19、Good morning．The program today is about music．The word “music”comes from the Greek word “muse”．The Muses are the goddesses of the arts． Music is only one of the arts． It is like the spoken language, but is uses sounds．Today's program brings together music from different corners of the world．Who invented music？Who sang the first song？No one knows exactly the answers to these questions． But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone's life．Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them． When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard．When children go to school, their world of music grows．In the middle grades students take music lessons．When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music．

The records we have chosen for you today are form American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on． Music has meaning for everyone． It can make people happy or it can make them sad．In this program we shall study the language of music．We shall be trying to find out more about how music works．We shall try to find out how music says what people feel．

Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music…

1．The first paragraph is mainly about the      

A．styles of music                                   B．history of music

C．taste of music                                   D．knowledge of music

2．The speaker is probably ．

A．a host                 B．a singer             C．a dancer           D．a teacher

3．Which is TRUE according to the passage？

A．The Muses invented music．                B．Music can bring people some feelings．

C．Music was from a Greek village．         D．Everyone is interested in pop music．

4．The speaker believes that ．

A．music is a spoken language                   B．music develops as we grow up

C．music is above the other arts                 D．music plays an important part in our life

5．What is NOT the purpose of this music program？

A．To study the language of music．

B．To learn more about the music．

C．To give a complete background to the music．

D．To give people some music to listen to．

18、One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, me chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other．

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape．

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．

One serious American official said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．”The others thought for a while and said：“

That was why!”

A smart French said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that

of husband and wife．”Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．

A Japanese said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．”Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．

At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．

Instead, it is based on no relationship．

1．Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______．

A．one was biting the other                               B．the mouth of the hole was too small

C．they were not afraid of smoke               D．one was trying to help the blind one

2．Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A．They did not dare to answer．

B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice．

C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away．

D．They did not express themselves much better．

3．It is clear that ______．

A．all the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4．“it made sense”probably means ______．

A．it was correct       B．it was strange          C．it was funny        D．it was sweet

5．The best title for the passage is ______．

A．TWO LOVELY MICE                                 B．HELP PRODUCES LOVE

C．FRIENDS IN NEED                                   D．LOVE IS ALL

16、Three soldiers were on their way home from the war．They arrived at a small village, they were very tired and （1）,but they had no food or money．The only thing they did have was a cooking pot（锅）．

The soldiers built a small cooking fire,（2） their pot on it, and poured in some water． When a few villagers asked what they were doing, one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup． A few more villagers walking by stopped to （3）what was going on when they heard about it．

“Any soup needs salt and pepper,”the first soldier said,（4） some children ran to fetch salt and pepper．“Stones can be used to prepare good soup, but tomatoes would （5） it so much better,” the second soldier added．One woman said“Why, I think I have a tomato or two! ”She ran to get the tomatoes．

“Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup! ”said the third soldier．Another woman said,“I think I can probably find some cabbage,”and （6）she ran．

“If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich man's （7）．”The villagers thought it over, then ran to fetch what they had in their homes．A rich man's soup, and all from a few stones! It seemed like （8）!

The soldiers said“, If only we had a little milk, this soup would be fit for a king! ”And so other villagers （9） to get some milk．

“The soup is ready,”said the cooks,“and all will （10）it, but first we need to set the tables．”Some of the villagers said,“Such a great soup would be better （11）some bread and cakes,”so they brought the （12） two things and the meal was （13） by all．Never had there been such a （14） meal．Never had the villagers had such delicious soup, and all made from stones! They ate and drank and danced well into the night．

In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye．“Many thanks to you,”they said,“for we shall （15）go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones．”

1．A．hungry          B．bored          C．sleepy         D．sick

2．A．drew            B．threw          C．left           D．placed

3．A．see                     B．tell             C．imagine        D．notice

4．A．but              B．so             C．or             D．while

5．A．cook            B．do            C．invent         D．make

6．A．about            B．in             C．off           D．out

7．A．health            B．money         C．dream         D．table

8．A．art              B．magic          C．interest        D．supper

9．A．tried             B．returned       C．managed       D．came

10．A．want           B．buy             C．use            D．taste

11．A．over           B．besides         C．with          D．like

12．A．first           B．last            C．other          D．only

13．A．enjoyed        B．given          C．needed          D．brought

14．A．cheap         B．proper         C．special        D．public

15．A．later           B．ever           C．sometimes     D．never

15、—What does your sister like doing in her spare time？

—She ________watching TV．

A．likes            B．liked            C．has liked          D．had liked

14、—When ______Jessy _______to New York？

—Yesterday．

A．does; get             B．did; get           C．has; got           D．had; got