用動詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

11. She likes musicians who           （write）their own lyrics.

12. I prefer singing to _______（dance）.

13. The boy _______（see）to play basketball just now.

14. Would you mind my_______（close）the window?

15. Be sure             （ see ）this exhibition at the Lido Gallery.

用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

1. My father likes French food, while my mother prefers ______ food. (Italy)

2. Kevin is ______ in stamp collection. (interest)

3. Look at these ______! I took them in Paris. (photo)

4. Are there many ______ students in your university? (India)

5. We will consider your ______ later. (suggest)

6. As is ______ to all, the earth is round. (know)

7. There will be a Chinese painting ______ in the national museum next week. (exhibit)

8. We had a great time with the ______in this village. (fisherman)

9. In your spare time, what do you like for ______ besides watching TV? (entertain)

10. Gu Changwei is one of the top ______ in China. (photograph)

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography (攝影) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike (栩栩如生的).

Photography also became a kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.

Answer the following questions according to what you read.

6. Who took the first photo?

7. The Daguerreotype was a kind of photo, wasn’t it?

8. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in 1840, what did he have to do?

9. Why was Mathew Brady famous?

10. When did photography become a kind of art?

Are you interested in country music?I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.It’s the spirit of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.

Country music developed in the Southern United States.It was the folk music of American countryside.Many of songs tell about the lives of famers .They talk about love,crops or death.

The life of the countryside can be hard,so the words in country music are often sad.At first,people played the music only at family parties.But it became more popular later.In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio,and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside 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.Country music is usually about _______.

A.everyday life and feelings　 B.farmers’ feelings C.the lives of workers D.workers’ feelings

2.Country music developed ________.

A.in John Denver’s city　　　　 B.in the Southern United States全品中考網(wǎng)

C.in the Northem United States　 D.in the Western United States

3.People bagan to make country song records _______.

A.in the 1920s　　　 B.in 1920　　　　　　　　　 C.in the 1970s　　 D.in 1970

4.Why did Country music become popular in America?

A.Because city people liked the music.

B.Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

C.Because country music talked about city people’s lives.

D.Because city people liked the country

5.Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home,Country Roads”?

A.A farmer in the countryside. B.A person who moved to towns C.John Denver D.Denver John

Sheepdogs are very important to farmers. Sheepdogs help farmers to find their  1   and bring them back to the farm.

Mike, a farmer from a    2   , has a very clever and honest sheepdog   3   Bobby. He has built a little but   4   house for Bobby and he regards the dog    5   a family member. He often says. “Bobby is the best dog in the world. He works hard and   6  my sheep very well.” If the dog house is   7   . Mike knows Bobby must be with his sheep.

Mike   8   with Bobby through whistles(口哨)。Bobby can understand many different instructions from those  9   . And Bobby can also   10  himself by barking(狗叫) or doing other actions.

Mike loves Bobby very much. They are getting on well with each other.

（   ）1. A. villagers         B. dogs        C. farmers     D. sheep

（   ）2. A. village          B.city          C.park        D.bank

（   ）3. A.aged            B.dressed       C.called       D.included

（   ）4. A.comfortable      B.expensive     C.dangerous   D.terrible

（   ）5. A.by              B.on           C.of          D.as

（   ）6. A.looks out        B.looks after     C.takes back   D.takes away

（   ）7. A.full             B.clean         C.empty       D.dirty

（   ）8. A.communicates     B.compares      C.catches     D.checks

（   ）9. A.noises           B.talks          C.whistles    D.conversations

（   ）10. A.explain         B.express        C.examine    D.excuse

My mother likes light music, so the concert          her just fine.

 A. likes         B. suits         C. meets        D. hears

—Do you prefer grapes ______ bananas?

—I prefer grapes ______ bananas.

A. to, or        B. or, to         C. than, to       D. or, than

What _____ we _____ if it _____ tomorrow？

A. do, do, rains   B. do, do, will rain   C. shall, do, rains  D. shall, do, will rain

The show is so　　　　 , and it 　　　　me.

A. interesting, interested　　　　　 B. interesting, interests

C. interesting, interesting D. interested, interested

I prefer watching TV to 　　　　　　　　music every day.

A. listen to　 B. listen　 　　　　 C. listening to　　　 D. listening