【正文】 ic is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some American schools have cut music classes to control budgets（預(yù)算）. However, learning music is beneficial（有益的）in many ways. D.Music is a big part of our lives. At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating mooncakes which are the special food for this festival.Father39。Enjoy the moon.（2）What does the moon usually look like on the night of the MidAutumn Festival? A.C.s Day in the US? A.Music isn39。B.Music is as simple as it looks.C.Fired teachers.（3）How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage? A. Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music：Einstein played the violin and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano. （1）Some schools in the US cut music classes, because ____. A.The research was done in the USAB.It means do badly in doing something.C.It means be good at doing something.B.t study hard, but my teacher asked them to look at my homework and when they saw it was OK, they agreed at last.（1）What advantage of music hasn39。 According to a research at Millfield School in the UK, around 20% of teenagers work better with background music, and 10% excel when allowed to finish their work with short walks around the room while up to 80% can concentrate （集中注意） better if allowed to play with a small object.Independence Day.10．閱讀理解 parentsC.at the end of the summer season（2）Which day is to honor the discoverer of the Americas? A.s DayIt celebrates the beginning of the year. Festivities include counting down to midnight on the preceding night, New Year39。 D.giving opinionsfarmers can build fences to keep the deer outB.（3）The writer most probably agrees that Should People Do Nothing?traffic accidentswater pollution Some people are against any kind of action. They support leaving the deer alone. Animal populations in an area naturally go up and down over time. Doing nothing means that some deer will die of hunger or illness. But finally, the population will reach a size within the carrying capacity（容量） of the environment. So, let nature go its own way.（1）According to the passage, increased numbers of deer can bring s enough food in an area and decide its carrying capacity（容量）. Then hunters with licenses are sent to help control the number of deer. Hunting is usually not allowed in cities or suburbs, however. Populations of whitetailed deer（白尾鹿） are growing rapidly in many parts of the United States. As populations grow, food bees a problem. Many deer die of hunger. Others grow up small and unhealthy. In search of food, hungry deer move closer to where humans live. They eat farm crops, vegetables and even trees. Besides, increased numbers of deer near roads can cause traffic accidents.Cold dishessouphot meatrice.（4）What39。B.given little foodB. plates. In formal dinners, there are always public chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of real friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food on the plate. People in China tend to overorder food, for they will find it embarrassing（令人尷尬的） if all the food is consumed（吃光）. When you have had enough, just say so, or you will always overeat!（1）What39。is a little nervous about underwater tourismD.People can enjoy tourist submarines in the waters around Okinawa.D.t e cheap. The dinner costs about $ 400 per person. Be sure to book it early, too, The restaurant seats only 14 people.（1）What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 1? A. Tourists can now explore（探索） the world under the sea without ever getting wet.it is impossible to say sorry to others6．閱讀理解 D.short and activet get Christian39。D.saving waterB.usefulTo explain that luck or talent leads to success.B.t expect to receive any rewards. Hard work won39。 When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there. It39。ll require even more time, which most people won39。they tried to cheer themselves up even if they failed in the match（4）It can be learnt from the passage that On Christmas Eve, I put the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and telling him that this was his gift from me. His smile was the greatest thing about Christmas that year and the next years. Knowing he felt this way, I decided not to buy the usual gifts, such as shirts and sweaters. I reached for something special for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.In a cookbook.On the eve of the last Wednesday of the year.（5）Where can we probably find the passage? A.They watch the camel racing.（3）Which of the following is TRUE about the dog sledding race according to the passage? A. The Desert（沙漠） Festival in Tunisia Red Wednesday in Iran Saint Patrick39。 Saint Patrick39。 Red Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in Iran. It is on the eve（前夜） of the last Wednesday of the year. People jump over the fire. They hope that it will take all the bad things away. Tunisia is a very important country in North Africa. Every year on the last Sunday of December, the Desert Festival is held in Tunisia. As Ships of the Desert, camels are very important in the festival. There is camel racing and camel wrestling（摔跤）.（1）On Saint Patrick39。D.The race has a history of about 10 years.D. Our son Kevin