Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and
listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the
music loudly as they drive on the street.
     Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about
sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.
     Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes.
Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people
want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
     There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk(民間) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys (牛仔) who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about
country life and the love between a country boy and girl is called western or country music.

(     ) 1. Two kinds of music are mentioned in this passage.
(     ) 2. When pop singers are loved by all the young people, they will become national stars.
(     ) 3. Country music is about the common life of Americans.
(     ) 4. Most students in America like popular music.
(     ) 5. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

     Air is all around us. At the time we are born, air is around us everywhere (任何地方). We live in air.
     All living things need air. Living things cannot live without(沒(méi)有) air. We can go without food or
water for a few days, but we can't live a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working,
we need more air. When we are sleeping, we need less air.
     We live in air but we cannot see it. We can only feel it. We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air
is called wind. How can you make air move? Here is one way. Take an open book in your hands in
front of your face. Close it quickly. What can you feel? It is air.

1.Where is air?

A. It's on the table.
B. It's all around us.
C. It's near us.
D. It's not here.

2. What do all living thing need?

A. Wind.
B. Clothes.
C. Air.
D. Food.

3. Moving air is called           .

A. wind
B. rain
C. snow
D. cloud

4. When do we need more air?

A. Sleeping.
B. Sitting.
C. Working.
D. Standing.

5. What does the word "less" in the passage mean?

A. 多于
B. 少量
C. 沒(méi)有
D. 更多

Bill:  What are you reading?
Mike:  A book about UFO.
Bill:  Really? Are there real UFOs in our life?
Mike:  Well, some of the UFO stories may be true. The universe is so big and there are millions
of stars in it. Perhaps there are living things in outer space. They may be cleverer than us and they
are trying to visit us. Have you read the report about UFOs that flew over Beijing, Wuhan, and
Hangzhou?
Bill:  Oh, yes. And I've also read some other reports about the UFOs.
Mike:  What do you think of UFOs.
Bill:  It's hard to say. I am not sure.

(     )1. Mike is reading a newspaper about UFOs.   
(     )2. Mike thinks there are real UFOs.
(     )3. Some reports say the UFOs flew over Beijing.
(     )4. Bill didn't read reports about UFOs.  
(     )5.  Bill knows a lot about UFOs.   

     In the front of many American homes you can see a mat (腳墊).This mat is sometimes called
"welcome mat",because many of the mats have the word "welcome" on them.
     Because Americans don't take off their shoes before going into the house,they need a welcome
mat to clean their shoes.If the children don't clean their shoes on the mat,they may be scolded (被責(zé)罵)
by their parents.If you go to an American home,please remember to clean your shoes on the mat,or you
may be told to do so."Different countries,different customs(習(xí)俗)."

(     )1. There are many "welcome mats" in the front of an American home.?  
(     )2. Every American home has a welcome mat.?                            
(     )3. When Americans go into the house,they often take off their shoes.?  
(     )4. It's better to clean your shoes before you go into an American home.
(     )5. There are different customs in different countries.                  

     If you are near-sighted and need to wear glasses all the time, you have to go to astore or hospital to
have your lenses (鏡片)  changed from time to time.  John Silver, a professor at Oxford University, may
be able to help you.
   He has invented a pair of glasses that the wearers can change the lenses themselves. The glasses are
based on a simple principle: the fatter the lens is, the more powerful it is.  Inside each lens is a clear bag
filled with fluid (液體).  The wearers can change the amount of fluid with a syringe to change the power
of the lenses.
      The invention may be a great help to near-sighted people in the' developing world. In the UK, there
is one optometrist (驗(yàn)光師) for every 4,soo people, but in Africa only one for every l,000,000.
    So far, professor Silver has made30,000 pairs of glasses, and has given them away to 15 countries.  
He plans to offer them to a billion people in the world's poorest areas by 2020.

(     )1. John Silver is an optometrist.
(     )2. The word "principle" means "原理".
(     )3. To make the new glasses more powerful, less fluid should be put into the bags in the lenses.
(     )4. This kind of glasses will be useful in Africa because it's hard to find an optometrist there.
(     )5. The passage mainly tell us about a famous inventor.

     Water is very important for living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All plants
and animals need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook food and to clean
ourselves. Water is needed in farms, factories, offices, schools and families.
     Water is found in seas, rivers and lakes. It can be found everywhere in the world, and it can also be
found in the air. We cannot see or feel the water when it is part of air. Clouds are also made of water.
They are little drops of water. When water freezes (凍結(jié)), it is ice. So ice is also water.

(     )1. Some living things can live without water.
(     )2. Man needs more water than the other living things.
(     )3. Water can be found on the earth and in the air.
(     )4. Clouds are made of very little drops of water.
(     )5. Water changes into ice when it freezes.