Everyone enjoys music. But do you know it can improve the lives of sick kids? __57___ In fact, music has changed the world a lot. In Australia , a scientist, Catherine, has made a music program.  ___58___ “Music can make you happy, music can make you sad, music can make you relaxed and take away any stress (壓力) ，”said Catherine.
For thousands of years people has believed that music has a great effect on both the mind and the body, but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began to study its medical（醫(yī)學(xué)） benefits（益處）. ___59____ Since then, people has began to use music to help patients. People even used it to help kids in schools get better marks.
Now music is being used in a special programme called Music Therapy (療法). It helps people improve their quality of life in many different ways by using music. Sophia is 11. She got cancer (癌癥) five months ago, but playing music, learning new songs and singing have become a part of life. She said, “It takes my mind off feeling sick. While I am listening to music, it tells me not to give up hope. ___60____”
It seems that a few minutes of music a day can help keep the doctor away!

The story tell us about the British writer, Richard Savage. He was once living in London with   1  money in his pockets. In order to get some food and clothes, he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it published. But not many copies of his books were   2  in the shops, and he was still living a hard life. Because of anxiety(憂慮)and malnutrition(營養(yǎng)不良)， he became very weak and before long he fell  3 , and a doctor was sent for. The doctor was not rich enough, but was  4  literature. He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of danger. When he finally recovered(重新獲得) his  5 , the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his  6  , but poor Savage had no money to pay it. The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill. Receiving no money again, the doctor went to Savage himself.

"You know you owe(欠) your life to me," said the doctor, "and I should  7 some thankfulness from you."

"I agree," said the writer, " you've done a great favour(恩惠) for me and if I'm not ungrateful for your kindness, I'll damage(損壞) my life to you."

With these words he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage.

The doctor took the books home and began to _ 8  them carefully.

"I see I've  9 the life of a great writer," the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride,  Maybe this is the only thing I could be really   10 of in my life."

Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill, only to find that the doctor had already passed away .

1.                A．much          B．a(chǎn) little          C．little D．enough

2.                A．bought         B．sold            C．printed   D．showed

3.                A．weak          B．a(chǎn)nxious         C．frightened D．ill

4.                A．interested in     B．familiar with     C．popular with   D．worried about

5.                A．walk           B．health          C．movement D．a(chǎn)ction

6.                A．care           B．help           C．a(chǎn)ttention  D．treatment

7.                A．wish           B．choose         C．get  D．master

8.                A．write          B．correct         C．improve  D．read

9.                A．made          B．saved          C．trained   D．taught

10.               A．fond           B．a(chǎn)ware          C．proud D．a(chǎn)fraid

Once a great boxer(拳擊手), Tom Brown, went to a restaurant for dinner. He put his bag near the door, but he was afraid that someone would take it away. So he got out a pen and a piece of paper and wrote on it, “The great boxer, Tom Brown, left his bag here and he will be back in a few minutes.” He put the paper on his bag and went to have his dinner. When he came back, his bag wasn’t there. But he found a piece of paper on the ground. It said, “A great runner took away your bag, and will not be back.”

1.Tom Brown went to the restaurant ________.

A. for his bag              B. to see a doctor    

C. for dinner               D. for his pen

2.Tom Brown was afraid _________.

A. to put down the bag next to the door.  

B. he couldn’t find his pen

C. he couldn’t get enough food for himself from the restaurant.

D. thieves(小偷) would take his bag away.

3.Tom Brown wrote the words on the paper because he ________.

A. was a boxer

B. thought the thief (小偷) would not steal his bag when he read the words.

C. wanted to catch the thief

D. wanted to get to know the runner.

4.When Tom Brown came back, he _______________.

A. found another piece of paper on the ground.

B. found his bag wasn’t there

C. saw the runner running towards to him

D. both A and B

5.Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The runner was foolish.

B. The boxer didn’t know the runner at all.

C. The runner was the thief.

D. The runner made a joke on Tom Brown.

Everyone enjoys music. But do you know it can improve the lives of sick kids? __57___ In fact, music has changed the world a lot. In Australia , a scientist, Catherine, has made a music program.  ___58___ “Music can make you happy, music can make you sad, music can make you relaxed and take away any stress (壓力) ，”said Catherine.

For thousands of years people has believed that music has a great effect on both the mind and the body, but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began to study its medical（醫(yī)學(xué)） benefits（益處）. ___59____ Since then, people has began to use music to help patients. People even used it to help kids in schools get better marks.

Now music is being used in a special programme called Music Therapy (療法). It helps people improve their quality of life in many different ways by using music. Sophia is 11. She got cancer (癌癥) five months ago, but playing music, learning new songs and singing have become a part of life. She said, “It takes my mind off feeling sick. While I am listening to music, it tells me not to give up hope. ___60____”

It seems that a few minutes of music a day can help keep the doctor away!

（一）交際應(yīng)答。錄音中有五個句子，每個句子聽一遍，然后從每小題A、B、C中選出能對每個句子做出適當(dāng)反應(yīng)的答語。

1.A.Yes, please.                    B.Good idea.                        C.Of course, it is.

2.A.Certainly you are.           B.Sure. Hold on, please.        C.I’ll do that.

3.A.Oh, they are over there.  B.I’m glad you’ve found it.   C.Go straight and turn left.

4. A.OK, I wil.                            B.Yes, I think so.                  C.Good for you.

5.A.Never mind.                   B.You are welcome.                     C.I’m sorry.

(二)情景反應(yīng)。錄音中有五組對話，聽對話兩遍后，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所給問題的正確答案。

6.When will Mrs White come back?

A.Right now.                       B.Quite soon.                       C.At four.

7.What sport does the woman like?

8.What does the woman prefer to do?

A.To see the new play.                 B.To do some shopping.               C.To visit the museum.

9.What are the man and woman doing?

A.They are looking for a CD player in a shop.                  

B.They are learning how to press the button.

C.The man is teaching the woman how to use the CD player.

10.Why was Frank on the news last night?

A.He walked along the beach at night.

B.He swam alone in the cold water.

C.He got the boy out of water and saved him.

(三)對話理解。錄音中有一段對話，聽對話兩遍后，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所給問題的正確答案。

11.Where could the dialogue happen?

 A.In a shop.                       B.In a library.                       C.In a hospital.

12.Why did the young man go to see the doctor?

A.He didn’t know where to begin his talk.

B.He felt difficult to fall asleep.

C.He felt unhappy most of the day.

13.How long has the young man been ill?

A.For about two years.                B.For about three weeks.                    C.For about six months.

14.In what season did the young man feel worse?

A.In Spring.                                B.In Autumn.                              C.In winter.

15.What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

A.To take some medicine.            B.To burn away his worries.         C.To take more exercises.

(四)短文理解。錄音中有一篇短文，聽短文兩篇后，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所給問題的正確答案。

16.What happened to the three boys in a cold day?

A.They lost their way.

B.They couldn’t find the big house.

C.They had to spend the night in the open air.

17.What did the three boys ask the farmer to do?

A.To give them some water and food.

B.To let them stay in his house for a night.

C.To tell them the way to walk out of the forest.

18.Why did one of the boys have to sleep in the big house?

A.The farmer didn’t like the third boy.

B.One of the boys made a loud noise when he slept.

C.There wasn’t enough room in the farmer’s house.

19.Who was the first to sleep with the horses?

 A.Mike                              B.Jack                                        C.Tom

20.Why were all the horses outside at the house door?

A.Because someone drove them out of the house.

B.Because the smell in the big house was really terrible.

C.Because the horses didn’t like to stay with people at night.