【正文】 lture 23 it came from American musical traditions. Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different 24 . Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music works to explore (探索 ) emotive (情緒的 ) meanings. All people in the world 25 every possible way to learn about our world. Music is a form of thought. We can “ 26 ” to each other in this amazing way. 27 the language we express our feelings, discoveries, ideas and hopes. All of these can be 28 with others. When we do not let our children 29 good music education, we take 30 away from the meanings that music expresses. So music education is much more necessary than people generally think. ( )16. A. interesting B. exciting C. important D. boring ( )17. A. last B. third C. first D. only ( )18. A. some B. any C. few D. all ( )19. A. reflects B. w rites C. sounds D. thinks ( )20. A. born B. played C. sung D. showed ( )21. A. never B. seldom C. hardly D. also ( )22. A. lesson B. story C. result D. example ( )23. A. though B. while C. because D. if ( )24. A. time B. way C. place D. person ( )25. A. take B. need C. refuse D. remember ( )26. A. talk B. sing C. write D. smile ( )27. A. Without B. Through C. Across D. Along ( )28. A. worked B. shared C. collected D. allowed ( )29. A. receive B. give C. offer D. explain ( )30. A. him B. her C. them D. it 三 . 閱讀理解 （ 30分 ） A Tina did a survey about volunteer work on a social working site. Some volunteers gave their own information about this on the site. I have been a volunteer as a French teacher for three months and it was a great experience to teach Torlin French. I really enjoyed it and I also improved my French. Freedom During my college days, I joined a group called ROS (Reaching Out Society). We provide children and older people with food. It feels great to help other people. And now, I often give food to the homeless people in the street. Indy I’m volunteering at an animal shelter (動(dòng)物收容所) that’s just for cats. I feed the cats and play with them. It’s very fun. I also volunteered at a hospital for a little more than 2 years. I answered phone calls, looked after patients and helped nurses. I did some cleaning too. I did volunteer work to graduate from high school. It was a requirement. I volunteered at a school for disabled kids. I played basketball and other sports with them and served Marian food and drinks. It was actually pretty cool. If I weren’t so busy now, I’d do it again. 根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。 ( )1. — We’ll have a holiday. What about going to Tibet? — Sounds great. A. ten days B. tenday C. tendays D. ten day’s ( )2. Tiantian is similar her mother in many ways. For example, they are both tall and thin.