In American schools there is something called Homecoming Day.Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a homecoming game.This can be the most important thing of the year except graduation or commencement(頒授學位典禮) day.Students plan Homecoming Day for many weeks before the day.

　 Several days before Homecoming,students start to decorate the school.There are signs to wish luck to the team,and many other signs to welcome all the students.Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after they leave school.

　 During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago.Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

　 Everyone soon comes to watch the football game.When the game is half over,the band comes onto the field and plays school songs.Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears.All the students vote a most popular student Homecoming Queen or King.It is a great honor to be chosen.

　 Homecoming is a happy day,but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game.Even if the team loses,the students still enjoy Homecoming.Some stay at the school to dance,and others go to a party.For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

1.The most important thing of the year in high schools and colleges is　　　 in America.

　 A.Homecoming B.the football game　 C.graduation　　 D.to go to a party

2When do students begin to arrange everything for Homecoming?

　 A.The day before Homecoming.　　　　　 B.Many weeks before the day.

　 C.At the beginning of each term.　　　　 D.Several days before Homecoming.

3.Which of the following is NOT done on Homecoming Day?

　 A.To see old friends.　　　　　 　　　　 B.To call on teachers they remember.

　 C.To watch the football game.　　　　 D.To see their parents.

4.The underlined word vote in the passage means　　　 .

　 A.call　　　 B.make or choose　　 C.give　　　 D.show

5.Who can probably become Homecoming Queen or King?

　 A.The student who is liked most by the others.

　 B.The guest who is most popular with the students.

　 C.The student who is most liked by the teachers.

　 D.The player who plays best in the football game.

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2005—2006學年南師大二附中高三月考英語試題 題型：050

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　　Sweden's pop phenomenon, which started with ABBA in the seventies, has exploded into A large industry ranging from CD sales to concert tours. But homegrown bands And CD makers Are only A part of the success. World stars Are beating A path to Sweden's music producers whose studios And songwriters lie behind many An Ameri can And British success.

　　Denis Pop— one of the greatest Swedish pop producers — put Sweden on the map, writing And producing hitA fter hit for stars As the Back street Boys, Boll Jovi And Britney Spears. French-Canadian Celine Dion, American Boy band 98 Degrees And American singer Jenni fel Lopez turn to Sweden for songs composed by music writer And producer Arnthor Birgison.

　　All this has made Sweden the world's third biggest exporter of music But how did Sweden manage to spread its sound All over the globe?

　　Birgison, 25, believes the traditional Swedish Approach to hard work And An unfriendly climate Are key to the music sensation (轟動). Besides, Swedes Are Also very good At speaking English, which is very. important, because very little music sung in other languages succeeds Anywhere outside its home country. Another piece in the puzzle is that Swedish children At An early stage get to try out musical instruments And learn music theory in school, At little cost to their parents.

(1)

We can learn from the Above passage that.

[　　]

A．

Sweden exports tile largest Amount of music to the outside world

B．

Swedish musical training theory is puzzling to kids of early Ages

C．

Swedish musicians have made great contribution to world music

D．

most of the western singers' success bases on the work of the Swedish Artists

(2)

What does "ABBA' in the opening paragraph most probably refer to?

[　　]

A．

a music group.

B．

A successful industrialist.

C．

A CD maker.

D．

A music producer.

(3)

Which of the following leads to the success of Swedish music And musicians?

[　　]

A．

The Artists' hard work.

B．

Poor weather conditions.

C．

The musical training system.

D．

All of the Above.

(4)

If the Swedish musical Artists couldn't speak good English,____.

[　　]

A．

they wouldn't be Able to learn the up-to-date music theories

B．

the Swedish music wouldn't have been so internationally successful

C．

they would have difficulty in communicating with foreign singers

D．

they wouldn't have children start to learn music At An early Age

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