B.Both C.None

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----Which of the two subjects do you like, art or music?

----______.They are really interesting.

A.Neither　　 　　　　　　　　　 B.Both

C.None　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D.All

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（2013陕西）—Which of the two subjects do you like，art or music?

—________．They are really interesting．

A．Neither

B．Both

C．None

D．All

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1.The Sunshine Rock Band needs _______________.

A.a tennis coach(教练) B.a reporter C.a swimming coach D.a guitar player

2.Your classmate wants to learn to play tennis, so you can advise her to call __________.

A.Simon B.Frank C.Karen D.Mike

3.The above advertisements are probably from ______________.

A.a newspaper B.a story book C.a science book D.a textbook

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根据句意及所给词的首字母或汉语提示，补全单词。

1.Which do you like better, p_____ music or country music?

2.— How many f_____ does the singer have? — It must be a large number.

3.You can use this c_____ to take photos when you are in Singapore.

4.She will go a_____ (到国外) for further study.

5.Adult pandas like eating b_____. (竹子)

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---- How do you like the film Tiny Times?

---- Well, Guo Jingming’s fans are all _____ in it. But it just made me ______.

A. interested; bored 　　　　　　 B. interesting; bored

C. interested; boring 　　　　　　 D. interesting; boring

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Do you like eating hamburgers? Do you know why hamburgers are called “hamburgers” although they are not even with ham? Here is a story about this kind of food．

About a hundred years ago, some people went to America from Europe．They came from a big city called “Hamburger”．They couldn’t speak English well, but they could cook a kind of delicious food．When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked Germans what it was．The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburger．” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and he had an idea．Today, hamburgers are sold in many countries around the world．

Whether this story is true or not, it is certainly interesting．Knowing why every word has a certain meaning is interesting．too．This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary．

1.The Chinese meaning of the underline word ham is．________

A．盐 B．茶 C．火腿 D．蜂蜜

2.In fact, Hamburger is ________ ．

A．a city in America

B．a city in Germany

C．the name of a German

D．a round piece of beef

3.Now we all know a hamburger is　 ________．

A．a kind of ham

B．a round piece of bread with ham

C．a round piece of bread with beef

D．a kind of beef

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE ?

A．Hamburgers are only made with ham．

B．Hamburgers are sold only in Germany．

C．Hamburgers were first sold about a century （世纪）ago．

D．Few Americans like hamburgers．

5.The best title of this passage is _______

A．People like eating hamburgers

B．How people went to America from Europe

C．The origin(起源) of “hamburgers”．

D．An American created hamburgers

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Do you have any friends from other countries? Do you know what they are like?

The Germans (德国人) are very quiet and they don’t get excited easily. They don’t want to say more words. They look serious, but they like all kinds of amusements (娱乐). They work hard and like tidiness. Most German women like to keep their houses clean.

In some ways, the English look the same as the Germans. They are also quiet and never talk too much with others. They are really polite, so we often hear “Thank you” or “Sorry” from them.

The French has long holidays. They like travelling and usually spend their long time in other countries. The French are more outgoing(外向的) than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.

Compared to ( 与…比较) the French, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener. They don’t like to depend on (依靠) others. So it is very popular that students in the USA do part-time jobs. In Americans’ eyes, working and success are important.

1.From the passage, we can learn that ______ are very quiet.

A. only the Germans

B. Only the Englishmen

C. only the French

D. Both the Germans and the English

2.What does the word “ tidiness” mean in Chinese?

A. 整洁　 B. 安静　 C. 随意　 D. 时尚

3.______ are the most outgoing.

A. The Germans　　 B. The French

C. The Englishmen　 D. The Americans

4.What can we learn about the French from the passage?

A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.

B. It is very easy to make friends with them.

C. They like traveling in their own country.

D. They don’t like to be too excited and are always hard-working.

5.What is the passage mainly(主要) about?

A. Different people’s hobbies.

B. Outgoing people

C. Hard-working people

D. Charactersitics (特征) of the people in different countries

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