A. the little boy began to look after himself and his grandparents. B. I took the bus by myself but in the opposite direction (反方向). C. the little boy was sent to a rich family. D. Zhang has a hard life. E. and help with housework. F. and gave him free books and lunch. Zhang Yuxiao is an 11-year-old student in Harbin, Heilongjiang. (1)________ His mother left him when he was only one year old. Shortly after that, his father died from illness. His grandparents raised (抚养) the boy, but they were in poor health. When his grandmother was sick in bed in 2011, (2)________
Before he went to school, Zhang hardly went out, because he had to look after his grandmother at home, (3)________ It isn't difficult for the boy to wash clothes, buy vegetables and feed his grandmother.
When Zhang finally started school at the age of 10, he wrote in his diary, “It was my first day at school. (4)________ I changed buses and finally got to the school. ”
The boy was so glad when a primary school agreed to enroll (招收) him (5)________
Though Zhang lives a hard life, he is still optimistic (乐观的).
E
Are you tired after studying hard？American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.
Country music is simple music. It talks of everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America，easy to understand，slow and basic. Country music is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love，crops or death.
Rural life can be hard，so the words are often sad. At first，people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s，people played country songs on the radio，and they made them into records.
When people moved to towns and cities to look for work，they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song Take Me Home，Country Roads is well-known and people still play it today.
( )1. Which of the following is NOT true about country music?
A. It's fast and loud.
B. It's usually about everyday life. C. It started in the southern states of the US. D. The words about rural life are often sad.
( )2. The underlined word“rural”probably means______.
A. the city B. about school
C. about work D. connected with the countryside
( )3. People often play country music with______.
A. the guitar C. the violin A. In the 1950s. C. In the 1920s. A. pop C. jazz
答 案
B. the piano D. the drum B. In the 1930s. D. In the 1940s. B. country D. dance
( )4. When did people begin to make records?
( )5. Take Me Home, Country Roads is ______music.
A:1. D
Jane Smith主张孩子们不应该因为做家务劳动, 就得到一
些报酬。故选D。
2. C educator 教育家；coach教练；app应用程序；app founder
应用程序研发者。根据第五段中的“With the app ChoreMonster, kids earn digital points after doing chores. ”可知这是一款可以让孩子们通过做家务来挣取积分的应用程序。故选C。 3. C 选项A“承担责任”；选项B“很好地使用应用软件”；选项
C“通过劳动挣钱”；选项D“理解团队努力(的理念)”。 4. B 选项A“给孩子们积分和礼物”；选项B“鼓励孩子们做家务
活”；选项C“把积分兑换成真正的报酬”；选项D“给孩子们有关做家务的建议”。
5. D 选项A. “怎样鼓励孩子们做家务”；选项B. “孩子们应该
做什么类型的家务”；选项C. “孩子们是否应该在家做家务”；选项D. “孩子们是否应该因为做家务而获得报酬”。
B：1-5: DCCDB C：1-5：BCFDA
D：1-5：DAEBF
E：1-5：ADACB